Tony Robichaux

Tony Robichaux
Sport(s) Baseball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team Louisiana–Lafayette
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Biographical details
Born September 10, 1961
Playing career
1983–1986 McNeese State
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1987–1994
1995–Present		 McNeese State
Louisiana–Lafayette
Head coaching record
Overall 994–644–1
Accomplishments and honors

Awards

Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1997, 2005, 2007)

Tony Robichaux (born September 10, 1961) is an American college baseball coach, currently serving as head coach of the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team. He was named to that position prior to the 1995 season. He previously served as head coach at McNeese State.[1][2][3][4]

McNeese State

Robichaux played at McNeese State, and became interim head coach immediately after ending his playing career. He was made permanent after the 1987 season, and remained with the Cowboys until 1994. Only once in his time at McNeese State did the Cowboys finish below .500, and in his final season he led the team to their first 40 win season and first national ranking. Robichaux's pitching staffs placed among the nation's top six three times in five years, including 2nd in 1990. He is the all-time winningest coach at McNeese State, with 263 victories leading the Cowboys.[1]

Louisiana–Lafayette

After the 1994 season, Robichaux was hired as head coach at Louisiana–Lafayette. In his nineteen seasons with the Ragin' Cajuns, he has led his team to nine NCAA Regionals, three NCAA Super Regionals and the 2000 College World Series. In addition, UL has claimed four Sun Belt Conference regular season titles and the 1998 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournamentand the 2014 Sun Belt Conference Baseball Tournament championships. He became the Ragin' Cajuns all time leader in wins on March 17, 2003.[1]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
McNeese State (Southland) (1987–1994)
1987 McNeese State 19–28 7–9 2nd West Zone (3)
1988 McNeese State 31–31 13–7 1st (8) NCAA Regional
1989 McNeese State 35–18 10–7 3rd (8)
1990 McNeese State 35–20 10–7 3rd (7)
1991 McNeese State 34–18 4–11 7th (7)
1992 McNeese State 30–22 9–12 5th (9)
1993 McNeese State 38–23 14–10 4th (9) NCAA Regional
1994 McNeese State 41–17 13–9 4th (9)
McNeese State: 263–177 80–72
Louisiana–Lafayette (Sun Belt) (1995–present)
1995 Southwestern Louisiana 21–24 12–15 6th (10)
1996 Southwestern Louisiana 25–33 15–12 3rd (10)
1997 Southwestern Louisiana 43–18 22–5 1st (10) NCAA Regional
1998 Southwestern Louisiana 39–22 18–7 2nd (10) NCAA Regional
1999 Southwestern Louisiana 42–24 24–9 2nd (8) Super Regional
2000 Louisiana–Lafayette 49–20 20–10 2nd (8) College World Series
2001 Louisiana–Lafayette 28–28 12–15 9th (10)
2002 Louisiana–Lafayette 39–23 17–7 2nd (9) NCAA Regional
2003 Louisiana–Lafayette 30–30 15–9 3rd (9)
2004 Louisiana–Lafayette 34–23 11–11 4th (9)
2005 Louisiana–Lafayette 48–19 16–8 1st (9) NCAA Regional
2006 Louisiana–Lafayette 39–20 19–5 2nd (9)
2007 Louisiana–Lafayette 45–17 23–7 1st (11) NCAA Regional
2008 Louisiana–Lafayette 30–29 16–14 6th (11)
2009 Louisiana–Lafayette 27–30–1 14–15 5th (11)
2010 Louisiana–Lafayette 38–22 21–9 1st (11) NCAA Regional
2011 Louisiana–Lafayette 31–27 18–12 3rd (10)
2012 Louisiana–Lafayette 23–30 11–19 10th (10)
2013 Louisiana–Lafayette 43–20 19–11 3rd (10) NCAA Regional
2014 Louisiana–Lafayette 57–8 26–4 1st Super Regional
Louisiana–Lafayette: 731–467–1 349–204
Total: 994–644–1

      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 1.2 "2013 Baseball Coaching Staff". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
    2. ↑ "Baseball vs McNeese State". Acadiana365. April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
    3. ↑ Matt Barber. "Top 25 College Baseball Coaches in The South". Dixie Fried Sports. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
    4. ↑ Dan McDonald (March 3, 2013). "Ragin’ Cajuns give Tony Robichaux his 900th career win". The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA). Retrieved December 15, 2013.