2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team explained

Mode:	softball
Year:	2023
Team:	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Coachrank:	RV
Record:	50–16
Conf Record:	22–2
Head Coach:	Gerry Glasco
Hc Year:	6th
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:	NCAA Baton Rouge Regional champions NCAA Seattle Super Regional appearance

The 2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park and were led by sixth-year head coach Gerry Glasco. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

After a close win in the finals of the Baton Rouge Regional over LSU, the Cajuns made it to the Super Regionals where they were shut out by Washington by a combined score of 0-10 over two games (the first time they have been shut out in Super Regional play in program history).

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2023. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the conference with 144 votes and all first place votes (12).^[1]

Coaches poll
1	Louisiana	144 (12)
2	Texas State	130
3	South Alabama	118
4	Troy	99
5	James Madison	93
6	Marshall	80
7	Southern Miss	68
8	Appalachian State	63
9	Louisiana–Monroe	44
10	Coastal Carolina	43
11	Georgia State Georgia Southern	27

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Jessica Mullins (Pitcher, TXST)
Olivia Lackie (Pitcher, USA)
Sophie Piskos (Pitcher, LA)
Hannah Shifflett (1st Base, JMU)
Stormy Kotzelnick (1st Base, LA)
Kelly Horne (2nd Base, TXST)
Alexa Langeliers (Shortstop, LA)
Jourdyn Campbell (3rd Base, LA)
Sara Vanderford (3rd Base, TXST)
Karly Heath (Designated Player, LA)
Iyanla De Jesus (Designated Player, CCU)
Ciara Trahan (Outfielder, TXST)
Maddie Hayden (Outfielder, LA)
Mackenzie Brasher (Outfielder, USA)
Kayt Houston (Outfielder, APP)

Schedule and results

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

2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball game log

Regular season (43–13)

February (10–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Louisiana Classics
Feb. 10		RV		W 12–0⁵	Landry (1-0)	Powell (0-1)	Non		1,719	1–0
Feb. 11		RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 12–1⁵	Schorman (1-0)	Telford (1-1)	None	ESPN+	1,207	2–0
Feb. 11	Lafayette	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6–0	Lamb (1-0)	Cal (0-2)	None	ESPN+	1,207	3–0
Feb. 12	Stephen F. Austin	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 12–0⁵	Landry (2-0)	Hannabas (1-1)	None	ESPN+	1,618	4–0

TaxAct Clearwater Invitational
Feb. 16	vs.	RV		W 4–1	Schorman (2-0)	Johnson (1-2)	Lamb (1)		358	5–0
Feb. 17		RV	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 6–7	LeBeau (3-0)	Landry (2-1)	Derkowski (1)	ESPN+	657	5–1
Feb. 18	vs. No. 5	RV	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 2–12⁵	Maxwell (4-0)	Schorman (2-1)	None	ESPN+	882	5–2
Feb. 18	vs. No. 4	RV	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 6–7	Delce (3-1)	Landry (2-2)	None	ESPN+	733	5–3
Feb. 19		RV	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 3–4	Faraimo (7-0)	Schorman (2-2)	None	ESPNU	1,032	5–4
Feb. 19	vs. No. 6	RV	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 2–10⁶	Royalty (2-0)	Landry (2-3)	Leonard (1)	ESPN+	1,221	5–5

Feb. 21	No. 23			W 8–0⁵	Schorman (3-2)	Willis (0-1)	None	ESPN+	489	6–5
LSU Crossover
Feb. 25		RV		W 5–2	Landry (3-3)	Aholelei (4-4)	Riassetto (1)		325	7–5
Feb. 25	at No. 15	RV	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	W 5–4	Schorman (4-2)	Chaffin (2-1)	Riassetto (2)		2,447	8–5
Feb. 26	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 2–0	Heath (1-0)	Aholelei (4-5)	Riassetto (1)	ESPN+	2,403	9–5
Feb. 26	No. 15 LSU	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 1–4	Kilponen (4-0)	Landry (3-4)	None	ESPN+	2,403	9–6

