2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions; Houston Regionals Champions; Baton Rouge Super Regionals Appearance
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	42-23 (18-11 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Robichaux (21st season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Babineaux; Jeremy Talbot;
Home stadium	M. L. Tigue Moore Field

2015 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
South Alabama ‍†‍‍	19	–	9	–	0	.679	37	–	20	–	0	.649
Troy ‍‍‍	18	–	10	–	0	.643	30	–	25	–	0	.545
No. 16 Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‡‍^y	18	–	11	–	0	.621	42	–	23	–	0	.646
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0	.600	30	–	27	–	0	.526
Georgia State ‍‍‍	15	–	13	–	0	.536	30	–	27	–	0	.526
Texas State ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0	.467	24	–	30	–	1	.445
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0	.467	24	–	32	–	0	.429
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0	.414	27	–	30	–	0	.474
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0	.414	16	–	33	–	0	.327
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400	25	–	29	–	0	.463
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	8	–	21	–	0	.276	17	–	36	–	0	.321

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2015^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by twenty-first year head coach Tony Robichaux

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 with 114 votes and 8 first-place votes.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	114 (3)
2	Texas State	94 (1)
3	Arkansas State	87
4	UT Arlington	80
5	Troy	78
6	Georgia Southern	77 (2)
7	South Alabama	71
8	Georgia State	35
9	Louisiana-Monroe	34
10	Arkansas-Little Rock	31
11	Appalachian State	25

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

David Owen (ARST, JR, Pitcher)
Kevin Hill (USA, SR, Pitcher)
Lucas Humpal (TXST, JR, Pitcher)
Marc Skinner (TROY, SO, Pitcher)
Joey Roach (GSU, JR, Catcher)
Matt Burgess (ARST, JR, 1st Base)
Darien McLemore (UTA, JR, 2nd Base)
Blake Trahan (ULL, JR, Shortstop)
Matt Rose (GSU, JR, 3rd Base)
Aaron Mizell (GASO, SR, Outfield)
Dylan Butler (ULL, SR, Outfield)
Cole Gleason (USA, SR, Outfield)
David Hall (TROY, SR, Designated Hitter)
Cory Geisler (TXST, JR, Utility)

2015 Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year

Blake Trahan (ULL, JR, Shortstop)

Roster

2015 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster

Pitchers

1 Connor Toups - Sophomore
5 Riley Cooper - Sophomore
11 Trace Guidry - Redshirt Freshman
14 Greg Milhorn - Senior
18 Evan Guillory - Freshman
19 Colton Lee - Junior
24 Eric Carter - Junior
26 Jevin Huval - Junior
27 Nick Zaunbrecher - Junior
29 Chris Charpentier - Sophomore
31 Wyatt Marks - Freshman
32 Logan Stoelke - Freshman
34 Will Bacon - Junior
35 Ty Ewart - Freshman
38 Blaine Suehs - Freshman
40 Dylan Moore - Freshman
41 Reagan Bazar - Sophomore
42 Orynn Veillon - Freshman
43 Alex Shelton - Freshman
45 Trey Jeans - Freshman

Catchers

6 Nick Thurman - Junior
22 Evan Powell - Senior

Infielders

4 Blake Trahan - Junior
9 Tyler Girouard - Senior
10 Kennon Fontenot - Freshman
12 Joe Robbins - Junior
13 Brenn Conrad - Junior
20 Greg Davis - Senior
23 Stefan Trosclair - Junior
28 Gunner Leger - Freshman

Outfielders

2 Adam Angelle - Junior
7 Kyle Clement - Junior
8 Derek Herrington - Junior
15 Dylan Butler - Senior
17 Brian Mills - Junior
33 Jamarius Williams - Freshman

Coaching staff

2015 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Tony Robichaux – Head Coach – 21st year Anthony Babineaux – Associate Head Coach – 21st year Jeremy Talbot – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year Daniel Freeman – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year Chris Domingue – Director of Baseball Operations – 13th year Brian Covington – Clubhouse Manager Jeff Patton – Field Manager Connor Romero – Field Manager Matt Skelton – Field Manager

Schedule and results

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

2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log

Regular season (34-18)

February (5-5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 13	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	L 5-8	Kirby (1-0)	Charpentier (0-1)	Herbelin (1)	None	833	0-1
Feb. 14	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	W 8-2	Guillory (1-0)	Trabanino (0-1)	None	None	612	1-1
Feb. 15	at UTSA		Roadrunner Field • San Antonio, TX	L 5-11	Herbelin (1-0)	Carter (0-1)	None	None	567	1-2
Feb. 18	at Northwestern State		H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	W 7-3	Leger (1-0)	Tanner (0-1)	Lee (1)	None	804	2-2
Feb. 20	Stony Brook		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 7-3	Cooper (1-0)	Lee (0-1)	Lee (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	3,374	3–2
Feb. 21	Stony Brook		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 1-4	Zamora (1-0)	Charpentier (0-2)	Rodliff (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network		3–3
Feb. 21	Stony Brook		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 2-1	Moore (1-0)	Corniel (0-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	2,737	4-3
Feb. 24	McNeese State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 4-5 (11 inn)	Day (1-0)	Stoelke (0-1)	Briggs (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	2,213	4-4
Feb. 27	at No. 25 Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 4-6	Castillo (1-0)	Bacon (0-1)	None	SECN+	2,343	4-5
Feb. 28	at No. 25 Alabama		Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 6-5	Cooper (2-0)	Burrows (0-2)	Lee (2)	SECN+	2,863	5-5

