| Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball | |
| Currentseason: | 2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team |
| University: | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| Conference: | Sun Belt Conference |
| Conference Short: | Sun Belt |
| City: | Lafayette |
| Stateabb: | LA |
| State: | Louisiana |
| Coach: | Alyson Habetz |
| Tenure: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park |
| Capacity: | 2,790 |
| Nickname: | Ragin' Cajuns |
| Wcws: | 1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2014 |
| Super Regional: | 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023 |
| Ncaa Tourneys: | 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999,,2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Conference Tournament: | Southland 1984, 1987----Sun Belt 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Conference Champion: | Louisiana AIAW 1982----Southland 1984, 1987----Sun Belt 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns were most recently led by head coach Gerry Glasco. Yvette Girouard was head coach from 1981 to 2000 leading the Ragin' Cajuns to 10 NCAA tournaments and three Women's College World Series appearances. The team plays its home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park located on the university's athletic campus.[1]
| NCAA Regional Results | + |
|---|---|
| 1990 Regional No. 8 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Texas A&M, 1–0 Lost to Florida State, 3–4 Lost to Florida State, 1–2 First time in NCAA Tournament and hosting one of the eight regionals | |
| 1991 Regional No. 1 at Lafayette, LA Lost to Florida State, 0–1 Lost to Oklahoma State, 2–3 | |
| 1992 Regional No. 8 at Lafayette, LA Lost to Florida State, 0–1 Defeated UNLV, 1–0 Lost to Florida State, 0–1 | |
| 1993 Regional No. 8 at Ann Arbor, MI Defeated Bowling Green, 7–3 Defeated Michigan, 6–5 Defeated Michigan, 2–1 | |
| 1994 Regional No. 4 at Lafayette, LA Defeated McNeese State, 3–0 Defeated Utah, 1–0 Lost to Utah, 3–2 Lost to Utah, 0–2 | |
| 1995 Regional No. 5 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Nicholls State, 5–1 Defeated Washington, 7–6 Defeated Washington, 3–1 | |
| 1996 Regional No. 4 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Nicholls State, 1–0 Defeated Nebraska, 9–4 Defeated Nicholls State, 2–1 | |
| 1997 Regional No. 5 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Northeast Louisiana, 2–1 Defeated UCLA, 4–1 Lost to UCLA, 0–9 Lost to UCLA, 0–3 | |
| 1999 Regional No. 7 at Amherst, MA Defeated Manhattan, 15–0 Defeated Hofstra, 5–1 Defeated California, 2–1 Lost to California, 0–3 Lost to California, 3–8 | |
| 2000 Regional No. 7 at Baton Rouge, LA Lost to Hofstra, 1–2 Defeated LSU, 4–1 Lost to Oregon, 3–4 | |
| 2001 Regional No. 3 at Baton Rouge, LA Defeated Southern Miss, 5–1 Lost to Arizona State, 1–2 Defeated Arizona State, 5–0 Lost to LSU, 1–2 | |
| 2002 Regional No. 3 at Lafayette, LA Lost to UMass, 3–5 Defeated Mississippi State, 10–3 Lost to LSU, 2–5 | |
| 2003 Regional No. 6 at Fullerton, CA Defeated San Diego State, 6–0 Defeated Cal State Fullerton, 1–0 Defeated Oklahoma State, 1–0 Lost to Oregon, 2–9 Defeated Oregon, 6–4 | |
| 2004 Regional No. 1 at Tucson, AZ Defeated South Carolina, 1–0 Lost to Arizona, 0–4 Defeated Temple, 8–1 Defeated Northwestern, 3–0 Defeated Arizona, 5–0 Defeated Oklahoma, 12–4 Lost to Oklahoma, 0–15 | |
| 2005 Norman, OK Regional Defeated Oregon, 7–5 Lost to Oklahoma, 3–6 Lost to Oregon, 1–3 | |
| 2006 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated North Carolina State, 2–0 Lost to LSU, 6–7 Defeated North Carolina State, 4–3 Lost to LSU, 4–5 | |
| 2007 College Station, TX Regional Lost to Houston, 3–4 Lost to Sam Houston State, 1–2 | |
| 2008 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated East Carolina, 2–1 Defeated LSU, 9–4 Defeated LSU, 6–3 | |
| 2009 Waco, TX Regional Lost to Baylor, 1–2 Defeated Northwestern, 3–2 Defeated Texas State, 5–0 Lost to Baylor, 1–6 | |
| 2010 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Texas A&M, 5–0 Defeated LSU, 1–0 Defeated Texas A&M, 6–1 | |
| 2011 Austin, TX Regional Lost to Houston, 2–7 Defeated Texas State, 11–2 Defeated Texas, 5–3 Lost to Houston, 1–4 | |
