2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by the nineteenth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Baton Rouge Regionals appearance
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
2013 record	43-20 (19-11 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Robichaux (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Babineaux Matt Deggs
Home stadium	M. L. Tigue Moore Field

2013 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 23 Troy  ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	10		.667			42	–	20		.677
South Alabama  ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	10		.667			43	–	20		.683
Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11		.633			43	–	20		.683
No. 24 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‡‍^y	19	–	11		.633			42	–	22		.656
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	16	–	14		.533			28	–	29		.491
Arkansas–Little Rock  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			28	–	28		.500
FIU  ‍‍‍	13	–	17		.433			26	–	32		.448
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍	12	–	18		.400			28	–	31		.475
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	11	–	19		.367			28	–	28		.500
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	7	–	23		.233			18	–	36		.333
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 4, 2013[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2013. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish eighth in the Sun Belt with 39 votes and 1 first-place vote.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Florida Atlantic	89 (5)
2	FIU	85 (1)
3	South Alabama	67
4	Troy	61
5	Arkansas State	60 (1)
6	Middle Tennessee	56 (1)
7	Western Kentucky	42
8	Louisiana-Lafayette	39 (1)
9	Louisiana-Monroe	31 (1)
10	Arkansas-Little Rock	20

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Chance Cleveland (UALR, SR, Pitcher)
• Austin Gomber (FAU, SO, Pitcher)
• Michael Ellis (FIU, JR, Pitcher)
• Johnathan Frebis (MTSU, SO, Pitcher)
• Nate Hill (TROY, SR, Pitcher)
• Aramis Garcia (FIU, SO, Catcher)
• Mark Nelson (FAU, SR, 1st Base)
• Logan Kirkland (USA, SO, 2nd Base)
• Dustin Jones (ARST, JR, Shortstop)
• Logan Pierce (TROY, SR, 3rd Base)
• Logan Uxa (ARST, SR, Outfield)
• Trent Miller (MTSU, JR, Outfield)
• Danny Collins (TROY, JR, Outfield)
• Whitt Dorsey (USA, SR, Designated Hitter)
• Jordan Patterson (USA, JR, Utility)

Roster

2013 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster
	Pitchers 1 Cord Cockrell - Sophomore 12 Austin Robichaux - Sophomore 14 Chase Traffica - Redshirt Junior 17 Kody Smith - Sophomore 20 Cody Boutte - Junior 24 Chris Griffitt - Senior 25 Connor Toups - Freshman 26 Matt Hicks - Junior 30 Ben Carter - Redshirt Junior 33 Nick Zaunbrecher - Freshman 34 Ben Frith - Senior 35 Matt Plitt - Junior 37 Kendall Mayer - Senior 39 Lance Quebodeaux - Freshman Catchers 6 Nick Thurman - Freshman 11 Michael Strentz - Redshirt Sophomore 29 Nathan Zavos - Junior 42 Alex Stringer - Freshman		Infielders 2 Sam Carriere - Junior 4 Blake Trahan - Freshman 5 Brenn Conrad - Freshman 8 Logan Preston - Sophomore 9 Tyler Girouard - Sophomore 10 Joe Robbins - Freshman 19 Jace Conrad - Sophomore 32 Chase Compton - Junior Outfielders 7 Ryan Leonards - Junior 13 Caleb Adams - Sophomore 15 Dylan Butler - Sophomore 21 Dex Kjerstad - Junior 23 Ryan Wilson - Junior 27 Seth Harrison - Junior

Coaching staff

2013 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Tony Robichaux – Head Coach – 19th year Anthony Babineaux – Associate Head Coach – 19th year Chris Domingue – Director of Baseball Operations – 11th year

