2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team

The 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park. The Cajuns were led by third year head coach Gerry Glasco.

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
NCAA RPI National Champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
2020 record18–6 (2–1 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Roberts
  • Lacy Prejean
Home stadiumYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park
2020 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Louisiana  ‍‍‍ 2–1 .667  18–6 .750
Texas State  ‍‍‍ 2–1 .667  15–9 .625
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 2–1 .667  14–10 .583
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 2–1 .667  12–13 .480
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 2–1 .667  8–17 .320
Troy  ‍‍‍ 1–2 .333  16–6 .727
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 1–2 .333  13–8 .619
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 1–2 .333  13–9 .591
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 1–2 .333  10–14 .417
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 1–2 .333  7–16 .304
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of March 13, 2020[1]; Rankings from NFCA

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including softball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 13, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order banning gatherings of over 250 people until as early as April 18, thus ending all possible future 2020 home or in-state games until that time if the season were to restart.[3] On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.

The Cajuns finished the abbreviated season 1st in the only-released RPI in the NCAA, thus making them the claimed "RPI National Champions".

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 100 votes and 10 first place votes, all first place votes available.[4]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Louisiana100 (10)
2Troy85
3UT Arlington77
4Texas State74
5Coastal Carolina56
6Appalachian State47
7Georgia Southern36
8South Alabama31
9Louisiana-Monroe26
10Georgia State18

Preseason All-Sun Belt team
  • Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
  • Megan Kleist (LA, SR, Pitcher)
  • Julie Rawls (LA, SR, Catcher)
  • Reagan Wright (UTA, SR, Catcher)
  • Katie Webb (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
  • Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Hailey Mackay (TXST, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)
  • Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Shortstop)
  • Whitney Walton (UTA, SR, Shortstop)
  • Tara Oltmann (TXST, JR, Shortstop)
  • Courtney Dean (CCU, JR, Outfield)
  • Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfield)
  • Sarah Hudek (LA, SR, Outfield)
  • Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfield)
  • Bailey Curry (LA, JR, Designated Player/1st Base)

Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the Year

  • Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)

Sun Belt Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year

  • Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)

National Softball Signing Day

[5]

Player Position Hometown Previous Team
Mia Cantu Infielder Spring, Texas Klein Collins HS
Delaney Enlow Infielder Versailles, Kentucky Woodford County HS
Addie Lightner Infielder Blue Springs, Missouri Blue Springs South HS
Hannah Nalley Outfielder Marion, Illinois Marion HS
Sophie Piskos Catcher Paris, Tennessee The Baylor School
Kyleigh Sand Shortstop Chino, California Norco HS
Taylor Snow Pitcher Columbia, Louisiana LaSalle HS

Roster
2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster
 

Pitchers

  • 5 Madison Garay - Freshman
  • 9 Summer Ellyson - Senior
  • 11 Megan Kleist - Senior
  • 18 Casey Dixon - Junior
  • 28 Carrie Boswell - Junior
  • 53 Kandra Lamb - Sophomore
  • Taylor Snow - Freshman

Outfielders

  • 2 Raina O'Neal - Junior
  • 6 Morgan Gray - Senior
  • 16 Kendall Talley - Sophomore
  • 19 Brittni Rufus - Freshman
  • 24 Callie Martin - Junior
  • 31 Taylor Fawcett - Freshman
  • 35 Sarah Hudek - Senior
  • 42 Kylie Neel - Freshman
  • Hannah Nalley - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 13 Geana Torres - Sophomore
  • 23 Julie Rawls - Senior
  • Sophie Piskos - Freshman

Infielders

  • 7 Alaina Guarino - Senior
  • 8 Taylor Roman - Freshman
  • 12 Brittany Holland - Sophomore
  • 17 Bailey Curry - Junior
  • 21 Melissa Mayeux - Junior
  • 22 Alissa Dalton - Senior
  • 27 Mia Camuso - Junior
  • 44 Kourtney Gremillion - Junior
  • 99 Sydnee Hebert - Freshman
  • Mia Cantu - Freshman
  • Delaney Enlow - Freshman
  • Addie Lightner - Freshman
  • Kyleigh Sand - Freshman

Utility

  • 3 Jolie Readeaux - Junior

Coaching staff
2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
  • Gerry Glasco – Head Coach – 3rd year
  • Mike Roberts – Associate Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Lacy Prejean – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Taran Alvelo – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Ashley Pauly – Chief of Staff – 2nd year
  • Collin Hopkins – Manager
  • Zeph Delatte – Manager
  • Tambria Bradford – Academic Counselor
  • Connor Stanton – Assistant Strength and Conditioning
  • Brittany Roberts – Assistant Director of Athletic Training
  • Matthew Frakes – Associate Director of Sports Nutrition
  • Denee Simon – Office Manager

