2009 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

2009
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
2009 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	27–30–1 (14–15 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Robichaux; (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Anthony Babineaux; Michael Trahan;
Home stadium	M. L. Tigue Moore Field
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		PCT		W	L		PCT
Middle Tennessee ‍†‍‡‍^y	21	–	8	–	0	.724		44	–	18	–	0	.710
No. 23 Western Kentucky ‍‍‍^y	21	–	8	–	0	.724		42	–	20	–	0	.677
Troy ‍‍‍	18	–	10	–	0	.643		33	–	21	–	0	.611
FIU ‍‍‍	18	–	12	–	0	.600		34	–	23	–	0	.596
Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍	14	–	15	–	0	.483		27	–	30	–	1	.474
South Alabama ‍‍‍	13	–	16	–	0	.448		25	–	30	–	0	.455
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0	.414		32	–	27	–	0	.542
Florida Atlantic ‍‍‍	12	–	17	–	0	.414		30	–	26	–	0	.536
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400		23	–	30	–	0	.434
New Orleans ‍‍‍	12	–	18	–	0	.400		22	–	33	–	0	.400
Arkansas–Little Rock ‍‍‍	7	–	21	–	0	.250		16	–	34	–	0	.320

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 2009^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 2009 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the

M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by fifteenth year head coach Tony Robichaux

.

Roster

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2009 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster

Pitchers

4 Patrick Holloway – Redshirt Freshman
5 Randall Bulliard – Sophomore
8 Luke Wagley – Senior
10 Matt Lackie – Redshirt Freshman
15 Justin Robichaux – Junior
19 Gregory Harmon – Senior
20 Matt Broussard – Senior
21 Dayton Marze – Redshirt Freshman
23 Michael Cook – Sophomore
26 Corey Chapman – Senior
27 Greg Wilborn – Junior
28 Taylor Hubbell – Junior
29 Alex Fuselier – Redshirt Freshman
30 Blake Wascom – Redshirt Freshman
32 Zach Osborne – Junior
33 Blake Haagen – Senior
35 Garrett Larsen – Junior
38 Blaire Goulas – Redshirt Freshman
43 Ben Suit – Redshirt Freshman
45 Ethan Hebert – Redshirt Freshman
46 Jordan Landry – Redshirt Freshman

Catchers

6 Dillon Guillory – Sophomore
11 Scott Hawkins – Senior
17 Thad Griffen – Sophomore

Infielders

1 Greg Fontenot – Sophomore
2 Matt Hicks – Senior
7 William Long – Junior
9 Jordan Poirrier – Junior
12 Tyler Benzel – Sophomore
14 Tyler Frederick – Redshirt Freshman
14 Jim Simon – Redshirt Freshman
18 Kyle Bostick – Junior
34 Chad Keefer – Junior
40 Chance Harst – Junior
42 Jon Masch – Junior

Outfielders

13 Travis Whipple – Sophomore
22 Les Smith – Redshirt Freshman
24 Matt Goulas – Sophomore
25 Brian Bowman – Sophomore
31 Kyle Olasin – Junior
39 Kolin Hatfield – Senior
44 Alex Spikes – Sophomore

Coaching staff

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2009 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Tony Robichaux – Head coach – 15th year Anthony Babineaux – Associate head coach – 15th year Michael Trahan – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year Chris Domingue – Director of Baseball Operations – 7th year

Schedule and results

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

2009 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log

Regular season (25–28–1)

February (1–5–1)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	TV	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 20	Nebraska	Lafayette, LA	L 3–4		0–1
Feb. 21	Nebraska	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 2–1		1–1
Feb. 21	Nebraska	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 8–9		1–2
Feb. 22	Nebraska	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	T 5–5		1–2–1
Feb. 24	at Louisiana Tech	Ruston, LA	Game cancelled
Feb. 25	Southeastern Louisiana	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 7–9		1–3–1
Feb. 27	at Southern Miss	Hattiesburg, MS	L 1–10		1–4–1
Feb. 28	at Southern Miss	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–13		1–5–1

