2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team

The 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2012 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by twelfth and thirteen year husband and wife head coach due Michael and Stefni Lotief, respectively. This would also be the final season that the Cajuns would have two head coaches as after the season, Stefni Lotief decided to resign to focus on family and personal matters.

2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball
Tempe Super Regional Appearance Lafayette Regionals champions Sun Belt Conference regular-season champions
Mardi Gras Invitational Champions NFCA Leadoff Classic Champions Ragin' Cajun Invitational Champions Judi Garman Classic Champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	53-6 (21-3 SBC)
Head coach	Michael Lotief (12th season) (13th season) Stefni Lotief
Home stadium	Lamson Park
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍†‍‍^y	21	–	3		.875			53	–	6		.898
South Alabama  ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	7		.708			41	–	17		.707
FIU  ‍‍‍	15	–	9		.625			28	–	27		.509
North Texas  ‍‍‍	13	–	10		.565			28	–	26		.519
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍	11	–	12		.478			33	–	25		.569
Troy  ‍‍‍	10	–	14		.417			31	–	24		.564
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	9	–	15		.375			25	–	26		.490
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	5	–	18		.217			15	–	39		.278
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	5	–	18		.217			16	–	33		.327
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 20, 2019^[1] Rankings from [1]

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2012. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 80 votes and 8 first place votes^[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	80 (8)
2	South Alabama	64
3	Florida Atlantic	62
4	FIU	49
5	Troy	40
5	Western Kentucky	40 (1)
7	North Texas	29
8	Louisiana-Monroe	26
9	Middle Tennessee	15

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Taylor Fawbush (FAU, JR, Pitcher)
• Hannah Campbell (USA, SO, Pitcher)
• Karavin Drew (WKU, JR, Catcher)
• Hayden Gann (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
• Lisa Johnson (UNT, SR, 2nd Base)
• Nerissa Myers (ULL, JR, Shortstop)
• Nikki Hollett (TROY, SR, 3rd Base)
• Ashley McClain (FIU, SR, Outfield)
• Katie Smith (ULL, SR, Outfield)
• Brittany Fowler (USA, JR, Outfield)
• Christi Orgeron (ULL, SR, Utility

Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year

• Christi Orgeron (ULL

Roster

2012 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster
	Pitchers 00 Ashley Brignac - Senior 4 Shelbee Rodgers - Sophomore 7 Jordan Wallace - Freshman 16 Christina Hamilton - Sophomore 22 Maggie Ham - Freshman 30 Prophet Gaspard - Sophomore 32 Allie Chenault - Sophomore Utility Players 3 Natalie Fernandez - Sophomore 5 Megan Thomas - Freshman 12 Christi Orgeron - Senior 17 Callie Philen - Junior 19 Marie Hoag - Freshman 21 Samantha Walsh - Freshman		Catchers 9 Linzey Cifreo - Freshman 24 Sarah Draheim - Junior Infielders 6 Taylor Meaux - Freshman 10 Peyton Webb - Freshman 15 Nerissa Myers - Junior 27 Matte Haack - Junior 29 Megan Granger - Senior 31 Paige Cormier - Senior Outfielders 8 Megan Waterman - Junior 13 Erikka Murphy - Senior 14 Codi Covington - Freshman 20 Katie Smith - Senior 23 Brianna Cherry - Junior 35 Codi Sullivan - Freshman

Coaching staff

2012 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Michael Lotief – Co-Head Coach – 12th year Stefni Lotief - Co-Head Coach - 13th year

