# 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team

The 2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2012 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by twelfth and thirteen year husband and wife head coach duo Michael and Stefni Lotief, respectively. This was the final season that the Cajuns had two head coaches as after the season, Stefni Lotief decided to resign to focus on family and personal matters.

## Preseason
### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2012. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 80 votes and 8 first place votes
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 80 (8) |
| 2 | South Alabama | 64 |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 62 |
| 4 | FIU | 49 |
| 5 | Troy | 40 |
| 5 | Western Kentucky | 40 (1) |
| 7 | North Texas | 29 |
| 8 | Louisiana-Monroe | 26 |
| 9 | Middle Tennessee | 15 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt team

* Taylor Fawbush (FAU, JR, Pitcher)
* Hannah Campbell (USA, SO, Pitcher)
* Karavin Drew (WKU, JR, Catcher)
* Hayden Gann (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
* Lisa Johnson (UNT, SR, 2nd Base)
* Nerissa Myers (ULL, JR, Shortstop)
* Nikki Hollett (TROY, SR, 3rd Base)
* Ashley McClain (FIU, SR, Outfield)
* Katie Smith (ULL, SR, Outfield)
* Brittany Fowler (USA, JR, Outfield)
* Christi Orgeron (ULL, SR, Utility

#### Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year

* Christi Orgeron (ULL

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Louisiana-Lafayette win |
| | Louisiana-Lafayette loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Louisiana-Lafayette team member |
2012 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log :
Regular season (46-3) :
February (12-0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | TV | Overall record | SBC record |
| Louisiana Classics |||||||
| Feb. 10 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled |
| Feb. 10 | vs. Rutgers | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled |
| Feb. 11 | vs. Rutgers | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 15-1 (5 inn) | | 1-0 | |
| Feb. 11 | vs. No. 24 Tulsa | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 19-4 (6 inn) | | 2-0 | |
| Feb. 12 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 21-0 (5 inn) | | 1-0 | |
| Mardi Gras Invitational |||||||
| Feb. 17 | vs. Northwestern | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6-4 | | 2–0 | |
| Feb. 17 | vs. UTEP | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 11-1 (5 inn) | | 3-0 | |
| Feb. 18 | vs. North Carolina | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled |
| Feb. 18 | vs. Northwestern State | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled |
| Feb. 19 | vs. Louisiana Tech | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-0 (5 inn) | | 4-0 | |
| Feb. 19 | vs. Northwestern State | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 10-0 (6 inn) | | 5-0 | |
| NFCA Leadoff Classic |||||||
| Feb. 24 | vs. Hofstra | Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL | W 5-4 | | 6-0 | |
| Feb. 24 | vs. Mississippi State | Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL | W 6-3 | | 7-0 | |
| Feb. 25 | vs. Boston University | Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL | W 5-1 | | 8-0 | |
| Feb. 25 | vs. No. 12 Michigan | Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL | W 10-7 | | 9-0 | |
| Feb. 26 | vs. Winthrop | Eddie C. Moore Field • Clearwater, FL | W 6-1 | | 10-0 | |
March (18-1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | TV | Overall record | SBC record |
| Ragin' Cajun Invitational |||||||
| Mar. 2 | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3-0 | | 11-0 | |
| Mar. 3 | vs. Kentucky | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5-4 | | 12-0 | |
| Mar. 3 | vs. Nicholls State | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 15-4 (5 inn) | | 13-0 | |
| Mar. 4 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 14-3 | | 14-0 | |
| Mar. 4 | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 19-1 (5 inn) | | 15-0 | |
| Mar. 7 | at Houston | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 12-7 (9 inn) | | 16-0 | |
| Mar. 7 | at Houston | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3-2 | | 17-0 | |
| Mar. 10 | North Texas | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7-6 (10 inn) | | 18-0 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 10 | North Texas | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5-4 (9 inn) | | 19-0 | 2-0 |
| Mar. 11 | North Texas | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 11-4 | | 20-0 | 3-0 |
| Mar. 13 | McNeese State | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6-0 | | 21-0 | |
| Judi Garman Classic |||||||
| Mar. 15 | vs. Arizona State | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 9-2 | | 22-0 | |
| Mar. 16 | vs. Fresno State | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 9-1 (5 inn) | | 23-0 | |
| Mar. 16 | vs. Penn State | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | W 5-1 | | 24-0 | |
| Mar. 17 | vs. Arizona | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled |
| Mar. 17 | vs. Iowa | Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CA | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled | Game canceled |