Schedule and results

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

2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (38-17)
February (8-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Feb. 15 Central Michigan M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 12-6 Cockrell (1-0) Trowbridge (0-1) None 2,209 1-0 Feb. 16 Central Michigan M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Boutte (1-0) Kaminska (0-1) Hicks (1) 2-0 Feb. 16 Central Michigan M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-4 Hicks (1-0) Renzi (0-1) None 1,993 3-0 Feb. 17 Central Michigan M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 2-10 Dodridge (1-0) Wilson (0-1) None 1,974 3-1 Feb. 20 Northwestern State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 12-3 Cockrell (2-0) Krebs (1-1) None 1,837 4-1 Feb. 22 UTSA M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 18-6 Cockrell (3-0) Kraft (0-1) None 1,877 5–1 Feb. 23 UTSA M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-6 Boutte (2-0) Hartson (0-1) Hicks (2) 2,040 6-1 Feb. 24 UTSA M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 Robichaux (1-0) Sharp (0-1) Hicks (3) 2,058 7-1 Feb. 26 No. 4 LSU M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 2-11 Glenn (1-0) Smith (0-1) None 3,790 7-2 Feb. 27 Nicholls State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Hicks (2-0) Langston (0-1) None 1,766 8-2
March (11-6) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Mar. 1 Sacred Heart M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-2 Traffica (1-0) Maguire (0-1) Hicks (4) 1,724 9-2 Mar. 2 Sacred Heart M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-2 Boutte (3-0) Leiningen (0-1) None 1,711 10-2 Mar. 3 Sacred Heart M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 Wilson (1-1) Stoddard (0-1) Hicks (5) 1,846 11-2 Mar. 5 New Orleans M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA Game postponed due to mid-term exams being taken by the University of New Orleans Mar. 8 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS L 2-9 Pierce (4-0) Traffica (1-1) None 3,009 11-3 Mar. 9 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 13-4 Plitt (1-0) Drehoff (1-1) Cockrell (1) 3,225 12-3 Mar. 10 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 9-1 Robichaux (2-0) Fisk (0-1) None 3,003 13-3 Mar. 15 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-2 Wilson (2-1) Taylor (1-2) None 2,325 14-3 1-0 Mar. 16 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-2 Robichaux (3-0) Wine (2-3) Hicks (6) 2,333 15-3 2-0 Mar. 17 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 Boutte (4-0) Dumaine (1-1) Hicks (7) 2,380 16-3 3-0 Mar. 19 Southern M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 11-6 Traffica (2-1) Godoy (0-2) None 1,559 17-3 Mar. 22 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L 5-12 Adkins (4-2) Cockrell (3-1) None 758 17-4 3-1 Mar. 23 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L 5-7 Frebis (3-2) Robichaux (3-1) Mittura (5) 815 17-5 3-2 Mar. 24 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L 3-9 Curtis (4-2) Boutte (4-1) None 628 17-6 3-3 Mar. 26 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA W 9-6 Traffica (3-1) Manuel (2-2) Hicks (8) 1,212 18-6 Mar. 29 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY L 9-10 (11 inn) Tompkins (3-3) Smith (0-2) None 184 18-7 3-4 Mar. 30 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY L 0-3 Edwards (2-1) Robichaux (3-2) None 18-8 3-5 Mar. 30 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 8-6 Boutte (5-1) Bado (2-3) Harrison (1) 324 19-8 4-5
April (12-7) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Apr. 2 McNeese State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-5 Hicks (3-0) Parke (2-1) Harrison (2) 2,475 20-8 Apr. 5 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-6 Wilson (3-1) Hicks (3-2) Harrison (3) 2,253 21-8 5-5 Apr. 6 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-2 Robichaux (4-2) Starling (4-3) None 2,219 22-8 6-5 Apr. 7 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4-10 McCain (6-0) Boutte (5-2) None 2,224 22-9 6-6 Apr. 9 Tulane M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 5-7 LeBlanc (1-2) Traffica (3-2) None 2,144 22-10 Apr. 10 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA W 12-0 Plitt (2-0) Crain (0-1) None 232 23-10 Apr. 12 at Arkansas-Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 9-2 Robichaux (5-2) Cleveland (4-5) None 209 24-10 7-6 Apr. 13 at Arkansas-Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 2-7 Huffman (4-2) Wilson (3-2) Moritz (5) 274 24-11 7-7 Apr. 14 at Arkansas-Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 