2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2018
Team:	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Division:	West Division
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	34-25
Conf Record:	18-12
Head Coach:	Tony Robichaux
Hc Year:	24th
Asst Coach1:	Anthony Babineaux
Asst Coach2:	Jeremy Talbot
Stadium:	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park
Champion:	Sun Belt Conference West Division Champion

The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns play their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by twenty-fourth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2018. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the West Division with 68 votes and 9 first-place votes.^[1]

Coaches poll (West)
1	Louisiana	68 (9)
2	UT Arlington	56 (2)
3	Texas State	51 (1)
4	Arkansas State	36
5	Little Rock	27
6	Louisiana-Monroe	11

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Andrew Crane (TROY, SR, Pitcher)
• Trae Patterson (UTA, SR, Pitcher)
• Seth Shuman (GASO, SO, Pitcher)
• Dylan Moore (LA, SR, Pitcher)
• Will Olson (UTA, JR, Catcher)
• Wells Davis (USA, JR, 1st Base)
• Jonathan Ortega (TXST, JR, 2nd Base)
• Drew LaBounty (USA, SR, Shortstop)
• Jaylen Hubbard (TXST, JR, 3rd Base)
• Brendan Donovan (USA, JR, Outfield)
• Brandon Lockridge (TROY, JR, Outfield)
• Travis Swaggerty (USA, JR, Outfield)
• Omar Salinas (UTA, SR, Designated Hitter)
• Dylan Paul (TXST, SR, Utility)

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Legend
	Louisiana win
	Louisiana loss
	Postponement
Bold	Louisiana team member

