2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team


The 2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2013 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by the nineteenth year head coach Tony Robichaux.

2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball
Baton Rouge Regionals appearance
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record43-20 (19-11 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home stadiumM. L. Tigue Moore Field
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Sun Belt Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Troy  ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 42 20   .677
South Alabama  ‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 43 20   .683
Louisiana–Lafayette ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 43 20   .683
No. 24 Florida Atlantic  ‍‍y 19 11   .633 42 22   .656
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 16 14   .533 28 29   .491
Arkansas–Little Rock  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 28 28   .500
FIU  ‍‍‍ 13 17   .433 26 32   .448
Arkansas State  ‍‍‍ 12 18   .400 28 31   .475
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 28 28   .500
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 7 23   .233 18 36   .333
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 4, 2013[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

Preseason

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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 11, 2013. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish eighth in the Sun Belt with 39 votes and 1 first-place vote.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Florida Atlantic 89 (5)
2 FIU 85 (1)
3 South Alabama 67
4 Troy 61
5 Arkansas State 60 (1)
6 Middle Tennessee 56 (1)
7 Western Kentucky 42
8 Louisiana-Lafayette 39 (1)
9 Louisiana-Monroe 31 (1)
10 Arkansas-Little Rock 20

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

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  • Chance Cleveland (UALR, SR, Pitcher)
  • Austin Gomber (FAU, SO, Pitcher)
  • Michael Ellis (FIU, JR, Pitcher)
  • Johnathan Frebis (MTSU, SO, Pitcher)
  • Nate Hill (TROY, SR, Pitcher)
  • Aramis Garcia (FIU, SO, Catcher)
  • Mark Nelson (FAU, SR, 1st Base)
  • Logan Kirkland (USA, SO, 2nd Base)
  • Dustin Jones (ARST, JR, Shortstop)
  • Logan Pierce (TROY, SR, 3rd Base)
  • Logan Uxa (ARST, SR, Outfield)
  • Trent Miller (MTSU, JR, Outfield)
  • Danny Collins (TROY, JR, Outfield)
  • Whitt Dorsey (USA, SR, Designated Hitter)
  • Jordan Patterson (USA, JR, Utility)

Roster

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2013 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster
 

Pitchers

  • 1 Cord Cockrell - Sophomore
  • 12 Austin Robichaux - Sophomore
  • 14 Chase Traffica - Redshirt Junior
  • 17 Kody Smith - Sophomore
  • 20 Cody Boutte - Junior
  • 24 Chris Griffitt - Senior
  • 25 Connor Toups - Freshman
  • 26 Matt Hicks - Junior
  • 30 Ben Carter - Redshirt Junior
  • 33 Nick Zaunbrecher - Freshman
  • 34 Ben Frith - Senior
  • 35 Matt Plitt - Junior
  • 37 Kendall Mayer - Senior
  • 39 Lance Quebodeaux - Freshman

Catchers

  • 6 Nick Thurman - Freshman
  • 11 Michael Strentz - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 29 Nathan Zavos - Junior
  • 42 Alex Stringer - Freshman
 

Infielders

  • 2 Sam Carriere - Junior
  • 4 Blake Trahan - Freshman
  • 5 Brenn Conrad - Freshman
  • 8 Logan Preston - Sophomore
  • 9 Tyler Girouard - Sophomore
  • 10 Joe Robbins - Freshman
  • 19 Jace Conrad - Sophomore
  • 32 Chase Compton - Junior

Outfielders

  • 7 Ryan Leonards - Junior
  • 13 Caleb Adams - Sophomore
  • 15 Dylan Butler - Sophomore
  • 21 Dex Kjerstad - Junior
  • 23 Ryan Wilson - Junior
  • 27 Seth Harrison - Junior

Coaching staff

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2013 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
  • Tony Robichaux – Head Coach – 19th year
  • Anthony Babineaux – Associate Head Coach – 19th year
  • Matt Deggs – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
  • Chris Domingue – Director of Baseball Operations – 11th year

