# 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by twenty-second year head coach Tony Robichaux.

## Preseason
### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2016. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt with 117 votes and 8 first-place votes.
Coaches poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 117 (8) |
| 2 | South Alabama | 111 (3) |
| 3 | Texas State | 88 |
| 4 | Troy | 81 |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 76 |
| 6 | Georgia State | 63 |
| 7 | UT Arlington | 57 |
| 8 | Arkansas State | 50 |
| 9 | Little Rock | 35 |
| 10 | Louisiana-Monroe | 29 |
| 11 | Appalachian State | 19 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt team

* Evan Challenger (GASO, R-JR, Pitcher)
* Gunner Leger (ULL, SO, Pitcher)
* Kevin Hill (USA, R-SR, Pitcher)
* Dylan Moore (ULL, SO, Pitcher)
* Joey Roach (GSU, SR, Catcher)
* Tanner Hill (TXST, SR, 1st Base)
* Stefan Trosclair (ULL, SR, 2nd Base)
* Justin Jones (GSU, SO, Shortstop)
* Tanner Ring (ARST, SR, 3rd Base)
* Ryan Blanton (GSU, JR, Outfield)
* Kyle Clement (ULL, SR, Outfield)
* Cole Billingsley (USA, R-JR, Outfield)
* Danny Martinez (USA, SR, Designated Hitter)
* Cory Geisler (TXST, SR, Utility)

