2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

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2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns wordmark.svg
Conference Sun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–9 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Babineaux
  • Jeremy Talbert
  • Jake Wells
Home stadium M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park
Seasons
  2019
2021  
2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina  00 115 .688
Georgia Southern  00 115 .688
Appalachian State  00 116 .647
Georgia State  00 97 .563
Troy  00 98 .529
South Alabama  00 810 .444
West Division
Texas State  00 144 .778
UT Arlington  00 124 .750
Louisiana–Monroe  00 125 .706
Little Rock  00 98 .529
Louisiana  00 89 .471
Arkansas State  00 79 .438
x Division champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of March 12, 2020 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by first year head coach Matt Deggs.

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This season was also their first with new head coach Matt Deggs. This came after Head Coach Tony Robichaux’s death on July 3, 2019 after suffering from a massive heart attack. Deggs had previously served as Assistant under Robichaux from 2012 to 2014. He had also served as head coach at Sam Houston State from 2015 to 2019 and Texarkana College from 1998 to 2002 and stints as assistant at Northwestern State, Arkansas, and Texas A&M.

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] On March 13, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order banning gatherings of over 250 people until as early as April 18, thus ending all possible future 2020 home or in-state games until that time if the season were to continue. [3] Soon after, the Sun Belt cancelled all season and postseason play.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

[4]

PlayerHometownPrevious Team
Pitchers
Spencer Arrighetti Katy, Texas Navarro JC
Chad Brown McKinney, Texas McKinney Boyd HS
Hayden Durke Abbeville, Louisiana North Vermillion HS
Peyton Havard Orange, Texas Bridge City HS
Blake Marshall Mandeville, Louisiana Hinds JC
Chipper Menard New Iberia, Louisiana New Iberia Senior HS
Hitters
Sam Bianco Oxford, Mississippi Oxford HS
Clayton Dean Tomball, Texas Cypress Community Christian
Conor Higgs Texas City, Texas Texas City HS
Bobby Lada Richmond, Texas Bossier Parish CC
Carson Roccaforte Port Neches, Texas Port Neches–Groves HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll will be released sometime around January 30, 2020 and the Cajuns were picked to finish second in the West Division and second overall in the conference. [5]

Coaches poll (West)
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1UT Arlington58 (3)
2Louisiana57 (5)
3Texas State55 (3)
4Little Rock39 (1)
5Louisiana–Monroe25
6Arkansas State18

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

Roster

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 Connor Cooke - Sophomore
  • 15 Jacob Schultz - Junior
  • 16 Austin Bradford - Redshirt Junior
  • 17 Connor Angel - Junior
  • 20 Brock Batty - Junior
  • 24 Caleb Armstrong - Senior
  • 27 Austin Perrin - Junior
  • 32 Brandon Young - Senior
  • 37 Dane Dixon - Redshirt Junior
  • 38 Jason Nelson - Junior
  • 40 William Moriarty - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 45 Jack Burk - Senior
  • 48 David Williams - Redshirt Junior
  • 49 Luke Cronan - Junior
  • 50 Carter Robinson - Junior
  • 51 Jeff Wilson - Junior
 

Catchers

  • 6 Nick Hagedorn - Junior
  • 11 Julian Brock - Freshman
  • 13 Sebastian Toro - Redshirt Junior

Infielders

  • 1 Connor Dupuy - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 5 Hayden Cantrelle - Junior
  • 12 Jonathan Windham - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 23 Brandon Talley - Junior
  • 26 Jonathan Brandon - Redshirt Junior
  • 44 Zeph Hoffpauir - Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 4 Brennan Breaux - Redshirt Senior
  • 10 Alex Hannie - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 14 Tremaine Spears - Redshirt Junior
  • 21 Connor Kimple - Junior
  • 33 Colton Frank - Sophomore
  • 41 Gavin Bourgeois - Redshirt Senior

Utility

  • 34 Ben Fitzgerald - Junior
  • 52 Justin Greene - Junior

Coaching staff

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
  • Matt Deggs Head Coach & Pitching Coach – 1st year
  • Anthony Babineaux Associate Head Coach and Director of Player and Program Development– 26th year
  • Jeremy Talbot Assistant Head Coach – 6th year
  • Jake Wells Assistant Head Coach, Batting coach – 2nd year
  • BJ Ryan Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Chris Domingue Academic & Camp Coordinator – 17th year
  • James Lang assistant director of Athletic Performance for Olympic Sports – 1st year
  • Joey Bearb Clubhouse Manager
  • Carter Munchrath Clubhouse Manager
  • Zackary Crain Clubhouse Manager
  • Aidan Serio Clubhouse Manager
  • Austin Belaire Field Manager
  • Victoria Stringer Student Assistant

