2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team

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2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns wordmark.svg
Baton Rouge Regionals appearance
Sun Belt Conference regular-season champions
Mardi Gras Invitational Champions
Louisiana Classics Champions
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record41-16 (21-6 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Guthrie
  • Ellen Renefroe Reed
Home stadium Lamson Park
Seasons
←  2017
2019  →
2018 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Louisiana  ‍†‍‍y21–6 .77841–16 .719
No. 25 Texas State  ‍‍‡‍y18–5 .78343–16 .729
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍15–11 .57731–27 .534
Georgia State  ‍‍‍13–12 .52030–25 .545
Troy  ‍‍‍14–13 .51934–26 .567
South Alabama  ‍‍‍13–13 .50029–27 .518
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍12–15 .44428–25 .528
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍10–17 .37024–29 .453
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍9–17 .34626–28 .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍4–20 .16717–35 .327
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of February 27, 2019 [1]
Rankings from NFCA

The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns play their home games at Lamson Park and were led by first year head coach Gerry Glasco.

Contents

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 1, 2018. Louisiana was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference behind the Texas State Bobcats softball team with 92 votes and 4 first place votes. [2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Texas State95 (6)
2Louisiana92 (4)
3Georgia State80
4South Alabama72
5Louisiana-Monroe46
6UT Arlington42
7Coastal Carolina38
7Georgia Southern38
9Troy34
10Appalachian State13

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Roster

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster
 

Pitchers

  • 9 Summer Ellyson - Sophomore
  • 10 Alison Deville - Junior
  • 11 Kylee Jo Trahan - Senior
  • 18 Casey Dixon - Freshman
  • 28 Carrie Boswell - Freshman
  • 42 Samantha Bradley - Redshirt Freshman

Catchers

  • 19 Lexie Comeaux - Junior
  • 23 Shae Schreckengost - Redshirt Freshman
  • 25 Caitlin Garcia - Freshman
  • 34 Miranda Grotenhuis - Junior

Utilities

  • 3 Jolie Readeaux - Freshman
  • 40 Kimber Cortemelia - Freshman
 

Infielders

  • 7 Alaina Guarino - Sophomore
  • 8 Kynadi Tipler - Sophomore
  • 22 Alissa Dalton - Sophomore
  • 26 Cori McCrary - Junior
  • 37 Brittany Holland - Sophomore
  • 39 Kara Gremillion - Junior
  • 44 Kourtney Gremillion - Redshirt Freshman

Outfielders

  • 1 Chelsea Lotief - Sophomore
  • 2 Raina O'Neal - Sophomore
  • 6 Brittany Rodriguez - Senior
  • 15 Aeriyl Mass - Sophomore
  • 23 Casidy Chaumont - Freshman
  • 30 Kelli Martinez - Senior

Coaching staff

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
  • Gerry Glasco – Head Coach – 1st year
  • Joe Guthrie – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
  • Ellen Renfroe Reed – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
  • Courtnay Foster – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Jon Reed – Director of Operations – 1st year
  • Shellie Landry – Manager
  • Tyler Thackston – Manager
  • Denee Simon – Office Manager

