2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team

2016 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
	‡ – Tournament champion; As of March 18, 2019[1]; Rankings from NFCA

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball
2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball
Norman Super Regionals Appearance; Lafayette Regionals Champions; Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions; Sun Belt Conference Regular Season Champions
Sand Dollar Classic Champions; Louisiana Classic Champions; Ragin' Cajun Invitational Champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
2016 record	46-9 (21-2 SBC)
Head coach	Michael Lotief (16th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Malveaux; Lana Bowers;
Home stadium	Lamson Park

The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by sixteenth year head coach Michael Lotief.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 26, 2016. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 98 votes and 8 first place votes.[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	98 (8)
2	South Alabama	90 (1)
3	Georgia State	74
4	Texas State	71
5	Troy	66
6	Louisiana-Monroe	56
7	UT Arlington	46
8	Georgia Southern	38
9	Appalachian State	28

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Devin Brown (USA, SO, Pitcher)
Randi Rupp (TXST, SO, Pitcher)
Lexi Elkins (ULL, SR, Catcher)
Kelsey Vincent (ULL, SR, 1st Base)
Haley Hayden (ULL, JR, 2nd Base)
DJ Sanders (ULL, SO, Shortstop)
Emily Messer (USA, SR, 3rd Base)
Stephanie Pilkington (USA, SR, Outfielder)
Shellie Landry (ULL, SR, Outfielder)
Rochelle Roberts (ULM, JR, Outfield)
Mya Anderson (UTA, SR, Designated Player)
Ivie Drake (GSU, SO, At-Large)
Kendall Wiley (TXST, SR, At-Large)
Taylor Anderson (GSU, SR, At-Large)
Taylor Rogers (GASO, JR, At-Large)

Preseason Student-Athlete of the Year

Lexie Elkins (ULL, SR, Catcher)'

Roster

2016 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster

Pitchers

9 Summer Ellyson - Freshman
10 Alison Deville - Redshirt Freshman
11 Kylee Jo Trahan - Sophomore
18 Alex Stewart - Junior
24 Macey Smith - Junior
32 Victoria Brown - Redshirt Junior

Catchers

23 Brittany Nollkamper - Freshman
26 Allie Medlin - Redshirt Freshman
33 Lexie Elkins - Senior
34 Miranda Grotenhuis - Redshirt Freshman

Designated Players

25 Sara Corbello - Senior

Utility Players

2 Jaime Landry - Redshirt Freshman
12 Gabby Felps - Senior
19 Lexie Comeaux - Redshirt Freshman

Infielders

00 Katie Repole - Junior
5 Megan Thomas - Senior
7 Alaina Guarino - Freshman
21 Samantha Walsh - Senior
28 Kelsey Vincent - Senior
31 Corin Voinche - Junior
35 Haley Hayden - Junior
37 DJ Sanders - Sophomore
39 Kara Gremillion - Freshman
42 Abby Sterling - Redshirt Freshman

Outfielders

1 Chelsea Lotief - Freshman
3 Taylor Terrio - Junior
4 Kassidy Zeringue - Junior
6 Shannon Theriot - Freshman
8 Aleah Craighton - Sophomore
20 Kendall Smith - Junior
22 Shellie Landry - Senior
27 Sarah Arceneaux - Junior
29 Beth Ashley - Freshman
30 Kelli Martinez - Sophomore

Coaching staff

2017 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Michael Lotief – Head Coach – 16th year Chris Malveaux – Associate Head Coach – 4th year Lana Bowers – Assistant Head Coach - 3rd year Sarah Draheim – Manager Leandra Maly - Manager Katy Akins – Manager Cade Romero - Manager

Schedule and results

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

2016 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log

Regular Season (40-7)

