2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team explained

Year:	2014
Team:	Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Sport:	softball
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Coachrank:	8
Record:	49-10-1
Conf Record:	19-1
Head Coach:	Michael Lotief
Hc Year:	14th
Asst Coach1:	T. J. Hubbard
Asst Coach2:	Lisa Norris
Stadium:	Lamson Park
Champion:	Women's College World Series Appearance Lafayette Super Regionals champions Lafayette Regionals champions Sun Belt Conference tournament champions Sun Belt Conference regular-season champions
Tourney:	Ragin' Cajun Invitational Champions NFCA Leadoff Classic Champions Gulfport College Classic Champions

The 2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by fourteenth year head coach Michael Lotief.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2014. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 62 votes and 6 first place votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	62 (6)
2	South Alabama	57 (2)
3	Western Kentucky	47
4	Texas State	33
5	Georgia State	30
6	Troy	27
7	UT Arlington	21
8	Louisiana-Monroe	11

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Jordan Wallace (ULL, JR, Pitcher)
• Hannah Campbell (USA, SR, Pitcher)
• Callie Alford (GSU, JR, Catcher)
• Kacie McAllister (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
• Olivia Watkins (WKU, SR, 2nd Base)
• Preslie Cruce (WKU, JR, 3rd Base)
• Kaitlyn Griffin (USA, JR, Shortstop)
• Shellie Landry (ULL, SO, Outfield)
• Blair Johnson (USA, JR, Outfield)
• Jessica Clifton (GSU, SR, Outfield)
• Sara Corbello (ULL, SO, Designated Player)
• Emily Rousseau (WKU, SR, Pitcher At-Large)
• Nina Villanueva (UTA, JR, Shortstop At-Large)
• Callie Alford (GSU, JR, 3rd Base At-Large)
• Britnea Barilli (UTA, SO, Outfield At-Large)

Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year

• Jordan Wallace (ULL, JR, Pitcher)