Schedule and results

Legend
 Louisiana win
 Louisiana loss
 Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
BoldLouisiana team member
2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log
Regular season (8-9)
February (3-8)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Feb. 14 Southeastern Louisiana No. 24 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo ParkLafayette, LA L 2-3Shaffer (1-0)Angel (0-1)Warren (1)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network5,4720-1
Feb. 15 Louisiana Tech No. 24M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 1-2Fincher (1-0)Moriarty (0-1)Crigger (1)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network5,1090-2
Feb. 15Louisiana TechNo. 24M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-10Whorff (1-0)Schultz (0-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,8810-3
Feb. 18at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA W 9-6Young (1-0)Dugas (0-1)Cooke (1)Southeastern Network1,3211-3
Feb. 19 Tulane M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 6-9Janetta (1-0)Batty (0-1)Gillies (2)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,5401-4
Feb. 21 Virginia Tech M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-0Angel (1-1)Gerard (0-1)Cooke (2)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,7402-4
Feb. 22Virginia TechM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 2-3Simonelli (1-1)Moriarty (0-2)Alford (1)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network5,0092-5
Feb. 23Virginia TechM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-3Seymour (2-0)Robinson (0-1)Starliper (1)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,7072-6
Feb. 26 Northwestern State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 8-10David (2-0)Schultz (0-2)Swanson (2)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,6082-7
Feb. 28 Sam Houston State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAL 4-5 (11 inn)Lusk (2-0)Cooke (0-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,6902-8
Feb. 29Sam Houston StateM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 1-0Young (2-0)Robinson (1-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network4,7623-8
March (5-1)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Mar. 1Sam Houston StateM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-5Talley (1-0)Dillard (1-1)Schultz (1)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network4,0004-8
Mar. 3at Rice Reckling ParkHouston, TX W 11-2Robinson (1-1)Larzabal (0-1)None1,9435-8
Diamond Invitational
Mar. 6vs. Samford Admiral Fetterman FieldPensacola, FL L 4-12Strickland (3-0)Angel (1-2)None1,0005-9
Mar. 7vs. Michigan State Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FLW 6-3Young (3-0)Christopherson (1-1)Talley (1)1,1146-9
Mar. 8vs. Troy Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FLW 8-4Moriarty (1-2)Ellis (0-1)None 9197-9
Mar. 10at McNeese State Joe Miller BallparkLake Charles, LA W 7-0RobinsonStrahanNone1,0888-9
Mar. 13 Coastal Carolina M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14Coastal CarolinaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15Coastal CarolinaM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 17 Lamar M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 18 Nicholls M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith StadiumBoone, NC Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21at Appalachian StateBeaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NCSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22at Appalachian StateBeaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NCSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 24Louisiana TechM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball ComplexAtlanta, GA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29at Georgia StateGeorgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 31McNeese StateM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0-0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
Apr. 1at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin StadiumNew Orleans, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3 UT Arlington M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4UT ArlingtonM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5UT ArlingtonM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7at LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman FieldBaton Rouge, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9at Texas State Bobcat BallparkSan Marcos, TX Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11at Texas StateBobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14 Houston M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 15HoustonM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17 Little Rock M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18Little RockM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19Little RockM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24at South Alabama Eddie Stanky FieldMobile, AL Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25at South AlabamaEddie Stanky Field • Mobile, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26at South AlabamaEddie Stanky Field • Mobile, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 28at Louisiana TechRuston HS Baseball Stadium • Ruston, LA Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0–0)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
May 1 Georgia Southern M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2Georgia SouthernM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 3Georgia SouthernM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 8at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium–Kell FieldJonesboro, AR Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 9at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 10at Arkansas StateTomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, ARSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 14 Louisiana–Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 15Louisiana–MonroeM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 16Louisiana–MonroeM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-season (0–0)
SBC Tournament (0–0)
DateOpponentSeed/RankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordSBC record
May 20 Montgomery Riverwalk StadiumMontgomery, AL Championship Series most likely to be suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Schedule Source: [6]

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

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