Feb. 27	vs.	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 3–2⁸	Landry (4-4)	Furbush (4-4)	None	ESPN+	1,668	10–6

March (14–4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Longhorn Invitational
Mar. 3		RV		W 7–1	Landry (5-4)	Tate (4-1)	None		1,590	11–6
Mar. 3		RV	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	L 2–6	Gutierrez (4-1)	Schorman (4-3)	None		1,590	11–7
Mar. 4	vs.	RV	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 9–1⁶	Schorman (5-3)	Manus (7-6)	None			12–7
Mar. 4	vs.	RV	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 8–3	Landry (6-4)	Chambers (1-3)	None	ESPN+		13–7
Mar. 5	at No. 9 Texas	RV	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	L 3–8	Gutierrez (5-1)	Riassetto (0-1)	None	LHN	1,571	13–8

Mar. 8	McNeese	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6–2	Riassetto (1-1)	Vallejo (4-6)	None		1,522	14–8
Bubly Invitational
Mar. 10	vs.	RV		W 3–0	Lamb (2-0)	Vickers (4-3)	Riassetto (3)			15–8
Mar. 11	at No. 8	RV	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 1–0	Schorman (6-3)	Delbrey (3-1)	None	SECN+	2,046	16–8
Mar. 11	vs. Rutgers	RV	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 5–0	Heath (2-0)	Smith (2-2)	None			17–8
Mar. 12	vs.	RV	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 3–2	Lamb (3-0)	Rearley (2-5)	None			18–8
Mar. 12	at No. 8 Florida	RV	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 2–11⁵	Hightower (9-2)	Schorman (6-4)	None	SECN+		18–9

Mar. 18	at	RV		W 8–4	Schorman (7-4)	Leinstock (8-6)	None	ESPN+	708	19–9	1–0
Mar. 18	at Southern Miss	RV	Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 12–1⁶	Landry (7-4)	Lee (3-2)	None	ESPN+	708	20–9	2–0
Mar. 19	at Southern Miss	RV	Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 10–2⁶	Schorman (8-4)	Leinstock (8-7)	None	ESPN+		21–9	3–0
Mar. 24		No. 25	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8–0⁵	Heath (3-0)	Buckner (3-3)	None	ESPN+	1,085	22–9	4–0
Mar. 25	Appalachian State	No. 25	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4–0	Schorman (9-4)	Northrop (6-3)	None	ESPN+	1,539	23–9	5–0
Mar. 25	Appalachian State	No. 25	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3–5	Neas (6-2)	Lamb (3-1)	Buckner (1)	ESPN+	1,539	23–10	5–1
Mar. 31	at	RV		W 8–4⁸	Schorman (10-4)	Humphrey (8-5)	None	ESPN+	487	24–10	6–1

April (15–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	at James Madison	RV	Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	W 9–2	Landry (8-4)	Berry (8-1)	None		663	25–10	7–1
Apr. 2	at James Madison	RV	Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA	W 6–2	Lamb (4-1)	Humphrey (8-6)	None	ESPN+	589	26–10	8–1
Apr. 4	at McNeese	RV		W 7–0	Landry (9-4)	Tate (12-3)	None	ESPN+	837	27–10
Apr. 8		RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7–5	Schorman (11-4)	Lackie (13-5)	None	ESPN+	1,398	28–10	9–1
Apr. 8	South Alabama	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8–0⁵	Landry (10-4)	Hardy (11-7)	None	ESPN+	1,398	29–10	10–1
Apr. 9	South Alabama	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 2–0	Landry (11-4)	Lackie (13-6)	Lamb (2)	ESPN+	1,004	30–10	11–1
Apr. 11	at No. 18	RV		L 1–2	Orme (13-4)	Landry (11-5)	None	ESPN+	763	30–11
Apr. 12	at No. 23	RV		L 2–4	Kennedy (8-3)	Heath (3-1)	None	SECN+	1,333	30–12
Apr. 14		RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5–3	Schorman (12-5)	Mullins (14-8)	Lamb (3)	ESPN+	1,651	31–12	12–1
Apr. 15	Texas State	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4–2	Lamb (5-1)	McCann (6-6)	None	ESPN+	1,753	32–12	13–1
Apr. 16	Texas State	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7–0	Landry (12-4)	Pierce (5-3)	None	ESPN+	1,602	33–12	14–1
Apr. 18		RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7–0	Lamb (6-1)	Comeaux (8-3)	None	ESPN+	1,338	34–12
Apr. 21		RV		L 7–8	Baker (2-1)	Schorman (12-6)	None	ESPN+	462	34–13	14–2
Apr. 22	at Troy	RV	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 9–2	Schorman (13-6)	Johnson (22-6)	None	ESPN+	698	35–13	15–2
Apr. 23	at Troy	RV	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 6–1	Landry (13-4)	Baker (2-2)	None	ESPN+	429	36–13	16–2
Apr. 28	at	RV		W 11–0⁶	Landry (14-4)	Brabham (11-9)	None	ESPN+	250	37–13	17–2
Apr. 29	at Coastal Carolina	RV	St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 2–1	Lamb (7-1)	Brabham (11-10)	None	ESPN+	292	38–13	18–2
Apr. 30	at Coastal Carolina	RV	St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 10–6	Heath (4-1)	Picone (9-4)	Schorman (1)	ESPN+	292	39–13	19–2