| 2012 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Mississippi Valley State, 8–0 Defeated Stanford, 9–3 Defeated Stanford, 6–2 | |
| 2013 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Northwestern State, 3–0 Defeated LSU, 3–0 Defeated LSU, 1–0 | |
| 2014 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Texas Southern, 7–4 Defeated Texas, 3–2 Defeated Texas, 10–2 | |
| 2015 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Weber State, 11–0 Defeated Baylor, 3–1 Lost to Baylor, 2–6 Defeated Baylor, 9–1 | |
| 2016 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Boston University, 9–5 Defeated Texas, 9–1 Defeated Texas A&M, 9–8 | |
| 2017 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated McNeese State, 6–0 Defeated LSU, 4–2 Lost to LSU, 1–6 Lost to LSU, 1–5 | |
| 2018 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to Houston, 0–1 Defeated Fordham, 15–3 Defeated Houston, 7–2 Defeated LSU, 5–4 Lost to LSU, 1–3 | |
| 2019 Oxford, MS Regional Defeated Southeast Missouri State, 3–2 Defeated Ole Miss, 2–0 Lost to Ole Miss, 1–5 Lost to Ole Miss, 4–5 | |
| 2021 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated George Washington, 1–0 Lost to LSU, 3–10 Defeated McNeese State, 4–0 Defeated LSU, 2–0 Lost to LSU, 5–8 | |
| 2022 Clemson, SC Regional Lost to Auburn, 3–4 Defeated UNC Wilmington, 3–1 Defeated Auburn, 4–3 Lost to Clemson, 0–8 | |
| 2023 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Omaha, 5–0 Lost to LSU, 0–4 Defeated Omaha, 9–0 Defeated LSU, 7–4 Defeated LSU, 9–8 | |
| 2024 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Princeton, 8–0 Lost to Baylor, 0–8 Defeated Princeton, 2–1 Defeated Baylor, 13–0 Lost to Baylor, 3–4 |
| NCAA Super Regional Results | + |
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| 2008 Houston, TX Super Regional Defeated Houston, 6–4 Lost to Houston, 3–6 Defeated Houston, 4–0 | |
| 2010 Los Angeles, CA Super Regional Lost to UCLA, 2–10 Lost to UCLA, 1–10 | |
| 2012 Tempe, AZ Super Regional Defeated Arizona State, 6–0 Lost to Arizona State, 2–9 Lost to Arizona State, 0–8 | |
| 2013 Ann Arbor, MI Super Regional Lost to Michigan, 3–4 Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to Michigan, 1–2 | |
| 2014 Lafayette, LA Super Regional Defeated Arizona, 5–3 Defeated Arizona, 7–1 | |
| 2015 Auburn, AL Super Regional Lost to Auburn, 11–12 Lost to Auburn, 3–6 | |
| 2016 Norman, OK Super Regional Lost to Oklahoma, 2–8 Lost to Oklahoma, 6–7 | |
| 2023 Seattle, WA Super Regional Lost to Washington, 0–8 Lost to Washington, 0–2 |
| NCAA College World Series Results | + |
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| 1993 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Defeated Cal State Northridge, 4–2 Lost to Arizona, 1–2 Defeated Connecticut, 1–0 Defeated Arizona, 1–0 Lost to UCLA, 0–1 | |
| 1995 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to UCLA, 0–3 Lost to UNLV, 1–5 | |
| 1995 Women's College World Series at Golden Park in Columbus, GA Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to UCLA, 0–3 Lost to UNLV, 1–5 | |
| 2003 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Lost to Texas, 2–3 Lost to UCLA, 1–5 | |
| 2008 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Defeated Florida, 3–2 Lost to Texas A&M, 1–2 Lost to Alabama, 1–3 | |
| 2014 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Lost to Kentucky, 1–4 Lost to Oklahoma, 1–3 |
| Head coaches | |||||
| 1981–2000 | 759 | 200 | 0 | ||
| 2001–2012 | Stefni Lotief | 601 | 145 | 0 | |
| 2002–2017 | Michael Lotief | 834 | 195 | 1 | |
| 2018–2024 | 300 | 88 | 0 | ||
| 2025–present | 000 | 00 | 0 | ||
| Appalachian State | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| Arkansas State | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Coastal Carolina | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| Georgia Southern | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| Georgia State | 33 | 4 | 0 | 2022 | ||
| James Madison | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 119 | 28 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| Marshall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| South Alabama | 45 | 11 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| Southern Miss | 48 | 5 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| Texas State | 49 | 8 | 0 | 2023 | ||
| Troy | 48 | 7 | 0 | 2023 |