2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

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2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns wordmark.svg
Sun Belt Conference West Division Champion
Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018 record34-25 (18-12 SBC)
Head coach Tony Robichaux (24th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Babineaux
  • Jeremy Talbot
Home stadium M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T PCT  W L T PCT
East Division
No. 21 Coastal Carolina  xy2370 .767  38170 .691
Troy  y19110 .633  38180 .679
South Alabama  18110 .621  30230 .566
Georgia Southern  18110 .621  29240 .547
Georgia State  10190 .345  26280 .481
Appalachian State  9210 .300  18360 .333
West Division
Louisiana  x18120 .600  33230 .589
Texas State  16140 .533  28261 .518
Little Rock  15140 .517  28250 .528
Arkansas State  11190 .367  20300 .400
UT Arlington  11190 .367  21330 .389
Louisiana–Monroe  10200 .333  23310 .426
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 20, 2018 [1] ; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns play their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by twenty-fourth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

Contents

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2018. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the West Division with 68 votes and 9 first-place votes. [2]

Coaches poll (West)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Louisiana68 (9)
2UT Arlington56 (2)
3Texas State51 (1)
4Arkansas State36
5Little Rock27
6Louisiana-Monroe11

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Roster

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 Colton Schmidt - Senior
  • 6 Nick Lee - Junior
  • 17 Gunner Leger - Senior
  • 20 Brock Batty - Freshman
  • 24 Caleb Armstrong - Sophomore
  • 27 Austin Perrin - Freshman
  • 28 Logan Savoy - Freshman
  • 30 Hogan Harris - Junior
  • 31 Brett Williams - Freshman
  • 32 Logan Stoelke - Senior
  • 34 Grant Cox - Junior
  • 39 Michael Leaumont - Freshman
  • 40 Dylan Moore - Senior
  • 42 Haden Erbe - Sophomore
  • 43 Jacob Norman - Sophomore
  • 45 Jack Burk - Sophomore
  • 47 Jimmy Dobrash - Junior
  • 48 Dalton Horton - Sophomore
  • 50 Emile Lege - Sophomore

Catchers

  • 11 Kole McKinnon - Junior
  • 23 Handsome Monica - Senior
  • 35 Brady Jones - Freshman
  • 44 Nick Hanks - Freshman
  • 46 Blake Faecher - Freshman
 

Infielders

  • 1 Connor Dupuy - Freshman
  • 5 Hayden Cantrelle - Freshman
  • 7 O'Neal Lochridge - RS Freshman
  • 12 Jonathan Windham - Freshman
  • 13 Monroe Moll - RS Freshman
  • 14 Kennon Fontenot - Senior
  • 15 Tyler Stover - Senior
  • 19 Hunter Kasuls - Junior
  • 29 Luke Coker - Freshman
  • 49 Christian Cusimano - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 3 Brennan Breaux - Junior
  • 8 Zach Lafleur - Senior
  • 9 Todd Lott - Sophomore
  • 10 Alex Hannie - Freshman
  • 18 Tremaine Spears - Sophomore
  • 22 Marco Ramos - Senior
  • 26 Daniel Lahare - Junior
  • 33 Jamarius Williams - Senior
  • 38 Jansen Fontenot - Freshman
  • 41 Gavin Bourgeois - Junior

Coaching staff

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
  • Tony Robichaux Head Coach – 24th year
  • Anthony Babineaux Associate Head Coach – 24th year
  • Jeremy Talbot Assistant Head Coach – 4th year
  • Daniel Freeman Volunteer Assistant Coach – 4th year
  • Chris Domingue Director of Baseball Operations – 15th year
  • Debbie Guilbeaux Administrative Assistant
  • Jacob Raggio Clubhouse Manager
  • Colin Burgess Clubhouse Manager
  • Kaleb Istre Field Manager
  • Victoria Stringer Student Assistant

