2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

2020 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	East Division
	West Division
	x – Division champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of March 12, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1Baseball

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball
2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
	West Division
2020 record	8–9 (0–0 SBC)
Head coach	Matt Deggs (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Babineaux; Jeremy Talbert; Jake Wells;
Home stadium	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park

The 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by first year head coach Matt Deggs.

This season was also their first with new head coach Matt Deggs. This came after Head Coach Tony Robichaux’s death on July 3, 2019 after suffering from a massive heart attack. Deggs had previously served as Assistant under Robichaux from 2012 to 2014. He had also served as head coach at Sam Houston State from 2015 to 2019 and Texarkana College from 1998 to 2002 and stints as assistant at Northwestern State, Arkansas, and Texas A&M.

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 13, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order banning gatherings of over 250 people until as early as April 18, thus ending all possible future 2020 home or in-state games until that time if the season were to continue. [3] Soon after, the Sun Belt cancelled all season and postseason play.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

[4]

Player	Hometown	Previous Team
Pitchers
Spencer Arrighetti	Katy, Texas	Navarro JC
Chad Brown	McKinney, Texas	McKinney Boyd HS
Hayden Durke	Abbeville, Louisiana	North Vermillion HS
Peyton Havard	Orange, Texas	Bridge City HS
Blake Marshall	Mandeville, Louisiana	Hinds JC
Chipper Menard	New Iberia, Louisiana	New Iberia Senior HS
Hitters
Sam Bianco	Oxford, Mississippi	Oxford HS
Clayton Dean	Tomball, Texas	Cypress Community Christian
Conor Higgs	Texas City, Texas	Texas City HS
Bobby Lada	Richmond, Texas	Bossier Parish CC
Carson Roccaforte	Port Neches, Texas	Port Neches–Groves HS

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll will be released sometime around January 30, 2020 and the Cajuns were picked to finish second in the West Division and second overall in the conference. [5]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll (West)
1	UT Arlington	58 (3)
2	Louisiana	57 (5)
3	Texas State	55 (3)
4	Little Rock	39 (1)
5	Louisiana–Monroe	25
6	Arkansas State	18

Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

Hayden Cantrelle – JR, Shortstop

Roster

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster

Pitchers

2 Connor Cooke - Sophomore
15 Jacob Schultz - Junior
16 Austin Bradford - Redshirt Junior
17 Connor Angel - Junior
20 Brock Batty - Junior
24 Caleb Armstrong - Senior
27 Austin Perrin - Junior
32 Brandon Young - Senior
37 Dane Dixon - Redshirt Junior
38 Jason Nelson - Junior
40 William Moriarty - Redshirt Sophomore
45 Jack Burk - Senior
48 David Williams - Redshirt Junior
49 Luke Cronan - Junior
50 Carter Robinson - Junior
51 Jeff Wilson - Junior

Catchers

6 Nick Hagedorn - Junior
11 Julian Brock - Freshman
13 Sebastian Toro - Redshirt Junior

Infielders

1 Connor Dupuy - Redshirt Sophomore
5 Hayden Cantrelle - Junior
12 Jonathan Windham - Redshirt Sophomore
23 Brandon Talley - Junior
26 Jonathan Brandon - Redshirt Junior
44 Zeph Hoffpauir - Freshman

Outfielders

4 Brennan Breaux - Redshirt Senior
10 Alex Hannie - Redshirt Sophomore
14 Tremaine Spears - Redshirt Junior
21 Connor Kimple - Junior
33 Colton Frank - Sophomore
41 Gavin Bourgeois - Redshirt Senior

Utility

34 Ben Fitzgerald - Junior
52 Justin Greene - Junior

Coaching staff

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Matt Deggs – Head Coach & Pitching Coach – 1st year Anthony Babineaux – Associate Head Coach and Director of Player and Program Development– 26th year Jeremy Talbot – Assistant Head Coach – 6th year Jake Wells – Assistant Head Coach , Batting coach – 2nd year BJ Ryan – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year Chris Domingue – Academic & Camp Coordinator – 17th year James Lang – Assistant Director of Athletic Performance for Olympic Sports – 1st year Joey Bearb – Clubhouse Manager Carter Munchrath – Clubhouse Manager Zackary Crain – Clubhouse Manager Aidan Serio – Clubhouse Manager Austin Belaire – Field Manager Victoria Stringer – Student Assistant

Schedule and results

Legend
	Louisiana win
	Louisiana loss
	Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions
Bold	Louisiana team member

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball Game Log

Regular Season (8-9)

