Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Lafayette, LA
Home stadium	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park (Capacity: 2,790)
Nickname	Ragin' Cajuns
Colors	Vermilion and white;
NCAA WCWS appearances
	1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2014
NCAA Super Regional appearances
	2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, ,2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
	Southland; 1984, 1987 Sun Belt; 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
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, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

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 seventh-year head coach Gerry Glasco after former head coach Michael Lotief 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 Defeated Ole Miss, 2–0 Lost to Ole Miss, 1–5 Lost to Ole Miss, 4–5
2021 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated George Washington , 1–0 Lost to LSU, 3–10 Defeated McNeese State , 4–0 Defeated LSU, 2–0 Lost to LSU, 5–8
2022 Clemson, SC Regional Lost to Auburn, 3–4 Defeated UNC Wilmington , 3–1 Defeated Auburn, 4–3 Lost to Clemson, 0–8
2023 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Omaha , 5–0 Lost to LSU, 0–4 Defeated Omaha , 9–0 Defeated LSU, 7–4 Defeated LSU, 9–8

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
2023 Seattle, WA Super Regional Lost to Washington, 0–8 Lost to Washington, 0–2

NCAA College World Series appearances


NCAA College World Series Results
1993 Women's College World Series at 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 Oklahoma City, OK Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to UCLA, 0–3 Lost to UNLV, 1–5
1995 Women's College World Series at Columbus, GA Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to UCLA, 0–3 Lost to UNLV, 1–5
2003 Women's College World Series at Oklahoma City, OK Lost to Texas, 2–3 Lost to UCLA, 1–5
2008 Women's College World Series at 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 Oklahoma City, OK Lost to Kentucky, 1–4 Lost to Oklahoma, 1–3

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview
Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Southwestern Louisiana Lady Cajuns (AIAW) (1981–1982)
1981	Yvette Girouard	6–14
1982	Yvette Girouard	15–13
AIAW:		21–27
Southwestern Louisiana Lady Cajuns (Southland Conference) (1983–1987)
1983	Yvette Girouard	22–13	6–2	1st (South)
1984	Yvette Girouard	28–9	6–2	1st (South)
1985	Yvette Girouard	39–13	12–0	1st
1986	Yvette Girouard	32–19	10–2	1st
1987	Yvette Girouard	31–18	10–2	1st
Southland:		152–72	44–8
Southwestern Louisiana Lady Cajuns (Independents) (1988–1999)
1988	Yvette Girouard	29–16
1989	Yvette Girouard	48–16
1990	Yvette Girouard	44–8			NCAA Regionals
1991	Yvette Girouard	33–10			NCAA Regionals
1992	Yvette Girouard	41–12			NCAA Regionals
1993	Yvette Girouard	57–7			NCAA WCWS
1994	Yvette Girouard	57–5			NCAA Regionals
1995	Yvette Girouard	49–9			NCAA WCWS
1996	Yvette Girouard	46–10			NCAA WCWS
1997	Yvette Girouard	46–18			NCAA Regionals
1998	Yvette Girouard	36–15
1999	Yvette Girouard	54–11			NCAA Regionals
Independent:		540–137
Louisiana–Lafayette Lady Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2000–2002)
2000	Yvette Girouard	45–15	0–0	1st	NCAA Regionals
2001	Stefni Lotief	51–10	19–1	1st	NCAA Regionals
2002	Stefni & Michael Lotief	50–13	15–1	1st	NCAA Regionals
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2003–2017)
2003	Stefni & Michael Lotief	47–11	13–3	1st	NCAA WCWS
2004	Stefni & Michael Lotief	60–8	18–0	1st	NCAA Regionals
2005	Stefni & Michael Lotief	51–10	19–1	1st	NCAA Regionals
2006	Stefni & Michael Lotief	50–12	12–3	1st	NCAA Regionals
2007	Stefni & Michael Lotief	46–18	15–8	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2008	Stefni & Michael Lotief	52–15	19–3	1st	NCAA WCWS
2009	Stefni & Michael Lotief	45–13	18–5	1st	NCAA Regionals
2010	Stefni & Michael Lotief	45–18	19–5	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2011	Stefni & Michael Lotief	51–11	19–5	1st	NCAA Regionals
2012	Stefni & Michael Lotief	53–6	21–3	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2013	Michael Lotief Megan Grainer (Feb. interim)	47–15	19–4	3rd	NCAA Super Regionals
2014	Michael Lotief	49–10	19–1	1st	NCAA WCWS
2015	Michael Lotief	42–12	20–3	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2016	Michael Lotief	46–9	21–2	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2017	Michael Lotief	47–8	23–1	1st	NCAA Regional
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–present)
2018	Gerry Glasco	41–16	21–6	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2019	Gerry Glasco	52–6	25–0	1st	NCAA Regionals
2020	Gerry Glasco	18–6	2–1	No conference season	Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Gerry Glasco	47–12	21–3	1st	NCAA Regionals
2022	Gerry Glasco	47–13	23–4	1st	NCAA Regionals
2023	Gerry Glasco	50–16	22–2	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
Sun Belt:		1,132–283	423–65
Total:		1,845–519
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Head coaches

