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2021 Ragin’ Cajuns softball game notes – louisiana state CRossveR (feb. 25-28) Softball Contact: Matt Hebert Email: [email protected] Office: 337-482-6330 Cell: 337-288-6023 6 WCWS APPEARANCES • 7 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS • 29 NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES • 54 ALL-AMERICANS • 131 ALL-REGION SELECTIONS 2021 SCHEDULE & RESULTS #7 LOUISIANA FEB. 25-28 | LOUISIANA STATE CROSSOVER FEBRUARY (6-0) Lamson Park (Lafayette) // Tiger Park (Baton Rouge) 35th Annual Louisiana Classics (Lamson Park) RAGIN' CAJUNS 13 Missouri State canceled Record: 6-0, 0-0 Sun Belt 13 #18 Baylor canceled Current Streak: W6 VS. 14 Missouri State canceled 14 #18 Baylor canceled Head Coach: Gerry Glasco (4th season) #11 Louisiana State Buffalo #8 Oklahoma State UAB Green & Gold Classic (Birmingham, Ala.) Record at Louisiana: 117-28 (.804) 2/25 @ 6pm 2/27 @ 1:30pm 19 vs. Southeastern Louisiana canceled 2/26 @ 4pm (DH) 2/27 @ 4pm 2/28 @ 11am 20 vs. Jacksonville State W, 8-2 This Week: 2-0 (Eastern Ilinois, McNeese) 20 at UAB W, 1-0 Radio: ESPN 1420-AM l Talent: Steve Peloquin (PxP), Bobby Neveaux (anaylst) 21 vs. Southeastern Louisiana W, 9-1 (6) Live Video : ESPN+ l Talent: Dan McDonald (PxP), Yvette Girouard (anaylst) 21 at UAB W, 8-2 Live Video: SEC Network Plus (Saturday at Louisiana State) l Talent: Beth Mowins (PxP), Michelle Smith (analyst) 23 Eastern Illinois W, 9-0 (5) Live Stats: CajunStats.com (links also available at RaginCajuns.com on softball schedule page) 24 McNeese W, 8-7 (8) LSU Crossover (Lamson Park/Baton Rouge) 25 #11 Louisiana State 6 p.m. SERIES HISTORY LEADING OFF 26 Buffalo 4 p.m. >> Louisiana begins play in a weekend tournament that the program is 26 Buffalo 6:30 p.m. vs. Louisiana State 11-17 co-hosting with Louisiana State on Thursday, Feb. 25, meeting the Tigers 27 vs. #8 Oklahoma State 1:30 p.m. Last: 2/16/20 l LSU 4, LA 3 (Baton Rouge, La.) in a 6 p.m. contest at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park. 27 at #11 Louisiana State 4 p.m. Streak: Louisiana State, +1 >> The event continues Friday, Feb. 26 with a 4 p.m. doubleheader 28 #8 Oklahoma State 11 a.m. against Buffalo at Lamson Park. The scene switches to Baton Rouge for a MARCH (0-0, 0-0 SBC) doubleheader against Oklahoma State and Louisiana State on Saturday, 3 at McNeese 6:30 p.m. vs. Buffalo 0-0 Last: First Meeting Feb. 27 beginning at 1:30 p.m. The Ragin' Cajuns meet OSU once more on 4 Baylor 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 in an 11 a.m. matinee at Lamson Park. 4 Baylor 6:30 p.m. Streak: – 6 at Memphis 1 p.m. >> The Ragin' Cajuns are entering the heart of a week-long stretch where the squad is playing eight games over a six-day span. 6 at Memphis 3 p.m. vs. Oklahoma State 4-6 7 at Memphis 12 p.m. Last: 2/22/20 l LA 3, OSU 2 (Birmingham, Ala.) >> It's the second straight year that the Ragin' Cajuns and Tigers co-host 13 Georgia Southern* 12 p.m. Streak: Louisiana, +1 the weekend event. Last season, the two I-10 neighbors split a pair of 13 Georgia Southern* 3 p.m. games – the home team winning each time. 14 Georgia Southern* 12 p.m. 17 Texas 4 p.m. >> Louisiana has its first Top 25 tests of the 2021 season with four games 17 Texas 6:30 p.m. BY THE NUMBERS combined against No. 8 Oklahoma State and No. 11 Louisiana State. 19 at UT Arlington* 7:30 p.m. 20 at UT Arlington* 2 p.m. Of the 26 runs scored at UAB's THIS 'N THAT 21 at UT Arlington* 12 p.m. Green & Gold Classic, a total of >> Six games into the 2021 season and Louisiana has faced a deficit only 24 Louisiana Tech 6 p.m. 22 came from 4th inning on once (Feb. 21 at UAB). 26 South Alabama* 6 p.m. 22 27 South Alabama* 2 p.m. >> Kandra Lamb's eight strikeouts vs. McNeese were the second-most 28 South Alabama* 12 p.m. Ciara Bryan brings a team- recorded in her collegiate career, trailing only the career-high 11 posted APRIL (0-0, 0-0 SBC) leading 6-game hitting streak on Feb. 9, 2019 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. 2 at Georgia State* 12 p.m. (CDT) 6 into the LSU Crossover event >> Summer Ellyson was brilliant in her return to the circle during 2 at Georgia State* 2 p.m. (CDT) opening weekend, allowing only one run and seven hits over 13 innings. 