Schedule and results

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

2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log
Regular season (46-3)
February (12-0) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score TV Overall record SBC record Louisiana Classics Feb. 10 vs. Mississippi Valley State Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Game canceled Feb. 10 vs. Rutgers Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Game canceled Feb. 11 vs. Rutgers Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 15-1 (5 inn) 1-0 Feb. 11 vs. No. 24 Tulsa Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 19-4 (6 inn) 2-0 Feb. 12 vs. Mississippi Valley State Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 21-0 (5 inn) 1-0 Mardi Gras Invitational Feb. 17 vs. Northwestern Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-4 2–0 Feb. 17 vs. UTEP Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 11-1 (5 inn) 3-0 Feb. 18 vs. North Carolina Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Game canceled Feb. 18 vs. Northwestern State Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA Game canceled Feb. 19 vs. Louisiana Tech Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-0 (5 inn) 4-0 Feb. 19 vs. Northwestern State Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-0 (6 inn) 5-0 NFCA Leadoff Classic Feb. 24 vs. Hofstra Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL W 5-4 6-0 Feb. 24 vs. Mississippi State Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL W 6-3 7-0 Feb. 25 vs. Boston University Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL W 5-1 8-0 Feb. 25 vs. No. 12 Michigan Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL W 10-7 9-0 Feb. 26 vs. Winthrop Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL W 6-1 10-0
March (18-1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score TV Overall record SBC record Ragin' Cajun Invitational Mar. 2 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-0 11-0 Mar. 3 vs. Kentucky Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-4 12-0 Mar. 3 vs. Nicholls State Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 15-4 (5 inn) 13-0 Mar. 4 vs. Stephen F. Austin Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 14-3 14-0 Mar. 4 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 19-1 (5 inn) 15-0 Mar. 7 at Houston Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-7 (9 inn) 16-0 Mar. 7 at Houston Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 17-0 Mar. 10 North Texas Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-6 (10 inn) 18-0 1-0 Mar. 10 North Texas Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 5-4 (9 inn) 19-0 2-0 Mar. 11 North Texas Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 11-4 20-0 3-0 Mar. 13 McNeese State Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 21-0 Judi Garman Classic Mar. 15 vs. Arizona State Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 9-2 22-0 Mar. 16 vs. Fresno State Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 9-1 (5 inn) 23-0 Mar. 16 vs. Penn State Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA W 5-1 24-0 Mar. 17 vs. Arizona Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA Game canceled Mar. 17 vs. Iowa Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA Game canceled Mar. 22 Georgia Tech Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 12-11 25-0 Mar. 22 Georgia Tech Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-2 (5 inn) 26-0 Mar. 24 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 4-9 26-1 3-1 Mar. 24 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 9-1 (5 inn) 27-1 4-1 Mar. 25 at Troy Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 9-1 (5 inn) 28-1 5-1
April (14-1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score TV Overall record SBC record Apr. 6 South Alabama Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 1-0 (10 inn) 29-1 6-1 Apr. 6 South Alabama Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 2-0 30-1 7-1 Apr. 7 South Alabama Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-0 31-1 8-1 Apr. 10 at FIU FIU Softball Stadium • Miami, FL W 10-5 32-1 9-1 Apr. 10 at FIU FIU Softball Stadium • Miami, FL L 1-2 32-2 9-2 Apr. 11 at FIU FIU Softball Stadium • Miami, FL W 6-0 33-2 10-2 Apr. 14 at Middle Tennessee Lovelace Softball Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN W 8-0 (5 inn) 34-2 11-2 Apr. 14 at Middle Tennessee Lovelace Softball Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN W 9-1 (5 inn) 35-2 12-2 Apr. 15 at Middle Tennessee Lovelace Softball Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN W 4-3 36-2 13-2 Apr. 21 Florida Atlantic Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 21-0 (5 inn) CST 37-2 14-2 Apr. 21 Florida Atlantic Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-2 (5 inn) CST 38-2 15-2 Apr. 22 Florida Atlantic Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (6 inn) 39-2 16-2 Apr. 28 at Western Kentucky WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY W 4-1 40-2 17-2 Apr. 28 at Western Kentucky WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY W 2-1 41-2 18-2 Apr. 29 at Western Kentucky WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY W 4-2 42-2 19-2
May (2-1) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score TV Overall record SBC record May 5 Louisiana-Monroe Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-4 43-3 19-3 May 5 Louisiana-Monroe Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-3 44-3 20-3 May 6 Louisiana-Monroe Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 11-4 45-3 21-3
Post-Season (7-3)
SBC tournament (3-0) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score TV Overall record SBC record May 9 vs. Florida Atlantic (first round) FAU Softball Complex • Boca Raton, FL W 7-1 46-3 May 11 vs. Western Kentucky (quarterfinals) FAU Softball Complex • Boca Raton, FL W 12-1 47-3 May 11 vs. North Texas (semifinals) FAU Softball Complex • Boca Raton, FL W 5-1 48-3 May 12 vs. South Alabama (championship) FAU Softball Complex • Boca Raton, FL L 1-3 49-4
NCAA tournament (4-2) Date Opponent Site/stadium Score TV Overall record SBC record Lafayette Regionals May 18 vs. Mississippi Valley State Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 8-0 (6 inn) 50-4 May 19 vs. Stanford Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-3 51-4 May 20 vs. Stanford Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-2 52-4 Tempe Super Regionals May 24 at No. 3 Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6-0 53-4 May 25 at No. 3 Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 2-9 53-4 May 25 at No. 3 Arizona State Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 0-8 (6 inn) 53-6 Schedule Source:^[3]

Lafayette Regional

Lafayette Regional Teams
(1) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	(2) Stanford Cardinal	(3) Baylor Lady Bears	(4) Mississippi Valley State Devilettes

	First Round					Semi-finals					Finals
	14	Louisiana–Lafayette	8
		Mississippi Valley State	0
						14	Louisiana–Lafayette	9
							Stanford	3
	Stanford		1
	Baylor		0
											14	Louisiana–Lafayette	6	–
												Baylor	2	–
	Lower round 1					Lower final
						Stanford		6
	Mississippi Valley State		0			Baylor		2
	Baylor		5

Tempe Super Regional

Tempe Super Regional Teams
(1) Arizona State Sun Devils	(2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

Game 1
Rank	Team	Score
14	Louisiana–Lafayette	6
3	Arizona State	0

Game 2
Rank	Team	Score
14	Louisiana–Lafayette	2
3	Arizona State	9

Game 3
Rank	Team	Score
14	Louisiana–Lafayette	0
3	Arizona State	8

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 373. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
2. "Sun Belt Conference Softball Preseason Release" (PDF). ragincajuns.com. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
3. "Louisiana Releases 2012 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2019.