2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team explained

Mode:	baseball
Year:	2022
Next Year:	2023
Team:	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	37–23
Conf Record:	19–11
Head Coach:	Matt Deggs
Hc Year:	3rd
Asst Coach1:	Seth Thibodeaux
Asst Coach2:	Jake Wells
Asst Coach3:	Zach Lafleur
Stadium:	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park
Champion:	Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions
Bowl:	College Station Regional
Bowl Result:	1–2

The 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by third–year head coach Matt Deggs. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

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Pitchers
Ryan Baron	Lake Charles, Louisiana	St. Louis Catholic HS
Gage Bihm	Opelousas, Louisiana	Hinds CC
Steven Cash	Centreville, Alabama	Bibb County HS
Sam Hill	Laurel, Mississippi	Pearl River CC
Luke McGibboney	St. Amant, Louisiana	LSU-Eunice
Brendon Moody	Iowa, Louisiana	LSU-Eunice
Luke Yuhasz	Lake Charles, Louisiana	Sam Houston HS
Hitters
Jake McCarter	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Bishop Shanahan HS
Caleb Stelly	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Parkview Baptist HS
Lee Amedee	Gonzales, Louisiana	St. Amant HS
Carson McCoy	St. Albans, West Virginia	St. Albans HS
Landon Williams	Abilene, Texas	Wylie HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Louisiana was picked to finish tied for third with Coastal Carolina with 117 votes and 2 first place votes.^[2]

Coaches poll
1	South Alabama	139 (7)
2	Georgia Southern	118
T3	Coastal Carolina	117 (3)
T3	Louisiana	117 (2)
5	UT Arlington	78
6	Troy	74
7	Texas State	71
8	Little Rock	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	59
10	Appalachian State	38
11	Georgia State	34
12	Arkansas State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

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Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, Pitcher)
Tyler Tuthill (APP, Jr, Pitcher)
Brandon Talley (LA, Sr, Pitcher)
Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Jr, Catcher)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1st Base)
Luke Drumheller (APP, Jr, 2nd Base)
Eric Brown (CCU, Jr, Shortstop)
Ben Klutts (ARST, Sr, 3rd Base)
Christian Avant (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
Josh Smith (GSU, Jr, Outfielder)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, Outfielder)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, Utility)
Noah Ledford (GASO, Jr, Designated Hitter)

Schedule and results

Legend
	Louisiana win
	Louisiana loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Louisiana team member

2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log

Regular season (33–21)

February (3–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 18	No. 20			L 4–7	Frias (1-0)	Talley (0-1)	King (1)		4,346	0–1
Feb. 19	No. 20 UC Irvine		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7–4	Schultz (1-0)	Pinto (0-1)	Theut (1)	ESPN+	4,263	1–1
Feb. 20	No. 20 UC Irvine		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5–3	Bonds (1-0)	King (0-1)	None	ESPN+	4,186	2–1
Feb. 22			M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6–5¹⁰	Hammond (1-0)	Landry (1-1)	None	ESPN+	4,098	3–1
Karbach Round Rock Classic
Feb. 25				L 1–5	Williams (2-0)	Ray (0-1)	None			3–2
Feb. 26			Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX	L 4–12	Perkins (1-0)	Havard (0-1)	None			3–3
Feb. 27			Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX	L 4–6	Vermillion (1-0)	Theut (0-1)	Ramage (3)			3–4