15-10 Mayer (1-0) Moritz (1-2) None 261 25-11 8-7 Apr. 16 at Nicholls State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA L 3-4 Picciola (1-2) Cockrell (3-2) None 619 25-12 Apr. 19 Florida Atlantic M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Robichaux (6-2) Gomber (4-3) Hicks (9) 2,369 26-12 9-7 Apr. 20 Florida Atlantic M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4-5 Logan (4-0) Hicks (3-1) Adams (12) 2,628 26-13 9-8 Apr. 21 Florida Atlantic M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 12-2 (7 inn) Boutte (6-2) Rhodes (3-2) None 2,206 27-13 10-8 Apr. 23 at McNeese State Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA W 11-9 Cockrell (4-2) Williams (1-1) Hicks (10) 732 28-13 Apr. 24 Southeastern Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Plitt (3-0) Kennel (4-3) Wilson (1) 1,741 29-13 Apr. 26 at FIU FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL L 6-7 (11 inn) Davis (6-2) Wilson (3-3) None 383 29-14 10-9 Apr. 27 at FIU FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL W 9-1 Boutte (7-2) Franco (5-2) None 305 30-14 11-9 Apr. 28 at FIU FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL W 14-4 (8 inn) Smith (1-2) Seibold (2-3) Carter (1) 263 31-14 12-9 Apr. 30 at Houston Cougar Field • Houston, TX L 4-6 Lemoine (6-3) Plitt (3-1) Wellbrock (7) 1,197 31-15
May (7-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 3 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 11-4 Robichaux (7-2) Wright (5-4) None 2,019 32-15 13-9 May 4 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 14-6 Boutte (8-2) Wallace (4-2) Smith (1) 2,266 33-15 14-9 May 5 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-1 Carter (1-0) Woodhouse (0-1) None 2,082 34-15 15-9 May 11 No. 20 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 6-9 Izzio (1-0) Wilson (3-4) Stamey (4) 2,821 34-16 15-10 May 12 No. 20 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 5-9 Bell (6-0) Boutte (8-3) None 34-17 15-11 May 12 No. 20 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 17-7 (7 inn) Frith (1-0) Cecil (3-2) None 2,243 35-17 16-11 May 16 at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 5-4 (10 inn) Mayer (2-0) Bray (4-3) Carter (2) 1,148 36-17 17-11 May 17 at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 13-4 Frith (2-0) Wine (6-8) None 1,311 37-17 18-11 May 18 at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 12-1 (7 inn) Wilson (4-4) Aulds (4-8) None 1,449 38-17 19-11
Post-Season (5-4)
SBC Tournament (3-1) Date Opponent (Seed) / Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record May 22 vs. (6) FIU (3) M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-6 Wilson (5-4) Davis (6-3) None 2,172 39-17 May 24 (2) No. 24 South Alabama (3) M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-2 Robichaux (8-2) Bell (6-1) None 1,444 40-17 May 25 (2) No. 24 South Alabama (3) M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 12-2 (7 inn) Wilson (6-4) Noble (5-3) None 1,612 41-17 May 26 (4) Florida Atlantic (3) M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 8-16 Gomber (7-4) Smith (1-3) None CST 2,528 41-18
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (2-2) Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record Baton Rouge Regionals May 31 vs. Sam Houston State Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 2-4 Scott (2-0) Hicks (3-2) None 3,851 41-19 Jun. 1 vs. Jackson State Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 15-1 Robichaux (9-2) Russell (3-1) None 1,909 42-19 Jun. 2 vs. Sam Houston State Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 7-5 Plitt (4-1) Godail (5-4) Hicks (11) 2,066 43-19 Jun. 2 vs. No. 1 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 1-5 Bonvillain (3-0) Boutte (8-4) None 10,191 43-20 Schedule Source:[3] Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Baton Rouge Regional

Baton Rouge Regional Teams
(1) LSU Tigers	(2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	(3) Sam Houston State Bearkats	(4) Jackson State Tigers

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	1	LSU	11
	4	Jackson State	7
						1	LSU	8
						3	Sam Houston State	5
	3	Sam Houston State	4
	2	Louisiana–Lafayette	2
											1	LSU	5
										2	Louisiana–Lafayette	1
	4	Jackson State	1
	2	Louisiana–Lafayette	15
						2	Louisiana–Lafayette	7
						3	Sam Houston State	5

References

1. "2013 Standings and Leaders". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
2. http://www.collegebaseballdaily.com/2013/02/11/2013-sun-belt-conference-preseason-coaches-poll-and-teams/
3. "Louisiana Releases 2013 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2019.