Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball

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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
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Founded1903 (1903)
University University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Head coach Matt Deggs (6th season)
Conference Sun Belt
West Division
Location Lafayette, Louisiana
Home stadium M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park
(Capacity: 6,033)
Nickname Ragin' Cajuns
ColorsVermilion and white [1]
   
College World Series appearances
2000
NCAA regional champions
1999, 2000, 2014, 2015
NCAA Tournament appearances
1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
American South: 1988, 1990, 1991
Sun Belt: 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022
Regular season conference champions
Gulf States: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
Southland: 1972, 1973
American South: 1989, 1990, 1991
Sun Belt: 1997, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2024

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team is the college baseball team of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The Ragin' Cajuns baseball team competes in NCAA Division I in the Sun Belt Conference. They play their home games on campus at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were coached by head coach Tony Robichaux, until his death on July 3, 2019. Matt Deggs was named the new head coach on July 17, 2019 and 2020 marked his first season. [2]

Contents

History

Conference membership history

Stadium

Head coaches

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Louisiana playing at UT Arlington in 2019
CoachSeasonsYearsWLTPct
C.J. McNaspy21909–1910
J.G. Lee51912–1623190.548
T.R. Mobley61922–2732292.524
Cliff Johnson61939–41, 1945–4727302.475
Johnny Cain 31942–1944
Ray Didier 91948–56137780.637
Pete Wilson21960–6123360.390
Sonny Roy61962–6788861.506
Eddie Mouton1196812230.343
Bob Banna31969–7159470.557
Don Lockwood91972–802071972.512
Mel Didier 21981–8273481.602
Brad Kelley21983–8468390.636
Gene Shell 31985–8777590.566
Emrick Jagneaux119878100.444
Mike Boulanger 71988–942911410.674
Tony Robichaux 221995–20198175131.614
Matt Deggs 52020–present160990.618

NCAA Regional appearances

NCAA Regional Results
1989 Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK

Lost to Wichita State, 2-6
Lost to McNeese State, 6-11

1990 South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA

Lost to LSU, 0-8
Lost to Southern Miss, 10-14

1991 South Regional at Baton Rouge, LA

Lost to Texas A&M, 4-16
Defeated Northwestern State, 11-7
Defeated South Alabama, 6-3
Defeated Texas A&M, 13-10
Lost to LSU, 5-8

1992 Central Regional at Austin, TX

Lost to Long Beach State, 6-7
Lost to VCU, 5-12

1997 Mideast Regional at Starkville, MS

Lost to Washington, 4-5
Lost to Georgia Tech, 0-8

1998 South II Regional at Baton Rouge, LA

Lost to Tulane, 5-11
Lost to LSU, 6-15

1999 Houston, TX Regional

Defeated Texas, 13-6
Defeated Houston, 5-3
Defeated Houston, 19-8

2000 Lafayette, LA Regional

Defeated McNeese State, 11-5
Defeated East Carolina, 5-3
Defeated East Carolina, 8-5

Louisiana-Lafayette receives #1 seed and hosts regional for first time

2002 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Defeated Tulane, 6-3
Defeated LSU, 5-0
Lost to LSU, 12-2
Lost to LSU, 12-2

2005 New Orleans, LA Regional

Lost to Alabama, 5-7
Defeated Southern, 9-1
Lost to Alabama, 3-4

2007 College Station, TX Regional

Defeated Ohio State, 5-4
Defeated Texas A&M, 5-4
Lost to Texas A&M, 1-4
Lost to Texas A&M, 2-5

2010 Austin, TX Regional

Defeated Rice, 1-0
Lost to Texas, 2-4
Lost to Rice, 1-9

2013 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Lost to Sam Houston State, 2-4
Defeated Jackson State, 15-1
Defeated Sam Houston State, 7-5
Lost to LSU, 1-5

2014 Lafayette, LA Regional

Lost to Jackson State, 0-1
Defeated San Diego State, 9-2
Defeated Jackson State, 11-1
Defeated Mississippi State, 14-8
Defeated Mississippi State, 5-3

2015 Houston, TX Regional

Defeated Rice, 7-6
Defeated Houston, 2-1
Defeated Rice, 5-2

2016 Lafayette, LA Regional

Defeated Princeton, 5-3
Defeated Arizona, 10-3
Lost to Arizona, 3-6
Lost to Arizona, 1-3

2022 College Station, TX Regional

Defeated TCU, 7-6
Lost to Texas A&M, 6–9
Lost to TCU, 1–6

2023 Coral Gables, FL Regional

Lost to Texas, 2-4
Defeated Maine, 19-10
Lost to Miami, 5-8

2024 College Station, TX Regional

Lost to Texas, 5-12
Defeated Grambling State, 12-5
Defeated Texas, 10-2
Lost to Texas A&M, 4-9

NCAA Super Regional appearances

NCAA Super Regional Results
1999 Houston, TX Super Regional

Defeated Rice, 12-8
Lost to Rice, 1-10
Lost to Rice, 3-8

2000 Columbia, SC Super Regional

Lost to South Carolina, 3-6
Defeated South Carolina, 7-1
Defeated South Carolina, 3-2

