University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Softball
Roberts, Mike
Mike Roberts
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- Phone:
- (337) 851-6238
Mike Roberts, formerly the pitching coach at Washington and Oregon, joined the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball program in August 2018. He serves as the program's associate head coach and pitching coach.
Roberts came to Louisiana from Buffalo where he spent the 2018 season as head coach. Prior to joining the Bulls, he was instrumental in the development of All-American pitchers Taran Alvelo (Washington) and Cheridan Hawkins (Oregon).
Roberts spent the 2015 through 2017 seasons at Washington, guiding the pitching staff to a trio of 40-plus win seasons and improving the earned run average each season. In his final campaign, the Huskies pitching staff lowered their ERA from 3.24 to 2.38, which ranked fourth in the PAC-12, and yielded just 29 runs across 10 games in the NCAA Tournament as the squad advanced to the Women’s College World Series semifinals for the first time since 2013.
Alvelo was able to put together a spectacular campaign under Roberts' watchful eye in 2017, earning first team All-Pac-12 honors after producing a 35-9 record with a 2.07 ERA, 200 strikeouts and eight shutouts.
Roberts also enjoyed Pac-12 success at Oregon, serving as pitching coach in 2014. He helped the Ducks to a 56-9-1 overall record, a 20-3-1 Pac-12 mark and the conference title.
Under Roberts' leadership the Ducks led the Pac-12 with a 1.82 ERA while Oregon pitchers held the Nos. 2 and 3 spots in the individual rankings. Under his tutelage, Hawkins collected 35 victories and 330 strikeouts and was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year.
Before joining the staff at Oregon, Roberts spent three seasons coaching the pitchers and catchers at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
An accomplished pitcher in his own right, the Auckland, New Zealand native won two ASA national titles, an ISF Junior World Title, eight New Zealand national championships, an NAFA Triple-A North American crown and an Australian state title. Roberts twice earned ASA and NAFA All-America honors and won numerous U.S. and New Zealand MVP awards.
Roberts has served as the assistant pitching and catching coach for the New Zealand women's National softball team since 2016.
Roberts and his wife, Therese, have two children, Lauren and Mitchell, who is presently an assistant coach at Ball State.
Roberts came to Louisiana from Buffalo where he spent the 2018 season as head coach. Prior to joining the Bulls, he was instrumental in the development of All-American pitchers Taran Alvelo (Washington) and Cheridan Hawkins (Oregon).
Roberts spent the 2015 through 2017 seasons at Washington, guiding the pitching staff to a trio of 40-plus win seasons and improving the earned run average each season. In his final campaign, the Huskies pitching staff lowered their ERA from 3.24 to 2.38, which ranked fourth in the PAC-12, and yielded just 29 runs across 10 games in the NCAA Tournament as the squad advanced to the Women’s College World Series semifinals for the first time since 2013.
Alvelo was able to put together a spectacular campaign under Roberts' watchful eye in 2017, earning first team All-Pac-12 honors after producing a 35-9 record with a 2.07 ERA, 200 strikeouts and eight shutouts.
Roberts also enjoyed Pac-12 success at Oregon, serving as pitching coach in 2014. He helped the Ducks to a 56-9-1 overall record, a 20-3-1 Pac-12 mark and the conference title.
Under Roberts' leadership the Ducks led the Pac-12 with a 1.82 ERA while Oregon pitchers held the Nos. 2 and 3 spots in the individual rankings. Under his tutelage, Hawkins collected 35 victories and 330 strikeouts and was named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year.
Before joining the staff at Oregon, Roberts spent three seasons coaching the pitchers and catchers at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
An accomplished pitcher in his own right, the Auckland, New Zealand native won two ASA national titles, an ISF Junior World Title, eight New Zealand national championships, an NAFA Triple-A North American crown and an Australian state title. Roberts twice earned ASA and NAFA All-America honors and won numerous U.S. and New Zealand MVP awards.
Roberts has served as the assistant pitching and catching coach for the New Zealand women's National softball team since 2016.
Roberts and his wife, Therese, have two children, Lauren and Mitchell, who is presently an assistant coach at Ball State.
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