2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team explained

Year:	2015
Team:	Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Sport:	softball
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Coachrank:	11
Record:	42-12
Conf Record:	20-3
Head Coach:	Michael Lotief
Hc Year:	15th
Asst Coach1:	T. J. Hubbard
Asst Coach2:	Lisa Norris
Stadium:	Lamson Park
Champion:	Auburn Super Regionals appearance Lafayette Regionals champions Sun Belt Conference regular-season champions
Tourney:	Louisiana Classic Champions Mardi Gras Classic Champions Ragin' Cajun Invitational Champions

The 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by fifteenth year head coach Michael Lotief.

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 Conference with 79 votes and 7 first place votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	79 (7)
2	South Alabama	74 (2)
3	Georgia State	57
4	Texas State	48
5	Georgia Southern	44
6	Troy	37
7	Louisiana-Monroe	27
8	UT Arlington	24
9	Appalachian State	15

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Christina Hamilton (ULL, SR, Pitcher)
• Farish Beard (USA, SR, Pitcher)
• Lexie Elkins (ULL, JR, Catcher)
• Lauren Coleman (GSU, SR, 1st Base)
• Miyuki Navarrete (ULM, SR, 2nd Base)
• Taylor Anderson (GSU, JR, Shortstop)
• Courtney Harris (TXST, SR, 3rd Base)
• Rochelle Roberts (ULM, SO, Outfield)
• Blair Johnson (USA, SR, Outfield)
• Stephanie Pilkington (USA, JR, Outfield)
• Kortney Koroll (TXST, SR, Designated Player)
• Taylor Rogers (GASO, SO, At-Large)
• Haley Hayden (ULL, SO, At-Large)
• Shellie Landry (ULL, JR, At-Large)
• Alexis Cacioppo (ULM, SR, At-Large)

Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year

• Lexie Elkins (ULL, JR, Catcher)

Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year

• Christina Hamilton (ULL, SR, Pitcher)

