2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team explained

Year:	2014
Team:	Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Coachrank:	9
Record:	58-10
Conf Record:	26-4
Head Coach:	Tony Robichaux
Hc Year:	20th
Asst Coach1:	Anthony Babineaux
Asst Coach2:	Matt Deggs
Stadium:	M. L. Tigue Moore Field
Champion:	Sun Belt Conference Regular season Champions Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions Lafayette Regionals Champions Lafayette Super Regionals Appearance

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.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 10, 2014. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt with 98 votes and 8 first-place votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	98 (8)
2	South Alabama	82 (1)
3	Troy	77
4	Texas State	57
5	UT Arlington	48
6	Western Kentucky	45
7	Arkansas State	41
7	Georgia State	41
9	Arkansas-Little Rock	33
10	Louisiana-Monroe	27 (1)

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Austin Robichaux (ULL, JR, Pitcher)
• Matt Bell (USA, SR, Pitcher)
• Shane McCain (TROY, SR, Pitcher)
• Ian Tompkins (WKU, JR, Pitcher)
• Michael Strentz (ULL, RS-JR, Catcher)
• Zach George (ARST, RS-JR, 1st Base)
• Caden Bailey (GSU, JR, 2nd Base)
• Blake Trahan (ULL, SO, Shortstop)
• Tyler Girouard (ULL, JR, 3rd Base)
• Seth Harrison (ULL, SR, Outfield)
• Matt Shortall (UTA, SR, Outfield)
• Regan Flaherty (WKU, SR, Outfield)
• Caleb Adams (ULL, JR, Designated Hitter)
• Scott Wilcox (WKU, SR, Utility)

2015 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year

• Caleb Adams (ULL, JR, Designated Hitter)

2015 Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year

• Austin Robichaux (ULL, JR, Pitcher)

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
	Louisiana-Lafayette win
	Louisiana-Lafayette loss
	Postponement
Bold	Louisiana-Lafayette team member

