The 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2015 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by fifteenth year head coach Michael Lotief.
Preseason
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 28, 2015. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 79 votes and 7 first place votes.
Coaches poll 1 Louisiana-Lafayette 79 (7) 2 South Alabama 74 (2) 3 Georgia State 57 4 Texas State 48 5 Georgia Southern 44 6 Troy 37 7 Louisiana-Monroe 27 8 UT Arlington 24 9 Appalachian State 15
Preseason All-Sun Belt team Christina Hamilton (ULL, SR, Pitcher) Farish Beard (USA, SR, Pitcher) Lexie Elkins (ULL, JR, Catcher) Lauren Coleman (GSU, SR, 1st Base) Miyuki Navarrete (ULM, SR, 2nd Base) Taylor Anderson (GSU, JR, Shortstop) Courtney Harris (TXST, SR, 3rd Base) Rochelle Roberts (ULM, SO, Outfield) Blair Johnson (USA, SR, Outfield) Stephanie Pilkington (USA, JR, Outfield) Kortney Koroll (TXST, SR, Designated Player) Taylor Rogers (GASO, SO, At-Large) Haley Hayden (ULL, SO, At-Large) Shellie Landry (ULL, JR, At-Large) Alexis Cacioppo (ULM, SR, At-Large)
Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year Lexie Elkins (ULL, JR, Catcher)
Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year Christina Hamilton (ULL, SR, Pitcher)
Roster 2016 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster Pitchers 7 Jordan Wallace - Senior 10 Allison Deville - Freshman 11 Kylee Jo Trahan - Freshman 16 Christina Hamilton - Redshirt Senior 18 Alex Stewart - Sophomore 24 Macey Smith - Sophomore 32 Victoria Brown - Junior
Catchers 9 Linzey Cifreo - Senior 26 Allie Medlin - Freshman 33 Lexie Elkins - Junior 34 Miranda Grotenhuis - Freshman
Utility Players 2 Jaime Landry - Freshman 4 Kassidy Zeringue - Sophomore 5 Megan Thomas - Junior 12 Gabby Felps - Junior 13 Marie Hoag - Senior 19 Lexie Comeaux - Freshman 25 Sara Corbello - Junior 27 Sarah Arceneaux - Sophomore Infielders 00 Katie Repole - Junior 21 Samantha Walsh - Redshirt Junior 23 Ciarra Cherry - Redshirt Freshman 28 Kelsey Vincent - Junior 29 Lexi Rouse - Redshirt Freshman 31 Corin Voinche - Sophomore 35 Haley Hayden - Sophomore 37 DJ Sanders - Freshman 42 Abby Sterling - Freshman
Outfielders 3 Taylor Terrio - Sophomore 6 Taylor Meaux - Senior 8 Aleah Craighton - Freshman 14 Cassidy White - Junior 20 Kendall Smith - Sophomore 22 Shellie Landry - Junior 30 Kelli Martinez - Freshman
Designated Players 12 Leandra Maly - Senior
Coaching staff 2015 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staffMichael Lotief – Head coach – 15th year T. J. Hubbard – Associate head coach – 3rd year Lisa Norris – Assistant head coach – 2nd year Sarah Draheim – Manager
Schedule and results Legend Louisiana-Lafayette win Louisiana-Lafayette loss Postponement/CancellationBoldLouisiana team member
2015 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log Regular season (37-8) February (15-1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Louisiana ClassicsFeb. 6 North Carolina State No. 9 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 Wallace (1-0) Weiman (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,817 1-0 Feb. 7 Central Arkansas No. 9 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 (5 inn) Trahan (1-0) Studioso (1-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 2-0 Feb. 7 Eastern Illinois No. 9 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 17-0 (5 inn) Stewart (1-0) Rogers (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,916 3-0 Feb. 8 Eastern Illinois No. 9 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-0 (5 inn.) Stewart (2-0) Wireman (1-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,464 4-0 Mardi Gras ClassicFeb. 13 Idaho State No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Stewart (3-0) Ames (0-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 5-0 Feb. 13 Mississippi Valley State No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 15-0 Wallace (2-0) Coe (0-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,155 6-0 Feb. 14 Mississippi Valley State No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 20-0 (5 inn) Trahan (2-0) Young (0-6) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 7-0 Feb. 14 Idaho State No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-0 Stewart (4-0) Slagle (1-3) Wallace (1) Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,444 8-0 Feb. 15 Idaho State No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 Wallace (3-0) Foster (2-1) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,356 9-0 Ragin' Cajuns InvitationalFeb. 