2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Sun Belt Conference West Division Champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record34-25 (18-12 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Babineaux
  • Jeremy Talbot
Home stadiumM. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
East Division
No. 21 Coastal Carolina x‍‍‡‍y 23 – 7 – 0   .767 38 – 17 – 0   .691
Troy ‍‍‍y 19 – 11 – 0   .633 38 – 18 – 0   .679
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 18 – 11 – 0   .621 30 – 23 – 0   .566
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 18 – 11 – 0   .621 29 – 24 – 0   .547
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 10 – 19 – 0   .345 26 – 28 – 0   .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 9 – 21 – 0   .300 18 – 36 – 0   .333
West Division
Louisiana x‍‍‍ 18 – 12 – 0   .600 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 28 – 26 – 1   .518
Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 15 – 14 – 0   .517 28 – 25 – 0   .528
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 20 – 30 – 0   .400
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 21 – 33 – 0   .389
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 23 – 31 – 0   .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.

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 finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Louisiana 68 (9)
2 UT Arlington 56 (2)
3 Texas State 51 (1)
4 Arkansas State 36
5 Little Rock 27
6 Louisiana-Monroe 11

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

  • Andrew Crane (TROY, SR, Pitcher)
  • Trae Patterson (UTA, SR, Pitcher)
  • Seth Shuman (GASO, SO, Pitcher)
  • Dylan Moore (LA, SR, Pitcher)
  • Will Olson (UTA, JR, Catcher)
  • Wells Davis (USA, JR, 1st Base)
  • Jonathan Ortega (TXST, JR, 2nd Base)
  • Drew LaBounty (USA, SR, Shortstop)
  • Jaylen Hubbard (TXST, JR, 3rd Base)
  • Brendan Donovan (USA, JR, Outfield)
  • Brandon Lockridge (TROY, JR, Outfield)
  • Travis Swaggerty (USA, JR, Outfield)
  • Omar Salinas (UTA, SR, Designated Hitter)
  • Dylan Paul (TXST, SR, Utility)