Years Coached	Name	Wins	Losses	Ties
Head coaches
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	255	69	0

Awards and honors

National awards

NFCA Catcher of the Year

Lexie Elkins (2015, 2016)

NFCA Golden Shoe Award

Mihyia Davis (2023)

Record against Sun Belt


Opponent	Won	Lost	Pct.	Last Played
Appalachian State	15	2	.882	2023
Arkansas State	6	0	.684	1987
Coastal Carolina	22	2	.917	2023
Georgia Southern	20	3	.870	2022
Georgia State	33	4	.892	2022
James Madison	4	1	.800	2023
Louisiana–Monroe	119	28	.810	2023
Marshall	1	0	1.000	2023
South Alabama	45	11	.804	2023
Southern Miss	48	5	.906	2023
Texas State	49	8	.860	2023
Troy	48	7	.873	2023

Last updated at the conclusion of the 2023 conference tournament.
Includes records prior to SBC play
Old Dominion does not field a softball team in the NCAA

References

^ "ULL Brand Guide and Graphic Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2016.
^ "Lamson Park". RaginCajuns.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

External links

Official website

[1] "ULL Brand Guide and Graphic Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2016.

[field-2] "Lamson Park". RaginCajuns.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

[1]

[2]

v t e Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Venues	Unknown (1981–1984) Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park (1985–Present)
Coaches	Yvette Girouard (1981–2000) Stefni Lotief (2001–2012) Michael Lotief (2002–2017) Gerry Glasco (2018– )
Seasons	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1998 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Women's College World Series appearances in italics

v t e University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Located in: Lafayette, Louisiana
Academics	College of the Arts B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration College of Education College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts College of Nursing & Allied Health Professions Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Athletics	Sports: Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Softball Water skiing Sun Belt Conference Venues: Cajundome Cajun Field Earl K. Long Gymnasium M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park Rivalries: Battle on the Bayou Traditions: Cayenne Pride of Acadiana
Campus	Cypress Lake Museum on the Move Hilliard Art Museum
Media	KRVS
Research	Cecil J. Picard Center for Child Development and Lifelong Learning Center for Louisiana Studies Community Design Workshop Energy Institute of Louisiana Ernest Gaines Center Informatics Research Institute Louisiana Accelerator Center Louisiana Watershed Flood Center National Wetlands Research Center Regional Application Center
Student life	CAPE-1
People	Notable alumni and faculty University presidents
Founded: 1898 Students: 19,188 Endowment: 185.8 million

v t e Sun Belt Conference softball
Teams	Appalachian State Mountaineers Coastal Carolina Chanticleers Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia State Panthers James Madison Dukes Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks Marshall Thundering Herd Lady Jaguars Golden Eagles Texas State Bobcats Troy Trojans
Championship	Sun Belt Conference softball tournament