2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by twenty-second year head coach Tony Robichaux.

2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Sun Belt Conference Regular Season Co-Champions Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions Lafayette Regionals Appearance
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
2016 record	43-21 (21-9 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Robichaux (22nd season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Babineaux Jeremy Talbot
Home stadium	M. L. Tigue Moore Field

2016 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡^y  ‍‍‍	21	–	9		.700			43	–	21		.672
No. 26 South Alabama  ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	9		.700			42	–	22		.656
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			26	–	28		.481
Troy  ‍‍‍	17	–	13		.567			32	–	26		.552
Texas State  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			31	–	28		.525
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			36	–	24		.600
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍	15	–	15		.500			30	–	28		.517
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			29	–	29		.500
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			20	–	35		.364
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20		.333			24	–	31		.436
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	9	–	21		.300			18	–	36		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 11, 2016[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2016. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt with 117 votes and 8 first-place votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	117 (8)
2	South Alabama	111 (3)
3	Texas State	88
4	Troy	81
5	Georgia Southern	76
6	Georgia State	63
7	UT Arlington	57
8	Arkansas State	50
9	Little Rock	35
10	Louisiana-Monroe	29
11	Appalachian State	19

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Evan Challenger (GASO, R-JR, Pitcher)
• Gunner Leger (ULL, SO, Pitcher)
• Kevin Hill (USA, R-SR, Pitcher)
• Dylan Moore (ULL, SO, Pitcher)
• Joey Roach (GSU, SR, Catcher)
• Tanner Hill (TXST, SR, 1st Base)
• Stefan Trosclair (ULL, SR, 2nd Base)
• Justin Jones (GSU, SO, Shortstop)
• Tanner Ring (ARST, SR, 3rd Base)
• Ryan Blanton (GSU, JR, Outfield)
• Kyle Clement (ULL, SR, Outfield)
• Cole Billingsley (USA, R-JR, Outfield)
• Danny Martinez (USA, SR, Designated Hitter)
• Cory Geisler (TXST, SR, Utility)

Roster

2016 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster
	Pitchers 18 Evan Guillory - Sophomore 24 Eric Carter - Senior 26 Jevin Huval - Redshirt Junior 27 Nick Zaunbrecher - Senior 29 Chris Charpentier - Junior 30 Hogan Harris - Freshman 31 Wyatt Marks - Sophomore 32 Logan Stoelke - Sophomore 34 Will Bacon - Senior 38 Trent Cormier - Junior 39 Donald Comeaux - Freshman 40 Dylan Moore - Sophomore 41 Reagan Bazar - Junior 43 Jacob Norman - Freshman 45 Jack Burk - Freshman 46 Nick Lee - Freshman Catchers 1 Ryne Ray - Freshman 6 Nick Thurman - Senior 15 Blake Talbot - Sophomore		Infielders 4 Dylon Poncho - Freshman 10 Brad Antchak - Junior 11 Alex Pinero - Junior 12 Joe Robbins - Junior 13 Brenn Conrad - Junior 14 Kennon Fontenot - Sophomore 17 Gunner Leger - Sophomore 19 Hunter Kasuls - Freshman 22 Steven Sensley - Sophomore 23 Stefan Trosclair - Senior 42 Jake Wharton - Freshman 44 Cameron Horton - Freshman Outfielders 2 Brian Mills - Senior 7 Kyle Clement - Senior 8 Derrek Herrington - Senior 28 Johnny Rizer - Freshman 33 Jamarius Williams - Sophomore 35 Ishmael Edwards - Junior

Coaching staff

2016 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff

Tony Robichaux – Head Coach – 22nd year Anthony Babineaux – Associate Head Coach – 22nd year Jeremy Talbot – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year Daniel Freeman – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year Chris Domingue – Director of Baseball Operations – 14th year Greg Davis – Student Assistant Tyler Girouard – Manager Brian Covington – Clubhouse Manager Jacob Raggio – Clubhouse Manager Jeff Patton – Field Manager Connor Romero – Field Manager Victoria Stringer – Student Assistant

Schedule and results

Louisiana–Lafayette announced its 2016 baseball schedule on September 15, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of 28 home and 28 away games in the regular season, including a trip to Houston to play in one of the toughest college baseball series, the Houston College Classic. The Ragin' Cajuns will host Sun Belts foes Little Rock, Georgia State, Texas State, Appalachian State, and Louisiana-Monroe and will travel to Troy, Arkansas State, Georgia State, UT Arlington, and South Alabama.[3]

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested on May 25–29 in San Marcos, Texas, and was hosted by Texas State University.

