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 were most recently led by head coach Gerry Glasco. 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.
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 regionals1991 Regional No. 1 at Lafayette, LA Lost to Florida State, 0–1 Lost to Oklahoma State, 2–31992 Regional No. 8 at Lafayette, LA Lost to Florida State, 0–1 Defeated UNLV, 1–0 Lost to Florida State, 0–11993 Regional No. 8 at Ann Arbor, MI Defeated Bowling Green, 7–3 Defeated Michigan, 6–5 Defeated Michigan, 2–11994 Regional No. 4 at Lafayette, LA Defeated McNeese State, 3–0 Defeated Utah, 1–0 Lost to Utah, 3–2 Lost to Utah, 0–21995 Regional No. 5 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Nicholls State, 5–1 Defeated Washington, 7–6 Defeated Washington, 3–11996 Regional No. 4 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Nicholls State, 1–0 Defeated Nebraska, 9–4 Defeated Nicholls State, 2–11997 Regional No. 5 at Lafayette, LA Defeated Northeast Louisiana, 2–1 Defeated UCLA, 4–1 Lost to UCLA, 0–9 Lost to UCLA, 0–31999 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, 3–82000 Regional No. 7 at Baton Rouge, LA Lost to Hofstra, 1–2 Defeated LSU, 4–1 Lost to Oregon, 3–42001 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, 1–22002 Regional No. 3 at Lafayette, LA Lost to UMass, 3–5 Defeated Mississippi State, 10–3 Lost to LSU, 2–52003 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, 6–42004 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, 0–152005 Norman, OK Regional Defeated Oregon, 7–5 Lost to Oklahoma, 3–6 Lost to Oregon, 1–32006 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated North Carolina State, 2–0 Lost to LSU, 6–7 Defeated North Carolina State, 4–3 Lost to LSU, 4–52007 College Station, TX Regional Lost to Houston, 3–4 Lost to Sam Houston State, 1–22008 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated East Carolina, 2–1 Defeated LSU, 9–4 Defeated LSU, 6–32009 Waco, TX Regional Lost to Baylor, 1–2 Defeated Northwestern, 3–2 Defeated Texas State, 5–0 Lost to Baylor, 1–62010 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Texas A&M, 5–0 Defeated LSU, 1–0 Defeated Texas A&M, 6–12011 Austin, TX Regional Lost to Houston, 2–7 Defeated Texas State, 11–2 Defeated Texas, 5–3 Lost to Houston, 1–42012 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Mississippi Valley State, 8–0 Defeated Stanford, 9–3 Defeated Stanford, 6–22013 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Northwestern State, 3–0 Defeated LSU, 3–0 Defeated LSU, 1–02014 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Texas Southern, 7–4 Defeated Texas, 3–2 Defeated Texas, 10–22015 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Weber State, 11–0 Defeated Baylor, 3–1 Lost to Baylor, 2–6 Defeated Baylor, 9–12016 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Boston University, 9–5 Defeated Texas, 9–1 Defeated Texas A&M, 9–82017 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated McNeese State, 6–0 Defeated LSU, 4–2 Lost to LSU, 1–6 Lost to LSU, 1–52018 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Lost to Houston, 0–1 Defeated Fordham, 15–3 Defeated Houston, 7–2 Defeated LSU, 5–4 Lost to LSU, 1–32019 Oxford, MS Regional Defeated Southeast Missouri State, 3–2 Defeated Ole Miss, 2–0 Lost to Ole Miss, 1–5 Lost to Ole Miss, 4–52021 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, 5–82022 Clemson, SC Regional Lost to Auburn, 3–4 Defeated UNC Wilmington, 3–1 Defeated Auburn, 4–3 Lost to Clemson, 0–82023 Baton Rouge, LA Regional Defeated Omaha, 5–0 Lost to LSU, 0–4 Defeated Omaha, 9–0 Defeated LSU, 7–4 Defeated LSU, 9–82024 Lafayette, LA Regional Defeated Princeton, 8–0 Lost to Baylor, 0–8 Defeated Princeton, 2–1 Defeated Baylor, 13–0 Lost to Baylor, 3–4
NCAA Super Regional appearances NCAA Super Regional Results+2008 Houston, TX Super Regional Defeated Houston, 6–4 Lost to Houston, 3–6 Defeated Houston, 4–02010 Los Angeles, CA Super Regional Lost to UCLA, 2–10 Lost to UCLA, 1–102012 Tempe, AZ Super Regional Defeated Arizona State, 6–0 Lost to Arizona State, 2–9 Lost to Arizona State, 0–82013 Ann Arbor, MI Super Regional Lost to Michigan, 3–4 Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to Michigan, 1–22014 Lafayette, LA Super Regional Defeated Arizona, 5–3 Defeated Arizona, 7–12015 Auburn, AL Super Regional Lost to Auburn, 11–12 Lost to Auburn, 3–62016 Norman, OK Super Regional Lost to Oklahoma, 2–8 Lost to Oklahoma, 6–72023 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, 0–11995 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, 1–51995 Women's College World Series at Golden Park in Columbus, GA Defeated Michigan, 5–0 Lost to UCLA, 0–3 Lost to UNLV, 1–52003 Women's College World Series at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, OK Lost to Texas, 2–3 Lost to UCLA, 1–52008 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, 1–32014 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
Head coaches Head coaches 1981–2000 Yvette Girouard 759 200 0 2001–2012 Stefni Lotief 601 145 0 2002–2017 Michael Lotief 834 195 1 2018–2024 Gerry Glasco 300 88 0 2025–present Alyson Habetz 23 23 0
Awards and honors National awards NFCA Catcher of the Year Lexie Elkins (2015, 2016)
NFCA Golden Shoe Award Mihyia Davis (2023)
Record against Sun Belt + Opponent Won Lost Tied Pct.Last PlayedAppalachian State19202025Arkansas State600Coastal Carolina26502025Georgia Southern20302022Georgia State33402022James Madison9302025Louisiana–Monroe1242902025Marshall2202025South Alabama511102025Southern Miss54502025Texas State531102025Troy521002025
Last updated at the conclusion of the 2025 conference tournament. Includes records prior to SBC play Old Dominion does not field a softball team in the NCAA
See also List of NCAA Division I softball programs
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