2014 Lafayette, LA Super Regional

Defeated Ole Miss, 9-5
Lost to Ole Miss, 2-5
Lost to Ole Miss, 4-10
Louisiana hosted a Super Regional for the first time

2015 Baton Rouge, LA Super Regional

Lost to LSU, 3-4
Lost to LSU, 3-6

NCAA College World Series appearances

NCAA College World Series Results
2000 College World Series at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, NE

Lost to No. 8 Stanford, 4-6
Defeated San Jose State, 6-3
Defeated No. 4 Clemson, 5-4
Lost to No. 8 Stanford, 9-19

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
SeasonCoachOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs (Southland Conference)(1972–1973)
1972Don Lockwood 33–815–31st
1973Don Lockwood 14–198–41st
Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Southland Conference)(1974–1982)
1974 Don Lockwood 22–285–105th
1975 Don Lockwood 22–229–63rd
1976 Don Lockwood 22–246–95th
1977 Don Lockwood 24–207–83rd
1978 Don Lockwood 37–1513–73rd
1979 Don Lockwood 14–328–124th
1980 Don Lockwood 19–29–21–133rd (South)
1981 Mel Didier 40–2311–52nd (South)
1982 Mel Didier 33–25–113–31st (South)
Southland:280–245–396–80
Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Independent)(1983–1987)
1983 Brad Kelley 29–31
1984 Brad Kelley 39–18
1985 Gene Shell 35–23
1986 Gene Shell 33–26
1987 Gene Shell
Emrick Jagneaux 		17–29
Independent:153–127
Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (American South Conference)(1988–1991)
1988 Mike Boulanger 41–236–8 NCAA Regionals
1989 Mike Boulanger 49–1311–41st
1990 Mike Boulanger 47–1811–41st NCAA Regionals
1991 Mike Boulanger 49–2014–41st NCAA Regionals
American South:186–7442–20
Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference)(1992–1999)
1992 Mike Boulanger 38–2314–61st (West) NCAA Regionals
1993 Mike Boulanger 25–2910–93rd (West)
1994 Mike Boulanger 42–1516–81st (West)
1995 Tony Robichaux 21–2412–156th
1996 Tony Robichaux 25–3315–123rd
1997 Tony Robichaux 43–1822–51st NCAA Regionals
1998 Tony Robichaux 39–2218–72nd NCAA Regionals
1999 Tony Robichaux 42–2424–92nd NCAA Super Regionals
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference)(2000–2017)
2000 Tony Robichaux 49–2020–102nd NCAA CWS
2001 Tony Robichaux 28–2812–157th
2002 Tony Robichaux 39–2317–72nd NCAA Regionals
2003 Tony Robichaux 30–3015–93rd
2004 Tony Robichaux 34–2311–114th
2005 Tony Robichaux 48–1916–81st NCAA Regionals
2006 Tony Robichaux 39–2019–52nd
2007 Tony Robichaux 45–1723–71st NCAA Regionals
2008 Tony Robichaux 30–2916–145th
2009 Tony Robichaux 27–30–114–155th
2010 Tony Robichaux 38–2221–91st NCAA Regionals
2011 Tony Robichaux 31–2718–123rd
2012 Tony Robichaux 23–2011–1910th
2013 Tony Robichaux 43–2019–113rd NCAA Regionals
2014 Tony Robichaux 58–1026–41st NCAA Super Regionals
2015 Tony Robichaux 42–1220–31st NCAA Super Regionals
2016 Tony Robichaux 42–2318–111st NCAA Regionals
2017 Tony Robichaux 35–21–119–10–12nd (West)
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference)(2018–present)
2018 Tony Robichaux 34–2518–121st (West)
2019 Tony Robichaux 28–3115–154th (West) NCAA Regionals
2020 Matt Deggs 8–90–0No conference seasonSeason canceled due to
the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Matt Deggs 32–2313–111st (West)
2022 Matt Deggs 37–2319–114th NCAA Regionals
2023 Matt Deggs 41–2418–124th NCAA Regionals
Sun Belt:1,137–726–2530–318–1
Total:1,756–1,172–5