Schedule and results

Legend
 Louisiana win
 Louisiana loss
 Postponement
BoldLouisiana team member
2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (33-23)
February (3-5)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordSBC Record
Feb. 16at No. 14 Texas UFCU Disch-Falk FieldAustin, TX L 0-3Kingham (1-0)Burk (0-1)Ridgeway (1) Longhorn Network 5,1950-1
Feb. 17at No. 14 TexasUFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TXL 3-5Ridgeway (1-0)Moore (0-1)NoneLonghorn Network5,3300-2
Feb. 18at No. 14 TexasUFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TXW 2-1Batty (1–0)McGuire (0-1)Stoelke (1)Longhorn Network5,1191-2
Feb. 21at Southeastern Louisiana No. 20 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA L 2-5Koestler (1-0)Perrin (0-1)NoneNone1,6571-3
Feb. 23 Wright State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo ParkLafayette, LA L 2-8Weiss (1-0)Burk (0-2)None CST 5,1961-4
Feb. 24Wright StateNo. 20M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 6-3Batty (2-0)Gremling (0-2)Stoelke (2)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network5,0442-4
Feb. 25Wright StateNo. 20M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 3-4Sampen (1-0)Perrin (0-2)Hendrixson (1)Ragin' Cajun Digital Network4,7072–5
Feb. 28 Nicholls M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-1Schmidt (1-0)Bedevian (0-2)Stoelke (3)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,9143–5
March (9-10)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordSBC Record
Shriner's College Classic
Mar. 2vs. No. 21 Mississippi State Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX L 1-3Gordon (0-1)Batty (2-1)NoneAT&T SportsNet Southwest4,9723–6
Mar. 3vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt Minute Maid Park • Houston, TXW 3-0Burk (1-2)Raby (0-2)Stoelke (4)AT&T SportsNet Southwest4–6
Mar. 4vs. No. 7 Kentucky Minute Maid Park • Houston, TXL 4-10Lewis (3-0)Perrin (0-3)NoneAT&T SportsNet Southwest4–7
Mar. 7No. 13 LSU M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-3 (10 inn)Stoelke (1-1)Bain (1-1)NoneCST5,4995–7
Mar. 9 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-1Lee (1-0)Carr (1-2)Batty (1)CST4,8226–7
Mar. 10South AlabamaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 3-7DeSantis (2-0)Burk (1-3)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,7936–8
Mar. 11South AlabamaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 5-11Shell (1-2)Perrin (0-4)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,6706–9
Mar. 13at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 5-2 (11 inn)Moore (1-1)White (0-1)NoneCST2,0797–9
Mar. 16at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements StadiumStatesboro, GA L 3-6Eichhorn (1-0)Lee (1-1)Cohen (3)ESPN37177–100-1
Mar. 17at Georgia SouthernJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAW 11-2Burk (2-3)Shuman (2-2)NoneNone6088–101-1
Mar. 18at Georgia SouthernJ. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GAL 4-5Whitney (1-1)Harris (0-1)Cohen (4)None4237-111-2
Mar. 21at McNeese State Joe Miller BallparkLake Charles, LA W 5-2Perrin (1-4)Goree (0-2)Stoelke (5)None1,9529–11
Mar. 23 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 2-6Crane (3-2)Lee (1-2)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,8329–121–3
Mar. 24TroyM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 5-8Osby (3-0)Burk (2-4)Carter (4)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,8189–131-4
Mar. 25TroyM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-3Stoelke (2-0)Carter (3-2)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,47310–132-4
Wally Pontiff Classic
Mar. 27vs. No. 19 LSU Shrine on AirlineMetairie, LA W 3-1Harris (1-1)Labas (2-1)Stoelke (6)CST8,73211–13
Mar. 29at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium-Kell FieldJonesboro, AR L 7-8 (12 inn)Ritter (1-0)Cox (0-1)NoneNone23911–142–5
Mar. 30at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARL 2-14Alberius (4-1)Lee (1-3)NoneNone34711–152–6
Mar. 31at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARW 6-1Schmidt (2-0)Culbertson (1-3)NoneNone40812–153-6
April (14-5)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordSBC Record
April 3at No. 12 Southern Miss Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 8-9Driver (2-0)Moore (1-2)NoneNone3,44912–16
April 4at No. 12 Southern MissPete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MSW 7-4Williams (1-0)Carroll (0-2)Stoelke (7)None3,61913–16
April 6 UT Arlington M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-0Schmidt (3-0)Vassar (2-3)Stoelke (8)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,71314–164–6
April 7UT ArlingtonM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-2Perrin (2-4)Moffat (3-5)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,67115–165–6
