The 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park. The Cajuns were led by third year head coach Gerry Glasco.
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On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including softball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 13, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order banning gatherings of over 250 people until as early as April 18, thus ending all possible future 2020 home or in-state games until that time if the season were to restart.[3] On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.
The Cajuns finished the abbreviated season 1st in the only-released RPI in the NCAA, thus making them the claimed "RPI National Champions".
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 100 votes and 10 first place votes, all first place votes available.[4]
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1 | Louisiana | 100 (10) |
2 | Troy | 85 |
3 | UT Arlington | 77 |
4 | Texas State | 74 |
5 | Coastal Carolina | 56 |
6 | Appalachian State | 47 |
7 | Georgia Southern | 36 |
8 | South Alabama | 31 |
9 | Louisiana-Monroe | 26 |
10 | Georgia State | 18 |
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Preseason All-Sun Belt team
- Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
- Megan Kleist (LA, SR, Pitcher)
- Julie Rawls (LA, SR, Catcher)
- Reagan Wright (UTA, SR, Catcher)
- Katie Webb (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
- Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
- Hailey Mackay (TXST, SR, 3rd Base)
- Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)
- Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Shortstop)
- Whitney Walton (UTA, SR, Shortstop)
- Tara Oltmann (TXST, JR, Shortstop)
- Courtney Dean (CCU, JR, Outfield)
- Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfield)
- Sarah Hudek (LA, SR, Outfield)
- Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfield)
- Bailey Curry (LA, JR, Designated Player/1st Base)
Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the Year
- Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)
Sun Belt Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year
- Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
National Softball Signing Day
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2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster |
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Pitchers
- 5 Madison Garay - Freshman
- 9 Summer Ellyson - Senior
- 11 Megan Kleist - Senior
- 18 Casey Dixon - Junior
- 28 Carrie Boswell - Junior
- 53 Kandra Lamb - Sophomore
- Taylor Snow - Freshman
Outfielders
- 2 Raina O'Neal - Junior
- 6 Morgan Gray - Senior
- 16 Kendall Talley - Sophomore
- 19 Brittni Rufus - Freshman
- 24 Callie Martin - Junior
- 31 Taylor Fawcett - Freshman
- 35 Sarah Hudek - Senior
- 42 Kylie Neel - Freshman
- Hannah Nalley - Freshman
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Catchers
- 13 Geana Torres - Sophomore
- 23 Julie Rawls - Senior
- Sophie Piskos - Freshman
Infielders
- 7 Alaina Guarino - Senior
- 8 Taylor Roman - Freshman
- 12 Brittany Holland - Sophomore
- 17 Bailey Curry - Junior
- 21 Melissa Mayeux - Junior
- 22 Alissa Dalton - Senior
- 27 Mia Camuso - Junior
- 44 Kourtney Gremillion - Junior
- 99 Sydnee Hebert - Freshman
- Mia Cantu - Freshman
- Delaney Enlow - Freshman
- Addie Lightner - Freshman
- Kyleigh Sand - Freshman
Utility
- 3 Jolie Readeaux - Junior
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Coaching staff
2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff |
- Gerry Glasco – Head Coach – 3rd year
- Mike Roberts – Associate head coach – 2nd year
- Lacy Prejean – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year
- Taran Alvelo – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year
- Ashley Pauly – Chief of Staff – 2nd year
- Collin Hopkins – Manager
- Zeph Delatte – Manager
- Tambria Bradford – Academic Counselor
- Connor Stanton – Assistant Strength and Conditioning
- Brittany Roberts – Assistant Director of Athletic Training
- Matthew Frakes – Associate Director of Sports Nutrition
- Denee Simon – Office Manager
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2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball game log |
Regular season (18-6) |
February (13-5) |
Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SBC record |
Louisiana Classics |
Feb. 7 | Ball State | No. 10 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3-2 | Ellyson (1-0) | Rothwell (0-1) | Kleist (1) | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | | 1-0 | |
Feb. 7 | UTSA | No. 10 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 8-0 (5 inn) | Kleist (1-0) | Carpenter (0-1) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 2,173 | 2-0 | |
Feb. 8 | North Texas | No. 10 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | L 1-2 | Trautwein (1-1) | Kleist (1-1) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | | 2-1 | |
Feb. 8 | UTSA | No. 10 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 11-1 (5 inn) | Ellyson (2-0) | Cortez (1-1) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 2,033 | 3-1 | |
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Feb. 11 | Lamar | No. 13 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 8-0 (6 inn) | Ellyson (3-0) | Kyle (0-2) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 1,875 | 4-1 | |
Feb. 14 | North Dakota | No. 13 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-1 (5 inn) | Kleist (2-1) | Pica (1-1) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 1,904 | 5-1 | |
Feb. 15 | Samford | No. 13 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7-0 | Ellyson (4-0) | DeCelles (1-2) | None | | 3,107 | 6-1 | |
Feb. 15 | No. 7 LSU | No. 13 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2-1 | Kleist (3-1) | Gorsuch (1-1) | None | CST/ESPN+ | 3,107 | 7-1 | |
Feb. 16 | at No. 7 LSU | No. 13 | Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA | L 3-4 | Kilponen (2-0) | Kleist (3-2) | None | SECN+/ESPN+ | 2,246 | 7-2 | |
UAB Blazer Classics |
Feb. 21 | vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State | No. 11 | Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL | L 0-1 | Eberle (4-1) | Kleist (3-3) | None | | 174 | 7-3 | |
