Young was the head baseball coach and captain of the LSU Tigers baseball team in 1893.
[citation needed] Young was the first head coach in the history of the LSU Baseball program.
[1] During his one season as head coach, he finished the season with a 1–0 record and (1.000) winning percentage.
[2] Prior to the only game of 1893 season, Young selected the materials for the uniforms to be used in the May 13th game.
[3] He chose Old Gold and Purple and it was the first time a team from LSU wore the colors that were later adopted as the official colors of the university.