February (3-8)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Feb. 14	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 24	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2-3	Shaffer (1-0)	Angel (0-1)	Warren (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	5,472	0-1
Feb. 15	Louisiana Tech	No. 24	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 1-2	Fincher (1-0)	Moriarty (0-1)	Crigger (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	5,109	0-2
Feb. 15	Louisiana Tech	No. 24	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 0-10	Whorff (1-0)	Schultz (0-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,881	0-3
Feb. 18	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 9-6	Young (1-0)	Dugas (0-1)	Cooke (1)	Southeastern Network	1,321	1-3
Feb. 19	Tulane		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 6-9	Janetta (1-0)	Batty (0-1)	Gillies (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,540	1-4
Feb. 21	Virginia Tech		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 2-0	Angel (1-1)	Gerard (0-1)	Cooke (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,740	2-4
Feb. 22	Virginia Tech		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2-3	Simonelli (1-1)	Moriarty (0-2)	Alford (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	5,009	2-5
Feb. 23	Virginia Tech		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 0-3	Seymour (2-0)	Robinson (0-1)	Starliper (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,707	2-6
Feb. 26	Northwestern State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 8-10	David (2-0)	Schultz (0-2)	Swanson (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,608	2-7
Feb. 28	Sam Houston State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 4-5 (11 inn)	Lusk (2-0)	Cooke (0-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,690	2-8
Feb. 29	Sam Houston State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 1-0	Young (2-0)	Robinson (1-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,762	3-8

March (5-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Mar. 1	Sam Houston State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7-5	Talley (1-0)	Dillard (1-1)	Schultz (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,000	4-8
Mar. 3	at Rice		Reckling Park • Houston, TX	W 11-2	Robinson (1-1)	Larzabal (0-1)	None		1,943	5-8
Diamond Invitational
Mar. 6	vs. Samford		Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL	L 4-12	Strickland (3-0)	Angel (1-2)	None		1,000	5-9
Mar. 7	vs. Michigan State		Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL	W 6-3	Young (3-0)	Christopherson (1-1)	Talley (1)		1,114	6-9
Mar. 8	vs. Troy		Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL	W 8-4	Moriarty (1-2)	Ellis (0-1)	None		919	7-9

Mar. 10	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 7-0	Robinson	Strahan	None		1,088	8-9
Mar. 13	Coastal Carolina		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14	Coastal Carolina		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15	Coastal Carolina		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 17	Lamar		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 18	Nicholls		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 24	Louisiana Tech		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 31	McNeese State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

April (0-0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Apr. 1	at Tulane		Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7	at LSU		Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14	Houston		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 15	Houston		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17	Little Rock		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18	Little Rock		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19	Little Rock		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26	at South Alabama		Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 28	at Louisiana Tech		Ruston HS Baseball Stadium • Ruston, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

May (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
May 1	Georgia Southern		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2	Georgia Southern		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 3	Georgia Southern		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 8	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 9	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 10	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 14	Louisiana–Monroe		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 15	Louisiana–Monroe		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 16	Louisiana–Monroe		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

Post-Season (0–0)

SBC Tournament (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
May 20			Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL	Championship Series most likely to be suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule Source:[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

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References

"Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
"Louisiana schools closed until April 13, halts public gatherings over 250 people". KLFY.
"Louisiana Baseball Inks 11 During Signing Period". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
"Ragin' Cajuns Picked Second in the West, Cantrelle Earns Preseason Honor". RaginCajuns.Com. Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
"Louisiana Releases 2020 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

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[1] "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.

[2] Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.

[3] "Louisiana schools closed until April 13, halts public gatherings over 250 people". KLFY.

[4] "Louisiana Baseball Inks 11 During Signing Period". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved 25 December 2019.

[5] "Ragin' Cajuns Picked Second in the West, Cantrelle Earns Preseason Honor". RaginCajuns.Com. Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[6] "Louisiana Releases 2020 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Venues	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park (1979–present)
Coaches	C. J. McNaspy (1909-1910) J. G. Lee (1912-1916) T. R. Mobley (1922-1927) Cliff Johnson (1939-1941, 1945-1947) Johnny Cain (1942-1944) Ray Didier (1948-1956) Unknown (1957-1959) Pete Wilson (1960-1961) Sonny Roy (1962-1967) Eddie Mouton (1968) Bob Banna (1969-1971) Don Lockwood (1972-1980) Mel Didier (1981-1982) Brad Kelley (1983-1984) Gene Shell (1985-1987) Emrick Jagneaux (1987) Mike Boulanger (1988-1994) Tony Robichaux (1995-2019) Matt Deggs (2020-Present)
Seasons	1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 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
College World Series appearances in italics