# 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team

The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns play their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by twenty-fourth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

## Preseason
### Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 30, 2018. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the West Division with 68 votes and 9 first-place votes.
Coaches poll (West) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Louisiana | 68 (9) |
| 2 | UT Arlington | 56 (2) |
| 3 | Texas State | 51 (1) |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 36 |
| 5 | Little Rock | 27 |
| 6 | Louisiana-Monroe | 11 |

### Preseason All-Sun Belt team

* Andrew Crane (TROY, SR, Pitcher)
* Trae Patterson (UTA, SR, Pitcher)
* Seth Shuman (GASO, SO, Pitcher)
* Dylan Moore (LA, SR, Pitcher)
* Will Olson (UTA, JR, Catcher)
* Wells Davis (USA, JR, 1st Base)
* Jonathan Ortega (TXST, JR, 2nd Base)
* Drew LaBounty (USA, SR, Shortstop)
* Jaylen Hubbard (TXST, JR, 3rd Base)
* Brendan Donovan (USA, JR, Outfield)
* Brandon Lockridge (TROY, JR, Outfield)
* Travis Swaggerty (USA, JR, Outfield)
* Omar Salinas (UTA, SR, Designated Hitter)
* Dylan Paul (TXST, SR, Utility)

## Schedule and results

Legend :
| | Louisiana win |
| | Louisiana loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Louisiana team member |
2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log :
Regular season (33-23) :
February (3-5) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| Feb. 16 | at No. 14 Texas | | UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 0-3 | Kingham (1-0) | Burk (0-1) | Ridgeway (1) | Longhorn Network | 5,195 | 0-1 |
| Feb. 17 | at No. 14 Texas | | UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | L 3-5 | Ridgeway (1-0) | Moore (0-1) | None | Longhorn Network | 5,330 | 0-2 |
| Feb. 18 | at No. 14 Texas | | UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TX | W 2-1 | Batty (1–0) | McGuire (0-1) | Stoelke (1) | Longhorn Network | 5,119 | 1-2 |
| Feb. 21 | at Southeastern Louisiana | No. 20 | Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni Field • Hammond, LA | L 2-5 | Koestler (1-0) | Perrin (0-1) | None | None | 1,657 | 1-3 |
| Feb. 23 | Wright State | No. 20 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2-8 | Weiss (1-0) | Burk (0-2) | None | CST | 5,196 | 1-4 |
| Feb. 24 | Wright State | No. 20 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6-3 | Batty (2-0) | Gremling (0-2) | Stoelke (2) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 5,044 | 2-4 |
| Feb. 25 | Wright State | No. 20 | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3-4 | Sampen (1-0) | Perrin (0-2) | Hendrixson (1) | Ragin' Cajun Digital Network | 4,707 | 2–5 |
| Feb. 28 | Nicholls | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2-1 | Schmidt (1-0) | Bedevian (0-2) | Stoelke (3) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,914 | 3–5 |
March (9-10) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| Shriner's College Classic ||||||||||||
| Mar. 2 | vs. No. 21 Mississippi State | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 1-3 | Gordon (0-1) | Batty (2-1) | None | AT&T SportsNet Southwest | 4,972 | 3–6 | |
| Mar. 3 | vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | W 3-0 | Burk (1-2) | Raby (0-2) | Stoelke (4) | AT&T SportsNet Southwest | | 4–6 | |
| Mar. 4 | vs. No. 7 Kentucky | Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX | L 4-10 | Lewis (3-0) | Perrin (0-3) | None | AT&T SportsNet Southwest | | 4–7 | |
| Mar. 7 | No. 13 LSU | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4-3 (10 inn) | Stoelke (1-1) | Bain (1-1) | None | CST | 5,499 | 5–7 | |
| Mar. 9 | South Alabama | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2-1 | Lee (1-0) | Carr (1-2) | Batty (1) | CST | 4,822 | 6–7 | |
| Mar. 10 | South Alabama | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3-7 | DeSantis (2-0) | Burk (1-3) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,793 | 6–8 | |
| Mar. 11 | South Alabama | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 5-11 | Shell (1-2) | Perrin (0-4) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,670 | 6–9 | |
| Mar. 13 | at Tulane | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 5-2 (11 inn) | Moore (1-1) | White (0-1) | None | CST | 2,079 | 7–9 | |
| Mar. 16 | at Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 3-6 | Eichhorn (1-0) | Lee (1-1) | Cohen (3) | ESPN3 | 717 | 7–10 | 0-1 |
| Mar. 17 | at Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | W 11-2 | Burk (2-3) | Shuman (2-2) | None | None | 608 | 8–10 | 1-1 |
| Mar. 18 | at Georgia Southern | J. I. Clements Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 4-5 | Whitney (1-1) | Harris (0-1) | Cohen (4) | None | 423 | 7-11 | 1-2 |
| Mar. 21 | at McNeese State | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | W 5-2 | Perrin (1-4) | Goree (0-2) | Stoelke (5) | None | 1,952 | 9–11 | |
| Mar. 23 | Troy | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2-6 | Crane (3-2) | Lee (1-2) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,832 | 9–12 | 1–3 |
| Mar. 24 | Troy | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 5-8 | Osby (3-0) | Burk (2-4) | Carter (4) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,818 | 9–13 | 1-4 |
| Mar. 25 | Troy | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4-3 | Stoelke (2-0) | Carter (3-2) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,473 | 10–13 | 2-4 |
| Wally Pontiff Classic ||||||||||||
| Mar. 27 | vs. No. 19 LSU | Shrine on Airline • Metairie, LA | W 3-1 | Harris (1-1) | Labas (2-1) | Stoelke (6) | CST | 8,732 | 11–13 | |
| Mar. 29 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 7-8 (12 inn) | Ritter (1-0) | Cox (0-1) | None | None | 239 | 11–14 | 2–5 |
