American college softball season
The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I softball season . The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by sixteenth year head coach Michael Lotief.
Preseason
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 26, 2016. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 98 votes and 8 first place votes.[ 2]
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Louisiana-Lafayette
98 (8)
2
South Alabama
90 (1)
3
Georgia State
74
4
Texas State
71
5
Troy
66
6
Louisiana-Monroe
56
7
UT Arlington
46
8
Georgia Southern
38
9
Appalachian State
28
Preseason All-Sun Belt team Devin Brown (USA, SO, Pitcher)
Randi Rupp (TXST, SO, Pitcher)
Lexi Elkins (ULL, SR, Catcher)
Kelsey Vincent (ULL, SR, 1st Base)
Haley Hayden (ULL, JR, 2nd Base)
DJ Sanders (ULL, SO, Shortstop)
Emily Messer (USA, SR, 3rd Base)
Stephanie Pilkington (USA, SR, Outfielder)
Shellie Landry (ULL, SR, Outfielder)
Rochelle Roberts (ULM, JR, Outfield)
Mya Anderson (UTA, SR, Designated Player)
Ivie Drake (GSU, SO, At-Large)
Kendall Wiley (TXST, SR, At-Large)
Taylor Anderson (GSU, SR, At-Large)
Taylor Rogers (GASO, JR, At-Large)
Preseason Student-Athlete of the Year Lexie Elkins (ULL, SR, Catcher)'
Roster
2016 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster
Pitchers
9 Summer Ellyson - Freshman
10 Alison Deville - Redshirt Freshman
11 Kylee Jo Trahan - Sophomore
18 Alex Stewart - Junior
24 Macey Smith - Junior
32 Victoria Brown - Redshirt Junior
Catchers
23 Brittany Nollkamper - Freshman
26 Allie Medlin - Redshirt Freshman
33 Lexie Elkins - Senior
34 Miranda Grotenhuis - Redshirt Freshman
Designated Players
25 Sara Corbello - Senior
Utility Players
2 Jaime Landry - Redshirt Freshman
12 Gabby Felps - Senior
19 Lexie Comeaux - Redshirt Freshman
Infielders
00 Katie Repole - Junior
5 Megan Thomas - Senior
7 Alaina Guarino - Freshman
21 Samantha Walsh - Senior
28 Kelsey Vincent - Senior
31 Corin Voinche - Junior
35 Haley Hayden - Junior
37 DJ Sanders - Sophomore
39 Kara Gremillion - Freshman
42 Abby Sterling - Redshirt Freshman
Outfielders
1 Chelsea Lotief - Freshman
3 Taylor Terrio - Junior
4 Kassidy Zeringue - Junior
6 Shannon Theriot - Freshman
8 Aleah Craighton - Sophomore
20 Kendall Smith - Junior
22 Shellie Landry - Senior
27 Sarah Arceneaux - Junior
29 Beth Ashley - Freshman
30 Kelli Martinez - Sophomore
Coaching staff
2017 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Michael Lotief – Head coach – 16th year
Chris Malveaux – Associate head coach – 4th year
Lana Bowers – Assistant head coach - 3rd year
Kate Malveaux - Director of operations
Sarah Draheim – Manager
Leandra Maly - Manager
Katy Akins – Manager
Cade Romero - Manager
Schedule and results
Legend
Louisiana-Lafayette win
Louisiana-Lafayette loss
Postponement/Cancellation
Bold
Louisiana team member
2016 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log
Regular season (40-7)
February (14-1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Sand Dollar Classic
Feb. 12
Ball State
No. 11
Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 5) • Gulf Shores, AL
W 22-4 (5 inn)
Brown (1-0)
Wilmes (0-1)
None
None
1-0
Feb. 12
UAB
No. 11
Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 5) • Gulf Shores, AL
W 15-0 (5 inn)
Stewart (1-0)
Smith (0-1)
None
None
2-0
Feb. 13
Southeast Missouri State
No. 11
Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 3) • Gulf Shores, AL
W 8-0 (5 inn)
Stewart (2-0)
Hoelting (0-1)
None
None
3-0
Feb. 13
Samford
No. 11
Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 5) • Gulf Shores, AL
W 1-0
Trahan (1-0)
Hanson (1-1)
None
None
4-0
Feb. 14
Louisiana Tech
No. 11
Gulf Shores Sportsplex (Field 1) • Gulf Shores, AL
W 8-2
Stewart (3-0)
Allen (1-2)
None
None
5-0
Louisiana Classics
Feb. 19
No. 5 Oregon
No. 7
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 3-2
Stewart (4-0)
Kleist (3-1)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
6-0
Feb. 19
No. 5 Oregon
No. 7
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
L 3-6
Hawkins (3-1)
Trahan (1-1)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
2,273
6-1
Feb. 20
No. 5 Oregon
No. 7
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 5-4
Stewart (5-0)
Hawkins (3-2)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
2,315
7-1
Feb. 21
Central Arkansas
No. 7
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 11-1 (5 inn)
Trahan (2-1)
Landeros (3-3)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,592
8-1
Feb. 25
Texas Tech
No. 6