## Schedule and results

Louisiana–Lafayette announced its 2016 baseball schedule on September 15, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of 28 home and 28 away games in the regular season, including a trip to Houston to play in one of the toughest college baseball series, the Houston College Classic. The Ragin' Cajuns will host Sun Belts foes Little Rock, Georgia State, Texas State, Appalachian State, and Louisiana-Monroe and will travel to Troy, Arkansas State, Georgia State, UT Arlington, and South Alabama.
The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested on May 25–29 in San Marcos, Texas, and was hosted by Texas State University.
Legend :
| | Louisiana-Lafayette win |
| | Louisiana-Lafayette loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Louisiana-Lafayette team member |
2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log :
Regular season (37-19) :
February (4-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 19 | Sam Houston State | No. 6 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 2-1 (10 inn) | Moore (1-0) | Manning (0-1) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,473 | 1-0 |
| Feb. 20 | Sam Houston State | No. 6 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 6-2 | Marks (1-0) | Nixon (0-1) | Harris (1) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,646 | 2-0 |
| Feb. 21 | Sam Houston State | No. 6 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 13–3 | Carter (1-0) | Brown (0-1) | None | MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 | 4,400 | 3-0 |
| Feb. 24 | at Louisiana Tech | No. 6 | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | L 2-6 | Clancy (2-0) | Guillory (0-1) | None | None | 2,095 | 3-1 |
| Houston College Classic ||||||||||||
| Feb. 26 | vs. No. 13 TCU | No. 6 | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 1-7 | Howard (2-0) | Leger (0-1) | None | CST/ROOT Sports | | 3–2 |
| Feb. 27 | vs. No. 23 Texas Tech | No. 6 | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 3-5 (10 inn) | Shetter (1-0) | Moore (1-1) | None | CST/ROOT Sports | | 3–3 |
| Feb. 28 | vs. No. 25 Rice | No. 6 | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | W 4-2 | Lee (1-0) | Fox (0-2) | Huval (1) | CST/ROOT Sports | 6,516 | 4-3 |
March (13-6) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Mar. 1 | New Orleans | No. 16 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 7-4 | Bacon (1-0) | Leone (0-1) | Moore (1) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,212 | 5–3 | |
| Mar. 2 | at McNeese State | No. 16 | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 2-7 | Sanders (1-1) | Guillory (0-2) | None | None | 1,509 | 5-4 | |
| Mar. 4 | Sacred Heart | No. 16 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 8-0 | Leger (1-1) | Cooksey (0-2) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,369 | 6–4 | |
| Mar. 5 | Sacred Heart | No. 16 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 9-3 | Marks (2-0) | Foley (0-1) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,285 | 7-4 | |
| Mar. 6 | Sacred Heart | No. 16 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 4-0 | Lee (2-0) | Sostarich (0-1) | Moore (2) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,265 | 8–4 | |
| Mar. 8 | at Tulane | No. 16 | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 3-5 | Simms (3-0) | Huval (0-1) | None | CST | 2,247 | 8–5 | |
| Mar. 11 | at Troy | No. 16 | Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 4-2 | Huval (1-1) | Childress (1-1) | Moore (3) | None | 787 | 9–5 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 12 | at Troy | No. 16 | Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL | L 1-4 | Brown (3-1) | Marks (2-1) | None | None | 774 | 9–6 | 1-1 |
| Mar. 13 | at Troy | No. 16 | Riddle-Pace Field • Troy, AL | W 8-3 | Lee (3-0) | Gill (0-1) | Moore (4) | None | 798 | 10–6 | 2–1 |
| Mar. 16 | at Northwestern State | No. 16 | H. Alvin Brown-C. C. Stroud Field • Natchitoches, LA | W 10-1 | Guillory (1-2) | Winders (0-2) | None | None | 784 | 11–6 | |
| Mar. 19 | Little Rock | No. 16 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 15-4 | Leger (2-1) | Slayton (0-1) | Bacon (1) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,158 | 12–6 | 3–1 |
| Mar. 19 | Little Rock | No. 16 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 5-10 | Malcom (1-3) | Marks (2-2) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,194 | 12–7 | 3-2 |
| Mar. 20 | Little Rock | No. 16 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 1-7 | Corbett (3-0) | Lee (3-1) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,260 | 12–8 | 3-3 |
| Wally Pontiff Classic ||||||||||||
| Mar. 22 | vs. No. 10 LSU | No. 29 | Zephyr Field • Metairie, LA | L 5-8 | Cartwright (3-0) | Guillory (1-3) | None | CST | 10,131 | 12–9 | |
| Mar. 24 | Georgia State | No. 29 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 4-2 | Moore (2-1) | Conley (4-2) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,023 | 13–9 | 4–3 |
| Mar. 25 | Georgia State | No. 29 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 7-3 | Leger (3-1) | Habeck (1-1) | Huval (2) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,289 | 14–9 | 5–3 |
| Mar. 26 | Georgia State | No. 29 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 4-1 | Lee (4-1) | White (1-1) | Moore (5) | MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 | 4,099 | 15–9 | 6-3 |
| Mar. 29 | at Nicholls State | No. 27 | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | W 5-4 | Bazar (1-0) | Petty (1-1) | Moore (6) | CST | 1,184 | 16-9 | |
April (12-7) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | at Arkansas State | | Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 6-7 | Zuber (3-2) | Leger (3-2) | Ring (3) | None | 407 | 16-10 | 6-4 |
| Apr. 2 | at Arkansas State | | Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 5-2 | Marks (3-2) | Kirby (0-1) | Moore (7) | None | 535 | 17-10 | 7-4 |
| Apr. 3 | at Arkansas State | | Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 6-1 | Lee (5-1) | Jackson (0-1) | Carter (1) | None | 400 | 18-10 | 8-4 |
| Apr. 5 | Northwestern State | No. 26 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 4-0 | Guillory (2-3) | Stovall (3-3) | None | MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 | 4,146 | 19-10 | |
| Apr. 8 | at Georgia Southern | No. 26 | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 6-2 (10 inn) | Moore (3-1) | Hughes (0-1) | None | ESPN3 | 1,211 | 20-10 | 9-4 |
| Apr. 9 | at Georgia Southern | No. 26 | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 2-3 | Cohen (3-2) | Marks (3-3) | Simmons (1) | None | 1,017 | 20-11 | 9-5 |
| Apr. 10 | at Georgia Southern | No. 26 | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 13-9 | Moore (4-1) | Yelverton (0-2) | None | None | 771 | 21-11 | 10-5 |
| Apr. 12 | No. 23 Tulane | No. 22 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 9-2 | Guillory (3-3) | France (2-1) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,159 | 22-11 | |
| Apr. 13 | at New Orleans | No. 22 | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans. | Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans. | Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans. | Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans. | Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans. | Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans. | Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans. | Game Postponed to May 17 due to heavy rains and flooding in New Orleans. |
