Brooke Mitchell 2010 Hall of Fame Inductee Brooke Mitchell Was a Pitcher for the Cajuns from 2002-05 and Had Arguably the Best Season Ever by a Cajuns Hurler in 2004
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2011 RAGIN ’ CAJUNS SOFTBALL Brooke Mitchell 2010 Hall of Fame Inductee Brooke Mitchell was a pitcher for the Cajuns from 2002-05 and had arguably the best season ever by a Cajuns hurler in 2004. Mitchell was named First Team NFCA All-American as well as CoSIDA Academic All- American in that season. She was also Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year and Most Outstanding Player while picking up Louisiana Pitcher of the Year honors. Mitchell went 45-5 in 2004, becoming just the 12th player in NCAA history to win at least 40 games. She posted a 0.82 ERA including a school and Sun Belt record 524 strikeouts. She threw five no-hitters and posted a complete-game shutout to eliminate No.1 Arizona in NCAA Regionals. Overall in her career, Mitchell was a four-time All-Sun Belt selection and three times an NFCA All-Region performer. She was also named CoSIDA Academic All-American on two different occasions. She is also the only player in Sun Belt history to win three Pitcher of the Year awards. She finished her career with a 119-27 record while posting a 1.09 ERA and 1,309 strikeouts. Mitchell earned her bachelor’s degree in finance from UL in 2005. 9 WWW .RAGIN CAJUNS .C OM 2011 RAGIN ’ CAJUNS SOFTBALL 1990 - NCAA Regional VII 1996 - NCAA Regional California 8, Louisiana 1 (May 23) Ragin’ Cajuns Park (Lafayette, La.): A Ragin’ Louisiana 4, Cal State-Northridge 2 (May 28) Ragin’ Cajuns Park (Lafayette, La.): Louisiana’s Team 123 456 7 r h e Cajuns team of firsts - which hosted the first-ever Team 123 456 7 r h e Ragin’ Cajuns hosted its sixth regional in seven Louisiana 000 100 0 1 4 1 NCAA postseason event in Lafayette - finished one Louisiana 000 004 0 4 7 2 years, earning a third appearance at the College California 012 122 X 8 11 1 run short of an invitation to the College World CSN 000 000 2 2 4 1 World Series with victories over Nebraska and WP: Forest; LP: Micah Barbato Series in 1990. A 10-inning, 2-1 loss to Florida State WP: Hall; LP: Windmiller Nicholls State. After claiming a 1-0 decision against in the regional championship wasn’t fitting for a NSU and an eight-inning 9-4 win over Nebraska, 2000 - NCAA Regional team that had its highest ranking ever (No. 7), its Arizona 2, Louisiana 1 (10 inn. - May 29) the Cajuns edged the Lady Colonels again by a 2-1 Tiger Park (Baton Rouge, La.): The Ragin’ Cajuns first-ever first team All-American and its first-ever Team 123 456 789 10 r h e margin in the championship. wrapped up the Cajun coaching career of Yvette National Coach of the Year. Arizona 000 000 100 1 2 7 1 Girouard with the program’s 10th NCAA Regional Louisiana 000 010 000 0 1 3 0 Louisiana 1, Nicholls State 0 (May 17) appearance in the last 11 years. They also defeated Louisiana 1, Texas A&M 0 (May 18) WP: Parra; LP: Hall Team 123 456 7 r h e the host-LSU Tigers in Baton Rouge for the first Team 123 456 7 r h e Nicholls State 100 000 0 0 6 2 time in school history. Texas A&M 000 000 0 0 2 1 Louisiana 1, Connecticut 0 (May 30) Louisiana 000 230 X 1 5 0 Louisiana 100 000 X 1 8 0 Team 123 456 7 r h e WP: Cheryl Longeway; LP: Goddu Hofstra 2, Louisiana 1 (May 18) WP: Stefni Whitton; LP: Dana Mitchell Louisiana 000 010 0 1 4 0 Team 123 456 7 r h e UConn 000 000 0 0 3 2 Louisiana 9, Nebraska 4 (May 18) Hofstra 000 010 1 2 6 0 Florida State 4, Louisiana 3 (May 18) WP: Skow; LP: Conlon Team 123 456 7 r h e Louisiana 000 100 0 1 5 1 Team 123 456 7 r h e Louisiana 200 220 1 9 4 0 WP: A. Smith; LP: Kim Dunlap Louisiana 000 002 1 3 8 4 Louisiana 1, Arizona 0 (May 30) Nebraska 013 002 0 4 9 2 Florida State 000 103 X 4 4 2 Team 123 456 7 r h e WP: Cheryl Longeway; LP: Stafford Louisiana 4, LSU 1 (May 19) WP: Debbie DeJohn; LP: Cathy McAllister Arizona 000 000 0 0 6 4 Team 123 456 7 r h e Louisiana 000 010 X 1 4 0 Louisiana 2, Nicholls State 1 (May 19) LSU 001 000 0 1 5 1 Florida State 2, Louisiana 1 (10 inn. - May 19) WP: Hall; LP: Parra Team 123 456 7 r h e Louisiana 000 400 X 4 3 0 Team 123 456 789 10 r h e Nicholls State 010 000 0 1 2 0 WP: Micah Barbato; LP: Lewis Florida State 000 100 000 1 2 10 4 UCLA 1, Louisiana 0 (May 30) Louisiana 000 102 X 2 6 0 Louisiana 000 001 000 0 1 3 0 Team 123 456 7 r h e WP: Cheryl Longeway; LP: Goddu Oregon 4, Louisiana 3 (May 20) WP: Debbie DeJohn; LP: Stefni Whitton Louisiana 000 000 0 0 1 0 Team 123 456 7 r h e UCLA 000 010 X 1 3 0 1996 - Women’s College World Series Louisiana 010 020 0 3 6 0 1991 - NCAA Regional VI WP: Fernandez; LP: Hall Golden Park Stadium (Columbus, Ga.): The Oregon 100 210 X 4 9 2 Ragin’ Cajuns Park (Lafayette, La.): UL once Ragin’ Cajuns made an appearance in the Women’s WP: Vidlund; LP: Micah Barbato again hosted an NCAA South Regional in 1991, 1994 - NCAA Regional College World Series for the second straight season only to drop two straight to Florida State and Ragin’ Cajuns Park (Lafayette, La.): For the and third time in the last four seasons…Then-USL 2001 - NCAA Regional Oklahoma State. The Seminoles’ Christy Larsen fifth straight year, UL advanced to postseason responded from a 2-0 loss to California in its first Tiger Park (Baton Rouge, La.): The Ragin’ Cajuns tossed a one-hitter against UL in the opening play, hosting an NCAA Regional at Ragin’ Cajuns game by shutting out Princeton 7-0 to set up an played easily their best game of 2001 in upsetting game, a 1-0 decision. Oklahoma State rallied back Park for the fourth time. The Cajuns opened anticipated showdown with UCLA…The Cajuns perennial Pac-10 powerhouse Arizona State in from a 2-0 deficit in taking a win over the Cajuns the tournament with a 3-0 win over state rival came up just short in that contest, however, as the reaching the NCAA Regional championship game in UL Lafayette’s final game of the South Regional, McNeese State, but lost two of three to Utah. Bruins used a three-run fifth inning to win, 3-2. in new head coach Stefni Lotief’s first year. All- 3-2. American Alana Addison, Melissa Coronado and Louisiana 3, McNeese State 0 (May 20) California 2, Louisiana 0 (May 23) Tiffany Grayson were named to the All-Regional Florida State 1, Louisiana 0 (May 18) Team 123 456 7 r h e Team 123 456 7 r h e team. History Team 123 456 7 r h e McNeese State 000 000 0 0 3 1 California 011 000 0 2 9 2 Louisiana 000 000 0 0 1 1 Louisiana 000 210 X 3 7 1 Louisiana 000 000 0 0 7 1 Louisiana 5, Southern Miss 1 (May 17) Florida State 000 001 X 1 4 1 WP: Kyla Hall; LP: Angela Harrison WP: Floyd; LP: Longeway Team 123 456 7 r h e WP: Christy Larsen; LP: Kyla Hall Southern Miss 010 000 0 1 3 2 Louisiana 1, Utah 0 (9 inn. - May 21) Louisiana 7, Princeton 0 (May 25) Louisiana 012 011 X 5 5 1 Oklahoma State 3, Louisiana 2 (May 18) Team 123 456 789 r h e Team 123 456 7 r h e WP: Melissa Coronado; LP: Gonzales Team 123 456 7 r h e Utah 000 000 000 0 4 0 Louisiana 003 004 0 7 13 0 Louisiana 010 100 0 2 5 1 Louisiana 000 000 001 1 5 1 Princeton 000 000 0 0 2 3 Arizona State 2, Louisiana 1 (May 18) Oklahoma St. 000 210 X 3 5 4 WP: Kyla Hall; LP: Aly Andrus WP: Longeway; LP: Davies Team 123 456 7 r h e WP: Dena Carter; LP: Kyla Hall Arizona State 010 100 0 2 8 0 Utah 3, Louisiana 2 (8 inn. - May 22) UCLA 3, Louisiana 2 (May 25) Louisiana 010 000 0 1 5 0 1992 - NCAA Regional VIII Team 123 456 78 r h e Team 123 456 7 r h e WP: Voak; LP: Melissa Coronado Ragin’ Cajuns Park (Lafayette, La.): The Seminoles Louisiana 000 200 00 2 6 1 UCLA 000 030 0 3 6 1 were once again instrumental in denying UL a spot Utah 000 011 01 3 11 0 Louisiana 100 001 0 2 7 2 Louisiana 5, Arizona State 0 (May 19) Postseason in the College World Series, defeating the Ragin’ WP: Aly Andrus; LP: Kyla Hall WP: Burns; LP: Longeway Team 123 456 7 r h e Cajuns twice by a 1-0 score at Lady Cajun Park. The Louisiana 000 050 0 5 5 0 teams split before Florida State’s Lisa Davidson Utah 2, Louisiana 0 (May 22) 1997 - NCAA Regional Arizona State 000 000 0 0 1 0 drove in the only run in the rematch to give the Team 123 456 7 r h e Ragin’ Cajuns Park (Lafayette, La.): UL posted WP: Melissa Coronado; LP: Voak Seminoles another 1-0 win.