New BaseBall Assistant Coach is Mike Trahan

Jay is reporting on BeV . . . coach Robichaux has hired a new assistant baseball coach.

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&nbsp; UL's baseball program turned to an in-state Sun Belt foe to finalize its coaching staff.

Mike Trahan, an assistant at ULM, is expected to be hired for the same position with the Ragin' Cajuns. He would replace John Szefc, who left for the University of Kansas in August.

On Thursday morning, UL head coach Tony Robichaux recommended the hiring of Trahan to athletic director David Walker. Once Walker passes it along to UL president Joseph Savoie, the hiring would become official with the approval by the UL system board of supervisors.
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Trahan is expected to serve as UL's recruiting coordinator and hitting coach and be the first-base coach. Current assistant Anthony Babineaux will be the third-base coach after coaching first base.

Trahan, a four-sport athlete at Jennings High that led the football team to a state title in 1992, did not return a call left in his office on Wednesday concerning the opening. He is expected to fill the slot vacated when Szefc ended his six-year tenure with the Cajuns to go to KU.

For the past two seasons, Trahan has worked with ULM's infielders and hitters as the Warhawks broke the school record for home runs both years. Last season, ULM won the Sun Belt title and set school records for hits, doubles, home runs, RBIs and total bases. Returning senior shortstop Ben Soignier was named to a pair of All-America teams and led the NCAA in runs per game.

Before going to ULM, Trahan previously spent five seasons as an assistant and the recruiting coordinator at McNeese State. Trahan helped McNeese State win Southland Conference titles in '03 and '06, with the '03 team advancing to the NCAA Tournament.

Trahan began his coaching career with two seasons at LaGrange High in Lake Charles. That came after earning all-Southland Conference honors as a junior and senior at McNeese State as an infielder in '96 and '97. He later played professional baseball from '97-'01, including a stop in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization.

The Cajuns hope Trahan helps the team improve on last season's 30-29 record. Injuries and inconsistencies resulted in a down year. UL ranked last in the Sun Belt in hitting and defense after being picked in the preseason to win the league.




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Come on T, you gotta be on your toes.

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Mike Trahan

Last stop ULM hitting coach among other duties
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Mike Trahan, Formerly with ULM

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Mike Trahan begins his second season as an assistant coach for the Warhawks. Trahan was hired in the summer of 2006 to work with the ULM infielders and hitters, and the results were immediate.

In his first year, the Warhawks crushed the school home run record with 70 on the season, passing the previous mark of 62 set in 1986.

ULM also finished the season ranked 14th in the NCAA averaging 1.23 home runs per game and 28th in the nation with a slugging percentage of .477. The Warhawks also ranked third in the Sun Belt in with 120 doubles and 16 triples.

Trahan joined the ULM staff after spending five seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at McNeese State.

While with the Cowboys, Trahan helped guide the club to a pair of Southland Conference championships (2003, 2006) and had several recruiting classes recognized by Baseball America. The 2003 club advanced to the NCAA Tournament, playing in the Houston Regional at Rice.

Under Trahan, the Cowboys gained national recognition for their efforts on offense. McNeese State had two Freshmen All-Americans during his tenure; Taylor Faul (.339) and Bryan Cartie (.348). Trahan also coached Dooley Prince, the Southland Conference’s 2003 Freshman of the Year.

In his four years with McNeese State, Trahan coached seven players selected in the Major League Baseball draft, including 2005 first round pick Jacob Marceaux (29th overall, Florida Marlins). In 2003, McNeese shortstop Lance Dawkins was selected in the 20th round by the Chicago Cubs.

He began his coaching career at LaGrange High School in Lake Charles, La. He spent two seasons with the Gators before returning to his alma mater, McNeese State.

Trahan had a standout career as an infielder for the Cowboys. He was named to the All-Southland Conference team as a second-baseman in 1996 and 1997. In addition, he was also named Southland Conference Newcomer of the Year and was a First Team All-Louisiana selection in 1996.

He began his playing career at Panola Junior College where he put together back-to-back All-Conference seasons.

After college, Trahan played four years of professional baseball from 1997 to 2001. He played infield in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays organization and had stops with the Fargo-Morehead Redhawks, Charleston Riverdogs and Winnipeg Goldeyes. He was named to the Northern League All-Star team following the 1997 season.

A natural athlete, Trahan lettered in four sports in high school. As a quarterback, he guided his Jennings High School football team to a state championship win in 1992.

Trahan earned his bachelor’s degree in liberal studies from McNeese State in 2002. He is married the former Clare LeBlanc.

I think it works, the past few years ULM have scored some serious runs... we struggled with that last year.

We get more runs, they lose a coach... I like it.

I think this is a good hire. We struggled last year at the plate. If we can improve our hitting, the pitchers won't have as much pressure placed on them to hold a team to 2-3 runs.

I like the hire. I vaguely remember him being pretty animated. He seems to be a decent recruiter. I like his Lake Charles connection. Barbe still has a very good program. I just hope he is committed to a complete offense. We need to be able to drive the ball in the gaps and out the yard, but when we need to move the runner over, we need to be able to do that too.

I played both football, baseball, and graduated with Coach Trahan in Jennings. He was a good player and from what I hear is a good recruiter. The guy lives baseball and always has. While at McNeese and ULM he always admired the UL program and talked about how it was tough to recruit against UL, so now he is recruiting for us. I wish him the best of luck and I think he will really enjoy Lafayette coming from Monroe and Lake Charles.

Now we need to hire another Jennings connection Matt Viator the football HC at McNeese and our football program will be in very good hands.

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Originally Posted by ulforlife

_ I think it works, the past few years ULM have scored some serious runs... we struggled with that last year.

We get more runs, they lose a coach... I like it. _

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Zan--the guy kinda looks a lil like you!!!!!

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