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American college softball season
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.[ 2] [ 3]
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.[ 4]
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
Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year
Roster
2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster
Pitchers
7 Jordan Wallace - Sophomore
10 Kristin Martinez - Junior
16 Christina Hamilton - Redshirt Sophomore
32 Victoria Brown - Freshman
Catchers
00 Shyanne McDowell - Freshman
9 Linzey Cifreo - Redshirt Freshman
24 Sarah Draheim - Senior
Utility Players
3 Natalie Fernandez - Junior
5 Megan Thomas - Redshirt Freshman
13 Marie Hoag - Redshirt Freshman
21 Samantha Walsh - Redshirt Freshman
22 Shellie Landry - Freshman
25 Sara Corbello - Freshman
Infielders
6 Taylor Meaux - Redshirt Freshman
12 Gabby Felps - Freshman
15 Nerissa Myers - Senior
27 Matte Haack - Senior
28 Kelsey Vincent - Freshman
31 Corin Voinché - Redshirt Freshman
Outfielders
8 Megan Waterman - Senior
14 Cassidy White - Freshman
17 Leandra Maly - Sophomore
19 Shelbi Redfearn - Junior
23 Brianna Cherry - Senior
Coaching staff
2013 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Michael Lotief – Head coach (Volunteer Assistant - February) – 13th year
T. J. Hubbard – Associate head coach – 1st year
Joshua Johnson - Assistant Coach - 1st year
Megan Granger - Assistant Coach (Interim Head Coach - February) - 1st year
Katie Smith – Director of Operations - 1st year
Stefni Lotief - Volunteer Assistant Coach - 1st year
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
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC 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
TV
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
TV
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
TV
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
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC 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
SBC 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
Schedule Source: [ 5]
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 Semi-Finals Finals 9 LSU 3 Central Connecticut 2 9 LSU 0 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 Louisiana–Lafayette 3 Northwestern State 0 Louisiana–Lafayette 1 – 9 LSU 0 – Lower round 1 Lower final Central Connecticut 0 Central Connecticut 9 9 LSU 11 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
References
Venues Coaches Seasons Women's College World Series appearances in italics