# 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

The 2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by third–year head coach Matt Deggs. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

## Preseason
### Signing Day Recruits

| Player | Hometown | Previous Team |
| Pitchers |||
| Ryan Baron | Lake Charles, Louisiana | St. Louis Catholic HS |
| Gage Bihm | Opelousas, Louisiana | Hinds CC |
| Steven Cash | Centreville, Alabama | Bibb County HS |
| Sam Hill | Laurel, Mississippi | Pearl River CC |
| Luke McGibboney | St. Amant, Louisiana | LSU-Eunice |
| Brendon Moody | Iowa, Louisiana | LSU-Eunice |
| Luke Yuhasz | Lake Charles, Louisiana | Sam Houston HS |
| Hitters |||
| Jake McCarter | West Chester, Pennsylvania | Bishop Shanahan HS |
| Caleb Stelly | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Parkview Baptist HS |
| Lee Amedee | Gonzales, Louisiana | St. Amant HS |
| Carson McCoy | St. Albans, West Virginia | St. Albans HS |
| Landon Williams | Abilene, Texas | Wylie HS |

### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 9, 2022. Louisiana was picked to finish tied for third with Coastal Carolina with 117 votes and 2 first place votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | South Alabama | 139 (7) |
| 2 | Georgia Southern | 118 |
| T3 | Coastal Carolina | 117 (3) |
| T3 | Louisiana | 117 (2) |
| 5 | UT Arlington | 78 |
| 6 | Troy | 74 |
| 7 | Texas State | 71 |
| 8 | Little Rock | 63 |
| 9 | Louisiana–Monroe | 59 |
| 10 | Appalachian State | 38 |
| 11 | Georgia State | 34 |
| 12 | Arkansas State | 28 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors

* Miles Smith (USA, Sr, Pitcher)
* Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, Pitcher)
* Tyler Tuthill (APP, Jr, Pitcher)
* Brandon Talley (LA, Sr, Pitcher)
* Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Jr, Catcher)
* Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1st Base)
* Luke Drumheller (APP, Jr, 2nd Base)
* Eric Brown (CCU, Jr, Shortstop)
* Ben Klutts (ARST, Sr, 3rd Base)
* Christian Avant (GASO, Sr, Outfielder)
* Josh Smith (GSU, Jr, Outfielder)
* Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, Outfielder)
* Cameron Jones (GSU, So, Utility)
* Noah Ledford (GASO, Jr, Designated Hitter)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Louisiana win |
| | Louisiana loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Louisiana team member |
2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log :
Regular season (33–21) :
February (3–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 18 | No. 20 UC Irvine | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 4–7 | Frias (1-0) | Talley (0-1) | King (1) | ESPN+ | 4,346 | 0–1 |
| Feb. 19 | No. 20 UC Irvine | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7–4 | Schultz (1-0) | Pinto (0-1) | Theut (1) | ESPN+ | 4,263 | 1–1 |
| Feb. 20 | No. 20 UC Irvine | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5–3 | Bonds (1-0) | King (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,186 | 2–1 |
| Feb. 22 | Southeastern Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6–5$^{10}$ | Hammond (1-0) | Landry (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,098 | 3–1 |
| Karbach Round Rock Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 25 | vs. No. 6 Stanford | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | L 1–5 | Williams (2-0) | Ray (0-1) | None | | | 3–2 |
| Feb. 26 | vs. Indiana | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | L 4–12 | Perkins (1-0) | Havard (0-1) | None | | | 3–3 |
| Feb. 27 | vs. No. 2 Arkansas | Dell Diamond • Round Rock, TX | L 4–6 | Vermillion (1-0) | Theut (0-1) | Ramage (3) | | | 3–4 |
March (9–9) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 1 | at Northwestern State | H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 11–8 | Shifflet (1-0) | Prestwich (0-2) | Schultz (1) | | 580 | 4–4 | |
| Mar. 2 | Northwestern State | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6–3 | Havard (1-1) | Ohnoutka (1-1) | Schultz (2) | | 4,072 | 5–4 | |
| Mar. 4 | Southern Miss | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5–3 | Ray (1-1) | Ethridge (1-1) | Talley (1) | | 4,382 | 6–4 | |
| Mar. 5 | Southern Miss | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 0–5 | Riggins (3-0) | Theut (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 4,334 | 6–5 | |
| Mar. 6 | Southern Miss | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2–4 | Ramsey (1-0) | Bonds (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,218 | 6–6 | |
| Mar. 11 | Houston | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9–5 | Bonds (2-1) | Dannelley (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 3,935 | 7–6 | |
| Mar. 12 | Houston | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 4–8 | Medrano (2-0) | Shifflet (1-1) | Sears (3) | ESPN+ | 4,116 | 7–7 | |
| Mar. 13 | Houston | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 10–1 | Wilson (1-0) | Deese (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,105 | 8–7 | |
| Mar. 16 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 10–8 | Menard (1-0) | Shadrick (1-1) | Schultz (1) | YouTube.TV | 1,476 | 9–7 | |
| Mar. 18 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 1–7 | Gainous (3-1) | Ray (1-2) | Gamble (2) | ESPN+ | 1,532 | 9–8 | 0–1 |
| Mar. 19 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 3–4 | Stewart (3-1) | Schultz (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,821 | 9–9 | 0–2 |
| Mar. 20 | at Troy | Riddle–Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 3–8 | Witcher (2-1) | Wilson (1-1) | Stewart (1) | ESPN+ | 1,729 | 9–10 | 0–3 |
| Mar. 22 | at Nicholls | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | L 5–6 | Evans (1-0) | Schultz (1-2) | None | | 634 | 9–11 | |
| Mar. 25 | South Alabama | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5–4$^{11}$ | Menard (2-0) | Wood (0-1) | None | | 4,065 | 10–11 | 1–3 |
| Mar. 26 | South Alabama | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 5–6 | Boswell (4-1) | Schultz (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 4,016 | 10–12 | 1–4 |
| Mar. 27 | South Alabama | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6–3 | Theut (1-2) | Lin (1-2) | Menard (1) | | 4,408 | 11–12 | 2–4 |
| Mar. 29 | at Southeastern Louisiana | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 6–4 | Shifflet (2-1) | Batty (0-1) | Menard (2) | ESPN+ | 1,478 | 12–12 | |
| Mar. 30 | at New Orleans | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed | Game postponed |
April (13–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | Georgia Southern | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6–3 | Ray (2-2) | Thompson (2-1) | Menard (3) | ESPN+ | 4,102 | 13–12 | 3–4 |
| Apr. 2 | Georgia Southern | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3–4 | Johnson (2-2) | Menard (2-1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,089 | 13–13 | 3–5 |
| Apr. 3 | Georgia Southern | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5–1 | Wilson (2-1) | Wray (5-1) | None | ESPN+ | 3,986 | 14–13 | 4–5 |
| Apr. 5 | at Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 3–7 | Tomkins (3-0) | Bonds (2-2) | Crigger (5) | CUSA.TV | 2,439 | 14–14 | |
| Apr. 6 | at Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 8–6 | Rawls (1-0) | Whorff (2-5) | None | CUSA.TV | 2,606 | 15–14 | |
| Apr. 8 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 10–0 | Talley (1-1) | Medlin (0-4) | None | ESPN+ | 252 | 16–14 | 5–5 |
| Apr. 9 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 5–3 | Menard (3-1) | Wiseman (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 297 | 17–14 | 6–5 |
