2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team

The 2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2018 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns play their home games at Lamson Park and were led by first year head coach Gerry Glasco.

2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Baton Rouge Regionals appearance
Sun Belt Conference regular-season champions
Mardi Gras Invitational Champions
Louisiana Classics Champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
Record41-16 (21-6 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Joe Guthrie
  • Ellen Renefroe Reed
Home stadiumLamson Park
2018 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Louisiana  ‍†‍‍y 21–6 .77841–16 .719
No. 25 Texas State  ‍‍‡‍y 18–5 .78343–16 .729
UT Arlington  ‍‍‍ 15–11 .57731–27 .534
Georgia State  ‍‍‍ 13–12 .52030–25 .545
Troy  ‍‍‍ 14–13 .51934–26 .567
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 13–13 .50029–27 .518
Georgia Southern  ‍‍‍ 12–15 .44428–25 .528
Louisiana–Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10–17 .37024–29 .453
Coastal Carolina  ‍‍‍ 9–17 .34626–28 .481
Appalachian State  ‍‍‍ 4–20 .16717–35 .327
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of February 27, 2019[1]
Rankings from NFCA

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 1, 2018. Louisiana was picked to finish second in the Sun Belt Conference behind the Texas State Bobcats softball team with 92 votes and 4 first place votes.[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Texas State95 (6)
2Louisiana92 (4)
3Georgia State80
4South Alabama72
5Louisiana-Monroe46
6UT Arlington42
7Coastal Carolina38
7Georgia Southern38
9Troy34
10Appalachian State13

Preseason All-Sun Belt team
  • Randi Rupp (TXST, SR, Pitcher)
  • Devin Brown (USA, SR, Pitcher)
  • Ivie Drake (GSU, SR, Catcher)
  • Lexie Comeaux (LA, JR, Catcher)
  • Aileen Garcia (UTA, SO, 1st Base)
  • Kaleigh Todd (USA, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Sandra Mendoza (UTA, SR, 2nd Base)
  • Ariel Ortiz (TXST, SR, Shortstop)
  • Kristian Foster (USA, SR, Shortstop)
  • Alissa Dalton (LA, SO, Shortstop)
  • Kara Gremillion (LA, JR, 3rd Base)
  • Krista Rude (UTA, JR, Outfield)
  • Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SO, Outfield)
  • Kelli Martinez (LA, SR, Outfield)
  • Megan Litumbe (GSU, R-SR, Designated Pitcher)

Roster
2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster
 

Pitchers

  • 9 Summer Ellyson - Sophomore
  • 10 Alison Deville - Junior
  • 11 Kylee Jo Trahan - Senior
  • 18 Casey Dixon - Freshman
  • 28 Carrie Boswell - Freshman
  • 42 Samantha Bradley - Redshirt Freshman

Catchers

  • 19 Lexie Comeaux - Junior
  • 23 Shae Schreckengost - Redshirt Freshman
  • 25 Caitlin Garcia - Freshman
  • 34 Miranda Grotenhuis - Junior

Utilities

  • 3 Jolie Readeaux - Freshman
  • 40 Kimber Cortemelia - Freshman
  

Infielders

  • 7 Alaina Guarino - Sophomore
  • 8 Kynadi Tipler - Sophomore
  • 22 Alissa Dalton - Sophomore
  • 26 Cori McCrary - Junior
  • 37 Brittany Holland - Sophomore
  • 39 Kara Gremillion - Junior
  • 44 Kourtney Gremillion - Redshirt Freshman

Outfielders

  • 1 Chelsea Lotief - Sophomore
  • 2 Raina O'Neal - Sophomore
  • 6 Brittany Rodriguez - Senior
  • 15 Aeriyl Mass - Sophomore
  • 23 Casidy Chaumont - Freshman
  • 30 Kelli Martinez - Senior

Coaching staff
2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
  • Gerry Glasco – Head Coach – 1st year
  • Joe Guthrie – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
  • Ellen Renfroe Reed – Assistant Head Coach – 1st year
  • Courtnay Foster – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
  • Jon Reed – Director of Operations – 1st year
  • Shellie Landry – Manager
  • Tyler Thackston – Manager
  • Denee Simon – Office Manager

