Baseball

Head Coach

Rocke Musgraves enters his 12^th season as the head coach of the LSU Shreveport Pilots and holds an overall 443-237 (.651) record at LSU Shreveport. 

The 2010 season was one to remember for Musgraves and his Pilots as they finished second in the nation in runs scored as well as high finishes in several other categories. The Pilots broke several Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Records in its final season amongst other GCAC opponents. The 2010 edition of LSUS Baseball saw three of its members drafted in Major League Baseball's First Year Player Draft: Chase Wentz and Justin Ennis were taken by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Jeff Nadeau by the St. Louis Cardinals.

Musgraves has created a winning tradition with the baseball program since his arrival in 1999 and also served as LSU Shreveport's Interim Athletic Director in 2002 between the retirement of Larry Rambin and the present A.D., Doug Robinson. During that time Musgraves was instrumental in working with LSU Shreveport's Chancellor, Dr. Vincent Marsala, and the Athletic Council to expand the athletic department, which added Men's and Women's Basketball in 2003 and Women's Soccer in 2004.

In 2003, Musgraves was named the NAIA Regional Coach of the Year after capturing the Regional XII Tournament and the Super Regional Championships earning the Pilots the first ever trip to the NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho. LSU Shreveport set a school record with 52 wins in 2003 including a 3^rd place finish in the NAIA College World Series.

Over the past seven years, Musgraves and his Pilots have compiled the most conference wins (158) by any Gulf Coast Athletic Conference school in addition to the most wins (301) out of any of the GCAC school and of any four year school in the state of Louisiana.

Musgraves has built an impressive resume during his reign as the head skipper of the Pilots having at least 40 wins in six of the last seven seasons. In addition, he has led the Pilots to appearances in six of the last seven NAIA National Tournaments which include a record of 18-12 during the postseason.

 During this stretch, Musgraves has seen his Pilots break several GCAC single season records: wins doubles, homeruns, runs scored, hit by pitches and offensive walks.

Musgraves served as the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Chairman during the following seasons, 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008.

Throughout his time with LSU Shreveport, Musgraves has developed many potential professional athletes as he has watched 14 of his former players play professional baseball at the conclusion of their time spent as a Pilot.

Musgraves received his B.A. from Westmont College in 1988 and began his coach career at Fort Macleod in Alberta, Canada in 1989.

In 1993 he was named Assistant Coach at Flowing Wells High School in Tucson, Arizona, which played for the State Championship, and was Assistant Coach at Salpointe Catholic High School in Tucson, which was ranked, 9^th in the nation by USA Today.

Musgraves experienced success as a head coach in the Montana State American Legion where he coached the Fort Macleod Royals to the 1993 and 1994 Pacific Northwest Regional Championships. His teams also won the 1994 Montana State Championship, collecting an overall record of 207-98, which led to Musgraves being named the 1994 Montana Coach of the Year award.

Musgraves also served as Assistant Coach at Pima Community College in Tucson from 1993-1995 where he worked with infielders and hitters, including the nation's leading hitter, Erubiel Durazo who went on to play for the Oakland A's.

Musgraves received his M.A. from the University of Arizona in 1994 while coaching in Arizona.

In 1996 Musgraves joined the staff at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana as Assistant Baseball Coach. While at Nicholls he oversaw practices, served as the NSU Camp Director, maintained the field, and helped recruit the team that made it to the 1998 NCAA Division I Regional Tournament. Players under Musgraves' tutelage included Maleke Fowler, the 1996 NCAA leader in stolen bases and Brett Lockwood, who broke Todd Walker's State of Louisiana hitting-streak record.

In 1995, his only year in the Saskatchewan Major Baseball League (summer collegiate league), he led the Oyen Pronghorns to their first ever Championship with a 32-7 record.

Coach Musgraves has been married to his wife, Mitzi, for ten years and are the proud parents of Libbi Montana (2003) and Eli Christian (2005).

Musgraves Record at LSUS

Year	W	L	FINISH
2000	29	29
2001	29	28
2002	36	28
2003	52	24	Region XII Champs, Super Regional Champs, 3rd place finish in NAIA World Series
2004	37	25
2005	42	20	GCAC Reg. Season Champs, NAIA Regional Runner-up
2006	41	23	GCAC Tournament Champs, NAIA Regional Runner-up
2007	40	15	GCAC Tournament Champs, NAIA Regional Qualifier
2008	47	16	GCAC Tournament Champs, NAIA Regional Qualifier Runner-up
2009	42	16	NAIA Regional Qualifier
2010	48	13	GCAC Tournament Champs, NAIA Opening Round Qualifier
TOTALS	443	237	1-GCAC Champs, 3 GCAC Tournament Champs, 6 NAIA Regionals, 1 NAIA World Series