2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team explained

Mode:	softball
Year:	2024
Team:	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Conference:	Sun Belt Conference
Short Conf:	SBC
Record:	45–19
Conf Record:	22–2
Head Coach:	Gerry Glasco
Hc Year:	7th
Asst Coach1:	Justin Robichaux
Asst Coach2:	Shellie Landry
Asst Coach3:	Hunter Veach
Stadium:	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park
Champion:	Sun Belt Conference Regular Season champions
Bowl:	NCAA Lafayette Regional

The 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2024 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park and were led by seventh-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, 2024. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the conference with 144 votes and all first place votes (12).^[1] Sophomore outfielder Mihyia Davis was chosen as the Preseason Conference Player of the Year.

Coaches poll
1	Louisiana	144 (12)
2	South Alabama	127
3	Texas State	122
4	Troy	98
5	James Madison	94
6	Coastal Carolina	81
7	Marshall	79
8	Louisiana–Monroe	59
9	Southern Miss	49
10	Georgia State	35
11	Georgia Southern	25
12	Appalachian State	23

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Lauren Allred (1st Base, LA)
• Taylor McKinney (2nd Base, TXST)
• Alexa Langeliers (2nd Base, LA)
• Sydney Bickel (Shortstop, MARSH)
• Brooke Ellestad (Shortstop, LA)
• Sara Vanderford (3rd Base, TXST)
• Delaney Keith (3rd Base, CCU)
• Mihyia Davis (Outfielder, LA)
• Mackenzie Brasher (Outfielder, USA)
• Kayt Houston (Outfielder, APP)
• Sophie Piskos (Catcher, LA)
• Iyana De Jesus (Designated Player, CCU)
• Jessica Mullins (Pitcher, TXST)
• Olivia Lackie (Pitcher, USA)
• Sam Landry (Pitcher, LA)