Schedule and results
Legend
 Louisiana win
 Louisiana loss
 Postponement/Cancellation
BoldLouisiana team member
2018 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log
Regular season (36-13)
February (11-3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Mardi Gras Classic
Feb. 8SamfordNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-1Dixon (1-0)Yantis (0-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,6371-0
Feb. 9Eastern IllinoisNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-1Trahan (1-0)Rodgers (0-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network2-0
Feb. 9EvansvilleNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-1Ellyson (1-0)Lockhart (0-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,8153-0
Feb. 10Eastern IllinoisNo. 22Broussard Sports Complex • Broussard, LAW 14-10 (9 inn)Trahan (2-0)Rodgers (0-2)NoneNone1,5244-0
Feb. 11IowaNo. 22Broussard Sports Complex • Broussard, LAW 9-0 (5 inn)Trahan (3-0)Doocy (1-1)NoneNone5765-0
Feb. 15#RV Oregon StateNo. 16Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 9-4Ellyson (2-0)Mazon (1-2)Trahan (1)CST1,6806-0
Feb. 17#2 FloridaNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-4Barnhill (3-0)Trahan (3-1)NoneCST6-1
Feb. 17#2 FloridaNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-9 (6 inn)Ocasio (4-0)Boswell (0-1)NoneCST2,5726-2
Feb. 18#2 FloridaNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-3 (11 inn)Ellyson (3-0)Ocasio (4-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network2,0407-2
Louisiana Classics
Feb. 22Southeastern LouisianaNo. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 4-0Ellyson (4-0)Hill (3-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,6098-2
Feb. 23North Florida OspreysNo. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 8-6Dixon (2-0)Blourne (2-4)Trahan (2)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network1,6579-2
Feb. 24North FloridaNo. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-1Matzko (4-4)Ellyson (4-1)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network9-3
Feb. 24UMBCNo. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-4Boswell (1-1)Hammett (0-3)Dixon (1)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network2,06610-3
Feb. 25MemphisNo. 15Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 6-3 (11 inn)Ellyson (5-1)Smith (4-2)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,64611-3
March (12-4)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Judi Garman Classic
Mar. 2vs. No. 23 MichiganNo. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CAL 3-6 (11 inn)Blanco (3-1)Ellyson (5-2)BeaubienNone11-4
Mar. 3vs. IowaNo. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CACancelled due to lighting issues at Field 2 of Anderson Family Field
Mar. 3vs. Michigan StateNo. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CACancelled due to lighting issues at Field 2 of Anderson Family Field
Mar. 4vs. Fresno StateNo. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CAW 7-2Dixon (3-0)East (6-5)NoneNone12-4
Mar. 4vs. No. 8 BaylorNo. 17Anderson Family Field • Fullerton, CAL 0-1Rodoni (6-2)Ellyson (5-3)NoneNone12-5
Mar. 10at Coastal CarolinaNo. 20CCU Softball Field • Conway, SCW 4-2Boswell (2-1)Beasley-Polko (6-5)NoneNone13-5
Mar. 10at Coastal CarolinaNo. 20CCU Softball Field • Conway, SCL 2-4Guillette (8-5)Dixon (3-1)Beasley-Polko (2)None17813-6
Mar. 11at Coastal CarolinaNo. 20CCU Softball Field • Conway, SCW 4-2Dixon (4-1)Beasley-Polko (6-6)NoneNone21814-6
Mar. 15FIUNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-0Ellyson (6-3)Kugelmann (3-6)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,64015-6
Mar. 17Appalachian StateNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 5-0Ellyson (7-3)Longanecker (4-7)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network16-6
Mar. 17Appalachian StateNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 8-0 (5 inn)Dixon (5-1)Kuykendall (2-3)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,69117-6
Mar. 18Appalachian StateNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-0Ellyson (8-3)Longanecker (4-8)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,59418-6
Mar. 24at TroyNo. 21Troy Softball Complex • Troy, ALW 4-2 (11 inn)Ellyson (9-3)Willies (7-4)NoneESPN319-6
Mar. 24at TroyNo. 21Troy Softball Complex • Troy, ALW 8-7Dixon (6-1)Graves (4-6)NoneESPN354820-6
Mar. 25at TroyNo. 21Troy Softball Complex • Troy, ALL 1-2Willis (8-4)Ellyson (9-4)NoneESPN351820-7
Mar. 30South AlabamaNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 7-1Ellyson (10-4)Brown (11-9)NoneCST21-7
Mar. 30South AlabamaNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 5-4 (8 inn)Ellyson (11-4)Reid (7-7)NoneCST1,90622-7