3 at Georgia State* 12 p.m. (CDT) Louisiana holds an 10-game 5 at Lamar TBA winning streak dating back to >> Following the two-run single in the fifth inning vs. McNeese, Justice 5 at Lamar TBA 10 the 2020 season Milz has now collected at least one RBI in each of the past three games. 6 at Sam Houston State 6:30 p.m. >> Ten (10) different individuals combined to generate the 12 hits 7 at Houston 6 p.m. recorded by Louisiana in the home opener Tuesday vs. Eastern Illinois. 9 at Troy* TBA Louisiana has produced at 10 at Troy* TBA least eight runs in five of the >> Heading into the 2021 season, Louisiana seeks to continue building 11 at Troy* TBA 8 season's first six games the momentum gained in the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season. The 13 Southeastern Louisiana 6 p.m. Ragin' Cajuns scored ranked wins over Louisiana State, Oklahoma State, 16 Texas State* 6 p.m. Texas and Florida (twice) in addition to two victories over Ole Miss, Louisiana has a strong 17 Texas State* 2 p.m. leading the squad to a No. 1 ranking in the lone RPI ranking of the year. veteran presence with 14 18 Texas State* 12 p.m. 14 upperclassmen on the roster >> Louisiana returns all but one individual (Sarah Hudek) who started 24 at Alabama TBA at one of the nine positions on the field in 2020. All-Sun Belt performers 25 at Alabama TBA Summer Ellyson, Alissa Dalton, Julie Rawls and Raina O’Neal, plus last MAY (0-0, 0-0 SBC) The Ragin' Cajuns were season's leading hitter Kaitlyn Alderink, headline the list of returners. 1 at Coastal Carolina* 12 p.m. (CDT) preseason ranked in the Top 1 at Coastal Carolina* 2 p.m. (CDT) 10 for the second straight year >> Six (6) Division I transfers, a group which includes the Georgia duo of 2 at Coastal Carolina* 11 a.m. (CDT) 10 Ciara Bryan and Justice Milz added in November, add to the veteran 6 ULM* 6 p.m. presence on the roster and also bring valuable postseason experience. 7 ULM* 6 p.m. Jade Gortarez (Arizona State) and Jenna Kean (Arizona) are other impact 8 ULM* 2 p.m. transfers to watch. 12-15 at Sun Belt Tournament TBA (Troy, Ala.) p ext foR the agin ajuns un elt 21-23 NCAA Regional TBA u n R ' C (6-0, 0-0 s b ) 27-30 NCAA Super Regional TBA March 3 March 4 March 6 March 7 JUNE (0-0) 3-9 Women's College World Series TBA at McNeese vs. Baylor (DH) at Memphis (DH) at Memphis 6:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 1 p.m. 12 p.m. All times CENTRAL | *SBC Game | Home games BOLD Lake Charles, La. Lamson Park Memphis, Tenn. Memphis, Tenn. NFCA Coaches Poll 2021 SUN BELT CONFERENCE STANDINGS (Feb. 23, 2021) Team SBC Pct. Streak Overall Pct. Streak School Record Pts Louisiana 0-0 0.000 --- 6-0 1.000 W6 1 UCLA (32) 5-0 800 Troy 0-0 0.000 --- 10-1 .909 W6 2 Oklahoma 6-0 760 Georgia State 0-0 0.000 --- 6-3 .667 L1 3 Arizona 5-0 719 Texas State 0-0 0.000 --- 2-1 .667 L1 4 Alabama 8-0 700 ULM 0-0 0.000 --- 3-2 .600 W1 5 Washington 9-1 665 South Alabama 0-0 0.000 --- 4-4 .500 L1 6 Florida 8-0 657 App State 0-0 0.000 --- 3-3 .500 L1 Coastal Carolina 0-0 0.000 --- 2-4 .333 L3 7 Texas 2-0 590 Georgia Southern 0-0 0.000 --- 1-4 .200 L1 8 Oregon 7-0 553 UT Arlington 0-0 0.000 --- 0-3 .000 L3 9 LOUISIANA 4-0 543 10 Oklahoma State 6-0 513 11 LSU 5-3 456 A QUICK LOOK AT THE RAGIN' CAJUNS 12 Kentucky 9-0 455 INFIELD: The Ragin’ Cajuns will have one of the best infield units in the country as both Alissa Dalton 13 Arizona State 6-0 406 (returning shortstop) and Jade Gortarez will be on the field together on the left side, taking turns at shortstop and third base. Sure-handed second baseman Kaitlyn Alderink will lead the way in securing the 14 Virginia Tech 7-2 399 right side. Freshman Taylor Roman, who started in right field in 2020, transitions to first base in order to 15 Florida State 7-3 341 keep her bat in the lineup. Melissa Mayeux will also be in the mix, available to play at any position. 16 Duke 8-1 318 OUTFIELD: Returning center fielderRaina O'Neal has produced a .329 average and generated nearly 30 extra 17 Michigan 0-0 264 base hits over the past two seasons as a Ragin' Cajun.