Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball explained

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
Current:2024 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team
University:University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Conference:Sun Belt
Division:West
Location:Lafayette, Louisiana
Coach:Matt Deggs
Tenure:5th
Stadium:M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park
Capacity:6,033
Nickname:Ragin' Cajuns
Cws:2000
Regional Champion:1999, 2000, 2014, 2015
Ncaa Tourneys:1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference Tournament:American South

1988, 1990, 1991
Sun Belt: 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022

Conference Champion:Gulf States

1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
Southland: 1972, 1973
American South: 1989, 1990, 1991
Sun Belt: 1997, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2024

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team is the college baseball team of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The Ragin' Cajuns baseball team competes in NCAA Division I in the Sun Belt Conference. They play their home games on campus at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were coached by head coach Tony Robichaux, until his death on July 3, 2019. Matt Deggs was named the new head coach on July 17, 2019 and 2020 marked his first season.[1]

History

Conference membership history

Stadium

See main article: M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park.

Head coaches

CoachSeasonsYearsWLTPct
C.J. McNaspy21909–1910
J.G. Lee51912–1623190.548
T.R. Mobley61922–2732292.524
Cliff Johnson61939–41, 1945–4727302.475
Johnny Cain31942–1944
Ray Didier91948–56137780.637
Pete Wilson21960–6123360.390
Sonny Roy61962–6788861.506
Eddie Mouton1196812230.343
Bob Banna31969–7159470.557
Don Lockwood91972–802071972.512
Mel Didier21981–8273481.602
Brad Kelley21983–8468390.636
Gene Shell31985–8777590.566
Emrick Jagneaux119878100.444
Mike Boulanger71988–942911410.674
Tony Robichaux221995–20198175131.614
Matt Deggs32020–present118790

NCAA Regional appearances

NCAA Regional Results+
1989 Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK
Lost to Wichita State, 2-6
Lost to McNeese State, 6-11
1990 South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA
Lost to LSU, 0-8
Lost to Southern Miss, 10-14
1991 South Regional at Baton Rouge, LA
Lost to Texas A&M, 4-16
Defeated Northwestern State, 11-7
Defeated South Alabama, 6-3
Defeated Texas A&M, 13-10
Lost to LSU, 5-8
1992 Central Regional at Austin, TX
Lost to Long Beach State, 6-7
Lost to VCU, 5-12
1997 Mideast Regional at Starkville, MS
Lost to Washington, 4-5
Lost to Georgia Tech, 0-8
1998 South II Regional at Baton Rouge, LA
Lost to Tulane, 5-11
Lost to LSU, 6-15
1999 Houston, TX Regional
Defeated Texas, 13-6
Defeated Houston, 5-3
Defeated Houston, 19-8
2000 Lafayette, LA Regional
Defeated McNeese State, 11-5
Defeated East Carolina, 5-3
Defeated East Carolina, 8-5

Louisiana-Lafayette receives #1 seed and hosts regional for first time

2002 Baton Rouge, LA Regional
Defeated Tulane, 6-3
Defeated LSU, 5-0
Lost to LSU, 12-2
Lost to LSU, 12-2
2005 New Orleans, LA Regional
Lost to Alabama, 5-7
Defeated Southern, 9-1
Lost to Alabama, 3-4
2007 College Station, TX Regional
Defeated Ohio State, 5-4
Defeated Texas A&M, 5-4
Lost to Texas A&M, 1-4
Lost to Texas A&M, 2-5
2010 Austin, TX Regional
Defeated Rice, 1-0
Lost to Texas, 2-4
Lost to Rice, 1-9
2013 Baton Rouge, LA Regional
Lost to Sam Houston State, 2-4
Defeated Jackson State, 15-1
Defeated Sam Houston State, 7-5
Lost to LSU, 1-5
2014 Lafayette, LA Regional
Lost to Jackson State, 0-1
Defeated San Diego State, 9-2
Defeated Jackson State, 11-1
Defeated Mississippi State, 14-8
Defeated Mississippi State, 5-3
2015 Houston, TX Regional
Defeated Rice, 7-6
Defeated Houston, 2-1
Defeated Rice, 5-2
2016 Lafayette, LA Regional
Defeated Princeton, 5-3
Defeated Arizona, 10-3
Lost to Arizona, 3-6
Lost to Arizona, 1-3
2022 College Station, TX Regional
Defeated TCU, 7-6
Lost to Texas A&M, 6–9
Lost to TCU, 1–6
2023 Coral Gables, FL Regional
Lost to Texas, 2-4
Defeated Maine, 19-10
Lost to Miami, 5-8

NCAA Super Regional appearances

NCAA Super Regional Results+
1999 Houston, TX Super Regional
Defeated Rice, 12-8
Lost to Rice, 1-10
Lost to Rice, 3-8
2000 Columbia, SC Super Regional
Lost to South Carolina, 3-6
Defeated South Carolina, 7-1
Defeated South Carolina, 3-2
2014 Lafayette, LA Super Regional
Defeated Ole Miss, 9-5
Lost to Ole Miss, 2-5
Lost to Ole Miss, 4-10
Louisiana hosted a Super Regional for the first time
2015 Baton Rouge, LA Super Regional
Lost to LSU, 3-4
Lost to LSU, 3-6