Mar. 30South AlabamaNo. 20Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 3-2Ellyson (12-4)Reid (7-8)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,89023-7
April (10-6)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Apr. 4at No. 9 Florida StateNo. 18JoAnne Graf Stadium • Tallahassee. FloridaL 0-8 (11 inn)Hanson (17-3)Dixon (6-2)NoneNone23-8
Apr. 5at No. 9 Florida StateNo. 18JoAnne Graf Stadium • Tallahassee, FLL 1-7King (13-3)Ellyson (12-5)NoneNone56823-9
Apr. 7at Georgia StateNo. 18Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GAW 8-4Ellyson (13-5)Jennings (8-7)NoneNone24-9
Apr. 7at Georgia StateNo. 18Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GAW 12-1Boswell (3-1)Chance (6-8)NoneNone31325-9
Apr. 8at Georgia StateNo. 18Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GAL 6-7 (13 inn)Jennings (9-7)Boswell (3-2)NoneNone31725-10
Apr. 11at Southeastern LouisianaNo. 21North Oak Park • Hammond, LAW 13-2 (6 inn)Trahan (4-1)Hayes (9-7)NoneNone48426-10
Apr. 15No. 24 Texas StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 0-4 (8 inn)Rupp (19-6)Ellyson (13-6)NoneCST26-11
Apr. 15No. 24 Texas StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 5-1Trahan (5-1)King (5-1)NoneCST1,80027-11
Apr. 16No. 24 Texas StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 3-1Ellyson (14-6)Rupp (19-6)Trahan (3)Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network94428-11
Apr. 18at McNeese StateNo. 22Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LAW 5-3Ellyson (15-6)Koncir (4-1)NoneNone1,11329-11
Apr. 21Georgia SouthernNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-0Ellyson (16-6)Waldrep (10-9)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,51430-11
Apr. 21Georgia SouthernNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 2-3 (8 inn)Camp (12-8)Dixon (3-2)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,52030-12
Apr. 22Georgia SouthernNo. 22Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 9-0 (5 inn)Ellyson (17-6)Ramos (2-4)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,65031-12
Apr. 28at UT ArlingtonNo. 22Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TXL 3-4Phillips (15-8)Ellyson (17-7)NoneNone31-13
Apr. 28at UT ArlingtonNo. 22Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TXW 6-1Dixon (7-3)Valencia (9-13)NoneNone40432-13
Apr. 29at UT ArlingtonNo. 22Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TXW 3-2 (12 inn)Dixon (8-3)Phillips (15-9)NoneNone45533-13
May (3-0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 4Louisiana-MonroeNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 1-0 (14 inn)Ellyson (18-7)Watts (5-6)NoneRagin' Cajuns Digital Network1,71634-13
May 5Louisiana-MonroeNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 5-3Dixon (9-3)Watts (5-7)Boswell (1)CST35-13
May 5Louisiana-MonroeNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 1-0Ellyson (17-6)Ramos (2-4)NoneCST1,90236-13
Post-Season (5-3)
SBC tournament (2-1)
Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
May 10vs. Georgia StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 2-1Ellyson (20-7)Chance (12-9)NoneESPN+1,08737-13
May 11vs. No. 23 Texas StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAW 1-0Ellyson (21-7)Rupp (26-10)NoneESPN+1,19438-13
May 12vs. No. 23 Texas StateNo. 21Lamson Park • Lafayette, LAL 2-5Rupp (27-10)Ellyson (21-8)NoneESPN+1,42538-14
NCAA tournament (3-2)
Date Opponent Seed/rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SBC record
Baton Rouge Regionals
May 18vs. RV HoustonNo. 21Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAL 0-1Heebner (26-9)Ellyson (21-9)NoneESPN338-15
May 19vs. FordhamNo. 21Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAW 15-3 (5 inn)Trahan (6-1)Rauch (14-3)NoneESPN339-15
May 19vs. RV HoustonNo. 21Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAW 7-2Ellyson (22-9)Melancon (6-9)NoneESPN31,13940-15
May 20vs. No. 11 LSUNo. 21Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAW 5-4 (10 inn)Ellyson (23-9)Walljasper (17-6)NoneESPN31,56641-15
May 20vs. No. 11 LSUNo. 21Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LAL 1-3Walljasper (18-6)Ellyson (23-10)NoneESPN341-16
Schedule Source:[3]

Baton Rouge Regional
Baton Rouge Regional Teams
(1) LSU Tigers (2) Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (3) Houston Cougars (4) Fordham Rams
First RoundSemi-FinalsFinals
11LSU9
Fordham0
11LSU1
Houston0
Houston1
Louisiana0
11LSU43
Louisiana51
Lower round 1Lower final
Houston2
Fordham3Louisiana7
Louisiana15

References
  1. "Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  2. "Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns". Ragincajuns.com. November 20, 2017. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  3. "Louisiana Releases 2018 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
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