2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log
Regular season (49-7)
February (9-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 14 No. 14 L 1-5 Johansmeier (1-0) Robichaux (0-1) Greenfield (1) None 3,718 0-1 Feb. 15 Eastern Illinois No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 1-0 Baranik (1-0) Borens (0-1) Wilson (1) None 3,627 1-1 Feb. 15 Eastern Illinois No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 13-0 Milhorn (1-0) Slazinik (0-1) None None 3,627 2-1 Feb. 16 Eastern Illinois No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-8 Charpentier (1-0) Stenger (0-1) Bazar (1) None 3,211 3-1 Feb. 19 No. 14 W 5-3 Hicks (1-0) Tanner (0-1) Bazar (2) None 609 4-1 Feb. 21 W 6-2 Robichaux (1-1) Johnson (0-1) None None 3,096 5–1 Feb. 22 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 8-5 (12 inn) Bazar (1-0) Milton (0-1) Hicks (1) None 3,105 6-1 Feb. 22 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS 9W -5 Boutte (1-0) Nunez (0-1) None None 2,916 7-1 Feb. 25 No. 10 W 4-1 Milhorn (2-0) Glenn (1-1) None 11,231 8-1 Feb. 28 No. 10 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 2-0 Robichaux (2-1) Turnbill (0-1) None None 4,040 9-1
March (17-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 No. 21 Alabama No. 10 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 Baranik (2-0) Kamplain (1-1) None None 4,004 10-1 Mar. 2 No. 21 Alabama No. 10 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 6-12 Keller (3-0) Milhorn (2-1) None None 4,031 10-2 Mar. 5 No. 7 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA Postponed to April 30 due to a threat of inclement weather in Lafayette. Mar. 7 No. 7 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-4 Hicks (2-0) Gomez (0-3) None None 3,734 11-2 Mar. 8 Texas Southern No. 7 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 13-0 Baranik (3-0) Rios (2-2) None None 3,644 12-2 Mar. 9 Texas Southern No. 7 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-2 Plitt (1-0) Pearson (0-1) None None 3,461 13-2 Mar. 12 No. 6 W 7-4 Wilson (1-0) Flowers (0-1) Bazar (3) None 2,217 14-2 Mar. 14 No. 6 W 4-1 Robichaux (3-1) Hunt (1-1) None None 1,275 15-2 1-0 Mar. 15 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 6 Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 14-1 Baranik (4-0) Hermeling (0-2) None None 882 16-2 2-0 Mar. 16 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 6 Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 21-2 (7 inn) Boutte (2-0) Dumaine (1-3) None None 1,001 17-2 3-0 Mar. 18 No. 5 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Wilson (2-0) Deemes (1-2) Plitt (1) None 3,430 18-2 Mar. 19 at Nicholls State No. 5 W 7-1 (11 inn) Bazar (2-0) Sinibaldi (0-1) None None 470 19-2 Mar. 21 No. 5 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-3 Robichaux (4-1) Anderson (2-2) None None 3,729 20–2 4-0 Mar. 22 Georgia State No. 5 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 14-6 Baranik (5-0) Ford (0-1) None None 3,624 21-2 5-0 Mar. 23 Georgia State No. 5 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Boutte (3-0) Fessler (1-3) Griffitt (1) None 3,338 22-2 6-0 Mar. 25 Northwestern State No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 10-1 Wilson (3-0) Bear (0-1) Plitt (2) None 3,586 23-2 Mar. 26 No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 17-3 Hicks (3-0) Polk (0-1) None None 3,361 24-2 Mar. 29 No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 3-14 Hageman (2-1) Robichaux (4-2) None None 24-3 6-1 Mar. 29 Western Kentucky No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 10-9 Baranik (6-0) Clay (3-2) Bazar (4) None 4,266 25-3 7-1 Mar. 31 Western Kentucky No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-4 Toups (1-0) Thompson (2-2) None None 3,712 26-3 8-1
April (15-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 Tulane No. 2 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 16-0 Hicks (4-0) Merrill (0-2) None None 3,961 27-3 Apr. 4 No. 2 W 15-4 Baranik (7-0) Hicks (2-5) None None 1,184 28-3 9-1 Apr. 5 at Troy No. 2 Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 11-8 Wilson (4-0) McCain (3-3) Bazar (5) Sun Belt Network 1,389 29-3 10-1 Apr. 5 at Troy No. 2 Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 11-0 Boutte (4-0) McGowan (2-3) None None 1,389 30-3 11-1 Apr. 8 No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 7-8 Laigast (2-2) Zaunbrecher (0-1) McKingney (1) None 4,158 30-4 Apr. 9 No. 1 W 14-8 Milhorn (3-1) Prejean (3-2) None None 1,919 31-4 Apr. 11 No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-0 Baranik (8-0) McDonald (2-4) None None 3,817 32-4 12-1 Apr. 12 Arkansas-Little Rock No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-2 Wilson (5-0) Thoele (0-2) Milhorn (1) None 4,439 33-4 13-1 Apr. 13 Arkansas-Little Rock No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Bouette (5-0) Allen (3-3) Bazar (6) None 3,518 34-4 14-1 Apr. 18 No. 2 W 9-5 Bazar (3-0) Weaver (3-2) None None 563 35-4 15-1 Apr. 19 at UT Arlington No. 2 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 9-5 Robichaux (5-2) Schnedler (1-4) Milhorn (2) None 610 36-4 16-1 Apr. 20 at UT Arlington No. 2 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 4-5 Tornberg (1-1) Milhorn (3-2) None None 426 36-5 16-2 Apr. 22 McNeese State No. 2 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 Hicks (5-0) Desabrais (0-2) Carter (1) None 4,033 37-5 Apr. 25 No. 2 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-6 Milhorn (4-2) Goebel (2-1) Wilson (2) None 3,846 38-5 17-2 Apr. 26 Texas State No. 2 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 3-10 Black (4-4) Baranik (8-1) None None 4,197 38-6 17-3 Apr. 27 Texas State No. 2 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 2-0 Boutte (6-0) Humpal (3-4) Wilson (3) None 3,621 39-6 18-3 Apr. 29 at Southeastern Louisiana No. 2 W 6-5 Milhorn (5-2) Hills (3-3) Wilson (4) None 1,088 40-6 Apr. 30 Southeastern Louisiana No. 2 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 10-8 Carter (1-0) Von Rosenberg (1-1) Harrison (1) None 3,839 41-6
May (8-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 2 No. 2 W 6-5 Robichaux (6-2) Owen (5-4) Wilson (5) None 713 42-6 19-3 May 3 at Arkansas State No. 2 Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 7-0 Baranik (9-1) Wallace (3-4) None None 1,009 43-6 20-3 May 4 at Arkansas State No. 2 Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 4-6 Zuber (2-0) Hicks (5-1) None None 811 43-7 20-4 May 10 No. 3 W 5-2 Robichaux (7-2) St. John (6-2) Wilson (6) None 44-7 21-4 May 10 at South Alabama No. 3 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 8-7 Bazar (4-0) Traylor (1-2) None None 1,633 45-7 22-4 May 11 at South Alabama No. 3 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 13-3 Boutte (7-0) Soleymani (0-3) None None 1,196 46-7 23-4 May 15 Louisiana-Monroe No. 3 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 12-9 Hicks (6-1) Dumaine (3-5) Wilson (7) None 3,750 47-7 24-4 May 16 Louisiana-Monroe No. 3 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 Baranik (10-1) Hunt (2-5) Plitt (3) None 4,303 48-7 25-4 May 17 Louisiana-Monroe No. 3 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-5 Anderson (1-0) Bray (8-5) None None 4,302 49-7 26-4
Post-season (9-3)
(4-0) Date Opponent (Seed) / Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 21 vs. (8) Louisiana-Monroe (1) / No. 2 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 7-3 Plitt (2-0) Dumaine (3-6) None Sun Belt Network 459 50-7 May 22 vs. (4) Texas State (1) / No. 2 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 11-4 Hicks (7-1) Humpal (4-6) None Sun Belt Network 494 51-7 May 24 vs. (4) Texas State (1) / No. 2 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 4-3 Boutte (8-0) Bein (1-5) Plitt (4) Sun Belt Network 52-7 May 25 vs. (2) UT Arlington (1) / No. 2 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL W 6-5 Anderson (2-0) Weaver (4-3) Harrison (2) Sun Belt Network 812 53-7
(5-3) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Lafayette Regionals May 30 No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 0-1 Anthonia (4-0) Robichaux (7-3) Juday (3) 3,581 53-8 May 31 No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-2 Baranik (11-1) Derby (8-4) None ESPN3 3,591 54-8 Jun. 1 vs. Jackson State No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 11-1 Hicks (8-1) Wingard (2-2) None ESPN3 3,601 55-8 Jun. 1 No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 14-8 Boutte (9-0) Mitchell (8-5) None ESPN3 3,729 56-8 Jun. 2 vs. No. 17 Mississippi State No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Wilson (6-0) Laster (0-1) Plitt (5) ESPN3 3,920 57-8 Lafayette Super Regionals Jun. 7 No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-5 Robichaux (8-3) Ellis (10-2) None ESPN2 4,278 58-8 Jun. 8 vs. No. 6 Ole Miss No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 2-5 Greenwood (3-1) Baranik (11-2) None ESPN2 4,294 58-9 Jun. 9 vs. No. 6 Ole Miss No. 1 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4-10 Weathersby (3-1) Boutte (9-1) None ESPN2 4,295 58-10 Schedule Source:^[2] Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Lafayette Super Regional

Game 1
	Ole Miss	5
6	Louisiana-Lafayette	9

Game 2
	Ole Miss	5
6	Louisiana-Lafayette	2

Game 3
	Ole Miss	10
6	Louisiana-Lafayette	4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cajuns Baseball Tabbed to Win Sun Belt Conference - Louisiana Athletics . 2019-03-27 . 2019-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090135/https://ragincajuns.com/news/2014/2/10/BB_0210140428.aspx?path=baseball . dead .
2. Louisiana Releases 2014 Baseball Schedule. UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2013. March 26, 2019.