| Apr. 15 | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 22 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 4-1 | Leger (4-2) | Cedotal (4-4) | Moore (8) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,460 | 23-11 | |
| Apr. 16 | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. 22 | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 5-16 | Sceroler (6-2) | Marks (3-4) | None | CST/ESPN3 | 1,776 | 23-12 | |
| Apr. 17 | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. 22 | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | W 5-4 | Lee (6-1) | Cashman (3-2) | Moore (9) | CST/ESPN3 | 1,336 | 24-12 | |
| Apr. 19 | Nicholls State | No. 20 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 4-3 | Guillory (4-3) | Smith (1-3) | Carter (2) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,035 | 25-12 | |
| Apr. 20 | McNeese State | No. 20 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up. | Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up. | Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up. | Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up. | Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up. | Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up. | Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up. | Game cancelled due to inclement weather in Lafayette. Game will not be made up. |
| Apr. 22 | Texas State | No. 20 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 5-1 | Leger (5-2) | Humpal (5-3) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,163 | 26–12 | 11-5 |
| Apr. 23 | Texas State | No. 20 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 1-2 | Geisler (4-1) | Marks (3-5) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,340 | 26–13 | 11-6 |
| Apr. 24 | Texas State | No. 20 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 1-0 | Carter (2-0) | Pagano (0-1) | Moore (10) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,258 | 27-13 | 12-6 |
| Apr. 26 | at No. 13 Southern Miss | No. 14 | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 2-7 | Winston (5-0) | Guillory (4-4) | None | None | 3,645 | 27–14 | |
| Apr. 27 | Louisiana Tech | No. 14 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 3-6 | Baugham (1-0) | Carter (2-1) | Ahlrich (1) | MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 | 4,114 | 27-15 | |
| Apr. 30 | at UT Arlington | No. 18 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | L 1-4 | Simmons (8-3) | Leger (5-3) | Moreland (3) | None | 576 | 27–16 | 12-7 |
| Apr. 30 | at UT Arlington | No. 18 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 6-4 | Carter (3-1) | Kuhnel (4-3) | Moore (11) | None | 520 | 28-16 | 13-7 |
May (9-3) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| May 1 | at UT Arlington | No. 18 | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 19-6 | Harris (1-0) | Wilcox (3-4) | None | None | 636 | 29-16 | 14-7 |
| May 6 | Appalachian State | No. 19 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 7-0 | Leger (6-3) | Hampton (1-7) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,221 | 30-16 | 15-7 |
| May 7 | Appalachian State | No. 19 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 1-6 | Gorham (3-4) | Marks (3-6) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,457 | 30-17 | 15-8 |
| May 8 | Appalachian State | No. 19 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 4-1 | Moore (5-1) | Howell (5-2) | None | MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 | 4,096 | 31-17 | 16-8 |
| May 11 | at Houston | No. 21 | Schroeder Park • Houston, TX | L 2-3 | King (6-3) | Guillory (4-5) | Hernandez (8) | None | 622 | 31-18 | |
| May 13 | at No. 23 South Alabama | No. 21 | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 2-3 | Dolloff (3-4) | Carter (3-2) | None | None | 2,219 | 31-19 | 16-9 |
| May 14 | at No. 23 South Alabama | No. 21 | Eddie Stankey Field • Mobile, AL | W 5-4 (11 inn) | Moore (6-1) | Soleymani (4-3) | None | None | 2,027 | 32-19 | 17-9 |
| May 15 | at No. 23 South Alabama | No. 21 | Eddie Stankey Field • Mobile, AL | W 6-3 | Harris (2-0) | Bembnowski (6-2) | Carter (3) | None | 1,656 | 33-19 | 18-9 |
| May 17 | at New Orleans | No. 19 | Maestri Field at Privateer Field • New Orleans, LA | W 17-3 (7 inn) | Marks (4-6) | Leone (1-3) | None | None | 478 | 34-19 | |
| May 20 | Louisiana-Monroe | No. 19 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 8-2 | Carter (4-2) | Bradford (2-3) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,125 | 35-19 | 19-9 |
| May 20 | Louisiana–Monroe | No. 19 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 6-5 (11 inn) | Huval (2-1) | Herrera (1-4) | None | MyAcadianaTV/ESPN3 | 4,264 | 36-19 | 20-9 |
| May 21 | Louisiana–Monroe | No. 19 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 6-2 | Guillory (5-5) | Auger (1-3) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,442 | 37-19 | 21-9 |
Post-season (6-2) :
SBC Tournament :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| May 25 | vs. Arkansas State | No. 17 | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 7-4 | Carter (5-2) | Lee (5-7) | None | None | 1,254 | 38-19 |
| May 27 | vs. Texas State | No. 17 | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 4-2 | Lee (7-1) | Geisler (4-3) | Moore (12) | None | 1,056 | 39-19 |
| May 28 | vs. Arkansas State | No. 17 | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 17-10 | Huval (3-1) | Lee (5-8) | Carter (4) | None | 921 | 40-19 |
| May 20 | vs. Georgia Southern | No. 17 | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 5-0 | Marks (5-6) | Challenger (7-5) | Moore (13) | ESPN3 | 961 | 41-19 |
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (2-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Seed/Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Lafayette Regionals ||||||||||||
| Jun. 3 | vs. Princeton | No. 14 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 5-3 | Carter (6-2) | Powers (6-4) | Moore (14) | ESPN3 | 3,569 | 42-19 |
| Jun. 5 | vs. No. 26 Arizona | No. 14 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | W 10-3 | Leger (7-3) | Cloney (6-4) | Huval (3) | ESPN3 | 3,638 | 43-19 |
| Jun. 6 | vs. No. 26 Arizona | No. 14 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 3-6 | Bannister (11-2) | Guillory (5-6) | Ginkel (3) | ESPN3 | 3,673 | 43-20 |
| Jun. 6 | vs. No. 26 Arizona | No. 14 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA | L 1-3 | Ginkel (4-1) | Marks (5-7) | Ming (1) | ESPN3 | 3,674 | 43-21 |

## Lafayette Regional

Lafayette Regional Teams :
| (1) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns | (2) Arizona Wildcats | (3) Sam Houston State Bearkats | (4) Princeton Tigers |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 5 | | | | | |
| 4 | Princeton | 3 | | | | | |
| 4 | Princeton | 3 | 1 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 10 | | |
| | | | 2 | Arizona | 3 | | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 2 | 2 | Arizona | 3 | | |
| 2 | Arizona | 7 | | | | | |
| 2 | Arizona | 7 | | | | 1 | Louisiana–Lafayette |
| | | | | | | 2 | Arizona |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2 | Arizona |
| | | | 3 | Sam Houston State | 5 | | |
| 4 | Princeton | 2 | 2 | Arizona | 6 | | |
| 3 | Sam Houston State | 7 | | | | | |