ULM Warhawks

Henri Lartigue was added to the ULM baseball coaching staff as the team's hitting coach before the 2026 season.

"Henri is going to be a tremendous addition to our program, and I could not be happier for our players," said Pemberton. "He has reached the pinnacle of college baseball in winning a national championship and has recently won back-to-back conference championships at ECU with two entirely different clubs. He is smart, loyal, and professional. He will be a great fit for our hitters."
 
Lartigue was the hitting coach at East Carolina University for two seasons where he helped the Pirates capture a pair of American Athletic Conference championships.
 
"My family and I are incredibly grateful to Coach Pemberton for the opportunity to join the ULM baseball family," said Lartigue. "It is an exciting time for the program, and I am honored to help shape the next generation of Warhawks. Monroe is a passionate community with a deep love for baseball, and we're looking forward to becoming a part of it. I can't wait to get to work and contribute to the winning culture being built here at ULM."
 
The Pirates ran the table, winning four consecutive games at the American Athletic Conference Championship, and punched their ticket to the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Lartigue's offense generated six or more runs in each game to secure the title. ECU advanced to the NCAA Conway Regional Final following two separate wins over No. 17 Florida.
 
The Pirate offense ranked second in the American Athletic Conference in total hits (572), third in home runs (73) and fourth in doubles (91). Three of Lartigue's hitters garnered All-American Athletic Conference postseason accolades, including All-AAC First Team selection Colby Wallace. All-AAC Freshman outfielder Braden Burress led the AAC during the regular season in batting average (.385) and was second in on base percentage (.491), fifth in hits (67) and tied for sixth in runs scored (47).
 
ECU's offense excelled under Lartigue's leadership in 2024 as the Pirates ranked among the national statistical leaders top 30 in five different categories. The Pirates were eighth in hits (671), 15th in sacrifice bunts (46), 16th in sacrifice flies (35), 20th in runs scored (498) and 24th in batting average (.309). Individually, Jacob Jenkins-Cowart was 10th in RBI (79) and 33rd in RBI per game (1.25) while Carter Cunningham placed 17th in runs scored (77) and Riley Johnson was 19th in runs scored (75) and triples (5).
 
With Lartigue's assistance, East Carolina captured its fifth consecutive American Athletic Conference title and Cunningham was tabbed the league's Player of the Year. ECU paced the conference statistically in batting average, slugging percentage (.485), on base percentage (.399), runs scored, hits, RBI (464) and total bases (1,055).
 
Before his time at ECU, Lartigue served as a volunteer assistant coach at Arkansas State where he mentored the Red Wolves' catchers while also assisting with hitting and other operations during the 2023 season.
 
Lartigue spent the 2022 season as a student assistant at Ole Miss, helping the Rebels capture the first national title in program history with two wins over Oklahoma in the national championship series.
 
Lettering for 2022 National Coach of the Year Mike Bianco from 2014-2016, Lartigue was one of the nation's top catchers in his final year in Oxford. He was a semifinalist for the Johnny Bench Award, awarded to the best catcher in college baseball, while also being a First Team All-SEC honoree and SEC All-Tournament team member. The switch hitter led all SEC catchers in hitting with a team-best .353 clip, including a stellar .371 mark in league play.
 
Lartigue was also a standout in the classroom, earning CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team recognition and was a three-time selection to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
 
Following his collegiate career, the Southaven, Miss., native spent six seasons in professional baseball after the Philadelphia Phillies selected him with the first pick of the seventh round in the 2016 Major League Baseball Draft.

Lartigue is married to Madison, and the couple has two daughters: Scottie and Stella.