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2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Sun Belt Conference Regular season Co-champions; Sun Belt Conference Tournament champions; Lafayette Regionals Appearance
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	43-21 (21-9 SBC)
Head coach	Tony Robichaux (22nd season);
Assistant coaches	Anthony Babineaux; Jeremy Talbot;
Home stadium	M. L. Tigue Moore Field
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

American college baseball season

The 2016 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-second year head coach Tony Robichaux.

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Schedule and results

Louisiana–Lafayette announced its 2016 baseball schedule on September 15, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of 28 home and 28 away games in the regular season, including a trip to Houston to play in one of the toughest college baseball series, the Houston College Classic. The Ragin' Cajuns will host Sun Belts foes Little Rock, Georgia State, Texas State, Appalachian State, and Louisiana-Monroe and will travel to Troy, Arkansas State, Georgia State, UT Arlington, and South Alabama.^[3]

The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested on May 25–29 in San Marcos, Texas, and was hosted by Texas State University.

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2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log

Regular season (37-19)

February (4-3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Feb. 19	Sam Houston State	No. 6	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 2-1 (10 inn)	Moore (1-0)	Manning (0-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,473	1-0
Feb. 20	Sam Houston State	No. 6	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6-2	Marks (1-0)	Nixon (0-1)	Harris (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,646	2-0
Feb. 21	Sam Houston State	No. 6	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 13–3	Carter (1-0)	Brown (0-1)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	4,400	3-0
Feb. 24	at Louisiana Tech	No. 6	J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA	L 2-6	Clancy (2-0)	Guillory (0-1)	None	None	2,095	3-1
Houston College Classic
Feb. 26	vs. No. 13 TCU	No. 6	Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	L 1-7	Howard (2-0)	Leger (0-1)	None	CST/ROOT Sports		3–2
Feb. 27	vs. No. 23 Texas Tech	No. 6	Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	L 3-5 (10 inn)	Shetter (1-0)	Moore (1-1)	None	CST/ROOT Sports		3–3
Feb. 28	vs. No. 25 Rice	No. 6	Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	W 4-2	Lee (1-0)	Fox (0-2)	Huval (1)	CST/ROOT Sports	6,516	4-3

March (13-6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	New Orleans	No. 16	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 7-4	Bacon (1-0)	Leone (0-1)	Moore (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,212	5–3
Mar. 2	at McNeese State	No. 16	Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA	L 2-7	Sanders (1-1)	Guillory (0-2)	None	None	1,509	5-4
Mar. 4	Sacred Heart	No. 16	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 8-0	Leger (1-1)	Cooksey (0-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,369	6–4
Mar. 5	Sacred Heart	No. 16	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 9-3	Marks (2-0)	Foley (0-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,285	7-4
Mar. 6	Sacred Heart	No. 16	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4-0	Lee (2-0)	Sostarich (0-1)	Moore (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,265	8–4
Mar. 8	at Tulane	No. 16	Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 3-5	Simms (3-0)	Huval (0-1)	None	CST	2,247	8–5
Mar. 11	at Troy	No. 16	Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 4-2	Huval (1-1)	Childress (1-1)	Moore (3)	None	787	9–5	1-0
Mar. 12	at Troy	No. 16	Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL	L 1-4	Brown (3-1)	Marks (2-1)	None	None	774	9–6	1-1
Mar. 13	at Troy	No. 16	Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL	W 8-3	Lee (3-0)	Gill (0-1)	Moore (4)	None	798	10–6	2–1
Mar. 16	at Northwestern State	No. 16	H. Alvin Brown-C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA	W 10-1	Guillory (1-2)	Winders (0-2)	None	None	784	11–6
Mar. 19	Little Rock	No. 16	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 15-4	Leger (2-1)	Slayton (0-1)	Bacon (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,158	12–6	3–1
Mar. 19	Little Rock	No. 16	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 5-10	Malcom (1-3)	Marks (2-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,194	12–7	3-2
Mar. 20	Little Rock	No. 16	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 1-7	Corbett (3-0)	Lee (3-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,260	12–8	3-3
Wally Pontiff Classic
Mar. 22	vs. No. 10 LSU	No. 29	Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA	L 5-8	Cartwright (3-0)	Guillory (1-3)	None	CST	10,131	12–9