| Mar. 30 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | L 2-14 | Alberius (4-1) | Lee (1-3) | None | None | 347 | 11–15 | 2–6 |
| Mar. 31 | at Arkansas State | Tomlinson Stadium-Kell Field • Jonesboro, AR | W 6-1 | Schmidt (2-0) | Culbertson (1-3) | None | None | 408 | 12–15 | 3-6 |
April (14-5) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SBC record |
| April 3 | at No. 12 Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 8-9 | Driver (2-0) | Moore (1-2) | None | None | 3,449 | 12–16 | |
| April 4 | at No. 12 Southern Miss | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | W 7-4 | Williams (1-0) | Carroll (0-2) | Stoelke (7) | None | 3,619 | 13–16 |
| April 6 | UT Arlington | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2-0 | Schmidt (3-0) | Vassar (2-3) | Stoelke (8) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,713 | 14–16 | 4–6 |
| April 7 | UT Arlington | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4-2 | Perrin (2-4) | Moffat (3-5) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,671 | 15–16 | 5–6 |
| April 8 | UT Arlington | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2-4 (10 inn) | James (1-3) | Moore (1-3) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,641 | 15–17 | 5-7 |
| April 10 | McNeese State | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 12-10 | Cox (1-1) | Briggs (0-2) | Leaumont (1) | CST | 4,761 | 16–17 | |
| April 11 | Southeastern Louisiana | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4-3 (11 inn) | Leaumont (1-0) | Biddy (2-1) | None | CST | 4,761 | 17–17 | |
| April 13 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | W 4-3 | Schmidt (4-0) | Schmid (2-4) | Lee (1) | ESPN3 | 484 | 18–17 | |
| April 14 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | W 5-4 | Burk (3-4) | Vaccacio (1-8) | Lee (2) | None | 291 | 19–17 | |
| April 14 | at Appalachian State | Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium • Boone, NC | W 6-2 | Harris (2-1) | Howell (0-4) | None | None | | 20–17 | |
| April 18 | Louisiana Tech | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2-15 | Leal (3-2) | Perrin (2-5) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,777 | 20–18 | |
| April 20 | vs. Little Rock | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 1-0 | Schmidt (5-0) | Fidel (5-3) | Lee (3) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,794 | 21–18 | 9–7 |
| April 21 | Little Rock | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4-0 | Harris (3-1) | Ortiz (2-2) | Leaumont (2) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,896 | 22–18 | 10–7 |
| April 22 | Little Rock | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 7-9 (11 inn) | Garcia (3-2) | Lee (1-4 | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,679 | 22-19 | 10-8 |
| April 24 | at Louisiana Tech | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 9-4 | Perrin (3-5) | Leal (3-3) | None | None | 2,138 | 23–19 | |
| April 25 | New Orleans | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 8-6 | Moore (2-3) | Oset (2-3) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,633 | 24–19 | |
| April 27 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | L 5-6 (12 inn) | Koch (1-2) | Lee (1-5) | None | None | 381 | 24–20 | 10–9 |
| April 28 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | W 6-4 (11 inn) | Stoelke (3-0) | Baker (2-3) | None | None | 405 | 25–20 | 11–9 |
| April 29 | at Georgia State | Georgia State Baseball Complex • Atlanta, GA | W 9-7 | Moore (3-3) | Horton (0-1) | None | None | 365 | 26–20 | 12–9 |
May (7–3) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 4 | No. 15 Coastal Carolina | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 12-6 | Schmidt (6-0) | Hopeck (4-4) | None | CST | 5,008 | 27–20 | 13-9 |
| May 5 | No. 15 Coastal Carolina | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5-1 | Harris (4-1) | Bilous (6-2) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 5,121 | 28–20 | 14–9 |
| May 6 | No. 15 Coastal Carolina | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3-10 | Eardensohn (5-0) | Burk (3-5) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,768 | 28–21 | 14–10 |
| May 11 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | W 7-4 | Schmidt (7-0) | Fraze (5-4) | Stoelke (9) | None | 1,302 | 29–21 | 15–10 |
| May 12 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 5-6 | Pagano (2-0) | Lee (1-6) | None | None | 1,292 | 29–22 | 15–11 |
| May 13 | at Texas State | Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX | L 6-8 | Leigh (2-3) | Burk (3-6) | Sherley (1) | None | 1,188 | 29–23 | 15–12 |
| May 15 | Tulane | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7-6 | Lee (2-6) | Gillies (5-6) | None | CST | 4,743 | 30–23 | |
| May 17 | Louisiana-Monroe | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4-3 (10 inn) | Moore (4-3) | Curtis (3-2) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,671 | 31–23 | 16–12 |
| May 18 | Louisiana-Monroe | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-6 | Harris (5-1) | Beal (3-8) | Stoelke (10) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 5,244 | 32–23 | 17–12 |
| May 19 | Louisiana-Monroe | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7-2 | Lee (3-6) | Olaughlin (2-3) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 4,720 | 33–23 | 18–12 |
Post-season (1-2) :
SBC Tournament (1-2) :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record |
| May 23 | Little Rock | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 19-16 | Stoelke (4-0) | Garcia (4-5) | None | ESPN+ | 4,039 | 34–23 |
| May 24 | Troy | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 1-10 | Crane (7-4) | Harris (5-2) | None | ESPN+ | 3,222 | 34–24 |
| May 25 | Texas State | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 1-11 | Leigh (4-3) | Lee (3-7) | None | ESPN+ | 3,249 | 34–25 |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.