| Mar. 22 | Georgia Tech | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 12-11 | | 25-0 | |
| Mar. 22 | Georgia Tech | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 10-2 (5 inn) | | 26-0 | |
| Mar. 24 | at Troy | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 4-9 | | 26-1 | 3-1 |
| Mar. 24 | at Troy | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 9-1 (5 inn) | | 27-1 | 4-1 |
| Mar. 25 | at Troy | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 9-1 (5 inn) | | 28-1 | 5-1 |
April (14-1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | TV | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 6 | South Alabama | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 1-0 (10 inn) | | 29-1 | 6-1 |
| Apr. 6 | South Alabama | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2-0 | | 30-1 | 7-1 |
| Apr. 7 | South Alabama | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3-0 | | 31-1 | 8-1 |
| Apr. 10 | at FIU | FIU Softball Stadium • Miami, FL | W 10-5 | | 32-1 | 9-1 |
| Apr. 10 | at FIU | FIU Softball Stadium • Miami, FL | L 1-2 | | 32-2 | 9-2 |
| Apr. 11 | at FIU | FIU Softball Stadium • Miami, FL | W 6-0 | | 33-2 | 10-2 |
| Apr. 14 | at Middle Tennessee | Lovelace Softball Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | W 8-0 (5 inn) | | 34-2 | 11-2 |
| Apr. 14 | at Middle Tennessee | Lovelace Softball Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | W 9-1 (5 inn) | | 35-2 | 12-2 |
| Apr. 15 | at Middle Tennessee | Lovelace Softball Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN | W 4-3 | | 36-2 | 13-2 |
| Apr. 21 | Florida Atlantic | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 21-0 (5 inn) | CST | 37-2 | 14-2 |
| Apr. 21 | Florida Atlantic | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 10-2 (5 inn) | CST | 38-2 | 15-2 |
| Apr. 22 | Florida Atlantic | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-1 (6 inn) | | 39-2 | 16-2 |
| Apr. 28 | at Western Kentucky | WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY | W 4-1 | | 40-2 | 17-2 |
| Apr. 28 | at Western Kentucky | WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY | W 2-1 | | 41-2 | 18-2 |
| Apr. 29 | at Western Kentucky | WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY | W 4-2 | | 42-2 | 19-2 |
May (2-1) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2-4 | 43-3 | 19-3 |
| May 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 8-3 | 44-3 | 20-3 |
| May 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 11-4 | 45-3 | 21-3 |
Post-Season (7-3) :
SBC tournament (3-0) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| May 9 | vs. Florida Atlantic (first round) | FAU Softball Complex • Boca Raton, FL | W 7-1 | 46-3 |
| May 11 | vs. Western Kentucky (quarterfinals) | FAU Softball Complex • Boca Raton, FL | W 12-1 | 47-3 |
| May 11 | vs. North Texas (semifinals) | FAU Softball Complex • Boca Raton, FL | W 5-1 | 48-3 |
| May 12 | vs. South Alabama (championship) | FAU Softball Complex • Boca Raton, FL | L 1-3 | 49-4 |
NCAA tournament (4-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Lafayette Regionals ||||||||||||
| May 18 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 8-0 (6 inn) | 50-4 |
| May 19 | vs. Stanford | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-3 | 51-4 |
| May 20 | vs. Stanford | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6-2 | 52-4 |
| Tempe Super Regionals ||||||||||||
| May 24 | at No. 3 Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 6-0 | 53-4 |
| May 25 | at No. 3 Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 2-9 | 53-4 |
| May 25 | at No. 3 Arizona State | Alberta B. Farrington Softball Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 0-8 (6 inn) | 53-6 |

## Lafayette Regional

Lafayette Regional Teams :
| (1) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | (2) Stanford Cardinal | (3) Baylor Lady Bears | (4) Mississippi Valley State Devilettes |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 14 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Mississippi Valley State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | Mississippi Valley State | 0 | 14 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | Stanford | 3 | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 1 | | Stanford | 3 | | | | |
| Baylor | Baylor | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Baylor | Baylor | 0 | | | | 14 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 6 | – |
| | | | | | | | Baylor | 2 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | | Baylor | 2 | – |
| | | | Stanford | Stanford | 6 | | | | |
| Mississippi Valley State | Mississippi Valley State | 0 | Baylor | Baylor | 2 | | | | |
| Baylor | Baylor | 5 | | | | | | | |

## Tempe Super Regional

Tempe Super Regional Teams :
| (1) Arizona State Sun Devils | (2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns |
Game 1 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| 14 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 6 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 0 |
Game 2 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| 14 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 2 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 9 |
Game 3 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| 14 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 0 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 8 |