Mitch Gaspard is set to enter his fifth year at Louisiana Tech, having been part of back-to-back trips to the NCAA Regionals as well as back-to-back Conference USA titles.
 
Primarily working with the team’s hitters, Gaspard has coached three All-Americans, six All-Region selections, nine All-Conference USA selections, as well as having two position players -- Taylor Young and Parker Bates -- taken in the MLB Draft during his four years with the Bulldogs.

The 2023 season was the year of the long ball for LA Tech, blasting 93 home runs over the wall, the second most in program history. Doing the bulk of the home run hitting were Philip Matulia (19), Ethan Bates (16), and Dalton Davis (15).

In 2022, he led the bats to a No. 1 ranking in doubles (143) in Conference USA and guided three Bulldogs to a batting average over .300, including Taylor Young (.364), Cole McConnell (.336), and Steele Netterville (.313). Young ranked first in the nation for the second year in a row in runs scored while McConnell broke the single-season RBI record at LA Tech, finishing 13th in the country with 76 ribbies.

Gaspard was elevated to the program's associate head coach following the 2021 season in which he helped guide the Bulldogs to a conference-best .306 batting average. Six Bulldogs with at least 100 at-bats batted over .300 in 2021, including Hunter Wells (.385), Parker Bates (.346), Taylor Young (.331), and Manny Garcia (.309).

His first season with the Bulldogs went only 17 games deep as the season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Six batters were hitting over .300 when the year ended, including Parker Bates (.422) and Steele Netterville (.407). The Bulldogs averaged over eight runs per game in 2020 and scored five runs or more in 10 of the team’s 17 contests.

On July 19, 2019, LA Tech head coach Lane Burroughs announced the addition of Mitch Gaspard to the baseball coaching staff. Gaspard assumed the role of the team's hitting coach and recruiting coordinator, bringing 13 years of Division I head coaching experience with him to Ruston.

A native of Port Arthur, Texas, Gaspard holds a career head coaching record of 444-331 with Northwestern State (2002-07) and Alabama (2010-16).
 
Gaspard came to Ruston from Athens, Georgia where he served as a volunteer assistant for the Georgia Bulldogs, working with the team's infielders, hitters, and base runners. Gaspard was part of a staff that guided Georgia to its 12^th NCAA Regional appearance and its sixth as a regional host (No. 4 national seed).
 
He began his lengthy coaching career as an assistant coach at Houston (1988) with stops at UL-Lafayette (1989-92), Northwestern State (1993-94), Alabama (1995-2001) before taking his first head coaching job in Natchitoches. Gaspard then returned to Alabama as an assistant for the 2008 and 2009 seasons before being named the head coach of the Crimson Tide in 2010.
 
In seven seasons with the Crimson Tide, he compiled a record of 234-193 (.548) and made four NCAA Regional appearances (2010, 2011, 2012, and 2014) along with one Super Regional appearance (2010).
 
Over his seven years as the Alabama skipper, Gaspard coached one first team All-American, four freshman All-Americans, has had two national Gold Glove Award winners, three ABCA All-South Region selections, seven All-SEC honorees, six SEC All-Freshman Team picks, two SEC All-Defensive team recipient, and 71 players earn SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition.
 
Prior to last season's stint in Athens, Gaspard was the associate head coach at Kansas State from 2017-18.
 
As an assistant with the Ragin' Cajuns in 89-92, Gaspard helped guide the program to three NCAA Regional appearances along with three conference titles.
 
While at Northwestern State, he compiled a head coaching record of 211-128 (.622) and led the Demons to two Southland Conference championships, one SLC Tournament championship and a spot in the 2005 NCAA Baton Rouge Regional.
 
Gaspard's four-year collegiate playing career between LSU and Houston saw his teams compile a 148-91 (.619) overall record, post two 40-win seasons and play in a pair of NCAA Regionals (1985 and 1987). He began his career at LSU in 1984 and 1985, earning one varsity letter on Skip Bertman's first LSU squad in 1984. The 1984 edition of the Tigers posted a 32-23 overall record.
 
The 1985 team went 41-18 en route to the SEC Western Division championship and collected the school's first NCAA Regional appearance since 1975.
 
He transferred to Houston following his sophomore season and played two years for the Cougars, lettering in 1986 and 1987. Gaspard played on coach Rolan Walton's final Houston team in 1986, helping the Cougars post a 35-23 overall mark. In his final season as a player, Gaspard helped the Cougars compile a 40-27 record and a berth in the NCAA Central Regional in Austin, Texas, under first-year head coach Dr. Bragg Stockton. The Cougars finished 1987 ranked 14th nationally.
 
Gaspard is married to the former Kim Howell, and they have two daughters, Brae and Paeton.
 
Born: May 26, 1965 in Port Arthur, Texas
High School:  Port Arthur-Jefferson High School, Port Arthur, Texas
College: LSU (1984-85), Houston (1986-87), Louisiana-Lafayette (1988), B.A. in General Studies
Family: Wife: Kim; Children: Brae, Paeton
 
Playing Career
LSU (1984-85), Houston (1986-87)
 

CAREER YEAR	TEAM	POSITION
1988	Houston	Assistant Coach
1989-92	UL-Lafayette	Assistant Coach
1993-94	Northwestern State	Assistant Coach
1995-01	Alabama	Assistant Coach
2002-07	Northwestern State	Head Coach
2008-09	Alabama	Assistant Coach
2010-16	Alabama	Head Coach
2017-18	Kansas State	Associate Head Coach
2018-19	Georgia	Volunteer Assistant Coach
2019-present	Louisiana Tech	Associate Head Coach