2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Baton Rouge Regionals appearance Sun Belt Conference regular-season champions
Mardi Gras Invitational Champions Louisiana Classics Champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
Record	41-16 (21-6 SBC)
Head coach	Gerry Glasco (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Joe Guthrie Ellen Renefroe Reed
Home stadium	Lamson Park
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 Louisiana  ‍†‍‍y	21	–	6		.778			41	–	16		.719
No. 25 Texas State  ‍‍‡‍y	18	–	5		.783			43	–	16		.729
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	15	–	11		.577			31	–	27		.534
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	13	–	12		.520			30	–	25		.545
Troy  ‍‍‍	14	–	13		.519			34	–	26		.567
South Alabama  ‍‍‍	13	–	13		.500			29	–	27		.518
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	12	–	15		.444			28	–	25		.528
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	10	–	17		.370			24	–	29		.453
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍	9	–	17		.346			26	–	28		.481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			17	–	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.

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 finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Texas State	95 (6)
2	Louisiana	92 (4)
3	Georgia State	80
4	South Alabama	72
5	Louisiana-Monroe	46
6	UT Arlington	42
7	Coastal Carolina	38
7	Georgia Southern	38
9	Troy	34
10	Appalachian State	13

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Randi Rupp (TXST, SR, Pitcher)
• Devin Brown (USA, SR, Pitcher)
• Ivie Drake (GSU, SR, Catcher)
• Lexie Comeaux (LA, JR, Catcher)
• Aileen Garcia (UTA, SO, 1st Base)
• Kaleigh Todd (USA, SR, 2nd Base)
• Sandra Mendoza (UTA, SR, 2nd Base)
• Ariel Ortiz (TXST, SR, Shortstop)
• Kristian Foster (USA, SR, Shortstop)
• Alissa Dalton (LA, SO, Shortstop)
• Kara Gremillion (LA, JR, 3rd Base)
• Krista Rude (UTA, JR, Outfield)
• Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SO, Outfield)
• Kelli Martinez (LA, SR, Outfield)
• Megan Litumbe (GSU, R-SR, Designated Pitcher)