| Apr. 10 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium–Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 7–4$^{10}$ | Rawls (2-0) | Jeans (0-4) | None | ESPN+ | 255 | 18–14 | 7–5 |
| Apr. 12 | McNeese State | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled | Game cancelled |
| Apr. 14 | Louisiana–Monroe | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 14–2 | Talley (2-1) | Barlow (2-4) | None | ESPN+ | 4,037 | 19–14 | 8–5 |
| Apr. 15 | Louisiana–Monroe | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 5–7 | Judice (1-0) | Rawls (2-1) | Orton (4) | | 4,042 | 19–15 | 8–6 |
| Apr. 16 | Louisiana–Monroe | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7–1 | Wilson (3-1) | Wepf (1-3) | None | | 4,170 | 20–15 | 9–6 |
| Wally Pontiff Jr. Classic ||||||||||||
| Apr. 19 | at No. 22 LSU | Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA | L 4–8 | Floyd (4-2) | Talley (2-2) | Reyzelman (2) | SECN+ | 6,789 | 20–16 | |
| Apr. 22 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 5–4 | Hammond (2-0) | Jones (2-3) | None | | 347 | 21–16 | 10–6 |
| Apr. 23 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 6–3 | Schultz (2-3) | Dawson (2-4) | None | | 378 | 22–16 | 11–6 |
| Apr. 24 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Decatur, GA | W 14–2$^7$ | Wilson (4-1) | Landry (2-3) | None | | 367 | 23–16 | 12–6 |
| Apr. 29 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | W 14–3 | Talley (3-2) | Tuthill (1-5) | None | | 310 | 24–16 | 13–6 |
| Apr. 30 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | W 12–7 | Perrin (1-0) | Tujetsch (3-4) | None | | 552 | 25–16 | 14–6 |
May (8–5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | L 4–9 | Cornatzer (2-1) | Wilson (4-2) | Carter (1) | | 135 | 25–17 | 14–7 |
| May 6 | UT Arlington | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4–3 | Bonds (3-2) | Moffat (2-7) | None | ESPN+ | 4,149 | 26–17 | 15–7 |
| May 7 | UT Arlington | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4–3 | Schultz (3-3) | Wong (1-5) | Hammond (1) | | 4,177 | 27–17 | 16–7 |
| May 8 | UT Arlington | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6–5$^{11}$ | Christie (1-0) | Moffat (2-8) | None | | 4,054 | 28–17 | 17–7 |
| May 10 | at Rice | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | W 7–3 | Perrin (2-0) | Cienfuegos (0-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 1,943 | 29–17 | |
| May 11 | at Rice | Reckling Park • Houston, TX | W 16–6$^8$ | Menard (4-1) | Smith (1-3) | None | CUSA.TV | 1,935 | 30–17 | |
| May 13 | at No. 15 Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 5–7 | Wood (6-1) | Talley (3-3) | Stivors (13) | ESPN+ | 1,656 | 30–18 | 17–8 |
| May 14 | at No. 15 Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 4–6 | Bush (2-2) | Hammond (2-1) | Stivors (14) | ESPN+ | 1,487 | 30–19 | 17–9 |
| May 15 | at No. 15 Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 9–11 | Robie (3-0) | Wilson (4-3) | Stivors (15) | ESPN+ | 1,296 | 30–20 | 17–10 |
| May 17 | Nicholls | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6–1 | Menard (5-1) | Galy (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 4,052 | 31–20 | |
| May 19 | Little Rock | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 0–2 | Arnold (5-6) | Bonds (3-3) | None | ESPN+ | 3,891 | 31–21 | 17–11 |
| May 20 | Little Rock | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 10–4 | Ray (3-2) | Smallwood (5-5) | None | ESPN+ | 4,215 | 32–21 | 18–11 |
| May 21 | Little Rock | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9–3 | Perrin (3-0) | Quevedo (2-1) | None | ESPN+ | 4,080 | 33–21 | 19–11 |
Post-season (4–2) :
SBC Tournament (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Overall record | Tournament record |
| May 27 | vs. (5) South Alabama | (4) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | W 9–1 | Bonds (4-3) | Boswell (6-5) | Theut (2) | ESPN+ | 34–21 | 1–0 |
| May 28 | vs. (1)/No. 11 Texas State | (4) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | W 3–2 | Schultz (4-3) | Wells (7-2) | None | ESPN+ | 35–21 | 2–0 |
| May 29 | vs. (2) Georgia Southern | (4) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | W 7–6 | Hammond (3-1) | Higgins (2-3) | Talley (2) | ESPN+ | 36–21 | 3–0 |
NCAA tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | (Seed)/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | Tournament record |
| College Station Regional ||||||||||||
| Jun. 3 | vs. (2)/No. 22 TCU | (3) | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | W 7–6 | Bonds (5-3) | Cornelio (4-5) | None | ESPN+ | 6,138 | 37–21 | 1–0 |
| Jun. 4 | vs. (1)/No. 5 Texas A&M | (3) | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | L 6–9 | Palisch (5-3) | Ray (3-3) | Rudis (3) | ESPN+ | 6,675 | 37–22 | 1–1 |
| Jun. 5 | vs. (2)/No. 22 TCU | (3) | Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX | L 1–6 | Brown (5-3) | Wilson (4-4) | None | ESPN+ | 6,115 | 37–23 | 1–2 |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.

## College Station Regional

College Station Regional Teams :
| (1) Texas A&M Aggies | (2) TCU Horned Frogs | (3) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns | (4) Oral Roberts Golden Eagles |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | No. 5 Texas A&M | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Oral Roberts | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Oral Roberts | 2 | 1 | No. 5 Texas A&M | 9 | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Louisiana | 6 | | | | |
| 3 | Louisiana | 7 | 3 | Louisiana | 6 | | | | |
| 2 | No. 22 TCU | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | No. 22 TCU | 6 | | | | 2 | No. 22 TCU | 9 | - |
| | | | | | | 1 | No. 5 Texas A&M | 15 | - |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 1 | No. 5 Texas A&M | 15 | - |
| | | | 2 | No. 22 TCU | 6 | | | | |
| 4 | Oral Roberts | 1 | 3 | Louisiana | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | No. 22 TCU | 3 | | | | | | | |

## Postseason
### Conference Awards

References:

### National & Regional

| Accolade | Recipient | Reference |
| ABCA First Team All-Region | Carson Roccaforte, INF | |