DELGADO BASEBALL POINTS OF PRIDE
A few of the program's recent accomplishments...
NJCAA Miss-Lou Conference Championships
2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
NJCAA South Central District Championship Appearances
2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
NJCAA South Central District Runners-Up
2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2019, 2021
NJCAA South Central District Championships
2007, 2014, 2015, 2016
NJCAA Junior College World Series Appearances
1985, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016
Academic Accolades
Delgado Baseball graduated eight sophomore with Associate degrees in 2014, twelve sophomores in 2015, and nine sophomores in 2016. Over the as baseball student-athletes amassed a 3.0 cumulative team GPA each of the past two seasons, earning NJCAA All-Academic Team accolades.
National Rankings
Delgado has been ranked in each of the past 35 NJCAA national polls (dating back to 2011). The team has been ranked in the national top ten in twenty one of those polls, earning the #1 ranking once in 2013.
The Community's Home Team
The 2015-2016 baseball student-athletes accumulated over 300 hours of combined service in various projects including Feed the Hungry Thanksgiving meal reparations, turkey distributions at two local churches, a toy drive for the Delgado Children's Center, and assisting with the Times Picayune Doll & Toy Distribution. Each year, in addition to Delgado games, Kirsch-Rooney is also opened to more than 320 games including prep, American Legion, and summer league games.
Additionally, the program collected monetary and physical donations to assist nearly 50 families with care packages and basic necessities following the devastating floods in Baton Rouge and Lafayette in August 2016.
2007 Rawlings Gold Glove Award (first-ever Junior College Division) awarded to Lee Haydel (OF)
2015 Rawlings Gold Glove Award awarded to Cole Freeman (2B)
Disney Spring Training Invitational Appearances
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
NJCAA All-Americans
Lee Haydel (2007), Michael Liberto (2008), Chandler Laurent (2009), Lucas LeBlanc (2010), Sean McMullen (2012), Chase Hymel (2014), Josh Watkins (2014), Cole Freeman (2015), Bryce Adams (2015), Cody Ducote (2015), Laine Fontenot (2016), Daniel Lahare (2016)
Recent Academic All-Americans (3.6 GPA or Higher at Graduation)
Kirk Cunningham, Sean McMullen , Bubby Riley, Brandon Shearman, Brady Williamson, Connor Charbat, Jonathan Mayeaux, Jordan Priddle, Clay Tageant, Brooks Vial, Ryan Taylor, CJ Avrard (2016), Robert Podorsky (2016)
Players into Four-Year Programs
62 former players have been placed in four-year baseball programs over the past seven seasons. More than 175 players have been placed over the last twenty years.
Former Dolphins recently active in Minor League Baseball
Jimmy Cesario (Colorado Rockies/Colorado Springs SkySox), Lee Haydel (Milwaukee Brewers/Huntsville Stars), Michael Liberto (Kansas City Royals/Wilmington Blue Rocks), Craig Westcott (San Francisco Giants/Richmond Flying Squirrels), Chandler Laurent (Colorado Rockies/Modesto Nuts), Lucas LeBlanc (Boston RedSox/Greenville Drive),Stone Speer (Miami Marlins organization), Sean McMullen (Houston Astros)
NJCAA Miss-Lou Conference Coach of the Year
2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Record Milestones
Joe Scheuermann received his 800th career victory as Delgado Head Coach in February 2014 and his 900th victory in Grand Junction, Colorado during the 2016 JUCO World Series last May.
ABCA/Diamond Regional Coach of the Year
Joe Scheuermann was named an ABCA/Diamond Regional Coach of the Year in 2014, 2015, and 2016.
Delgado Dolphins Day in Louisiana
The 2016 team was recognized by both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature this past June on Delgado Dolphins Day. Joint resolutions honored the program for their representation on and off the playing field during their 2016 campaign.
Eddie Robinson Award
Joe Scheuermann was named the recipient of the 2016 Eddie Robinson Award. The award is based on onfield success with limited resources as well as the team's academic performance and service to the community. The award is presented annually to an athlete, coach, team or athletic administrator in Louisiana who demonstrates the qualities most associated with Grambling legend Eddie Robinson: outstanding achievement in athletics, academics, sportsmanship and citizenship by maximizing the use of limited resources.
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** Please note that the records and accomplishments listed above only reflect the past decade, 2006-2016.
Additional information is available from Delgado Sports Information Officer Tyler Scheuermann, (504)-671-5449 or tscheu@dcc.edu.
