Roger Cador

Roger Cador finished with a coaching career record of 913-597-1. He earned 14 Southwestern Athletic Conference championships, a dozen 30-win seasons, 11 NCAA regional appearances, and three regional wins. He coached 10 All-Americans and 62 players drafted by MLB teams. Over a career spanning three decades, he led Southern as the first Historically Black University/College to win a game in an NCAA regional by upsetting No. 2 Cal State Fullerton, 1-0, in New Orleans. His crowning achievement as a coach was spearheading the development of second baseman Rickie Weeks, who went on to claim the 2003 Golden Spikes Award for the top collegiate baseball player in the county. Cador was honored by the Southwestern Athletic Conference as a 2018 SWAC Hall of Fame inductee and was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in the fall of 2019.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana · United States