Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball

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The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represents the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin' Cajuns are currently led by soon-to-be third-year head coach Gerry Glasco after former head coach Michael Lotief was fired on November 1, 2017. Yvette Girouard was head coach from 1981 to 2000 leading the Ragin' Cajuns to 10 NCAA tournaments and three Women's College World Series appearances. The team plays its home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park located on the university's athletic campus.^[2]

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team
University	University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Head coach	Gerry Glasco (3rd season)
Conference	Sun Belt
Location	Lafayette, LA
Home stadium	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park (Capacity: 2,790)
Nickname	Ragin' Cajuns
Colors	Vermilion and white^[1]
NCAA WCWS appearances
1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008, 2014
NCAA Super Regional appearances
2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2023
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, ,2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Conference Tournament championships
Southland 1984, 1987 Sun Belt 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Regular Season Conference championships
Louisiana AIAW 1982 Southland 1984, 1987 Sun Belt 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

NCAA Regional appearances

NCAA Regional Results
1990 Regional No. 8 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Texas A&M, 1–0 Lost to Florida State, 3–4 Lost to Florida State, 1–2 First time in NCAA Tournament and hosting one of the eight regionals
1991 Regional No. 1 at Lafayette, LA Lost to Florida State, 0–1 Lost to Oklahoma State, 2–3
1992 Regional No. 8 at Lafayette, LA Lost to Florida State, 0–1 Defeated UNLV, 1–0 Lost to Florida State, 0–1
1993 Regional No. 8 at Ann Arbor, MI Defeated Bowling Green, 7–3 Defeated Michigan, 6–5 Defeated Michigan, 2–1
1994 Regional No. 4 at Lafayette, LA Defeated McNeese State, 3–0 Defeated Utah, 1–0 Lost to Utah, 3–2 Lost to Utah, 0–2
1995 Regional No. 5 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Nicholls State, 5–1 Defeated Washington, 7–6 Defeated Washington, 3–1
1996 Regional No. 4 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Nicholls State, 1–0 Defeated Nebraska, 9–4 Defeated Nicholls State, 2–1
1997 Regional No. 5 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Northeast Louisiana, 2–1 Defeated UCLA, 4–1 Lost to UCLA, 0–9 Lost to UCLA, 0–3
1999 Regional No. 7 at Amherst, MA Defeated Manhattan, 15–0 Defeated Hofstra, 5–1 Defeated California, 2–1 Lost to California, 0–3 Lost to California, 3–8
2000 Regional No. 7 at Baton Rouge, LA Lost to Hofstra, 1–2 Defeated LSU, 4–1 Lost to Oregon, 3–4
2001 Regional No. 3 at Baton Rouge, LA Defeated Southern Miss, 5–1 Lost to Arizona State, 1–2 Defeated Arizona State, 5–0 Lost to LSU, 1–2
2002 Regional No. 3 at Lafayette, LA Lost to UMass, 3–5 Defeated Mississippi State, 10–3 Lost to LSU, 2–5
2003 Regional No. 6 at Fullerton, CA Defeated San Diego State, 6–0 Defeated Cal State Fullerton, 1–0 Defeated Oklahoma State, 1–0 Lost to Oregon, 2–9 Defeated Oregon, 6–4
2004 Regional No. 1 at Tucson, AZ Defeated South Carolina, 1–0 Lost to Arizona, 0–4 Defeated Temple, 8–1 Defeated Northwestern, 3–0 Defeated Arizona, 5–0 Defeated Oklahoma, 12–4 Lost to Oklahoma, 0–15
2005 Norman, OK Regional Defeated Oregon, 7–5 Lost to Oklahoma, 3–6 Lost to Oregon, 1–3
2006 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated North Carolina State, 2–0 Lost to LSU, 6–7 Defeated North Carolina State, 4–3 Lost to LSU, 4–5
2007 College Station, TX Regional Lost to Houston, 3–4 Lost to Sam Houston State, 1–2
2008 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated East Carolina, 2–1 Defeated LSU, 9–4 Defeated LSU, 6–3
2009 Waco, TX Regional Lost to Baylor, 1–2 Defeated Northwestern, 3–2 Defeated Texas State, 5–0 Lost to Baylor, 1–6
2010 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Texas A&M, 5–0 Defeated LSU, 1–0 Defeated Texas A&M, 6–1
2011 Austin, TX Regional Lost to Houston, 2–7 Defeated Texas State, 11–2 Defeated Texas, 5–3 Lost to Houston, 1–4
2012 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Mississippi Valley State, 8–0 Defeated Stanford, 9–3 Defeated Stanford, 6–2
2013 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Northwestern State, 3–0 Defeated LSU, 3–0 Defeated LSU, 1–0
2014 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Texas Southern, 7–4 Defeated Texas, 3–2 Defeated Texas, 10–2
2015 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Weber State, 11–0 Defeated Baylor, 3–1 Lost to Baylor, 2–6 Defeated Baylor, 9–1
2016 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Boston University, 9–5 Defeated Texas, 9–1 Defeated Texas A&M, 9–8
2017 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated McNeese State, 6–0 Defeated LSU, 4–2 Lost to LSU, 1–6 Lost to LSU, 1–5
2018 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to Houston, 0–1 Defeated Fordham, 15–3 Defeated Houston, 7–2 Defeated LSU, 5–4 Lost to LSU, 1–3
2019 Oxford, MS Regional Defeated Southeast Missouri State, 3–2 Defeated Ole Miss, 2–0 Lost to Ole Miss, 1–5 Lost to Ole Miss, 4–5
2021 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated George Washington, 1–0 Lost to LSU, 3–10 Defeated McNeese State, 4–0 Defeated LSU, 2–0 Lost to LSU, 5–8
2022 Clemson, SC Regional Lost to Auburn, 3–4 Defeated UNC Wilmington, 3–1 Defeated Auburn, 4–3 Lost to Clemson, 0–8
2023 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Omaha, 5–0 Lost to LSU, 0–4 Defeated Omaha, 9–0 Defeated LSU, 7–4 Defeated LSU, 9–8

