2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2015
Team:	Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Coachrank:	16
Record:	42-23
Conf Record:	18-11
Head Coach:	Tony Robichaux
Hc Year:	21st
Asst Coach1:	Anthony Babineaux
Asst Coach2:	Jeremy Talbot
Stadium:	M. L. Tigue Moore Field
Champion:	Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions Houston Regionals Champions Baton Rouge Super Regionals Appearance

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

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 28, 2015. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt with 114 votes and 8 first-place votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	114 (3)
2	Texas State	94 (1)
3	Arkansas State	87
4	UT Arlington	80
5	Troy	78
6	Georgia Southern	77 (2)
7	South Alabama	71
8	Georgia State	35
9	Louisiana-Monroe	34
10	Arkansas-Little Rock	31
11	Appalachian State	25

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• David Owen (ARST, JR, Pitcher)
• Kevin Hill (USA, SR, Pitcher)
• Lucas Humpal (TXST, JR, Pitcher)
• Marc Skinner (TROY, SO, Pitcher)
• Joey Roach (GSU, JR, Catcher)
• Matt Burgess (ARST, JR, 1st Base)
• Darien McLemore (UTA, JR, 2nd Base)
• Blake Trahan (ULL, JR, Shortstop)
• Matt Rose (GSU, JR, 3rd Base)
• Aaron Mizell (GASO, SR, Outfield)
• Dylan Butler (ULL, SR, Outfield)
• Cole Gleason (USA, SR, Outfield)
• David Hall (TROY, SR, Designated Hitter)
• Cory Geisler (TXST, JR, Utility)

2015 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year

• Blake Trahan (ULL, JR, Shortstop)