February (14-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Sand Dollar Classic
Feb. 12	Ball State	No. 11	Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 5) • Gulf Shores, AL	W 22-4 (5 inn)	Brown (1-0)	Wilmes (0-1)	None	None		1-0
Feb. 12	UAB	No. 11	Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 5) • Gulf Shores, AL	W 15-0 (5 inn)	Stewart (1-0)	Smith (0-1)	None	None		2-0
Feb. 13	Southeast Missouri State	No. 11	Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 3) • Gulf Shores, AL	W 8-0 (5 inn)	Stewart (2-0)	Hoelting (0-1)	None	None		3-0
Feb. 13	Samford	No. 11	Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 5) • Gulf Shores, AL	W 1-0	Trahan (1-0)	Hanson (1-1)	None	None		4-0
Feb. 14	Louisiana Tech	No. 11	Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 1) • Gulf Shores, AL	W 8-2	Stewart (3-0)	Allen (1-2)	None	None		5-0
Louisiana Classics
Feb. 19	No. 5 Oregon	No. 7	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 3-2	Stewart (4-0)	Kleist (3-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network		6-0
Feb. 19	No. 5 Oregon	No. 7	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3-6	Hawkins (3-1)	Trahan (1-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	2,273	6-1
Feb. 20	No. 5 Oregon	No. 7	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-4	Stewart (5-0)	Hawkins (3-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	2,315	7-1
Feb. 21	Central Arkansas	No. 7	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 11-1 (5 inn)	Trahan (2-1)	Landeros (3-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,592	8-1

Feb. 25	Texas Tech	No. 6	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6-2	Stewart (6-0)	Powell (2-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network		9-1
Feb. 25	Texas Tech	No. 6	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 11-5	Stewart (7-0)	Alcocer (1-5)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,485	10-1
Ragin' Cajuns Invitational
Feb. 26	Rutgers	No. 6	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 12-0 (5 inn)	Trahan (3-1)	Maddox (0-4)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,362	11-1
Feb. 27	Rutgers	No. 6	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8-0 (6 inn)	Smith (1-0)	Levine (0-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network		12-1
Feb. 27	Alcorn State	No. 6	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 12-0 (5 inn)	Trahan (4-1)	Breal (0-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,733	13-1
Feb. 28	Alcorn State	No. 6	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9-0 (5 inn)	Brown (2-0)	Castillo (0-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,449	14-1

March (12-2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Mar. 5	at Southern Miss	No. 5	USM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 17-1 (5 inn)	Stewart (8-0)	Robles (7-3)	None	None		15-1
Mar. 5	at Southern Miss	No. 5	USM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 13-0 (5 inn)	Trahan (5-1)	Block (3-3)	None	None	760	16-1
Mar. 6	at Southern Miss	No. 5	USM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS	W 6-2	Trahan (6-1)	Robles (7-4)	None	None	673	17-1
Mar. 9	Longwood	No. 5	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Game Cancelled due to impending inclement weather and severe weather concerns in Lafayette, LA
Mar. 12	South Alabama	No. 5	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Game Cancelled due to impending inclement weather and severe weather concerns in Lafayette, LA
Mar. 13	South Alabama	No. 5	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 3-2	Stewart (9-0)	Brown (5-6)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network		18-1	1-0
Mar. 13	South Alabama	No. 5	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 10-6	Trahan (7-1)	Vicknair (5-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,937	19-1	2-0
Mar. 16	McNeese State	No. 5	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-4 (9 inn)	Trahan (8-1)	Vincent (5-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,981	20-1
Mar. 19	at UT Arlington	No. 5	Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 13-0 (5 inn)	Stewart (10-0)	Clakley (11-2)	None	None		21-1	3-0
Mar. 19	at UT Arlington	No. 5	Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 16-0	Trahan (9-1)	Montes (5-1)	None	None		22-1	4-0
Mar. 20	at UT Arlington	No. 5	Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	L 1-3	Clakley (12-2)	Trahan (9-2)	None	None	340	22-2	4-1
Mar. 25	at Troy	No. 5	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 11-0	Stewart (11-0)	Rainey (11-5)	None	None		23-2	5-1
Mar. 25	at Troy	No. 5	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 8-1	Trahan (10-2)	Glover 5-1	None	None	607	24-2	6-1
Mar. 26	at Troy	No. 5	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 8-0 (5 inn)	Stewart (12-0)	Rainey (11-8)	None	None	358	25-2	7-1
Mar. 29	at No. 19 Baylor	No. 4	Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	L 0-2	Stearns (13-2)	Stewart (12-1)	None	FOX Sports+		25-3
Mar. 29	at No. 19 Baylor	No. 4	Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	W 4-3	Stewart (13-1)	Potts (10-1)	None	FOX Sports+	970	26-3