Mar. 24	Georgia State	No. 29	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4-2	Moore (2-1)	Conley (4-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,023	13–9	4–3
Mar. 25	Georgia State	No. 29	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 7-3	Leger (3-1)	Habeck (1-1)	Huval (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,289	14–9	5–3
Mar. 26	Georgia State	No. 29	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4-1	Lee (4-1)	White (1-1)	Moore (5)	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	4,099	15–9	6-3
Mar. 29	at Nicholls State	No. 27	Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA	W 5-4	Bazar (1-0)	Petty (1-1)	Moore (6)	CST	1,184	16-9

April (12-7)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	L 6-7	Zuber (3-2)	Leger (3-2)	Ring (3)	None	407	16-10	6-4
Apr. 2	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 5-2	Marks (3-2)	Kirby (0-1)	Moore (7)	None	535	17-10	7-4
Apr. 3	at Arkansas State		Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR	W 6-1	Lee (5-1)	Jackson (0-1)	Carter (1)	None	400	18-10	8-4
Apr. 5	Northwestern State	No. 26	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4-0	Guillory (2-3)	Stovall (3-3)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	4,146	19-10
Apr. 8	at Georgia Southern	No. 26	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 6-2 (10 inn)	Moore (3-1)	Hughes (0-1)	None	ESPN3	1,211	20-10	9-4
Apr. 9	at Georgia Southern	No. 26	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	L 2-3	Cohen (3-2)	Marks (3-3)	Simmons (1)	None	1,017	20-11	9-5
Apr. 10	at Georgia Southern	No. 26	J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA	W 13-9	Moore (4-1)	Yelverton (0-2)	None	None	771	21-11	10-5
Apr. 12	No. 23 Tulane	No. 22	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 9-2	Guillory (3-3)	France (2-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,159	22-11
Apr. 13	at New Orleans	No. 22	Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA	Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans.
Apr. 15	Southeastern Louisiana	No. 22	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4-1	Leger (4-2)	Cedotal (4-4)	Moore (8)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,460	23-11
Apr. 16	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 22	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	L 5-16	Sceroler (6-2)	Marks (3-4)	None	CST/ESPN3	1,776	23-12
Apr. 17	at Southeastern Louisiana	No. 22	Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA	W 5-4	Lee (6-1)	Cashman (3-2)	Moore (9)	CST/ESPN3	1,336	24-12
Apr. 19	Nicholls State	No. 20	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4-3	Guillory (4-3)	Smith (1-3)	Carter (2)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,035	25-12
Apr. 20	McNeese State	No. 20	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up.
Apr. 22	Texas State	No. 20	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 5-1	Leger (5-2)	Humpal (5-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,163	26–12	11-5
Apr. 23	Texas State	No. 20	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 1-2	Geisler (4-1)	Marks (3-5)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,340	26–13	11-6
Apr. 24	Texas State	No. 20	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 1-0	Carter (2-0)	Pagano (0-1)	Moore (10)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,258	27-13	12-6
Apr. 26	at No. 13 Southern Miss	No. 14	Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS	L 2-7	Winston (5-0)	Guillory (4-4)	None	None	3,645	27–14
Apr. 27	Louisiana Tech	No. 14	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 3-6	Baugham (1-0)	Carter (2-1)	Ahlrich (1)	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	4,114	27-15
Apr. 30	at UT Arlington	No. 18	Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	L 1-4	Simmons (8-3)	Leger (5-3)	Moreland (3)	None	576	27–16	12-7
Apr. 30	at UT Arlington	No. 18	Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 6-4	Carter (3-1)	Kuhnel (4-3)	Moore (11)	None	520	28-16	13-7

