2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

The 2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns play their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by twenty-third year head coach Tony Robichaux.

2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
2017 record	35-21-1 (19-10-1 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Robichaux (23rd season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Babineaux Jeremy Talbert
Home stadium	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park

2017 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
East Division
Coastal Carolina^x^† ‍‍‍	22	–	7	–	1		.750			37	–	19	–	1		.658
No. 26 South Alabama^‡^y  ‍‍‍	22	–	8	–	0		.733			40	–	21	–	0		.656
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0		.600			38	–	21	–	0		.644
Troy  ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0		.533			31	–	25	–	0		.554
Georgia State  ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0		.333			22	–	33	–	0		.400
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍	8	–	22	–	0		.267			19	–	36	–	0		.345
West Division
UT Arlington^x  ‍‍‍	20	–	10	–	0		.667			30	–	25	–	0		.545
Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍	19	–	10	–	1		.650			35	–	21	–	1		.623
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0		.448			28	–	27	–	0		.509
Texas State  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			29	–	30	–	0		.492
Little Rock  ‍‍‍	11	–	18	–	0		.379			21	–	34	–	0		.382
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	6	–	24	–	0		.200			12	–	43	–	0		.218
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 8, 2017. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the West Division with 72 votes and 12 first-place votes; every first place vote available.[1]

Coaches poll (West)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	70 (10)
2	UT Arlington	50
3	Little Rock	45
4	Texas State	44
5	Arkansas State	27
6	Louisiana-Monroe	14

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

The Preseason All-Sun Belt Team was announced on February 2, 2017 and consisted of four Ragin' Cajun players.[2]

• Andrew Beckwith (CCU, SR, Pitcher)
• Evan Challenger (GASO, R-SR, Pitcher)
• Gunner Leger (ULL, JR, Pitcher)
• Dylan Moore (ULL, JR, Pitcher)
• Brady Cox (UTA, SR, Catcher)
• Ryan Cleveland (GASO, SR, 1st Base)
• Jonathan Ortega (TXST, SO, 2nd Base)
• Drew LaBounty (USA, R-JR, Shortstop)
• Seth Lancaster (CCU, JR, 3rd Base)
• Dalton Thomas (LR, SR, Outfield)
• Billy Cooke (CCU, JR, Outfield)
• Travis Swaggerty (USA, SO, Outfield)
• Steven Sensley (ULL, JR, Designated Hitter)
• Joe Robbins (ULL, SR, Utility)

Roster

2017 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster
	Pitchers 2 Colton Schmidt - Junior 5 Colton Lee - Senior 6 Nick Lee - Sophomore 17 Gunner Leger - Junior 18 Evan Guillory - Junior 22 Trent Cormier - Senior 24 Caleb Armstrong - Freshman 26 Jevin Huval - Senior 29 Chris Charpentier - Senior 30 Hogan Harris - Sophomore 31 Wyatt Marks - Junior 32 Logan Stoelke - Junior 38 Oliver Campbell - Freshman 40 Dylan Moore - Junior 42 Haden Erbe - Freshman 43 Jacob Norman - Redshirt Freshman 45 Jack Burk - Redshirt Freshman Catchers 1 Ryne Ray - Redshirt Freshman 23 Handsome Monica - Junior 34 Josh Aguilar - Freshman		Infielders 4 Dylan Poncho - Sophomore 10 Brad Antchak - Senior 11 Alex Pinero - Senior 12 Joe Robbins - Senior 13 Brenn Conrad - Senior 14 Kennon Fontenot - Junior 19 Hunter Kasuls - Sophomore 27 Steven Sensley - Junior 41 Monroe Moll - Freshman Outfielders 8 Zach Lafleur - Junior 9 Todd Lott - Freshman 28 Tyler Stover - Junior 33 Jamarius Williams - Junior 35 Ishmael Edwards - Senior 46 Tremaine Spears - Freshman

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 – 3rd year Daniel Freeman – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year Chris Domingue – Director of Baseball Operations – 14th year Greg Davis – Student Assistant Tyler Girouard – Manager Debbie Guilbeaux – Administrative Assistant Jacob Raggio – Clubhouse Manager Colin Burgess – Clubhouse Manager Kaleb Istre – Field Manager Jared Stelly – Field Manager Victoria Stringer – Student Assistant

Schedule and results

Louisiana–Lafayette announced its 2017 baseball schedule on October 31, 2016. The 2017 schedule consists of 27 home and 29 away games in the regular season. The Ragin' Cajuns will host Sun Belts foes Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, South Alabama, and Texas State and will travel to Coastal Carolina, Little Rock, Louisiana–Monroe, Texas–Arlington, and Troy.[3]

The 2017 Sun Belt Conference Championship will be contested May 24–28 in Statesboro, Georgia, and will be hosted by Georgia Southern.[4]

