LOUISIANA BASEBALL GAME NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON PLAY BALL Louisiana Opens the 2013 Season Friday-Sunday, Feb
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gameLOUISIANA notes BASEBALL Baseball Contact: Matt Hebert / E-mail: [email protected] Office: (337) 482-6330 / Cell: (337) 288-6023 RECORD: 0-0, 0-0 SBC Week No. 1 / Feb. 15-17, 2013 Day Date Opponent Time/Result Fri. Feb. 15 Central Michigan 6:00 PM Sat. Feb. 16 Central Michigan 2:00 PM Sat. Feb. 16 Central Michigan 6:00 PM THIS WEEK IN RAGIN’ CAJUNS BASEBALL Sun. Feb. 17 Central Michigan 11:00 AM Date ............ Opponent (Venue), Time .......................................................................Media Coverage Tues. Feb. 20 Northwestern St. 6:00 PM Feb. 15 ........ vs. Central Michigan (M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field), 6 p.m. .............96.5 FM/Live Stats/RCN Fri. Feb. 22 UTSA 6:00 PM Sat. Feb. 23 UTSA 2:00 PM Feb. 16 ........ vs. Central Michigan (M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field), 2 p.m. (DH) .....96.5 FM/Live Stats/RCN Sun. Feb. 24 UTSA 1:00 PM Feb. 17 ........ vs. Central Michigan (M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field), 11 a.m. .......... 96.5 GM/Live Stats/RCN Tues. Feb. 26 LSU 6:00 PM Wed. Feb. 27 Nicholls State 6:00 PM Live Stats = available at RaginCajuns.com Fri. Mar. 1 Sacred Heart 6:00 PM RCN = Video on Ragin’ Cajuns Network All-Acess (ragincajuns.com) Sat. Mar. 2 Sacred Heart 2:00 PM Sun. Mar. 3 Sacred Heart 1:00 PM Tues. Mar. 5 New Orleans 6:00 PM Fri. Mar. 8 at Southern Miss 6:00 PM LOUISIANA CENTRAL MICHIGAN Sat. Mar. 9 at Southern Miss 2:00 PM 2012 Record ____________________23-30 2012 Record ____________________34-29 Sun. Mar. 10 at Southern Miss 1:00 PM 2012 Sun Belt Record ________ 11-19 (10th) 2012 Sun Belt Record ____ 17-10 (2nd, West) Fri. Mar. 15 ULM* 6:00 PM Last Game _______________ May 19, 2012 Last Game _______________ May 26, 2012 Sat. Mar. 16 ULM* 2:00 PM Sun. Mar. 17 ULM* 1:00 PM vs. ULM L, 0-17 (7 inn.) vs. Kent State L, 1-3 (MAC Tourney Final) Tues. Mar. 19 Southern 6:00 PM Head Coach _____________ Tony Robichaux Head Coach ________________ Steve Jaksa Fri. Mar. 22 at Middle Tennessee* 6:00 PM UL Record ______ 631-439-1 (19th season) CMU Record _____ 328-254-1 (11th season) Sat. Mar. 23 at Middle Tennessee* 4:00 PM Career Record ___ 894-616-1 (27th season) Career Record ___ 356-279-1 (12th season) Sun. Mar. 24 at Middle Tennessee* 1:00 PM Tues. Mar. 26 at Southeastern La. 6:00 PM Series vs. CMU _____________ First Meeting Series vs. UL _______________ First Meeting Fri. Mar. 29 at WKU* 6:00 PM Current Streak __________________ None Current Streak __________________ None Sat. Mar. 30 at WKU* 3:00 PM Website ___________ www.RaginCajuns.com Website _________ www.CMUChippewas.com Sun. Mar. 31 at WKU* 1:00 PM Up Next ______Feb. 20 vs. Northwestern State Up Next ___________Feb. 21 at Murray State Tues. Apr. 2 McNeese State 6:00 PM Fri. Apr. 5 Troy* 6:00 PM Sat. Apr. 6 Troy* 6:00 PM Sun. Apr. 7 Troy* 1:00 PM Tues. Apr. 9 Tulane 6:00 PM PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS Wed. Apr. 10 at Northwestern St. 6:30 PM FRIDAY Fri. Apr. 12 at UALR* 6:00 PM Sat. Apr. 13 at UALR* 4:00 PM UL - Jr., RHP Chase Traffica (1-0, 3.38 in ‘11) vs.CMU - So., LHP Matt Trowbridge (3-3, 5.45 ERA in ‘12) Sun. Apr. 14 at UALR* 1:00 PM SATURDAY Tues. Apr. 16 at Nicholls State 6:30 PM UL - Jr., LHP Cody Boutte vs. CMU - Sr., RHP Pat Kaminska (5-4, 3.05 ERA in ‘12) Fri. Apr. 19 Florida Atlantic* 