Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball

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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team
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UniversityUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette
Head coachGerry Glasco (3rd season)
ConferenceSun Belt
LocationLafayette, LA
Home stadiumYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park (Capacity: 2,790)
NicknameRagin' Cajuns
ColorsVermilion and white[1]
   
NCAA WCWS appearances
1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2014
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Conference Tournament championships
Southland
1984, 1987
Sun Belt
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019'
Regular Season Conference championships
'Louisiana AIAW
1982

Southland
1984, 1987

Sun Belt
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020'

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns are currently led by soon-to-be third-year head coach Gerry Glasco after former head coach was fired on November 1, 2017. Yvette Girouard was head coach from 1981 to 2000 leading the Ragin' Cajuns to 10 NCAA tournaments and three Women's College World Series appearances. The team plays its home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park located on the university's athletic campus.[2]

NCAA Regional appearances[]

NCAA Regional Results
1990 Regional No. 8 at Lafayette, LA

Defeated Texas A&M, 1–0
Lost to Florida State, 3–4
Lost to Florida State, 1–2
First time in NCAA Tournament and hosting one of the eight regionals

1991 Regional No. 1 at Lafayette, LA

Lost to Florida State, 0–1
Lost to Oklahoma State, 2–3

1992 Regional No. 8 at Lafayette, LA

Lost to Florida State, 0–1
Defeated UNLV, 1–0
Lost to Florida State, 0–1

1993 Regional No. 8 at Ann Arbor, MI

Defeated Bowling Green, 7–3
Defeated Michigan, 6–5
Defeated Michigan, 2–1

1994 Regional No. 4 at Lafayette, LA

Defeated McNeese State, 3–0
Defeated Utah, 1–0
Lost to Utah, 3–2
Lost to Utah, 0–2

1995 Regional No. 5 at Lafayette, LA

Defeated Nicholls State, 5–1
Defeated Washington, 7–6
Defeated Washington, 3–1

1996 Regional No. 4 at Lafayette, LA

Defeated Nicholls State, 1–0
Defeated Nebraska, 9–4
Defeated Nicholls State, 2–1

1997 Regional No. 5 at Lafayette, LA

Defeated Northeast Louisiana, 2–1
Defeated UCLA, 4–1
Lost to UCLA, 0–9
Lost to UCLA, 0–3

1999 Regional No. 7 at Amherst, MA

Defeated Manhattan, 15–0
Defeated Hofstra, 5–1
Defeated California, 2–1
Lost to California, 0–3
Lost to California, 3–8

2000 Regional No. 7 at Baton Rouge, LA

Lost to Hofstra, 1–2
Defeated LSU, 4–1
Lost to Oregon, 3–4

2001 Regional No. 3 at Baton Rouge, LA

Defeated Southern Miss, 5–1
Lost to Arizona State, 1–2
Defeated Arizona State, 5–0
Lost to LSU, 1–2

2002 Regional No. 3 at Lafayette, LA

Lost to UMass, 3–5
Defeated Mississippi State, 10–3
Lost to LSU, 2–5

2003 Regional No. 6 at Fullerton, CA

Defeated San Diego State, 6–0
Defeated Cal State Fullerton, 1–0
Defeated Oklahoma State, 1–0
Lost to Oregon, 2–9
Defeated Oregon, 6–4

2004 Regional No. 1 at Tucson, AZ

Defeated South Carolina, 1–0
Lost to Arizona, 0–4
Defeated Temple, 8–1
Defeated Northwestern, 3–0
Defeated Arizona, 5–0
Defeated Oklahoma, 12–4
Lost to Oklahoma, 0–15

2005 Norman, OK Regional

Defeated Oregon, 7–5
Lost to Oklahoma, 3–6
Lost to Oregon, 1–3

2006 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Defeated North Carolina State, 2–0
Lost to LSU, 6–7
Defeated North Carolina State, 4–3
Lost to LSU, 4–5

2007 College Station, TX Regional

Lost to Houston, 3–4
Lost to Sam Houston State, 1–2

2008 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Defeated East Carolina, 2–1
Defeated LSU, 9–4
Defeated LSU, 6–3