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Record versus opponent

OpponentWonLostTiedPct.Last Played
Abilene Christian 6001.0001973
Air Force 1001.0001980
Alabama 450.4442015
Alcorn State 5001.0002012
Arizona 120.3332016
Arizona State 030.0002007
Arkansas 420.6672022
Army 3001.0002008
Baylor 010.0002003
Bethune–Cookman 1001.0001996
BYU 410.8002023
California 010.0002011
Campbell 120.3332023
Canisius 210.6671980
Central Michigan 310.7502013
Chicago State 2001.0001990
Clemson 210.6672000
Cleveland State 2001.0001983
Creighton 201.0001992
Dallas Baptist 5001.0002000
Dartmouth 4001.0001991
East Carolina 230.4002009
Eastern Illinois 320.6002014
Evansville 010.0002006
Florida Atlantic 10110.4762013
FIU 27270.5002013
Florida 060.0001997
Florida State 060.0001998
Fresno State 150.1671991
Furman 210.6672004
George Washington 3001.0001992
Georgia Tech 010.0001997
Gonzaga 010.0002012
Grambling State 1240.7502023
Harvard 301.0002005
Hawai'i 010.0002005
High Point 210.6672023
Hofstra 1001.0002017
Houston 16400.2862022
Houston Baptist 1210.9232021
Illinois 620.7502007
UIC 520.7142003
Indiana 010.0002022
Indiana State 210.6671997
Iowa 210.6672006
Iowa State 2001.0001999
Jackson State 810.8892023
Jacksonville 950.6431998
Kansas 1001.0002012
Kansas State 1001.0001986
Kentucky 010.0002018
Kent State 2001.0001994
Lamar 56711.4412008
Le Moyne 420.6672010
Little Rock 63250.7162022
Long Beach State 110.5001992
LSU 28560.3332023
Louisiana Tech 84720.5382023
Louisville 110.5001979
Loyola Marymount 120.3332019
Maine 630.6672023
Marist 1001.0002005
Maryland 210.6672019
McNeese State 99680.5932023
Memphis 140.2001985
Miami 010.0002023
Miami (OH) 320.6002010
Michigan 1001.0002004
Michigan State 1001.0002020
Middle Tennessee State 34300.5312013
Minnesota 310.7502006
Mississippi 330.5002014
Mississippi State 230.4002023
Mississippi Valley State 9001.0001991
Missouri 2001.0001994
Missouri State 2001.0001997
Murray State 010.0002017
Nebraska 361.3502009
New Mexico State 1550.7502005
New Orleans 83690.5462019
New York Tech 110.5001985
Nicholls 77550.5832022
North Alabama 3001.0002021
Northern Illinois 430.5711978
Northwestern State 90490.6472023
Ohio State 220.5002007
Oklahoma 3001.0002000
Oklahoma State 480.3331996
Oral Roberts 360.3332008
Oregon State 110.5001991
Prairie View A&M 14001.0001996
Princeton 1001.0002016
Purdue 010.0002006
Rice 17180.4862023
Sacramento State 1001.0002005
Sacred Heart 6001.0002016
Saint Peter's 3001.0002017
Saint Louis 4001.0001990
St. John's 2001.0002005
Samford 120.3332020
Sam Houston State 1880.6922020
San Francisco 010.0002011
San Jose State 1001.0002000
Santa Clara 010.0002012
Siena 8001.0002011
South Carolina 210.6672000
South Florida 2001.0002005
Southeast Missouri State 120.3332011
Southeastern Louisiana 72530.5762023
Southern 52231.6912023
Stanford 020.0002000
Stephen F. Austin 1510.9382009
Stetson 120.3331986
Stony Brook 510.8332015
Texas 8340.1902023
Texas A&M 9140.3912022
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 3001.0002006
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 37170.6852005
Texas Southern 15001.0002014
Texas Tech 320.6002016
Towson 3001.0002012
Tulane 53470.5302023
TCU 550.5002022
UC Davis 1001.0002005
UC Irvine 210.6672022
UC Santa Barbara 020.0002011
UCF 1140.7332002
UNLV 410.8001992
USC 1001.0001989
UT Arlington 36230.6102022
UTSA 1250.7062015
Vanderbilt 1001.0002018
Virginia Tech 120.3332020
VCU 010.0001992
Washington 110.5001997
Western Illinois 510.8332001
Western Kentucky 44270.6202010
Western Michigan 3001.0001976
Wichita State 490.3082012
Wisconsin 550.5001981
Wright State 120.3332018
Xavier 310.7501975

Record against Sun Belt

OpponentWonLostTiedPct.Last Played
Appalachian State 1250.7062022
Arkansas State 91420.6842023
Coastal Carolina 1171.6052023
Georgia Southern 9110.4502022
Georgia State 1620.8892022
James Madison 030.0002023
Louisiana–Monroe 101550.6472023
Marshall 3001.0002023
South Alabama 55700.4402023
Southern Miss 30310.4922023
Texas State 30210.5882023
Troy 37260.5872023

NCAA tournament appearances

Ragin' Cajuns in the Major Leagues

Major League Baseball

The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns have had 114 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965. [5]

See also

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The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by twenty-second year head coach Tony Robichaux.

The 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by twenty-first year head coach Tony Robichaux

The 2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2014 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by twentieth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by the nineteenth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

The 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2012 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by eighteenth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

The 2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2011 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by seventeenth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

The 2010 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2010 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by sixteenth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

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.

The 2009 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2009 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by fifteenth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

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The 2007 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2007 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by thirteenth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

The 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021 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 second–year head coach Matt Deggs. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2022 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 third–year head coach Matt Deggs. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

References

  1. ↑ "ULL Brand Guide and Graphic Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kevin Foote (July 17, 2019). "UL will name Matt Deggs as its new head baseball coach just 15 days after Tony Robichaux's death". The Acadiana Advocate. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  3. ↑ "2022 Louisiana Baseball Media Guide Final (PDF)" (PDF). Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Versus Opponents". gostanford.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved 2015-06-13.
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