2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team explained

Mode:	softball
Year:	2022
Team:	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	47–13
Conf Record:	23–4
Head Coach:	Gerry Glasco
Hc Year:	5th
Asst Coach1:	Lacy Prejean
Asst Coach2:	Justin Robichaux
Stadium:	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park
Champion:	Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions Sun Belt Conference Regular season Champions
Bowl:	Clemson Regional appearance

The 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park and were led by fifth-year head coach Gerry Glasco. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 31, 2022. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the conference with 97 votes and 7 first place votes.^[1]

Coaches poll
1	Louisiana	97 (7)
2	Texas State	87 (2)
3	Troy	82 (1)
4	South Alabama	74
5	UT Arlington	49
6	Appalachian State	46
7	Coastal Carolina	37
8	Georgia Southern	32
9	Louisiana–Monroe	27
10	Georgia State	19

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

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• Olivia Lackie (USA, Pitcher)
• Leanna Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
• Kandra Lamb (LA, Pitcher)
• Jessica Mullins (TXST, Pitcher)
• Kamdyn Kvistad (USA, Catcher)
• Sophie Piskos (LA, Catcher)
• Faith Shirley (GASO, 1st Base)
• Kelly Horne (TROY, 2nd Base)
• Daisy Hess (GSU, Shortstop)
• Sara Vanderford (TXST, 3rd Base)
• Iyanla De Jesus (CCU, Designated Player)
• Raina O'Neal (LA, Outfielder)
• Mackenzie Brasher (USA, Outfielder)
• Emily Brown (GSU, Outfielder)
• Jade Sinness (TROY, Outfielder)

National Softball Signing Day

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Mihyia Davis	Outfielder	Lovelady, Texas	Lovelady HS
Kylei Griffin	Infielder	Tyler, Texas	Chapel Hill HS
Chloe Riassetto	Pitcher	Friendswood, Texas	Friendswood HS
Cecilia Vasquez	Infielder	New Waverly, Texas	New Waverly HS
Lauren Allred	Infielder	Texarkana, Texas	Texas HS
Kyleigh Pitzer	Pitcher	Mount Juliet, Tennessee	Wilson Central HS

