2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team

The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by thirteenth year head coach Michael Lotief and, for a short time while Lotief underwent family issues, former Cajun player Megan Granger served as interim head coach for the month of February.^[2][3]

2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball
Ann Arbor Super Regionals appearance Baton Rouge Regionals champions
Hilton House Plaza Classic Champions Louisiana Classic Champions NFCA Leadoff Classic Champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
Record	47-15 (19-4 SBC)
Head coach	Michael Lotief (13th Season) Megan Granger (Interim, February)
Assistant coach	T. J. Hubbard
Home stadium	Lamson Park
Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Sun Belt Conference softball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
RV Western Kentucky  ‍†‍‍^y	20	–	3		.870			43	–	18		.705
No. 17 South Alabama  ‍‍‡‍^y	17	–	3		.850			48	–	9		.842
No. 12 Louisiana–Lafayette  ‍‍‍^y	19	–	4		.826			47	–	15		.758
North Texas  ‍‍‍	12	–	9		.571			29	–	24		.547
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍	10	–	12		.455			28	–	29		.491
FIU  ‍‍‍	10	–	13		.435			27	–	28		.491
Troy  ‍‍‍	7	–	14		.333			21	–	32		.396
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍	3	–	20		.130			19	–	35		.352
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍	1	–	21		.045			7	–	47		.130
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of May 15, 2019^[1] Rankings from [1]

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 4, 2013. Louisiana–Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 81 votes and 9 first place votes, all first place votes available.^[4]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Louisiana–Lafayette	81 (9)
2	South Alabama	71
3	FIU	52
4	Troy	49
5	North Texas	48
6	Western Kentucky	43
7	Florida Atlantic	25
8	Louisiana-Monroe	24
9	Middle Tennessee	12

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

• Jordan Wallace (ULL, SO, Pitcher)
• Hannah Campbell (USA, JR, Pitcher)
• Sarah Draheim (ULL, SR, Catcher)
• Matte Haack (ULL, SR, 1st Base)
• Kayla Toney (MTSU, JR, 2nd Base)
• Nerissa Myers (ULL, SR, Shortstop)
• Natalie Fernandez (ULL, JR, 3rd Base)
• Jessy Alfonso (FIU, SR, Outfield)
• Brianna Cherry (ULL, SR, Outfield)
• Blair Johnson (USA, SO, Outfield)
• Kelsie Mattox (WKU, JR, Outfield)
• Taylor Fawbush (FAU, SR, Utility/Designated Player)
• Kayla Burri (FIU, SR, At-Large)
• Brie Rojas (FIU, SR, At-Large)
• Britney Campbell (USA, SR, At-Large)
• Hannah Renn (TROY, SR, At-Large)
• Karavin Dew (WKU, SR, At-Large)

Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year

• Nerissa Myers (ULL)

Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year

• Jordan Wallace (ULL)

Roster

2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster
	Pitchers 7 Jordan Wallace - Sophomore 10 Kristin Martinez - Junior 16 Christina Hamilton - Redshirt Sophomore 32 Victoria Brown - Freshman Catchers 00 Shyanne McDowell - Freshman 9 Linzey Cifreo - Redshirt Freshman 24 Sarah Draheim - Senior Utility Players 3 Natalie Fernandez - Junior 5 Megan Thomas - Redshirt Freshman 13 Marie Hoag - Redshirt Freshman 21 Samantha Walsh - Redshirt Freshman 22 Shellie Landry - Freshman 25 Sara Corbello - Freshman		Infielders 6 Taylor Meaux - Redshirt Freshman 12 Gabby Felps - Freshman 15 Nerissa Myers - Senior 27 Matte Haack - Senior 28 Kelsey Vincent - Freshman 31 Corin Voinché - Redshirt Freshman Outfielders 8 Megan Waterman - Senior 14 Cassidy White - Freshman 17 Leandra Maly - Sophomore 19 Shelbi Redfearn - Junior 23 Brianna Cherry - Senior

Coaching staff

2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Michael Lotief – Head coach (Volunteer Assistant - February) – 13th year T. J. Hubbard – Associate head coach – 1st year Joshua Johnson - Assistant Coach - 1st year Megan Granger - Assistant Coach (Interim Head Coach - February) - 1st year Katie Smith – Director of Operations - 1st year Stefni Lotief - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1st year

Schedule and results

Legend
	Louisiana–Lafayette win
	Louisiana–Lafayette loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Louisiana team member