April 8UT ArlingtonM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 2-4 (10 inn)James (1-3)Moore (1-3)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,64115–175-7
April 10McNeese StateM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 12-10Cox (1-1)Briggs (0-2)Leaumont (1)CST4,76116–17
April 11Southeastern LouisianaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-3 (11 inn)Leaumont (1-0)Biddy (2-1)NoneCST4,76117–17
April 13at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith StadiumBoone, NC W 4-3Schmidt (4-0)Schmid (2-4)Lee (1)ESPN348418–17
April 14at Appalachian StateBeaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NCW 5-4Burk (3-4)Vaccacio (1-8)Lee (2)None29119–17
April 14at Appalachian StateBeaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NCW 6-2Harris (2-1)Howell (0-4)NoneNone20–17
April 18 Louisiana Tech M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 2-15Leal (3-2)Perrin (2-5)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,77720–18
April 20vs. Little Rock M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 1-0Schmidt (5-0)Fidel (5-3)Lee (3)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,79421–189–7
April 21Little RockM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-0Harris (3-1)Ortiz (2-2)Leaumont (2)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,89622–1810–7
April 22Little RockM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 7-9 (11 inn)Garcia (3-2)Lee (1-4NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,67922-1910-8
April 24at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson ParkRuston, LA W 9-4Perrin (3-5)Leal (3-3)NoneNone2,13823–19
April 25 New Orleans M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 8-6Moore (2-3)Oset (2-3)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,63324–19
April 27at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball ComplexAtlanta, GA L 5-6 (12 inn)Koch (1-2)Lee (1-5)NoneNone38124–2010–9
April 28at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GAW 6-4 (11 inn)Stoelke (3-0)Baker (2-3)NoneNone40525–2011–9
April 29at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GAW 9-7Moore (3-3)Horton (0-1)NoneNone36526–2012–9
May (7–3)
DateOpponentRankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordSEC Record
May 4No. 15 Coastal Carolina M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 12-6Schmidt (6-0)Hopeck (4-4)NoneCST5,00827–2013-9
May 5No. 15 Coastal CarolinaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 5-1Harris (4-1)Bilous (6-2)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network5,12128–2014–9
May 6No. 15 Coastal CarolinaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 3-10Eardensohn (5-0)Burk (3-5)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,76828–2114–10
May 11at Texas State Bobcat BallparkSan Marcos, TX W 7-4Schmidt (7-0)Fraze (5-4)Stoelke (9)None1,30229–2115–10
May 12at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXL 5-6Pagano (2-0)Lee (1-6)NoneNone1,29229–2215–11
May 13at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXL 6-8Leigh (2-3)Burk (3-6)Sherley (1)None1,18829–2315–12
May 15TulaneM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-6Lee (2-6)Gillies (5-6)NoneCST4,74330–23
May 17Louisiana-MonroeM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-3 (10 inn)Moore (4-3)Curtis (3-2)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,67131–2316–12
May 18Louisiana-MonroeM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 9-6Harris (5-1)Beal (3-8)Stoelke (10)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network5,24432–2317–12
May 19Louisiana-MonroeM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-2Lee (3-6)Olaughlin (2-3)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,72033–2318–12
Post-Season (1-2)
SBC Tournament (1-2)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/StadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall RecordSBC Record
May 23Little RockM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 19-16Stoelke (4-0)Garcia (4-5)NoneESPN+4,03934–23
May 24TroyM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 1-10Crane (7-4)Harris (5-2)NoneESPN+3,22234–24
May 25Texas StateM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 1-11Leigh (4-3)Lee (3-7)NoneESPN+3,24934–25
Schedule Source: [3]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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References

  1. "Baseball Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. https://ragincajuns.com/news/2018/1/30/louisiana-baseball-picked-to-win-west-in-sbc-coaches-poll.aspx?path=baseball
  3. "Louisiana Releases 2018 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2019.