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Louisiana-Lafayette win
  Louisiana-Lafayette loss
  Postponement
Bold Louisiana-Lafayette team member
2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log
Regular season (38-17)
February (8-2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Feb. 15 Central Michigan M. L. Tigue Moore FieldLafayette, LA W 12-6 Cockrell (1-0) Trowbridge (0-1) None 2,209 1-0
Feb. 16 Central Michigan M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Boutte (1-0) Kaminska (0-1) Hicks (1) 2-0
Feb. 16 Central Michigan M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-4 Hicks (1-0) Renzi (0-1) None 1,993 3-0
Feb. 17 Central Michigan M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 2-10 Dodridge (1-0) Wilson (0-1) None 1,974 3-1
Feb. 20 Northwestern State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 12-3 Cockrell (2-0) Krebs (1-1) None 1,837 4-1
Feb. 22 UTSA M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 18-6 Cockrell (3-0) Kraft (0-1) None 1,877 5–1
Feb. 23 UTSA M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-6 Boutte (2-0) Hartson (0-1) Hicks (2) 2,040 6-1
Feb. 24 UTSA M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 2-1 Robichaux (1-0) Sharp (0-1) Hicks (3) 2,058 7-1
Feb. 26 No. 4 LSU M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 2-11 Glenn (1-0) Smith (0-1) None 3,790 7-2
Feb. 27 Nicholls State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-1 Hicks (2-0) Langston (0-1) None 1,766 8-2
March (11-6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mar. 1 Sacred Heart M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-2 Traffica (1-0) Maguire (0-1) Hicks (4) 1,724 9-2
Mar. 2 Sacred Heart M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-2 Boutte (3-0) Leiningen (0-1) None 1,711 10-2
Mar. 3 Sacred Heart M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 4-3 Wilson (1-1) Stoddard (0-1) Hicks (5) 1,846 11-2
Mar. 5 New Orleans M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA Game postponed due to mid-term exams being taken by the University of New Orleans
Mar. 8 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor ParkHattiesburg, MS L 2-9 Pierce (4-0) Traffica (1-1) None 3,009 11-3
Mar. 9 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 13-4 Plitt (1-0) Drehoff (1-1) Cockrell (1) 3,225 12-3
Mar. 10 at Southern Miss Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS W 9-1 Robichaux (2-0) Fisk (0-1) None 3,003 13-3
Mar. 15 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-2 Wilson (2-1) Taylor (1-2) None 2,325 14-3 1-0
Mar. 16 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-2 Robichaux (3-0) Wine (2-3) Hicks (6) 2,333 15-3 2-0
Mar. 17 Louisiana-Monroe M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 3-2 Boutte (4-0) Dumaine (1-1) Hicks (7) 2,380 16-3 3-0
Mar. 19 Southern M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 11-6 Traffica (2-1) Godoy (0-2) None 1,559 17-3
Mar. 22 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L 5-12 Adkins (4-2) Cockrell (3-1) None 758 17-4 3-1
Mar. 23 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L 5-7 Frebis (3-2) Robichaux (3-1) Mittura (5) 815 17-5 3-2
Mar. 24 at Middle Tennessee Reese Smith Jr. Field • Murfreesboro, TN L 3-9 Curtis (4-2) Boutte (4-1) None 628 17-6 3-3
Mar. 26 at Southeastern Louisiana Pat Kenelly Diamond at Alumni FieldHammond, LA W 9-6 Traffica (3-1) Manuel (2-2) Hicks (8) 1,212 18-6
Mar. 29 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes FieldBowling Green, KY L 9-10 (11 inn) Tompkins (3-3) Smith (0-2) None 184 18-7 3-4
Mar. 30 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY L 0-3 Edwards (2-1) Robichaux (3-2) None 18-8 3-5
Mar. 30 at Western Kentucky Nick Denes Field • Bowling Green, KY W 8-6 Boutte (5-1) Bado (2-3) Harrison (1) 324 19-8 4-5
April (12-7)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 2 McNeese State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-5 Hicks (3-0) Parke (2-1) Harrison (2) 2,475 20-8
Apr. 5 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 7-6 Wilson (3-1) Hicks (3-2) Harrison (3) 2,253 21-8 5-5
Apr. 6 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-2 Robichaux (4-2) Starling (4-3) None 2,219 22-8 6-5
Apr. 7 Troy M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4-10 McCain (6-0) Boutte (5-2) None 2,224 22-9 6-6
Apr. 9 Tulane M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 5-7 LeBlanc (1-2) Traffica (3-2) None 2,144 22-10
Apr. 10 at Northwestern State H. Alvin Brown–C. C. Stroud FieldNatchitoches, LA W 12-0 Plitt (2-0) Crain (0-1) None 232 23-10
Apr. 12 at Arkansas-Little Rock Gary Hogan FieldLittle Rock, AR W 9-2 Robichaux (5-2) Cleveland (4-5) None 209 24-10 7-6
Apr. 13 at Arkansas-Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR L 2-7 Huffman (4-2) Wilson (3-2) Moritz (5) 274 24-11 7-7