May (4–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 3	at	RV		W 8–1	Landry (15-4)	Floyd (8-8)	Lamb (4)	CUSA.TV	726	40–13
May 4		RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5–1	Schorman (14-6)	Nichols (2-2)	None	ESPN+	1,512	41–13	20–2
May 5	Louisiana–Monroe	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9–0⁵	Heath (5-1)	Abrams (6-12)	None	ESPN+	1,776	42–13	21–2
May 6	Louisiana–Monroe	RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9–1⁵	Lamb (8-1)	Abrams (6-13)	None	ESPN+	1,656	43–13	22–2

Post-season (7–3)

(3–0)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
May 11	(8) Louisiana–Monroe	(1)/RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 3–1	Landry (16-4)	Hulett (8-5)	None	ESPN+	1,426	44–13	1–0
May 12	(5) Texas State	(1)/RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4–1	Lamb (9-1)	Mullins (21-11)	None	ESPN+	1,458	45–13	2–0
May 13		(1)/RV	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 1–0	Landry (17-4)	Nester (27-8)	None	ESPN+	1,574	46–13	3–0

NCAA Division I softball tournament (4–3)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Tournament record
Baton Rouge Regionals
May 19	vs. (3)	(2)/RV	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	W 5–0	Landry (18-4)	Meyer (17-8)	None	ESPN+		47–13	1–0
May 20	at (1)/No. 11 LSU	(2)/RV	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–4	Berzon (14-7)	Landry (18-5)	None	ESPN+	2,179	47–14	1–1
May 20	vs. (3) Omaha	(2)/RV	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	W 9–0⁵	Lamb (10-1)	Nuismer (13-8)	None	ESPN+	1,857	48–14	2–1
May 21	at (1)/No. 11 LSU	(2)/RV	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	W 7–4	Landry (19-5)	Johnson (7-1)	None	ESPN+	2,120	49–14	3–1
May 21	at (1)/No. 11 LSU	(2)/RV	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	W 9–8	Riassetto (2-1)	Berzon (14-8)	None	ESPN+	2,166	50–14	4–1
Seattle Super Regionals
May 26	at No. 6	RV		L 0–8⁵	Meylan (18-5)	Landry (19-6)	None		2,200	50–15	0–1
May 27	at No. 6 Washington	RV	Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA	L 0–2	Lopez (13-3)	Schorman (14-7)	Meylan (7)	ESPN	2,266	50–16	0–2

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

Seattle Super Regional

Game 1
	Louisiana	0
7	Washington	8⁵

Game 2
	Louisiana	0
7	Washington	2

Rankings

See main article: 2023 NCAA Division I softball rankings.

Notes and References

Web site: Louisiana Tops Sun Belt Softball Preseason Coaches Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 8 April 2023 . en.
Web site: Louisiana Softball Reveals Schedule for 2023 Season . Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns . 9 April 2023 . en.