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

2017 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (35-20-1)
February (4-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Tangi Tourism Baseball Classic Feb. 17 at Southeastern Louisiana No. 14 Alumni Field • Hammond, LA Canceled and rescheduled on Feb. 20 due to inclement weather Feb. 18 vs. Murray State No. 14 Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 0–2 Dills (1-0) Leger (0-1) Gendron (1) None 580 0–1 Feb. 19 vs. Hofstra No. 14 Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 1–0 Lee (1-0) Cillis (0-1) Moore (1) None 388 1–1 Feb. 20 at Southeastern Louisiana No. 14 Alumni Field • Hammond, LA Suspended during the game and rescheduled on March 29 due to inclement weather, SELA leads 5-4 in 14 innings Feb. 21 at Nicholls No. 13 Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 1–3 Hanchar (1-0) Burk (0-1) Tarver (1) None 1,053 1–2 Feb. 24 at No. 18 Sam Houston State No. 13 Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 2-0 Leger (1-1) Donica (1-1) Moore (2) ESPN3 1,128 2–2 Feb. 25 at No. 18 Sam Houston State No. 13 Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX W 6-1 Lee (2-0) Ballew (0-1) None None 1,233 3–2 Feb. 26 at No. 18 Sam Houston State No. 13 Don Sanders Stadium • Huntsville, TX L 3-8 Wesneski (2-0) Guillory (0-1) Backhus (1) None 1,052 3–3 Feb. 28 at Northwestern State No. 16 Brown–Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 8-6 (12 inn) Armstrong (1-0) Landgon (0-1) Charpentier (1) None 541 4–3
March (11-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Mar. 3 Southern Miss No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-1 Leger (2-1) Roberts (0-1) Moore (3) None 5,250 5–3 Mar. 4 Southern Miss No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-4 Lee (3-0) McCarty (2-1) Moore (4) None 5,020 6–3 Mar. 5 Southern Miss No. 16 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 11-15 (11 inn) Wallner (2-0) Burk (0-2) None None 4,716 6–4 Mar. 7 at Tulane No. 16 Greer Field • New Orleans, LA Postponed to April 18 due to possibility of inclement weather in New Orleans Mar. 10 Saint Peter's No. 15 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-0 Leger (3-1) Krajnik (0-1) None None 4,535 7–4 Mar. 11 Saint Peter's No. 15 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-1 Lee (4-1) Assante (0-1) Marks (1) None 4,864 8–4 Mar. 12 Saint Peter's No. 15 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-0 Harris (1-0) Soriano (0-1) None None 4,569 9–4 Mar. 15 at No. 23 Louisiana Tech No. 14 J. C. Love Field • Ruston, LA L 5-6 (13 inn) Hamilton (2-1) Guillory (0-2) None None 3,311 9–5 Mar. 17 Appalachian State No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-0 Leger (4-1) Holden (1-3) Marks (2) None 4,963 10–5 1–0 Mar. 18 Appalachian State No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 4-12 Schmid (3-2) Lee (4-1) Howell (3) None 5,005 10–6 1–1 Mar. 19 Appalachian State No. 14 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 Guillory (1-2) Howell (1-1) None None 4,888 11–6 2–1 Mar. 21 Houston No. 15 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 0-4 Cumbie (3-0) Burk (0-3) None None 5,247 11–7 Mar. 22 Tulane No. 15 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 4-6 Bjorngjeld (1-2) Huval (0-1) Issa (1) None 4,910 11–8 Mar. 24 at Troy No. 15 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 6-5 Marks (1-0) Skinner (1-2) Moore (5) None 1,745 12–8 3–1 Mar. 25 at Troy No. 15 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL L 5-7 Crook (4-0) Lee (4-2) Skinner (6) None 1,771 12–9 3–2 Mar. 26 at Troy No. 15 Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL W 7-2 Harris (2-0) Hebert (1-1) None None 878 13–9 4–2 Mar. 28 at McNeese State No. 21 Cowboy Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W 3-1 Burk (1-3) Anderson (2-2) Moore (6) None 1,731 14–9 Tangi Tourism Baseball Classic Mar. 29 at Southeastern Louisiana No. 21 Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 4-5 (14 inn) Green (1-0) Marks (1-1) None CST 1,619 14–10 Mar. 29 at Southeastern Louisiana Lions No. 21 Alumni Field • Hammond, LA L 3-15 Robinson (1-0) Erbe (0-1) None CST 1,619 14–11 Mar. 31 South Alabama No. 21 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 11-1 Leger (5-1) Bell (1-3) Marks (3) None 4,736 15–11 5–2