20 Iowa No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 Hamilton (1-0) Starkenburg (2-4) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 10-0 Feb. 20 Hofstra No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-0 Wallace (4-0) Pirone (1-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,353 11-0 Feb. 21 Hofstra No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-0 (6 inn) Hamilton (2-0) Pirone (2-4) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 12-0 Feb. 21 Missouri State No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-0 Wallace (5-0) Struemph (1-2) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,396 13-0 Feb. 22 McNeese State No. 6 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 11-3 (5 inn) Hamilton (3-0) Allred (0-2) None ESPN3 1,738 14-0 Feb. 28 at No. 4 Alabama No. 5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 1-5 Littlejohn (6-0) Hamilton (3-1) None SECN+ 2,448 14-1 Feb. 28 at No. 4 Alabama No. 5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 2-1 Wallace (6-0) Osorio (5-2) None SECN+ 2,956 15-1 March (12-4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMar. 1 at No. 4 Alabama No. 5 Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL L 2-3 Littlejohn (6-0) Wallace (6-1) None SECN+ 2,724 15-2 Mar. 7 at No. 24 South Alabama No. 7 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 3-2 Wallace (7-1) Brown (7-3) None None 673 16-2 1-0Mar. 7 at No. 24 South Alabama No. 7 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 9-3 Hamilton (4-1) Brown (7-4) None None 673 17-2 2-0Mar. 8 at No. 24 South Alabama No. 7 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 5-8 Brown (8-4) Trahan (2-1) McGill (2) None 514 17-3 2-1Mar. 11 at Northwestern State No. 7 Lady Demon Diamond • Natchitoches, LA Game Cancelled due to rainy conditions in Natchitoches. The game was not rescheduled.Mar. 13 UT Arlington No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 18-0 (5 inn) Wallace (8-1) Montes (5-7) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,303 18-3 3-1Mar. 14 UT Arlington No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Wallace (9-1) Donaldson (4-6) None ESPN3 19-3 4-1Mar. 14 UT Arlington No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 (6 inn) Hamilton (5-1) Montes (5-6) None ESPN3 1,801 20-3 5-1Mar. 16 Georgia Southern No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-2 Wallace (10-1) Red (4-8) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 994 21-3 6-1Mar. 17 Georgia Southern No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-1 (5 inn) Hamilton (6-1) Camp (2-5) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 22-3 7-1Mar. 17 Georgia Southern No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-0 (6 inn) Wallace (11-1) Red (4-9) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,102 23-3 8-1Mar. 21 Troy No. 5 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 5-9 Rainey (6-2) Wallace (11-2) Affeldt (1) ESPN3 23-4 8-2Mar. 21 Troy No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Hamilton (7-1) Mock (3-7) None ESPN3 1,377 24-4 9-2Mar. 22 Troy No. 7 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-2 (5 inn) Hamilton (8-1) Mock (3-8) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,445 25-4 10-2 Mar. 28 at Texas State No. 9 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 13-14 Rupp (15-8) Hamilton (8-2) None None 789 25-5 10-3Mar. 28 at Texas State No. 9 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 15-2 (5 inn) Stewart (5-0) Garner (3-2) None None 789 26-5 11-3 Mar. 29 at Texas State No. 9 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 4-0 Stewart (6-0) Rupp (15-9) None None 650 27-5 12-3 April (7-3) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 1 at McNeese State No. 12 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA Game cancelled after officials with the Ragin' Cajuns Athletic Department determined that it would be in the best interest of student-athlete welfare, in light of present medical