Schedule and results

Legend
 Louisiana win
 Louisiana loss
 Postponement/Cancellation
BoldLouisiana team member
2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log
Regular season (36-13)
February (11-3)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Mardi Gras Classic
Feb. 8 Samford No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-1Dixon (1-0)Yantis (0-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,6371-0
Feb. 9 Eastern Illinois No. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-1Trahan (1-0)Rodgers (0-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network2-0
Feb. 9 Evansville No. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-1Ellyson (1-0)Lockhart (0-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,8153-0
Feb. 10Eastern IllinoisNo. 22Broussard Sports Complex • Broussard, LA W 14-10 (9 inn)Trahan (2-0)Rodgers (0-2)NoneNone1,5244-0
Feb. 11 Iowa No. 22Broussard Sports Complex • Broussard, LAW 9-0 (5 inn)Trahan (3-0)Doocy (1-1)NoneNone5765-0
Feb. 15#RV Oregon State No. 16Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 9-4Ellyson (2-0)Mazon (1-2)Trahan (1) CST 1,6806-0
Feb. 17#2 Florida No. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-4Barnhill (3-0)Trahan (3-1)NoneCST6-1
Feb. 17#2 FloridaNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-9 (6 inn)Ocasio (4-0)Boswell (0-1)NoneCST2,5726-2
Feb. 18#2 FloridaNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-3 (11 inn)Ellyson (3-0)Ocasio (4-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network2,0407-2
Louisiana Classics
Feb. 22 Southeastern Louisiana No. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-0Ellyson (4-0)Hill (3-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,6098-2
Feb. 23 North Florida Ospreys No. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 8-6Dixon (2-0)Blourne (2-4)Trahan (2)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network1,6579-2
Feb. 24North FloridaNo. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-1Matzko (4-4)Ellyson (4-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network9-3
Feb. 24 UMBC No. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-4Boswell (1-1)Hammett (0-3)Dixon (1)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network2,06610-3
Feb. 25 Memphis No. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 6-3 (11 inn)Ellyson (5-1)Smith (4-2)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,64611-3
March (12-4)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Judi Garman Classic
Mar. 2vs. No. 23 Michigan No. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 3-6 (11 inn)Blanco (3-1)Ellyson (5-2)BeaubienNone11-4
Mar. 3vs. IowaNo. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA Cancelled due to lighting issues at Field 2 of Anderson Family Field
Mar. 3vs. Michigan State No. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA Cancelled due to lighting issues at Field 2 of Anderson Family Field
Mar. 4vs. Fresno State No. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 7-2Dixon (3-0)East (6-5)NoneNone12-4
Mar. 4vs. No. 8 Baylor No. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 0-1Rodoni (6-2)Ellyson (5-3)NoneNone12-5
Mar. 10at Coastal Carolina No. 20CCU Softball Field • Conway, SC W 4-2Boswell (2-1)Beasley-Polko (6-5)NoneNone13-5
Mar. 10at Coastal CarolinaNo. 20CCU Softball Field • Conway, SCL 2-4Guillette (8-5)Dixon (3-1)Beasley-Polko (2)None17813-6
Mar. 11at Coastal CarolinaNo. 20CCU Softball Field • Conway, SCW 4-2Dixon (4-1)Beasley-Polko (6-6)NoneNone21814-6
Mar. 15 FIU No. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-0Ellyson (6-3)Kugelmann (3-6)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,64015-6
Mar. 17 Appalachian State No. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 5-0Ellyson (7-3)Longanecker (4-7)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network16-6
Mar. 17Appalachian StateNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 8-0 (5 inn)Dixon (5-1)Kuykendall (2-3)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,69117-6
Mar. 18Appalachian StateNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-0Ellyson (8-3)Longanecker (4-8)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,59418-6
Mar. 24at Troy No. 21Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 4-2 (11 inn)Ellyson (9-3)Willies (7-4)None ESPN3 19-6
Mar. 24at TroyNo. 21Troy Softball Complex • Troy, ALW 8-7Dixon (6-1)Graves (4-6)NoneESPN354820-6
Mar. 25at TroyNo. 21Troy Softball Complex • Troy, ALL 1-2Willis (8-4)Ellyson (9-4)NoneESPN351820-7
Mar. 30 South Alabama No. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-1Ellyson (10-4)Brown (11-9)NoneCST21-7
Mar. 30South AlabamaNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 5-4 (8 inn)Ellyson (11-4)Reid (7-7)NoneCST1,90622-7
Mar. 30South AlabamaNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 3-2Ellyson (12-4)Reid (7-8)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,89023-7