6:00 PM UL - Jr., RHP Austin Robichaux (2-4, 2.91 ERA in ‘12) vs. CMU - So., RHP Jordan Foley (3-0, 8.20 ERA in ‘12) Sat. Apr. 20 Florida Atlantic* 6:00 PM Sun. Apr. 21 Florida Atlantic* 12:00 PM SUNDAY Tues. Apr. 23 at McNeese State 6:30 PM UL - TBA vs. CMU - Sr., LHP Rick Dodridge (3-6, 5.29 ERA in ‘12) Wed. Apr. 24 Southeastern La. 6:00 PM Fri. Apr. 26 at FIU* 5:00 PM (CDT) Sat. Apr. 27 at FIU* 3:00 PM (CDT) Sun. Apr. 28 at FIU* 9:00 AM (CDT) RAGIN’ CAJUNS AT A GLANCE Tues. Apr. 30 at Houston 6:30 PM Overall..................................................................0-0 Extra Innings ........................................................0-0 Fri. May 3 Arkansas State* 6:00 PM Sun Belt Conference .............................................0-0 Scoring First .........................................................0-0 Sat. May 4 Arkansas State* 6:00 PM Sun. May 5 Arkansas State* 1:00 PM Midweek Games ...................................................0-0 Opponent Scores First ..........................................0-0 Fri. May 10 South Alabama* 6:00 PM Versus Ranked Opponents ....................................0-0 Scoring 5+ runs ...................................................0-0 Sat. May 11 South Alabama* 6:00 PM Versus Louisiana Schools .....................................0-0 Scoring less than 5 runs ......................................0-0 Sun. May 12 South Alabama* 1:00 PM Home ....................................................................0-0 February ...............................................................0-0 Thur. May 16 at ULM* 6:00 PM Road.....................................................................0-0 March ...................................................................0-0 Fri. May 17 at ULM* 6:00 PM Sat. May 18 at ULM* 6:00 PM Neutral .................................................................0-0 April .....................................................................0-0 SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT Day .......................................................................0-0 May ......................................................................0-0 Wed.-Sun. May 22-26 (M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field) Night ....................................................................0-0 Tuesdays ..............................................................0-0 NCAA REGIONALS Versus Left-Handed Starter .................................. 0-0 Wednesdays .........................................................0-0 Fri.-Mon. May 31-June 3 (Campus Sites) Versus Right-Handed Starter ............................... 0-0 Thursdays.............................................................0-0 NCAA SUPER REGIONALS Game 1 of Weekend Series ...................................0-0 Fridays .................................................................0-0 Fri.-Mon. June 7-10 (Campus Sites) Game 2 of Weekend Series ...................................0-0 Saturdays .............................................................0-0 NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Sat.