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 6-2
Stewart (6-0)
Powell (2-3)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
9-1
Feb. 25
Texas Tech
No. 6
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 11-5
Stewart (7-0)
Alcocer (1-5)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,485
10-1
Ragin' Cajuns Invitational
Feb. 26
Rutgers
No. 6
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 12-0 (5 inn)
Trahan (3-1)
Maddox (0-4)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,362
11-1
Feb. 27
Rutgers
No. 6
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 8-0 (6 inn)
Smith (1-0)
Levine (0-3)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
12-1
Feb. 27
Alcorn State
No. 6
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 12-0 (5 inn)
Trahan (4-1)
Breal (0-1)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,733
13-1
Feb. 28
Alcorn State
No. 6
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 9-0 (5 inn)
Brown (2-0)
Castillo (0-1)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,449
14-1
March (12-2)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Mar. 5
at Southern Miss
No. 5
USM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS
W 17-1 (5 inn)
Stewart (8-0)
Robles (7-3)
None
None
15-1
Mar. 5
at Southern Miss
No. 5
USM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS
W 13-0 (5 inn)
Trahan (5-1)
Block (3-3)
None
None
760
16-1
Mar. 6
at Southern Miss
No. 5
USM Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS
W 6-2
Trahan (6-1)
Robles (7-4)
None
None
673
17-1
Mar. 9
Longwood
No. 5
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
Game Cancelled due to impending inclement weather and severe weather concerns in Lafayette, LA
Mar. 12
South Alabama
No. 5
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
Game Cancelled due to impending inclement weather and severe weather concerns in Lafayette, LA
Mar. 13
South Alabama
No. 5
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 3-2
Stewart (9-0)
Brown (5-6)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
18-1
1-0
Mar. 13
South Alabama
No. 5
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 10-6
Trahan (7-1)
Vicknair (5-3)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,937
19-1
2-0
Mar. 16
McNeese State
No. 5
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 5-4 (9 inn)
Trahan (8-1)
Vincent (5-2)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,981
20-1
Mar. 19
at UT Arlington
No. 5
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 13-0 (5 inn)
Stewart (10-0)
Clakley (11-2)
None
None
21-1
3-0
Mar. 19
at UT Arlington
No. 5
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
W 16-0
Trahan (9-1)
Montes (5-1)
None
None
22-1
4-0
Mar. 20
at UT Arlington
No. 5
Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX
L 1-3
Clakley (12-2)
Trahan (9-2)
None
None
340
22-2
4-1
Mar. 25
at Troy
No. 5
Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL
W 11-0
Stewart (11-0)
Rainey (11-5)
None
None
23-2
5-1
Mar. 25
at Troy
No. 5
Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL
W 8-1
Trahan (10-2)
Glover 5-1
None
None
607
24-2
6-1
Mar. 26
at Troy
No. 5
Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL
W 8-0 (5 inn)
Stewart (12-0)
Rainey (11-8)
None
None
358
25-2
7-1
Mar. 29
at No. 19 Baylor
No. 4
Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX
L 0-2
Stearns (13-2)
Stewart (12-1)
None
FOX Sports+
25-3
Mar. 29
at No. 19 Baylor
No. 4
Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX
W 4-3
Stewart (13-1)
Potts (10-1)
None
FOX Sports+
970
26-3
April (11-3)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Apr. 2
Texas State
No. 4
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 7-0
Stewart (14-1)
Rupp (16-7)
None
MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3
27-3
8-1
Apr. 2
Texas State
No. 4
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 5-2
Smith (2-0)
Williams (5-3)
Trahan (1)
MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3
1,701
28-3
9-1
Apr. 3
Texas State
No. 4
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 3-0
Stewart (15-1)
Rupp (16-8)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,524
29-3
10-1
Apr. 9
at Georgia State
No. 5
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA
W 4-1
Stewart (16-1)
Worley (8-7)
None
30-3
11-1
Apr. 9
at Georgia State
No. 5
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA
W 6-5
Brown (3-0)
Chance (5-3)
None
293
31-3
12-1
Apr. 10
at Georgia State
No. 5
Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA
W 12-0 (5 inn)
Stewart (17-1)
Davis (4-6)
