2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball

Sun Belt Conference West Division Champion
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Division	West Division
Record	34-25 (18-12 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Robichaux (24th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Babineaux Jeremy Talbot
Home stadium	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
East Division
No. 21 Coastal Carolina ^x‍‍‡‍^y	23	–	7	–	0	.767	38	–	17	–	0	.691
Troy ‍‍‍^y	19	–	11	–	0	.633	38	–	18	–	0	.679
South Alabama ‍‍‍	18	–	11	–	0	.621	30	–	23	–	0	.566
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	18	–	11	–	0	.621	29	–	24	–	0	.547
Georgia State ‍‍‍	10	–	19	–	0	.345	26	–	28	–	0	.481
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	9	–	21	–	0	.300	18	–	36	–	0	.333
West Division
Louisiana ^x‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0	.600	33	–	23	–	0	.589
Texas State ‍‍‍	16	–	14	–	0	.533	28	–	26	–	1	.518
Little Rock ‍‍‍	15	–	14	–	0	.517	28	–	25	–	0	.528
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0	.367	20	–	30	–	0	.400
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0	.367	21	–	33	–	0	.389
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	10	–	20	–	0	.333	23	–	31	–	0	.426

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2018^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 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-fourth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

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Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2018. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the West Division with 68 votes and 9 first-place votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll (West)
1	Louisiana	68 (9)
2	UT Arlington	56 (2)
3	Texas State	51 (1)
4	Arkansas State	36
5	Little Rock	27
6	Louisiana-Monroe	11

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Andrew Crane (TROY, SR, Pitcher)
Trae Patterson (UTA, SR, Pitcher)
Seth Shuman (GASO, SO, Pitcher)
Dylan Moore (LA, SR, Pitcher)
Will Olson (UTA, JR, Catcher)
Wells Davis (USA, JR, 1st Base)
Jonathan Ortega (TXST, JR, 2nd Base)
Drew LaBounty (USA, SR, Shortstop)
Jaylen Hubbard (TXST, JR, 3rd Base)
Brendan Donovan (USA, JR, Outfield)
Brandon Lockridge (TROY, JR, Outfield)
Travis Swaggerty (USA, JR, Outfield)
Omar Salinas (UTA, SR, Designated Hitter)
Dylan Paul (TXST, SR, Utility)

Roster

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster

Pitchers

2 Colton Schmidt - Senior
6 Nick Lee - Junior
17 Gunner Leger - Senior
20 Brock Batty - Freshman
24 Caleb Armstrong - Sophomore
27 Austin Perrin - Freshman
28 Logan Savoy - Freshman
30 Hogan Harris - Junior
31 Brett Williams - Freshman
32 Logan Stoelke - Senior
34 Grant Cox - Junior
39 Michael Leaumont - Freshman
40 Dylan Moore - Senior
42 Haden Erbe - Sophomore
43 Jacob Norman - Sophomore
45 Jack Burk - Sophomore
47 Jimmy Dobrash - Junior
48 Dalton Horton - Sophomore
50 Emile Lege - Sophomore

Catchers

11 Kole McKinnon - Junior
23 Handsome Monica - Senior
35 Brady Jones - Freshman
44 Nick Hanks - Freshman
46 Blake Faecher - Freshman

Infielders

1 Connor Dupuy - Freshman
5 Hayden Cantrelle - Freshman
7 O'Neal Lochridge - RS Freshman
12 Jonathan Windham - Freshman
13 Monroe Moll - RS Freshman
14 Kennon Fontenot - Senior
15 Tyler Stover - Senior
19 Hunter Kasuls - Junior
29 Luke Coker - Freshman
49 Christian Cusimano - Freshman

Outfielders

3 Brennan Breaux - Junior
8 Zach Lafleur - Senior
9 Todd Lott - Sophomore
10 Alex Hannie - Freshman
18 Tremaine Spears - Sophomore
22 Marco Ramos - Senior
26 Daniel Lahare - Junior
33 Jamarius Williams - Senior
38 Jansen Fontenot - Freshman
41 Gavin Bourgeois - Junior

Coaching staff

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Tony Robichaux – Head Coach – 24th year Anthony Babineaux – Associate head coach – 24th year Jeremy Talbot – Assistant Head Coach – 4th year Daniel Freeman – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 4th year Chris Domingue – Director of Baseball Operations – 15th year Debbie Guilbeaux – Administrative Assistant Jacob Raggio – Clubhouse Manager Colin Burgess – Clubhouse Manager Kaleb Istre – Field Manager Victoria Stringer – Student Assistant

