Lane Burroughs
{{Short description|Baseball coach}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Lane Burroughs
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| current_title = Head coach
| current_team = Louisiana Tech
| current_conference = C-USA
| current_record = 310–186
| contract =
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Meridian, Mississippi, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| alma_mater =
| player_years1 = 1992–1993
| player_team1 = Meridian CC
| player_years2 = 1994–1995
| player_team2 = Mississippi College
| coach_years1 = 1996
| coach_team1 = Mississippi College (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1997
| coach_team2 = East Mississippi CC (assistant)
| coach_years3 = 1998
| coach_team3 = Northwestern State (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 1999–2007
| coach_team4 = Southern Miss (assistant)
| coach_years5 = 2008
| coach_team5 = Kansas State (assistant)
| coach_years6 = 2009–2012
| coach_team6 = Mississippi State (assistant)
| coach_years7 = 2013–2016
| coach_team7 = Northwestern State
| coach_years8 = 2017–present
| coach_team8 = Louisiana Tech
| overall_record = 423–299
| tournament_record = 3–6 (NCAA Division I)
| championships = C-USA tournament (2022)
C-USA West Division (2021)
C-USA regular season (2024)
| awards =
C-USA Coach of the Year: (2024)
| coaching_records =
}}
Lane Burroughs is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball program.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/sports/college/louisiana-tech/2016/06/20/tech-expected-name-nsus-lane-burroughs-new-baseball-coach/86145674/|title=Tech hires NSU's Lane Burroughs as new baseball coach}} He was previously the head coach at Northwestern State, named to that position prior to the 2013 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nsudemons.com/news/2012/6/13/BB_0613124839.aspx|publisher=Northwestern State Demons|title=Mississippi State assistant Lane Burroughs takes over Demon baseball program|date=June 13, 2012|accessdate=November 9, 2013}}{{cite news|url=https://cdispatch.com/msusports/article.asp?aid=17473|title=Lane Burroughs takes head coaching job at Northwestern State|author=Matt Stevens|date=June 13, 2012|accessdate=November 9, 2013|newspaper=The Commercial Dispatch|location=Columbus, Mississippi}}{{cite web|url=http://www.southernmiss.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/burroughs_lane00.html|publisher=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Lane Burroughs Profile|accessdate=November 9, 2013}}{{cite news|author=Michael Wardlaw|date=June 13, 2012|title=Burroughs accepts Demons' head job|newspaper=Starkville Daily News|location=Starkville, Mississippi|url=http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/10272|url-status=dead|accessdate=November 9, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109231943/http://www.starkvilledailynews.com/node/10272|archivedate=November 9, 2013}}
Burroughs played for two seasons at Meridian Community College while earning an associate degree, then completed his eligibility and bachelor's at Mississippi College. While completing a master's degree at Mississippi College, he served as a graduate assistant coach with the Choctaws, then served for one season at East Mississippi Community College and one season at Northwestern State as an assistant coach. Burroughs then worked for eight years at Southern Miss, where he helped lead the Golden Eagles to six NCAA Regional appearances. He served in a variety of roles: third base coach, hitting coach, infielders coach, and recruiting coordinator. He then moved to Kansas State for one season, during which the Wildcats reached the 2008 Big 12 Tournament final. Burroughs accepted an assistant coaching position at Mississippi State, where he remained for four seasons before being named to his first head coaching position at Northwestern State in June 2012.
Head coaching record
{{CBB yearly record start|type=coach}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Northwestern State Demons|conference=Southland Conference|startyear=2013|endyear=2016}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2013
| name = Northwestern State
| overall = 16–40
| conference = 5–22
| confstanding = 10th
| postseason =
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2014
| name = Northwestern State
| overall = 33–26
| conference = 19–11
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = Southland tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2015
| name = Northwestern State
| overall = 31–23
| conference = 20–8
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = Southland tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2016
| name = Northwestern State
| overall = 33–24
| conference = 20–10
| confstanding = T–3rd
| postseason = Southland tournament
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Northwestern State
| overall = {{Winning percentage|113|113|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|64|51|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead|name=Louisiana Tech Bulldogs|conference=Conference USA|startyear=2017|endyear=}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2017
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = 36–20
| conference = 17–13
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = C-USA tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2018
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = 39–20
| conference = 21–9
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = C-USA tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2019
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = 34–24
| conference = 17–13
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason = C-USA tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2020
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = 11–6
| conference = 0–0
| confstanding =
| postseason = Season canceled due to COVID-19
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = division
| season = 2021
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = 42–20
| conference = 22–8
| confstanding = 1st {{small|(West)}}
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference tournament
| season = 2022
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = 43–21
| conference = 20–10
| confstanding = 2nd
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2023
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = 28–31
| conference = 15–15
| confstanding = 6th
| postseason = C-USA tournament
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship = conference
| season = 2024
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = 45–19
| conference = 18–6
| confstanding = 1st
| postseason = NCAA Regional
}}
{{CBB yearly record entry
| championship =
| season = 2025
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = 32–25
| conference = 14–12
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason = C-USA tournament
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Louisiana Tech
| overall = {{Winning percentage|310|186|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{Winning percentage|144|86|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB yearly record end
|overall={{Winning percentage|423|299|record=y}}
}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://latechsports.com/sports/baseball/roster/coaches/lane-burroughs/2723 Louisiana Tech profile]
{{Northwestern State Demons baseball coach navbox}}
{{Louisiana Tech Bulldogs baseball coach navbox}}
{{Conference USA baseball coach navbox}}
{{Conference USA Baseball Coach of the Year navbox}}
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