The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball team is the

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team of the

University of Louisiana at Lafayette The University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette, University of Louisiana, ULL, or UL) is a Public university, public research university in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. It has the largest enrollment within the nine-campus Universi ...

. The Ragin' Cajuns Baseball team competes in

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in the

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. They play their home games on campus at

M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park is a ballpark located on the South Campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, Louisiana. It was built in 1979 and currently has a capacity of 6,033, following the renovations/additions ...

and were coached by head coach Tony Robichaux, until his death on July 3, 2019. Matt Deggs was named the new head coach on July 17, 2019 and 2020 marked his first season.

History

Conference membership history

* 1903–1947: Independent * 1948–1971:

Gulf States Conference The Gulf States Conference (GSC) was an intercollegiate athletic football conference that existed from 1948 to 1971. The league had members in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Many of the league's members from Louisiana joined after the Loui ...

* 1972–1982:

Southland Conference The Southland Conference (SLC) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the South Central United States (specifically Texas and Louisiana). It participates in the NCAA's Division I for all sports; for football, it participates in ...

* 1983–1987: Independent * 1988–1991:

American South Conference The American South Conference was an NCAA Division I athletic conference that existed from 1987–88 to 1990–91. The charter members were Arkansas State University, Lamar University, Louisiana Tech University, the University of New Orleans, the ...

* 1992–present:

Stadium

Head coaches

NCAA Regional appearances

NCAA Super Regional appearances

NCAA College World Series appearances

Year-by-year results

Record versus opponent

* Last updated at the conclusion of the 2023 season.

Record against Sun Belt

*Last updated at the conclusion of the 2023 conference tournament. The Cajuns have yet to play games against conference foe Old Dominion.

NCAA tournament appearances

* The Ragin' Cajuns reached the 2000 College World Series and eventually finished tied for 3rd after defeating Clemson but losing out to Stanford before the title game. * Hosted NCAA Regional in 2000, 2014, and 2016. * Hosted NCAA Super Regional in 2014. * Hosted NCAA Regional in 2016 * In all, the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns have had 17 different NCAA Postseason appearances, including the 2015 Houston Regional and the Baton Rouge Super Regional.

Ragin' Cajuns in the Major Leagues

* Jose Alvarez * Spencer Arrighetti * Paul Bako * Chad Beck *

Alvin Dark Alvin Ralph Dark (January 7, 1922 – November 13, 2014), nicknamed "Blackie" and "the Swamp Fox", was an American professional baseball shortstop and manager. He played fourteen years in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston/Milwaukee ...

* Scott Dohmann * Danny Farquhar *

Ron Guidry Ronald Ames Guidry (; born August 28, 1950), nicknamed "Louisiana Lightning" and "Gator", is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees. Guidry was also the pitch ...

* Gary Haught * Xavier Hernandez * Jim Holloway * Jonathan Lucroy * B. J. Ryan *

Donne Wall Donnell Lee Wall (born July 11, 1967) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, New York Mets, and Anaheim Angels, primarily in relief from 1995 to 2002. Wa ...

* Blake Trahan

Major League Baseball

The Louisiana Ragin Cajuns have had 114

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selections since the draft began in 1965.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Baseball Baseball teams established in 1903 1903 establishments in Louisiana