March (10-6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	at No. 25 Alabama		Sewell-Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 14-2	Leger (2-0)	Bramblett (2-1)	None	SECN+	2,738	6-5
Mar. 4	Northwestern State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 8-2	Toups (1-0)	Shaffer (0-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	3,988	7-5
Mar. 6	Troy		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6-5 (11 inn)	Moore (2-0)	McGowan (0-1)	None	ESPN3	3,904	8-5	1-0
Mar. 7	Troy		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6-2	Bacon (1-1)	Bennett (2-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,412	9-5	2-0
Mar. 8	Troy		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 10-5	Marks (1-0)	McGowan (0-2)	Moore (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,272	10-5	3-0
Mar. 10	New Orleans		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	Postponed due to impending weather in Lafayette. Game rescheduled to April 29.
Mar. 11	at Southern		Lee-Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA	Postponed due to field conditions and expected rain in Baton Rouge. Game rescheduled to April 8.
Mar. 14	at Arkansas-Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	Game cancelled due to poor field conditions and heavy rains in Little Rock.
Mar. 15	at Arkansas-Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 4-5	Allen (2-1)	Lee (0-1)	None	None	257	10–6	3-1
Mar. 15	at Arkansas-Little Rock		Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR	L 6-7	Brownmiller (1-2)	Moore (2-1)	None	None	257	10-7	3-2
Mar. 20	at Georgia State		GSU Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA	L 6-7 (10 inn)	Burgee (2-0)	Lee (0-2)	None	None	188	10-8	3–3
Mar. 21	at Georgia State		GSU Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 10-1	Leger (3-0)	Anderson (2-2)	None	None	259	11-8	4-3
Mar. 21	at Georgia State		GSU Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 3-2	Milhorn (1-0)	Uvila (0-3)	Moore (2)	None	259	12–8	5-3
Mar. 24	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	W 6-5	Charpentier (1-2)	Briggs (1-1)	Moore (3)	None	1,837	13-8
Mar. 25	Nichols State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 1-3	Stapler (1-0)	Toups (1-1)	Holmes (9)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,100	13–9
Mar. 27	Arkansas State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 4-10	Zuber (3-2)	Leger (3-1)	Kibler (3)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,089	13-10	5–4
Mar. 28	Arkansas State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 9-6	Charpentier (2-2)	Lee )0-1)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	4,271	14-10	6-4
Mar. 29	Arkansas State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 3-0	Guillory (2-0)	Owen (2-3)	Marks (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,101	15-10	7-4
Wally Pontiff Classic
Mar. 31	vs. No. 3 LSU		Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA	L 6-8	Reynolds (2-0)	Toups (1-2)	Stallings (11)	CST	10,853	15-11

April (14-4)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 3	Georgia Southern		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 1-2	Challenger (3-0)	Leger (3-2)	Richman (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,033	15-12	7-5
Apr. 4	Georgia Southern		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 4-7	Sheppard (3-2)	Milhorn (1-1)	Brown (7)	ESPN3	4,192	15-13	7-6
Apr. 5	Georgia Southern		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 5-1	Guillory (3-0)	Simmons (1-2)	Moore (4)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	3,823	16-13	8-6
Apr. 7	No. 22 Houston		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6-5	Marks (2-0)	Garza (0-2)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	3,885	17-13
Apr. 8	at Southern		Lee-Hines Field • Baton Rouge, LA	W 14-1	Carter (1-1)	George (1-4)	None	CST	134	18-13
Apr. 11	Jackson State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 7-6 (11 inn)	Moore (3-1)	Cahill (2-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network		19-13
Apr. 11	Jackson State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 15-2	Marks (3-0)	Colon (4-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	3,975	20-13
Apr. 12	Jackson State		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 7-2	Lee (1-2)	Wilson (2-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	3,915	21-13
Apr. 14	Southeastern Louisiana		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 3-5	Bethel (1-0)	Lee (1-3)	Sceroler (5)	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	3,778	21-14
Apr. 18	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 11-3	Leger (4-2)	Humpal (4-4)	Bacon (1)	None		22-14	9-6
Apr. 18	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	L 4-10	Grist (3-3)	Charpentier (2-3)	Giovanoni (1)	None	2,004	22-15	9-7
Apr. 19	at Texas State		Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 13-3	Marks (4-0)	Hallonquist (4-1)	None	None	1,520	23-15	10-7
Apr. 21	at Southeastern Louisiana		Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 7-2	Bacon (2-1)	Cashman (3-4)	None	CST	1,669	24-15
Apr. 22	Southern		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 5-4	Stoelke (1-1)	Myles (0-3)	Moore (5)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	3,850	25-15
Apr. 24	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 5-0	Leger (5-2)	Nack (3-4)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	3,852	26–15	11-7
Apr. 25	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 3-2	Charpentier (3-3)	Moreland (3-2)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	4,073	27–15	12-7
Apr. 26	UT Arlington		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4-1	Marks (5-0)	Kuhnel (2-2)	Moore (6)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,165	28-15	13-7
Apr. 28	at Nicholls State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	Game postponed to May 12 due to poor field conditions caused by heavy rains in Thibodaux.
Apr. 29	New Orleans		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6-3	Charpentier (4-3)	Medine (0-3)	Moore (7)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	3,795	29-15