2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball game log
Regular season (40-11)
February (13-2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Hilton House Plaza Classic) Feb. 9 vs. Lipscomb No. 11 Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W 5-2 Wallace (1-0) Anderson (0-0) Brown (1) 442 1-0 Feb. 9 vs. Iowa No. 11 Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX L 10-13 Whitney (1-0) Martinez (0-1) None 442 1-1 Feb. 10 vs. Iowa No. 11 Cougar Softball Stadium • Houston, TX W 11-0 (5 inn) Wallace (2-0) Massey (1-2) None 278 2-1 Feb. 13 Mississippi State No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (6 inn) Wallace (3-0) Vry (0-1) None 837 3-1 Louisiana Classics Feb. 15 vs. Mississippi Valley State No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 13-2 (5 inn) Brown (1-0) Spivey (1-2) None 997 4-1 Feb. 16 vs. Texas State No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (6 inn) Wallace (4-0) Taylor (0-3) None 5-1 Feb. 16 vs. Mississippi Valley State No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 16-4 (5 inn) Martinez (1-1) Lorenz (0-3) None 665 6-1 Feb. 17 vs. Texas State No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 Wallace (5-0) House (0-2) None 902 7-1 Feb. 20 at McNeese State No. 12 Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA W 5-1 Wallace (6-0) Lilly (1-2) None 337 8-1 NFCA Leadoff Classic Feb. 22 vs. No. 15 Michigan No. 12 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL L 1-3 Driesenga (6-1) Wallace (6-1) None 120 8-2 Feb. 22 vs. No. 14 South Florida No. 12 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL W 3-0 Hamilton (1-0) Richardson (3-2) None 147 9-2 Feb. 23 vs. Illinois State No. 12 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL W 8-5 Wallace (7-1) Rodriguez (1-1) None 133 10-2 Feb. 23 vs. Hofstra No. 12 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL W 4-2 Brown (2-0) Galati (3-4) Martinez (1) 119 11-2 Feb. 24 vs. James Madison No. 12 Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL W 9-1 (6 inn) Wallace (8-1) Kiefer (2-1) None 100 12-2 Feb. 26 Southern No. 13 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (5 inn) Brown (3-0) Stevenson (0-4) None 304 13-2
March (9-9) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Diamond 9 Citrus Classic Mar. 1 vs. Pittsburgh No. 13 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL W 8-0 (6 inn) Hamilton (2-0) King (3-4) None 104 14-2 Mar. 1 vs. No. 5 Texas A&M No. 13 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL L 4-6 Dumezich (13-0) Wallace (8-2) None 233 14-3 Mar. 2 vs. Texas No. 13 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL L 2-7 Luna (9-0) Hamilton (2-1) None 121 14-4 Mar. 2 College of Charleston No. 13 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL W 16-0 (5 inn) Martinez (2-1) Saylors (3-2) None 245 15-4 Mar. 3 Illinois State No. 13 ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex • Bay Lake, FL L 3-4 Baxter (6-3) Wallace (8-3) None 262 15-5 Mar. 6 at No. 10 Texas No. 15 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 4-9 Luna (10-0) Martinez (2-2) None 778 15-6 Mar. 6 at No. 10 Texas No. 15 Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX L 1-7 Bruins (6-0) Wallace (8-4) None 778 15-7 Mar. 9 Western Kentucky No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-0 (5 inn) Wallace (9-4) Sulaski (2-3) None 16-7 1-0 Mar. 9 Western Kentucky No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-12 Rousseau (5-2) Martinez (2-3) None 619 16-8 1-1 Mar. 10 Western Kentucky No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-3 Rousseau (6-2) Wallace (9-5) None 988 16-9 1-2 Mar. 13 Louisiana Tech No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 4-1 Wallace (10-5) Jones (8-6) None 729 17-9 Mar. 13 Louisiana Tech No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (5 inn) Brown (4-0) Jones (8-7) None 729 18-9 Mar. 16 at South Alabama No. 22 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 3-7 Campbell (10-4) Wallace (10-6) None 326 18-10 1-3 Mar. 16 at South Alabama No. 22 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 4-8 Beard (10-0) Brown (4-1) None 369 18-11 1-4 Mar. 17 at South Alabama No. 22 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 2-1 Wallace (11-6) Campbell (10-5) None 423 19-11 2-4 Mar. 29 FIU Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-2 (6 inn) Wallace (12-6) Jenkins (11-4) None 880 20-11 3-4 Mar. 29 FIU Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-5 Brown (5-1) Dawson (4-11) None 880 21-11 4-4 Mar. 30 FIU Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-5 Wallace (13-6) Jenkins (11-4) None 750 22-11 5-4
April (16-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Apr. 6 at North Texas Lovelace Softball Stadium • Denton, TX W 10-0 (5 inn) Wallace (14-6) Simmons (6-5) None 350 23-11 6-4 Apr. 6 at North Texas Lovelace Softball Stadium • Denton, TX W 8-2 Brown (6-1) Kirk (8-6) Wallace (1) 350 24-11 7-4 Apr. 7 at North Texas Lovelace Softball Complex • Denton, TX W 5-0 Wallace (15-6) Simmons (6-6) None 250 25-11 8-4 Apr. 10 Southern Miss Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 18-2 (5 inn) Wallace (16-6) Wilson (4-11) None 638 26-11 Apr. 10 Southern Miss Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-0 (5 inn) Brown (7-1) Dietrich (1-11) None 638 27-11 Apr. 13 Middle Tennessee Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-0 (5 inn) Wallace (17-6) McClure (2-12) None 886 28-11 9-4 Apr. 13 Middle Tennessee Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Wallace (18-6) Fisherback (3-17) None 886 29-11 10-4 Apr. 14 Middle Tennessee Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 Wallace (19-6) Stinnett (0-7) None 632 30-11 11-4 Apr. 17 Houston No. 25 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (5 inn) Wallace (20-6) Outon (7-5) None 835 31-11 Apr. 17 Houston No. 25 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-5 Martinez (3-3) Shrum (2-2) None 835 32-11 Apr. 21 at Florida Atlantic No. 25 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 1-0 (8 inn) Wallace (21-6) Fawbush (12-10) None 33-11 12-4 Apr. 21 at Florida Atlantic No. 25 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 8-4 Wallace (22-6) Call (8-10) None 34-11 13-4 Apr. 27 Troy No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (5 inn) Wallace (23-6) Hamilton (5-6) None 812 35-11 14-4 Apr. 27 Troy No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 Brown (8-1) Affeldt (6-5) Wallace (2) 812 36-11 15-4 Apr. 28 Troy No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 7-2 Wallace (24-6) Affeldt (6-6) None 840 37-11 16-4
May (3-0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 4 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 21 ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 8-2 Hamilton (3-1) Wilson (8-15) None 582 38-11 17-4 May 4 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 21 ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 12-3 (5 inn) Wallace (25-6) Routzon (11-14) None 582 39-11 18-4 May 5 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 21 ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 6-0 Wallace (26-6) Routzon (11-15) None 421 40-11 19-4
Post-Season (7-4)
SBC tournament (3-2) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record May 8 vs. FIU (Quarterfinals) No. 21 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 8-7 (8 inn) Wallace (27-6) Graves (6-3) None 41-11 May 9 vs. No. 19 South Alabama (Semifinals) No. 21 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 0-1 (8 inn) Campbell (20-7) Wallace (27-7) None 41-12 May 10 vs. Florida Atlantic (Loser's Bracket Championship) No. 21 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 15-0 Brown (9-1) Fawbush (14-12) None 42-12 May 10 vs. Western Kentucky (Championship - Game 1) No. 21 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL W 3-2 Wallace (28-7) Rousseau (23-6) None 43-12 May 11 vs. Western Kentucky (Championship - Game 2) No. 21 Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL L 4-7 Rousseau (24-6) Brown (9-2) None 43-13
NCAA tournament (4-2) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Baton Rouge Regionals May 17 vs. Northwestern State No. 21 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W 3-0 Wallace (29-7) Roos (17-5) None 44-13 May 18 vs. No. 10 LSU No. 21 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W 3-0 Wallace (30-7) Fico (24-12) None 1,555 45-13 May 19 vs. No. 10 LSU No. 21 Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA W 1-0 Wallace (31-7) Fico (24-13) None 46-13 Ann Arbor Super Regionals May 24 at No. 7 Michigan No. 21 Alumni Field at the Wilpon Complex • Ann Arbor, MI L 3-4 (8 inn) Wagner (19-3) Wallace (31-8) None ESPNU 1,530 46-14 May 25 at No. 7 Michigan No. 21 Alumni Field at the Wilpon Complex • Ann Arbor, MI W 5-0 Wallace (32-8) Driesenga (29-7) None ESPN2 2,293 47-14 May 25 at No. 7 Michigan No. 21 Alumni Field at the Wilpon Complex • Ann Arbor, MI L 1-2 Driesenga (30-7) Wallace (32-9) None ESPN2 2,293 47-15 Schedule Source:^[5]