NCAA Super Regional appearances

NCAA Super Regional Results
2008 Houston, TX Super Regional Defeated Houston, 6–4 Lost to Houston, 3–6 Defeated Houston, 4–0
2010 Los Angeles, CA Super Regional Lost to UCLA, 2–10 Lost to UCLA, 1–10
2012 Tempe, AZ Super Regional Defeated Arizona State, 6–0 Lost to Arizona State, 2–9 Lost to Arizona State, 0–8
2013 Ann Arbor, MI Super Regional Lost to Michigan, 3–4 Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to Michigan, 1–2
2014 Lafayette, LA Super Regional Defeated Arizona, 5–3 Defeated Arizona, 7–1
2015 Auburn, AL Super Regional Lost to Auburn, 11–12 Lost to Auburn, 3–6
2016 Norman, OK Super Regional Lost to Oklahoma, 2–8 Lost to Oklahoma, 6–7
2023 Seattle, WA Super Regional Lost to Washington, 0–8 Lost to Washington, 0–2

NCAA College World Series appearances

NCAA College World Series Results
1993 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Defeated Cal State Northridge, 4–2 Lost to Arizona, 1–2 Defeated Connecticut, 1–0 Defeated Arizona, 1–0 Lost to UCLA, 0–1
1995 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to UCLA, 0–3 Lost to UNLV, 1–5
1995 Women's College World Series at Golden Park in Columbus, GA Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to UCLA, 0–3 Lost to UNLV, 1–5
2003 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Lost to Texas, 2–3 Lost to UCLA, 1–5
2008 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Defeated Florida, 3–2 Lost to Texas A&M, 1–2 Lost to Alabama, 1–3
2014 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Lost to Kentucky, 1–4 Lost to Oklahoma, 1–3