Legend
	Louisiana-Lafayette win
	Louisiana-Lafayette loss
	Postponement
Bold	Louisiana-Lafayette team member

2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (37-19)
February (4-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Feb. 19 Sam Houston State No. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 (10 inn) Moore (1-0) Manning (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,473 1-0 Feb. 20 Sam Houston State No. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-2 Marks (1-0) Nixon (0-1) Harris (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,646 2-0 Feb. 21 Sam Houston State No. 6 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 13–3 Carter (1-0) Brown (0-1) None MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 4,400 3-0 Feb. 24 at Louisiana Tech No. 6 J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA L 2-6 Clancy (2-0) Guillory (0-1) None None 2,095 3-1 Houston College Classic Feb. 26 vs. No. 13 TCU No. 6 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 1-7 Howard (2-0) Leger (0-1) None CST/ROOT Sports 3–2 Feb. 27 vs. No. 23 Texas Tech No. 6 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX L 3-5 (10 inn) Shetter (1-0) Moore (1-1) None CST/ROOT Sports 3–3 Feb. 28 vs. No. 25 Rice No. 6 Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX W 4-2 Lee (1-0) Fox (0-2) Huval (1) CST/ROOT Sports 6,516 4-3
March (13-6) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Mar. 1 New Orleans No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-4 Bacon (1-0) Leone (0-1) Moore (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,212 5–3 Mar. 2 at McNeese State No. 16 Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA L 2-7 Sanders (1-1) Guillory (0-2) None None 1,509 5-4 Mar. 4 Sacred Heart No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 Leger (1-1) Cooksey (0-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,369 6–4 Mar. 5 Sacred Heart No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-3 Marks (2-0) Foley (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,285 7-4 Mar. 6 Sacred Heart No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-0 Lee (2-0) Sostarich (0-1) Moore (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,265 8–4 Mar. 8 at Tulane No. 16 Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 3-5 Simms (3-0) Huval (0-1) None CST 2,247 8–5 Mar. 11 at Troy No. 16 Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 4-2 Huval (1-1) Childress (1-1) Moore (3) None 787 9–5 1-0 Mar. 12 at Troy No. 16 Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL L 1-4 Brown (3-1) Marks (2-1) None None 774 9–6 1-1 Mar. 13 at Troy No. 16 Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL W 8-3 Lee (3-0) Gill (0-1) Moore (4) None 798 10–6 2–1 Mar. 16 at Northwestern State No. 16 H. Alvin Brown-C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 10-1 Guillory (1-2) Winders (0-2) None None 784 11–6 Mar. 19 Little Rock No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 15-4 Leger (2-1) Slayton (0-1) Bacon (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,158 12–6 3–1 Mar. 19 Little Rock No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 5-10 Malcom (1-3) Marks (2-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,194 12–7 3-2 Mar. 20 Little Rock No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 1-7 Corbett (3-0) Lee (3-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,260 12–8 3-3 Wally Pontiff Classic Mar. 22 vs. No. 10 LSU No. 29 Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA L 5-8 Cartwright (3-0) Guillory (1-3) None CST 10,131 12–9 Mar. 24 Georgia State No. 29 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-2 Moore (2-1) Conley (4-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,023 13–9 4–3 Mar. 25 Georgia State No. 29 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-3 Leger (3-1) Habeck (1-1) Huval (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,289 14–9 5–3 Mar. 26 Georgia State No. 29 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Lee (4-1) White (1-1) Moore (5) MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 4,099 15–9 6-3 Mar. 29 at Nicholls State No. 27 Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA W 5-4 Bazar (1-0) Petty (1-1) Moore (6) CST 1,184 16-9
April (12-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Apr. 1 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR L 6-7 Zuber (3-2) Leger (3-2) Ring (3) None 407 16-10 6-4 Apr. 2 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 5-2 Marks (3-2) Kirby (0-1) Moore (7) None 535 17-10 7-4 Apr. 3 at Arkansas State Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR W 6-1 Lee (5-1) Jackson (0-1) Carter (1) None 400 18-10 8-4 Apr. 5 Northwestern State No. 26 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-0 Guillory (2-3) Stovall (3-3) None MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 4,146 19-10 Apr. 8 at Georgia Southern No. 26 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 6-2 (10 inn) Moore (3-1) Hughes (0-1) None ESPN3 1,211 20-10 9-4 Apr. 9 at Georgia Southern No. 26 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 2-3 Cohen (3-2) Marks (3-3) Simmons (1) None 1,017 20-11 9-5 Apr. 10 at Georgia Southern No. 26 J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA W 13-9 Moore (4-1) Yelverton (0-2) None None 771 21-11 10-5 Apr. 12 No. 23 Tulane No. 22 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-2 Guillory (3-3) France (2-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,159 22-11 Apr. 13 at New Orleans No. 22 Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans. Apr. 15 Southeastern Louisiana No. 22 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Leger (4-2) Cedotal (4-4) Moore (8) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,460 23-11 Apr. 16 at Southeastern Louisiana No. 22 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 