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

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

2015 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log
Regular season (37-8)
February (15-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Louisiana Classics Feb. 6 No. 9 W 6-0 Wallace (1-0) Weiman (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,817 1-0 Feb. 7 No. 9 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 (5 inn) Trahan (1-0) Studioso (1-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 2-0 Feb. 7 No. 9 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 17-0 (5 inn) Stewart (1-0) Rogers (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,916 3-0 Feb. 8 Eastern Illinois No. 9 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-0 (5 inn.) Stewart (2-0) Wireman (1-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,464 4-0 Mardi Gras Classic Feb. 13 No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Stewart (3-0) Ames (0-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 5-0 Feb. 13 No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 15-0 Wallace (2-0) Coe (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,155 6-0 Feb. 14 Mississippi Valley State No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 20-0 (5 inn) Trahan (2-0) Young (0-6) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 7-0 Feb. 14 Idaho State No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-0 Stewart (4-0) Slagle (1-3) Wallace (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,444 8-0 Feb. 15 Idaho State No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 Wallace (3-0) Foster (2-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,356 9-0 Ragin' Cajuns Invitational Feb. 20 No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 Hamilton (1-0) Starkenburg (2-4) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 10-0 Feb. 20 No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-0 Wallace (4-0) Pirone (1-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,353 11-0 Feb. 21 Hofstra No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-0 (6 inn) Hamilton (2-0) Pirone (2-4) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 12-0 Feb. 21 No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-0 Wallace (5-0) Struemph (1-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,396 13-0 Feb. 22 No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 11-3 (5 inn) Hamilton (3-0) Allred (0-2) None 1,738 14-0 Feb. 28 No. 5 L 1-5 Littlejohn (6-0) Hamilton (3-1) None 2,448 14-1 Feb. 28 at No. 4 Alabama No. 5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 2-1 Wallace (6-0) Osorio (5-2) None SECN+ 2,956 15-1
March (12-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 at No. 4 Alabama No. 5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 2-3 Littlejohn (6-0) Wallace (6-1) None SECN+ 2,724 15-2 Mar. 7 No. 7 W 3-2 Wallace (7-1) Brown (7-3) None None 673 16-2 1-0 Mar. 7 at No. 24 South Alabama No. 7 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 9-3 Hamilton (4-1) Brown (7-4) None None 673 17-2 2-0 Mar. 8 at No. 24 South Alabama No. 7 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 5-8 Brown (8-4) Trahan (2-1) McGill (2) None 514 17-3 2-1 Mar. 11 No. 7 Game Cancelled due to rainy conditions in Natchitoches. The game was not rescheduled. Mar. 13 No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 18-0 (5 inn) Wallace (8-1) Montes (5-7) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,303 18-3 3-1 Mar. 14 UT Arlington No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Wallace (9-1) Donaldson (4-6) None 19-3 4-1 Mar. 14 UT Arlington No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 (6 inn) Hamilton (5-1) Montes (5-6) None 1,801 20-3 5-1 Mar. 16 No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-2 Wallace (10-1) Red (4-8) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 994 21-3 6-1 Mar. 17 Georgia Southern No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-1 (5 inn) Hamilton (6-1) Camp (2-5) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 22-3 7-1 Mar. 17 Georgia Southern No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-0 (6 inn) Wallace (11-1) Red (4-9) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,102 23-3 8-1 Mar. 21 No. 5 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 5-9 Rainey (6-2) Wallace (11-2) Affeldt (1) ESPN3 23-4 8-2 Mar. 21 Troy No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Hamilton (7-1) Mock (3-7) None ESPN3 1,377 24-4 9-2 Mar. 22 Troy No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-2 (5 inn) Hamilton (8-1) Mock (3-8) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,445 25-4 10-2 Mar. 28 No. 9 L 13-14 Rupp (15-8) Hamilton (8-2) None None 789 25-5 10-3 Mar. 28 at Texas State No. 9 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 15-2 (5 inn) Stewart (5-0) Garner (3-2) None None 789 26-5 11-3 Mar. 29 at Texas State No. 9 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4-0 Stewart (6-0) Rupp (15-9) None None 650 27-5 12-3
April (7-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 at McNeese State No. 12 Game cancelled after officials with the Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Department determined that it would be in the best interest of student-athlete welfare, in light of present medical conditions of Michael Lotief, to not travel for this game.^[2] Apr. 3 No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-1 (6 inn) Stewart (7-0) Worley (7-6) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,390 28-5 13-3 Apr. 4 Georgia State No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-2 (6 inn) Stewart (8-0) Milton (1-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 29-5 14-3 Apr. 4 Georgia State No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 (5 inn) Wallace (12-2) Thorpe (11-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,628 30-5 15-3 Apr. 7 No. 12 Game canceled due to field conditions and impending rain in Huntsville. Apr. 10 No. 10 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Game cancelled due to a rain out in Lafayette. Apr. 11 No. 14 Baylor No. 10 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-1 Wallace (13-2) Stearns (13-6) None ESPN3 31-5 Apr. 11 No. 14 Baylor No. 10 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-2 (5 inn) Stewart (9-0) Potts (5-2) None ESPN3 1,706 32-5 Apr. 15 No. 9 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Cancelled due to a three-day spell of heavy rains and unfavorable field conditions in Lafayette. Apr. 18 No. 9 W 21-5 (5 inn) Wallace (14-2) Williford (4-2) None None 257 33-5 16-3 Apr. 18 at Appalachian State No. 9 ASU Softball Stadium • Boone, NC W 23-6 (5 inn) Stewart (10-0) Ciocatto (3-10) None None 267 34-5 17-3 Apr. 19 at Appalachian State No. 9 ASU Softball Stadium • Boone, NC Game cancelled due to continuous rains in Boone. Apr. 24 No. 9 L 0-8 (5 inn) Hawkins (21-3) Wallace (14-3) None None 540 34-6 Apr. 25 at No. 2 Oregon No. 9 Howe Field • Eugene, OR L 2-10 (5 inn) Hawkins (22-3) Stewart (10-1) None None 34-7 Apr. 25 at No. 2 Oregon No. 9 Howe Field • Eugene, OR L 1-2 (8 inn) Hawkins (23-3) Wallace (14-4) None None 1,280 34-8
May (3-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 2 No. 10 W 9-3 Wallace (14-5) Coyne (11-12) None None 527 35-8 18-3 May 2 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 10 Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 20-2 (5 inn) Hamilton (9-2) Porter (10-5) None None 527 36-8 19-3 May 3 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 10 Geo Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 9-2 Hamilton (10-2) Coyne (11-13) Wallace (2) None 347 37-8 20-3
Post-Season (5-4)
(2-1) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 7 vs. Georgia State No. 11 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 10-6 (6 inn) Wallace (16-4) Thorpe (17-6) None None 559 38-8 May 8 vs. No. 23 South Alabama No. 11 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6-3 Hamilton (11-2) McGill (16-3) None None 533 39-8 May 9 vs. No. 23 South Alabama No. 11 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 0-2 Brown (10-4) Wallace (16-5) None ESPN3 527 39-9
(3-3) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Lafayette Regionals May 15 No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 11-0 (5 inn) Hamilton (12-2) Flint (14-8) None ESPN3 996 40-9 May 16 vs. No. 18 Baylor No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-1 Wallace (17-5) Stearns (20-12) None ESPN3 1,797 41-9 May 17 vs. No. 18 Baylor No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-6 Stearns (21-12) Hamilton (12-3) None 1,877 41-10 May 17 vs. No. 18 Baylor No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (6 inn) Wallace (18-5) Stearns (21-13) None 1,161 42-10 Auburn Super Regionals May 22 No. 11 L 11-12 (8 inn) Davis (23-2) Hamilton (12-4) None ESPNU 1,700 42-11 May 23 at No. 4 Auburn No. 11 Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 3-6 Davis (24-2) Stewart (10-2) None 1,714 42-12 Schedule Source:^[3]

Auburn Super Regional

Game 1
13	Louisiana-Lafayette	11
4	Auburn	12

Game 2
13	Louisiana-Lafayette	3
4	Auburn	6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cajuns Picked to Win SBC Crown; Elkins, Hamilton Earn Preseason Honors. ragincajuns.com. March 19, 2019.
2. Web site: Wednesday's Louisiana-McNeese Softball Game Canceled . Ragin' Cajuns Athletics . University of Louisiana at Lafayette Department of Athletics . March 20, 2019.
3. Louisiana Releases 2015 Softball Schedule. UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2014. March 20, 2019.