2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team

Preseason

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

References

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

National Softball Signing Day

Coaching staff

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
NCAA RPI National Champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
Record	18–6 (2–1 SBC)
Head coach	Gerry Glasco (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Roberts; Lacy Prejean;
Home stadium	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park

2020 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Louisiana ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	18	–	6	.750
Texas State ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	15	–	9	.625
Georgia Southern ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	14	–	10	.583
UT Arlington ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	12	–	13	.480
South Alabama ‍‍‍	2	–	1	.667	8	–	17	.320
Troy ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	16	–	6	.727
Coastal Carolina ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	13	–	8	.619
Appalachian State ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	13	–	9	.591
Louisiana–Monroe ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	10	–	14	.417
Georgia State ‍‍‍	1	–	2	.333	7	–	16	.304

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 13, 2020^[1] Rankings from NFCA

The 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2020 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park. The Cajuns were led by third year head coach Gerry Glasco.

On March 12, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including softball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] On March 13, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order banning gatherings of over 250 people until as early as April 18, thus ending all possible future 2020 home or in-state games until that time if the season were to restart.^[3] On March 16, the Sun Belt formally announced the cancelation of all spring sports, thus ending their season definitely.

The Cajuns finished the abbreviated season 1st in the only-released RPI in the NCAA, thus making them the claimed "RPI National Champions".

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on January 29, 2020. Louisiana was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 100 votes and 10 first place votes, all first place votes available.^[4]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Louisiana	100 (10)
2	Troy	85
3	UT Arlington	77
4	Texas State	74
5	Coastal Carolina	56
6	Appalachian State	47
7	Georgia Southern	36
8	South Alabama	31
9	Louisiana-Monroe	26
10	Georgia State	18

Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)
Megan Kleist (LA, SR, Pitcher)
Julie Rawls (LA, SR, Catcher)
Reagan Wright (UTA, SR, Catcher)
Katie Webb (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
Kaitlyn Alderink (LA, SR, 2nd Base)
Hailey Mackay (TXST, SR, 3rd Base)
Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)
Jayden Mount (ULM, SR, Shortstop)
Whitney Walton (UTA, SR, Shortstop)
Tara Oltmann (TXST, JR, Shortstop)
Courtney Dean (CCU, JR, Outfield)
Mekhia Freeman (GASO, SR, Outfield)
Sarah Hudek (LA, SR, Outfield)
Raina O'Neal (LA, JR, Outfield)
Bailey Curry (LA, JR, Designated Player/1st Base)

Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the Year

Alissa Dalton (LA, SR, Shortstop)

Sun Belt Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year

Summer Ellyson (LA, SR, Pitcher)

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Player	Position	Hometown	Previous Team
Mia Cantu	Infielder	Spring, Texas	Klein Collins HS
Delaney Enlow	Infielder	Versailles, Kentucky	Woodford County HS
Addie Lightner	Infielder	Blue Springs, Missouri	Blue Springs South HS
Hannah Nalley	Outfielder	Marion, Illinois	Marion HS
Sophie Piskos	Catcher	Paris, Tennessee	The Baylor School
Kyleigh Sand	Shortstop	Chino, California	Norco HS
Taylor Snow	Pitcher	Columbia, Louisiana	LaSalle HS

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster

Pitchers

5 Madison Garay - Freshman
9 Summer Ellyson - Senior
11 Megan Kleist - Senior
18 Casey Dixon - Junior
28 Carrie Boswell - Junior
53 Kandra Lamb - Sophomore
Taylor Snow - Freshman

Outfielders

2 Raina O'Neal - Junior
6 Morgan Gray - Senior
16 Kendall Talley - Sophomore
19 Brittni Rufus - Freshman
24 Callie Martin - Junior
31 Taylor Fawcett - Freshman
35 Sarah Hudek - Senior
42 Kylie Neel - Freshman
Hannah Nalley - Freshman

Catchers

13 Geana Torres - Sophomore
23 Julie Rawls - Senior
Sophie Piskos - Freshman

Infielders

7 Alaina Guarino - Senior
8 Taylor Roman - Freshman
12 Brittany Holland - Sophomore
17 Bailey Curry - Junior
21 Melissa Mayeux - Junior
22 Alissa Dalton - Senior
27 Mia Camuso - Junior
44 Kourtney Gremillion - Junior
99 Sydnee Hebert - Freshman
Mia Cantu - Freshman
Delaney Enlow - Freshman
Addie Lightner - Freshman
Kyleigh Sand - Freshman

Utility

3 Jolie Readeaux - Junior

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Gerry Glasco – Head Coach – 3rd year Mike Roberts – Associate head coach – 2nd year Lacy Prejean – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year Taran Alvelo – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 1st year Ashley Pauly – Chief of Staff – 2nd year Collin Hopkins – Manager Zeph Delatte – Manager Tambria Bradford – Academic Counselor Connor Stanton – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Brittany Roberts – Assistant Director of Athletic Training Matthew Frakes – Associate Director of Sports Nutrition Denee Simon – Office Manager

Legend
	Louisiana win
	Louisiana loss
	Postponement/Cancellation/Suspensions
Bold	Louisiana team member

2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball game log

Regular season (18-6)

February (13-5)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Louisiana Classics
Feb. 7	Ball State	No. 10	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 3-2	Ellyson (1-0)	Rothwell (0-1)	Kleist (1)	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network		1-0
Feb. 7	UTSA	No. 10	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8-0 (5 inn)	Kleist (1-0)	Carpenter (0-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	2,173	2-0
Feb. 8	North Texas	No. 10	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 1-2	Trautwein (1-1)	Kleist (1-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network		2-1
Feb. 8	UTSA	No. 10	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 11-1 (5 inn)	Ellyson (2-0)	Cortez (1-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	2,033	3-1

Feb. 11	Lamar	No. 13	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8-0 (6 inn)	Ellyson (3-0)	Kyle (0-2)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,875	4-1
Feb. 14	North Dakota	No. 13	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9-1 (5 inn)	Kleist (2-1)	Pica (1-1)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	1,904	5-1
Feb. 15	Samford	No. 13	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7-0	Ellyson (4-0)	DeCelles (1-2)	None		3,107	6-1
Feb. 15	No. 7 LSU	No. 13	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 2-1	Kleist (3-1)	Gorsuch (1-1)	None	CST/ESPN+	3,107	7-1
Feb. 16	at No. 7 LSU	No. 13	Tiger Park • Baton Rouge, LA	L 3-4	Kilponen (2-0)	Kleist (3-2)	None	SECN+/ESPN+	2,246	7-2
UAB Blazer Classics
Feb. 21	vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State	No. 11	Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL	L 0-1	Eberle (4-1)	Kleist (3-3)	None		174	7-3
Feb. 22	vs. No. 14 Oklahoma State	No. 11	Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL	W 3-2	Ellyson (5-0)	Maxwell (2-3)	None		176	8-3
Feb. 22	vs. Ole Miss	No. 11	Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL	W 5-3	Kleist (4-3)	Jacobsen (2-3)	Ellyson (1)		194	9-3
Feb. 23	vs. Ole Miss	No. 11	Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL	W 8-1	Ellyson (6-0)	Borgen (2-1)	None		308	10-3
Feb. 23	at UAB	No. 11	Mary Bowers Field • Birmingham, AL	W 7-4	Ellyson (7-0)	Woodham (3-3)	None	C-USA.TV	268	11-3

Feb. 25	at No. 3 Texas	No. 10	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	W 3-2	Kleist (5-3)	Elish (7-2)	None	Longhorn Network	1,036	12-3
Feb. 25	at No. 3 Texas	No. 10	Red and Charline McCombs Field • Austin, TX	L 1-2	O'Leary (4-0)	Ellyson (7-1)	Elish (1)		1,036	12-4
Feb. 28	at No. 7 Florida	No. 10	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	L 0-6	Chronister (1-0)	Kleist (5-4)	None	SECN+/ESPN+	1,186	12-5
Feb. 29	at No. 7 Florida	No. 10	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 7-5	Ellyson (8-1)	Trlicek (7-2)	Kleist (2)	SECN+/ESPN+	1,484	13-5

March (5-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Mar. 1	at No. 7 Florida	No. 10	Katie Seashole Pressly Softball Stadium • Gainesville, FL	W 7-6	Ellyson (9-1)	Lugo (6-2)	None	SECN+/ESPN+	1,509	14-5
Mar. 4	Campbell	No. 8	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Game cancelled due to heavy, continued rains in Lafayette
Mar. 6	at Coastal Carolina	No. 8	St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	L 1-7	Marcano (3-0)	Kleist (5-5)	None		243	14-6	0-1
Mar. 7	at Coastal Carolina	No. 8	St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 5-0	Ellyson (10-1)	BeasleyPolko (4-4)	None		356	15-6	1-1
Mar. 8	at Coastal Carolina	No. 8	St. John Stadium–Charles Wade-John Lott Field • Conway, SC	W 10-2 (5 inn)	Kleist (6-5)	BeasleyPolko (4-5)	None		342	16-6	2-1
Mar. 11	Sam Houston State	No. 8	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 19-0 (5 inn)	Ellyson (11-1)	Bailey (1-4)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	17-6	,031
Mar. 11	Sam Houston State	No. 8	Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 15-0 (5 inn)	Kleist (7-5)	Sanchez (2-5)	None	Ragin' Cajuns Digital Network	18-6	2,031
Mar. 13	Appalachian State		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 14	Appalachian State		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 15	Appalachian State		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 18	at McNeese State		Joe Miller Field at Cowgirl Diamond • Lake Charles, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 20	at Georgia State		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 21	at Georgia State		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 22	at Georgia State		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 27	Texas State		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 28	Texas State		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Mar. 29	Texas State		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

April (0–0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
Apr. 1	McNeese State		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 3	South Alabama		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 4	South Alabama		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 5	South Alabama		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 7	at Southeastern Louisiana		North Oak Park • Hammond, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 9	at Troy		Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 10	at Troy		Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 11	at Troy		Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 13	at Florida State		JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminoles Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 14	at Florida State		JoAnne Graf Field at the Seminole Softball Complex • Tallahassee, FL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 15	at Alabama		Rhoads Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 17	Georgia Southern		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 18	Georgia Southern		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 19	Georgia Southern		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 24	at UT Arlington		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 25	at UT Arlington		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 26	at UT Arlington		Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 29	Louisiana Tech		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
Apr. 30	Louisiana–Monroe		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

May (0-0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 1	Louisiana–Monroe		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic
May 2	Louisiana–Monroe		Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic

Post-Season (0-0)

SBC tournament (0-0)
Date	Opponent	(Seed)/Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	SBC record
May 6	TBD		Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	Championship Series canceled to COVID-19 pandemic

Schedule Source:^[6]

*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.

NFCA / USA Today

Softball America^[7]

ESPN.com/USA Softball

D1Softball

↑ "2020 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
↑ Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.
↑ "Louisiana schools closed until April 13, halts public gatherings over 250 people". KLFY.
↑ Rodgers, Scottie (January 28, 2020). "Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns' Dalton, Ellyson Top Softball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org.
↑ "Gerry Glasco Welcomes Seven to Louisiana Softball on Signing Day". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
↑ "Louisiana Releases 2019 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
↑ "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

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[1] "2020 Softball Standings". SunBeltSports.org. Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

[2] Conference, Sun Belt. "Sun Belt Statement on Spring Sports Competitions". sunbeltsports.org.

[3] "Louisiana schools closed until April 13, halts public gatherings over 250 people". KLFY.

[4] Rodgers, Scottie (January 28, 2020). "Louisiana, Ragin' Cajuns' Dalton, Ellyson Top Softball Preseason Honors". sunbeltsports.org.

[5] "Gerry Glasco Welcomes Seven to Louisiana Softball on Signing Day". Ragin' Cajuns Athletics. University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Retrieved December 22, 2019.

[6] "Louisiana Releases 2019 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2019.

[7] "2020 D-I Top 25". SoftballAmerica.com. Baseball America Enterprises. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

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Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Venues	Unknown (1981–1984) Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park (1985–Present)
Coaches	Yvette Girouard (1981–2000) Stefni Lotief (2001–2012) Michael Lotief (2002–2017) Gerry Glasco (2018– )
Seasons	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1998 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Women's College World Series appearances in italics