2020_Louisiana_Ragin'_Cajuns_baseball_team

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

American college baseball season

The 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by first year head coach Matt Deggs.

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This season was also their first with new head coach Matt Deggs. This came after Head Coach Tony Robichaux’s death on July 3, 2019 after suffering from a massive heart attack. Deggs had previously served as Assistant under Robichaux from 2012 to 2014. He had also served as head coach at Sam Houston State from 2015 to 2019 and Texarkana College from 1998 to 2002 and stints as assistant at Northwestern State, Arkansas, and Texas A&M.

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 13, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order banning gatherings of over 250 people until as early as April 18, thus ending all possible future 2020 home or in-state games until that time if the season were to continue.[3] Soon after, the Sun Belt cancelled all season and postseason play.

Preseason

Signing Day Recruits

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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll will be released sometime around January 30, 2020 and the Cajuns were picked to finish second in the West Division and second overall in the conference.[5]

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Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

  • Drake Nightengale (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
  • Zach McCambley (CCU, Jr, Pitcher)
  • Levi Thomas (TROY, Jr, Pitcher)
  • Andrew Papp (APP, Sr, Pitcher)
  • Jack Jumper (ARST, Sr, Pitcher)
  • Kale Emshoff (LR, RS-Jr, Catcher)
  • Kaleb DeLatorre (USA, Sr, First Base)
  • Luke Drumheller (APP, So, Second Base)
  • Hayden Cantrelle (LA, Jr, Shortstop)
  • Garrett Scott (LR, RS-Sr, Third Base)
  • Mason McWhorter (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
  • Ethan Wilson (USA, So, Outfielder)
  • Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Jr, Outfielder)
  • Will Hollis (TXST, Sr, Designated Hitter)
  • Andrew Beesley (ULM, Sr, Utility)

Roster

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster
 

Pitchers

  • 2 Connor Cooke - Sophomore
  • 15 Jacob Schultz - Junior
  • 16 Austin Bradford - Redshirt Junior
  • 17 Connor Angel - Junior
  • 20 Brock Batty - Junior
  • 24 Caleb Armstrong - Senior
  • 27 Austin Perrin - Junior
  • 32 Brandon Young - Senior
  • 37 Dane Dixon - Redshirt Junior
  • 38 Jason Nelson - Junior
  • 40 William Moriarty - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 45 Jack Burk - Senior
  • 48 David Williams - Redshirt Junior
  • 49 Luke Cronan - Junior
  • 50 Carter Robinson - Junior
  • 51 Jeff Wilson - Junior
  

Catchers

  • 6 Nick Hagedorn - Junior
  • 11 Julian Brock - Freshman
  • 13 Sebastian Toro - Redshirt Junior

Infielders

  • 1 Connor Dupuy - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 5 Hayden Cantrelle - Junior
  • 12 Jonathan Windham - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 23 Brandon Talley - Junior
  • 26 Jonathan Brandon - Redshirt Junior
  • 44 Zeph Hoffpauir - Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 4 Brennan Breaux - Redshirt Senior
  • 10 Alex Hannie - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 14 Tremaine Spears - Redshirt Junior
  • 21 Connor Kimple - Junior
  • 33 Colton Frank - Sophomore
  • 41 Gavin Bourgeois - Redshirt Senior

Utility

  • 34 Ben Fitzgerald - Junior
  • 52 Justin Greene - Junior

Coaching staff

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
  • Matt Deggs – Head Coach & Pitching Coach – 1st year
  • Anthony Babineaux – Associate Head Coach and Director of Player and Program Development– 26th year
  • Jeremy Talbot – Assistant Head Coach – 6th year
  • Jake Wells – Assistant Head Coach, Batting coach – 2nd year
  • BJ Ryan – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Chris Domingue – Academic & Camp Coordinator – 17th year
  • James Lang – assistant director of Athletic Performance for Olympic Sports – 1st year
  • Joey Bearb – Clubhouse Manager
  • Carter Munchrath – Clubhouse Manager
  • Zackary Crain – Clubhouse Manager
  • Aidan Serio – Clubhouse Manager
  • Austin Belaire – Field Manager
  • Victoria Stringer – Student Assistant

Schedule and results

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Schedule Source:[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

References

  1. [1]
    "Sun Belt Conference baseball standings, teams, and schedules". D1Baseball. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
  3. [3]
    "Louisiana schools closed until April 13, halts public gatherings over 250 people". KLFY.
  4. [4]
    "Louisiana Baseball Inks 11 During Signing Period". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Ragin' Cajuns Picked Second in the West, Cantrelle Earns Preseason Honor". RaginCajuns.Com. Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2020.[permanent dead link]
  6. [6]
    "Louisiana Releases 2020 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2019. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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