Southeastern Louisiana University Athletics

Twitter: @DanielLatham19

Daniel Latham enters his seventh season in charge of the Southeastern Louisiana pitchers in 2018, crafting one of the most efficient and effective staffs in the nation. The associate head coach, Latham also assists with recruiting efforts and administrative duties.

Under Latham’s tutelage, Southeastern was one of just five programs in the nation to have finished in the Top-30 in ERA from 2014-16, joining national powers Cal State Fullerton, Houston, Louisville and TCU. During that span, the Lions combined for a 3.03 staff ERA, ranking eighth (2016), 27th (2014) and 28th (2015) nationally.

Latham, a Covington native, was a member of the 2007 Appalachian League Champion Elizabethton Twins after being drafted in the 15th-round of the MLB Draft out of Tulane.

A closer while a four-year member of the Green Wave baseball squad, Latham recorded 13 career wins and racked up a school-record 43 saves (sixth-most in NCAA history) during his time in the Crescent City. His 122 career appearances, 121 in relief, ranks second all-time for Tulane and sixth in Conference USA history. Latham’s 121 career relief appearances are the 15th-highest total in NCAA history.

At Tulane, Latham participated in three NCAA Regionals, two Super Regionals and made one trip to the College World Series. He won a CUSA championship, was named to the 2004 CUSA All-Freshman Team, earned All-Star honors in the Cape Cod League (2006), was a 2007 pre-season All-American (NCBWA third-team) and placed on the CUSA Commissioner’s Honor Roll all four seasons.

Latham earned his degree in communications from Tulane in 2007. He, wife, Shiloh, and son, Keane, reside in Ponchatoula.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 
2017 (Southeastern): NCAA Tournament participant ... junior right-hander Mac Sceroler became second pitcher under Latham’s tutelage to break the school’s consecutive scoreless innings record (36.2) … also recorded third-most strikeouts (110) in Lion history … improved his draft stock, going to the Cincinnati Reds in the fifth round.
 
2016 (Southeastern): NCAA Tournament participant ... Lion pitchers tossed a conference-leading, and school-record, nine shutouts (fifth nationally) … staff led Southland in ERA (3.01), strikeouts (463) and opponent batting average (.235) … Kade Granier named Southland Conference Relief Pitcher of the Year, allowing just one run and carrying a 0.28 ERA into the final conference series of the year … Mac Sceroler led the Southland in wins (10) and Domenick Carlini held opponents to a conference-low .206 batting average … Kyle Cedotal was named a Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week for the second time in his career … all four members of Southeastern’s starting rotation (Cedotal, Sceroler, Carlini, Pat Cashman) were selected in the MLB Draft.
 
2015 (Southeastern): Southland Conference Champion ... Lions set the school record for overall wins (42-17) and the Southland record for conference wins (25-5) … A league-high 11 players were named to the All-Conference squads and a program-record five players were named to the All-Louisiana teams … Tate Scioneaux was named the Southland’s pitcher of the week three weeks running and earned state honors in back-to-back weeks … broke the school record for consecutive scoreless innings (36.1) … Kyle Cedotal picked up his first Louisville Slugger National Player of the Week and Louisiana Pitcher of the Week awards … Cedotal earned All-Region honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association … Mac Sceroler was named a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American … pitchers Jake Johnson, Kyle Keller and Scioneaux were all drafted. 
 
2014 (Southeastern): NCAA Tournament participant ... Southland Conference Tournament Champion ... Pitching staff compiled a 2.92 ERA (third best in the Southland and 27th nationally) …  led the conference with a 2.51 strikeout-to-walk ratio (27th nationally), was second with six shutouts (40th nationally) and third (55th nationally) with a WHIP of 1.28 … Andro Čutura was the Southland Conference leader in a couple of statistical categories, compiling a 10-2 record and a 1.95 ERA. Čutura fanned 99 batters in 106 innings pitched, while limiting hitters to a .219 batting average, and issuing 21 walks … was selected in the seventh round of the MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins.
 
2013 (Southeastern): Pitcher Mason Klotz and catcher/first baseman Jameson Fisher were named Freshman All-Americans … Klotz compiled a 3-0 record and team-high 11 saves to go with a 2.63 … Dylan Hills was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List.
 
2012 (Southeastern): The Lions shaved almost half-of-a-run off the previous season’s team ERA, finishing third in the conference (3.48) … junior Jordan Hymel finished with the fifth-lowest individual ERA (2.64) … Junior right-hander Stefan Lopez established new Lion as well as conference single-season (20) and career (30) saves records on the way to being named the NCBWA National Stopper of the Year … Lopez was named Southland Conference Relief Pitcher of the Year and Andro Čutura the Freshman of the Year … Lopez signed with New York Yankees after being drafted in the 16th-round.
 
2011 (VMI): Guided the Keydets’ pitching staff to fourth-lowest team ERA in school history … 4.78 ERA was third-best in the Big South Conference … pitching staff also recorded the fourth-fewest BB/9 and fourth-most strikeouts in VMI history … Keydets compiled the second-most saves in school history … closer Mike Devine was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List.
       
2009-10 (High Point): Served two seasons as a volunteer assistant, performing pitching instructor, first base coach and camp director duties for the Panthers … 2010 squad recorded the most NCAA D1 wins and Big South wins in school history … Panthers closer Jeremy Berg signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim after the 2009 season … also served as the Director of the Panthers Baseball Club, maintaining all aspects of the program and serving as the head coach of the 15-and-under squad.