May (9-3)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	at UT Arlington	No. 18	Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 19-6	Harris (1-0)	Wilcox (3-4)	None	None	636	29-16	14-7
May 6	Appalachian State	No. 19	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 7-0	Leger (6-3)	Hampton (1-7)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,221	30-16	15-7
May 7	Appalachian State	No. 19	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 1-6	Gorham (3-4)	Marks (3-6)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,457	30-17	15-8
May 8	Appalachian State	No. 19	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 4-1	Moore (5-1)	Howell (5-2)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	4,096	31-17	16-8
May 11	at Houston	No. 21	Schroeder Park • Houston, TX	L 2-3	King (6-3)	Guillory (4-5)	Hernandez (8)	None	622	31-18
May 13	at No. 23 South Alabama	No. 21	Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL	L 2-3	Dolloff (3-4)	Carter (3-2)	None	None	2,219	31-19	16-9
May 14	at No. 23 South Alabama	No. 21	Eddie Stankey Field • Mobile, AL	W 5-4 (11 inn)	Moore (6-1)	Soleymani (4-3)	None	None	2,027	32-19	17-9
May 15	at No. 23 South Alabama	No. 21	Eddie Stankey Field • Mobile, AL	W 6-3	Harris (2-0)	Bembnowski (6-2)	Carter (3)	None	1,656	33-19	18-9
May 17	at New Orleans	No. 19	Maestri Field at Privateer Field • New Orleans, LA	W 17-3 (7 inn)	Marks (4-6)	Leone (1-3)	None	None	478	34-19
May 20	Louisiana-Monroe	No. 19	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 8-2	Carter (4-2)	Bradford (2-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,125	35-19	19-9
May 20	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 19	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6-5 (11 inn)	Huval (2-1)	Herrera (1-4)	None	MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3	4,264	36-19	20-9
May 21	Louisiana–Monroe	No. 19	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 6-2	Guillory (5-5)	Auger (1-3)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	4,442	37-19	21-9

Post-season (6-2)

SBC Tournament
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 25	vs. Arkansas State	No. 17	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 7-4	Carter (5-2)	Lee (5-7)	None	None	1,254	38-19
May 27	vs. Texas State	No. 17	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 4-2	Lee (7-1)	Geisler (4-3)	Moore (12)	None	1,056	39-19
May 28	vs. Arkansas State	No. 17	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 17-10	Huval (3-1)	Lee (5-8)	Carter (4)	None	921	40-19
May 20	vs. Georgia Southern	No. 17	Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX	W 5-0	Marks (5-6)	Challenger (7-5)	Moore (13)	ESPN3	961	41-19

NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (2-2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Lafayette Regionals
Jun. 3	vs. Princeton	No. 14	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 5-3	Carter (6-2)	Powers (6-4)	Moore (14)	ESPN3	3,569	42-19
Jun. 5	vs. No. 26 Arizona	No. 14	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	W 10-3	Leger (7-3)	Cloney (6-4)	Huval (3)	ESPN3	3,638	43-19
Jun. 6	vs. No. 26 Arizona	No. 14	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 3-6	Bannister (11-2)	Guillory (5-6)	Ginkel (3)	ESPN3	3,673	43-20
Jun. 6	vs. No. 26 Arizona	No. 14	M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA	L 1-3	Ginkel (4-1)	Marks (5-7)	Ming (1)	ESPN3	3,674	43-21

Schedule Source:^[4]

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

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"Sun Belt Conference - 2016 Standings". d1Baseball.com. Retrieved June 11, 2016.

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"Louisiana Releases 2016 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

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


First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals



1	Louisiana–Lafayette	5

4	Princeton	3
			1	Louisiana–Lafayette	10

			2	Arizona	3
3	Sam Houston State	2

2	Arizona	7
						1	Louisiana–Lafayette

						2	Arizona
Lower round 1			Lower final



			3	Sam Houston State	5

4	Princeton	2	2	Arizona	6

3	Sam Houston State	7

2016_Louisiana–Lafayette_Ragin'_Cajuns_baseball_team

2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

Lafayette Regional

References

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 Louisiana–Lafayette †‡^y ‍‍‍	21	–	9	.700	43	–	21	.672
No. 26 South Alabama ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	9	.700	42	–	22	.656
Little Rock ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	26	–	28	.481
Troy ‍‍‍	17	–	13	.567	32	–	26	.552
Texas State ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	31	–	28	.525
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	16	–	14	.533	36	–	24	.600
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	15	–	15	.500	30	–	28	.517
Arkansas State ‍‍‍	13	–	17	.433	29	–	29	.500
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	20	–	35	.364
Georgia State ‍‍‍	10	–	20	.333	24	–	31	.436
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	9	–	21	.300	18	–	36	.333

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 11, 2016^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	117 (8)
2	South Alabama	111 (3)
3	Texas State	88
4	Troy	81
5	Georgia Southern	76
6	Georgia State	63
7	UT Arlington	57
8	Arkansas State	50
9	Little Rock	35
10	Louisiana-Monroe	29
11	Appalachian State	19