March (9–9)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1				W 11–8	Shifflet (1-0)	Prestwich (0-2)	Schultz (1)		580	4–4
Mar. 2	Northwestern State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6–3	Havard (1-1)	Ohnoutka (1-1)	Schultz (2)		4,072	5–4
Mar. 4			M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5–3	Ray (1-1)	Ethridge (1-1)	Talley (1)		4,382	6–4
Mar. 5	Southern Miss		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 0–5	Riggins (3-0)	Theut (0-2)	None	ESPN+	4,334	6–5
Mar. 6	Southern Miss		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2–4	Ramsey (1-0)	Bonds (1-1)	None	ESPN+	4,218	6–6
Mar. 11			M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9–5	Bonds (2-1)	Dannelley (0-1)	None	ESPN+	3,935	7–6
Mar. 12	Houston		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 4–8	Medrano (2-0)	Shifflet (1-1)	Sears (3)	ESPN+	4,116	7–7
Mar. 13	Houston		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 10–1	Wilson (1-0)	Deese (0-1)	None	ESPN+	4,105	8–7
Mar. 16				W 10–8	Menard (1-0)	Shadrick (1-1)	Schultz (1)	YouTube.TV	1,476	9–7
Mar. 18				L 1–7	Gainous (3-1)	Ray (1-2)	Gamble (2)	ESPN+	1,532	9–8	0–1
Mar. 19	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 3–4	Stewart (3-1)	Schultz (1-1)	None	ESPN+	1,821	9–9	0–2
Mar. 20	at Troy		Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 3–8	Witcher (2-1)	Wilson (1-1)	Stewart (1)	ESPN+	1,729	9–10	0–3
Mar. 22				L 5–6	Evans (1-0)	Schultz (1-2)	None		634	9–11
Mar. 25			M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5–4¹¹	Menard (2-0)	Wood (0-1)	None		4,065	10–11	1–3
Mar. 26	South Alabama		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 5–6	Boswell (4-1)	Schultz (1-3)	None	ESPN+	4,016	10–12	1–4
Mar. 27	South Alabama		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6–3	Theut (1-2)	Lin (1-2)	Menard (1)		4,408	11–12	2–4
Mar. 29	at Southeastern Louisiana			W 6–4	Shifflet (2-1)	Batty (0-1)	Menard (2)	ESPN+	1,478	12–12
Mar. 30				Game postponed

April (13–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1			M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6–3	Ray (2-2)	Thompson (2-1)	Menard (3)	ESPN+	4,102	13–12	3–4
Apr. 2	Georgia Southern		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3–4	Johnson (2-2)	Menard (2-1)	None	ESPN+	4,089	13–13	3–5
Apr. 3	Georgia Southern		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5–1	Wilson (2-1)	Wray (5-1)	None	ESPN+	3,986	14–13	4–5
Apr. 5	at Louisiana Tech		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 3–7	Tomkins (3-0)	Bonds (2-2)	Crigger (5)	CUSA.TV	2,439	14–14
Apr. 6	at Louisiana Tech		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 8–6	Rawls (1-0)	Whorff (2-5)	None	CUSA.TV	2,606	15–14
Apr. 8				W 10–0	Talley (1-1)	Medlin (0-4)	None	ESPN+	252	16–14	5–5
Apr. 9	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 5–3	Menard (3-1)	Wiseman (0-2)	None	ESPN+	297	17–14	6–5
Apr. 10	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 7–4¹⁰	Rawls (2-0)	Jeans (0-4)	None	ESPN+	255	18–14	7–5
Apr. 12	McNeese State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Game cancelled
Apr. 14			M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 14–2	Talley (2-1)	Barlow (2-4)	None	ESPN+	4,037	19–14	8–5
Apr. 15	Louisiana–Monroe		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 5–7	Judice (1-0)	Rawls (2-1)	Orton (4)		4,042	19–15	8–6
Apr. 16	Louisiana–Monroe		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7–1	Wilson (3-1)	Wepf (1-3)	None		4,170	20–15	9–6
Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic
Apr. 19				L 4–8	Floyd (4-2)	Talley (2-2)	Reyzelman (2)		6,789	20–16

Apr. 22				W 5–4	Hammond (2-0)	Jones (2-3)	None		347	21–16	10–6
Apr. 23	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 6–3	Schultz (2-3)	Dawson (2-4)	None		378	22–16	11–6
Apr. 24	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA	W 14–2⁷	Wilson (4-1)	Landry (2-3)	None		367	23–16	12–6
Apr. 29				W 14–3	Talley (3-2)	Tuthill (1-5)	None		310	24–16	13–6
Apr. 30	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	W 12–7	Perrin (1-0)	Tujetsch (3-4)	None		552	25–16	14–6