conditions of Michael Lotief, to not travel for this game.Apr. 3 Georgia State No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-1 (6 inn) Stewart (7-0) Worley (7-6) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,390 28-5 13-3Apr. 4 Georgia State No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-2 (6 inn) Stewart (8-0) Milton (1-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 29-5 14-3Apr. 4 Georgia State No. 12 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 (5 inn) Wallace (12-2) Thorpe (11-3) None Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network 1,628 30-5 15-3Apr. 7 at Sam Houston State No. 12 Bearkat Softball Complex • Huntsville, TX Game canceled due to field conditions and impending rain in Huntsville.Apr. 10 No. 14 Baylor No. 10 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Game cancelled due to a rain out in Lafayette.Apr. 11 No. 14 Baylor No. 10 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-1 Wallace (13-2) Stearns (13-6) None ESPN3 31-5 Apr. 11 No. 14 Baylor No. 10 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-2 (5 inn) Stewart (9-0) Potts (5-2) None ESPN3 1,706 32-5 Apr. 15 Houston No. 9 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Cancelled due to a three-day spell of heavy rains and unfavorable field conditions in Lafayette.Apr. 18 at Appalachian State No. 9 ASU Softball Stadium • Boone, NC W 21-5 (5 inn) Wallace (14-2) Williford (4-2) None None 257 33-5 16-3Apr. 18 at Appalachian State No. 9 ASU Softball Stadium • Boone, NC W 23-6 (5 inn) Stewart (10-0) Ciocatto (3-10) None None 267 34-5 17-3Apr. 19 at Appalachian State No. 9 ASU Softball Stadium • Boone, NC Game cancelled due to continuous rains in Boone.Apr. 24 at No. 2 Oregon No. 9 Howe Field • Eugene, OR L 0-8 (5 inn) Hawkins (21-3) Wallace (14-3) None None 540 34-6 Apr. 25 at No. 2 Oregon No. 9 Howe Field • Eugene, OR L 2-10 (5 inn) Hawkins (22-3) Stewart (10-1) None None 34-7 Apr. 25 at No. 2 Oregon No. 9 Howe Field • Eugene, OR L 1-2 (8 inn) Hawkins (23-3) Wallace (14-4) None None 1,280 34-8 May (3-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 2 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 10 Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 9-3 Wallace (14-5) Coyne (11-12) None None 527 35-8 18-3May 2 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 10 Geo-Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 20-2 (5 inn) Hamilton (9-2) Porter (10-5) None None 527 36-8 19-3May 3 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 10 Geo Surfaces Field at the ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 9-2 Hamilton (10-2) Coyne (11-13) Wallace (2) None 347 37-8 20-3 Post-Season (5-4) (2-1) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 7 vs. Georgia State No. 11 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 10-6 (6 inn) Wallace (16-4) Thorpe (17-6) None None 559 38-8 May 8 vs. No. 23 South Alabama No. 11 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX W 6-3 Hamilton (11-2) McGill (16-3) None None 533 39-8 May 9 vs. No. 23 South Alabama No. 11 Bobcat Softball Stadium • San Marcos, TX L 0-2 Brown (10-4) Wallace (16-5) None ESPN3 527 39-9 (3-3) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Lafayette RegionalsMay 15 vs. Weber State No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 11-0 (5 inn) Hamilton (12-2) Flint (14-8) None ESPN3 996 40-9 May 16 vs. No. 18 Baylor No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-1 Wallace (17-5) Stearns (20-12) None ESPN3 1,797 41-9 May 17 vs. No. 18 Baylor No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-6 Stearns (21-12) Hamilton (12-3) None ESPN2 1,877 41-10 May 17 vs. No. 18 Baylor No. 11 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (6 inn) Wallace (18-5) Stearns (21-13) None ESPNU 1,161 42-10 Auburn Super RegionalsMay 22 at No. 4 Auburn No. 11 Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 11-12 (8 inn) Davis (23-2) Hamilton (12-4) None ESPNU 1,700 42-11 May 23 at No. 4 Auburn No. 11 Jane B. Moore Field • Auburn, AL L 3-6 Davis (24-2) Stewart (10-2) None ESPN 1,714 42-12 Schedule source:
Lafayette Regional Lafayette Regional Teams(1) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns(2) Baylor Lady Bears(3) Mississippi State Bulldogs(4) Weber State Wildcats