Schedule and results

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

2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball game log
Regular season (40–16)
February (8–9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Louisiana Classics Feb. 8 No. 21 W 21–2^5 Delbrey (1–0) Lavdis (0–1) None 802 1–0 Feb. 9 No. 21 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8–0^6 Landry (1–0) Roeling (0–1) None ESPN+ 809 2–0 Feb. 9 Chattanooga No. 21 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5–2 Delbrey (2–0) Long (0–1) Loecker (1) ESPN+ 857 3–0 Feb. 11 No. 21 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10–2^5 Riassetto (1–0) Guest (1–2) None ESPN+ 788 4–0 Feb. 11 California No. 21 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 1–3 Roelling (1-1) Landry (1-1) None ESPN+ 788 4–1 Feb. 13 at No. 23 L 1–9^6 Wesley (2–0) Landry (1–2) None 327 4–2 Feb. 13 at Mississippi State No. 23 Nusz Park • Starkville, MS L 1–2 Marron (2–0) Landry (1–3) None SECN+ 327 4–3 Feb. 16 No. 24 No. 23 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4–1 Riassetto (2–0) Binford (0–2) None ESPN+ 913 5–3 Feb. 18 No. 24 Baylor No. 23 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0–6 Crandall (2–0) Delbrey (2–1) Orme (1) ESPN+ 1,194 5–4 Feb. 18 No. 24 Baylor No. 23 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2–3 Binford (1–2) Landry (1–4) Crandall (1) ESPN+ 1,194 5–5 Feb. 20 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9–3 Riassetto (3–0) Melnychuk (2–1) None ESPN+ 1,206 6–5 Lone Star State Invitational Feb. 23 vs. No. 13 L 1–4 Canady (3–2) Landry (1–5) None 6–6 Feb. 23 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 0–5 Kavan (4–0) Riassetto (3–1) None LHN 1,848 6–7 Feb. 24 vs. Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX W 4–2 Landry (2–5) Serna (3-3) None LHN 7–7 Feb. 24 vs. No. 13 Stanford Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 0–8^6 Krause (4–1) Riassetto (3–2) None LHN 7–8 Feb. 25 at No. 2 Texas Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 4–5 Morgan (3–0) Loecker (0–1) Kavan (1) LHN 1,945 7–9 Feb. 27 W 8–2 Landry (3–5) Paden (3–1) None ESPN+ 213 8–9
March (16–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Oklahoma Tournament Mar. 1 vs. L 10–12 Jarvis (5–1) Delbrey (2-2) None 219 8–10 Mar. 2 Love's Field • Norman, OK L 0–8^5 Deal (3–0) Loecker (0–2) None ESPN+ 4,450 8–11 Mar. 2 vs. Love's Field • Norman, OK W 1–0 Landry (4–5) Yoder (2–4) None 167 9–11 Mar. 3 vs. Liberty Love's Field • Norman, OK L 1–7 Love (1–3) Loecker (0–3) Yoder (2) 338 9–12 Mar. 3 at No. 1 Oklahoma Love's Field • Norman, OK W 7–5^8 Riassetto (4–2) Keeney (2–1) None ESPN+ 4,450 10–12 Milisa Moore Tournament Mar. 9 vs. W 11–0^5 Landry (5-5) Telford (2–7) None 154 11–12 Mar. 9 at Farris Field • Conway, AR W 7–4 Riassetto (5–2) Petty (3–5) None 318 12–12 Mar. 10 vs. Stephen F. Austin Farris Field • Conway, AR W 13–4 Loecker (1–3) Brown (2–6) None 193 13–12 Mar. 10 at Central Arkansas Farris Field • Conway, AR W 10–0^5 Landry (6–5) Runner (4–7) None ESPN+ 206 14–12 Mar. 13 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 2–1 Landry (7–5) Sanders (6-6) Riassetto (1) ESPN+ 1,438 15–12 Mar. 15 at W 3–2 Landry (8–5) Lackie (10–4) Riassetto (2) ESPN+ 750 16–12 1–0 Mar. 16 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 6–2 Riassetto (6–2) Lagle (1–3) None ESPN+ 504 17–12 2–0 Mar. 16 at South Alabama Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 15–3^8 Landry (9–5) Lackie (10–5) None ESPN+ 504 18–12 3–0 Mar. 20 at Louisiana Tech L 3–5 Menzina (2–0) Landry (9–6) Melnychuk (2) ESPN+ 798 18–13 Mar. 22 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7–5 Landry (10–6) Brabham (12–6) Riassetto (3) ESPN+ 1,083 19–13 4–0 Mar. 23 Coastal Carolina Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 13–0^5 Delbrey (3–2) Hood (0–1) None ESPN+ 1,310 20–13 5–0 Mar. 24 Coastal Carolina Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3–1 Landry (11–6) Brabham (12–7) Riassetto (4) ESPN+ 1,222 21–13 6–0 Mar. 28 at W 12–6 Landry (12–6) Neas (5–7) None ESPN+ 47 22–13 7–0 Mar. 29 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 6–2 Riassetto (7–2) Buckner (2–3) Landry (1) ESPN+ 425 23–13 8–0 Mar. 30 at Appalachian State Sywassink/Lloyd Family Stadium • Boone, NC W 8–0 Landry (13–6) Neas (5–8) None ESPN+ 380 24–13 9–0
April (14–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 5 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5–3 Landry (14–6) Humphrey (8–4) Riassetto (5) ESPN+ 1,280 25–13 10–0 Apr. 6 James Madison Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7–1 Riassetto (8-2) Fleet (6-3) None ESPN+ 1,411 26–13 11–0 Apr. 7 James Madison Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9–2 Riassetto (9–2) List (6–7) None ESPN+ 1,218 27–13 12–0 Apr. 12 at No. 25 W 7–0 Landry (15–6) Mullins (21–6) None ESPN+ 584 28–13 13–0 Apr. 13 at No. 25 Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6–0 Riassetto (10–2) Azua (6–5) None ESPN+ 787 29–13 14–0 Apr. 14 at No. 25 Texas State Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 0–5 Mullins (22–6) Landry (15–7) None ESPN+ 564 29–14 14–1 Apr. 16 at No. 7 No. 25 L 2–4 Berzon (15–4) Riassetto (10–3) None SECN+ 2,108 29–15 Apr. 17 Nicholls No. 25 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9–0^6 Landry (16–7) Yoo (6–6) None ESPN+ 1,164 30–15 Apr. 19 No. 25 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 2–1 Landry (17–7) Lee (8–6) None ESPN+ 1,241 31–15 15–1 Apr. 20 Southern Miss No. 25 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 14–3^5 Riassetto (11–3) Craft (1–3) None ESPN+ 32–15 16–1 Apr. 21 Southern Miss No. 25 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9–2 Delbrey (4–2) Lee (8–7) None ESPN+ 1,278 33–15 17–1 Apr. 23 No. 7 LSU No. 19 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9–4 Riassetto (12–3) Caffin (10-4) None ESPN+ 2576 34–15 Apr. 24 at McNeese No. 19 W 5-4 Landry (18-7) Sanders (16-8) Riassetto (6) ESPN+ 1,027 35–15 Apr. 26 at No. 19 W 5-4 Landry (19-7) Hulett (1-1) None ESPN+ 836 36–15 18–1 Apr. 27 at Louisiana–Monroe No. 19 Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 1-0 Landry (20-7) Nichols (9-10) None ESPN+ 906 37–15 19–1 Apr. 28 at Louisiana–Monroe No. 19 Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 5-2 Riassetto (13-3) Abrams (10-11) None ESPN+ 859 38–15 20–1
May (2–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 2 No. 17 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0-1 Money (2-1) Landry (20-8) Baker (1) ESPN+ 1,238 38–16 20–2 May 3 Troy No. 17 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 11-7 Landry (21-8) Money (2-2) None ESPN+ 1,304 39–16 21–2 May 4 Troy No. 17 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Landry (22-8) Baker (14-11) Riassetto (7) ESPN+ 1,412 40–16 22–2
Post-season (3–1)
(2–1) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 9 James Madison (1)/No. 18 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 8-0^5 Landry (23-8) List (10-9) None ESPN+ 41–16 1–0 May 10 Troy (1)/No. 18 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4-2 Landry (24-8) Baker (15-12) Riassetto (8) ESPN+ 42–16 2–0 May 11 Texas State (1)/No. 18 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 5-9 Mullins (30-7) Riassetto (13-4) None ESPN+ 807 42–17 2–1
(3–1) Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record Lafayette Regional May 17 Princeton (13)/No. 16 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0^5 Loecker (2-3) Harrington (9-6) None ESPN+ 1,578 43–17 1–0 May 18 Baylor (13)/No. 16 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 0-8^5 Crandall (15-8) Landry (24-9) None ESPN+ 1,922 43–18 1–1 May 18 Princeton (13)/No. 16 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-1^8 Riassetto (14-4) Wright (6-4) None ESPN+ 1,644 44–18 2–1 May 19 Baylor (13)/No. 16 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 13-0^5 Riassetto (15-4) Binford (13-11) None ESPN+ 1,776 45–18 3–1 May 19 Baylor (13)/No. 16 Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3–4 Crandall (16-8) Landry (24-10) None ESPN+ 1,918 45–19 3–2

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

Rankings

See main article: 2024 NCAA Division I softball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sun Belt Announces Softball Preseason Awards & Poll . sunbeltsports.org . 25 March 2024 . en . 31 January 2024.
2. Web site: Louisiana Softball Schedule Loaded with Big-Name Games Again in 2024 . Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns . 25 March 2024 . en.