Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball
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 will mark his first season.[2].
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | |
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Founded | 1903 |
University | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
Head coach | Matt Deggs (1st season) |
Conference | Sun Belt West Division |
Location | Lafayette, Louisiana |
Home stadium | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park (Capacity: 6,033) |
Nickname | Ragin' Cajuns |
Colors | Vermilion and White[1] |
College World Series appearances | |
2000 | |
NCAA regional champions | |
1999, 2000, 2014, 2015 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
Conference tournament champions | |
American South: 1988, 1990, 1991 Sun Belt: 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016 | |
Conference champions | |
Gulf States: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 Southland: 1972, 1973 American South: 1989, 1990, 1991 Sun Belt: 1997, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2016 |
History
Conference membership history
- 1903–1947: Independent
- 1948–1971: Gulf States Conference
- 1972–1982: Southland Conference
- 1983–1987: Independent
- 1988–1991: American South Conference
- 1992–present: Sun Belt Conference
Stadium
Head coaches
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 | 2020-future |
NCAA Regional appearances
NCAA Regional Results |
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1989 Midwest Regional at Stillwater, OK Lost to Wichita State, 2-6 |
1990 South I Regional at Baton Rouge, LA Lost to LSU, 0-8 |
1991 South Regional at Baton Rouge, LA Lost to Texas A&M, 4-16 |
1992 Central Regional at Austin, TX Lost to Long Beach State, 6-7 |
1997 Mideast Regional at Starkville, MS Lost to Washington, 4-5 |
1998 South II Regional at Baton Rouge, LA |
1999 Houston, TX Regional Defeated Texas, 13-6 |
2000 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated McNeese State, 11-5 Louisiana-Lafayette receives #1 seed and hosts regional for first time |
2002 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Tulane, 6-3 |
2005 New Orleans, LA Regional Lost to Alabama, 5-7 |
2007 College Station, TX Regional Defeated Ohio State, 5-4 |
2010 Austin, TX Regional |
2013 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to Sam Houston State, 2-4 |
2014 Lafayette, LA Regional Lost to Jackson State, 0-1 |
2015 Houston, TX Regional |
2016 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Princeton, 5-3 |
NCAA Super Regional appearances
NCAA Super Regional Results |
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1999 Houston, TX Super Regional |
2000 Columbia, SC Super Regional Lost to South Carolina, 3-6 |
2014 Lafayette, LA Super Regional Defeated Ole Miss, 9-5 |
2015 Baton Rouge, LA Super Regional |
NCAA College World Series appearances
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 |
Year-by-year results
Year | Coach | Overall record | Conference record | Notes |
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1995 | Tony Robichaux | 21–24 | 12–15; 6th | |
1996 | Tony Robichaux | 25–33 | 15–12; 3rd | |
1997 | Tony Robichaux | 43–18 | 22–5; 1st | Starkville, Mississippi Regional |
1998 | Tony Robichaux | 39–22 | 18–7; 2nd | Baton Rouge, Louisiana Regional; SBC Tournament Champions |