April (12-6-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record April 1 South Alabama No. 21 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 0-6 Huston (3-1) Lee (4-3) None None 4,630 15–12 5–3 April 2 South Alabama No. 21 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-2 Harris (3-0) Carr (2-1) None None 4,752 16–12 6–3 April 4 Nicholls No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 18-2 Burk (2-3) Ernestine (1-1) None None 4,952 17–12 April 7 at No. 26 Coastal Carolina No. 20 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC W 1-0 Leger (6-1) Cunningham (4-1) Moore (7) None None 18–12 7–3 April 8 at No. 26 Coastal Carolina No. 20 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC L 8-9 Beckwith (4-1) Moore (0-1) None None 2,278 18–13 7–4 April 9 at No. 26 Coastal Carolina No. 20 Springs Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC T 7-7 None 2,107 18–13-1 7–4-1 Wally Pontiff Classic April 11 vs. No. 8 LSU Shrine on Airline • Metairie, LA L 2-3 Peterson (2-1) Burk (2-4) Newman (4) None 9,963 18–14-1 April 13 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 Leger (8-1) Welsh (1-1) Marks (4) None 5,285 19–14-1 8-4-1 April 14 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 13-2 Guillory (2-2) Culbertson (3-4) None None 4,909 20–14-1 9–4-1 April 15 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 Marks (2-1) Zuber (3-1) None None 4,959 21–14-1 10–4-1 April 18 Tulane Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 1-0 Schmidt (1-0) Massey (0-5) Moore (8) None 2,198 22–14-1 April 19 Southeastern Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-2 Norman (1-0) Mount (1-1) None None 4,675 23–14-1 April 21 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 9-4 Leger (8-1) LeMoine (1-4) None None 24–14-1 April 22 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 7-4 Lee (5-3) Malcom (2-4) Marks (5) None 403 25–14-1 April 23 at Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 5-3 Moore (1-1) Slayton (3-2) None None 243 26–14-1 April 25 vs. Texas No. 20 Constellation Field • Sugar Land, TX W 8-1 Guillory (3-2) Henley (3-4) None Longhorn Network 27–14-1 April 26 McNeese State No. 20 M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA Postponed to May 10 due to impending weather in Lafayette April 28 at UT Arlington No. 20 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 4-5 Simmons (7-2) Lee (5-4) James (11) None 547 27–15-1 13-5-1 April 29 at UT Arlington No. 20 Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX L 2-10 Patterson (5-3) Leger (8-2) None None 27–16-1 13-6-1 April 30 at UT Arlington No. 20 Gary Hogan Field • Arlington, TX L 3-9 Hernandez (5-0) Harris (4-1) None None 574 27–17-1 13-7-1
May (8-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 5 Georgia Southern M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-0 Leger (9-2) Challenger (2-5) Marks (6) None 5,095 28–17-1 14-7-1 May 6 Georgia Southern M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 5-6 Cohen (4-3) Schmidt (1-1) Hughes (7) None 4,964 28–18-1 14–8-1 May 7 Georgia Southern M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 1-9 Shuman (5-0) Harris (3-2) None None 4,998 28–19-1 14–9-1 May 9 Louisiana Tech M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-1 Guillory (4-2) Linck (3-2) Moore (9) None 5,138 29–19-1 May 10 McNeese State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Lee (6-4) Rider (1-1) Moore (10) None 5,174 30–19-1 May 12 Texas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-7 Moore (2-1) Reich (2-5) None None 5,028 31–19-1 15–9-1 May 13 Texas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA L 4-8 Theriot (4-1) Huval (0-2) None None 4,751 31–20-1 15–10-1 May 14 Texas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 Harris (4-2) Baird (1-6) Marks (7) None 4,750 32–20-1 16–10-1 May 18 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 16-2 Leger (10-2) Auger (0-4) None None 834 33–20-1 May 19 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 5-3 Schmidt (2-1) Leone (2-6) Moore (11) None 1,068 34–20-1 May 20 at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 6-3 Harris (5-2) Beal (3-8) Huval (1) None 35–20-1
Post-Season (0-1)
SBC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 26 Georgia Southern J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA L 6-7 Shuman (8-0) Guillory (4-3) None ESPN3 1,608 35–21-1

• Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

References

1. https://ragincajuns.com/news/2017/2/8/ragin-cajuns-baseball-named-unanimous-choice-to-win-west-division-by-sun-belt-coaches.aspx?path=baseball
2. https://ragincajuns.com/news/2017/2/2/four-ragin-cajuns-tabbed-to-preseason-all-sun-belt-conference-baseballl-team?path=baseball%5B%5D
3. "Cajuns Baseball Announces 2017 Slate" (Press release). University of Louisiana at Lafayette Department of Athletics. October 31, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
4. "2017 Sun Belt Baseball Tournament Coming to Statesboro" (Press release). Georgia Southern University Department of Athletics. December 23, 2016. Retrieved January 17, 2017.