May (5-5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	L 1-2	Thurber (4-8)	Leger (5-3)	None	None	233	29-16	13-8
May 2	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	W 20-6	Bacon (3-1)	Holden (0-4)	None	None	712	30-16	14-8
May 3	at Appalachian State		Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC	L 4-7	Springs (4-1)	Marks (5-1)	Whaley (1)	None	684	30-17	14-9
May 8	South Alabama		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 0-5	Hill (9-0)	Leger (5-4)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,408	30-18	14-10
May 9	South Alabama		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 3-4	Taylor (6-1)	Bacon (3-2)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	4,411	30-19	14-11
May 10	South Alabama		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 3-2	Milhorn (2-1)	Gates (4-3)	Moore (8)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,010	31-19	15-11
May 12	at Nicholls State		Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	L 4-5	Petty (4-1)	Moore (3-2)	None	None	957	31-20
May 14	at Louisiana-Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 10-3	Leger (6-4)	Hermeling (4-7)	None	None	1,504	32-20	16-11
May 16	at Louisiana-Monroe		Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	W 5-4	Bacon (4-2)	Setzer (6-3)	Moore (9)	None		33-20	17-11
May 16	at Louisiana-Monroe		M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6-4	Lee (2-3)	Leone (1-4)	Bazar (1)	None	1,783	34-20	18-11

Post-season (8-3)

SBC Tournament (5-1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 20	vs. (6) Texas State	(3)	Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 7-8	Giovanoni (2-1)	Moore (3-3)	Geisler (3)	None		34-21
May 21	vs. (2) Troy	(3)	Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 12-8	Milhorn (3-1)	Bennett (9-4)	Bacon (2)	None	967	35-21
May 22	vs. (7) UT Arlington	(3)	Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 5-1	Guillory (4-0)	Vassar (2-7)	Charpentier (1)	None	476	36-21
May 23	vs. (6) Texas State	(3)	Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 3-0	Marks (6-1)	Geisler (2-2)	Moore (10)	ESPN3		37-21
May 23	vs. (6) Texas State	(3)	Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 6-2	Bacon (5-2)	Humpal (5-7)	Moore (11)	ESPN3	652	38-21
May 24	vs. (1) South Alabama	(3)	Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 5-1	Milhorn (4-1)	Taylor (6-3)	None	ESPN3	955	39-21

NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (3-2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Houston Regionals
May 29	vs. No. 19 Rice		Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 7-6	Bacon (6-2)	Orewiler (5-2)	Moore (12)	ESPN3	2,839	40-21
May 31	at No. 13 Houston		Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 2-1	Milhorn (5-1)	Fletcher (2-1)	None	ESPN3	3,792	41-21
Jun. 1	vs. No. 19 Rice		Cougar Field • Houston, TX	W 5-2	Guillory (5-0)	Stephens (6-5)	Moore (13)	ESPN3	2,713	42-21
Baton Rouge Super Regionals
Jun. 6	at No. 1 LSU		Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 3-4	Bugg (1-2)	Bacon (6-3)	None	ESPN2	11,179	42-22
Jun. 7	at No. 1 LSU		Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA	L 3-6	Poche' (9-1)	Leger (6-5)	None	ESPN2	11,795	42-23

Schedule Source:^[3]

Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Houston Regional

Houston Regional Teams
(1) Houston Cougars	(2) Rice Owls	(3) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	(4) Houston Baptist Huskies


First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals



1	Houston	6

4	Houston Baptist	4
			1	Houston	1

			3	Louisiana–Lafayette	2
3	Louisiana–Lafayette	7

2	Rice	6
						3	Louisiana–Lafayette

						2	Rice
Lower round 1			Lower final



			2	Rice	3

4	Houston Baptist	1	1	Houston	2²⁰

2	Rice	3

Baton Rouge Super Regional

Baton Rouge Super Regional Teams
(1) LSU Tigers	(2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

Rank	Team	Score
Game 1
	Louisiana-Lafayette	3
2	LSU	4

Rank	Team	Score
Game 2
	Louisiana-Lafayette	3
2	LSU	6

References

↑ "Sun Belt Conference - 2015 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
↑ "Cajuns Picked to Repeat as Sun Belt Champs; Trahan, Butler Receive Preseason Honors".
↑ "Louisiana Releases 2015 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

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[1] "Sun Belt Conference - 2015 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2015.

[2] "Cajuns Picked to Repeat as Sun Belt Champs; Trahan, Butler Receive Preseason Honors".

[3] "Louisiana Releases 2015 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2014. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

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