Schedule and results

Legend
	Louisiana win
	Louisiana loss
	Postponement
Bold	Louisiana team member

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log

Regular season (33-23)

February (3-5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 16	at No. 14 Texas		UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 0-3	Kingham (1-0)	Burk (0-1)	Ridgeway (1)	Longhorn Network	5,195	0-1
Feb. 17	at No. 14 Texas		UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX	L 3-5	Ridgeway (1-0)	Moore (0-1)	None	Longhorn Network	5,330	0-2
Feb. 18	at No. 14 Texas		UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX	W 2-1	Batty (1–0)	McGuire (0-1)	Stoelke (1)	Longhorn Network	5,119	1-2
Feb. 21	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 20	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	L 2-5	Koestler (1-0)	Perrin (0-1)	None	None	1,657	1-3
Feb. 23	Wright State	No. 20	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2-8	Weiss (1-0)	Burk (0-2)	None	CST	5,196	1-4
Feb. 24	Wright State	No. 20	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6-3	Batty (2-0)	Gremling (0-2)	Stoelke (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	5,044	2-4
Feb. 25	Wright State	No. 20	M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3-4	Sampen (1-0)	Perrin (0-2)	Hendrixson (1)	Ragin' Cajun Digital Network	4,707	2–5
Feb. 28	Nicholls		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 2-1	Schmidt (1-0)	Bedevian (0-2)	Stoelke (3)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,914	3–5

March (9-10)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Shriner's College Classic
Mar. 2	vs. No. 21 Mississippi State		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	L 1-3	Gordon (0-1)	Batty (2-1)	None	AT&T SportsNet Southwest	4,972	3–6
Mar. 3	vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	W 3-0	Burk (1-2)	Raby (0-2)	Stoelke (4)	AT&T SportsNet Southwest		4–6
Mar. 4	vs. No. 7 Kentucky		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	L 4-10	Lewis (3-0)	Perrin (0-3)	None	AT&T SportsNet Southwest		4–7

Mar. 7	No. 13 LSU		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4-3 (10 inn)	Stoelke (1-1)	Bain (1-1)	None	CST	5,499	5–7
Mar. 9	South Alabama		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 2-1	Lee (1-0)	Carr (1-2)	Batty (1)	CST	4,822	6–7
Mar. 10	South Alabama		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3-7	DeSantis (2-0)	Burk (1-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,793	6–8
Mar. 11	South Alabama		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 5-11	Shell (1-2)	Perrin (0-4)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,670	6–9
Mar. 13	at Tulane		Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 5-2 (11 inn)	Moore (1-1)	White (0-1)	None	CST	2,079	7–9
Mar. 16	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 3-6	Eichhorn (1-0)	Lee (1-1)	Cohen (3)	ESPN3	717	7–10	0-1
Mar. 17	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 11-2	Burk (2-3)	Shuman (2-2)	None	None	608	8–10	1-1
Mar. 18	at Georgia Southern		J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 4-5	Whitney (1-1)	Harris (0-1)	Cohen (4)	None	423	7-11	1-2
Mar. 21	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 5-2	Perrin (1-4)	Goree (0-2)	Stoelke (5)	None	1,952	9–11
Mar. 23	Troy		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2-6	Crane (3-2)	Lee (1-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,832	9–12	1–3
Mar. 24	Troy		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 5-8	Osby (3-0)	Burk (2-4)	Carter (4)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,818	9–13	1-4
Mar. 25	Troy		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4-3	Stoelke (2-0)	Carter (3-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,473	10–13	2-4
Wally Pontiff Classic
Mar. 27	vs. No. 19 LSU		Shrine on Airline • Metairie, LA	W 3-1	Harris (1-1)	Labas (2-1)	Stoelke (6)	CST	8,732	11–13

Mar. 29	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 7-8 (12 inn)	Ritter (1-0)	Cox (0-1)	None	None	239	11–14	2–5
Mar. 30	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 2-14	Alberius (4-1)	Lee (1-3)	None	None	347	11–15	2–6
Mar. 31	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 6-1	Schmidt (2-0)	Culbertson (1-3)	None	None	408	12–15	3-6

April (14-5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
April 3	at No. 12 Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 8-9	Driver (2-0)	Moore (1-2)	None	None	3,449	12–16
April 4	at No. 12 Southern Miss		Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 7-4	Williams (1-0)	Carroll (0-2)	Stoelke (7)	None	3,619	13–16
April 6	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 2-0	Schmidt (3-0)	Vassar (2-3)	Stoelke (8)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,713	14–16	4–6
April 7	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4-2	Perrin (2-4)	Moffat (3-5)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,671	15–16	5–6
April 8	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2-4 (10 inn)	James (1-3)	Moore (1-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,641	15–17	5-7
April 10	McNeese State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 12-10	Cox (1-1)	Briggs (0-2)	Leaumont (1)	CST	4,761	16–17
April 11	Southeastern Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4-3 (11 inn)	Leaumont (1-0)	Biddy (2-1)	None	CST	4,761	17–17
April 13	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	W 4-3	Schmidt (4-0)	Schmid (2-4)	Lee (1)	ESPN3	484	18–17
April 14	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	W 5-4	Burk (3-4)	Vaccacio (1-8)	Lee (2)	None	291	19–17
April 14	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	W 6-2	Harris (2-1)	Howell (0-4)	None	None		20–17
April 18	Louisiana Tech		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2-15	Leal (3-2)	Perrin (2-5)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,777	20–18
April 20	vs. Little Rock		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 1-0	Schmidt (5-0)	Fidel (5-3)	Lee (3)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,794	21–18	9–7
April 21	Little Rock		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4-0	Harris (3-1)	Ortiz (2-2)	Leaumont (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,896	22–18	10–7
April 22	Little Rock		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 7-9 (11 inn)	Garcia (3-2)	Lee (1-4	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,679	22-19	10-8
April 24	at Louisiana Tech		J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	W 9-4	Perrin (3-5)	Leal (3-3)	None	None	2,138	23–19
April 25	New Orleans		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8-6	Moore (2-3)	Oset (2-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,633	24–19
April 27	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA	L 5-6 (12 inn)	Koch (1-2)	Lee (1-5)	None	None	381	24–20	10–9
April 28	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 6-4 (11 inn)	Stoelke (3-0)	Baker (2-3)	None	None	405	25–20	11–9
April 29	at Georgia State		Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 9-7	Moore (3-3)	Horton (0-1)	None	None	365	26–20	12–9

May (7–3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SEC record
May 4	No. 15 Coastal Carolina		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 12-6	Schmidt (6-0)	Hopeck (4-4)	None	CST	5,008	27–20	13-9
May 5	No. 15 Coastal Carolina		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-1	Harris (4-1)	Bilous (6-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	5,121	28–20	14–9
May 6	No. 15 Coastal Carolina		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3-10	Eardensohn (5-0)	Burk (3-5)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,768	28–21	14–10
May 11	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 7-4	Schmidt (7-0)	Fraze (5-4)	Stoelke (9)	None	1,302	29–21	15–10
May 12	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 5-6	Pagano (2-0)	Lee (1-6)	None	None	1,292	29–22	15–11
May 13	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 6-8	Leigh (2-3)	Burk (3-6)	Sherley (1)	None	1,188	29–23	15–12
May 15	Tulane		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7-6	Lee (2-6)	Gillies (5-6)	None	CST	4,743	30–23
May 17	Louisiana-Monroe		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4-3 (10 inn)	Moore (4-3)	Curtis (3-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,671	31–23	16–12
May 18	Louisiana-Monroe		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9-6	Harris (5-1)	Beal (3-8)	Stoelke (10)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	5,244	32–23	17–12
May 19	Louisiana-Monroe		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7-2	Lee (3-6)	Olaughlin (2-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,720	33–23	18–12

Post-season (1-2)

SBC Tournament (1-2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 23	Little Rock		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	W 19-16	Stoelke (4-0)	Garcia (4-5)	None	ESPN+	4,039	34–23
May 24	Troy		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 1-10	Crane (7-4)	Harris (5-2)	None	ESPN+	3,222	34–24
May 25	Texas State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA	L 1-11	Leigh (4-3)	Lee (3-7)	None	ESPN+	3,249	34–25

Schedule Source:^[3]

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

References

^ "Baseball Standings". d1baseball.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ "Louisiana Baseball Picked to Win West in SBC Coaches' Poll".
^ "Louisiana Releases 2018 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

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