April (11-3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Apr. 2	Texas State	No. 4	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7-0	Stewart (14-1)	Rupp (16-7)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3		27-3	8-1
Apr. 2	Texas State	No. 4	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-2	Smith (2-0)	Williams (5-3)	Trahan (1)	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	1,701	28-3	9-1
Apr. 3	Texas State	No. 4	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 3-0	Stewart (15-1)	Rupp (16-8)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,524	29-3	10-1
Apr. 9	at Georgia State	No. 5	Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 4-1	Stewart (16-1)	Worley (8-7)	None			30-3	11-1
Apr. 9	at Georgia State	No. 5	Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 6-5	Brown (3-0)	Chance (5-3)	None		293	31-3	12-1
Apr. 10	at Georgia State	No. 5	Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 12-0 (5 inn)	Stewart (17-1)	Davis (4-6)	None		281	32-3	13-1
Apr. 16	at No. 1 Florida	No. 5	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 1-5	Gourley (12-2)	Stewart (17-2)	None	SECN+		32-4
Apr. 16	at No. 1 Florida	No. 5	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 1-14 (5 inn)	Ocasio (14-1)	Trahan (10-3)	None	SECN+	1,059	32-5
Apr. 17	at No. 1 Florida	No. 5	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 0-3	Gourley (13-2)	Stewart (17-3)	None	SECN+	1,143	32-6
Apr. 20	at McNeese State	No. 7	Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	Originally scheduled to be postponed due to inclement weather, the game was cancelled
Apr. 23	Appalachian State	No. 7	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 13-4 (5 inn)	Stewart (18-3)	Kennedy (2-15)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3		33-6	14-1
Apr. 23	Appalachian State	No. 7	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 14-2 (5 inn)	Stewart (19-3)	Ciocatto (7-18)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	1,610	34-6	15-1
Apr. 24	Appalachian State	No. 7	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 14-0 (5 inn)	Stewart (20-3)	Eosso (0-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,463	35-6	16-1
Apr. 30	at Georgia Southern	No. 8	Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA	W 5-0	Stewart (21-3)	Raley (21-11)	None	None		36-6	17-1
Apr. 30	at Georgia Southern	No. 8	Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA	W 12-1 (6 inn)	Stewart (22-3)	Camp (6-11)	None	None	224	37-6	18-1

May (3-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
May 1	at Georgia Southern	No. 8	Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA	L 0-2	Raley (22-11)	Stewart (22-4)	None	None	312	37-7	18-2
May 7	Louisiana-Monroe	No. 9	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6-1	Stewart (23-4)	Porter (3-7)	Smith (1)	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3		38-7	19-2
May 7	Louisiana-Monroe	No. 9	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-0	Stewart (24-4)	Coyne (17-20)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	1,774	39-7	20-2
May 8	Louisiana-Monroe	No. 9	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8-0 (6 inn)	Stewart (25-4)	Coyne (17-21)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,587	40-7	21-2

Post-Season (6-2)

