Tony Robichaux
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 10, 1961 McNeese State |
| Coaching career ( McNeese State | |
| 1995–2019 | Southwestern Louisiana/Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 1173–765–2 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| Sun Belt Coach of the Year (1997, 2005, 2007, 2014) Southland Coach of the Year (1988) Southwestern Louisiana Coach of the Year (1997) Louisiana-Lafayette Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2014) ABCA South Central Region Coach of the Year (1999, 2000, 2010, 2014) | |
Anthony Ray Robichaux (September 10, 1961 – July 3, 2019) was an American
Coaching career
McNeese State
Robichaux played at McNeese State, and became interim head coach immediately after ending his playing career. He was made permanent head coach following 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 currently the all-time winningest coach at McNeese State, with 263 victories leading the Cowboys.[1]
Louisiana
For the 1995 season, Robichaux was hired as the head coach of the Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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McNeese State Cowboys (Southland Conference ) (1987–1994)
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| 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 | |||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana / Louisiana–Lafayette / Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (1995–2019) | |||||||||
| 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
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| 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 | 58–10 | 26–4 | 1st (10) | Super Regional | ||||
| 2015 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 42–23 | 18–11 | 3rd (11) | Super Regional | ||||
| 2016 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 43–21 | 21–9 | 1st (11) | NCAA Regional | ||||
| 2017 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 35–21–1 | 19–10–1 | 2nd (West) (6) | |||||
| 2018 | Louisiana | 30–23 | 15–12 | 1st (West) | |||||
| 2019 | Louisiana | 28–31 | 15–15 | 4th (West) | |||||
| Louisiana: | 910–588–2 | 437–261–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 1173–765–2 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Death
On July 3, 2019, Robichaux died at
On opening weekend of the 2020 season, former players of Robichaux unveiled a statue of Robichaux near M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park.[6]
Throughout the shortened season, as well as the 2021 season, many teams, such as Maryland (whose assistant coach was also assistant under Robichaux) as well as Troy wore #36, a symbol of Tony Robichaux on batting helmets, hats, and jerseys.[7][8][9]
During a 2020 midweek game between Louisiana and McNeese State, two of Robichaux's former teams, home team McNeese renamed their bullpen in Robichaux's honor.[10]
Protégés
Seven of Robichaux's assistants went on to become college head coaches:
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "2013 Baseball Coaching Staff". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Dan McDonald (March 3, 2013). "Ragin' Cajuns give Tony Robichaux his 900th career win". The Advocate. Baton Rouge, LA. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Baseball vs McNeese State". Acadiana365. April 25, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Matt Barber. "Top 25 College Baseball Coaches in The South". Dixie Fried Sports. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ Foote, Kevin (July 3, 2019). "Iconic UL baseball coach Tony Robichaux dies after heart attack, multiple surgeries". The Acadiana Advocate. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Foote, Kevin (January 21, 2020). "Former UL baseball players commission statue of Tony Robichaux to be placed at Russo Park". The Acadiana Advocate.
- ^ "Merchandise to honor late UL Lafayette baseball Coach Tony Robichaux". KATC. February 13, 2020.
- ^ Buckley, Tim. "Szefc: Robichaux would have been pleased with UL play". The Advertiser.
- ^ "Timely hitting, great pitching push UL past Troy". The Advertiser.
- ^ Renard, Brady. "McNeese baseball dedicates bullpen to Tony Robichaux". www.kplctv.com.
External links
- Tony Robichaux at University of Louisiana at Lafayette