Schedule and results
Legend
 Louisiana win
 Louisiana loss
 Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
BoldLouisiana team member
2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log
Regular Season (18-6)
February (13-5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Louisiana Classics
Feb. 7Ball StateNo. 10Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 3-2Ellyson (1-0)Rothwell (0-1)Kleist (1)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network1-0
Feb. 7UTSANo. 10Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 8-0 (5 inn)Kleist (1-0)Carpenter (0-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network2,1732-0
Feb. 8North TexasNo. 10Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 1-2Trautwein (1-1)Kleist (1-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network2-1
Feb. 8UTSANo. 10Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 11-1 (5 inn)Ellyson (2-0)Cortez (1-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network2,0333-1
Feb. 11LamarNo. 13Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 8-0 (6 inn)Ellyson (3-0)Kyle (0-2)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,8754-1
Feb. 14North DakotaNo. 13Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 9-1 (5 inn)Kleist (2-1)Pica (1-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,9045-1
Feb. 15SamfordNo. 13Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-0Ellyson (4-0)DeCelles (1-2)None3,1076-1
Feb. 15No. 7 LSUNo. 13Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-1Kleist (3-1)Gorsuch (1-1)NoneCST/ESPN+3,1077-1
Feb. 16at No. 7 LSUNo. 13Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAL 3-4Kilponen (2-0)Kleist (3-2)NoneSECN+/ESPN+2,2467-2
UAB Blazer Classics
Feb. 21vs. No. 14 Oklahoma StateNo. 11Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, ALL 0-1Eberle (4-1)Kleist (3-3)None1747-3
Feb. 22vs. No. 14 Oklahoma StateNo. 11Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, ALW 3-2Ellyson (5-0)Maxwell (2-3)None1768-3
Feb. 22vs. Ole MissNo. 11Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, ALW 5-3Kleist (4-3)Jacobsen (2-3)Ellyson (1)1949-3
Feb. 23vs. Ole MissNo. 11Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, ALW 8-1Ellyson (6-0)Borgen (2-1)None30810-3
Feb. 23at UABNo. 11Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, ALW 7-4Ellyson (7-0)Woodham (3-3)NoneC-USA.TV26811-3
Feb. 25at No. 3 TexasNo. 10Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TXW 3-2Kleist (5-3)Elish (7-2)NoneLonghorn Network1,03612-3
Feb. 25at No. 3 TexasNo. 10Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TXL 1-2O'Leary (4-0)Ellyson (7-1)Elish (1)1,03612-4
Feb. 28at No. 7 FloridaNo. 10Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FLL 0-6Chronister (1-0)Kleist (5-4)NoneSECN+/ESPN+1,18612-5
Feb. 29at No. 7 FloridaNo. 10Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FLW 7-5Ellyson (8-1)Trlicek (7-2)Kleist (2)SECN+/ESPN+1,48413-5
March (5-1)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Mar. 1at No. 7 FloridaNo. 10Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FLW 7-6Ellyson (9-1)Lugo (6-2)NoneSECN+/ESPN+1,50914-5
Mar. 4CampbellNo. 8Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAGame cancelled due to heavy, continued rains in Lafayette
Mar. 6at Coastal CarolinaNo. 8St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SCL 1-7Marcano (3-0)Kleist (5-5)None24314-60-1
Mar. 7at Coastal CarolinaNo. 8St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SCW 5-0Ellyson (10-1)BeasleyPolko (4-4)None35615-61-1
Mar. 8at Coastal CarolinaNo. 8St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SCW 10-2 (5 inn)Kleist (6-5)BeasleyPolko (4-5)None34216-62-1
Mar. 11Sam Houston StateNo. 8Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 19-0 (5 inn)Ellyson (11-1)Bailey (1-4)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network17-6,031
Mar. 11Sam Houston StateNo. 8Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 15-0 (5 inn)Kleist (7-5)Sanchez (2-5)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network18-62,031
Mar. 13Appalachian StateYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14Appalachian StateYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15Appalachian StateYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 18at McNeese StateJoe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20at Georgia StateRobert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21at Georgia StateRobert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22at Georgia StateRobert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27Texas StateYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28Texas StateYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29Texas StateYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
April (0–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
Apr. 1McNeese StateYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3South AlabamaYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4South AlabamaYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5South AlabamaYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7at Southeastern LouisianaNorth Oak Park • Hammond, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9at TroyTroy Softball Complex • Troy, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10at TroyTroy Softball Complex • Troy, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11at TroyTroy Softball Complex • Troy, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 13at Florida StateJoAnne Graf Field at the Seminoles Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FLSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14at Florida StateJoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FLSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 15at AlabamaRhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, ALSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17Georgia SouthernYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18Georgia SouthernYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19Georgia SouthernYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24at UT ArlingtonAllan Saxe Field • Arlington, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25at UT ArlingtonAllan Saxe Field • Arlington, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26at UT ArlingtonAllan Saxe Field • Arlington, TXSeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 29Louisiana TechYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 30Louisiana–MonroeYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May (0-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
May 1Louisiana–MonroeYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2Louisiana–MonroeYvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LASeason suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Post-Season (0-0)
SBC Tournament (0-0)
Date Opponent (Seed)/Rank Site/Stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall Record SBC Record
May 6TBDRobert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GAChampionship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic
Schedule Source:[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

Rankings
Main article: 2020 NCAA Division I softball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 Final 
NFCA / USA Today 10 13 11 10 8 8 
Softball America[7] 8 18 9 8 5 9 
ESPN.com/USA Softball 10 14 10 9 7 8 
D1Softball 8 12 10 7 6 7

References
  1. "2020 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
  3. "Louisiana schools closed until April 13, halts public gatherings over 250 people". KLFY.
  4. Rodgers, Scottie (January 28, 2020). "Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns' Dalton, Ellyson Top Softball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org.
  5. "Gerry Glasco Welcomes Seven to Louisiana Softball on Signing Day". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. "Louisiana Releases 2019 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  7. "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
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