# 2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team

The 2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park and were led by sixth-year head coach Gerry Glasco. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
After a close win in the finals of the Baton Rouge Regional over LSU, the Cajuns made it to the Super Regionals where they were shut out by Washington by a combined score of 0-10 over two games (the first time they have been shut out in Super Regional play in program history).

## Preseason
### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2023. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the conference with 144 votes and all first place votes (12).
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Louisiana | 144 (12) |
| 2 | Texas State | 130 |
| 3 | South Alabama | 118 |
| 4 | Troy | 99 |
| 5 | James Madison | 93 |
| 6 | Marshall | 80 |
| 7 | Southern Miss | 68 |
| 8 | Appalachian State | 63 |
| 9 | Louisiana–Monroe | 44 |
| 10 | Coastal Carolina | 43 |
| 11 | Georgia State Georgia Southern | 27 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt team

* Jessica Mullins (Pitcher, TXST)
* Olivia Lackie (Pitcher, USA)
* Sophie Piskos (Pitcher, LA)
* Hannah Shifflett (1st Base, JMU)
* Stormy Kotzelnick (1st Base, LA)
* Kelly Horne (2nd Base, TXST)
* Alexa Langeliers (Shortstop, LA)
* Jourdyn Campbell (3rd Base, LA)
* Sara Vanderford (3rd Base, TXST)
* Karly Heath (Designated Player, LA)
* Iyanla De Jesus (Designated Player, CCU)
* Ciara Trahan (Outfielder, TXST)
* Maddie Hayden (Outfielder, LA)
* Mackenzie Brasher (Outfielder, USA)
* Kayt Houston (Outfielder, APP)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Louisiana win |
| | Louisiana loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation |
| Bold | Louisiana team member |
2023 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball game log :
Regular season (43–13) :
February (10–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Louisiana Classics ||||||||||||
| Feb. 10 | Lafayette | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 12–0$^5$ | Landry (1-0) | Powell (0-1) | Non | ESPN+ | 1,719 | 1–0 |
| Feb. 11 | Stephen F. Austin | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 12–1$^5$ | Schorman (1-0) | Telford (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,207 | 2–0 |
| Feb. 11 | Lafayette | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6–0 | Lamb (1-0) | Cal (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,207 | 3–0 |
| Feb. 12 | Stephen F. Austin | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 12–0$^5$ | Landry (2-0) | Hannabas (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,618 | 4–0 |
| TaxAct Clearwater Invitational ||||||||||||
| Feb. 16 | vs. Indiana | RV | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | W 4–1 | Schorman (2-0) | Johnson (1-2) | Lamb (1) | ESPNU | 358 | 5–0 |
| Feb. 17 | vs. No. 25 Michigan | RV | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | L 6–7 | LeBeau (3-0) | Landry (2-1) | Derkowski (1) | ESPN+ | 657 | 5–1 |
| Feb. 18 | vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State | RV | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | L 2–12$^5$ | Maxwell (4-0) | Schorman (2-1) | None | ESPN+ | 882 | 5–2 |
| Feb. 18 | vs. No. 4 Arkansas | RV | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | L 6–7 | Delce (3-1) | Landry (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 733 | 5–3 |
| Feb. 19 | vs. No. 2 UCLA | RV | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | L 3–4 | Faraimo (7-0) | Schorman (2-2) | None | ESPNU | 1,032 | 5–4 |
| Feb. 19 | vs. No. 6 Florida State | RV | Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL | L 2–10$^6$ | Royalty (2-0) | Landry (2-3) | Leonard (1) | ESPN+ | 1,221 | 5–5 |
| Feb. 21 | No. 23 UCF | | UCF Softball Complex • Orlando, FL | W 8–0$^5$ | Schorman (3-2) | Willis (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 489 | 6–5 |
| LSU Crossover ||||||||||||
| Feb. 25 | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | RV | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 5–2 | Landry (3-3) | Aholelei (4-4) | Riassetto (1) | | 325 | 7–5 |
| Feb. 25 | at No. 15 LSU | RV | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 5–4 | Schorman (4-2) | Chaffin (2-1) | Riassetto (2) | SECN+ | 2,447 | 8–5 |
| Feb. 26 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2–0 | Heath (1-0) | Aholelei (4-5) | Riassetto (1) | ESPN+ | 2,403 | 9–5 |