-Wed. June 15-26 (TD Ameritrade Park, Omaha, Neb.) Game 3 of Weekend Series ...................................0-0 Sundays ...............................................................0-0 One-Run Games ...................................................0-0 Weekend Series Wins-Loss ...................................0-0 * Sun Belt Conference game Two-Run Games ...................................................0-0 Series Sweeps/Been Swept ................................... n/a Dates and Times subject to change Home Games in BOLD 5+ Run Games .....................................................0-0 Longest W/L Streak............................................... n/a 2013 RAGIN’ CAJUNS BASEBALL LOUISIANA BASEBALL GAME NOTES STATISTICAL COMPARISON PLAY BALL Louisiana opens the 2013 season Friday-Sunday, Feb. 15-17 hosting Central Michigan at (2012 Totals) M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field in a four-game series. The Ragin’ Cajuns are beginning the 42nd CATEGORY LOUISIANA CMU season (1972-present) as a Division I program and the 19th season of the Tony Robichaux Batting Average .263 .278 Era (1995-present). At Bats 1748 2175 WELCOME TO “THE TIGUE” Runs Scored 251 386 M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field enters is 36th year of service (1978-present) to the UL baseball Hits 459 605 program. The Cajuns all-time record in the facility stands at 767-303-2. Doubles 94 112 GRAB YOUR CHAIR AND SETTLE IN Triples 13 9 The Central Michigan series jumpstarts a season-opening, 14-game homestand for Louisiana. The back end of the opening homestand is highlighted by LSU’s visit on Feb. Home Runs 18 40 26. Following a third consecutive weekend at “The Tigue”, with Sacred Heart University RBI 232 341 providing the opposition March 1-3, the homestand concludes with a midweek meeting Total Bases 633 855 against former Sun Belt rival New Orleans on March 5. SB-SBA 56-of-87 35-of-53 HOMESTAND TIDBITS Slugging Percentage .362 .393 The season-opening 14-game homestand is the longest homestand for the Cajuns since the 1994 season began with a 13-game homestand (Feb. 18-March 6, 1994). The school On-Base Percentage .347 .370 record for longest homestand is 29 games, set at the start of the 1989 season. Walks 199 274 ROBICHAUX NEARING NO. 900 Hit by Pitch 40 60 Head coach Tony Robichaux is six wins shy of 900 career wins (presently 894-616-1 in 26 Strikeouts (batting) 370 463 seasons as a Division I head coach). Innings Pitched 466.0 552.0 TRAFFICA GETS THE CALL Runs Allowed 272 345 Redshirt junior pitcher Chase Traffica, who missed the 2012 season with Tommy John Earned Runs Allowed 214 241 surgery, has been selected to serve as the 2013 Opening Day starting pitcher. Louisiana Team Earned Run Average 4.13 3.93 has a new Opening Day pitcher for the first time since 2010 – Joe Zimmermann got the nod in 2011 and 2012. Zach Osborne was UL’s Opening Day starter in 2009 and 2010. Hits Allowed 472 541 Strikeouts (pitching) 372 436 IT’S A PLEASURE TO MEET YOU The season-opening weekend series with Central Michigan marks the first time that the Saves 12 13 Ragin’ Cajuns and Chippewas meet on the baseball diamond. Errors 71 113 CAJUNS IN OPENERS Fielding Percentage .966 .954 Since 1972, Louisiana is 28-13 in season openers and has won 13 of its last 15 season Double Plays Turned 36 40 openers. Under Tony Robichaux, the Ragin’ Cajuns are 14-4 in season openers. Last season, UL opened the season on a Saturday as rain postponed action at the Texas State ON DECK FOR LOUISIANA Bobcat Classic. Louisiana defated Wichita State 1-0 in the 2012 opener. COACHES SHUFFLE PLACES WEDNESDAY, FEB. 20 With the promotion of Anthony Babineaux to associate head coach, he moves into the Opponent: Northwestern State dugout to serve as Tony Robichaux’s bench coach. Full-time assistant coach Matt Deggs, in charge of the offense, moves into the third base box (coached first base in 2012). And, Site: Lafayette, La.