SBC Tournament (3-0)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
May 12	vs. Georgia State	No. 9	Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 13-1 (5 inn)	Stewart (26-4)	Chance (7-7)	None	None	781	41-7
May 13	vs. Texas State	No. 9	Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL	W 9-7	Stewart (27-4)	Rupp (28-11)	Smith (2)	ESPN3	684	42-7
May 14	vs. Texas State	No. 9	Jaguar Field • Mobile, Al	W 12-0 (5 inn)	Smith (3-0)	Rupp (29-12)	None	ESPN3	437	43-7

NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (3-2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Lafayette Regionals
May 20	vs. Boston University	No. 9	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9-5	Smith (4-0)	Russell (14-10)	Brown (1)	ESPNU	1,638	44-7
May 21	vs. No. 25 Texas	No. 9	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9-1	Stewart (28-4)	Davis (23-10)	None	ESPN	1,709	45-7
May 22	vs. No. 16 Texas A&M	No. 9	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9-8 (9 inn)	Stewart (29-4)	Show (25-10)	None	ESPNU	2,130	46-7
Norman Super Regionals
May 26	at No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 14	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	L 2-8	Parker (32-3)	Stewart (29-5)	None	ESPN2	1,633	46-8
May 27	at No. 3 Oklahoma	No. 14	OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK	L 6-7	Parker (33-3)	Stewart (29-6)	None	ESPNU	1,641	46-9

Schedule Source:[3]

Lafayette Regional

Lafayette Regional Teams
(1) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	(2) Texas Longhorns	(3) Texas A&M Aggies	(4) Boston University Terriers

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

14	Louisiana–Lafayette	9
	Boston U.	5
				Texas	1

			14	Louisiana-Lafayette	9
	Texas	5

	Texas A&M	0
						14	Louisiana-Lafayette	9

							Texas A&M	8
	Texas A&M	6

	Boston U.	0
				Texas	3

				Texas A&M	9

Norman Super Regional

Norman Super Regional Teams
(1) Oklahoma Sooners	(2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

Rank	Team	Score
Game 1
14	Louisiana-Lafayette	2
3	Oklahoma	8

Rank	Team	Score
Game 2
14	Louisiana-Lafayette	6
3	Oklahoma	7

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References

"Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
"Ragin' Cajuns, Elkins Top Choice in Preseason SBC Picks". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
"Louisiana Releases 2016 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

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[1] "Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

[ragincajuns-2] "Ragin' Cajuns, Elkins Top Choice in Preseason SBC Picks". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[3] "Louisiana Releases 2016 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Venues	Unknown (1981–1984) Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park (1985–Present)
Coaches	Yvette Girouard (1981–2000) Stefni Lotief (2001–2012) Michael Lotief (2002–2017) Gerry Glasco (2018– )
WCWS appearances	1993 1995 1996 2003 2008 2014
NCAA Tournament Appearances	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
First-team All-Americans	Stefni Whitton (1989, 1990) Dorsey Steamer (1991, 1992) Cathy Sconzo (1992) Kyla Hall (1992, 1993, 1994) Lynn Briton (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) Kathy Morton (1994, 1995) Alyson Habetz (1994) Lana Jimenez (1994, 1995) Cheryl Longeway (1995, 1996) Stephanie DeFeo (1995, 1997) Tiffany Whittall (1995) Tiffany Clark (1997, 1998, 1999) Kelli Bruce (1998) Jana Mower (1999) Alana Addison (2001) Becky McMurty (2002, 2003) Danyele Gomez (2003, 2005, 2006) Brooke Mitchell (2004) Holly Tankersley (2008) Karli Hubbard (2009) Gabriele Bridges (2011) Christi Orgeron (2011, 2012) Nerissa Myers (2012) Katie Smith (2012) Brianna Cherry (2013) Sarah Draheim (2013) Lexie Elkins (2014, 2015, 2016) Christina Hamilton (2014) Shellie Landry (2015) Aleah Craighton (2016, 2017) Alex Stewart (2016) DJ Sanders (2017) Summer Ellyson (2019)
Seasons	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1998 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Women's College World Series appearances in italics