| Feb. 26 | No. 15 LSU | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 1–4 | Kilponen (4-0) | Landry (3-4) | None | ESPN+ | 2,403 | 9–6 |
| Feb. 27 | vs. Ole Miss | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3–2$^8$ | Landry (4-4) | Furbush (4-4) | None | ESPN+ | 1,668 | 10–6 |
March (14–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Longhorn Invitational ||||||||||||
| Mar. 3 | vs. McNeese | RV | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 7–1 | Landry (5-4) | Tate (4-1) | None | | 1,590 | 11–6 | |
| Mar. 3 | at No. 9 Texas | RV | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 2–6 | Gutierrez (4-1) | Schorman (4-3) | None | LHN | 1,590 | 11–7 | |
| Mar. 4 | vs. Tennessee State | RV | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 9–1$^6$ | Schorman (5-3) | Manus (7-6) | None | | | 12–7 | |
| Mar. 4 | vs. Princeton | RV | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 8–3 | Landry (6-4) | Chambers (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | | 13–7 | |
| Mar. 5 | at No. 9 Texas | RV | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 3–8 | Gutierrez (5-1) | Riassetto (0-1) | None | LHN | 1,571 | 13–8 | |
| Mar. 8 | McNeese | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6–2 | Riassetto (1-1) | Vallejo (4-6) | None | | 1,522 | 14–8 | |
| Bubly Invitational ||||||||||||
| Mar. 10 | vs. Rutgers | RV | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 3–0 | Lamb (2-0) | Vickers (4-3) | Riassetto (3) | | | 15–8 | |
| Mar. 11 | at No. 8 Florida | RV | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 1–0 | Schorman (6-3) | Delbrey (3-1) | None | SECN+ | 2,046 | 16–8 | |
| Mar. 11 | vs. Rutgers | RV | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 5–0 | Heath (2-0) | Smith (2-2) | None | | | 17–8 | |
| Mar. 12 | vs. Mercer | RV | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 3–2 | Lamb (3-0) | Rearley (2-5) | None | | | 18–8 | |
| Mar. 12 | at No. 8 Florida | RV | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 2–11$^5$ | Hightower (9-2) | Schorman (6-4) | None | SECN+ | | 18–9 | |
| Mar. 18 | at Southern Miss | RV | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | W 8–4 | Schorman (7-4) | Leinstock (8-6) | None | ESPN+ | 708 | 19–9 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 18 | at Southern Miss | RV | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | W 12–1$^6$ | Landry (7-4) | Lee (3-2) | None | ESPN+ | 708 | 20–9 | 2–0 |
| Mar. 19 | at Southern Miss | RV | Southern Miss Softball Complex • Hattiesburg, MS | W 10–2$^6$ | Schorman (8-4) | Leinstock (8-7) | None | ESPN+ | | 21–9 | 3–0 |
| Mar. 24 | Appalachian State | No. 25 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 8–0$^5$ | Heath (3-0) | Buckner (3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,085 | 22–9 | 4–0 |
| Mar. 25 | Appalachian State | No. 25 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4–0 | Schorman (9-4) | Northrop (6-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,539 | 23–9 | 5–0 |
| Mar. 25 | Appalachian State | No. 25 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3–5 | Neas (6-2) | Lamb (3-1) | Buckner (1) | ESPN+ | 1,539 | 23–10 | 5–1 |
| Mar. 31 | at James Madison | RV | Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA | W 8–4$^8$ | Schorman (10-4) | Humphrey (8-5) | None | ESPN+ | 487 | 24–10 | 6–1 |
April (15–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | at James Madison | RV | Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA | W 9–2 | Landry (8-4) | Berry (8-1) | None | | 663 | 25–10 | 7–1 |
| Apr. 2 | at James Madison | RV | Veterans Memorial Park • Harrisonburg, VA | W 6–2 | Lamb (4-1) | Humphrey (8-6) | None | ESPN+ | 589 | 26–10 | 8–1 |
| Apr. 4 | at McNeese | RV | Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | W 7–0 | Landry (9-4) | Tate (12-3) | None | ESPN+ | 837 | 27–10 | |
| Apr. 8 | South Alabama | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7–5 | Schorman (11-4) | Lackie (13-5) | None | ESPN+ | 1,398 | 28–10 | 9–1 |
| Apr. 8 | South Alabama | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 8–0$^5$ | Landry (10-4) | Hardy (11-7) | None | ESPN+ | 1,398 | 29–10 | 10–1 |
| Apr. 9 | South Alabama | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2–0 | Landry (11-4) | Lackie (13-6) | Lamb (2) | ESPN+ | 1,004 | 30–10 | 11–1 |
| Apr. 11 | at No. 18 Baylor | RV | Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX | L 1–2 | Orme (13-4) | Landry (11-5) | None | ESPN+ | 763 | 30–11 | |
