Lane Burroughs

Lane Burroughs
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Northwestern State
Conference Southland Conference
Record 49–66
Biographical details
Born Collinsville, Mississippi
Playing career
1992–1993
1994–1995
Meridian
Mississippi College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996
1997
1998
1999–2007
2008
2009–2012
2013–Present
Mississippi College (Asst.)
East Mississippi CC (Asst.)
Northwestern State (Asst.)
Southern Miss (Asst.)
Kansas State (Asst.)
Mississippi State (Asst.)
Northwestern State
Head coaching record
Overall 49–66
Tournaments 0–0

Lane Burroughs in an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Northwestern State Demons baseball program. He was named to that position prior to the 2013 season.[1][2][3][4]

Burroughs played for two seasons at Meridian Community College while earning an associate's 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.[1][4]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northwestern State Demons (Southland Conference) (2013–present)
2013 Northwestern State 16–40 5–22 10th
2014 Northwestern State 33–26 19–11 T–3rd
Northwestern State: 49–66 24–33
Total: 49–66

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Mississippi State assistant Lane Burroughs takes over Demon baseball program". Northwestern State Demons. June 13, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  2. Matt Stevens (June 13, 2012). "Lane Burroughs takes head coaching job at Northwestern State". The Commercial Dispatch (Columbus, Mississippi). Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  3. "Lane Burroughs Profile". Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Michael Wardlaw (June 13, 2012). "Burroughs accepts Demons' head job". Starkville Daily News (Starkville, Mississippi). Retrieved November 9, 2013.