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.
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.
Coaches poll 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 staffMichael 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/CancellationBoldLouisiana 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 ClassicsFeb. 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 ClassicFeb. 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 ClassicMar. 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 1-0Mar. 9 Western Kentucky No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-12 Rousseau (5-2) Martinez (2-3) None 619 16-8 1-1Mar. 10 Western Kentucky No. 15 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA L 2-3 Rousseau (6-2) Wallace (9-5) None 988 16-9 1-2Mar. 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 1-3Mar. 16 at South Alabama No. 22 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL L 4-8 Beard (10-0) Brown (4-1) None 369 18-11 1-4Mar. 17 at South Alabama No. 22 Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL W 2-1 Wallace (11-6) Campbell (10-5) None 423 19-11 2-4Mar. 29 FIU Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 10-2 (6 inn) Wallace (12-6) Jenkins (11-4) None 880 20-11 3-4Mar. 29 FIU Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-5 Brown (5-1) Dawson (4-11) None 880 21-11 4-4Mar. 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 recordApr. 6 at North Texas Lovelace Softball Stadium • Denton, TX W 10-0 (5 inn) Wallace (14-6) Simmons (6-5) None 350 23-11 6-4Apr. 6 at North Texas Lovelace Softball Stadium • Denton, TX W 8-2 Brown (6-1) Kirk (8-6) Wallace (1) 350 24-11 7-4Apr. 7 at North Texas Lovelace Softball Complex • Denton, TX W 5-0 Wallace (15-6) Simmons (6-6) None 250 25-11 8-4Apr. 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 9-4Apr. 13 Middle Tennessee Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Wallace (18-6) Fisherback (3-17) None 886 29-11 10-4Apr. 14 Middle Tennessee Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 Wallace (19-6) Stinnett (0-7) None 632 30-11 11-4Apr. 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 12-4Apr. 21 at Florida Atlantic No. 25 FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL W 8-4 Wallace (22-6) Call (8-10) None 34-11 13-4Apr. 27 Troy No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 9-1 (5 inn) Wallace (23-6) Hamilton (5-6) None 812 35-11 14-4Apr. 27 Troy No. 22 Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA W 6-0 Brown (8-1) Affeldt (6-5) Wallace (2) 812 36-11 15-4Apr. 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 recordMay 4 at Louisiana-Monroe No. 21 ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA W 8-2 Hamilton (3-1) Wilson (8-15) None 582 38-11 17-4May 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 18-4May 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) (3-2) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC recordMay 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 (4-2) Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record Baton Rouge RegionalsMay 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 RegionalsMay 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:
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
Ann Arbor Super Regional Ann Arbor Super Regional Teams(1) Michigan Wolverines(2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
Game 1 8 Michigan 4 Louisiana–Lafayette 3
Game 2 8 Michigan 0 Louisiana–Lafayette 5
Game 3 8 Michigan 2 Louisiana–Lafayette 1
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