2009 Waco, TX Regional

Lost to Baylor, 1–2
Defeated Northwestern, 3–2
Defeated Texas State, 5–0
Lost to Baylor, 1–6

2010 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Defeated Texas A&M, 5–0
Defeated LSU, 1–0
Defeated Texas A&M, 6–1

2011 Austin, TX Regional

Lost to Houston, 2–7
Defeated Texas State, 11–2
Defeated Texas, 5–3
Lost to Houston, 1–4

2012 Lafayette, LA Regional

Defeated Mississippi Valley State, 8–0
Defeated Stanford, 9–3
Defeated Stanford, 6–2

2013 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Defeated Northwestern State, 3–0
Defeated LSU, 3–0
Defeated LSU, 1–0

2014 Lafayette, LA Regional

Defeated Texas Southern, 7–4
Defeated Texas, 3–2
Defeated Texas, 10–2

2015 Lafayette, LA Regional

Defeated Weber State, 11–0
Defeated Baylor, 3–1
Lost to Baylor, 2–6
Defeated Baylor, 9–1

2016 Lafayette, LA Regional

Defeated Boston University, 9–5
Defeated Texas, 9–1
Defeated Texas A&M, 9–8

2017 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Defeated McNeese State, 6–0
Defeated LSU, 4–2
Lost to LSU, 1–6
Lost to LSU, 1–5

2018 Baton Rouge, LA Regional

Lost to Houston, 0–1
Defeated Fordham, 15–3
Defeated Houston, 7–2
Defeated LSU, 5–4
Lost to LSU, 1–3

2019 Oxford, MS Regional

Defeated Southeast Missouri State, 3–2
Deafeated Ole Miss, 2–0
Lost to Ole Miss, 1–5
Lost to Ole Miss, 4–5

NCAA Super Regional appearances[]

NCAA Super Regional Results
2008 Houston, TX Super Regional

Defeated Houston, 6–4
Lost to Houston, 3–6
Defeated Houston, 4–0

2010 Los Angeles, CA Super Regional

Lost to UCLA, 2–10
Lost to UCLA, 1–10

2012 Tempe, AZ Super Regional

Defeated Arizona State, 6–0
Lost to Arizona State, 2–9
Lost to Arizona State, 0–8

2013 Ann Arbor, MI Super Regional

Lost to Michigan, 3–4
Defeated Michigan, 5–0
Lost to Michigan, 1–2

2014 Lafayette, LA Super Regional

Defeated Arizona, 5–3
Defeated Arizona, 7–1

2015 Auburn, AL Super Regional

Lost to Auburn, 11–12
Lost to Auburn, 3–6

2016 Norman, OK Super Regional

Lost to Oklahoma, 2–8
Lost to Oklahoma, 6–7

NCAA College World Series appearances[]

NCAA College World Series Results
1993 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK

Defeated Cal State Northridge, 4–2
Lost to Arizona, 1–2
Defeated Connecticut, 1–0
Defeated Arizona, 1–0
Lost to UCLA, 0–1

1995 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK

Defeated Michigan, 5–0
Lost to UCLA, 0–3
Lost to UNLV, 1–5

1995 Women's College World Series at Golden Park in Columbus, GA

Defeated Michigan, 5–0
Lost to UCLA, 0–3
Lost to UNLV, 1–5

2003 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK

Lost to Texas, 2–3
Lost to UCLA, 1–5

2008 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK

Defeated Florida, 3–2
Lost to Texas A&M, 1–2
Lost to Alabama, 1–3

2014 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK

Lost to Kentucky, 1–4
Lost to Oklahoma, 1–3

Year-by-year results[]