5-16 Sceroler (6-2) Marks (3-4) None CST/ESPN3 1,776 23-12 Apr. 17 at Southeastern Louisiana No. 22 Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 5-4 Lee (6-1) Cashman (3-2) Moore (9) CST/ESPN3 1,336 24-12 Apr. 19 Nicholls State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 Guillory (4-3) Smith (1-3) Carter (2) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,035 25-12 Apr. 20 McNeese State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up. Apr. 22 Texas State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Leger (5-2) Humpal (5-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,163 26–12 11-5 Apr. 23 Texas State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 1-2 Geisler (4-1) Marks (3-5) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,340 26–13 11-6 Apr. 24 Texas State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 1-0 Carter (2-0) Pagano (0-1) Moore (10) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,258 27-13 12-6 Apr. 26 at No. 13 Southern Miss No. 14 Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 2-7 Winston (5-0) Guillory (4-4) None None 3,645 27–14 Apr. 27 Louisiana Tech No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 3-6 Baugham (1-0) Carter (2-1) Ahlrich (1) MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 4,114 27-15 Apr. 30 at UT Arlington No. 18 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 1-4 Simmons (8-3) Leger (5-3) Moreland (3) None 576 27–16 12-7 Apr. 30 at UT Arlington No. 18 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 6-4 Carter (3-1) Kuhnel (4-3) Moore (11) None 520 28-16 13-7
May (9-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 1 at UT Arlington No. 18 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX W 19-6 Harris (1-0) Wilcox (3-4) None None 636 29-16 14-7 May 6 Appalachian State No. 19 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-0 Leger (6-3) Hampton (1-7) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,221 30-16 15-7 May 7 Appalachian State No. 19 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 1-6 Gorham (3-4) Marks (3-6) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,457 30-17 15-8 May 8 Appalachian State No. 19 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Moore (5-1) Howell (5-2) None MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 4,096 31-17 16-8 May 11 at Houston No. 21 Schroeder Park • Houston, TX L 2-3 King (6-3) Guillory (4-5) Hernandez (8) None 622 31-18 May 13 at No. 23 South Alabama No. 21 Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL L 2-3 Dolloff (3-4) Carter (3-2) None None 2,219 31-19 16-9 May 14 at No. 23 South Alabama No. 21 Eddie Stankey Field • Mobile, AL W 5-4 (11 inn) Moore (6-1) Soleymani (4-3) None None 2,027 32-19 17-9 May 15 at No. 23 South Alabama No. 21 Eddie Stankey Field • Mobile, AL W 6-3 Harris (2-0) Bembnowski (6-2) Carter (3) None 1,656 33-19 18-9 May 17 at New Orleans No. 19 Maestri Field at Privateer Field • New Orleans, LA W 17-3 (7 inn) Marks (4-6) Leone (1-3) None None 478 34-19 May 20 Louisiana-Monroe No. 19 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-2 Carter (4-2) Bradford (2-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,125 35-19 19-9 May 20 Louisiana–Monroe No. 19 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-5 (11 inn) Huval (2-1) Herrera (1-4) None MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 4,264 36-19 20-9 May 21 Louisiana–Monroe No. 19 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-2 Guillory (5-5) Auger (1-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 4,442 37-19 21-9
Post-Season (6-2)
SBC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 25 vs. Arkansas State No. 17 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 7-4 Carter (5-2) Lee (5-7) None None 1,254 38-19 May 27 vs. Texas State No. 17 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 4-2 Lee (7-1) Geisler (4-3) Moore (12) None 1,056 39-19 May 28 vs. Arkansas State No. 17 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 17-10 Huval (3-1) Lee (5-8) Carter (4) None 921 40-19 May 20 vs. Georgia Southern No. 17 Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 5-0 Marks (5-6) Challenger (7-5) Moore (13) ESPN3 961 41-19
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (2-2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Lafayette Regionals Jun. 3 vs. Princeton No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Carter (6-2) Powers (6-4) Moore (14) ESPN3 3,569 42-19 Jun. 5 vs. No. 26 Arizona No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 10-3 Leger (7-3) Cloney (6-4) Huval (3) ESPN3 3,638 43-19 Jun. 6 vs. No. 26 Arizona No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 3-6 Bannister (11-2) Guillory (5-6) Ginkel (3) ESPN3 3,673 43-20 Jun. 6 vs. No. 26 Arizona No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 1-3 Ginkel (4-1) Marks (5-7) Ming (1) ESPN3 3,674 43-21 Schedule Source:[4] Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Lafayette Regional

Oxford Regional Teams
(1) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	(2) Arizona Wildcats	(3) Sam Houston State Bearkats	(4) Princeton Tigers

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	Louisiana–Lafayette	5
	4	Princeton	3
						1	Louisiana–Lafayette	10
						2	Arizona	3
	3	Sam Houston State	2
	2	Arizona	7
											1	Louisiana–Lafayette	3	1
										2	Arizona	6	3
	4	Princeton	2
	3	Sam Houston State	7
						3	Sam Houston State	5
						2	Arizona	6

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
2. https://ragincajuns.com/news/2016/2/2/BB_0202164046.aspx?path=baseball
3. "Robichaux Announces 2016 Ragin' Cajuns Baseball Schedule" (Press release). University of Louisiana at Lafayette Department of Athletics. September 15, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
4. "Louisiana Releases 2016 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2019.