1999 | Tony Robichaux | 42–24 | 24–9; 2nd | Houston, Texas Super Regional; Houston, Texas Regional Champions |
2000 | Tony Robichaux | 49–20 | 20–10; 2nd | T-3 NCAA College World Series; Columbia, South Carolina Super Regional Champions; Lafayette, Louisiana Regional Champions |
2001 | Tony Robichaux | 28–28 | 12–15; T-7th | |
2002 | Tony Robichaux | 39–22 | 17–7; 2nd | Baton Rouge, Louisiana Regional |
2003 | Tony Robichaux | 29–30 | 15–9; 3rd | |
2004 | Tony Robichaux | 35–23 | 11–11; 4th | |
2005 | Tony Robichaux | 48–19 | 16–8; 1st | New Orleans, Louisiana (Tulane) Regional |
2006 | Tony Robichaux | 39–20 | 19–5; 2nd | |
2007 | Tony Robichaux | 45–17 | 23–7; 1st | College Station, Texas Regional |
2008 | Tony Robichaux | 30–29 | 16–14; T-5th | |
2009 | Tony Robichaux | 27–30–1 | 14–15; 5th | |
2010 | Tony Robichaux | 38–22 | 21–9; T-1st | Austin, Texas Regional |
2011 | Tony Robichaux | 31–27 | 18–12; 3rd | |
2012 | Tony Robichaux | 23–30 | 11–19; 10th | |
2013 | Tony Robichaux | 43–20 | 19–11; 3rd | Baton Rouge, Louisiana Regional |
2014 | Tony Robichaux | 58–10 | 26–4; 1st | Lafayette, Louisiana Super Regional; Lafayette, Louisiana Regional Champions; SBC Tournament Champions |
2015 | Tony Robichaux | 42–23 | 18–11; 3rd | Baton Rouge, Louisiana Super Regional; Houston, Texas Regional Champions; SBC Tournament Champions |
2016 | Tony Robichaux | 43–21 | 21–9; 1st | Lafayette, Louisiana Regional; SBC Tournament Champions |
2017 | Tony Robichaux | 35-21-1 | 19-10-1; 4th | |
2018 | Tony Robichaux | 30-23 | 15-12; 2nd | SBC West Division Champions |
2019 | Tony Robichaux | 28-31 | 15-15; 4th | |
NCAA tournament appearances
- The Ragin' Cajuns reached the 2000 College World Series and eventually finished tied for 3rd after defeating Clemson but losing out to Stanford before the title game.
- Hosted NCAA Regional in 2000, 2014, and 2016.
- Hosted NCAA Super Regional in 2014.
- Hosted NCAA Regional in 2016
- In all, the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns have had 16 different NCAA Postseason appearances, including the 2015 Houston Regional and the Baton Rouge Super Regional.
Ragin' Cajuns in the Major Leagues
Major League Baseball
The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns have had 97 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.[3]
Ragin' Cajuns in the Major League Baseball Draft | |||
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Year | Player | Rd | Team |
1970 | Sylvester Swindler | 34 | Senators |
1971 | Charles Bordes | 11 | Giants |
1971 | Ron Guidry | 3 | Yankees |
1972 | Alton Torregano | 6 | Dodgers |
1972 | Charles Bordes | 1 | Rangers |
1976 | Kevin Jeansenne | 13 | Indians |
1978 | Jose Alvarez | 8 | Braves |
1980 | Steven Jenter | 23 | Indians |
1981 | George Hoffman | 26 | Mets |
1982 | Robert D'Agostino | 15 | Pirates |
1983 | Robert D'Agostino | 14 | White Sox |
1984 | Walter Guillory | 45 | Rangers |
1984 | David Alvis | 44 | Rangers |
1984 | Garrett O'Connor | 9 | Giants |
1985 | Garrett O'Connor | 2 | Yankees |
1985 | David Alvis | 31 | Indians |
1986 | Ron Robicheaux | 32 | Pirates |
1986 | Glen Anderson | 27 | Phillies |
1986 | Jose Salva | 12 | Blue Jays |
1986 | Xavier Hernandez | 4 | Blue Jays |
1987 | Brad Hebets | 36 | Rangers |
1987 | Adam Lamle | 23 | Rangers |
1988 | Chris Howard | 41 | Mariners |
1988 | Brad Hebets | 41 | Indians |
1988 | Ruben Rodriguez | 20 | Brewers |