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log
Regular season (33-23)
February (3-5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Feb. 16 L 0-3 Kingham (1-0) Burk (0-1) Ridgeway (1) 5,195 0-1 Feb. 17 at No. 14 Texas UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3-5 Ridgeway (1-0) Moore (0-1) None Longhorn Network 5,330 0-2 Feb. 18 at No. 14 Texas UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX W 2-1 Batty (1–0) McGuire (0-1) Stoelke (1) Longhorn Network 5,119 1-2 Feb. 21 No. 20 L 2-5 Koestler (1-0) Perrin (0-1) None None 1,657 1-3 Feb. 23 No. 20 L 2-8 Weiss (1-0) Burk (0-2) None 5,196 1-4 Feb. 24 Wright State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Batty (2-0) Gremling (0-2) Stoelke (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 5,044 2-4 Feb. 25 Wright State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 3-4 Sampen (1-0) Perrin (0-2) Hendrixson (1) Ragin' Cajun Digital Network 4,707 2–5 Feb. 28 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 Schmidt (1-0) Bedevian (0-2) Stoelke (3) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,914 3–5
March (9-10) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Shriner's College Classic Mar. 2 L 1-3 Gordon (0-1) Batty (2-1) None AT&T SportsNet Southwest 4,972 3–6 Mar. 3 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX W 3-0 Burk (1-2) Raby (0-2) Stoelke (4) AT&T SportsNet Southwest 4–6 Mar. 4 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 4-10 Lewis (3-0) Perrin (0-3) None AT&T SportsNet Southwest 4–7 Mar. 7 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 (10 inn) Stoelke (1-1) Bain (1-1) None CST 5,499 5–7 Mar. 9 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 Lee (1-0) Carr (1-2) Batty (1) CST 4,822 6–7 Mar. 10 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 3-7 DeSantis (2-0) Burk (1-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,793 6–8 Mar. 11 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 5-11 Shell (1-2) Perrin (0-4) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,670 6–9 Mar. 13 W 5-2 (11 inn) Moore (1-1) White (0-1) None CST 2,079 7–9 Mar. 16 L 3-6 Eichhorn (1-0) Lee (1-1) Cohen (3) ESPN3 717 7–10 0-1 Mar. 17 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 11-2 Burk (2-3) Shuman (2-2) None None 608 8–10 1-1 Mar. 18 at Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 4-5 Whitney (1-1) Harris (0-1) Cohen (4) None 423 7-11 1-2 Mar. 21 W 5-2 Perrin (1-4) Goree (0-2) Stoelke (5) None 1,952 9–11 Mar. 23 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-6 Crane (3-2) Lee (1-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,832 9–12 1–3 Mar. 24 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 5-8 Osby (3-0) Burk (2-4) Carter (4) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,818 9–13 1-4 Mar. 25 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 Stoelke (2-0) Carter (3-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,473 10–13 2-4 Wally Pontiff Classic Mar. 27 vs. No. 19 LSU W 3-1 Harris (1-1) Labas (2-1) Stoelke (6) CST 8,732 11–13 Mar. 29 L 7-8 (12 inn) Ritter (1-0) Cox (0-1) None None 239 11–14 2–5 Mar. 30 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 2-14 Alberius (4-1) Lee (1-3) None None 347 11–15 2–6 Mar. 31 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 6-1 Schmidt (2-0) Culbertson (1-3) None None 408 12–15 3-6
April (14-5) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record April 3 L 8-9 Driver (2-0) Moore (1-2) None None 3,449 12–16 April 4 at No. 12 Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 7-4 Williams (1-0) Carroll (0-2) Stoelke (7) None 3,619 13–16 April 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-0 Schmidt (3-0) Vassar (2-3) Stoelke (8) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,713 14–16 4–6 April 7 UT Arlington M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-2 Perrin (2-4) Moffat (3-5) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,671 15–16 5–6 April 8 UT Arlington M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-4 (10 inn) James (1-3) Moore (1-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,641 15–17 5-7 April 10 McNeese State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-10 Cox (1-1) Briggs (0-2) Leaumont (1) CST 4,761 16–17 April 11 Southeastern Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 (11 inn) Leaumont (1-0) Biddy (2-1) None CST 4,761 17–17 April 13 W 4-3 Schmidt (4-0) Schmid (2-4) Lee (1) ESPN3 484 18–17 April 14 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 5-4 Burk (3-4) Vaccacio (1-8) Lee (2) None 291 19–17 April 14 at Appalachian State Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC W 6-2 Harris (2-1) Howell (0-4) None None 20–17 April 18 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-15 Leal (3-2) Perrin (2-5) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,777 20–18 April 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 1-0 Schmidt (5-0) Fidel (5-3) Lee (3) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,794 21–18 9–7 April 21 Little Rock M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-0 Harris (3-1) Ortiz (2-2) Leaumont (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,896 22–18 10–7 April 22 Little Rock M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 7-9 (11 inn) Garcia (3-2) Lee (1-4 None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,679 22-19 10-8 April 24 at Louisiana Tech W 9-4 Perrin (3-5) Leal (3-3) None None 2,138 23–19 April 25 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-6 Moore (2-3) Oset (2-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,633 24–19 April 27 L 5-6 (12 inn) Koch (1-2) Lee (1-5) None None 381 24–20 10–9 April 28 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 6-4 (11 inn) Stoelke (3-0) Baker (2-3) None None 405 25–20 11–9 April 29 at Georgia State Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA W 9-7 Moore (3-3) Horton (0-1) None None 365 26–20 12–9
May (7–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record May 4 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-6 Schmidt (6-0) Hopeck (4-4) None CST 5,008 27–20 13-9 May 5 No. 15 Coastal Carolina M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Harris (4-1) Bilous (6-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 5,121 28–20 14–9 May 6 No. 15 Coastal Carolina M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 3-10 Eardensohn (5-0) Burk (3-5) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,768 28–21 14–10 May 11 W 7-4 Schmidt (7-0) Fraze (5-4) Stoelke (9) None 1,302 29–21 15–10 May 12 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 5-6 Pagano (2-0) Lee (1-6) None None 1,292 29–22 15–11 May 13 at Texas State Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX L 6-8 Leigh (2-3) Burk (3-6) Sherley (1) None 1,188 29–23 15–12 May 15 Tulane M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-6 Lee (2-6) Gillies (5-6) None CST 4,743 30–23 May 17 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 (10 inn) Moore (4-3) Curtis (3-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,671 31–23 16–12 May 18 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-6 Harris (5-1) Beal (3-8) Stoelke (10) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 5,244 32–23 17–12 May 19 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-2 Lee (3-6) Olaughlin (2-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,720 33–23 18–12
Post-season (1-2)
(1-2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 23 Little Rock M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 19-16 Stoelke (4-0) Garcia (4-5) None ESPN+ 4,039 34–23 May 24 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 1-10 Crane (7-4) Harris (5-2) None ESPN+ 3,222 34–24 May 25 Texas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 1-11 Leigh (4-3) Lee (3-7) None ESPN+ 3,249 34–25

Schedule Source:^[2] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louisiana Baseball Picked to Win West in SBC Coaches' Poll.
2. Louisiana Releases 2018 Baseball Schedule. UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2017. February 23, 2019.