Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball

Baseball team of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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 marked his first season.^[2]

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

Louisiana playing at UT Arlington in 2019

NCAA Regional appearances

NCAA Super Regional appearances

NCAA College World Series appearances

Year-by-year results

Record versus opponent

• Last updated at the conclusion of the 2023 season.^[3]

Record against Sun Belt

• Last updated at the conclusion of the 2023 conference tournament.^[4] The Cajuns have yet to play games against conference foe Old Dominion.

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 17 different NCAA Postseason appearances, including the 2015 Houston Regional and the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

Ragin' Cajuns in the Major Leagues

• Jim Holloway
• Jose Alvarez
• Alvin Dark
• Paul Bako
• Scott Dohmann
• Danny Farquhar
• Ron Guidry
• Gary Haught
• Xavier Hernandez
• Jonathan Lucroy
• B. J. Ryan
• Donne Wall
• Chad Beck
• Blake Trahan

Major League Baseball

The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns have had 97 Major League Baseball Draft selections since the draft began in 1965.^[5]

See also

• List of NCAA Division I baseball programs

References

1. "ULL Brand Guide and Graphic Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2016.
2. 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.
3. "2022 Louisiana Baseball Media Guide Final (PDF)" (PDF). Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
4. "Versus Opponents". gostanford.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
5. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Louisiana at Lafayette (Lafayette, LA)"". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.

External links

• Official website