2012 LOUISIANA SOFTBALL HISTORY & RECORDS BOOK 2011 RAGIN’ CAJUNS SOFTBALL The 2012 Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns Softball History and Record book is a compela- QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION tion of information gathered from archived data in the UL Sports Information Location Lafayette, La. office. If you have any questions or corrections, please contact Softball SID Cory Enrollment 16,885 (Fall 2011) Weigel at (337) 482-6329 or at [email protected]. Founded 1898 (as Southwestern Louisiana Industiral Institute) President Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Faculty Athletic Representative Anita Hazelwood Conference Sun Belt First Year of Sun Belt Competition 2000 Nickname Ragin’ Cajuns or Cajuns 2011 YEAR IN REVIEW 1-8 Colors Vermilion (PMS 193) and White University Web Site www.louisiana.edu Story Lines - Batting Leaders 1 Athletics Web Site www.RaginCajuns.com Notes - Pitching/Fielding Leaders 2 Results - Trends 3 ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION Director of Athletics Scott Farmer Overall Statistics 4 Associate AD/SWA Sherry LeBas Sun Belt Statistics 5 Associate AD/Director of Athletic Training Travis Soileau Assistant AD/Compliance Jessica Clarke NCAA Baton Rouge Regional 6 Assistant AD/Internal Affairs John Dugas NCAA Los Angeles Super Regional 7 Sun Belt Review 8 HOME FIELD Stadium (capacity) Alfred and Helen Lamson Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Park (2,790) HISTORY AND RECORDS 9-33 Dimensions LF-200, CF-220, RF-200 Year Opened 1985 Brooke Mithcell 9 Renovated 2011 Postseason History 10-11 Seasons Played Entering 28th First Game Feb. 26, 1985 Cajuns in the World Series 12-13 All-Time Home Record 630-103 (.859) Sun Belt Tournament History 14 Final Top 25 Poll History 15 LOUISIANA SOFTBALL HISTORY First Season 1981 All-Americans 16-17 All-Time Division I Record 1,306-390 (.770) All-Time Honors and Awards 18 Women’s College World Series Appearances 5 (1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008) Sun Belt Honors 19 NCAA Super Regional Appearances 2 Individual Records Summary 20-21 (2008, 2010) NCAA Regional Appearances 21 Individual Season Records 22 (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 ,1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, Individual Career Records 23 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 , 2010, 2011) Year-by-Year Statistics - Team Records 24 Regular Season Sun Belt Championships 10 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) All-Time No-Hitters 25 Sun Belt Tournament Championships 11 A Prolific Pair 26 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Conference Affiliations Independent (1981-82) All-Time Roster 27 Southland (1983-87) Series History 28-29 Independent (1988-99) Year-by-Year Results 30-32 Sun Belt (2000-present) LOUISIANA SOFTBALL STAFF Co-Head Coach Stefni Lotief (Louisiana, 1990) 2011 SCHEDULE 33 School Record 548-139 (11th season) Career Record Same Co-Head Coach Michael Lotief (Louisiana, 1985) School Record 447-116 (10th season) Career Record Same Assistant Coach Joy Webre-LeBlanc (3rd Season) Thank you for your interest in Ragin’ Cajuns Softball. The Administrative Assistant Debbie Guilbeau Athletic Trainer Matt Piechoski 2012 History and Records Book features most of the infor- 2 mation you will need to cover the Cajuns this season. You 2012 LOUISIANA’S RAGIN’ CAJUNS may also find the Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Team Guide (right) Letterwinners Returning/Lost 16/4 Position Players Returning/Lost 13/3 helpful. It contains media information and guidelines, 2012 Pitchers Returning/Lost 4/1 roster, current player profiles and current coach profiles. The Position Starters Returning/Lost 8/1 Pitching Starters Returning/Lost 3/0 team guide can be found online at Newcomers 11 www.RaginCajuns.com on the softball page. 2011 RECAP Overall Record 51-11 (.823) Home Record 30-1 (.968) Road Record 10-4 (.714) Neutral Site Record 11-6 (.647) SBC Record (Finish) 19-5 (1st) SBC Tournament Record (Finish) 4-0 (Champions) NCAA Austin Regional (Finish) 2-2 (2nd) WE ARE LOUISIANA Final Rankings (NFCA/USA Softball) 25/24 We are the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Please refer to us as UL Athletic Media Relations Louisiana, Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns, the University of Louisiana at Sports Information Director Brian Mccann Assistant SID Matt Hebert Lafayette, Ragin’ Cajuns or simply, Cajuns. PLEASE DO NOT REFER TO Softball Contact Cory Weigel Office (337) 482-6329 US AS LAFAYETTE, as Lafayette College is located in Easton, Pa., Fax (337) 482-6529 Cell (317) 264-5185 and is an entirely separate institution. E-mail [email protected] Mailing Address UL Athletics Media Relations Cox Communications Athletic Center 201 Reinhardt Drive Lafayette, LA 70506 RAGIN’ CAJUNS SOFTBALL 2011 RAGIN’ CAJUNS SOFTBALL RAGIN’ CAJUNS BATTING LEADERS Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns (51-11) BATTING AVERAGE Christi Orgeron .414 2011 Austin Regional Nerissa Myers .372 2011 Sun Belt Tournament Champions Gabriele Bridges .369 Natalie Fernandez .365 2011 Sun Belt Regular Season Champions Katie Smith .352 SLUGGING PERCENTAGE Christi Orgeron .886 Gabriele Bridges .879 Season Story Lines Nerissa Myers .480 Sarah Draheim .462 • The Cajuns finish their season with the nation’s top offense with a school and Sun Belt Paige Cormier .429 record 481 runs on the season, giving them an average of 7.76 runs per game. Their 481 runs mark the 10th highest single-season total in NCAA history. ON BASE PERCENTAGE Gabriele Bridges .553 Nerissa Myers .498 • With their selection to the NCAA Austin Regional, the Cajuns made their 13th consecutive Christi Orgeron .488 NCAA postseason appearance and their 21st overall. Natalie Fernandez .455 Katie Smith .428 • The Cajuns also recorded their 13th consecutive 45-win season as they posted a 51-11 2011 RUNS SCORED overall mark. The 51 win total marks the 10th time in program history that the Cajuns Nerissa Myers 77 have surpassed the 50-win plateau. Christi Orgeron 75 Katie Smith 55 • The Cajuns captured their 10th Sun Belt Regular Season Championship and their fourth Year in Review Gabriele Bridges 44 consecutive. The Cajuns swept through the Sun Belt Conference Tournament, going 4-0 Paige Cormier 39 to pick up their 11th Sun Belt Tournament title and fourth consecutive. HITS Christi Orgeron 87 • Christi Orgeron had a phenomenal season, being named a USA Softball Collegiate Player Nerissa Myers 73 of the Year Finalist. Orgeron was also named the Sun Belt Player of the Year and NFCA Gabriele Bridges 58 First Team All-Region. She posted a .414 batting average, 23 home runs, 101 RBI and 75 Katie Smith 56 runs scored. Sarah Draheim 55 RUNS BATTED IN Christi Orgeron 101 Gabriele Bridges 79 Sarah Draheim 52 Nerissa Myers 43 Paige Cormier 36 DOUBLES Christi Orgeron 20 Gabriele Bridges 14 Nerissa Myers 10 Sarah Draheim 9 Paige Cormier 7 TRIPLES Christi Orgeron 5 Nerissa Myers 4 Sarah Draheim 2 Two Tied 1 1 HOME RUNS Christi Orgeron 23 Gabriele Bridges 22 Taryn Broussard 6 Sarah Draheim 6 Paige Cormier 5 TOTAL BASES Christi Orgeron 186 Gabriele Bridges 138 Nerissa Myers 94 Sarah Draheim 86 Paige Cormier 66 WALKS Gabriele Bridges 61 Nerissa Myers 36 Christi Orgeron 31 Paige Cormier 28 Sarah Draheim 28 STOLEN BASES CHRISTI ORGERON GABRIELE BRIDGES Nerissa Myers 21 2011 Sun Belt Player of the Year First Team All-Sun Belt Katie Smith 20 Third Team All-American Third Team All-American Natalie Fernandez 17 Team USA Gold Medalist 66 Career Homeruns (3rd in UL history) Erikka Murphy 15 WWW.RAGINCAJUNS.COM 2011 RAGIN’ CAJUNS SOFTBALL A Model of Consistency… Lotief’s Still Going Strong When it comes to the NCAA Division I Co-head coaches Stefni and Michael Lotief RAGIN’ CAJUNS PITCHING LEADERS Women’s Softball Championships, Louisiana’s won their 10 Sun Belt Conference regular season Ragin’ Cajuns softball program has been a fixture championship in the last 11 years and posted EARNED RUN AVERAGE over the past decade. their seventh 50-win season of their tenure. Ashley Brignac 1.50 In 2011, Louisiana made its 13th straight Christina Hamilton 1.76 NCAA Regionals appearance since 1999 and Representing Team USA the 21st in the last 22 years. Since 1990, UL has Christi Orgeron was selected to the 2011 OPPOSING BATTING AVERAGE missed the “Field of 64” only once (1998). USA Softball Women’s National Team and helped Ashley Brignac .190 The Cajuns rank ninth in total NCAA Team USA to gold medal titles at the World Cup Christina Hamilton .196 appearances with 21, 10th with 52 NCAA of Softball in Oklahoma City in July and the Pan Tournament victories and eighth for consecutive American Games in October. WON-LOSS PERCENTAGE Christina Hamilton .846 NCAA Regional appearances. She became the first UL softball player to Ashley Brignac .821 earn a spot on the USA National Team and third NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES to compete with USA Softball, joining Alana WINS School Appearances Addison (2002 Elite team) and Brooke Mitchell Ashley Brignac 32 1. Fresno State 30 (2004 Elite Team) Christina Hamilton 11 2. UCLA 28 Shelbee Rogers 8 3. California 27 Breakout Year for Myers 4. Cal State Fullerton 25 Shortsto Nerissa Myers lead the Cajuns INNINGS PITCHED Arizona 25 and tyied a UL and Sun Belt record with 77 runs Ashley Brignac 233.2 6. Florida State 24 scored. The speedster reached base in all but Christina Hamilton 83.2 7. Arizona State 23 four games for the Cajuns as she posted a .498 8. Texas A&M 22 on base percentage. STRIKEOUTS 9. Louisiana 21 She was arguably the Sun Belt’s top shortsto Ashley Brignac 244 10. Massachusetts 20 in 2011. Playing one of the toughest positions Christina Hamilton 98 Long Beach State 20 to field in softball at shortstop, Myers turned Shelbee Rogers 60 Nebraska 20 in an impresssive .974 fielding percentage. She Allie Chenault 8 committed only five errors in 194 total chances.