# 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team

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 :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 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)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Louisiana–Lafayette win |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette loss |
| | Postponement/Cancellation |
| Bold | Louisiana 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 | Attendance | Overall 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 Classics ||||||||||||
| Feb. 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 Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 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 | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Diamond 9 Citrus Classic ||||||||||||
| Mar. 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 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 9 | Western Kentucky | No. 15 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2-12 | Rousseau (5-2) | Martinez (2-3) | None | 619 | 16-8 | 1-1 |
| Mar. 10 | Western Kentucky | No. 15 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2-3 | Rousseau (6-2) | Wallace (9-5) | None | 988 | 16-9 | 1-2 |
| Mar. 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 | 1-3 |
| Mar. 16 | at South Alabama | No. 22 | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | L 4-8 | Beard (10-0) | Brown (4-1) | None | 369 | 18-11 | 1-4 |
| Mar. 17 | at South Alabama | No. 22 | Jaguar Field • Mobile, AL | W 2-1 | Wallace (11-6) | Campbell (10-5) | None | 423 | 19-11 | 2-4 |
| Mar. 29 | FIU | | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 10-2 (6 inn) | Wallace (12-6) | Jenkins (11-4) | None | 880 | 20-11 | 3-4 |
| Mar. 29 | FIU | | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-5 | Brown (5-1) | Dawson (4-11) | None | 880 | 21-11 | 4-4 |
| Mar. 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 | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 6 | at North Texas | | Lovelace Softball Stadium • Denton, TX | W 10-0 (5 inn) | Wallace (14-6) | Simmons (6-5) | None | 350 | 23-11 | 6-4 |
| Apr. 6 | at North Texas | | Lovelace Softball Stadium • Denton, TX | W 8-2 | Brown (6-1) | Kirk (8-6) | Wallace (1) | 350 | 24-11 | 7-4 |
| Apr. 7 | at North Texas | | Lovelace Softball Complex • Denton, TX | W 5-0 | Wallace (15-6) | Simmons (6-6) | None | 250 | 25-11 | 8-4 |
| Apr. 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 | 9-4 |
| Apr. 13 | Middle Tennessee | | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6-3 | Wallace (18-6) | Fisherback (3-17) | None | 886 | 29-11 | 10-4 |
| Apr. 14 | Middle Tennessee | | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6-0 | Wallace (19-6) | Stinnett (0-7) | None | 632 | 30-11 | 11-4 |
| Apr. 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 | 12-4 |
| Apr. 21 | at Florida Atlantic | No. 25 | FAU Softball Stadium • Boca Raton, FL | W 8-4 | Wallace (22-6) | Call (8-10) | None | | 34-11 | 13-4 |
| Apr. 27 | Troy | No. 22 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-1 (5 inn) | Wallace (23-6) | Hamilton (5-6) | None | 812 | 35-11 | 14-4 |
| Apr. 27 | Troy | No. 22 | Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6-0 | Brown (8-1) | Affeldt (6-5) | Wallace (2) | 812 | 36-11 | 15-4 |
| Apr. 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 | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 4 | at Louisiana-Monroe | No. 21 | ULM Softball Complex • Monroe, LA | W 8-2 | Hamilton (3-1) | Wilson (8-15) | None | 582 | 38-11 | 17-4 |
| May 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 | 18-4 |
| May 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) :
SBC tournament (3-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Overall record |
| May 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 |
NCAA tournament (4-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Baton Rouge Regionals ||||||||||||
| May 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 Regionals ||||||||||||
| May 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 |

## 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 |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 9 | LSU | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Central Connecticut | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | Central Connecticut | 2 | 9 | LSU | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | | | | |
| Louisiana–Lafayette | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 | | | | |
| Northwestern State | Northwestern State | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern State | Northwestern State | 0 | | | | | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 | – |
| | | | | | | 9 | LSU | 0 | – |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 9 | LSU | 0 | – |
| | | | | Central Connecticut | 0 | | | | |
| Central Connecticut | Central Connecticut | 9 | 9 | LSU | 11 | | | | |
| Northwestern State | Northwestern State | 1 | | | | | | | |

## Ann Arbor Super Regional

Ann Arbor Super Regional Teams :
| (1) Michigan Wolverines | (2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns |
Game 1 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| 8 | Michigan | 4 |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 3 |
Game 2 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| 8 | Michigan | 0 |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 |
Game 3 :
| Rank | Team | Score |
| 8 | Michigan | 2 |
| | Louisiana–Lafayette | 1 |