Season Conference Coach Overall Conference Notes
Games Win Loss Tie Games Win Loss Tie
1981[3] AIAW Yvette Girouard 20 6 14 0 0 0 0 0
1982[3] AIAW Yvette Girouard 28 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 Louisiana AIAW Champions
1983[3] Southland Yvette Girouard 35 22 13 0 8 6 2 0 Southland Conference South Zone Champion
1984[3] Southland Yvette Girouard 37 28 9 0 8 6 2 0 Southland Conference South Zone Champion; Southland Conference Tournament Champion
1985[3] Southland Yvette Girouard 52 39 13 0 12 12 0 0 Southland Conference Champion
1986[3] Southland Yvette Girouard 51 32 19 0 12 10 2 0 Southland Conference Champion (Tie)
1987[3] Southland Yvette Girouard 49 31 18 0 12 10 2 0 Southland Conference Champion; Southland Conference Tournament Champion
1988[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 45 29 16 0 0 0 0 0
1989[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 64 48 16 0 0 0 0 0
1990[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 52 44 8 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regionals
1991[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 43 33 10 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regionals
1992[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 53 41 12 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regionals
1993[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 64 57 7 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regional Champions; Women's College World Series
1994[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 62 57 5 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regionals
1995[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 58 49 9 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regional Champions; Women's College World Series
1996[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 56 46 10 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regional Champions; Women's College World Series
1997[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 54 46 18 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regionals
1998[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 51 36 15 0 0 0 0 0
1999[3] Independent Yvette Girouard 65 54 11 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regionals
2000[4] Sun Belt Yvette Girouard 60 45 15 0 0 0 0 0 NCAA Regionals
2001[5] Sun Belt Stefni Lotief 61 51 10 0 20 19 1 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals
2002[6] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		63 50 13 0 16 15 1 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals
2003[7] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		58 47 11 0 16 13 3 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals; Women's College World Series
2004[8] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		68 60 8 0 18 18 0 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals
2005[9] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		61 51 10 0 20 19 1 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals
2006[10] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		62 50 12 0 15 12 3 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals
2007[11] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		64 46 18 0 23 15 8 0 2nd Sun Belt Conference; NCAA Regionals
2008[12] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		67 52 15 0 22 19 3 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals Champion; NCAA Super Regionals; Women's College World Series
2009[13] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		58 45 13 0 23 18 5 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals
2010[14] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		63 45 18 0 24 19 5 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals Champion; NCAA Super Regionals
2011[15] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		62 51 11 0 24 19 5 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals
2012[16] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Stefni Lotief 		59 53 6 0 24 21 3 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals Champions; NCAA Super Regionals
2013[17] Sun Belt Michael Lotief
Megan Granger (Feb. interim) 		62 47 15 0 23 19 4 0 3rd Place Sun Belt Conference; NCAA Regionals Champion; NCAA Super Regionals
2014[3] Sun Belt Michael Lotief 60 49 10 1 20 19 1 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals Champion; NCAA Super Regionals Champion; Women's College World Series
2015[3] Sun Belt Michael Lotief 54 42 12 0 23 20 3 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals Champion; NCAA Super Regionals
2016[3] Sun Belt Michael Lotief 55 46 9 0 23 21 2 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals Champion; NCAA Super Regionals
2017[3] Sun Belt Michael Lotief 55 47 8 0 24 23 1 0 Sun Belt Conference Champions; NCAA Regionals
2018[3] Sun Belt Gerry Glasco 57 41 16 0 27 21 6 0 NCAA Regionals
2019[3] Sun Belt Gerry Glasco 58 52 6 0 25 25 0 0 Sun Belt Champions; NCAA Regionals
2020[3] Sun Belt Gerry Glasco 24 18 6 0 3 2 1 0 Sun Belt Champion (season cut short by COVID-19 pandemic)

Head coaches[]

Head Coaches
Years Coached Name Wins Losses Ties
1981-2000 Yvette Girouard 759 200 0
2001-2012 Stefni Lotief 601 145 0
2002-2017 Michael Lotief 834 195 1
2018-Present Gerry Glasco 111 28 0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "ULL Brand Guide and Graphic Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "Lamson Park". RaginCajuns.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Ragin' Cajuns Softball". University of Louisiana at Lafayette. p. 67. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
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  17. ^ "The Official Athletics Site of the Ragin' Cajuns". ragincajuns.com.

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