| Apr. 12 | at No. 23 Texas A&M | RV | Davis Diamond • College Station, TX | L 2–4 | Kennedy (8-3) | Heath (3-1) | None | SECN+ | 1,333 | 30–12 | |
| Apr. 14 | Texas State | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5–3 | Schorman (12-5) | Mullins (14-8) | Lamb (3) | ESPN+ | 1,651 | 31–12 | 12–1 |
| Apr. 15 | Texas State | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4–2 | Lamb (5-1) | McCann (6-6) | None | ESPN+ | 1,753 | 32–12 | 13–1 |
| Apr. 16 | Texas State | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7–0 | Landry (12-4) | Pierce (5-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,602 | 33–12 | 14–1 |
| Apr. 18 | Southeastern Louisiana | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7–0 | Lamb (6-1) | Comeaux (8-3) | None | ESPN+ | 1,338 | 34–12 | |
| Apr. 21 | at Troy | RV | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | L 7–8 | Baker (2-1) | Schorman (12-6) | None | ESPN+ | 462 | 34–13 | 14–2 |
| Apr. 22 | at Troy | RV | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 9–2 | Schorman (13-6) | Johnson (22-6) | None | ESPN+ | 698 | 35–13 | 15–2 |
| Apr. 23 | at Troy | RV | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | W 6–1 | Landry (13-4) | Baker (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 429 | 36–13 | 16–2 |
| Apr. 28 | at Coastal Carolina | RV | St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 11–0$^6$ | Landry (14-4) | Brabham (11-9) | None | ESPN+ | 250 | 37–13 | 17–2 |
| Apr. 29 | at Coastal Carolina | RV | St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 2–1 | Lamb (7-1) | Brabham (11-10) | None | ESPN+ | 292 | 38–13 | 18–2 |
| Apr. 30 | at Coastal Carolina | RV | St. John Stadium – Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 10–6 | Heath (4-1) | Picone (9-4) | Schorman (1) | ESPN+ | 292 | 39–13 | 19–2 |
May (4–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 3 | at Louisiana Tech | RV | Dr. Billy Bundrick Stadium • Ruston, LA | W 8–1 | Landry (15-4) | Floyd (8-8) | Lamb (4) | CUSA.TV | 726 | 40–13 | |
| May 4 | Louisiana–Monroe | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5–1 | Schorman (14-6) | Nichols (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,512 | 41–13 | 20–2 |
| May 5 | Louisiana–Monroe | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9–0$^5$ | Heath (5-1) | Abrams (6-12) | None | ESPN+ | 1,776 | 42–13 | 21–2 |
| May 6 | Louisiana–Monroe | RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9–1$^5$ | Lamb (8-1) | Abrams (6-13) | None | ESPN+ | 1,656 | 43–13 | 22–2 |
Post-season (7–3) :
SBC Tournament (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 11 | (8) Louisiana–Monroe | (1)/RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3–1 | Landry (16-4) | Hulett (8-5) | None | ESPN+ | 1,426 | 44–13 | 1–0 |
| May 12 | (5) Texas State | (1)/RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4–1 | Lamb (9-1) | Mullins (21-11) | None | ESPN+ | 1,458 | 45–13 | 2–0 |
| May 13 | (2) Marshall | (1)/RV | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 1–0 | Landry (17-4) | Nester (27-8) | None | ESPN+ | 1,574 | 46–13 | 3–0 |
NCAA Division I softball tournament (4–3) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| Baton Rouge Regionals ||||||||||||
| May 19 | vs. (3) Omaha | (2)/RV | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 5–0 | Landry (18-4) | Meyer (17-8) | None | ESPN+ | | 47–13 | 1–0 |
| May 20 | at (1)/No. 11 LSU | (2)/RV | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | L 0–4 | Berzon (14-7) | Landry (18-5) | None | ESPN+ | 2,179 | 47–14 | 1–1 |
| May 20 | vs. (3) Omaha | (2)/RV | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 9–0$^5$ | Lamb (10-1) | Nuismer (13-8) | None | ESPN+ | 1,857 | 48–14 | 2–1 |
| May 21 | at (1)/No. 11 LSU | (2)/RV | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 7–4 | Landry (19-5) | Johnson (7-1) | None | ESPN+ | 2,120 | 49–14 | 3–1 |
| May 21 | at (1)/No. 11 LSU | (2)/RV | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | W 9–8 | Riassetto (2-1) | Berzon (14-8) | None | ESPN+ | 2,166 | 50–14 | 4–1 |
| Seattle Super Regionals ||||||||||||
| May 26 | at No. 6 Washington | RV | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | L 0–8$^5$ | Meylan (18-5) | Landry (19-6) | None | ESPN | 2,200 | 50–15 | 0–1 |
| May 27 | at No. 6 Washington | RV | Husky Softball Stadium • Seattle, WA | L 0–2 | Lopez (13-3) | Schorman (14-7) | Meylan (7) | ESPN | 2,266 | 50–16 | 0–2 |
    Schedule Source:
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