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

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

2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log
Regular season (34-18)
February (5-5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 13 L 5-8 Kirby (1-0) Charpentier (0-1) Herbelin (1) None 833 0-1 Feb. 14 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX W 8-2 Guillory (1-0) Trabanino (0-1) None None 612 1-1 Feb. 15 at UTSA Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX L 5-11 Herbelin (1-0) Carter (0-1) None None 567 1-2 Feb. 18 W 7-3 Leger (1-0) Tanner (0-1) Lee (1) None 804 2-2 Feb. 20 W 7-3 Cooper (1-0) Lee (0-1) Lee (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 3,374 3–2 Feb. 21 Stony Brook M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 1-4 Zamora (1-0) Charpentier (0-2) Rodliff (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 3–3 Feb. 21 Stony Brook M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 Moore (1-0) Corniel (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 2,737 4-3 Feb. 24 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4-5 (11 inn) Day (1-0) Stoelke (0-1) Briggs (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 2,213 4-4 Feb. 27 L 4-6 Castillo (1-0) Bacon (0-1) None 2,343 4-5 Feb. 28 at No. 25 Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 6-5 Cooper (2-0) Burrows (0-2) Lee (2) SECN+ 2,863 5-5
March (10-6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 at No. 25 Alabama Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 14-2 Leger (2-0) Bramblett (2-1) None SECN+ 2,738 6-5 Mar. 4 Northwestern State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-2 Toups (1-0) Shaffer (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 3,988 7-5 Mar. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-5 (11 inn) Moore (2-0) McGowan (0-1) None 3,904 8-5 1-0 Mar. 7 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-2 Bacon (1-1) Bennett (2-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,412 9-5 2-0 Mar. 8 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 10-5 Marks (1-0) McGowan (0-2) Moore (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,272 10-5 3-0 Mar. 10 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA Postponed due to impending weather in Lafayette. Game rescheduled to April 29. Mar. 11 Postponed due to field conditions and expected rain in Baton Rouge. Game rescheduled to April 8. Mar. 14 Game cancelled due to poor field conditions and heavy rains in Little Rock. Mar. 15 at Arkansas-Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 4-5 Allen (2-1) Lee (0-1) None None 257 10–6 3-1 Mar. 15 at Arkansas-Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 6-7 Brownmiller (1-2) Moore (2-1) None None 257 10-7 3-2 Mar. 20 L 6-7 (10 inn) Burgee (2-0) Lee (0-2) None None 188 10-8 3–3 Mar. 21 at Georgia State GSU Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 10-1 Leger (3-0) Anderson (2-2) None None 259 11-8 4-3 Mar. 21 at Georgia State GSU Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 3-2 Milhorn (1-0) Uvila (0-3) Moore (2) None 259 12–8 5-3 Mar. 24 at McNeese State W 6-5 Charpentier (1-2) Briggs (1-1) Moore (3) None 1,837 13-8 Mar. 25 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 1-3 Stapler (1-0) Toups (1-1) Holmes (9) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,100 13–9 Mar. 27 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4-10 Zuber (3-2) Leger (3-1) Kibler (3) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,089 13-10 5–4 Mar. 28 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-6 Charpentier (2-2) Lee)0-1) None MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 4,271 14-10 6-4 Mar. 29 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 3-0 Guillory (2-0) Owen (2-3) Marks (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,101 15-10 7-4 Wally Pontiff Classic Mar. 31 L 6-8 Reynolds (2-0) Toups (1-2) Stallings (11) 10,853 15-11
April (14-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 3 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 1-2 Challenger (3-0) Leger (3-2) Richman (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,033 15-12 7-5 Apr. 4 Georgia Southern M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4-7 Sheppard (3-2) Milhorn (1-1) Brown (7) ESPN3 4,192 15-13 7-6 Apr. 5 Georgia Southern M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Guillory (3-0) Simmons (1-2) Moore (4) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 3,823 16-13 8-6 Apr. 7 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-5 Marks (2-0) Garza (0-2) None MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 3,885 17-13 Apr. 8 at Southern Lee-Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 14-1 Carter (1-1) George (1-4) None CST 134 18-13 Apr. 11 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-6 (11 inn) Moore (3-1) Cahill (2-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 19-13 Apr. 11 Jackson State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 15-2 Marks (3-0) Colon (4-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 3,975 20-13 Apr. 12 Jackson State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-2 Lee (1-2) Wilson (2-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 3,915 21-13 Apr. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 3-5 Bethel (1-0) Lee (1-3) Sceroler (5) MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 3,778 21-14 Apr. 18 W 11-3 Leger (4-2) Humpal (4-4) Bacon (1) None 22-14 9-6 Apr. 18 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 4-10 Grist (3-3) Charpentier (2-3) Giovanoni (1) None 2,004 22-15 9-7 Apr. 19 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 13-3 Marks (4-0) Hallonquist (4-1) None None 1,520 23-15 10-7 Apr. 21 at Southeastern Louisiana W 7-2 Bacon (2-1) Cashman (3-4) None CST 1,669 24-15 Apr. 22 Southern M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-4 Stoelke (1-1) Myles (0-3) Moore (5) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 3,850 25-15 Apr. 24 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-0 Leger (5-2) Nack (3-4) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 3,852 26–15 11-7 Apr. 25 UT Arlington M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 Charpentier (3-3) Moreland (3-2) None MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 4,073 27–15 12-7 Apr. 26 UT Arlington M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Marks (5-0) Kuhnel (2-2) Moore (6) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,165 28-15 13-7 Apr. 28 at Nicholls State Game postponed to May 12 due to poor field conditions caused by heavy rains in Thibodaux. Apr. 29 New Orleans M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Charpentier (4-3) Medine (0-3) Moore (7) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 3,795 29-15
May (5-5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 1 L 1-2 Thurber (4-8) Leger (5-3) None None 233 29-16 13-8 May 2 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 20-6 Bacon (3-1) Holden (0-4) None None 712 30-16 14-8 May 3 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC L 4-7 Springs (4-1) Marks (5-1) Whaley (1) None 684 30-17 14-9 May 8 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 0-5 Hill (9-0) Leger (5-4) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,408 30-18 14-10 May 9 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 3-4 Taylor (6-1) Bacon (3-2) None MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 4,411 30-19 14-11 May 10 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 Milhorn (2-1) Gates (4-3) Moore (8) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,010 31-19 15-11 May 12 at Nicholls State L 4-5 Petty (4-1) Moore (3-2) None None 957 31-20 May 14 W 10-3 Leger (6-4) Hermeling (4-7) None None 1,504 32-20 16-11 May 16 at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 5-4 Bacon (4-2) Setzer (6-3) Moore (9) None 33-20 17-11 May 16 at Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-4 Lee (2-3) Leone (1-4) Bazar (1) None 1,783 34-20 18-11
Post-season (8-3)
(5-1) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 20 vs. (6) Texas State (3) Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL L 7-8 Giovanoni (2-1) Moore (3-3) Geisler (3) None 34-21 May 21 vs. (2) Troy (3) Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 12-8 Milhorn (3-1) Bennett (9-4) Bacon (2) None 967 35-21 May 22 vs. (7) UT Arlington (3) Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 5-1 Guillory (4-0) Vassar (2-7) Charpentier (1) None 476 36-21 May 23 vs. (6) Texas State (3) Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 3-0 Marks (6-1) Geisler (2-2) Moore (10) ESPN3 37-21 May 23 vs. (6) Texas State (3) Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 6-2 Bacon (5-2) Humpal (5-7) Moore (11) ESPN3 652 38-21 May 24 vs. (1) South Alabama (3) Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 5-1 Milhorn (4-1) Taylor (6-3) None ESPN3 955 39-21
(3-2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Houston Regionals May 29 W 7-6 Bacon (6-2) Orewiler (5-2) Moore (12) ESPN3 2,839 40-21 May 31 Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 2-1 Milhorn (5-1) Fletcher (2-1) None ESPN3 3,792 41-21 Jun. 1 vs. No. 19 Rice Cougar Field • Houston, TX W 5-2 Guillory (5-0) Stephens (6-5) Moore (13) ESPN3 2,713 42-21 Baton Rouge Super Regionals Jun. 6 at No. 1 LSU L 3-4 Bugg (1-2) Bacon (6-3) None ESPN2 11,179 42-22 Jun. 7 at No. 1 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 3-6 Poche' (9-1) Leger (6-5) None ESPN2 11,795 42-23 Schedule Source:^[2] Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Baton Rouge Super Regional

Game 1
	Louisiana-Lafayette	3
2	LSU	4

Game 2
	Louisiana-Lafayette	3
2	LSU	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cajuns Picked to Repeat as Sun Belt Champs; Trahan, Butler Receive Preseason Honors .
2. Louisiana Releases 2015 Softball Schedule. UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2014. March 19, 2019.