NCAA College World Series appearances

NCAA College World Series Results+
2000 College World Series at Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, NE
Lost to No. 8 Stanford, 4-6
Defeated San Jose State, 6-3
Defeated No. 4 Clemson, 5-4
Lost to No. 8 Stanford, 9-19

Record versus opponent

! Opponent! Won! Lost! Tied! Pct.!Last Played
Abilene Christian6001973
Air Force1001980
Alabama4502015
Alcorn State5002012
Arizona1202016
Arizona State0302007
Arkansas4202022
Army3002008
Baylor0102003
Bethune–Cookman1001996
BYU4102023
California0102011
Campbell1202023
Canisius2101980
Central Michigan3102013
Chicago State2001990
Clemson2102000
Cleveland State2001983
Creighton201992
Dallas Baptist5002000
Dartmouth4001991
East Carolina2302009
Eastern Illinois3202014
Evansville0102006
Florida Atlantic101102013
FIU272702013
Florida0601997
Florida State0601998
Fresno State1501991
Furman2102004
George Washington3001992
Georgia Tech0101997
Gonzaga0102012
Grambling State12402023
Harvard302005
Hawai'i0102005
High Point2102023
Hofstra1002017
Houston164002022
Houston Baptist12102021
Illinois6202007
UIC5202003
Indiana0102022
Indiana State2101997
Iowa2102006
Iowa State2001999
Jackson State8102023
Jacksonville9501998
Kansas1002012
Kansas State1001986
Kentucky0102018
Kent State2001994
Lamar567112008
Le Moyne4202010
Little Rock632502022
Long Beach State1101992
LSU285602023
Louisiana Tech847202023
Louisville1101979
Loyola Marymount1202019
Maine6302023
Marist1002005
Maryland2102019
McNeese State996802023
Memphis1401985
Miami0102023
Miami (OH)3202010
Michigan1002004
Michigan State1002020
Middle Tennessee State343002013
Minnesota3102006
Mississippi3302014
Mississippi State2302023
Mississippi Valley State9001991
Missouri2001994
Missouri State2001997
Murray State0102017
Nebraska3612009
New Mexico State15502005
New Orleans836902019
New York Tech1101985
Nicholls775502022
North Alabama3002021
Northern Illinois4301978
Northwestern State904902023
Ohio State2202007
Oklahoma3002000
Oklahoma State4801996
Oral Roberts3602008
Oregon State1101991
Prairie View A&M14001996
Princeton1002016
Purdue0102006
Rice171802023
Sacramento State1002005
Sacred Heart6002016
Saint Peter's3002017
Saint Louis4001990
St. John's2002005
Samford1202020
Sam Houston State18802020
San Francisco0102011
San Jose State1002000
Santa Clara0102012
Siena8002011
South Carolina2102000
South Florida2002005
Southeast Missouri State1202011
Southeastern Louisiana725302023
Southern522312023
Stanford0202000
Stephen F. Austin15102009
Stetson1201986
Stony Brook5102015
Texas83402023
Texas A&M91402022
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi3002006
Texas–Rio Grande Valley371702005
Texas Southern15002014
Texas Tech3202016
Towson3002012
Tulane534702023
TCU5502022
UC Davis1002005
UC Irvine2102022
UC Santa Barbara0202011
UCF11402002
UNLV4101992
USC1001989
UT Arlington362302022
UTSA12502015
Vanderbilt1002018
Virginia Tech1202020
VCU0101992
Washington1101997
Western Illinois5102001
Western Kentucky442702010
Western Michigan3001976
Wichita State4902012
Wisconsin5501981
Wright State1202018
Xavier3101975

Record against Sun Belt

! Opponent! Won! Lost! Tied! Pct.!Last Played
Appalachian State12502022
Arkansas State914202023
Coastal Carolina11712023
Georgia Southern91102022
Georgia State16202022
James Madison0302023
Louisiana–Monroe1015502023
Marshall3002023
South Alabama557002023
Southern Miss303102023
Texas State302102023
Troy372602023

NCAA tournament appearances

Ragin' Cajuns in the Major Leagues

Major League Baseball

The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns have had 114 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UL will name Matt Deggs as its new head baseball coach just 15 days after Tony Robichaux's death. The Acadiana Advocate. July 17, 2019. Kevin Foote. July 17, 2019.
  2. Web site: 2022 Louisiana Baseball Media Guide Final (PDF) . Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns . 13 June 2022 . en.
  3. Web site: Versus Opponents. gostanford.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310074529/http://gostanford.com/sports/2014/7/18/209585039.aspx. March 10, 2018. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)". Baseball-Reference.com. 2015-06-13.