Schedule and results

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

2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball game log
Regular season (41–11)
February (10–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Louisiana Classics Feb. 11 No. 23 W 2–0 Lamb (1-0) Cespedes (0-1) Schorman (1) 1,633 1–0 Feb. 11 UAB No. 23 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 23–0^5 Landry (1-0) Tindell (0-1) None 1,633 2–0 Feb. 12 No. 23 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5–0 Schorman (1-0) Cook (0-1) None 1,750 3–0 Feb. 12 No. 23 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8–0^5 Landry (2-0) Reyes (0-2) None 1,750 4–0 Feb. 13 No. 23 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8–0^5 Lamb (2-0) Llamas-Howell (0-1) None 1,574 5–0 Feb. 15 No. 20 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10–2^5 Landry (3-0) Lehman (0-1) None ESPN+ 1,604 6–0 Feb. 24 No. 2 No. 20 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 1–9^5 Kilfoyl (3-0) Schorman (1-1) None ESPN+ 2,714 6–1 Mardi Gras Mambo Feb. 25 vs. No. 20 W 3–2^9 Schorman (2-1) Kaufman (1-2) None 419 7–1 Feb. 25 vs. No. 20 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W 10-0^5 Landry (4-0) Baniecke (1-2) None 291 8–1 Feb. 26 vs. No. 20 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W 11–6 Landry (5-0) Lemos (0-3) None 748 9–1 Feb. 26 vs. No. 20 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA W 11–3^6 Heath (1-0) Barefoot (1-2) None 332 10–1 Feb. 27 vs. No. 2 Alabama No. 20 Youngsville Sports Complex • Youngsville, LA L 0–8^5 Fouts (6-0) Lamb (2-1) None 1,039 10–2
March (11–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Mar. 1 at No. 21 Game postponed due to poor field conditions Mar. 1 at Stephen F. Austin No. 21 SFA Softball Field • Nacogdoches, TX Game postponed due to poor field conditions LSU-UL Crossover Mar. 3 No. 22 No. 21 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0–4 Sunseri (4-1) Landry (5-1) Kilponen (1) ESPN+ 2,689 10–3 Mar. 4 No. 21 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 12–0^5 Lamb (3-1) Marks (0-4) None ESPN+ 11–3 Mar. 4 No. 21 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8–0^6 Schorman (3-1) Menzina (1-2) None ERSPN+ 12–3 Mar. 5 at No. 22 LSU No. 21 L 2–5 Kilponen (8-2) Lamb (3-2) Sunseri (1) 2,142 12–4 Mar. 9 No. 22 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5–3 Lamb (4-2) Vallejo (5-5) None 1,772 13–4 Mar. 11 No. 22 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 1–4 Adams (2-2) Lamb (4-3) None 1,439 13–5 0–1 Mar. 12 Georgia State No. 22 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10–6 Schorman (4-1) Mooney (0-4) Foreman (1) 1,733 14–5 1–1 Mar. 13 Georgia State No. 22 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9–0^5 Lamb (5-3) Adams (2-3) None 1,817 15–5 2–1 Mar. 16 No. 23 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2–10 Czech (6-1) Lamb (5-4) None ESPN+ 1,947 15–6 Mar. 16 Texas No. 23 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2–3 Dolcini (6-3) Landry (5-2) None ESPN+ 1,947 15–7 Mar. 19 No. 23 Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 11–3^6 Landry (6-2) Belogorska (2-7) None ESPN+ 351 16–7 3–1 Mar. 19 at Georgia Southern No. 23 Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA L 10–12 Belogorska (3-7) Schorman (4-2) None ESPN+ 351 16–8 3–2 Mar. 20 at Georgia Southern No. 23 Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA W 12–1^6 Landry (7-2) Waldrep (3-3) None ESPN+ 351 17–8 4–2 Mar. 25 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9–1^6 Landry (8-2) Adams (7-8) None ESPN+ 1,854 18–8 5–2 Mar. 26 UT Arlington Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10–0^5 Lamb (6-4) Bumpurs (4-4) None 1,893 19–8 6–2 Mar. 27 UT Arlington Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10–0^5 Landry (9-2) Adams (7-9) None ESPN+ 1,739 20–8 7–2 Mar. 30 at No. 21 Texas W 6–5^8 Schorman (5-2) Dolcini (11-4) None 1,123 21–8
April (17–3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 W 1–0 Landry (10-2) Mullins (12-10) Schorman (2) ESPN+ 562 22–8 8–2 Apr. 2 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 10–1^5 Schorman (6-2) Pierce (4-3) None ESPN+ 575 23–8 9–2 Apr. 3 at Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 4–5 Mullins (13-10) Schorman (6-3) None ESPN+ 547 23–9 9–3 Apr. 6 at McNeese State L 5–6^13 Tate (6-7) Schorman (6-4) None ESPN+ 560 23–10 Apr. 8 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7–1 Landry (11-2) Johnson (14-6) None ESPN+ 1,583 24–10 10–3 Apr. 9 Troy Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7–1 Lamb (7-4) Johnson (14-7) None ESPN+ 1,608 25–10 11–3 Apr. 10 Troy Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10–0^6 Landry (12-2) Baker (6-4) None ESPN+ 1,596 26–10 12–3 Apr. 12 Game cancelled Apr. 14 W 10–7 Schorman (7-4) Lackie (9-5) Landry (1) ESPN+ 302 27–10 13–3 Apr. 15 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 7–1 Lamb (8-4) Hardy (6-8) None ESPN+ 504 28–10 14–3 Apr. 15 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 2–1 Landry (13-2) Lackie (9-6) None ESPN+ 504 29–10 15–3 Apr. 18 at W 19–0^5 Schorman (8-4) Wendling (12-11) None 250 30–10 Apr. 19 at W 4–2^8 Schorman (9-4) Wiles (5-3) None 200 31–10 Apr. 19 at W 11–2^6 Landry (14-2) Montgomery (10-6) None B1G+ 511 32–10 Apr. 20 L 1–4 Buckner (11-8) Landry (14-3) None ESPN+ 205 32–11 15–4 Apr. 21 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 8–2 Schorman (10-4) Neas (6-3) None ESPN+ 311 33–11 16–4 Apr. 22 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 10–1 Landry (15-3) Nichols (4-4) None ESPN+ 229 34–11 17–4 Apr. 27 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5–1 Schorman (11-4) Wilkey (8-9) None ESPN+ 1,556 35–11 Apr. 29 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6–0 Lamb (9-4) Beasley-Polko (10-8) None ESPN+ 1,655 36–11 18–4 Apr. 30 Coastal Carolina Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6–3 Schorman (12–4) Volpe (2-5) None ESPN+ 1,832 37–11 19–4 Apr. 30 Coastal Carolina Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7–3 Landry (16-3) Beasley-Polko (10-9) None ESPN+ 1,832 38–11 20–4
May (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 6 W 14–1^5 Landry (17-3) Kackley (9-9) None 455 39–11 21–4 May 7 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 10–3 Schorman (13-4) Abrams (7-8) None 585 40–11 22–4 May 7 at Louisiana–Monroe Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 10–3 Landry (18-3) Abrams (7-9) None 585 41–11 23–4
Post-season (6–2)
(4–0) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 11 vs. (9) Coastal Carolina (1)/No. 25 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 4–2 Schorman (14-4) Beasley-Polko (13-10) None ESPN+ 78 42–11 1–0 May 12 vs. (4) Troy (1)/No. 25 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 9–1^5 Landry (19-3) Johnson (20-12) None ESPN+ 185 43–11 2–0 May 13 vs. (3) Texas State (1)/No. 25 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 1–0^8 Schorman (15-4) Mullins (27-12) None ESPN+ 184 44–11 3–0 May 14 vs. (3) Texas State (1)/No. 25 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 7–1 Landry (20-3) Mullins (27-13) None ESPN+ 269 45–11 4–0
NCAA Division I softball tournament (2–2) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Clemson Regionals May 20 vs. (2)/No. 17 (3) L 3–4 Penta (24-9) Schorman (15-5) None ESPN+ 1,760 45–12 0–1 May 21 vs. (4) (3) McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 3–1^11 Schorman (16-6) Winstead (13-10) None ESPN+ 1,760 46–12 1–1 May 21 vs. (2)/No. 17 Auburn (3) McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC W 4–3 Schorman (17-6) Dismukes (6-4) None ESPN+ 1,760 47–12 2–1 May 22 (3) McWhorter Stadium • Clemson, SC L 0–8^5 Thompson (15-3) Schorman (17-6) None ESPN+ 1,760 47–13 2–2

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

Rankings

See main article: 2022 NCAA Division I softball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louisiana Headlines Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 4 March 2022 . en.
2. Web site: Sun Belt Conference Announces Preseason Softball Honors . sunbeltsports.org . 4 March 2022 . en.
3. Web site: Glasco and Staff Compose Another Highly Rated Recruiting Class for Louisiana . Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns . 21 December 2021 . en.
4. Web site: Louisiana Softball Releases 2022 Season Schedule . Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns . 21 December 2021 . en.