Year-by-year results

Statistics overview

Season	Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Southwestern Louisiana Lady Cajuns (AIAW) (1981–1982)
1981	Yvette Girouard	6–14
1982	Yvette Girouard	15–13
AIAW:		21–27
Southwestern Louisiana Lady Cajuns (Southland Conference) (1983–1987)
1983	Yvette Girouard	22–13	6–2	1st (South)
1984	Yvette Girouard	28–9	6–2	1st (South)
1985	Yvette Girouard	39–13	12–0	1st
1986	Yvette Girouard	32–19	10–2	1st
1987	Yvette Girouard	31–18	10–2	1st
Southland:		152–72	44–8
Southwestern Louisiana Lady Cajuns (Independents) (1988–1999)
1988	Yvette Girouard	29–16
1989	Yvette Girouard	48–16
1990	Yvette Girouard	44–8			NCAA Regionals
1991	Yvette Girouard	33–10			NCAA Regionals
1992	Yvette Girouard	41–12			NCAA Regionals
1993	Yvette Girouard	57–7			NCAA WCWS
1994	Yvette Girouard	57–5			NCAA Regionals
1995	Yvette Girouard	49–9			NCAA WCWS
1996	Yvette Girouard	46–10			NCAA WCWS
1997	Yvette Girouard	46–18			NCAA Regionals
1998	Yvette Girouard	36–15
1999	Yvette Girouard	54–11			NCAA Regionals
Independent:		540–137
Louisiana–Lafayette Lady Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2000–2002)
2000	Yvette Girouard	45–15	0–0	1st	NCAA Regionals
2001	Stefni Lotief	51–10	19–1	1st	NCAA Regionals
2002	Stefni & Michael Lotief	50–13	15–1	1st	NCAA Regionals
Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2003–2017)
2003	Stefni & Michael Lotief	47–11	13–3	1st	NCAA WCWS
2004	Stefni & Michael Lotief	60–8	18–0	1st	NCAA Regionals
2005	Stefni & Michael Lotief	51–10	19–1	1st	NCAA Regionals
2006	Stefni & Michael Lotief	50–12	12–3	1st	NCAA Regionals
2007	Stefni & Michael Lotief	46–18	15–8	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2008	Stefni & Michael Lotief	52–15	19–3	1st	NCAA WCWS
2009	Stefni & Michael Lotief	45–13	18–5	1st	NCAA Regionals
2010	Stefni & Michael Lotief	45–18	19–5	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2011	Stefni & Michael Lotief	51–11	19–5	1st	NCAA Regionals
2012	Stefni & Michael Lotief	53–6	21–3	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2013	Michael Lotief Megan Grainer (Feb. interim)	47–15	19–4	3rd	NCAA Super Regionals
2014	Michael Lotief	49–10	19–1	1st	NCAA WCWS
2015	Michael Lotief	42–12	20–3	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2016	Michael Lotief	46–9	21–2	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
2017	Michael Lotief	47–8	23–1	1st	NCAA Regional
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (Sun Belt Conference) (2018–present)
2018	Gerry Glasco	41–16	21–6	2nd	NCAA Regionals
2019	Gerry Glasco	52–6	25–0	1st	NCAA Regionals
2020	Gerry Glasco	18–6	2–1	No conference season	Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Gerry Glasco	47–12	21–3	1st	NCAA Regionals
2022	Gerry Glasco	47–13	23–4	1st	NCAA Regionals
2023	Gerry Glasco	50–16	22–2	1st	NCAA Super Regionals
Sun Belt:		1,132–283	423–65
Total:		1,845–519
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

Head coaches

Head coaches
Years Coached	Name	Wins	Losses	Ties
1981–2000	Yvette Girouard	759	200	0
2001–2012	Stefni Lotief	601	145	0
2002–2017	Michael Lotief	834	195	1
2018–Present	Gerry Glasco	255	69	0

Awards and honors

National awards

NFCA Catcher of the Year

• Lexie Elkins (2015, 2016)

NFCA Golden Shoe Award

• Mihyia Davis (2023)

See also

• List of NCAA Division I softball programs

References

1. "ULL Brand Guide and Graphic Standards Manual" (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2016.
2. "Lamson Park". RaginCajuns.com. Retrieved 2012-11-03.

External links

• Official website