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

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

2014 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log
Regular season (41-7-1)
February (11-5-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Louisiana Classics Feb. 7 No. 13 W 10-8 Wallace (1-0) Fisher (0-1) None None 667 1-0 Feb. 7 No. 13 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 7-10 Davis (1-0) Wallace (1-1) None None 815 1-1 Feb. 8 No. 13 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-5 (10 inn) Hamilton (1-0) Spingola (1-2) None None 681 2-1 Feb. 8 Texas No. 13 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 3-7 Smith (2-0) Stewart (0-1) None None 1,015 2-2 Feb. 9 No. 13 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA T 7-7 None 1,109 2-2-1 Ragin' Cajuns Invitational Feb. 14 No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-6 Wallace (2-1) Driesenga (0-2) None None 873 3-2-1 Feb. 14 No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 Hamilton (2-0) Lindeman (1-1) None None 852 4-2-1 Feb. 15 No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 13-2 (6 inn) Hamilton (3-0) Novak (2-1) None None 1,170 5-2-1 Feb. 15 No. 4 Michigan No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 1-15 Wagner (3-0) Stewart (0-2) None None 753 5-3-1 Feb. 16 No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-0 Wallace (3-1) Clampitt (1-3) None None 1,084 6-3-1 NFCA Leadoff Classic Feb. 21 No. 20 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL W 10-4 Wallace (4-1) Baxter (1-4) None None 123 7-3-1 Feb. 22 No. 20 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL W 7-4 Brown (1-0) Pirone (0-1) None None 211 8-3-1 Feb. 22 No. 20 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L 0-3 Ford (4-2) Brown (1-1) None None 103 8-4-1 Feb. 22 No. 20 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L 5-8 Greiner (1-0) Hamilton (3-1) Nunn (2) None 256 8-5-1 Feb. 23 No. 20 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL W 4-3 Wallace (5-1) Landrith (3-3) None None 129 9-5-1 Gulfport College Classic Feb. 28 No. 24 Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS W 11-10 Brown (2-1) Canion (7-3) Wallace (1) None 10-5-1 Feb. 28 No. 24 Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS W 6-2 Hamilton (4-1) Freeze (4-5) None None 11-5-1
March (14-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Gulfport College Classic Mar. 1 No. 24 Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS W 6-2 Hamilton (5-1) Henderson (4-3) None None 12-5-1 Mar. 1 No. 24 Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS W 3-1 Wallace (6-1) Dorsey (9-4) None None 13-5-1 Mar. 2 Memphis No. 24 Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS W 3-2 Wallace (7-1) Roberts (5-4) Hamilton (1) None 14-5-1 Mar. 6 No. 23 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 14-3 Hamilton (6-1) Schultz (2-4) None None 596 15-5-1 Mar. 14 No. 23 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 5-13 Stevens (12-3) Wallace (7-2) None None 1,759 15-6-1 Mar. 15 No. 13 Oklahoma No. 23 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-0 Hamilton (7-1) Stevens (12-4) None None 16-6-1 Mar. 15 No. 13 Oklahoma No. 23 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-1 Hamilton (8-1) Stevens (12-5) None None 1,789 17-6-1 Mar. 19 No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 Hamilton (9-1) Lancaster (2-5) None None 18-6-1 Mar. 19 Sam Houston State No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-2 Wallace (8-2) Baros (5-7) None None 1,154 19-6-1 Mar. 22 No. 20 W 8-3 Hamilton (10-1) Milton (3-3) None None 20-6-1 1-0 Mar. 22 at Georgia State No. 20 Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 4-2 Wallace (9-2) Worley (0-2) Hamilton (2) None 231 21-6-1 2-0 Mar. 23 at Georgia State No. 20 Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 13-0 (5 inn) Hamilton (11-1) Worley (0-3) None None 226 22-6-1 3-0 Mar. 29 No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-2 Hamilton (12-1) House (16-11) None None 23-6-1 4-0 Mar. 29 Texas State No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-2 Wallace (10-2) Wright (2-2) None None 1,161 24-6-1 5-0 Mar. 30 Texas State No. 20 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-3 Wallace (11-2) Garner (1-5) None None 758 25-6-1 6-0
April (13-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 5 No. 21 W 8-4 Hamilton (13-1) Rousseau (13-8) None None 26-6-1 7-0 Apr. 5 at Western Kentucky No. 21 WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY W 11-5 Wallace (12-2) Miniard (11-4) None None 330 27-6-1 8-0 Apr. 6 at Western Kentucky No. 21 WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY W 6-4 Wallace (13-2) Rousseau (13-9) Hamilton (3) None 126 28-6-1 9-0 Apr. 12 No. 18 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-2 Hamilton (14-1) Beard (17-4) None None 29-6-1 10-0 Apr. 12 No. 15 South Alabama No. 18 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 4-8 Campbell (13-3) Wallace (13-3) None None 2,167 29-7-1 10-1 Apr. 13 No. 15 South Alabama No. 18 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Hamilton (15-1) Campbell (13-4) None None 1,145 30-7-1 11-1 Apr. 16 No. 17 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-4 Hamilton (16-1) Allred (19-6) None None 1,026 31-7-1 Apr. 19 No. 17 W 5-0 Hamilton (17-1) Affeldt (7-17) None None 32-7-1 12-1 Apr. 19 at Troy No. 17 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 9-0 Hamilton (18-1) Rainey (6-5) None None 217 33-7-1 13-1 Apr. 22 at No. 14 Baylor No. 16 W 5-2 Hamilton (19-1) Canion (18-9) None 34-7-1 Apr. 22 at No. 14 Baylor No. 16 Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX W 7-4 Brown (3-1) Stearns (11-3) None FSSW 836 35-7-1 Apr. 26 No. 16 W 7-0 Hamilton (20-1) Collins (12-11) None None 36-7-1 14-1 Apr. 26 at UT Arlington No. 16 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 13-0 (5 inn) Brown (4-1) May (1-5) None None 37-7-1 15-1 Apr. 27 at UT Arlington No. 16 Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX W 8-0 Hamilton (21-1) Collins (12-12) None None 38-7-1 16-1
May (3-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 3 No. 13 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-6 Hamilton (22-1) Hamby (4-10) None None 39-7-1 17-1 May 3 Louisiana-Monroe No. 13 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-0 Brown (5-1) Hamby (4-11) None None 1,987 40-7-1 18-1 May 4 Louisiana-Monroe No. 13 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-3 Wallace (14-3) Coyne (4-3) Brown (1) None 1,120 41-7-1 19-1
Post-Season (8-3)
(3-1) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 8 vs. Western Kentucky (Quarterfinals) No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Hamilton (23-1) Rousseau (18-17) None 42-7-1 May 9 vs. No. 22 South Alabama (Semifinals) No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-4 (8 inn) Campbell (17-5) Hamilton (23-2) None ESPN3 42-8-1 May 9 vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Loser's Bracket Championship) No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 14-6 Brown (6-1) Coyne (4-4) None ESPN3 43-8-1 May 10 vs. No. 22 South Alabama (Championship) No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Hamilton (24-2) Beard (21-6) None ESPN3 44-8-1
(5-2) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Lafayette Regionals May 16 No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-4 Hamilton (25-2) Staton (11-7) None ESPN3 1,945 45-8-1 May 17 No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 Hamilton (26-2) Davis (19-13) None ESPN3 46-8-1 May 18 vs. Texas No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-1 Hamilton (27-2) Davis (19-14) None ESPN3 2,138 47-8-1 Lafayette Super Regionals May 23 No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Hamilton (28-2) Pinon (19-9) None 2,691 48-8-1 May 24 vs. No. 10 Arizona No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-1 Hamilton (29-2) Babcock (6-1) None ESPNU 2,693 49-8-1 Women's College World Series May 29 No. 11 L 1-4 Nunley (30-9) Hamilton (29-3) None 49-9-1 May 31 No. 11 ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK L 1-3 Stevens (38-9) Hamilton (29-4) None ESPN2 9,192 49-10-1 Schedule Source:^[2]

Lafayette Super Regional

Game 1
11	Arizona	3
4	Louisiana–Lafayette	5

Game 2
11	Arizona	1
6	Louisiana–Lafayette	7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wallace Named Preseason Pitcher of the Year, Cajuns tabbed 1st. ragincajuns.com. April 7, 2019.
2. Louisiana Releases 2014 Softball Schedule. UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2013. April 7, 2019.