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
Bold	Louisiana team member

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log
Regular season (36-13)
February (11-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mardi Gras Classic Feb. 8 Samford No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-1 Dixon (1-0) Yantis (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,637 1-0 Feb. 9 Eastern Illinois No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 Trahan (1-0) Rodgers (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 2-0 Feb. 9 Evansville No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-1 Ellyson (1-0) Lockhart (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,815 3-0 Feb. 10 Eastern Illinois No. 22 Broussard Sports Complex • Broussard, LA W 14-10 (9 inn) Trahan (2-0) Rodgers (0-2) None None 1,524 4-0 Feb. 11 Iowa No. 22 Broussard Sports Complex • Broussard, LA W 9-0 (5 inn) Trahan (3-0) Doocy (1-1) None None 576 5-0 Feb. 15 #RV Oregon State No. 16 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-4 Ellyson (2-0) Mazon (1-2) Trahan (1) CST 1,680 6-0 Feb. 17 #2 Florida No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0-4 Barnhill (3-0) Trahan (3-1) None CST 6-1 Feb. 17 #2 Florida No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0-9 (6 inn) Ocasio (4-0) Boswell (0-1) None CST 2,572 6-2 Feb. 18 #2 Florida No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 (11 inn) Ellyson (3-0) Ocasio (4-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 2,040 7-2 Louisiana Classics Feb. 22 Southeastern Louisiana No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-0 Ellyson (4-0) Hill (3-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,609 8-2 Feb. 23 North Florida Ospreys No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-6 Dixon (2-0) Blourne (2-4) Trahan (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,657 9-2 Feb. 24 North Florida No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0-1 Matzko (4-4) Ellyson (4-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 9-3 Feb. 24 UMBC No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-4 Boswell (1-1) Hammett (0-3) Dixon (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 2,066 10-3 Feb. 25 Memphis No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 (11 inn) Ellyson (5-1) Smith (4-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,646 11-3
March (12-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Judi Garman Classic Mar. 2 vs. No. 23 Michigan No. 17 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 3-6 (11 inn) Blanco (3-1) Ellyson (5-2) Beaubien None 11-4 Mar. 3 vs. Iowa No. 17 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA Cancelled due to lighting issues at Field 2 of Anderson Family Field Mar. 3 vs. Michigan State No. 17 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA Cancelled due to lighting issues at Field 2 of Anderson Family Field Mar. 4 vs. Fresno State No. 17 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 7-2 Dixon (3-0) East (6-5) None None 12-4 Mar. 4 vs. No. 8 Baylor No. 17 Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA L 0-1 Rodoni (6-2) Ellyson (5-3) None None 12-5 Mar. 10 at Coastal Carolina No. 20 CCU Softball Field • Conway, SC W 4-2 Boswell (2-1) Beasley-Polko (6-5) None None 13-5 Mar. 10 at Coastal Carolina No. 20 CCU Softball Field • Conway, SC L 2-4 Guillette (8-5) Dixon (3-1) Beasley-Polko (2) None 178 13-6 Mar. 11 at Coastal Carolina No. 20 CCU Softball Field • Conway, SC W 4-2 Dixon (4-1) Beasley-Polko (6-6) None None 218 14-6 Mar. 15 FIU No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-0 Ellyson (6-3) Kugelmann (3-6) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,640 15-6 Mar. 17 Appalachian State No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-0 Ellyson (7-3) Longanecker (4-7) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 16-6 Mar. 17 Appalachian State No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 (5 inn) Dixon (5-1) Kuykendall (2-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,691 17-6 Mar. 18 Appalachian State No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-0 Ellyson (8-3) Longanecker (4-8) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,594 18-6 Mar. 24 at Troy No. 21 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 4-2 (11 inn) Ellyson (9-3) Willies (7-4) None ESPN3 19-6 Mar. 24 at Troy No. 21 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 8-7 Dixon (6-1) Graves (4-6) None ESPN3 548 20-6 Mar. 25 at Troy No. 21 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 1-2 Willis (8-4) Ellyson (9-4) None ESPN3 518 20-7 Mar. 30 South Alabama No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-1 Ellyson (10-4) Brown (11-9) None CST 21-7 Mar. 30 South Alabama No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-4 (8 inn) Ellyson (11-4) Reid (7-7) None CST 1,906 22-7 Mar. 30 South Alabama No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 Ellyson (12-4) Reid (7-8) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,890 23-7
April (10-6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 4 at No. 9 Florida State No. 18 JoAnne Graf Stadium • Tallahassee. Florida L 0-8 (11 inn) Hanson (17-3) Dixon (6-2) None None 23-8 Apr. 5 at No. 9 Florida State No. 18 JoAnne Graf Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 1-7 King (13-3) Ellyson (12-5) None None 568 23-9 Apr. 7 at Georgia State No. 18 Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 8-4 Ellyson (13-5) Jennings (8-7) None None 24-9 Apr. 7 at Georgia State No. 18 Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 12-1 Boswell (3-1) Chance (6-8) None None 313 25-9 Apr. 8 at Georgia State No. 18 Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA L 6-7 (13 inn) Jennings (9-7) Boswell (3-2) None None 317 25-10 Apr. 11 at Southeastern Louisiana No. 21 North Oak Park • Hammond, LA W 13-2 (6 inn) Trahan (4-1) Hayes (9-7) None None 484 26-10 Apr. 15 No. 24 Texas State No. 21 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0-4 (8 inn) Rupp (19-6) Ellyson (13-6) None CST 26-11 Apr. 15 No. 24 Texas State No. 21 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Trahan (5-1) King (5-1) None CST 1,800 27-11 Apr. 16 No. 24 Texas State No. 21 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-1 Ellyson (14-6) Rupp (19-6) Trahan (3) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 944 28-11 Apr. 18 at McNeese State No. 22 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W 5-3 Ellyson (15-6) Koncir (4-1) None None 1,113 29-11 Apr. 21 Georgia Southern No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-0 Ellyson (16-6) Waldrep (10-9) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,514 30-11 Apr. 21 Georgia Southern No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-3 (8 inn) Camp (12-8) Dixon (3-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,520 30-12 Apr. 22 Georgia Southern No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-0 (5 inn) Ellyson (17-6) Ramos (2-4) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,650 31-12 Apr. 28 at UT Arlington No. 22 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX L 3-4 Phillips (15-8) Ellyson (17-7) None None 31-13 Apr. 28 at UT Arlington No. 22 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 6-1 Dixon (7-3) Valencia (9-13) None None 404 32-13 Apr. 29 at UT Arlington No. 22 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 3-2 (12 inn) Dixon (8-3) Phillips (15-9) None None 455 33-13
May (3-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 4 Louisiana-Monroe No. 21 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 1-0 (14 inn) Ellyson (18-7) Watts (5-6) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,716 34-13 May 5 Louisiana-Monroe No. 21 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Dixon (9-3) Watts (5-7) Boswell (1) CST 35-13 May 5 Louisiana-Monroe No. 21 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 1-0 Ellyson (17-6) Ramos (2-4) None CST 1,902 36-13
Post-Season (5-3)
SBC tournament (2-1) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 10 vs. Georgia State No. 21 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 Ellyson (20-7) Chance (12-9) None ESPN+ 1,087 37-13 May 11 vs. No. 23 Texas State No. 21 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 1-0 Ellyson (21-7) Rupp (26-10) None ESPN+ 1,194 38-13 May 12 vs. No. 23 Texas State No. 21 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-5 Rupp (27-10) Ellyson (21-8) None ESPN+ 1,425 38-14
NCAA tournament (3-2) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Baton Rouge Regionals May 18 vs. RV Houston No. 21 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L 0-1 Heebner (26-9) Ellyson (21-9) None ESPN3 38-15 May 19 vs. Fordham No. 21 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W 15-3 (5 inn) Trahan (6-1) Rauch (14-3) None ESPN3 39-15 May 19 vs. RV Houston No. 21 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W 7-2 Ellyson (22-9) Melancon (6-9) None ESPN3 1,139 40-15 May 20 vs. No. 11 LSU No. 21 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W 5-4 (10 inn) Ellyson (23-9) Walljasper (17-6) None ESPN3 1,566 41-15 May 20 vs. No. 11 LSU No. 21 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA L 1-3 Walljasper (18-6) Ellyson (23-10) None ESPN3 41-16 Schedule source: [3]

Baton Rouge Regional

Baton Rouge Regional Teams
(1) LSU Tigers	(2) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	(3) Houston Cougars	(4) Fordham Rams

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	11	LSU	9
		Fordham	0
						11	LSU	1
							Houston	0
	Houston		1
	Louisiana		0
											11	LSU	4	3
												Louisiana	5	1
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Houston		2
	Fordham		3			Louisiana		7
	Louisiana		15

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.