Scotlandville in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Roger Cador

1985-2017

— Baseball —

Roger Cador Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 2, 2022

1. Roger Cador Marker

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Roger Cador finished with a coaching career record of 913-597-1. He had earned 14 Southwestern Athletic Conference championships, a dozen 30-win seasons, 11 NCAA regional appearances, and three regional wins. He had coached 10 All-Americans and 62 players drafted by MLB teams. Among the many highlights in his illustrious career which spans three decades, Cador holds the distinction of leading Southern as the first Historically Black University/College to win a game in an NCAA regional, 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 as was inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in the fall of 2019.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

Location. 30° 31.399′ N, 91° 11.379′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Scotlandville. Marker is on Swan Avenue near Robert Smith Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Baton Rouge LA 70807, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bob "Butterbean" Love (here, next to this marker); Avery Johnson (here, next to this marker); Rodney Milburn (here, next to this marker); Lou Brock (here, next to this marker); AW "Ace" Mumford (here, next to this marker); Pete Richardson (here, next to this marker); Bobby Phills (a few steps from this marker); Rickie Weeks Jr. (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

More about this marker. Located on the Southern University (Baton Rouge) Campus, on the Tony Clayton Championship Plaza, at entrance to Mumford Fieldhouse.

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022

2. Roger Cador Marker

Tony Clayton Championship Plaza image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, June 4, 2022

3. Tony Clayton Championship Plaza

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 90 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 2, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.