2015 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

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2015
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions
Houston Regionals Champions
Baton Rouge Super Regionals Appearance
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record42-23 (18-11 SBC)
Head coach
(21st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Babineaux
  • Jeremy Talbot
Home stadium
M. L. Tigue Moore Field
Seasons
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

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]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
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
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
Natchitoches, LA
 W 7-3 Leger (1-0) Tanner (0-1) Lee (1) None 804 2-2
Feb. 20 Stony Brook
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thibodaux, LA
 L 4-5 Petty (4-1) Moore (3-2) None None 957 31-20
May 14 at
Louisiana-Monroe
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
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
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]

Houston Regional

Houston Regional Teams
(1) Houston Cougars (2) Rice Owls (3) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (4) Houston Baptist Huskies
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1Houston6
4Houston Baptist4
1Houston1
3Louisiana–Lafayette2
3Louisiana–Lafayette7
2Rice6
3Louisiana–Lafayette
2Rice
Lower round 1Lower final
2Rice3
4Houston Baptist11Houston220
2Rice3

Baton Rouge Super Regional

Baton Rouge Super Regional Teams
(1) LSU Tigers (2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Game 1
Rank Team Score
Louisiana-Lafayette 3
2 LSU 4
Game 2
Rank Team Score
Louisiana-Lafayette 3
2 LSU 6

References

  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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