April (10-6)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Apr. 4at No. 9 Florida State No. 18 JoAnne Graf Stadium • Tallahassee. Florida L 0-8 (11 inn)Hanson (17-3)Dixon (6-2)NoneNone23-8
Apr. 5at No. 9 Florida StateNo. 18JoAnne Graf Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 1-7King (13-3)Ellyson (12-5)NoneNone56823-9
Apr. 7at Georgia State No. 18Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 8-4Ellyson (13-5)Jennings (8-7)NoneNone24-9
Apr. 7at Georgia StateNo. 18Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GAW 12-1Boswell (3-1)Chance (6-8)NoneNone31325-9
Apr. 8at Georgia StateNo. 18Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GAL 6-7 (13 inn)Jennings (9-7)Boswell (3-2)NoneNone31725-10
Apr. 11at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 21 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 13-2 (6 inn)Trahan (4-1)Hayes (9-7)NoneNone48426-10
Apr. 15No. 24 Texas State No. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-4 (8 inn)Rupp (19-6)Ellyson (13-6)NoneCST26-11
Apr. 15No. 24 Texas StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 5-1Trahan (5-1)King (5-1)NoneCST1,80027-11
Apr. 16No. 24 Texas StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 3-1Ellyson (14-6)Rupp (19-6)Trahan (3)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network94428-11
Apr. 18at McNeese State No. 22 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W 5-3Ellyson (15-6)Koncir (4-1)NoneNone1,11329-11
Apr. 21 Georgia Southern No. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-0Ellyson (16-6)Waldrep (10-9)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,51430-11
Apr. 21Georgia SouthernNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 2-3 (8 inn)Camp (12-8)Dixon (3-2)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,52030-12
Apr. 22Georgia SouthernNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 9-0 (5 inn)Ellyson (17-6)Ramos (2-4)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,65031-12
Apr. 28at UT Arlington No. 22 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 3-4Phillips (15-8)Ellyson (17-7)NoneNone31-13
Apr. 28at UT ArlingtonNo. 22Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TXW 6-1Dixon (7-3)Valencia (9-13)NoneNone40432-13
Apr. 29at UT ArlingtonNo. 22Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TXW 3-2 (12 inn)Dixon (8-3)Phillips (15-9)NoneNone45533-13
May (3-0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
May 4 Louisiana-Monroe No. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 1-0 (14 inn)Ellyson (18-7)Watts (5-6)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,71634-13
May 5Louisiana-MonroeNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 5-3Dixon (9-3)Watts (5-7)Boswell (1)CST35-13
May 5Louisiana-MonroeNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 1-0Ellyson (17-6)Ramos (2-4)NoneCST1,90236-13
Post-Season (5-3)
SBC tournament (2-1)
DateOpponentSeed/rankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
May 10vs. Georgia StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-1Ellyson (20-7)Chance (12-9)None ESPN+ 1,08737-13
May 11vs. No. 23 Texas StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 1-0Ellyson (21-7)Rupp (26-10)NoneESPN+1,19438-13
May 12vs. No. 23 Texas StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 2-5Rupp (27-10)Ellyson (21-8)NoneESPN+1,42538-14
NCAA tournament (3-2)
DateOpponentSeed/rankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Baton Rouge Regionals
May 18vs. RV HoustonNo. 21 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L 0-1Heebner (26-9)Ellyson (21-9)NoneESPN338-15
May 19vs. FordhamNo. 21Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAW 15-3 (5 inn)Trahan (6-1)Rauch (14-3)NoneESPN339-15
May 19vs. RV HoustonNo. 21Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAW 7-2Ellyson (22-9)Melancon (6-9)NoneESPN31,13940-15
May 20vs. No. 11 LSU No. 21Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAW 5-4 (10 inn)Ellyson (23-9)Walljasper (17-6)NoneESPN31,56641-15
May 20vs. No. 11 LSUNo. 21Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAL 1-3Walljasper (18-6)Ellyson (23-10)NoneESPN341-16
Schedule Source: [3]

Baton Rouge Regional

Baton Rouge Regional Teams
(1) LSU Tigers(2) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns(3) Houston Cougars(4) Fordham Rams
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
11LSU9
Fordham0
11LSU1
Houston0
Houston1
Louisiana0
11LSU43
Louisiana51
Lower round 1Lower final
Houston2
Fordham3Louisiana7
Louisiana15

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References

  1. ↑ "Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns". Ragincajuns.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Louisiana Releases 2018 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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