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
Bold Louisiana team member
2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log
Regular season (33-23)
February (3-5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Feb. 16 at No. 14 Texas UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX L 0-3 Kingham (1-0) Burk (0-1) Ridgeway (1) Longhorn Network 5,195 0-1
Feb. 17 at No. 14 Texas UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3-5 Ridgeway (1-0) Moore (0-1) None Longhorn Network 5,330 0-2
Feb. 18 at No. 14 Texas UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2-1 Batty (1–0) McGuire (0-1) Stoelke (1) Longhorn Network 5,119 1-2
Feb. 21 at Southeastern Louisiana No. 20 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 2-5 Koestler (1-0) Perrin (0-1) None None 1,657 1-3
Feb. 23 Wright State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-8 Weiss (1-0) Burk (0-2) None CST 5,196 1-4
Feb. 24 Wright State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Batty (2-0) Gremling (0-2) Stoelke (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 5,044 2-4
Feb. 25 Wright State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 3-4 Sampen (1-0) Perrin (0-2) Hendrixson (1) Ragin' Cajun Digital Network 4,707 2–5
Feb. 28 Nicholls M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 Schmidt (1-0) Bedevian (0-2) Stoelke (3) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,914 3–5
March (9-10)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Shriner's College Classic
Mar. 2 vs. No. 21 Mississippi State Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 1-3 Gordon (0-1) Batty (2-1) None AT&T SportsNet Southwest 4,972 3–6
Mar. 3 vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX W 3-0 Burk (1-2) Raby (0-2) Stoelke (4) AT&T SportsNet Southwest 4–6
Mar. 4 vs. No. 7 Kentucky Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 4-10 Lewis (3-0) Perrin (0-3) None AT&T SportsNet Southwest 4–7
Mar. 7 No. 13 LSU M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 (10 inn) Stoelke (1-1) Bain (1-1) None CST 5,499 5–7
Mar. 9 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 Lee (1-0) Carr (1-2) Batty (1) CST 4,822 6–7
Mar. 10 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 3-7 DeSantis (2-0) Burk (1-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,793 6–8
Mar. 11 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 5-11 Shell (1-2) Perrin (0-4) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,670 6–9
Mar. 13 at Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 5-2 (11 inn) Moore (1-1) White (0-1) None CST 2,079 7–9
Mar. 16 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 3-6 Eichhorn (1-0) Lee (1-1) Cohen (3) ESPN3 717 7–10 0-1
Mar. 17 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 11-2 Burk (2-3) Shuman (2-2) None None 608 8–10 1-1
Mar. 18 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 4-5 Whitney (1-1) Harris (0-1) Cohen (4) None 423 7-11 1-2
Mar. 21 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 5-2 Perrin (1-4) Goree (0-2) Stoelke (5) None 1,952 9–11
Mar. 23 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-6 Crane (3-2) Lee (1-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,832 9–12 1–3
Mar. 24 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 5-8 Osby (3-0) Burk (2-4) Carter (4) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,818 9–13 1-4
Mar. 25 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 Stoelke (2-0) Carter (3-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,473 10–13 2-4
Wally Pontiff Classic
Mar. 27 vs. No. 19 LSU Shrine on Airline • Metairie, LA W 3-1 Harris (1-1) Labas (2-1) Stoelke (6) CST 8,732 11–13
Mar. 29 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 7-8 (12 inn) Ritter (1-0) Cox (0-1) None None 239 11–14 2–5
Mar. 30 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 2-14 Alberius (4-1) Lee (1-3) None None 347 11–15 2–6
Mar. 31 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 6-1 Schmidt (2-0) Culbertson (1-3) None None 408 12–15 3-6
April (14-5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
April 3 at No. 12 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 8-9 Driver (2-0) Moore (1-2) None None 3,449 12–16
April 4 at No. 12 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 7-4 Williams (1-0) Carroll (0-2) Stoelke (7) None 3,619 13–16
April 6 UT Arlington M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-0 Schmidt (3-0) Vassar (2-3) Stoelke (8) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,713 14–16 4–6
April 7 UT Arlington M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-2 Perrin (2-4) Moffat (3-5) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,671 15–16 5–6
April 8 UT Arlington M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-4 (10 inn) James (1-3) Moore (1-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,641 15–17 5-7
April 10 McNeese State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-10 Cox (1-1) Briggs (0-2) Leaumont (1) CST 4,761 16–17
April 11 Southeastern Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 (11 inn) Leaumont (1-0) Biddy (2-1) None CST 4,761 17–17
April 13 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 4-3 Schmidt (4-0) Schmid (2-4) Lee (1) ESPN3 484 18–17
April 14 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 5-4 Burk (3-4) Vaccacio (1-8) Lee (2) None 291 19–17
April 14 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 6-2 Harris (2-1) Howell (0-4) None None 20–17
April 18 Louisiana Tech M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-15 Leal (3-2) Perrin (2-5) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,777 20–18
April 20 vs. Little Rock M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 1-0 Schmidt (5-0) Fidel (5-3) Lee (3) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,794 21–18 9–7
April 21 Little Rock M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-0 Harris (3-1) Ortiz (2-2) Leaumont (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,896 22–18 10–7
April 22 Little Rock M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 7-9 (11 inn) Garcia (3-2) Lee (1-4 None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,679 22-19 10-8
April 24 at Louisiana Tech J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA W 9-4 Perrin (3-5) Leal (3-3) None None 2,138 23–19
April 25 New Orleans M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-6 Moore (2-3) Oset (2-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,633 24–19
April 27 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA L 5-6 (12 inn) Koch (1-2) Lee (1-5) None None 381 24–20 10–9
April 28 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 6-4 (11 inn) Stoelke (3-0) Baker (2-3) None None 405 25–20 11–9
April 29 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 9-7 Moore (3-3) Horton (0-1) None None 365 26–20 12–9
May (7–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 4 No. 15 Coastal Carolina M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-6 Schmidt (6-0) Hopeck (4-4) None CST 5,008 27–20 13-9
May 5 No. 15 Coastal Carolina M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Harris (4-1) Bilous (6-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 5,121 28–20 14–9
May 6 No. 15 Coastal Carolina M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 3-10 Eardensohn (5-0) Burk (3-5) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,768 28–21 14–10
May 11 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 7-4 Schmidt (7-0) Fraze (5-4) Stoelke (9) None 1,302 29–21 15–10
May 12 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 5-6 Pagano (2-0) Lee (1-6) None None 1,292 29–22 15–11
May 13 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 6-8 Leigh (2-3) Burk (3-6) Sherley (1) None 1,188 29–23 15–12
May 15 Tulane M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-6 Lee (2-6) Gillies (5-6) None CST 4,743 30–23
May 17 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 (10 inn) Moore (4-3) Curtis (3-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,671 31–23 16–12
May 18 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-6 Harris (5-1) Beal (3-8) Stoelke (10) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 5,244 32–23 17–12
May 19 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-2 Lee (3-6) Olaughlin (2-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,720 33–23 18–12
Post-season (1-2)
SBC Tournament (1-2)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 23 Little Rock M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 19-16 Stoelke (4-0) Garcia (4-5) None ESPN+ 4,039 34–23
May 24 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 1-10 Crane (7-4) Harris (5-2) None ESPN+ 3,222 34–24
May 25 Texas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 1-11 Leigh (4-3) Lee (3-7) None ESPN+ 3,249 34–25
Schedule Source:[3]

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

References

  1. ^ "Baseball Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Louisiana Baseball Picked to Win West in SBC Coaches' Poll".
  3. ^ "Louisiana Releases 2018 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2019.