LSU–Shreveport Pilots
athletic teams that represent Louisiana State University Shreveport
The LSU–Shreveport Pilots (or LSUS Pilots) are the athletic teams that represent Louisiana State University Shreveport, located in Shreveport, Louisiana, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing in the Red River Athletic Conference (RRAC) since the 2010–11 academic year. The Pilots previously competed in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) from 2000–01 to 2009–10.
Accomplishments
The LSU–Shreveport athletic program has produced many championship teams collecting one national championship, nine regular season conference titles, sixteen conference tournament championships, and competed in thirty-one NAIA National Tournaments.
In 2025, the LSU–Shreveport Pilots baseball team became the first team to go undefeated for an entire season in the history of college baseball at any level, winning the school's first national championship in any sport.
Varsity teams
LSUS competes in six intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball and soccer; while women's sports include basketball, soccer and tennis. Club sports include bass fishing, eSports and weightlifting.
Baseball
The LSU–Shreveport Pilots baseball team competes in NAIA Division I.
History
The LSU–Shreveport Pilots baseball team held the nation's No. 1 ranking in 2012 and finished with a 54–6 record. The Pilots have been to the Avista-NAIA World series three times under former head coach Rocke Musgraves (2000–2013). Musgraves led the Pilots to a fourth-place finish (2011) and a pair of third-place finishes (2003 & 2012).
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