1988 | Howard Landry | 15 | Red Sox |
1989 | Kevin Meyers | 41 | Blue Jays |
1989 | Todd Unrein | 37 | Reds |
1989 | John Jarvis | 32 | Yankees |
1989 | David Smith | 27 | Mariners |
1989 | Donne Wall | 18 | Astros |
1989 | David King | 16 | Royals |
1990 | Damian Grossie | 40 | Rangers |
1990 | Todd Unrein | 31 | Orioles |
1990 | Joseph Burnett | 17 | Marlins |
1990 | Greg Blevins | 15 | Rangers |
1990 | Kevin McDonald | 9 | Brewers |
1990 | Perry Berry | 4 | Astros |
1991 | Tommy Bates | 15 | Indians |
1992 | Yariel Ramos | 23 | Giants |
1992 | Gary Haught | 22 | Athletics |
1992 | Javy DeJesus | 17 | Twins |
1993 | Joe Jumonville | 29 | Cardinals |
1993 | Scott Perkins | 15 | Brewers |
1993 | Paul Bako | 5 | Reds |
1994 | Brandon Credeur | 38 | Reds |
1995 | Darrin Babineaux | 2 | Dodgers |
1996 | Blaine Phillips | 33 | Yankees |
1997 | Jim Fritz | 41 | Phillies |
1997 | Trey Poland | 5 | Rangers |
1998 | B.J. Ryan | 17 | Reds |
1999 | Mo Douglas | 35 | Pirates |
1999 | Jeff Robinson | 7 | Brewers |
1999 | Phil Devey | 5 | Dodgers |
2000 | Ryan Gill | 17 | Yankees |
2000 | Todd Self | 15 | Astros |
2000 | Rick Haydel | 11 | Diamondbacks |
2000 | Nate Nelson | 10 | Astros |
2000 | Nick Webb | 9 | Rockies |
2000 | Ken Holubec | 9 | Twins |
2000 | Scott Dohmann | 6 | Rockies |
2000 | Danny Massiatte | 6 | Devil Rays |
2001 | Eric Templet | 27 | Mets |
2001 | Neil Simoneaux | 18 | Cardinals |
2002 | Chase Lambin | 34 | Mets |
2002 | Justin Gabriel | 30 | Brewers |
2003 | Austin Faught | 35 | Rangers |
2004 | Austin Faught | 43 | Rangers |
2005 | Justin Morgan | 39 | Cubs |
2005 | Austin Faught | 31 | Rangers |
2005 | Phil Hawke | 29 | Rangers |
2005 | Dallas Morris | 24 | Angels |
2005 | Kevin Ardoin | 10 | Tigers |
2006 | Chad Beck | 14 | Diamondbacks |
2006 | Jason Fernandez | 11 | Athletics |
2007 | Devery Van De Keere | 48 | Royals |
2007 | Matt Pilgreen | 29 | Yankees |
2007 | Jefferies Tatford | 15 | Mets |
2007 | Andrew Laughter | 10 | Rangers |
2007 | Jonathan Lucroy | 3 | Brewers |
2008 | Hunter Moody | 35 | Blue Jays |
2008 | Danny Farquhar | 10 | Blue Jays |
2009 | Greg Wilborn | 18 | Dodgers |
2010 | Charles Keefer | 28 | Marlins |
2010 | Dayton Marze | 14 | Blue Jays |
2010 | Zach Osborne | 9 | Rangers |
2011 | Theron Geith | 39 | Rays |
2011 | Alex Fuselier | 21 | Pirates |
2012 | Jordan Harrison | 25 | Rays |
2014 | Matt Plitt | 37 | Rays |
2014 | Carson Baranik | 33 | Dodgers |
2014 | Ryan Leonards | 21 | White Sox |
2014 | Austin Robichaux | 18 | Angels |
2014 | Jace Conrad | 13 | Rays |
2014 | Caleb Adams | 10 | Angels |
2014 | Seth Harrison | 7 | Giants |
2015 | Blake Trahan | 3 | Reds |
2016 | Eric Carter | 26 | Cardinals |
2016 | Stefan Trosclair | 20 | Cardinals |
2016 | Reagan Bazar | 17 | Giants |
2017 | Evan Guillory | 23 | Cardinals |
2017 | Wyatt Marks | 13 | Athletics |
2017 | Steven Sensley | 12 | Yankees |
2018 | Colten Schmidt | 23 | Rockies |
2018 | Nick Lee | 9 | Rays |
2018 | Logan Stoelke | 9 | Pirates |
2018 | Hogan Harris | 3 | Athletics |
2019 | Todd Lott | 9 | Cardinals |
2020 | Hayden Cantrelle | 5 | Brewers |
References
- "ULL Brand Guide and Graphic Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2016.
- Kevin Foote (July 17, 2019). "UL will name Matt Deggs as its new head baseball coach just 15 days after Tony Robichaux's death". The Acadiana Advocate. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.