Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball Baseball team of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Founded 1903 (1903 ) University University of Louisiana at Lafayette Head coach Matt Deggs (6th season)Conference Sun Belt West DivisionLocation Lafayette, Louisiana Home stadium M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park (Capacity: 6,033)Nickname Ragin' Cajuns Colors Vermilion and white[ 1] 2000 1999, 2000, 2014, 2015 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024 American South : 1988, 1990, 1991Sun Belt : 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022Gulf States : 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953Southland : 1972, 1973American South : 1989, 1990, 1991Sun 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]
History
Conference membership history
Stadium
Head coaches
Louisiana playing at UT Arlington in 2019
Coach
Seasons
Years
W
L
T
Pct
C.J. McNaspy
2
1909–1910
J.G. Lee
5
1912–16
23
19
0
.548
T.R. Mobley
6
1922–27
32
29
2
.524
Cliff Johnson
6
1939–41, 1945–47
27
30
2
.475
Johnny Cain
3
1942–1944
Ray Didier
9
1948–56
137
78
0
.637
Pete Wilson
2
1960–61
23
36
0
.390
Sonny Roy
6
1962–67
88
86
1
.506
Eddie Mouton
1
1968
12
23
0
.343
Bob Banna
3
1969–71
59
47
0
.557
Don Lockwood
9
1972–80
207
197
2
.512
Mel Didier
2
1981–82
73
48
1
.602
Brad Kelley
2
1983–84
68
39
0
.636
Gene Shell
3
1985–87
77
59
0
.566
Emrick Jagneaux
1
1987
8
10
0
.444
Mike Boulanger
7
1988–94
291
141
0
.674
Tony Robichaux
22
1995–2019
817
513
1
.614
Matt Deggs
5
2020–present
160
99
0
.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
Year-by-year results
Record versus opponent
Last updated at the conclusion of the 2023 season.[ 3]
Record against Sun Belt
Last updated at the conclusion of the 2023 conference tournament.[ 4] The Cajuns have yet to play games against conference foe Old Dominion .
NCAA tournament appearances
The Ragin' Cajuns reached the 2000 College World Series and eventually finished tied for 3rd after defeating Clemson but losing out to Stanford before the title game.
Hosted NCAA Regional in 2000, 2014, and 2016.
Hosted NCAA Super Regional in 2014.
Hosted NCAA Regional in 2016
In all, the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns have had 17 different NCAA Postseason appearances, including the 2015 Houston Regional and the Baton Rouge Super Regional.
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
References
External links
Venues People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics
Academics
College of the Arts
B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Liberal Arts
College of Nursing & Allied Health Professions
Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Athletics Campus Media Research
Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning
Center for Louisiana Studies
Community Design Workshop
Energy Institute of Louisiana
Ernest Gaines Center
Informatics Research Institute
Louisiana Accelerator Center
Louisiana Watershed Flood Center
National Wetlands Research Center
Regional Application Center
Student life People
Founded : 1898
Students : 19,188
Endowment : 185.8 million
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