2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team American college baseball season
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
[ 2]
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.[ 3]
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
[ 4]
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)
Personnel
2022 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team
Players
Coaches
#
Pos.
Name
B/T
Height
Weight
Year
Home town
1
INF
Clint Lasiter
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Benton, Louisiana
2
RHP
Bo Bonds
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Live Oak, Florida
4
C
Julian Brock
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Fulshear, Texas
5
LHP
Blake Marshall
L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Mandeville, Louisiana
6
RHP
David Christie
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Lafayette, Louisiana
7
OF
Max Marusak
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Amarillo, Texas
8
OF
Heath Hood
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
White Oak, Texas
9
C
Austin Garrett
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Tuttle, Oklahoma
10
INF
Andrew Howard
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Ellisville, Mississippi
11
INF
Bobby Lada
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Houston, Texas
12
RHP
Hayden Durke
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Abbeville, Louisiana
13
OF
Will Veillon
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Rayne, Louisiana
14
INF
Jonathan Brandon
R/R
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Bossier City, Louisiana
15
RHP
Jacob Schultz
R/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
16
INF
Mason Zambo
L/R
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
18
INF
Warnner Rincones
R/R
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Englewood, Florida
19
LHP
Dylan Theut
R/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Fulshear, Texas
20
OF
Tyler Robertson
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Montgomery, Alabama
21
OF
Connor Kimple
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin
22
OF
Carson Roccaforte
L/L
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Port Neches, Texas
23
LHP
Brandon Talley
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Princeton, Texas
24
INF
Kyle DeBarge
R/R
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Kinder, Louisiana
25
INF
Trey Lafleur
L/L
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Pensacola, Florida
26
OF
Maddox McDonald
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
San Antonio, Texas
27
LHP
Austin Perrin
L/L
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Boutte, Louisiana
32
RHP
Drew Shifflet
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Nacogdoches, Texas
33
OF
Conor Higgs
L/L
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Texas City, Texas
41
LHP
Chipper Menard
L/L
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
New Iberia, Louisiana
44
INF
CJ Wells
L/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Ruston, Louisiana
45
RHP
Bryce Calloway
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
New Orleans, Louisiana
50
RHP
Jake Hammond
R/R
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Monroe, Louisiana
51
RHP
Jeff Wilson
R/R
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Plano, Texas
52
RHP
Tommy Ray
R/R
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Quincy, Illinois
53
RHP
Peyton Howard
R/R
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Bridge City, Texas
Head coach
Matt Deggs (Northwestern State )
Assistant coach(es)
Seth Thibodeaux (William Carey ) Jake Wells (Montevallo ) Zach Lafleur (Louisiana )
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Current redshirt
Roster Last update: 22 March 2022
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
Rank
Site/stadium
Score
Win
Loss
Save
TV
Attendance
Overall record
SBC 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 6–510
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
Rank
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 5–411
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
April (13–4)
Date
Opponent
Rank
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 7–410
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
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 14–27
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
Rank
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 6–511
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 16–68
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
Attendance
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
Schedule Source: [ 5]
*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 Semi-Finals Finals 1 No. 5 Texas A&M 8 4 Oral Roberts 2 1 No. 5 Texas A&M 9 3 Louisiana 6 3 Louisiana 7 2 No. 22 TCU 6 2 No. 22 TCU 9 - 1 No. 5 Texas A&M 15 - Lower round 1 Lower final 2 No. 22 TCU 6 4 Oral Roberts 1 3 Louisiana 1 2 No. 22 TCU 3
Postseason
Conference Awards
All Conference First Team
Reid VanScoter (CCU, RS-Sr, P)
Levi Wells (TXST, So, P)
Zeke Woods (TXST, Jr, P)
Tristan Stivors (TXST, Sr, RP)
Julian Brock (LA, So, C)
Carson Roccaforte (LA, So, 1B)
Jesse Sherrill (GASO, Jr, 2B)
Dalton Shuffield (TXST, Sr, SS)
Justin Thompson (TXST, Sr, 3B)
Max Ryerson (GSU, Jr, OF)
Mason Holt (ULM, Sr, OF)
Miles Simington (USA, Sr, OF)
Cameron Jones (GSU, So, UT)
Noah Ledford (GASO, RS-Jr, DH)
All Conference Second Team
Hayden Arnold (LR, Sr, P)
Michael Knorr (CCU, Sr, P)
Matt Boswell (USA, Sr, P)
Jay Thomspon (GASO, Jr, RP)
Hayden Cross (APP, Jr, C)
Jason Swan (GASO, Sr, 1B)
Erick Orbeta (USA, RS-So, 2B)
Griffin Cheney (GSU, Gr, SS)
Dale Thomas (CCU, Jr, 3B)
Noah Dickerson (LR, RS-Jr, OF)
Jose Gonzalez (TXST, Jr, OF)
John Wuthrich (TXST, Sr, OF)
Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Sr, UT)
Tyler Johnson (CCU, Sr, DH)
References: [ 6]
National & Regional
References
Venues People Seasons College World Series appearances in italics