2011 Louisiana Baseball Record Book 2011 Louisiana Baseball Quick Facts Table of Contents University Information Name _______________________________________________ University of Louisiana 2010 Season in Review ..... 1-5 Location ____________________________________________________ Lafayette, La. Founded ___________________________________________________________1898 Season Notebook .............................1 Enrollment _______________________________________________ 16,763 (Fall 2010) Nickname ___________________________________________________ Ragin’ Cajuns Season Results ...................................2 Colors ________________________________________ Vermilion (PMS 193) and White Affiliation _________________________________________________ NCAA Division I Individual Stats .................................3 Conference ______________________________________________________ Sun Belt Miscellaneous Stats .........................4 President ______________________________________________ Dr. E. Joseph Savoie Interim Director of Athletics _____________________________________Scott Farmer Sun Belt Standings/Stats ...............5 Ticket Office Phone __________________________________________ (337) 265-2100 Web Site ____________________________________________ www.RaginCajuns.com Records ............................ 6-15 Ballpark Information Name ______________________________________________ M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field Individual Records .......................6-7 Surface _______________________________________ ProGrass Synthetic Turf System Dimensions __________________________________________LF-330, CF-400, RF-330 Season/Career Leaders ...............8-9 Press Box Phone Number _____________________________________ (337) 851-2255 Team Records/Last Time .......10-11 Capacity __________________________________________________________ 3,755 Year Opened _______________________________________________________1978 Annual Offensive Leaders ....12-13 First Game ______________________________________ March 4, 1978 (UNO 7, UL 1) All-Time Record at “The Tigue” ________________________________ 733-282-2 (.722) Annual Pitching Leaders .......14-15 Record in Robichaux Era _____________________________________ 341-127-1 (.728) UL Baseball History ....... 16-41 Coaching Staff Head Coach _______________________________ Tony Robichaux (McNeese State ‘86) Timeline ......................................16-19 Record at UL _______________________________________ 577-382-1 (17th season) Career Record ______________________________________ 840-559-1 (25th season) Lettermen Club Members .......... 19 Assistant ___________________________________ Anthony Babineaux (Louisiana ‘95) Assistant _____________________________________ Mike Trahan (McNeese State ‘01) 2000 College World Series ...20-21 Director of Operations __________________________Chris Domingue (LSU-Eunice ‘02) Volunteer Assistant ______________________________ Brooks Badeaux (Florida State ‘07) Postseason History .................22-23 Student Assistant Coaches _________________________ Garrett Larsen, Justin Robichaux Outstanding Performances ....... 24 2010 Review Louisiana Legend, Ron Guidry.. 25 Overall Record _____________________________________________________ 38-22 Sun Belt Record (Finish) __________________________________________ 21-9 (1st) MLB Draft History .......................... 26 Sun Belt Tournament Finish _____________________T-7th (L, 6-8 vs.ASU; L, 0-3 vs. MT) Postseason ___________________________________________ NCAA Austin Regional Individual Honors ....................27-29 (W, 1-0 vs. Rice; L, 2-4 vs. Texas; L, 1-9 vs. Rice) All-Time Letterwinners ..........30-31 2011 Team Information All-Time Numerical Roster ...32-33 Letterwinners Returning/Lost _________________________________________ 16/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost ________________________________________ 5/3 All-Time Series Records ............... 34 Pitchers Returning/Lost _______________________________________________ 9/4 Newcomers __________________________________________________________15 Sun Belt Series Results ...........35-36 Head Coaching Ledger................ 37 Baseball History First Season in Division I ______________________________________________1972 All-Time Results ........................38-45 Division I Seasons Played ________________________________ Entering 40th season Division I Record __________________________________________1,301-885-4 (.595) Sun Belt Record (19 seasons) __________________________________ 315-181 (.635) Follow the Ragin’ Cajuns at Sun Belt Regular Season Titles ____________________________________________6 (SBC West 1992 & 1994; 1997, 2005, 2007, 2009) Sun Belt Tournament Record ___________________________ 31-32 (17 appearances) Sun Belt Tournament Titles_________________________________________ 1 (1998) NCAA Regionals Record _______________________________ 15-20 (12 appearances) Last Appearance _______________________________________2010 Austin Regional Super Regionals Record __________________________________ 3-3 (2 appearances) Last Appearance _______________________________2000 Columbia Super Regional College World Series Record _______________________________2-2 (1 appearance) Last Appearance __________________________________________ 2000 (3rd place) Media Contact Sports Information Director ____________________________________ Daryl Cetnar Asst. Director (Baseball Contact) ________________________________ Matt Hebert Office ____________________________________________________ (337) 482-6330 Cell ______________________________________________________ (337) 288-6023 www.RaginCajuns.com E-mail _______________________________________________ [email protected] www.ragincajuns.com 2011 Ragin’ Cajuns Baseball Record Book 2010 Second-Half Run Leads to Sun Belt Title in 2010 Louisiana won 17 of 18 SBC games in second half, vaulting from ninth to league title season notebook BASES NOTED • TOP BILLING Louisiana claimed a share of the 2010 Sun Belt Conference regular season championship. It marked the fourth title under head coach Tony Robichaux (1997, 2005, 2007, 2010) and sixth overall (also won SBC West in 1992 & 1994). • GETTING THE CALL Louisiana was awarded an at large berth into the 2010 NCAA Tournament as the No. 3 seed in the Austin Regional. It’s the program’s 12th NCAA Tournament LOUISIANA’S appearance, overall, and eighth (8th) in the Tony Robichaux Era. UL’s last NCAA Tournament appearance RAGIN’ CAJUNS came in 2007 at College Station Regional. 38-22 (21-9 Sun Belt) • STRONG FINISH Sun Belt Regular Season Finish: 1st The Cajuns won 23 of their last 27 games to end the Sun Belt Tournament Finish: T-7th regular season. It was the best mark in the Sun Belt, Postseason: NCAA Austin Regional State of Louisiana and one of the best in the nation. • JOURNEY’S END QUICK HITTERS The four-year journey for Tony Robichaux and his son, 32 ZACH OSBORNE Justin Robichaux, as player-coach at Louisiana came • Over the final 32 games, which included 290 innings to an end. In their time together, Tony reached his pitched, UL allowed a three-run inning only eight 800th career victory and Justin set the school’s single times. season and tied the career saves mark. • Louisiana held the opposition to five runs or less in 44 • FRONTLINE STAFF of 60 games, posting a 35-9 mark in such situation. Louisiana had one of the nation’s Top 10 pitching staffs (No. 6 in ERA at the end of regular season). At the end • When the Cajuns scored six or more runs, they were the regular season the ERA was 3.32 and UL allowed 26-4 in 2010. the fewest hits and fewest earned runs in the Sun Belt. In the second half run, the staff ERA was 2.78 and • Building an early lead benefited UL. The squad was opponents were held to a .238 average. 35-9 when either leading or tied after four innings. • TOP-FLIGHT PITCHING Every pitcher on the roster had an ERA below 5.00. • The Cajuns increased their runs scored and RBI totals • VALUING THE TEAM CONCEPT for the second straight season. UL strived on the team concept in 2010. At one point in the season, the starting lineup featured as many as • Zach Osborne topped the Sun Belt in strikeouts with seven hitters batting above .300. At season’s end there 112, a total which ranked Top 25 nationally. He’s the were eight hitters with at least 40 base hits, eight hitters first Cajuns pitcher since Danny Farquhar (2007) to with at least 20 RBI and seven hitters with at least 30 notch 100 strikeouts. runs scored. • DELIVERING WHEN IT COUNTS • In his last 12 appearances Ryland Parker held In Sun Belt play, Chad Keefer hit .366 and led the league opponents to only 10 hits and struck out 19 over 22 in runs scored (33), home runs (14), total bases (93), 2/3 innings pitched. For the season, opponents hit slugging percentage (.756) and was second in RBI (35). only .167 off of Parker and he allowed only 16 hits in • THE POWER SURGE 28 2/3 innings. 34 CHAD KEEFER Jordan Poirrier and Chad Keefer – hitting in the three and four spot in the lineup – combined for 150 • Greg Fontenot committed only nine errors through base hits of which 31 were doubles and 27 home runs 297 chances. He fielded 47 double plays, which and they combined to drive in 114 runs. ranked him in the Top 5 in the Sun Belt and was most • MR. QUALITY amongst shortstops. Zach Osborne turned in 14 quality starts (out of 16 1 total). He led all starting pitchers in the Sun Belt with a • Greg Fontenot’s 184 assists tie him with Kyle Bostick 2.37 ERA. He went the entire season with an ERA below (184 in ’09)