Apr. 14 at Arkansas-Little Rock Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR W 15-10 Mayer (1-0) Moritz (1-2) None 261 25-11 8-7
Apr. 16 at Nicholls State Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier FieldThibodaux, LA L 3-4 Picciola (1-2) Cockrell (3-2) None 619 25-12
Apr. 19 Florida Atlantic M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 5-3 Robichaux (6-2) Gomber (4-3) Hicks (9) 2,369 26-12 9-7
Apr. 20 Florida Atlantic M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 4-5 Logan (4-0) Hicks (3-1) Adams (12) 2,628 26-13 9-8
Apr. 21 Florida Atlantic M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 12-2 (7 inn) Boutte (6-2) Rhodes (3-2) None 2,206 27-13 10-8
Apr. 23 at McNeese State Joe Miller BallparkLake Charles, LA W 11-9 Cockrell (4-2) Williams (1-1) Hicks (10) 732 28-13
Apr. 24 Southeastern Louisiana M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 6-3 Plitt (3-0) Kennel (4-3) Wilson (1) 1,741 29-13
Apr. 26 at FIU FIU Baseball StadiumMiami, FL L 6-7 (11 inn) Davis (6-2) Wilson (3-3) None 383 29-14 10-9
Apr. 27 at FIU FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL W 9-1 Boutte (7-2) Franco (5-2) None 305 30-14 11-9
Apr. 28 at FIU FIU Baseball Stadium • Miami, FL W 14-4 (8 inn) Smith (1-2) Seibold (2-3) Carter (1) 263 31-14 12-9
Apr. 30 at Houston Cougar FieldHouston, TX L 4-6 Lemoine (6-3) Plitt (3-1) Wellbrock (7) 1,197 31-15
May (7-2)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 3 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 11-4 Robichaux (7-2) Wright (5-4) None 2,019 32-15 13-9
May 4 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 14-6 Boutte (8-2) Wallace (4-2) Smith (1) 2,266 33-15 14-9
May 5 Arkansas State M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 8-1 Carter (1-0) Woodhouse (0-1) None 2,082 34-15 15-9
May 11 No. 20 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 6-9 Izzio (1-0) Wilson (3-4) Stamey (4) 2,821 34-16 15-10
May 12 No. 20 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 5-9 Bell (6-0) Boutte (8-3) None 34-17 15-11
May 12 No. 20 South Alabama M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 17-7 (7 inn) Frith (1-0) Cecil (3-2) None 2,243 35-17 16-11
May 16 at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk FieldMonroe, LA W 5-4 (10 inn) Mayer (2-0) Bray (4-3) Carter (2) 1,148 36-17 17-11
May 17 at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 13-4 Frith (2-0) Wine (6-8) None 1,311 37-17 18-11
May 18 at Louisiana-Monroe Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA W 12-1 (7 inn) Wilson (4-4) Aulds (4-8) None 1,449 38-17 19-11
Post-season (5-4)
SBC Tournament (3-1)
Date Opponent (Seed) / Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 22 vs. (6) FIU (3) M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-6 Wilson (5-4) Davis (6-3) None 2,172 39-17
May 24 (2) No. 24 South Alabama (3) M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 9-2 Robichaux (8-2) Bell (6-1) None 1,444 40-17
May 25 (2) No. 24 South Alabama (3) M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA W 12-2 (7 inn) Wilson (6-4) Noble (5-3) None 1,612 41-17
May 26 (4) Florida Atlantic (3) M. L. Tigue Moore Field • Lafayette, LA L 8-16 Gomber (7-4) Smith (1-3) None CST 2,528 41-18
NCAA Division I Baseball Championship (2-2)
Date Opponent Seed/Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Baton Rouge Regionals
May 31 vs. Sam Houston State Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman FieldBaton Rouge, LA L 2-4 Scott (2-0) Hicks (3-2) None 3,851 41-19
Jun. 1 vs. Jackson State Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 15-1 Robichaux (9-2) Russell (3-1) None 1,909 42-19
Jun. 2 vs. Sam Houston State Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA W 7-5 Plitt (4-1) Godail (5-4) Hicks (11) 2,066 43-19
Jun. 2 vs. No. 1 LSU Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field • Baton Rouge, LA L 1-5 Bonvillain (3-0) Boutte (8-4) None 10,191 43-20
Schedule Source:[3]

Baton Rouge Regional

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Baton Rouge Regional Teams
(1) LSU Tigers (2) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (3) Sam Houston State Bearkats (4) Jackson State Tigers
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
1LSU11
4Jackson State7
1LSU8
3Sam Houston State5
3Sam Houston State4
2Louisiana–Lafayette2
1LSU
2Louisiana–Lafayette
Lower round 1Lower final
2Louisiana–Lafayette7
4Jackson State13Sam Houston State5
2Louisiana–Lafayette15

References

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  1. ^ "2013 Standings and Leaders". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved September 26, 2013.
  2. ^ "2013 Sun Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll and Teams". February 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Releases 2013 Baseball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2019.