Feb. 22 | vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State | No. 11 | Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL | W 3-2 | Ellyson (5-0) | Maxwell (2-3) | None | | 176 | 8-3 | |
Feb. 22 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 11 | Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL | W 5-3 | Kleist (4-3) | Jacobsen (2-3) | Ellyson (1) | | 194 | 9-3 | |
Feb. 23 | vs. Ole Miss | No. 11 | Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL | W 8-1 | Ellyson (6-0) | Borgen (2-1) | None | | 308 | 10-3 | |
Feb. 23 | at UAB | No. 11 | Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL | W 7-4 | Ellyson (7-0) | Woodham (3-3) | None | C-USA.TV | 268 | 11-3 | |
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Feb. 25 | at No. 3 Texas | No. 10 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | W 3-2 | Kleist (5-3) | Elish (7-2) | None | Longhorn Network | 1,036 | 12-3 | |
Feb. 25 | at No. 3 Texas | No. 10 | Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX | L 1-2 | O'Leary (4-0) | Ellyson (7-1) | Elish (1) | | 1,036 | 12-4 | |
Feb. 28 | at No. 7 Florida | No. 10 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 0-6 | Chronister (1-0) | Kleist (5-4) | None | SECN+/ESPN+ | 1,186 | 12-5 | |
Feb. 29 | at No. 7 Florida | No. 10 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 7-5 | Ellyson (8-1) | Trlicek (7-2) | Kleist (2) | SECN+/ESPN+ | 1,484 | 13-5 | |
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March (5-1) |
Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SBC record |
Mar. 1 | at No. 7 Florida | No. 10 | Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL | W 7-6 | Ellyson (9-1) | Lugo (6-2) | None | SECN+/ESPN+ | 1,509 | 14-5 | |
Mar. 4 | Campbell | No. 8 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Game cancelled due to heavy, continued rains in Lafayette |
Mar. 6 | at Coastal Carolina | No. 8 | St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | L 1-7 | Marcano (3-0) | Kleist (5-5) | None | | 243 | 14-6 | 0-1 |
Mar. 7 | at Coastal Carolina | No. 8 | St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 5-0 | Ellyson (10-1) | BeasleyPolko (4-4) | None | | 356 | 15-6 | 1-1 |
Mar. 8 | at Coastal Carolina | No. 8 | St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC | W 10-2 (5 inn) | Kleist (6-5) | BeasleyPolko (4-5) | None | | 342 | 16-6 | 2-1 |
Mar. 11 | Sam Houston State | No. 8 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 19-0 (5 inn) | Ellyson (11-1) | Bailey (1-4) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 17-6 | ,031 | |
Mar. 11 | Sam Houston State | No. 8 | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | W 15-0 (5 inn) | Kleist (7-5) | Sanchez (2-5) | None | Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network | 18-6 | 2,031 | |
Mar. 13 | Appalachian State | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Mar. 14 | Appalachian State | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Mar. 15 | Appalachian State | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Mar. 18 | at McNeese State | | Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Mar. 20 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Mar. 21 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Mar. 22 | at Georgia State | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Mar. 27 | Texas State | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Mar. 28 | Texas State | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Mar. 29 | Texas State | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
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April (0–0) |
Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SBC record |
Apr. 1 | McNeese State | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 3 | South Alabama | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 4 | South Alabama | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 5 | South Alabama | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 7 | at Southeastern Louisiana | | North Oak Park • Hammond, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 9 | at Troy | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 10 | at Troy | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 11 | at Troy | | Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 13 | at Florida State | | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminoles Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 14 | at Florida State | | JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 15 | at Alabama | | Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 17 | Georgia Southern | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 18 | Georgia Southern | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 19 | Georgia Southern | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 24 | at UT Arlington | | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 25 | at UT Arlington | | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 26 | at UT Arlington | | Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 29 | Louisiana Tech | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Apr. 30 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
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Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SBC record |
May 1 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
May 2 | Louisiana–Monroe | | Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
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SBC tournament (0-0) |
Date |
Opponent |
(Seed)/Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SBC record |
May 6 | TBD | | Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA | Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
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NFCA / USA Today | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
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Softball America[7] | 8 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
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ESPN.com/USA Softball | 10 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
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D1Softball | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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"2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.