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 |
Conference Champion: | Gulf States 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 |
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]
See main article: M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park.
Coach | Seasons | Years | W | L | T | Pct | |
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C.J. McNaspy | 2 | 1909–1910 | |||||
J.G. Lee | 5 | 1912–16 | 23 | 19 | 0 | .548 | |
T.R. Mobley | 6 | 1922–27 | 32 | 29 | 2 | .524 | |
Cliff Johnson | 6 | 1939–41, 1945–47 | 27 | 30 | 2 | .475 | |
Johnny Cain | 3 | 1942–1944 | |||||
Ray Didier | 9 | 1948–56 | 137 | 78 | 0 | .637 | |
Pete Wilson | 2 | 1960–61 | 23 | 36 | 0 | .390 | |
Sonny Roy | 6 | 1962–67 | 88 | 86 | 1 | .506 | |
Eddie Mouton | 1 | 1968 | 12 | 23 | 0 | .343 | |
Bob Banna | 3 | 1969–71 | 59 | 47 | 0 | .557 | |
Don Lockwood | 9 | 1972–80 | 207 | 197 | 2 | .512 | |
Mel Didier | 2 | 1981–82 | 73 | 48 | 1 | .602 | |
Brad Kelley | 2 | 1983–84 | 68 | 39 | 0 | .636 | |
Gene Shell | 3 | 1985–87 | 77 | 59 | 0 | .566 | |
Emrick Jagneaux | 1 | 1987 | 8 | 10 | 0 | .444 | |
Mike Boulanger | 7 | 1988–94 | 291 | 141 | 0 | .674 | |
Tony Robichaux | 22 | 1995–2019 | 817 | 513 | 1 | .614 | |
Matt Deggs | 3 | 2020–present | 118 | 79 | 0 |
NCAA Regional Results | + |
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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 Results | + |
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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 Results | + |
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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 |
Appalachian State | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2022 | ||
Arkansas State | 91 | 42 | 0 | 2023 | ||
Coastal Carolina | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2023 | ||
Georgia Southern | 9 | 11 | 0 | 2022 | ||
Georgia State | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2022 | ||
James Madison | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2023 | ||
Louisiana–Monroe | 101 | 55 | 0 | 2023 | ||
Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2023 | ||
South Alabama | 55 | 70 | 0 | 2023 | ||
Southern Miss | 30 | 31 | 0 | 2023 | ||
Texas State | 30 | 21 | 0 | 2023 | ||
Troy | 37 | 26 | 0 | 2023 |
The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns have had 114 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[4]