None
281
32-3
13-1
Apr. 16
at No. 1 Florida
No. 5
Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL
L 1-5
Gourley (12-2)
Stewart (17-2)
None
SECN+
32-4
Apr. 16
at No. 1 Florida
No. 5
Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL
L 1-14 (5 inn)
Ocasio (14-1)
Trahan (10-3)
None
SECN+
1,059
32-5
Apr. 17
at No. 1 Florida
No. 5
Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL
L 0-3
Gourley (13-2)
Stewart (17-3)
None
SECN+
1,143
32-6
Apr. 20
at McNeese State
No. 7
Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA
Originally scheduled to be postponed due to inclement weather, the game was cancelled
Apr. 23
Appalachian State
No. 7
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 13-4 (5 inn)
Stewart (18-3)
Kennedy (2-15)
None
MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3
33-6
14-1
Apr. 23
Appalachian State
No. 7
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 14-2 (5 inn)
Stewart (19-3)
Ciocatto (7-18)
None
MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3
1,610
34-6
15-1
Apr. 24
Appalachian State
No. 7
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 14-0 (5 inn)
Stewart (20-3)
Eosso (0-3)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,463
35-6
16-1
Apr. 30
at Georgia Southern
No. 8
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 5-0
Stewart (21-3)
Raley (21-11)
None
None
36-6
17-1
Apr. 30
at Georgia Southern
No. 8
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
W 12-1 (6 inn)
Stewart (22-3)
Camp (6-11)
None
None
224
37-6
18-1
May (3-1)
Date
Opponent
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
May 1
at Georgia Southern
No. 8
Eagle Field at GS Softball Complex • Statesboro, GA
L 0-2
Raley (22-11)
Stewart (22-4)
None
None
312
37-7
18-2
May 7
Louisiana-Monroe
No. 9
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 6-1
Stewart (23-4)
Porter (3-7)
Smith (1)
MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3
38-7
19-2
May 7
Louisiana-Monroe
No. 9
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 5-0
Stewart (24-4)
Coyne (17-20)
None
MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3
1,774
39-7
20-2
May 8
Louisiana-Monroe
No. 9
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 8-0 (6 inn)
Stewart (25-4)
Coyne (17-21)
None
Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network
1,587
40-7
21-2
Post-Season (6-2)
SBC tournament (3-0)
Date
Opponent
Seed/rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
May 12
vs. Georgia State
No. 9
Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL
W 13-1 (5 inn)
Stewart (26-4)
Chance (7-7)
None
None
781
41-7
May 13
vs. Texas State
No. 9
Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL
W 9-7
Stewart (27-4)
Rupp (28-11)
Smith (2)
ESPN3
684
42-7
May 14
vs. Texas State
No. 9
Jaguar Field • Mobile, Al
W 12-0 (5 inn)
Smith (3-0)
Rupp (29-12)
None
ESPN3
437
43-7
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (3-2)
Date
Opponent
Seed/rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC record
Lafayette Regionals
May 20
vs. Boston University
No. 9
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 9-5
Smith (4-0)
Russell (14-10)
Brown (1)
ESPNU
1,638
44-7
May 21
vs. No. 25 Texas
No. 9
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 9-1
Stewart (28-4)
Davis (23-10)
None
ESPN
1,709
45-7
May 22
vs. No. 16 Texas A&M
No. 9
Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA
W 9-8 (9 inn)
Stewart (29-4)
Show (25-10)
None
ESPNU
2,130
46-7
Norman Super Regionals
May 26
at No. 3 Oklahoma
No. 14
OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK
L 2-8
Parker (32-3)
Stewart (29-5)
None
ESPN2
1,633
46-8
May 27
at No. 3 Oklahoma
No. 14
OU Softball Complex • Norman, OK
L 6-7
Parker (33-3)
Stewart (29-6)
None
ESPNU
1,641
46-9
Schedule Source: [ 3]
Lafayette Regional
Lafayette Regional Teams
(1) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
(2) Texas Longhorns
(3) Texas A&M Aggies
(4) Boston University Terriers
First Round Semi-Finals Finals 14 Louisiana–Lafayette 9 Boston U. 5 Texas 1 14 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 Texas 5 Texas A&M 0 14 Louisiana-Lafayette 9 – Texas A&M 8 – Lower round 1 Lower final Texas 3 Texas A&M 6 Texas A&M 9 Boston U. 0
Norman Super Regional
Norman Super Regional Teams
(1) Oklahoma Sooners
(2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Game 1
Rank
Team
Score
14
Louisiana-Lafayette
2
3
Oklahoma
8
Game 2
Rank
Team
Score
14
Louisiana-Lafayette
6
3
Oklahoma
7
References
Venues Coaches Seasons Women's College World Series appearances in italics