March (10–7)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	TV	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	at Southern Miss	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	W 7–5		2–4–1
Mar. 3	Houston	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6–1		3–4–1
Mar. 4	Texas Southern	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 13–0		4–4–1
Mar. 6	at Arkansas State	Jonesboro, AR	L 0–2		4–5–1	0–1
Mar. 7	at Arkansas State	Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 3–2		5–5–1	1–1
Mar. 8	at Arkansas State	Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 2–3		5–6–1	1–2
Mar. 11	at No. 3 LSU	Baton Rouge, LA	W 10–9		6–6–1
Mar. 13	Florida Atlantic	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	Game cancelled
Mar. 14	Florida Atlantic	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	Game cancelled
Mar. 15	Florida Atlantic	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 5–6		6–7–1	1–3
Mar. 15	Florida Atlantic	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 3–8		6–8–1	1–4
Mar. 17	at McNeese State	Lake Charles, LA	W 10–2		7–8–1
Mar. 18	Louisiana Tech	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	Game cancelled
Mar. 20	Arkansas–Little Rock	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 11–1		8–8–1	2–4
Mar. 21	Arkansas–Little Rock	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 13–5		9–8–1	3–4
Mar. 22	Arkansas–Little Rock	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 16–6		10–8–1	4–4
Mar. 24	at Houston	Houston, TX	L 4–6		10–9–1
Mar. 27	at FIU	Miami, FL	L 10–11		10–10–1	4–5
Mar. 28	at FIU	University Park Stadium • Miami, FL	L 7–11		10–11–1	4–6
Mar. 29	at FIU	University Park Stadium • Miami, FL	W 11–4		11–12–1	5–6

April (10–10)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	TV	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	Northwestern State	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 11–5		12–12–1
Apr. 3	Middle Tennessee	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 5–2		13–12–1	6–6
Apr. 4	Middle Tennessee	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 10–5		14–12–1	7–6
Apr. 5	Middle Tennessee	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 14–7		15–12–1	8–6
Apr. 7	at Tulane	New Orleans, LA	W 6–3		16–12–1
Apr. 8	Southern	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4–1		17–12–1
Apr. 10	at Louisiana–Monroe	Monroe, LA	L 7–16		17–13–1	8–7
Apr. 11	at Louisiana–Monroe	Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 7–8		17–14–1	8–8
Apr. 11	at Louisiana–Monroe	Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA	L 4–7		17–15–1	8–9
Apr. 14	Stephen F. Austin	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 8–7		18–15–1
Apr. 15	at Southeastern Louisiana	Hammond, LA	L 2–9		18–16–1
Apr. 17	South Alabama	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 5–9		18–17–1	8–10
Apr. 18	South Alabama	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 6–8		18–18–1	8–11
Apr. 19	South Alabama	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 4–7		18–19–1	8–12
Apr. 22	vs. No. 9 LSU	Metairie, LA	L 6–10		18–20–1
Apr. 24	at Troy	Troy, AL	W 5–0		19–20–1	9–12
Apr. 25	at Troy	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 6–2		20–20–1	10–12
Apr. 26	at Troy	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 3–12		20–21–1	10–13
Apr. 28	McNeese State	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4–1		21–21–1
Apr. 29	at Northwestern State	Natchitoches, LA	L 5–7		21–22–1

May (4–6)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	TV	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	at No. 30 East Carolina	Greenville, NC	L 1–7		21–23–1
May 2	at No. 30 East Carolina	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 1–3		21–24–1
May 3	at No. 30 East Carolina	Clark–LeClair Stadium • Greenville, NC	L 4–9		21–25–1
May 8	Western Kentucky	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 3–6		21–26–1	10–14
May 9	Western Kentucky	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 2–4		21–27–1	10–15
May 10	Western Kentucky	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6–5		22–27–1	11–15
May 12	at No. 9 Rice	Houston, TX	L 2–7		22–28–1
May 14	at New Orleans	New Orleans, LA	W 10–4		23–28–1	12–15
May 15	at New Orleans	Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	W 12–5		24–28–1	13–15
May 16	at New Orleans	Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	W 18–2		25–28–1	14–15

Post-season (2–2)

SBC Tournament (2–2)
Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	TV	Overall record	SBC record
May 20	vs. FIU	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 11–3		26–28–1
May 21	vs. Middle Tennessee	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 5–4		27–28–1
May 22	vs. Middle Tennessee	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 8–17		27–29–1
May 23	vs. Middle Tennessee	Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 2–6		27–30–1

Schedule Source:^[4]

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

References

^ Baseball Record Book All-Time Standings (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 418. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
^ "2009 Baseball Roster". Louisiana Athletics.
^ "Baseball Coaches". Louisiana Athletics.
^ "Louisiana Releases 2009 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[1] Baseball Record Book All-Time Standings (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 418. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[2] "2009 Baseball Roster". Louisiana Athletics.

[3] "Baseball Coaches". Louisiana Athletics.

[4] "Louisiana Releases 2009 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2008. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

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