May (8–5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	L 4–9	Cornatzer (2-1)	Wilson (4-2)	Carter (1)		135	25–17	14–7
May 6			M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4–3	Bonds (3-2)	Moffat (2-7)	None	ESPN+	4,149	26–17	15–7
May 7	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4–3	Schultz (3-3)	Wong (1-5)	Hammond (1)		4,177	27–17	16–7
May 8	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6–5¹¹	Christie (1-0)	Moffat (2-8)	None		4,054	28–17	17–7
May 10				W 7–3	Perrin (2-0)	Cienfuegos (0-3)	None	CUSA.TV	1,943	29–17
May 11	at Rice		Reckling Park • Houston, TX	W 16–6⁸	Menard (4-1)	Smith (1-3)	None	CUSA.TV	1,935	30–17
May 13				L 5–7	Wood (6-1)	Talley (3-3)	Stivors (13)	ESPN+	1,656	30–18	17–8
May 14	at No. 15 Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 4–6	Bush (2-2)	Hammond (2-1)	Stivors (14)	ESPN+	1,487	30–19	17–9
May 15	at No. 15 Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 9–11	Robie (3-0)	Wilson (4-3)	Stivors (15)	ESPN+	1,296	30–20	17–10
May 17	Nicholls		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6–1	Menard (5-1)	Galy (0-2)	None	ESPN+	4,052	31–20
May 19			M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 0–2	Arnold (5-6)	Bonds (3-3)	None	ESPN+	3,891	31–21	17–11
May 20	Little Rock		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 10–4	Ray (3-2)	Smallwood (5-5)	None	ESPN+	4,215	32–21	18–11
May 21	Little Rock		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9–3	Perrin (3-0)	Quevedo (2-1)	None	ESPN+	4,080	33–21	19–11

Post-season (4–2)

(3–0)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 27	vs. (5) South Alabama	(4)		W 9–1	Bonds (4-3)	Boswell (6-5)	Theut (2)	ESPN+		34–21	1–0
May 28	vs. (1)/No. 11 Texas State	(4)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	W 3–2	Schultz (4-3)	Wells (7-2)	None	ESPN+		35–21	2–0
May 29	vs. (2) Georgia Southern	(4)	Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	W 7–6	Hammond (3-1)	Higgins (2-3)	Talley (2)	ESPN+		36–21	3–0

(1–2)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
College Station Regional
Jun. 3		(3)		W 7–6	Bonds (5-3)	Cornelio (4-5)	None	ESPN+	6,138	37–21	1–0
Jun. 4		(3)	Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX	L 6–9	Palisch (5-3)	Ray (3-3)	Rudis (3)	ESPN+	6,675	37–22	1–1
Jun. 5	vs. (2)/No. 22 TCU	(3)	Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX	L 1–6	Brown (5-3)	Wilson (4-4)	None	ESPN+	6,115	37–23	1–2

Schedule Source:^[4] *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

Postseason

Conference Awards

All Conference First Team

Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P)
Levi Wells (TXST, So, P)
Zeke Woods (TXST, Jr, P)
Tristan Stivors (TXST, Sr, RP)
Julian Brock (LA, So, C)
Carson Roccaforte (LA, So, 1B)
Jesse Sherrill (GASO, Jr, 2B)
Dalton Shuffield (TXST, Sr, SS)
Justin Thompson (TXST, Sr, 3B)
Max Ryerson (GSU, Jr, OF)
Mason Holt (ULM, Sr, OF)
Miles Simington (USA, Sr, OF)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, UT)
Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Jr, DH)

All Conference Second Team

Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, P)
Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P)
Matt Boswell (USA, Sr, P)
Jay Thomspon (GASO, Jr, RP)
Hayden Cross (APP, Jr, C)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1B)
Erick Orbeta (USA, RS-So, 2B)
Griffin Cheney (GSU, Gr, SS)
Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B)
Noah Dickerson (LR, RS-Jr, OF)
Jose Gonzalez (TXST, Jr, OF)
John Wuthrich (TXST, Sr, OF)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, UT)
Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)

References:^[5]

National & Regional

ABCA First Team All-Region	Carson Roccaforte, INF	^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Louisiana Baseball Announces 2022 Signing Class . Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns . 27 December 2021 . en.
Web site: South Alabama Headlines Sun Belt Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 1 March 2022 . en.
Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball Preseason Honors . sunbeltsports.org . 1 March 2022 . en.
Web site: 2022 Baseball Schedule . Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns . 27 December 2021 . en.
Web site: Sun Belt Announces 2022 Baseball All-Conference Teams & Postseason Awards . sunbeltsports.org . 28 December 2023 . en.
Web site: Texas State's Stivors & Georgia Southern's Ledford Headline Sun Belt's ABCA Honorees . sunbeltsports.org . 1 August 2022 . en.