Baton Rouge Regional

Baton Rouge Regional Teams
(1) LSU Lady Tigers	(2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	(3) Northwestern State Lady Demons	(4) Central Connecticut Blue Devils

	First Round					Semi-Finals					Finals
	9	LSU	3
		Central Connecticut	2
						9	LSU	0
							Louisiana–Lafayette	3
	Louisiana–Lafayette		3
	Northwestern State		0
												Louisiana–Lafayette	1	–
											9	LSU	0	–
	Lower round 1					Lower final
							Central Connecticut	0
	Central Connecticut		9			9	LSU	11
	Northwestern State		1

Ann Arbor Super Regional

Ann Arbor Super Regional Teams
(1) Michigan Wolverines	(2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns

Game 1
Rank	Team	Score
8	Michigan	4
	Louisiana–Lafayette	3

Game 2
Rank	Team	Score
8	Michigan	0
	Louisiana–Lafayette	5

Game 3
Rank	Team	Score
8	Michigan	2
	Louisiana–Lafayette	1

References

1. "Sun Belt Conference All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 353. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
2. Advocate, Bobby Ardoin Special to The. "Granger looks to keep ULL softball on track". NOLA.com.
3. services, Advocate news. "Michael Lotief returns as ULL softball head coach". NOLA.com.
4. "Myers and Wallace Headline Cajuns Preseason Sun Belt Selections". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
5. "Louisiana Releases 2013 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2012. Retrieved May 19, 2019.