## Baton Rouge Regional

Baton Rouge Regional Teams :
| (1) LSU Tigers | (2) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | (3) Omaha Mavericks | (4) Prairie View A&M Panthers |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 10 | (10) LSU | 12$^{(5)}$ | | | | | | | |
| | Prairie View A&M | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Prairie View A&M | 2 | 10 | LSU | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | Louisiana | 0 | | | | |
| Louisiana | Louisiana | 5 | | Louisiana | 0 | | | | |
| Omaha | Omaha | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Omaha | Omaha | 0 | | | | 10 | LSU | 4 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | Louisiana | 7 | 9 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | | Louisiana | 7 | 9 |
| | | | Louisiana | Louisiana | 9$^{(5)}$ | | | | |
| Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M | 0 | Omaha | Omaha | 0 | | | | |
| Omaha | Omaha | 3 | | | | | | | |

## Seattle Super Regional

Seattle Super Regional Teams :
| (7) Washington Huskies | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns |
Game 1 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| | Louisiana | 0 |
| 7 | Washington | 8$^5$ |
Game 2 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| | Louisiana | 0 |
| 7 | Washington | 2 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| NFCA / USA Today | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | |
| Softball America | 22 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | | |
| ESPN.com/USA Softball | 24 | 22 | RV | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | RV | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | | |
| D1Softball | 20 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | | |