Team Guide - Ragin` Cajuns

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TEAM GUIDE
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2012 Ragin’ Cajuns Softball
Quick Facts
General Information
Thank you for your interest in Ragin’ Cajuns Softball. The 2012 team guide features most of the
information you will need to cover the Cajuns this
season. You may also find the Ragin’ Cajuns Softball
History & Record Book helpful. It contains last season’s stats, as well as all documented historical data
and records. The History & Record Book is available
at RaginCajuns.com under the softball homepage.
Media Information
Lamson Park
Sports Information/Media Outlets
Media Information
City of Lafayette
2012 Season Preview
2012 Roster
Location
Lafayette, La.
Enrollment
16,885 (Fall 2011)
Founded1898
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
Colors
Vermilion (PMS 193) and White
University Web Site
www.louisiana.edu
Athletics Web Site
www.RaginCajuns.com
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Student-Athlete Profiles
Ashley Brignac
9
Christi Orgeron
10
Erikka Murphy
11
Katie Smith
12
Callie Philen - Megan Granger
13
Paige Cormier - Nerissa Myers
14
Brianna Cherry - Sarah Draheim
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Megan Waterman - Natalie Fernandez - Shelbee Rodgers
16
Christina Hamilton - Allie Chenault - Matte Haack - Prophet Gaspard
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Newcomers18-19
Coach Profiles
Co-Head Coach Stefni Lotief
Co-Head Coach Michael Lotief
Assistant Coach Joy Webre-LeBlanc - Support Staff
Fans can listen
to all Louisiana’s
Ragin’
Cajuns
football, men’s
basketball and
baseball,
plus
comprehensive
coverage of women’s basketball and softball
on the Ragin’ Cajuns Radio Network.
Sports Radio ESPN 1420 (KPEL-AM) is now
in its fifth decade as the flagship station for
Ragin’ Cajuns athletics.
Every football and men’s basketball game
can be heard on
KRKA 107.9 FM in Lafayette
KPEL 1420 AM in Lafayette
KANE 1240 AM in New Iberia
In addition Cajuns baseball is broadcast on
KPEL 1420 AM and KANE 1240 AM. All Sun
Belt Conference baseball games can be heard
on KPEL News Radio 96.5 FM.
20-21
22-23
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Sports Radio ESPN 1420
Programming Director
Steve Peloquin has
served as color analyst
for the Ragin’ Cajuns
Radio Network since
2002.
Peloquin is the football color analyst and is
the primary play-by-play voice for women’s
basketball and softball.
Under his guidance, coverage of women’s
basketball and softball has increased to
nearly 100 live events since 2007-08, with
plans for even further expansion.
A broadcasting veteran since 1991, Peloquin
hosts the always entertaining morning
sports show, “Thinking Out Loud,” which airs
Monday-Friday from 7-9 a.m. on ESPN 1420
AM.
All broadcasts are also available on the
internet via RaginCajuns.com.
WE ARE LOUISIANA
We are the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Please refer to us as
Louisiana, Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns, the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette, Ragin’ Cajuns or simply, Cajuns. PLEASE DO NOT REFER
TO US AS LAFAYETTE, as Lafayette College is located in Easton, Pa.,
and is an entirely separate institution.
Athletics Administration
Director of Athletics
Associate AD/SWA
Associate AD/Director of Athletic Training
Assistant AD/Compliance
Assistant AD/Internal Affairs
Home Field
Stadium (capacity)
Dimensions
Year Opened
Renovated
Seasons Played
First Game
All-Time Home Record
Press Box Phone
Scott Farmer
Sherry LeBas
Travis Soileau
Jessica Clarke
John Dugas
Lamson Park (2,790)
LF-200, CF-220, RF-200
1985
2011
Entering 28th
Feb. 26, 1985
630-103 (.859)
(337) 262-1349 or (337) 262-1350
Louisiana Softball History
First Season
1981
All-Time Division I Record
1,306-390 (.770)
Sun Belt Conference Record
186-35 (.841)
Women’s College World Series Appearances
5
(1993, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2008)
Women’s College World Series Record
6-10 (.375)
NCAA Super Regional Appearances
2
(2008, 2010)
NCAA Super Regional Record
2-3 (.400)
NCAA Regional Appearances
21
(1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 ,1996, 1997, 1999, 2000,
2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 , 2010, 2011)
NCAA Regional Record
44-31 (.587)
Regular Season Sun Belt Championships
10
(2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Sun Belt Tournament Championships
11
(2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Sun Belt Tournament Record
39-3 (.929)
Conference Affiliations
Independent (1981-82)
Southland (1983-87)
Independent (1988-99)
Sun Belt (2000-present)
Louisiana Softball Staff
Co-Head Coach
School Record
Career Record
Co-Head Coach
School Record
Career Record
Assistant Coach
Administrative Assistant
Athletic Trainer
Stefni Lotief (Louisiana, 1990)
548-139 (12th season)
Same
Michael Lotief (Louisiana, 1985)
447-116 (10th season)
Same
Joy Webre-LeBlanc (Third season)
2012 Louisiana’s Ragin’ Cajuns
Letterwinners Returning/Lost
16/4
Position Players Returning/Lost
13/3
Pitchers Returning/Lost
4/1
Position Starters Returning/Lost
8/1
Pitching Starters Returning/Lost
3/0
Newcomers11
2011 Recap
Overall Record
Home Record
Road Record
Neutral Site Record
SBC Record (Finish)
SBC Tournament Record (Finish)
NCAA Austin Regional (Finish)
Final Rankings (NFCA/USA Softball)
UL Athletic Media Relations
Sports Information Director
Assistant SID
Softball Contact
Office
Fax
Cell
E-mail
51-11 (.823)
30-1 (.968)
10-4 (.714)
11-6 (.647)
19-5 (1st)
4-0 (Champions)
2-2 (2nd)
25/24
TBA
Matt Hebert
Cory Weigel
(337) 482-6329
(337) 482-6529
(317) 658-2898
weigel@louisiana.edu
www.RaginCajuns.com
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Alfred
and
Helen Lamson Park
28th Season • 702 Games • 609 Wins • .868 Winning Percentage
Since 1985, the University of Louisiana and its
perennial powerhouse softball program has called
Alfred and Helen Lamson Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Park its
very own home.
And what a home it is.
Often called the most beautiful and nostalgic field in
the country by opposing teams who play on it, Lamson
Park will have quite a new feel for the 2011 season. The
park will further its place as one of the finest softball
fields in the country as a $2.1 million renovation, which
began in the winter of 2009, is completed.
The renovation includes a new mostly-covered
grandstand between dugouts, three private luxury
boxes and a 50-seat Stadium Club. Fans will also notice
more seating beyond the outfield fence. All of these
new seats bring the capacity of Lamson Park up to
2,790.
Also, a new press box with three broadcast booths
capable of hosting NCAA Regionals will be included.
The Cajuns also welcome a larger and more
functional locker room that includes a technologydriven meeting room.
In addition to ammenities coming in 2011, fans will
Year-by-Year at Lamson Park
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YearRecord
198512-4
198610-6
198716-6
198815-4
198920-6
199024-4
199116-6
199220-5
199322-0
199431-2
199531-1
199625-2
199723-7
199819-4
199926-2
200026-2
200122-4
200226-3
200326-1
200422-3
200530-3
200625-2
200725-7
200822-1
200926-5
201019-2
201130-1
Total609-93
Ragin’ Cajuns Softball
Pct.
.750
.625
.727
.789
.769
.857
.727
.800
1.000
.939
.969
.926
.767
.826
.929
.929
.846
.897
.963
.880
.909
.926
.781
.957
.834
.905
.968
.868
recognize the new scoreboard in right
Lamson Park Milestone Victories
field that debuted in 2010.
Plans also call for new batting cages
Date
Opponent Score
and a special indoor area that will house Win
Feb. 26, 1985
Ball State 11-0
the latest in video and virtual reality 1
50
Apr. 18, 1988
Louisiana Tech 2-1
programming.
Feb. 23, 1991
DePaul 2-0
The 2011 season marks the 27th 100
200
Mar. 30, 1995
Southeastern La. 5-0
season since the facility opened.
Originally know as Lady Cajun Park, 300
Mar. 25, 1999
Northwestern State 5-4
the facility changed names in 2006 to 400
Apr. 5, 2003
Middle Tennessee 12-4
Alfred and Helen Lamson Ragin’ Cajuns 500
Mar. 7, 2007
Middle Tennessee 4-1
Softball Park. The facility was dedicated 600
Apr. 19, 2011
Nicholls State 8-0
in memory of long-time loyal supporters
Alfred and Helen Lamson.
Robert Harris, the Centerfield Club and many others,
Even today, the facility continues to grow to meet
it is easy to see why UL Softball is one of the greatest
the needs of an ever-growing fan base and provide a
entertainment options in town.
first-class atmosphere.
The official beginning of the game is right around
In 2007, the UL Athletics Department oversaw
the corner when Harris begins belting out the Cajuns
the construction of the Leon Moncla Indoor Practice
starters in a style all his own. Harris a.k.a. “The Voice of
Facility. Equipped with an artificial playing surface and
the Ragin’ Cajuns,” has been a fixture on the microphone
drop-down batting cages, it is located adjacent to the
and will always have all of the fans’ attentions, regardless
softball field.
of what is taking place on the field.
A few other changes were made in 2006. The right
From his patented “Ask the Ump” segment to his
field and left field foul lines were adorned by brick
dreaded phone calls, Harris always seems to keep the
walls. Another major construction project involved
crowd laughing. The mixture of off-the-field antics
new dugouts for both the Cajuns and the visiting team
gives Louisiana a distinction from any other program in
– adding to the new and improved look of the facility
the country. From the first call of “play ball” to the final
and providing the biggest square footage dugouts you
“yer out” call, no school can match the excitement of
will find in the country.
Ragin’ Cajuns Softball.
The batting cages down the right field line were
The field itself is what it’s all about. It provides
expanded in 2006. The new design allowed the Ragin’
the ultimate in playing and spectator facilities. From
Cajuns access to six different cages at once and was
the oak trees that line the outfield fence, to the park
able to accommodate several teams at once when
benches at the front entrance to the astounding green
Louisiana hosted a tournament.
grass that covers the field, the park provides all the
Each year Lamson Park changes before the fans’
comforts of home.
eyes. The subtle changes are helping the Ragin’ Cajuns
Along the outside of the park, fans must notice the
put a more “modern” feel into the park and continue
“Wall of Fame,” marking the Ragin’ Cajuns’ climb up the
to make the facility truly one of the unique ones in
NCAA rankings in the early 1990’s, which saw the team
the nation. Come to a game this season and see if you
peak at the No. 2 spot in 1994. It also list the numerous
notice anything new.
All-American accolades the program has collected via
The Ragin’ Cajuns have dominated at home under
the many greats that have adorned a Cajuns uniform
co-head coaches Stefni and Michael Lotief, winning 243
and treaded across the Lamson Park playing surface.
of 264 games played under their direction since 2001.
The evolution of Lamson Park has been ongoing
Dominating at Lamson Park is nothing new for
ever since it was constructed in the 1980’s. Starting
Louisiana. Through 671 games contested, a UL team
in the early 1990’s the facility began to grow into its
has been victorious 579 times (86 percent).
current state.
If there really is a “Field of Dreams,” it might just be
After sustaining damage during Hurricane Andrew
UL’s Lamson Park. Twenty-six years ago, the land which
in 1992, a 30-foot backstop and a grandstand seating
now houses the facility, was a pasture filled with barns,
section were added behind home plate. Not long
cattle, six-foot tall grass and the University’s dairy farm.
after, a Press Box/Concession was added on to the
Today, this same land houses one of the best
grandstand – all which still stand today.
facilities in the country and plays host to the greatest
The Cajuns received a welcome addition to Lamson
softball show around.
Park at the end of the 1994 season. With the generosity
From the time fans enter the confines of Lamson
and effort of many loyal fans, the Cajuns received a locker
Park, until the time they exit the gates, they will be
room/bathroom facility with brand new carpeting and
treated to three hours of pure excitement, also known
a satellite television, as well as leather furniture – giving
as Ragin’ Cajuns Softball.
the team plenty of room for relaxation before and after
From the on-the-field action of the 19-time NCAA
the game. An equipment room with a washer and dryer
Regionals qualifiers, to the off-the-field antics of
was also part of the facility.
Other features added included a public address
system and an electronic scoreboard in right field,
which also included a message board.
Lamson Park had a 225-foot fence encircling the
entire field until the 1995 season. NCAA regulations
called for an adjustment of the fence so that all possible
Regional sites could be uniform. The fence now reaches
200-feet down the lines and 220-feet in centerfield.
The five-foot high red wall gave up few home runs
until the implementation of the neon ball in 1993 by
the NCAA, which allows for a more “offensive” game.
Five home runs left the park in 1993. In 2001, the Ragin’
Cajuns said good-bye 40 times and 34 more in 2002.
During the 2003 season, the Cajuns hit a park-record
58 home runs.
Under the Lotiefs, Lamson Park began to see several
additions and improvements. In 2002, a brick wall was
added to the backstop and a new lighting system was
installed just in time for the Ragin’ Cajuns to host a 2002
NCAA Regional. The lighting system allowed Lamson
Park to meet the NCAA lighting standards for hosting
an NCAA Regional, an amenity in which few facilities
across the country compare to.
The all-time Lamson Park attendance high occurred
on April 18, 2001, when 1,729 managed to pack into
the facility as Louisiana hosted in-state rival LSU in a
doubleheader. The two nationally-ranked programs
split the doubleheader, as fans lined the fences for the
Louisiana intercollegiate softball attendance record.
Lamson Park has hosted eight NCAA Regionals (last
was 2002) and the 2000 and 2004 Sun Belt Conference
tournaments. The park is scheduled to host the Sun
Belt Conference tournament once again in 2011.
Lamson Park at a Glance
Playing Surface
Bermuda Grass
Dimensions
LF-200, CF-220, RF-200
Cajuns Home Record
609-93 (.868)
1985-89
73-26 (.737)
1990-99
237-33 (.878)
2000-09
250-31 (.890)
2010-2011
49-3 (.942)
Cajuns’ Home Record under Stefni and Michael Lotief
273-32 (.895)
Cajuns’ Home Sun Belt Conference Record
99-15 (.868)
Record in Home Openers
25-2 (.926)
Home Winning Seasons
27
Home Non-Winning Seasons
0
Longest Home Winning Streak
53 (Feb. 20, 1993 - May 22, 1994)
Longest Home Losing Streak
3 (Twice, Last April 6-7, 2007)
Most Home Wins in a Season
31 (1994, 1995)
Most Home Losses in a Season
7 (1997, 2007)
First Game
Feb. 26, 1985 (Louisiana 11, Ball State 0)
First Win
Feb. 26, 1985 (Louisiana 11, Ball State 0)
Opened (as Lady Cajun Park)
1985
Re-Named (Lamson Park)
2006
Seating Capacity
2,790
Largest Crowd
1,729 vs. LSU (April 18, 2001)
NCAA Regionals Hosted
8 (1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002)
Cajuns Home NCAA Regional Record
13-12 (.520)
Sun Belt Conference Tournaments Hosted
4 (2000, 2004, 2010, 2011)
Cajuns’ Home Sun Belt Tournament Record
14-0 (1.000)
Lamson Park
The Future...
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... Is Now
www.RaginCajuns.com
Louisiana
Sports Information
Brian McCann
Sports Information Director
(brian.mccann@louisiana.edu)
Matt Hebert
Assistant SID
(matth@louisiana.edu)
Jeff Schneider
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Main Office Phone: (337) 851-2255
Weigel Direct: (337) 482-6332
Weigel Cell: (317) 658-2898
Fax: (337) 482-6529
Cory Weigel
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Sports Information Assistant
Softball Contact
ootbaLL
schneider@louisiana.edu ouisiana
weigel@louisiana.edu
Mailing Address
Cox Communications
201 Reinhardt Drive
Lafayette, La. 70506
2011
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Media Credentials
• Media credentials are issued to WORKING MEDIA MEMBERS ONLY.
• All requests for press, photo and broadcast credentials for 2011 UL home
softball games must be made in writing AT LEAST FIVE DAYS IN ADVANCE
of each game OR prior to the season if all home game credentials are
requested. Must provide valid contact information: name, address, work
and cell phone numbers and e-mail address.
• All requests should be e-mailed to Cory Weigel, Louisiana Softball
Contact, at weigel@louisiana.edu.
• Credentials will be mailed (time permitting), but credentials which cannot
be mailed will be left at the ticket booth at the main entrance to Lamson
Park.
• During the week, credentials may be picked up in the Sports Information
Office located in the Cox Communications Athletic Center, Room 140.
Below are a few guidelines:
Player and Coach Interviews
• Players and coaches will be available for
interviews periodically throughout the week.
Most interviews will be conducted following
practice. All interview requests should be
submitted in writing (preferred via e-mail) to
softball contact Cory Weigel at least 24 hours
in advance.
• Co-Head Coach Stefni Lotief, and sometimes
players, will be available during and shortly after
the weekly media luncheon.
• Post-game interviews need to be arranged
through UL softball contact Cory Weigel. A
mandatory 10-minute cooling off period will be
observed before any interviews take place.
• Players will not be available for interviews on the
day before competition or on NCAA-mandated
days off.
Radio Rights
IMPORTANT DATES
• One (1) official radio network for the visiting
team must be designated by the team’s athletic
director or media relations director.
• Visiting radio stations should coordinate all
credential needs through Cory Weigel. Only
those working on the radio broadcast will be
given credentials for that area.
• The visiting radio will be reserved a broadcast
booth next to the press box.
• Only the “official” radio outlet of the visiting
team is permitted to originate a live broadcast
without written permission of the UL Athletics
TUESDAY, FEB. 7
First Media Luncheon
FRI.-SUN., FEB. 10-12
26th Annual Louisiana Classics Lamson Park
FRIDAY, FEB. 11
Cajuns’ Regular Season Opener vs. Rutgers - 1:30 p.m.
FRI.-SUN., FEB. 17-19
8th Annual Mardi Gras
Invitational - Lamson Park
RaginCajuns.com
Information about the Ragin’ Cajuns softball team can be accessed via the
world wide web at www.RaginCajuns.com. Media and fans can use the
site to access information about UL softball, including game notes, updated
statistics, rosters and much more.
SunBeltSports.org
Information on all Sun Belt Conference teams can be accessed via the world
wide web at www.SunBeltSports.org. In addition, information on media
credentials for SBC championships and media events can be found here.
Department.
• Broadcast and telecast arrangements must be
made no later than 10 days prior to the day of
a game.
• Broadcasts of the UL softball games are produced
by the Ragin’ Cajuns Radio Network. Any station
wishing to join the network should contact Jay
Walker.
Weekly Media Luncheon
• Each MONDAY during the season (with
exceptions for travel and holiday conflicts), the
UL Athletics Media Relations Office and co-head
coach Stefni Lotief will host a media luncheon in
Room 140 of the Cox Communications Athletic
Center.
• The luncheon begins with a meal at Noon, which
is immediately followed by comments from UL
baseball student-athletes and head coach Tony
Robichaux. UL softball student-athletes and cohead coach Stefni Lotief will then address the
media.
• Media members are asked to arrive at the media
luncheon BEFORE NOON.
MEDIA LUNCHEON
DATES
Tuesday, February 7
Tuesday, February 14
Thursday, February 23
Wednesday, February 29
Monday, March 5
Monday, March 12
Monday, March 19
Monday, March 26
Monday, April 2
Monday, April 9
Monday, April 16
Monday, April 23
Wednesday, May 2
Monday, May 7
Monday, May 14
Monday, May 21
NOTE: All luncheons are
scheduled for 12:30 pm (Noon)
unless stated otherwise.
Interviews begin at 1:00 p.m.
MON.-WED., Feb. 20-22
School Closed
Mardi Gras
SAT.-SUN., MAR. 10-11
First Sun Belt series
vs. North Texas
SUNDAY, MAY 6
Regular Season Finale/Senior
Day - vs. La.-Monroe - 12:00 p.m.
FRI.-SUN., MAY 18-20
NCAA Regionals
Campus Sites
FRI-SUN., FEB. 24-26
NFCA Leadoff Classic Clearwater, Fla.
THUR.-SAT., MAR. 15-17
Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
WED.-SAT., MAY 9-12
Sun Belt Tournament
(Boca Raton, Fla.)
FRI.-SAT., MAY 25-27
NCAA Super Regionals
Campus Sites
FRI.-SUN., MAR. 2-4
2012 Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational Lamson Park
MON.-FRI., APR. 9-13
School Closed
Easter/Spring Break
SATURDAY, MAY 12
Spring Commencement
THURS.-WED., MAY 31-JUNE 6
NCAA Women’s College World
Series - Oklahoma City, Okla.
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 7
First Road Game - vs. Houston
(DH) (Houston, Texas) - 4:00 p.m.
MON.-FRI., APR. 30-MAY 5
Final Exams
SUNDAY, MAY 13
NCAA Selection Show - ESPNU
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Media Information
• All members of the media must request credentials IN WRITING through
UL softball contact Cory Weigel (preferred via e-mail).
• Requests are honored from sports editors of daily newspapers and sports
directors of television and radio stations. Requests from individuals not
employed by a media outlet WILL NOT be considered.
• Requests from radio stations must come from the sports director of that
radio station.
Media Services
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Louisiana FootbaLL 2011
Media Information
media information
visiting CITY OF LAFAYETTE
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THINGS TO DO
Feb
March
March
March
April
April
April
April
April
May
May
May
June
June
Mardi Gras (Lafayette)
The Festival of Live Oaks (New Iberia)
Crawfish Etouffee Cook-off Festival (Eunice)
Downtown Alive! (Lafayette)
Bayou Teche Bear Festival (Franklin)
Cajun Hot Sauce Festival (New Iberia)
Festival International (Lafayette)
Rhythms on the River (Lafayette)
Crawfish Festival (Breaux Bridge)
Rhythms on the River (Lafayette)
Buggy Festival (Church Point)
Le Festivale de la Viande Boucanee
(Smoked Meat) (Ville Platte)
June
Spice & Music Festival (Opelousas)
July
Acadiana Symphony Orchestra Red,
White & Boom (Lafayette)
Aug
Shrimp Festival (Delcambre)
Le Cajun Festival Music Awards (Lafayette)
Aug
Aug
Duck Festival (Gueydan)
Aug
Cajun Music Festival (Mamou)
Sept
Sugar Cane Festival (New Iberia)
Sept
Frog Festival (Rayne)
Sept
Plaisance Zydeco Festival (Opelousas)
Sept
Creole Zydeco Festival (St. Martinville)
Sept
BooZoo’s Labor Day Zydeco Festival (Iowa)
Sept
Oct
Latin Music Festival (Lafayette)
Oct
Louisiana Cattle Festival (Abbeville)
Oct
Festivals Acadiens (Lafayette)
Oct
Boudin Cook-off (Lafayette)
Oct
Louisiana Cotton Festival (Ville Platte)
Oct
International Rice Festival (Crowley)
Oct
Louisiana Tournoi (Ville Platte)
Oct
The Yambilee Festival (Opelousas)
Oct
South Louisiana Black Pot Cookoff and
Festival (Lafayette)
Oct
Oct
Louisiana German Oktoberfest (Robert's Cove)
Nov
“5000 EGG” Giant Omelette
Celebration (Abbeville)
Nov
Frog Festival (Rayne)
Nov
Atchafalaya Basin Festival (Henderson)
Nov/Dec Cajun & Creole Christmas
Dec
Noel Acadien au Village (Lafayette)
UL RESTAURANT PARTNER’S
Deano’s Cajun Pizza
305 Bertrand Drive _____________ 337.233.5446
HoneyBaked Ham Co. & Cafe
4400-F Ambassador Caffery Pkwy _ 337.524.1010
Judice Inn (Hamburgers)
3134 Johnston Street ___________ 337.984.5614
McDonald's
1522 Johnston Street ___________ 337.234.5718
812 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy ___ 337.233.0689
3606 Osborn Lane _____________ 337.984.8028
Olde Tyme Po-Boys
218 W. St. Mary Boulevard _______ 337.235.8165
Posados Cafe (Mexican)
3822 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy __ 337.988.0835
Pizza Hut
105 St. Landry Street ___________ 337.233.3335
1420 NE Evangeline Thruway_____ 337.233.6715
1821 W. Pinhook Road __________ 337.233.4568
Popeyes Chicken and Biscuits
2018 W. University Avenue_______ 337.237.8493
1300 W. Pinhook Road __________ 337.235.1587
200 E. Willow Street ____________ 337.237.1630
2404 W. Congress Street _________ 337.234.4112
Prejean’s Restaurant (Cajun Seafood/Steaks)
3480 NE Evangeline Trwy. (I-49N) _ 337.896.3247
Quizno’s Autumnwood Plaza
2668 Johnston Street, Suite A2 ___ 337.233.9685
Raising Cane’s
2426 W. Congress Street _________ 337.572.9966
100 E. Kaliste Saloom Road ______ 337.267.1350
2516 Kaliste Saloom Road _______ 337.984.6427
Roly Poly Oil Center
1004 Coolidge Street ___________ 337.234.3289
Texas Roadhouse
5620 Johnston Street ___________ 337.981.6155
The Wild Salmon Bar & Grill
813 Foreman Drive _____________ 337.988.0052
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
458 Heymann Blvd Ste. B ________ 337.456.3933
Wing Stop
LODGING
America’s Best Suites
125 E. Kaliste Saloom Road _____ 337.235.1367
Candlewood Suites
2105 E. Kaliste Saloom Road ____ 337.984.6900
Courtyard by Marriott
Crowne Plaza
1801 W. Pinhook Road _________ 337.233.8120
Drury Inn and Suites
120 Alcide Dominique Drive ____ 337.262.0202
Fairfield Inn and Suites
1606 W. Pinhook Road _________ 337.233-5558
2225 NW Evangeline Thruway ___ 337.235.9898
Hampton Inn and Suites
1910 S. College Road __________ 337.266.5858
2144 W. Willow Street __________ 337.236.6161
Hilton Garden Inn
2350 W. Congress Street ________ 337.291.1977
Hilton Lafayette
1521 W. Pinhook Road _________ 337.235.6111
Holiday Inn Holidome
2032 NE Evangeline Thruway____ 337.233.6815
Holiday Inn Express
3903 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy _ 337.981.0600
736 I-10 S. Frontage Road ______ 337.232.6845
Howard Johnson Inn
2215 NW Evangeline Thruway ___ 337. 232.5500
Jameson Inn
LaQuinta Inn
1015 W. Pinhook Road _________ 337.291.1088
Microtel Inn and Suites
Pear Tree Inn
126 Alcide Dominique Drive ____ 337.289.9907
Ramada Inn
120 East Kaliste Saloom Road ___ 337.235.0858
Residence Inn by Marriott
128 James Comeaux Road ______ 337.232.3341
Staybridge Suites
Wingate by Wyndham
GROUND TRANSPORTATION
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Alamo Rent-A-Car
200 Terminal Drive _____________
Avis Rent-A-Car
Budget Rent-A-Car
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Hertz Rent-A-Car
National Car Rental
337.234.3170
337.234.6944
337.233.8888
337.232.5493
337.233.7010
337.234.3170
CHARTER/COMMERCIAL AIRLINES
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)
American/Continental/Delta
200 Terminal Drive _____________ 337.266.4400
Odyssey Aviation
123 Grissom Drive _____________ 337.234.3100
RAGINCAJUNS.COM
Season PREVIEW
What’s Back From 2011
Category
Hits
At-Bats
Batting Average
Runs
Runs Batted In
Doubles
Triples
Home Runs
Stolen Bases
Returning (Pct.)
470 (87%)
1,432 (87%)
.322
406 (87%)
299 (72%)
57 (78%)
13 (100%)
46 (66%)
88 (92%)
Lost (Pct.)
71 (13%)
214 (13%)
.250
61 (13%)
119 (28%)
16 (22%)
0 (0%)
23 (33%)
8 (8%)
Top Returner
Christi Orgeron (87)
Christi Orgeron (.414)
Nerissa Myers (77)
Christi Orgeron (5)
Nerissa Myers (21)
Errors
Putouts
Assists
35 (81%)
862 (73.5)
328 (98.2%)
8 (19%)
312 (26.5)
6 (1.8%)
Megan Granger (11)
Sarah Draheim (411)
Nerissa Myers (100)
Innings Pitched
Wins
Losses
Runs
Earned Runs
Strikeouts
Walks
388.8 (99.8%)
51 (100%)
11 (100%)
123 (100%)
99 (100%)
410 (100%)
101 (100%)
1.0 (.02%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Ashley Brignac (233.2)
Ashley Brignac (32)
Ashley Brignac (7)
Ashley Brignac (63)
Ashley Brignac (50)
Ashley Brignac (244)
Ashley Brignac (73)
By the Numbers
7.76
The Cajuns scored 481 runs and averaged
7.76 runs per game in 2011. That is the
highest average and highest total in the
nation. Also, the 481 runs are a new UL and
Sun Belt record and are teh tenth most in a
single-season in NCAA history.
45+
Louisiana has posted at least 45 wins in each
of those past 13 seasons, including eight
seasons in which the Cajuns reached the 50win plateau and one season with 60 wins.
101
Junior outfielder Christi Orgeron recorded
101 RBI in 2011. That broke the Sun Belt and
UL single-season record set in 2001 by Alana
Addison. The single-season total is the third
highest in NCAA history and the highest
since 1996.
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2012 Season Preview
• The 2012 season marks the 12th season under the direction of co-head coaches Stefni and Michael
Lotief. Under the guidance of the Lotief’s the Ragin’ Cajuns have won 10 of the past 11 Sun Belt
Conference regular season championships and posted 50-plus victories seven times.
• The Cajuns lost only one senior from the 2011 squad in Gabriele Bridges. Louisiana has virtually the
same squad intact in 2012 that finished the 2011 season as the nation’s top offense with a school and
Sun Belt record 481 runs, giving them an average of 7.76 runs per game. The Cajuns’ 481 runs scored
last season mark the 10th highest single-season total in NCAA history.
• The Cajuns return 15 letterwinners and eight position starters from the 2011 squad, including USA
Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist and Team USA member Christi Orgeron, who became the
fourth person in NCAA history with 100 RBI in 2011. Orgeron led the Cajuns with a .414 batting average
and 23 home runs in 2011.
• Louisiana’s hard work was not only evident on the field, but as well as in the classroom as they
finished with a team GPA of 3.2 last spring.
• Orgeron was selected to the 2011 USA Softball Women’s National Team and helped Team USA to
gold medal titles at the World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City in July and the Pan American Games
in October. She became the first UL softball player to earn a spot on the USA National Team and third
to compete with USA Softball, joining Alana Addison (2002 Elite team) and Brooke Mitchell (2004 Elite
team).
• Shortstop Nerissa Myers also returns in 2012, a year after leading the Cajuns and tying a UL and Sun
Belt record with 77 runs scored. The speedy shortstop reached base in all but four games for the Cajuns
as she posted a .498 on base percentage.
• Myers was arguably statistically the Sun Belt’s top shortstop in 2011. Playing at one of the toughest
positions to field in softball at shortstop, Myers turned in an impressive .974 fielding percentage. She
committed only five errors in 194 total chances.
• Ashley Brignac also returns in the circle for UL in 2012. She will be seeking the third 30-win season
of her career. The 2011 Sun Belt Pitcher of the Year and Capital One Academic All-American of the Year
will be joined by three other returners in Allie Chenault, Christina Hamilton and Shelbee Rodgers.
• Brignac enters the 2012 season just five wins shy of the Cajuns career Top 5 list in pitching victories.
She needs just 142 strikeouts to move into second place all-time and would need to amass 322 to join
Brooke Mitchell as the only Cajuns pitchers to reach 1,000 career strikeouts.
• The Ragin’ Cajuns add notable newcomers including freshman pitchers Jordan Wallace (0.00 ERA in
Fall) and Maggie Ham. Arizona transfer Matte Haack will be joining the squad as well to give the infield
more depth.
• In 2011, Louisiana made its 13th straight NCAA Regionals appearance since 1999 and the 21st in
the last 22 years. Since 1990, UL has missed the “Field of 64” only once (1998).
• The Cajuns rank ninth in total NCAA appearances with 21, 10th with 50 NCAA Tournament victories
and 11th for consecutive NCAA Regional appearances.
• Louisiana is set for its first full season at newly renovated Lamson Park. The facility made its debut
for the 2011 Sun Belt Tournament and was completely refurbished during the summer months. The
state-of-the-art facility will seat 2,790 fans.
• Of the 11 seasons that the Sun Belt has had a regular season champion, UL has won 10. The Cajuns
have also won 11 out of 12 Sun Belt Conference Tournaments.
Christi Orgeron was named one of 10
finalists for the USA Softball Collegiate
Player of the Year Award. The award is the
most prestigious individual award in college
softball.
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Orgeron and Bridges were the most
powerful duo in the nation with 45
combined home runs. In fact, that total was
more than seven entire Sun Belt Teams
96-30
The speedy Cajuns stole 96 bses in 2011.
Four different Cajuns had at least 15 steals.
Sarah Draheim started every game behind
the plate to hold opponents to a Sun Belt
low 30 steals.
23
The Cajuns pitching staff posted 23 shutouts
in 2011. One of those was against then No.
3/1 Alabama on March 4. The Cajuns were
shutout just once. Gaspard extended the
streak last season by hitting .422 for the year.
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2012 Louisiana Softball Roster
2012 Roster
Numerical
No. Player
00Ashley Brignac
3Natalie Fernandez
4Shelbee Rodgers
5Meagan Thomas
6Taylor Meaux
7Jordan Wallace
8Megan Waterman
9Linzey Cifreo
10Peyton Webb
12Christi Orgeron
13Erikka Murphy
14Codi Covington
15Nerissa Myers
16Christina Hamilton
17Callie Philen
19Marie Hoag
20Katie Smith
21Samantha Walsh
22Maggie Ham
23Brianna Cherry
24Sarah Draheim
27Mattelaine Haack
29Megan Granger
30Prophet Gaspard
31Paige Cormier
32Allie Chenault
35Codi Sullivan
Alphabetical
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No. Player
00Ashley Brignac
23Brianna Cherry
32Allie Chenault
9Linzey Cifreo
31Paige Cormier
23Brianna Cherry
14Codi Covington
24Sarah Draheim
3Natalie Fernandez
30Prophet Gaspard
29Megan Granger
27Mattelaine Haack
22Maggie Ham
16Christina Hamilton
19Marie Hoag
6Taylor Meaux
13Erikka Murphy
15Nerissa Myers
12Christi Orgeron
17Callie Philen
4Shelbee Rodgers
20Katie Smith
35Codi Sullivan
5Meagan Thomas
7Jordan Wallace
21Samantha Walsh
8Megan Waterman
10Peyton Webb
Pos.
P
UTL
P
UTL
IF
P
OF
UTL
IF
UTL
OF
OF
INF
P
UTL
UTL
OF
UTL
P
OF
C
INF
INF
P
INF
P
OF
Pos.
P
OF
P
UTL
INF
OF
OF
C
UTL
P
INF
INF
P
P
UTL
IF
OF
INF
UTL
UTL
P
OF
OF
UTL
P
UTL
OF
IF
B/T
R/R
L/R
L/R
L/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/L
L/R
L/R
R/R
R/R
L/L
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/R
B/T
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/R
R/R
L/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
L/L
R/R
L/L
L/R
R/R
R/R
L/R
R/R
L/R
L/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
R/R
Ht.
5-10
5-5
5-3
5-4
5-5
5-9
5-7
5-9
5-8
5-11
5-4
5-9
5-5
5-9
6-0
5-9
5-6
5-7
5-6
5-10
6-0
5-9
5-9
5-4
5-5
5-9
5-4
Ht.
5-10
5-10
5-9
5-9
5-5
5-10
5-9
6-0
5-5
5-4
5-9
5-9
5-6
5-9
5-9
5-5
5-4
5-5
5-11
6-0
5-3
5-6
5-4
5-4
5-9
5-7
5-7
5-8
Cl.-Exp.
Sr.-3L
So.-1L
So.-1L
Fr- HS
Fr- HS
Fr- HS
Jr.- 2L
So.-RS
Fr.-HS
Sr.- 3L
Sr.- 3L
Fr.- HS
Jr.- 3L
So.- 1L
Sr.-2L
Fr.-HS
Sr.- 3L
Fr.-HS
Fr.-HS
So.-1L
Jr.- 2L
Jr.-TR
Sr.- 3L
So.-TR.
Sr.-3L
So.-1L
Fr.-HS
Cl.-Exp.
Sr.-3L
So.-1L
So.-1L
So.-RS
Sr.-3L
So.-1L
Fr.- HS
Jr.- 2L
So.-1L
So.-TR.
Sr.- 3L
Jr.-TR
Fr.-HS
So.- 1L
Fr.-HS
Fr- HS
Sr.- 3L
Jr.- 3L
Sr.- 3L
Sr.-2L
So.-1L
Sr.- 3L
Fr.-HS
Fr- HS
Fr- HS
Fr.-HS
Jr.- 2L
Fr.-HS
Roster Breakdown
Hometown (Previous School)
River Ridge, La. (John Curtis)
By State
Denham Springs, La. (Live Oak)
- Louisiana (17): Ashley Brignac,
Greenwell Springs, La. (Central)
Linzey Cifreo, Paige Cormier,
New Iberia, La. (New Iberia)
Codi Covington, Natalie
Maurice, La. (Vermillion Catholic)
Fernandez, Prophet Gaspard,
Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford)
Megan Granger, Christina
Ashburn, Va. (Broad Run)
Hamilton, Marie Hoag, Taylor
Walker, La. (Walker)
Meaux, Christi Orgeron, Callie
Montgomery, Tx. (Montgomery)
Philen, Shelbee Rogers, Katie
New Orleans, La. (Mt. Carmel)
Smith, Codi Sullivan, Meagan
Victoria, Texas (Memorial)
Thomas, Megan Waterman
Denham Springs, La. (Walker)
- Texas (8): Allie Chenault, Sarah
Petal, Miss. (Petal)
Draheim, Matte Haack, Maggie
Leesville, La. (Rosepine)
Ham, Erikka Murphy, Jordan
Boyce, La. (Alexandria Senior)
Wallace, Samantha Walsh, Peyton
New Iberia, La. (Catholic High)
Webb
Ruston, La. (Ruston)
- Mississippi (2): Brianna Cherry, Ingleside, Texas (Ingleside)
Nerissa Myers
George West, Texas (George West) - Virginia (1): Megan Waterman
Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus)
By Class
Katy, Texas (Arizona)
- Seniors (7): Ashley Brignac, Paige
St. Martinville, La. (Louisiana Tech)
Cormier, Megan Granger, Erikka
Forked Island, La. (St. Thomas More) Murphy, Christi Orgeron, Callie
Carencro, La. (Teurlings Catholic)
Philen, Katie Smith
Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny)
- Juniors (5): Brianna Cherry, Sarah
New Orleans, La. (Cabrini)
Draheim, Matte Haack, Nerissa
Hometown (Previous School)
River Ridge, La. (John Curtis)
Sweeny, Texas (Sweeny)
Walker, La. (Walker)
Carencro, La. (Teurlings Catholic)
Denham Springs, La. (Walker)
Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus)
Denham Springs, La. (Live Oak)
By Major
Forked Island, La. (St. Thomas More) - Kinesiology-Exercise Science (7):
Ashley Brignac, Allie Chenault,
St. Martinville, La. (Louisiana Tech)
Sarah Draheim, Natalie
Katy, Texas (Arizona)
Fernandez, Jordan Wallace,
George West, Texas (George West)
Samantha Walsh
Leesville, La. (Rosepine)
- General Studies (3):
New Iberia, La. (Catholic High)
Megan Granger, Erikka Murphy,
Maurice, La. (Vermillion Catholic)
Christi Orgeron
Victoria, Texas (Memorial)
- Psychology (3): Paige Cormier,
Nerissa Myers, Callie Philen
New Orleans, La. (Mt. Carmel)
Biology
(2): Taylor Meaux, Megan Boyce, La. (Alexandria Senior)
Waterman
Greenwell Springs, La. (Central)
- Kinesiology-Grades K-12 (1):
Ruston, La. (Ruston)
Christina Hamilton
New Orleans, La. (Cabrini)
- Marketing (1): Katie Smith
New Iberia, La. (New Iberia)
- Public Relations-Broadcasting(2): Weatherford, Texas (Weatherford)
Brianna Cherry, Codi Sullivan
Ingleside, Texas (Ingleside)
- Secondary Education-English (2):
Ashburn, Va. (Broad Run)
Codi Covington, Shelbee Rodgers
Montgomery, Tx. (Montgomery)
-Petroleum Engineering (1):
Co-Head Coach: Stefni Lotief (Louisiana, 1990) - 11th season at Louisiana
Co-Head Coach: Michael Lotief (Louisiana, 1985) - 9th season at Louisiana
Assistant Coach: Chris Malveaux (Texas A&M, 2001) - 3rd season at Louisiana
Myers, Megan Waterman
- Sophomores (6): Allie Chenault,
Linzey Cifreo, Natalie Fernandez,
Prophet Gaspard, Christina
Hamilton, Shelbee Rogers,
- Freshmen (8): Codi Covington,
Maggie Ham, Marie Hoag,
Taylor Meaux, Codi Sullivan,
Meagan Thomas, Jordan
Wallace, Peyton Webb
Maggie Ham
ASHLEY
BRIGNAC
Pitcher • R/R • 5-10 • Sr.-3L • River Ridge, La. • John Curtis HS
Major: Kinesiology-Exercise Science
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2008, 2009,
2010)
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2008, 2010)
• CoSIDA Academic All- District (2009)
• NFCA All-South Region (2008)
• Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year (2008)
• All-Sun Belt Conference (2008)
• SBC Tournament Most Outstanding Player (2008)
• Louisiana Classics All-Tournament Team (2008)
• Capital One Academic All-America of the Year (2011)
• Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year (2011)
• Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Region Second Team (2011)
• Sun Belt All-Tournament Team (2011)
2011 (Junior)
• Picked up the decision in all four games at the NCAA Austin Regional (5/20-5/22), including a win over No. 3 national seed Texas in an elimination game.
• Allowed just four hits and three runs over three games at the SBC Tournament, including a five-inning no-
hitter against South Alabama (5/13), the seventh of her career
• Threw sixth career no-hitter against La.-Monroe (5/7) to clinch the Cajuns 10th Sun Belt Regular Season Championship
• Was named Sun Belt Pitcher of the Week seven times in 2011
• Appeared in just one game in the North Texas series (3/12-3/13), going the distance in a ten inning UL win, striking out 11 and giving up just two runs.
Picked up the win and a shutout in UL’s 1-0 victory over No.3/1 Alabama at the Citrus Classic (3/4)
• Threw her fifth career no-hitter when she blanked McNeese State (2/26) at the Cowgirl Classic in a 4-0 win. Struck out seven in the victory
• Tied a career high with 16K’s against Houston Baptist (2/27) to close out the Cowgirl Classic with a complete game shutout.
2010 (Redshirt)
• Did not play and received a redshirt
2009 (Sophomore)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Saw limited action returning from an off-season injury
but made an impact, nonetheless
After surrendering a pair of earned runs in her first outing,
she did not allowed an earned run in 59.1 consecutive
innings of work (10 appearances)
Posted an 8-3 record in 14 appearances, going the
distance in nine contests with six shutouts
First two losses came in a pair of games in which the
opposition scored an unearned run
Only allowed earned runs in two games
Boasted a team and conference best 0.44 ERA, allowing
no earned runs in Sun Belt Conference play
Struck out 107 batters in 79.0 innings pitched
Held opponents to a meager .124 batting average
Fanned a career-best 16 batters in 3-2 win over Louisiana
Tech (3/10)
Posted four double-digit strikeout performances
2008 (Freshman)
• Lived up to the hype in her rookie campaign, leading
the Cajuns in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, strikeouts
looking, appearances, starts and opponent batting
average
• Named Second Team NFCA All-South Region, Sun
Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-Sun
Belt Conference, Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most
Outstanding Player, Louisiana Classics All-Tournament
Team
• Ranked in the NCAA in ERA, strikeouts per seven innings,
victories and hits allowed per seven innings
• Has a team best 31 wins in 44 appearances with three
saves to her credit
• Led the team with 13 shutouts, two no-hitters and a
perfect game
• Fanned a UL freshman record 327 batters in 228.1
innings of work
• Was 12-1 in 15 appearances with a 1.54 ERA, four
shutouts and 119 strikeouts in Sun Belt play
• Had seven wins and a save over ranked opponents –
Wins: Feb. 29 vs. #23 North Carolina (W, 7-1); Mar. 8 at #3
Texas A&M (W, 2-1); Apr. 30 at #9 Houston (W, 4-0); May
17 at #15 LSU (W, 9-4) - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional;
May 23 at #10 Houston (W, 6-4) - NCAA Houston Super
Regional; May 24 at #10 Houston (W, 4-0) - NCAA
Houston Super Regional; May 29 vs. #1 Florida (W, 3-2) Women’s College World Series. Save: May 18 at #15 LSU
(W, 6-3) - NCAA Baton Rouge Regional
• Had 17 games with double-digit strikeouts with a
season-best 15 strikeouts in the Cajuns victory over #1
Florida in the first game of the Women’s College World
Series
• Had a string of 16 consecutive batters retired against
Florida Atlantic and 10 consecutive strikeouts against
North Texas
• Four-time Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week (Feb.
11; Mar. 20; Mar. 27; and Apr. 21) and two-time LSWA
Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 27 and Mar. 18)
High School
• Despite sitting out the start of the 2007 season recovering
from minor knee surgery, recorded a flawless 0.00 ERA
for the second consecutive season and led John Curtis
Christian School to their fifth straight state
championship
• In the circle, she used her 72 mile per hour fastball to
record 21 shutouts, 21 no-hitters and seven perfect
games
• Career 122-4 record; Struck out 1,454 of 2,037 batters
faced
• Was also the staff ace on the USA Softball Junior Women’s
National Team that won the 2006 Pan Am Championship
with a 10-0 record
• Led the USA Softball Junior National team to the gold
medal at the 2007 World Championships
• Gave up one hit in six games in leading U18 Gold Voodoo
club team to the Hall of Fame Classic Tournament title
in Oklahoma City in July 2006 – becoming the first team
from Louisiana to ever win the tournament
• Three-Time Louisiana Softball Coaches Association
(LSCA) Class 2A Player of the Year; Two-time All-District
and All-Metro MVP, three-time All-District and All-Metro
selection
• Two-time Gatorade Louisiana Softball Player of the
Year
• Two-time Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Farm Bureau-Miss Softball selection
• Two-Time National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association
(NFCA) All-American
• Won Corbett Award as the All-State Sugar Bowl
Outstanding Female Amateur Athlete for Greater New
Orleans area
Personal
• Born on May 2, 1989 in Baton Rouge, La.
• Daughter of Joseph and Tammy Brignac
• Has an older brother, Joseph, and a younger brother,
Christopher
• Has a younger sister, Katie
• High School Co-valedictorian
• Member of the National Honor Society.
Awards
• Threw a five-inning, one-hitter against FIU
• Threw another one-hitter against Texas State at the
Waco Regional (6.0 ip)
• ERA was at 0.19 before final game against Baylor at Waco
Regional
CAREER HIGHS
Innings Pitched
11.0 vs. Southern Miss (Feb. 24, 2008)
10.0 at North Texas (Mar. 12, 2011)
9.1 at Florida Atlantic (Apr. 23, 2011)
9.0 vs. Western Kentucky (Mar. 22, 2009)
8.2 vs. Iowa (Mar. 1, 2008)
8.0 at No.3 Texas A&M (Mar. 8, 2008)
8.0 vs. No.1 Florida (May 29, 2008)
Strikeouts
16 vs. Houston Baptist (Feb. 27, 2011)
16 vs. Louisiana Tech (Mar. 10, 2009)
15 vs. No.1 Florida (May 29, 2008)
13 - Seven Times - Last at La-Monroe (May 7, 2011)
Shutouts
29 Times - Last at Florida Atlantic (May 14, 2011)
Notables
vs. No. 3/1 Alabama (Mar. 4, 2011)
vs. No.24 Fresno State (Mar. 13, 2009)
at No. 10 Houston (May 24, 2008)
at No.9 Houston (Apr. 30, 2008)
Perfect Games
vs. IUPUI (5inn. - Mar. 11, 2008)
No-Hitters
vs. Florida Atlantic (7inn. - Apr. 16, 2008)
vs. San Diego State (7inn. - Feb. 21, 2009)
at McNeese State (7 inn. - Feb. 26, 2011)
at La-Monroe (7 inn. - May 7, 2011)
vs. UNLV (5inn. - Mar. 21, 2008)
vs. South Alabama (5 inn. - May 13, 2011)
BRIGNAC’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
era w-l app gs cg sho sv
ip h
r er bb so 2b 3b hr
bf bavg wphbp sfa sha bk
2008
1.38
31-7 44352813/2 3 228.1123 624510032713 116 927 .1551413 317 0
2009
0.44
8-3 141396/2 0 79.03412524
107303307.12434 050
2010- - Redshirt - Did Not Play - 2011
1.93
32-7 42392710/4 0 233.2161 63507324426 215 960 .190 812 325 8
Total
1.66
71-17 100876429/8 3541.031813710019767842 3342194.1662529 647 8
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CHRISTI
ORGERON
Utility • R/R • 5-11 • Sr.-3L • New Orleans, La. • Mt. Carmel HS
10
Major: General Studies
Awards
• USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Top 10 Finalist (2011)
• Sun Belt Player of the Year (2011)
• Louisville Slugger/NFCA First Team All-Region
(2010, 2011)
• Second Team All-Sun Belt (2009, 2010)
• Second Team All-Louisiana (2010)
• Louisiana Classic All-Tournament Team (2010)
• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2009,
2010)
• Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
(2009)
• First Team All-Louisiana (2009)
• Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Player
(2009)
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
(2008)
• NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2008)
2011 (Junior)
• Finished with 101 RBI, the third highest single-
season total in NCAA history and the most since 1996
• With five RBI in game two of the La.-
Monroe series (5/7) she broke the the UL and Sun Belt single-season record with 84
• Posted 11 RBI in the Middle Tennessee series (4/16-4/17) included her second grand slam of the season
• Tied a school single game record with two triples in game one of the FIU series (4/6)
• Named LSWA Hitter of the Week after going 8-for-10 (.800) in the Troy series (3/26-3/27) with seven RBI. Was a single short of the cycle in game three, but only had three official at bats in the six-inning win
• Her solo home run in the sixth inning was the difference in UL’s 1-0 win over No.3/1 Alabama (3/4).
2010 (Sophomore)
• Was named a Louisville Slugger/NFCA First Team
All-Region performer
• Also garnered Second Team All-Sun Belt and
Second Team All-Louisiana honors
• Started 61 games for the Cajuns, mostly in right
field
• Hit .307 on the season with a Cajuns high and Sun
Belt best 56 RBI
• Hit 15 home runs, the second most on the team
and second most in the Sun Belt
• Her 16 doubles led the Cajuns and ranked second
in the Sun Belt
• Posted 122 total bases, the most on the team and
second most in the Sun Belt
• Ranked ninth in the nation with five sacrifice
ORGERON’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
flies
• Posted a .635 slugging percentage
• Scored 33 runs, the third highest total on the
squad
• Hit .343 with runners in scoring position
• Hit .412 against left hand pitchers
• Posted a Cajuns season high seven RBI against
Southern Miss (3/6), going 2-for-3 with two home
runs and a sacrifice fly
• Hit two home runs in a game three times, against
Bryant (3/13), No.20 UMass (2/28) and Southern
Miss (3/6)
• Had 15 multiple RBI games, including seven with
at least three RBI and five with at least four RBI
• Had quite a weekend at the Razorback
Invitational (3/5-3/7) hitting .647 (11-for-17)
with three home runs and 14 RBI in five
games.
2009 (Freshman)
• Posted a stellar freshman year earning Sun Belt
Freshman of the Year honors
• Claimed the Sun Belt Tournament Most
Outstanding Player honor
• Named First Team All-Louisiana
• Garnered Second Team All-Sun Belt Honors
• Earned back-to-back Sun Belt Player of the Week
honors (4/20 and 4/27)
• Played in 55 games with 52 starts, seeing time
at second bases, right field and as the designated
hitter
• Batted .312 on the season with 10 home runs and
37 RBI
• Led the Cajuns with a .611 slugging
percentage
• Recorded multiple hits in 13 games and multiple
RBI in eight games
• In conference play, hit seven home runs with a
.714 slugging percentage
• Posted six RBI against Troy after recording two
homers, including a grand slam (4/18-19)
• Hit two doubles in SBC Championship game over
Florida Atlantic (5/9)
2008 (Redshirt)
• Did not compete during the season, taking a
redshirt.
High School
• Multi-sport athlete who lettered in softball,
soccer and swimming at Mount Carmel
Academy
• Helped the Cubs to the state playoffs in 2004,
2005, 2006 and 2007 in softball; 2004, 2005, 2006
in soccer; and 2004 in swimming
• Won the district championship in softball in 2006
and 2007
• Soccer state champions in 2005 and district
champions in 2005 and 2006
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•
All-District selection for softball from 2005-07
Two-time All-State pick in 2006 and 2007
2006 All-Metro Player of the Year
Two-time All-Metro selection (2006, 2007)
All-State soccer selection in 2006 and All-District
selection in 2005 and 2006
Posted a .423 career batting average with 141 hits
including 45 doubles, 18 triples, 21 home runs,
131 RBI and 31 stolen bases
Personal
• Born on June 3, 1989 in New Orleans, La
• Full name is Christine Marie Orgeron
• Daughter of Allen and Teresa Orgeron
• Has an older brother, Allen, Jr.
• Plans to be a nurse anesthetists/ER nurse upon
graduation
CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats
5 - at Maine (Feb 19, 2011)
Runs
3 - Seven Times - Last vs. Western Kentucky
(Apr. 30, 2011)
Hits
4 vs. Florida Atlantic (Apr 20, 2010)
RBI
7 vs. Southern Miss (Mar. 6, 2010)
Doubles
3 - Twice - Last vs. South Alabama (Apr 17, 2010)
Triples
2 vs. FIU (Apr. 6, 2011)
Home Runs
2 - Seven Times - Last vs. Florida Atlantic)
(Mar. 14, 2011)
Total Bases
10 - Twice - Last vs. Bryant (Feb. 12, 2010)
Walks
3 - Twice - Last vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 12,
2011)
Stolen Bases
1 - Ten Times - Last vs. Troy (May 12, 2011)
Year
avg gp-gs ab r h2b3bhrrbitbslg%bbhbpsogdpob%sf
sh
sb-att po a efld%
.312 55-52 157 2349 15 110 3796 .61119 036 0 .38220 2-2 2216 2 .950
2010
.307 61-61 192 3359 16 115 56122 .63527 134 0 .38750 3-3 88 3 4 .958
2011
.414 62-62 210 7587 20 523101186 .88631 025 3 .48810 5-5 78 4 4 .953
Total
.349178-175 559131195 51 748194404.72377 195 3 .4238010-10 1882310 .955
ERIKKA MURPHY
Outfield • L/L • 5-4 • Sr.-3L • Victoria, Texas • Memorial HS
2011 (Junior)
• Was used as a pinch runner in the last three weeks of the season due to a wrist injury
• Has stolen 36 consecutive bases successfully
• Was last caught stealing on March 5, 2010 at Arkansas
• Was 4-for-10 (.400) with two runs scored in UL’s sweep of the South Alabama series (4/9-4/10)
• Went 4-for-12 (.333) in the North Texas series (3/12-3/13) with four runs scored, including at least one in all three games
• Was 5-for-16 (.312) in five starts at the Citrus Classic (3/4-3/6), including three runs scored against Temple
• Went 5-for-10 (.500) in five starts at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational (2/18-2/20), scoring four runs
• Successfully advanced runners 53.4 percent of the time in 58 opportunities
High School
• Lettered in softball (four years), basketball (two years)
and power lifting (four years) at Memorial High School
• Led the Vipers to the District Championship (2005-08)
• Helped MHS to the state playoffs from 2005-08, advancing to the quarterfinals in 2006 and 2007
• Named All-State, All-District, District MVP, State Newcomer of the Year and All-
Academic team
• State Champion in power lifting
• As a freshman, batted .447, with 17 RBI, 16 stolen bases and eight triples
• As a sophomore, batted .463, with 26 runs, 38 hits, 22 RBI, five triples, three home runs and 26 stolen bases
2010 (Sophomore)
• Batted .591 with 65 hits (110 at bats), 37 • Played in all 63 games for UL - starting 62 - runs, 17 RBI, two doubles, two home runs, all in the outfield
six walks, 74 stolen bases and .610 on-base • Had the third highest batting average on percentage
the team at .315
• Was nearly perfect (33-for-34) in stolen Personal
bases, leading the Cajuns and the Sun Belt • Born on May 3, 1990 in Victoria, Texas
in total swipes
• Full name is Erikka Murphy
• The 33 stolen bases are tied for the fifth • Daughter of Eric and Roslyn Murphy
most in a single season in Cajuns history
• Has a younger brother, Bernard, and a • Stole multiple bases in five games
younger sister, Eboni
• Also led the Cajuns and the Sun Belt with 52 runs scored
• Hit. 352 in 29 games in the leadoff spot
• Scored multiple runs in 15 different games, including a three game stretch (4/11-4/17) in which she scored nine runs
2009 (Freshman)
• Saw significant action as a true freshman, playing in 54 games
• Earned 29 starts at DH and in the outfield
• Was a perfect 13-for-13 on stolen bases
• Hit .292 in 96 at bats with two doubles and two triples
• Registerd 19 runs
• Reached bases safely with a .310 on base
percentage
• Batted .316 in the leadoff spot
CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats
5 - Six Times - Last at North Texas (Mar. 12, 2011)
Runs
3 - Four Times - Last vs. Temple (Mar. 5, 2011)
Hits
4 - Twice - Last at Arkansas (Mar. 5, 2010)
RBI
2- Five Times - Last vs. Arkansas (Feb. 12, 2011)
Doubles
1- Four Times - Last vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb 12, 2011)
Triples
1 - Three Times - Last vs. Bradley Feb. 13, 2010)
Home Runs
None
Total Bases
4 - Five Times - Last at Arkansas (Mar. 5, 2010)
Walks
1 - 23 Times - Last vs. Centenary (Apr. 13,, 2011)
Stolen Bases
2 - Nine Times - Last vs. Oregon (Mar. 5, 2011)
MURPHY’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
2009
2010
2010
Total
sh
sb-att
.292 54-29 961928 2 20 934.3543 0
24 0.310
1
013-13
.315 63-62 197 5262 1 1 0 1265 .33014 544 0 .3750133-34
.336 55-441223541 1 001242.3446 3
22 0.382
0
515-15
.316
172-135415
106
131 4 3033
141.34023 8
90 0.362
1
6
61-62
po a efld%
502.714
38 0 2 .950
2802.933
7106.922
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KATIE SMITH
Outfield • R/R • 5-6 • Jr.-2L • Ruston, La. • Ruston HS
12
Major: Marketing
Awards
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List
(2010)
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2010)
• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
(2008, 2009)
• All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2009)
• Second Team All-Sun Belt (2009)
• Louisiana Classics All-Tournament Team
(2009)
• Mardi Gras Invitational All-Tournament
Team (2009)
• All-Louisiana (2008)
• All-NFCA Leadoff Classic Tournament
(2008)
• Louisiana Classics All-Tournament Team
(2008)
2011 (Junior)
• Went 4-for-10 (.400) at the NCAA Austin Regional (5/20-5/22), scoring four runs
• Went 5-for-9 over the SBC Tournament with five runs scored and did not strike out
• Went 5-for-11 (.455) in the USA series (4/9-
4/10), including her first extra base hit of the season, a double in a 3-for-5 effort in game two
• Tied a 22-year-old school, single game record with four stolen bases in game one of the FIU series (4/6-4/7). After drawing a walk in the third inning, she picked up three of them by stealing for cycle when she swiped second, third and home to score
• Went 5-for-10 (.500) in five starts at the Citrus Classic (3/4-3/6) with four runs scored
• Went 7-for-14 (.500) with seven runs scored at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational (2/18-2/20), earning a spot on the All-
Tournament Team
• Was 7-for-17 (.412) with seven runs scored in five games at the Louisiana Classics (2/11-2/13).
2010 (Hardship)
• Received a hardship after starting
the first eight games of the season before
suffering a season ending knee injury
• Hit .350 in those eight games with six runs
scored and was a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen
bases
SMITH’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
2008 2009
2010 (Hardship)
2011
Total
2009 (Sophomore)
• Started 43 games on the year, seeing
action at second base, right field and as
the designated hitter
• Ranked third in the Sun Belt with a .393
batting average
• Collected 48 hits with 39 runs
• Went 25-for-28 on stolen bases
• Posted a .515 batting average in Sun Belt
games
• Had 14 multiple hit games including a
season-best performance against Western
Kentucky, going 3-for-4 with two runs
scored (3/21)
• Scored multiple run runs in nine contests,
including a season-high three runs against
Providence (2/14) and Middle Tennessee
(3/31)
• Led the Cajuns with a .516 on base
percentage
• As leadoff batter, tallied a .515 batting
average
2008 (Freshman)
• The speedy slapper finished in the top five
on the team in batting average
• Boasted a .370 batting average and never
let her batting average dip below .370 on
the season
• Ranked in the top-5 among Cajuns in
batting average, on base percentage, runs
scored, hits, sacrifice bunts and stolen
bases
• Led the team with eight sacrifice bunts
and 20 stolen bases
• Had 60 hits on the year with 19 walks for a
.440 on base percentage
• Scored 39 runs on the season while driving
in nine
• In the NCAA Baton Rouge Regional, she
was second on the team, hitting .444,
going 4-for-9 with a pair of runs scored, a
walk and an RBI
• Had a .400 batting average in Sun Belt
Conference play
• Posted 16 multiple hit games to her credit
with a season-high three hits against No.
23 North Carolina and Middle Tennessee
• Reached base safely in 52 of the 65 games
she played, collecting hits in 43 of those
games
High School
• Played softball at Ruston High School
• Had a .467 batting average in her senior
year with a .537 on-base percentage and a
.610 slugging percentage
• In her final season at RHS, had 105 at bats,
with 49 runs, 49 hits, five doubles, two
triples, two home runs and 11 runs batted
in
• Tallied 64 total bases with 15 walks and 22
stolen bases
Personal
• Born on July 31, 1989 in Monroe, La.
• Full name is Kaitlin Scott Smith
• Daughter of Rocky and Veronica Williams
and Joey Smith
• Has two younger sisters, Kelby and
Kendall
CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats
5 - Three Times - Last at South Alabama
(Apr. 9, 2011)
Runs
3 - Three Times - Last vs. Tennessee State
(Feb. 18, 2011)
Hits
3 - Six Times - Last at La.-Monroe
(May 8, 2011)
RBI
2 vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 12, 2011)
Doubles
1 - Twice - Last vs. South Alabama (Apr. 9, 2011)
Triples
None
Home Runs
None
Total Bases
4 at South Alabama (Apr. 9, 2011)
Walks
3 - Twice - Last vs. Tulsa (Mar. 17, 2009)
Stolen Bases
4 vs. FIU (Apr 6, 2011)
sh
sb-att
.370 65-65 162 3960 1 0 0 961 .37719 126 0 .4400820-21
.393 43-43 122 3948 0 0 0 348 .39328 315 0 .5160425-28
.350 8-8 20 67 0 00 27.3504 03 0.458
0
0 3-3
.352 62-60 159 5556 1 0 0 1457 .35821 022 1 .4280920-22
.369178-176 463139171 2 0 0 28173.37472 466 1 .4580
2168-74
po a efld%
58 2 1 .984
2618 6 .880
302.600
67 2 1 .986
1542210 .946
CAREER HIGHS
Utility
R/R • 6-0 • Sr.-2L
Boyce, La.
Alexandria Senior HS
CALLIE PHILEN
Major: Psychology
2011 (Sophomore)
• Saw action in eight games, mostly as a defensive catcher.
2010 (Freshman)
• Saw action in one game during the Louisiana Classics
2009 (Redshirt)
• Did not compete during the season, taking a redshirt
Doubles
None
Runs
None
Triples
None
Hits
None
Total Bases
None
RBI
None
Walks
None
Home Runs
None
Stolen Bases
None
High School
• Lettered in softball for four years at Alexandria Senior High School
• Helped the Trojans to a pair of district playoff appearances
• Led ASHS to a quarterfinalist finish in the state playoffs as a junior and
a senior
• Named All-District three times, All-Cenla twice and All-State once
• Batted .487 as a junior
Personal
• Born on November 14, 1989 in Alexandria, La.
• Full name is Callie Renee Philen
• Daughter of Janet Philen and Ray Philen, Jr.
• Has two brothers, Riley and Brady
PHILEN’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
sh
sb-att po a efld%
.000 1-0 0 00 0 00 00.0000 00 0.000
0
0 0-0 0101.000
2011
.000 8-0 1 00 0 00 00.0000 00 0.000
0
0 0-0 8001.000
Total
.000 9-0 1 00 0 00 00.0000 00 0.000
0
0 0-0 810
1.000
CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats
4 - Six Times - Last vs. Middle Tennessee
(Apr. 16, 2011)
Infield
R/R • 5-9 • Sr.-1L
St. Martinville, La.
Louisiana Tech • Teurlings Catholic HS
MEGAN GRANGER
Triples
1 vs. Virginia (Mar. 4, 2011)
Runs
3 vs. Tennessee State (Feb. 18, 2011)
Home Runs
1 - Twice - Last vs. McNeese State
(Mar. 15, 2011)
Hits
4 vs. Long Island (Mar. 6, 2011)
Total Bases
RBI
Walks
3 - Twice - Last vs. Middle Tennessee
(May 11, 2011)
Doubles
1 - Four Times - Last vs. Florida Atlantic
(May 14, 2011)
at designated player
• Registered a .167 batting average with three hits in
Awards
18 at bats
• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2009)
• Scored three runs
• Was successful on her only steal attempt of the
2010 (Sophomore)
season
• Played in 34 games, mostly as a defensive substitute • Recorded the first two hits of her collegiate career in
at first base
a loss to Jacksonville State (March 1)
• Started three games at shortstop
High School
2009 (Redshirt)
• Lettered for four years at Teurlings Catholic High School
• Did not compete during the season, taking a • Helped lead the Rebels to four straight district titles and
redshirt
the 2007 Louisiana Class 3A state championships
• Also helped the Rebels to a state runner-up finish in
2008 (Freshman at Louisiana Tech)
Class 3A as a junior
• Saw action in 12 games, making four starts
• Registered a .482 batting average with 11 home runs
• Made two starts at shortstop, one at catcher and one and 39 RBI as a senior
Awards
At-Bats
1 vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 12, 2011)
Stolen Bases
1 vs. Sam Houston State (Feb. 13, 2011)
• Named First Team All-District three straight years
• Named All-State and All-Acadiana as a junior and
senior
• Played basketball for three years in high school
• Named Academic All-State in both basketball and
softball as a senior
• Played travel ball for the Louisiana Rebels
Personal
• Born on February 1, 1989 in Lafayette
• Full name is Megan Renee Granger
• Daughter of Renee and Percy Granger
• Has one brother, Brandon
• Has a twin sister Mandy who plays softball for Nicholls
State
GRANGER’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
sh
sb-att
2008 (La. Tech)
.167 12-4 18 33 0 00 03.1671 22 0.286
0
0 1-1
2009- - Redshirt - Did Not Play- -
2010
.000 34-3 6 00 0 00 00.0001 04 0.143
0
2 0-0
2011
.244 62-62 156 2738 4 1 2 2050 .32126 219 0 .35904 1-1
Total
.228 108-69 180 3041 4 1 2 2053.29428 425 0 .34406 2-2
po a efld%
1193.870
5775.928
519111 .928
11910719 .922
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CAREER HIGHS
Infield
R/R • 5-5 • Sr.-3L
Carencro, La.
Teurlings Catholic HS
Major: Psychology
PAIGE CORMIER
Awards
2010 (Sophomore)
• Had the best game of her career in the Cajuns’ elimination game with Texas State at the NCAA Austin Regional (5/21), going 3-for-4 with a double and six RBI. Also stole a base in the contest
• Hit her fifth homer of her career to run-rule Florida Atlantic in the SBC Championship game
• Set a career-high with four RBI in game two of the Western Kentucky series (4/30), including a two-run homer to close out the game in six innings
• Hit her third home run of the season in game two of the Florida Atlantic series (4/23)
• Continued to roll in the Middle Tennessee series (4/16-4/17), going 6-for-9 (.667) with three runs scored and three RBI
• Had a career weekend at the plate in the South •
•
At-Bats
5 vs. Troy (May. 5, 2011)
Triples
None
Runs
3 vs. Temple (Mar. 5, 2011)
Home Runs
1 - Five Times - Last vs. Florida Atlantic
(May 14, 2011)
Hits
3 vs. Texas State (May 21, 2011)
RBI
6 vs. Texas State (May 21, 2011)
Doubles
1 - Seven Times - Last vs. Texas State
(May 21, 2011)
Alabama series (4/9-4/10) going 5-for-10 (.500) with six RBI, a double and her second career home run. Set a career high with three RBI in game two
Hit her first career home run, a solo shot in the Cajuns 5-1 win over Notre Dame (3/17)
Missed eight games early in the season with an injury suffered during the Arkansas game (2/13).
2010 (Sophomore)
• Saw action in 23 games with one start at designated
player against McNeese State (3/11)
• Scored three runs on the year
• Went 1-for-1 in stolen bases
2009 (Freshman)
• Played in 13 games mostly as a pinch runner
• Scored one run in 9-0 win over New Mexico in the
Judi Garman Classic (3/15)
2008 (Redshirt)
• Did not compete during the season, taking a
redshirt
Total Bases
5 - Three Times - Last vs. Western Kentucky
(Apr. 30, 2011)
Walks
3 vs. Centenary (Apr. 13, 2011)
Stolen Bases
1 - Four Times - Last vs. Texas State (May 21, 2011)
High School
• Lettered in both softball and volleyball at Teurlings
Catholic High School
• Helped Teurlings to the district championship for
five years
• Helped the Rebels to a state title and two state
runner-up finishes
• Made state playoffs from 2003 through 2007
• Named all-state for two years and was a four-time all-district selection
• Academic All-State selection
• Helped Teurlings to the state playoffs in volleyball in
2006
Personal
• Born on January 30, 1989 in Lafayette
• Full name is Paige Elizabeth Cormier
• Daughter of Laura and George Cormier
• Has three older brothers, Marc, Chad and Ryan; one
younger brother, Troy; and a older sister, Shayla
CORMIER’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
sh
sb-att po a efld%
.000 13-0 1 10 0 00 00.0000 00 0.000
0
0 0-0 000.000
2010
.000 23-1 6 30 0 00 00.0002 02 0.250
0
0 1-1 000.000
Total
.000 36-1 7 40 0 00 00.0002 02 0.222
0
0 1-1 000.000
CAREER HIGHS
CAREER HIGHS
Infield
L/R • 5-5 • Jr.-2L
Petal, Miss.
Petal HS
NERISSA MYERS
14
Major: Psychology
At-Bats
6 at South Alabama (Apr. 9, 2011)
Triples
1 - Five Times - Last vs. Troy (May 12, 2011)
Runs
4 at ULM (May 7, 2011)
Home Runs
1 - Twice - Last vs. New Mexico (Mar. 19, 2011)
Hits
4 vs. Maine (Feb. 18, 2011)
Total Bases
6 vs. Maine (Feb. 18, 2011)
RBI
5 vs. Temple (Mar. 5, 2011)
Walks
3 vs. Tennessee State (Feb. 18, 2011)
Doubles
1 - Twelve Times - Last vs. Houston
(May 22, 2011)
Stolen Bases
2 - Seven Times - Last vs. FIU (Apr. 6, 2011)
High School
• Was a State Runner-Up, South State Runner-Up and
District Champions in fastpitch softball
• Was Co-District Champion in basketball
• Helped Petal High School to runner-up finishes at
2010 (Freshman)
the 2006 Fastpitch South State and 2005 Fastpitch
• Played in 62 games - starting 60 as a true freshman - State tournaments
2011 (Sophomore)
all at shortstop
• Was Slowpitch State Champions in softball in 2006
• Reached base in 58 of 62 games in 2011, posting a • Hit .247 with a .354 on base percentage
leading PHS to a 31-1 record
.498 on base percentage. Scored 77 runs, tying a UL • Was 15-for-20 in the stolen bases category
• Named Slowpitch Player of the Year as a junior
and Sun Belt single-season record
• Hit .296 in Sun Belt play
• Tabbed All-State Fastpitch in 2008 and All-District in
• Was 7-for-18 (.389) at the Judi Garman Classic (3/17- • Hit .344 with runners in scoring position and .452
2006 and 2007, while being named All-District and
3/19) including her second career home run in an 8-4 with runners in scoring position and two outs
All-State Slowpitch as a sophomore and a junior
win over new Mexico
• Had five RBI in her first two collegiate games (2/12• Was All-District in basketball as a junior and the PHS
• Was 2-for-3 against Alabama ace Kelsi Dunne with 2/13)
Scholar Athlete in 2007 and 2008 and Scholar Athlete
two stolen bases in UL’s 1-0 win
• Hit .400 (4-for-10) in the Baton Rouge Regional
Fastpitch in 2006 and 2008
• Set a career high with five RBI against Temple (3/5), including a 3-for-4 effort in the Championship Game • Hit for the cycle in the Slowpitch State
going 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, a hit by pitch and win over No.18 Texas A&M, earning All-Tournament
Championship
three runs scored
honors and helping the Cajuns advance to the Super
• Was 7-for-16 (.438) with eight runs scored in five Regionals
Personal
starts at the Cowgirl Classic (2/25-2/27), including • Born on November 26, 1990 in Petal, Miss.
two doubles and one triple
High School
• Full name is Nerissa Manantria Myers
• Was 5-for-6 (.833) on day one of the Ragin’ Cajuns • Like current teammate Cherry, played fastpitch and
• Daughter of Suzette and Aron Bajoie
Invitational (2/18) with seven RBI and five runs slowpitch softball, along with basketball at Petal
• Has two younger brothers Necota and Aron, Jr.
Awards
• All-Baton Rouge Regional Team (2010)
• All-Sun Belt Second Team (2011)
scored
• Went 8-for-15 (.533) with 10 runs scored at the Louisiana Classics (2/11-2/13) leading to a spot on the All-Tournament Team.
MYERS’ CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
2010
2011
Total
sh
sb-att po a efld%
.287 62-60 171 3149 2 1 1 1856 .32715 331 1 .3540415-20 6413418 .917
.372 62-62 196 7773 10 4 1 4394 .48036 1424 0 .4981321-25 89100 5 .974
.332 124-122 367 108122 12 5 2 61150 .409 51 17 55 1 .436 1 7 36-45 153234 23 .944
CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats
4 - Eight Times - Last vs. Troy
(May 12, 2011)
Runs
3 at ULM (May 7, 2011)
Outfield
R/R • 5-10 • Jr.-2L
Petal, Miss.
Petal HS
BRIANNA CHERRY
Major: Public Relations
Hits
3 - Twice - Last at ULM (May 7, 2011)
RBI
5 - Twice - Lasta at South Alabama (Apr. 10, 2011)
Doubles
1 vs. FIU (Apr. 6, 2011)
Triples
1 vs. Troy (Mar. 26, 2011)
Home Runs
2 vs. Iowa State (Mar. 7, 2010)
Total Bases
8 vs. Iowa State (Mar. 7, 2010)
Walks
2 - Twice - Last vs. Texas State (May 21, 2011)
Stolen Bases
1 - Twice - Last at ULM (May 7, 2011)
Awards
CHERRY’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
2010
2011
Total
sh
sb-att po a efld%
.067 16-5 15 11 0 00 31.0673 29 0.300
0
0 0-0 101.500
.239 59-32 92 2622 1 1 3 1234 .37017 719 1 .39310 2-6 35 3 1 .974
.215 75-37 107 2723 1 1 3 1535.32720 928 1 .38010 2-6 36 3 2 .951
CAREER HIGHS
At-Bats
5 vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 12,, 2011)
Runs
3 vs. Prairie View A&M (Feb. 12,, 2011)
Catcher
R/R • 6-0 • Jr.-2L
Flower Mound, Texas
Marcus HS
SARAH DRAHEIM
Hits
3 - Three Times - Last vs. Grambling State
(Feb. 26, 2011)
RBI
4 - Twice - Last - vs. Tennessee State (Feb. 20, 2011)
Doubles
1 - Ten Times - Last vs. Texas State
(May 21, 2011)
Triples
1 - Twice - Last vs. South Alabama
(May 13, 2011)
Home Runs
1 - Six Times - Last vs. Middle Tennessee
(May 11, 2011)
Total Bases
5 - Twice - Last vs. Middle Tennessee (May 11, 2011)
Walks
2 - Five Times - Last at Texas (May 21, 2001)
Stolen Bases
1 - Three Times - Last at ULM (May 7, 2011)
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• Helped the Marauders win the District
Championship in both softball and basketball as
Awards
a sophomore and senior
• Led MHS to the State Semifinals as a sophomore
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2010) • Team was a regional finalist in 2009
• Named District 6-5A Catcher of the Year as a
2010 (Freshman)
sophomore, junior and senior
• Played in 32 games - mostly as a catcher - • Tabbed Marcus High School Most Offensive
including eight starts behind the plate and 14 Player as a sophomore, MHS Most Valuable starts total
Player as a junior and MHS Most Defensive Player • Hit .222 with a .386 on base percentage
as a senior
• Posted 10 hits
• In 2007, hit a walk-off home run to send Marcus • Went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI against to state championships for first time in school’s
Middle Tennessee (4/7)
history
• Had one home run on the year, in a start at designated player against FIU (4/11)
Personal
• Born on August 8, 1991 in Renton, Wash.
High School
• Full name is Sarah Louise Drahiem
• Played softball and basketball at Marcus High
• Daughter of Stephanie and Don Draheim
School in Flower Mound, Texas
• Has two older brothers, Blake and Aaron
DRAHEIM’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
2010
2011
Total
2011 (Sophomore)
• Scored a career-high three runs in game two of the La.-
Monroe series (5/7) after going 3-for-3 with a walk
• Hit the Cajuns only inside-the-park home run of the season in game three of the Western Kentucky series (5/1), her third homer of the season
• Went 2-for-4 in game three of the USA series (4/10), posting a career-high five RBI including her second career home run
• Had a career weekend in the Troy series (3/26-3/27), going 5-for-8 (.625) with her first career home run and first career triple
• In game two of the series, set a career high for hits, going 3-for-3 in a six-inning, 8-0 win
• Played in all five games at the Judi Garman Classic (3/17-3/19) with the first two starts in her career. Scored Champions in volleyball
three runs in those five games.
• Was a member of the 2006 Fastpitch South State Runner-
Up, 2005 Fastpitch State Runner Up and Slowpitch State Champions in softball in 2006
2010 (Freshman)
• Earned All-American honors in basketball for three years
• Played in 16 games - mostly in the outfield - with five
• Named All-District for four years in fastpitch softball and starts at designated player
• Posted three RBI on the year, with two coming against All-District for three years in slow
pitch softball
Fresno State (3/18) and one
• Tabbed All-Tournament Team and All-District for basketball
against Western Kentucky (3/27).
• Boasted most RBI, most doubles and most improved in softball, while being named top
High School
rebounder and best defensive player in basketball
• Lettered in softball, basketball and volleyball
• Was high school teammates with current Cajun Nerissa • Played first base, second base, third base, right field, Myers
centerfield, left field and pitcher on the
softball team and shooting guard, forward and center for Personal
the basketball team
• Born on December 7, 1990 in Tampa, Fla.
• Helped PHS to State Runner-Up, South State Runner-Up • Full name is Brianna Nikelle Cherry
and District Champions in fastpitch
• Daughter of Kimberly G. Cherry
softball
• Has a younger brother, Micah
• Was Co-District Champion in basketball and District avg gp-gs ab r h2b3bhrrbitbslg%bbhbpsogdpob%sf
sh
sb-att po a efld%
.222 32-14 45 410 1 0 1 514 .31110 2 9 0 .38600 0-0 86 6 1 .989
.296 62-62 186 3255 9 2 6 5286 .46228 230 4 .39211 3-3 41114 3 .993
.281 94-76 231 3665 10 2 7 57100.43338 439 4 .39111 3-3 49720 4 .992
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CAREER HIGHS
Major: Biology
Outfield
R/R • 5-7 • Jr.-2L
Ashburn, Va.
Broad Run HS
Awards
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List (2010)
2011 (Sophomore)
• Played in 27 games mostly as a pinch runner and outfield defensive substitution.
2010 (Freshman)
• Played in four games for UL, all as a pinch runner
• Scored a run in the Cajuns first game of the season.
High School
• Played her first three seasons of high school softball at Monsignor Kelly High School in
Beaumont, Texas before transferring to Broad Run High School in Ashburn, Va. for
senior final season
• At Broad Run, helped the Spartans claim the district, region and state championships
in 2009
• Prior to Virginia, helped Monsignor Kelly to a Texas Association of Private and Parochial
Schools 6A State Championship in 2008
• Advanced to the State Tournament in 2008 and the Regionals in 2007
• Led the Monsignor Kelly Bulldogs to a 27-6 (.818) overall record in 2008, hitting .410
with eight doubles, a home run, and 26 RBI
• Was tabbed All-District and All-State in 2006 and 2007 and named to the All-State
Tournament Team in 2008
• Was the Monsignor Kelly Offensive MVP in 2006 and Player with the Most Heart in
2007
• Named to the All-Southeast Texas Softball team from 2006-08
Personal
• Born June 6, 1991 in Fairfax, Va.
• Daughter of Douglas and Thersea Waterman
• Has two brothers, Tim and Joey, and two sisters, Jane and Mel
WATERMAN’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
2010
2011
Total
sh
sb-att po a efld%
.000 4-0 0 10 0 00 00.0000 00 0.000
0
0 0-0 000.000
.000 27-0 0 60 0 00 00.0000 00 0.000
0
0 0-0 000.000
.000 31-0 0 70 0 00 00.0000 00 0.000
0
0 0-0 000.000
NATALIE FERNANDEZ
Utility
L/R • 5-5 • So.-1L
Denham Springs, La.
Live Oak HS
2011 (Freshman)
• Had the best weekend of her young career at the NCAA Austin Regional (5/20-5/22), going 7-for-11 (.636) with four runs scored, including a 3-for-4 effort with two runs scored in UL’s win over No.3 Texas
• Returned to the DP role in the series finale against La.-Monroe (5/8), going 3-for-4 with two RBI a
runs scored and two stolen bases
• Saw action in all five games at the Cowgirl Classic (2/25-2/27), including starts in the first two games at second base
• Was 8-for-17 (.471) with seven runs scored in five starts at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational (2/18-2/20) on her way to earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team
• Went 6-for-10 (.600) in five games, two starts, at the Louisiana Classics (2/112/13).
FERNANDEZ’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
16
Year
2011
Total
Shelbee Rodgers
Pitcher
L/R • 5-3 • So.-1L
Greenwell Springs, La.
Central HS
2011 (Freshman)
• Came in relief and picked up her eighth win of the year against Middle Tennessee at the SBC Tournament after throwing three scorless innings
• Finished the season with 16.2 consecutive scoreless innings
• Started two games in the North Texas series (3/12-
3/13) going 1-1 including a complete game win in game two of the series. Tied a career high with eight strikeouts in the victory
Began her career with 25.1 innings without an earned run allowed
Threw 7.0 perfect innings at the Louisiana Classics (2/11-2/13) including a perfect game in her collegiate debut against Rhode Island (2/11).
High School
• Lettered for four years under head coach Michelle Efferson at Central High School
RODGERS’ CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
2011
Total
Personal
• Born on June 24, 1992 in Baton Rouge
• Full name is Natalie Florence Fernandez
• Daughter of Judy and Gerald Fernandez
• Has one older sister, Emily
sh
sb-att po a efld%
.365 55-29 96 3435 1 0 0 936 .37510 624 0 .4550217-19 17 6 1 .958
.365 55-29 96 3435 1 0 0 936.37510 624 0 .4550217-19 17 6 1 .958
Major: Secondary Education-English
•
•
High School
• Was a four year letterwinner under head coach Michelle Morris at Live Oak
• Helped lead the Eagles to three District Championships and four state playoff appearances
• All-State as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Named All-District in all four years, including MVP honors as a
sophomore, junior and senior
• Also named to the All-Parish team as a sophomore, junior and senior
with a Golden Glove award as a senior
• Was All-Metro as a sophomore, junior and senior and All-Metro MVP in
2010 as a senior
• Led the Wildcats to the state playoffs in all four years - the school’s first playoff berths in over 10 years
• Helped the team advance to State Quarterfinals as a sophomore and as a senior
• Was an All-State performer as a sophomore, junior and senior
• Named First Team All-Metro in all four of her seasons
• Was also First Team All-District in all four season, including District MVP as a
junior in 2009
• As a senior in 2010, threw four perfect games while posting a 0.75 ERA
• Led the team in 2009 with a .411 batting average
• Struck out 18 batters in one playoff game in 2008 and posted 313 K’s throughout the season
• Also lettered in volleyball and cross country
Personal
• Born on September 14, 1992 in Baton Rouge
• Full name is Shelbee Marie Rodgers
• Daughter of Cathy and Gerald Rodgers
• Has two older sisters, Tiffanee and Whitnee, and one older brother, Garrett
ip h
r er bb so 2b 3b hr
2.08
8-2 19953/4 0 60.2512118760605239.22714 120
2.08
8-2 19953/4 060.2512118760605239.22714 120
CHRISTINA HAMILTON
Pitcher • R/R • 5-9 • So.-1L • Leesville,La. • Rosepine HS
Major: Kinesiology-Grades K-12
High School
• First Team All-State and All-District Pitcher for four consecutive years
• Led Rosepine to the District and Bi-District
Championships as a senior in 2010
• Was named to the All-State Team and was tabbed as the Most Outstanding
Player in 2010
• Struck out 506 batters during her senior season and hit .484
• 2009 All-State and All-District Most Outstanding Player as a junior
• Helped the Eagles to a District Championship and the State Championship
Game as a junior in 2009
• In the circle in 2009 went 33-3 with a 0.33 ERA and 452 strikeouts
• In the batter’s box in 2009 hit .510 with 12 homeruns and 42 RBI
• Named to the Louisiana Softball Coaches Association All-State Team as a
freshman and as a junior
• Helped lead Rosepine to a District Championship in 2007 as a freshman
2011 (Freshman)
• Missed exactly one month mid-season due to an appendectomy, returning on April 6 against FIU
• Since returning from that injury, went 5-1 with a 2.35 ERA
with 42 K’s in 44.2 innings
• Suffered a leg injury in the second inning of the Texas State game at the NCAA Austin Regional (5/20-5/22)
• Picked up three wins in three starts at the Citrus Classic (3/4-3/6), including a complete game shutout against Long Island (3/6) with nine K’s before suffering the injury
• Made one start at the Cowgirl Classic (2/25-2/27). Was pinned with the loss against Southern (2/25) despite striking out a career high 16 batters
• Made two starts at the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational (2/18-2/20), throwing a complete game shutout in both, earning her a place on the All-Tournament Team
• Threw a perfect game against Rhode Island (2/11) in her collegiate debut, marking her only action at the Louisiana Classics (2/11-2/13).
HAMILTON’S
Year
2011
Total
Personal
• Born on November 6, 1991 in Monroe, La.
• Full name is Christina Nichole Hamilton
• Daughter of Stephanie and Tim Hamilton
CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
• Has one brother, Tim
ip h
r er bb so 2b 3b hr
1.76
11-2 1914105/2 0 83.259 262118 9811 0 3 339 .339 1 6 112 0
1.76
11-2 1914105/2 0 83.259 262118 9811 0 3 339.339 1 6 112 0
Pitcher • R/R • 5-9 • So.-1L • Sweeny, Texas • Sweeny HS
High School
• Threw 12.2 innings for the Cajuns during the 2011 season
• Posted a career-high three strikeouts in 2.2 innings against North Texas (3/13)
• Threw a career-best five innings against Arizona State (3/18)
• •
•
•
All-State and First Team All-County after going 36-4 while posting a 0.21 ERA
with 298 strikeouts and just 18 walks
• As a sophomore, was tabbed First Team All-District, Second Team All-County
and Honorable Mention All-State while leading the Bulldogs to the Bi-District
Championship
• As a freshman garnered Newcomer of the Year and All-County Pitcher of the
Year honors
• Threw four perfect games and 11 no-hitters in her high school career
• Played summer select ball for the Texas Gold Sessum
High School
•Played under head coach Melissa Hansen at
Sweeny High School
Played primarily pitcher and first base
As a senior, led the Bulldogs to an undefeated
District Championship while posting a 28-5 record in the circle
Was named Second Team All-State
As a junior led her team to the District Championship and was named First Team
Personal
• Was born on April 20, 1992
• Full name is Allie Mae Chenault
• Daughter of Tammy and Jim Chenault
• Has one sister, Jobeth, and one brother, Barry
CHENAULT’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
2011
Total
ip h
r er bb so 2b 3b hr
1.76
11-2 1914105/2 0 83.259 262118 9811 0 3 339 .339 1 6 112 0
1.76
11-2 1914105/2 0 83.259 262118 9811 0 3 339.339 1 6 112 0
mATTE hAACK
ALLIE CHENAULT
Infield • R/R • 5-10 • Jr.-TR • Katy, Texas • Arizona
Prior to Louisiana
• Established herself as Arizona’s number one option off the bench in pinch-hitting situations
• Started 19 games; six at third base, 10 as the DP and three in right field
• Her first career home run was a grand slam, apart of a five RBI outing vs. Nevada on February 14
• The definition of a utility player, played third base, right field, designated player, pinch hit and pinch ran despite playing
predominately shortstop in high school
• Tucson Regional: Recorded only one at bat in two appearances in the regional, but it was all she needed to make an impact. Arizona went down one run in the ninth inning of the final game in the regional vs. Hofstra and needed a run to extend the game; Haack extended the game with a home run to left center
• Tucson Super Regional: Pinch hit vs. BYU on May 28
• WCWS: Appeared in four games as pinch hitter and started the June 8 game vs. UCLA as the DP.
High School
• Katy, Texas, High School, 2009
• Played four years of varsity softball under her father, Kalum Haack
• All-State second team in her sophomore campaign, and made the 5A all-tournament first team in the same season
• All-greater Houston first team in her sophomore through senior seasons, and was the MVP as a sophomore
• Received District 17 5A first team honors as a freshman, sophomore and junior, and was the MVP her senior season
• Displayed her all-around athleticism as a member of the softball, volleyball and track teams, becoming a triple letterman
• Played travel ball for the Katy Heat under her parents, Kalum and Leslie Haack, for six years, and played one year under Dave McKorkle’s Houston Express.
HAACK’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
Arizona
Arizona
Total
sh
sb-att po a efld%
.153 41-19 59189 0 041221.35618 0
25 0.346
1
1 0-0 483.800
.120 20-8 25 333 1 00 14.1605 0
11 0.267
0
1 0-0 222.667
.143 61-27 84 2112 1 0 4 1325.29823 036 0 .32412 0-0
610 5 .762
PROPHET
GASPARD
Pitcher • R/R • 5-4 • So.-TR • Forked Island, La. • Columbia
Prior to Louisiana
• Honorable mention All-Ivy League
• put together impressive first-year season, picking up team-high 12 victories in the circle while boasting a 2.94 ERA
• Held opponents to .230 batting average over 133.1 innings pitched
• Tied for fourth in wins and ranked six in the Ivy League in ERA
• Allowed just one unearned run while striking out five in first collegiate victory over Lafayette
• Picked up Ivy League Pitcher of the Week honors after allowing just one earned runs and seven hits over 17.2 innings pitched against Cornell
• Earned first save of her career in season finale against Penn, tossing two perfect innings while striking out four.
High School
• Two-year letterwinner as a pitcher at St. Thomas More
Catholic
• Compiled a 47-6 record over her two seasons on varsity, leading the
Lady Cougars to back-to-back Louisiana Class 5A State Championships
• was named the Most Outstanding Player on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association
Class
5A All-State team
• went 25-4 with a 0.98 ERA as a senior with 274 strikeouts
Personal
• Daughter of Patricia and Sindol Gaspard
• Named academic all-state
• Born July 14, 1992 in Abbeville, La.
GASPARD’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Year
2011
Total
ip h
r er bb so 2b 3b hr
2.94
12-13 2927132/1 1 133.1119 835651 9920 4 9 NA N/A 220N/AN/A 2
2.94
12-13 2927132/1 1133.1119 835651 9920 4 9 NA N/A 220N/AN/A 2
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Meagan Thomas
Utility • L/R • 5-4 • Fr.-HS • New Iberia, La. • New Iberia HS
Major: Criminal Justice
Personal
• Born on October 23, 1992 in New Iberia, La
• Full name is Meagan Briana Thomas
• Daughter of Shanel and Dylan Breaux
• Has one younger brother Dylan
• Graduated high school with honors
High School
• Four-year letterwinner in softball at New Iberia Senior High
• Led the Yellow Jackets to District Champs in 2008 and Co-
District champs in 2009
• Named first team All-District in 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Named second team All-Acadiana in 2010 and first team
All-Acadiana in 2011
• Named Co-District MVP in 2011
Taylor Meaux
Infield • R/R • 5-5 • Fr.-HS • Maurice, La. • Vermilion Catholic
Major: Biology
High School
• Lettered in softball and basketball at Vermilion Catholic High School
• Led the Eagles to the state tournament in 2008
• Named All-District in 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Awarded Team MVP Award in 2011
• Named to All-Parish Team in 2011
Personal
• Born on January 23, 1993 in Lafayette, La
• Full name is Taylor Angelle Meaux
• Daughter of Chad and Valerie Meaux
• Has two younger brothers Camren and Colin
• Member of the Academic All-District teams her freshman through senior year of high school
Jordan Wallace
Pitcher • R/R • 5-9 • Fr.-HS • Weatherford, Texas • Weatherford
High School
• Four-year letterwinner in softball at Weatherford High School
• Helped the Kangaroos to three district championships
• Named first team All-District first baseman in 2009
• Named first team All-District Pitcher of the year in 2010
• Awarded district MVP in 2011
• All-State selection in 2011
• Named Academic All-State in 2011
• Named Fort Worth Star Telegram’s Player of the Year two years in a row.
Personal
• Born on June 3, 1993 in Weatherford, Texas
• Full name is Jordan Elizabeth Wallace
• Daughter of Jon and Amy Wallace
• Member of Weatherford HS Scholar Award
Linzey Cifreo
Catcher • R/R • 5-10 • Fr.-HS • Walker, La. • Walker HS
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Major: Kinesiology
High School
• Four-year letterwinner in softball and three-year letterwinner in volleyball at Walker High School
• Led the Widlcats to a district championship in 2009
• Helped Walker HS to State Playoff appearances in 2008, 2009, and 2011
• Named First Team All-District in 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Named Softball All-Parish Most Valuable Defensive Player
Personal
• Born on June 27, 1993 in Baton Rouge, La
• Full name is Victoria Linzey Cifreo
• Daughter of Johnny and Rhonda Cifreo
• Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• Member of the REACH organization
• Member of Revival Temple Church Youth Group
• Maintained perfect attendance for 13 years never missing a day of school
Peyton Webb
Infield • R/R • 5-8 • Fr.-HS • Montgomery, Texas • Montgomery HS
Codi Covington
Outfield • L/R • 5-9 • Fr.-HS • Denham Springs, La. • Walker HS
Major: Secondary Education
High School
• Lettered four years in softball and three years in volleyball at Walker High School
• Led the Wildcats to a District Championship in 2008
• Named All-District in 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Named to the All-State team in 2011
• Batted .515 and had 32 steals senior year
Personal
• Born on October 29, 1992 in Denham Springs, La
• Full name is Codi Leigh Covington
• Daughter of Craig Covington and CeCe Sibley
• Has one older brother Dustin and one younger sister Shea
Marie Hoag
Utility • L/L • 5-9 • Fr.-HS • New Iberia, La. • Catholic HS
Major: Pre-Pharmacy
Personal
• Born on July 27, 1993 in New Iberia, La
• Full name is Marie Elise Hoag
• Daughter of Arlene and Chris Hoag
• Has a younger sister, Maddy
• President of Foreign Language Club at Catholic High
• Awarded National Honor Society
• High School Valedictorian and National Merit Finalist and Scholarship Recipient.
Samantha walsh
Utility • R/R • 5-7 • Fr.-HS • Corpus Christi, Texas • Ingleside HS
High School
• Four-year letterwinner in basketball and softball at Ingleside High School
• Led the Mustangs to District Championships in 2010 and 2011
• Helped Ingleside HS to a 27-4 record in 2011
• Named First Team All-District in 2010, and 2011
• Career 117-of-118 stolen bases in high school
Personal
• Born on July 12, 1993 in Corpus Christi, Texas
• Full name is Samantha Cristelle Walsh
• Daughter of Naomi Jimenez and Mike Walsh
High School
• Five-year letterwinner in softball at Cabrini High School
• Also lettered in soccer and volleyball at CHS
• Led the Panthers to a state championship in 2011 where the team went 29-6-1 on the year
• Named All-District in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Named District MVP in 2011
• Honored as All-State in 2010 and MVP in 2011
• Batted .583 and had a 0.73 ERA with a record of 11-2 in senior year
Maggie
Ham
Pitcher • R/R • 5-6 • Fr.-HS • George West, Texas • George West HS
Major: Petroleum Engineering
High School
• Four-year letterwinner in softball at George West High School
• Also lettered in volleyball, basketball, track, and cheerleading
• Led the Lady Horns to state championships all four years in softball
• Named All-District MVP in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Awarded 2A Player of the Year in 2010
• Named South Texas MVP in 2010 and 2011
• Compiled stats in 2010 of 498 strikeouts, 19 shutouts, 12 no hitters, and .500 batting average
Personal
• Born on November 3, 1992 in Corpus Christi, Texas
• Full name is Maggie Elizabeth Grace Ham
• Daughter of Jim and Elizabeth Ham
• Has two older brothers Thomas and Robert
• Has a younger sister, Beth
• National Honor Society Vice President at George West High School
Codi Sullivan
Outfield • L/R • 5-4 • Fr.-HS • New Orleans, La. • Cabrini
Major: Broadcast Communications
High School
• Five-year letterwinner in softball at Cabrini High School
• Led the Crescents to three district titles
• Named 94A All-District 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Named 9 4A All-State in 2011
• Batting .597 in senior year and .794 in district
Personal
• Born on August 16, 1993 in New Orleans, La.
• name is Codi D’ante Sullivan
• Daughter of Shawnell and Matt Dorsett
• Has a younger brother, Dillon Dorsett
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STEFNI LOTIEF
Co-Head Coach • 12th Season
Overall Record: 548-139 (.798) • Sun Belt Record: 186-35 (.842)
HONORS N’
AWARDS
NCAA Women’s College World Series
Two (2003, 2008)
Two (2008, 2010)
NCAA Regionals
Ten (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Sun Belt Regular Season Championships
Nine (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
Sun Belt Tournament Championships
Nine (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)
NFCA Regional Coaching Staff of the Year
One (2010)
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Sun Belt Coach of the Year
Six (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010)
Louisiana Coach of the Year
Four (2003, 2004, 2005, 2008)
NFCA All-American Selections
11
CoSIDA Academic All-American Selections
Three
NFCA All-Region Selections
33
All-Sun Belt Selections
73 (54 First Team)
Sun Belt Academic Honor Roll Selections
(3.00 - 3.49 GPA)
74
Sun Belt Commissioner’s List Selections
(3.50 - 4.00 GPA)
54
In 2001 Stefni Lotief was named the head
coach of the perennially ranked Ragin’ Cajuns
softball program after being one of the most
successful players in the history of the storied
program. Since 2003, she has served alongside
husband Michael Lotief as co-head coach of the
program.
No stranger to success in her days as an AllAmerican pitcher for Louisiana from 1987-1990,
Lotief has continued that success as co-head
coach and kept the Ragin’ Cajuns as one of the
nation’s premier programs guiding the Cajuns to
seven NCAA Regional championship games, a two
Super Regionals and two Women’s College World
Series appearance in her first ten seasons at the
helm.
In Lotief, the Ragin’ Cajuns’ pitching staff has
one of the top mentors in the nation. In the last
four seasons, the Cajuns pitching staff have had
two freshmen (Brittany Cuevas, 2007 and Ashley
Brignac, 2008) who have won 30 games in the
circle and posted 300-plus strikeouts.
In addition to her pitching staff duties, Lotief
manages the softball program’s administrative
duties and spearheads the program’s fundraising
arm.
A Winning Tradition
Lotief holds an overall record of 497-128
(.795) at the University of Louisiana and has
posted 50-plus victories six times in ten seasons.
Her career winning percentage ranks near the
top in the NCAA record books amongst all active
Division I head coaches.
Lotief’s teams claimed the Sun Belt
Conference regular season and tournament
championships in her first six seasons and posted
the first undefeated conference record in program
history in 2004 (18-0). She has led the program to
NCAA Regionals in each season and the Women’s
College World Series in 2003 and 2008.
She has compiled a 167-30 (.848) record in
Sun Belt games.
Attracting Homegrown Talent
Alongside her husband and co-head coach
Michael Lotief, she has been able to maintain the
high standards of the program with “hometown”
athletes, affirming her belief that the state of
Louisiana and East Texas is a hotbed for college
softball.
“Most of the players on this team are
‘hometown girls’,” she said. “The coaches are
hometown people. All of us, for the most part,
were overlooked by the ‘big’ schools in the
recruiting process.
“We had the courage to make a choice to
defy the naysayers and conventional wisdom and
stay close to home, near family and friends and
pursue excellence,” she added. “All of us came here
with hopes and dreams. Add to that hard-work
and solid preparation – it creates an environment
where people care about each other – and add in a
community where fans and families who support
and believe in the dreams and hopes, and watch
the dreams become reality.”
Coaching at Louisiana
Lotief has garnered Sun Belt Conference
Coach of the Year honors six times (2001, 2002,
2004, 2005, 2006, 2010) and Louisiana Coach of
the Year honors four times (2003, 2004, 2005,
2008).
In 2010, UL won its third straight Sun Belt
Regular Season Title and their thrid cosecutive
Sun Belt Tournament Championship. The Cajuns
defeated No.18 Texas A&M twice and host No.17
LSU once to advance through the Baton Rouge
Regional. UL fell to eventual National Champion
UCLA in the Super Regional.
In 2009, the Ragin’ Cajuns reclaimed the Sun
Belt Conference regular season and tournament
titles for the second season in a row after being
edged out in 2007 by Florida Atlantic.
In 2008, Louisiana won the Baton Rouge
Regional defeating LSU in the winner’s bracket
final and championship game to advance to the
Super Regional round in Houston. The Cajuns won
the Houston Super Regional to advance to the
second WCWS appearance under Lotief. Louisiana
would defeat No.1 national seed Florida in the
WCWS opening game.
From 2004 through 2006 the Cajuns won
50-plus games. It was the first time in program
history that Louisiana reached 50 wins in three
consecutive seasons. The 2004 team marched its
way to a school-record 60 victories and ended
national power Arizona’s string of 16 straight
Women’s College World Series berths with a 5-0
win at the NCAA Regional No. 1 semifinal held in
STEFNI LOTIEF’S MILESTONE VICTORIES
WinDate
1
Feb. 17, 2001
50
May 17, 2001
100
May 11, 2002
200
May 9, 2004
300
Apr. 29, 2006
400
May 9, 2008
500
Feb. 11, 2011
Opponent
vs. Dayton
vs. Southern Miss
vs. Middle Tennessee
at Middle Tennessee
vs. Western Kentucky
vs. Arkansas
Score
10-0
5-1
6-0
6-3
3-2
3-1
14-1
Lotief’s second season (2002) was highlighted
by an NCAA Regional held at Alfred and Helen
Lamson Ragin’ Cajuns Softball Park, the first time
since 1997 that UL had hosted a regional. She was
also instrumental in getting a new lighting system
for the park, an accomplishment which helped the
school land the regional bid.
The 50-win season was the second straight
for the program and Lotief and it marked just the
second time in school history that the Cajuns had
back-toback such seasons. Lotief became the
fastest to 100 wins in school history as well.
Award-Winning Results
Since arriving in 2001, Lotief has demanded
that her team performs both on and off the field.
Her squads have set high academic standards and
maintained them.
In 2002-03, a total of 12 members (out of 18
total) on the team were members of the Sun Belt
Conference Academic Honor Roll. Six received
recognition of being named to the Commissioner’s
List (3.5 GPA and above).
The Cajuns topped that mark in 2009-10
when a total of 20 (out of 26) student-athletes were
recognized by the Sun Belt. Eleven were named to
the Academic Honor Roll while nine landed on the
Commisioner’s List.
That success went a step further in 2004 when
Brooke Mitchell was named a CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican – the first such selection for the program
since 1997.
The Ragin’ Cajuns have had 115 All-Sun Belt
Academic honorees under Lotief.
The 2008 squad earned Dean’s List Honors
with a 3.24 overall GPA. Of the 25 members, 16 were
named to the Honor Roll with nine players earning
President’s List accolades for the Fall 2007 Semester.
The Spring 2008 semester saw 14 student-athletes
post a 3.0 or better. Freshman Ashley Brignac
posted a 4.0 GPA in both the Fall 2007 and Spring
2008 semesters.
The program has produced college graduates
as well. In the 2006-07 academic year nine studentathletes coached by Lotief earned college degrees.
On the playing field, Lotief has helped mold
six players into All-American status and her system
has produced a total of nine All-American selections
– Alana Addison (2001), Becky McMurtry (2002 &
2003), Danyele Gomez (2003, 2005 & 2006), Brooke
Mitchell (2004), Holly Tankersley (2008) and Karli
Hubbard (2009).
The system that she along with her husband
and co-head coach Michael Lotief have installed
has generated 68 All-Sun Belt Conference athletes
including 51 first team selections. Louisiana has
produced the Player of the Year eight times, Pitcher
of the Year nine times and Freshman of the Year six
times.
Prior to Louisiana
Year ERAStrikeouts
20011.44
254
20021.83
340
20031.25
372
20040.90
637
20051.05
537
20061.87
388
20072.19
414
20081.34
585
20091.02
487
20111.53
410
Total1.53 4,816
Her collegiate coaching experience is not just
with Louisiana. In 1992, Lotief was the pitching
coach at North Carolina. She later returned to
Louisiana as an assistant pitching and catching
coach for the Cajuns during the 1996 and 1997
seasons.
Before joining the Ragin’ Cajuns’ program
as cohead coach, she was the head coach and
president of the Louisiana Image, one of the best
American Softball Association fastpitch teams in
the country. As the mentor of the Image, Lotief
worked with some of the best college players in the
country.
She also served as a marketing instructor
and Assistant Dean in the College of Business
Administration at UL.
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Tucson, Ariz..
Perhaps her best work as the Ragin’ Cajuns
pitching instructor took place in 2009. The Cajuns
finished second in nation with a 1.02 team ERA with
opponents posting a meager .166 batting average.
In 2006, She worked with a pair of pitchers
who were tossing at the Division I level for the first
time ever – Krystal Lewallen and Ashley Kirchberg –
and guided them both to 20-win seasons.
In 2005, the pitching staff posted a Lotief Erabest 32 shutouts and reached 500 strikeouts for the
second straight season.
Under her tutelage in 2004, All-American
pitcher Brooke Mitchell set the single-season
record for strikeouts with 524 and led the nation in
victories with 45 en route to being named an NFCA/
Louisville Slugger Division I First Team All-American.
The pitching staff’s earned run average of 0.90
ranked second in the NCAA stats.
The Cajuns ended the 2004 season ranked
No. 10 in the final NFCA Top 25 poll – the second
straight season with a Top 10 finish.
In 2003, Lotief and her squad saw their dreams
come true and hard work pay off. She guided the
program to the pinnacle of the college softball world
with an appearance in the 2003 Women’s College
World Series – theprogram’s first appearance during
her tenure. The Cajuns ended No. 8 in the final Top
25 poll – the highest final ranking since the 1996
season.
In her first season in Lafayette, she led the
team to a 51-10 record, one of the best marks
in school history, Sun Belt Conference regular
season and tournament championships. Under her
tutelage, pitcher Melissa Coronado set the school
record for wins (35).
Location
Lake Charles, La.
Baton Rouge, La.
Miami, Fla.
Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Lafayette, La.
Troy, Ala.
Lafayette, La.
ERA/STRIKEOUTS UNDER
STEFNI LOTIEF
As a Student-Athlete at Louisiana
Lotief came to the Ragin’ Cajuns via
Friendswood, Texas, and became the school’s
first-ever All-American in 1989. She became the
program’s first, first-team All-American one year
later, and was named the 1990 GTE Academic Player
of the Year.
Also in 1990, she led the Cajuns to their first
Top 10 ranking, as well as the school’s first of what
is now 18 NCAA Regional appearances in the
last 16 years. She is currently the school’s fourthwinningest pitcher (78 victories) and has the
second-lowest career ERA (0.66).
Personal
Lotief graduated from Louisiana in 1990 with
a degree in marketing, and she received her MBA
in 1993. She was UL’s Outstanding Graduate in 1990
– the highest honor the University bestows upon a
student.
She is married to Lafayette attorney and
Cajuns co-head coach Michael Lotief, and the
couple has a daughter, Chelsea, and a son, Andrew.
WINNINGEST ALL-TIME
NCAA DIVISION I COACHES
(By winning percentage - Min. 10 years)
Coach, Last Team
1. Sue Enquist, UCLA
2. Sharon Backus, UCLA
3. *Mike Candrea, Arizona
4. *Stefni Lotief, Louisiana
5. *Patrick Murphy, Alabama
6. Yvette Girouard, LSU
7. *Patty Gasso, Oklahoma
8. *Ralph Weekly, Tennessee
9. *Lu Harris-Champer, Georgia
10. *Carol Hutchins, Michigan
Yrs.
18
22
24
11
14
31
16
24
15
28
Record (Pct.)
887-175-1 (.835)
854-173-3 (.831)
721-259-2 (.824)
548-139-0 (.798)
712-210-0 (.772)
1,285-421-1 (.753)
817-269-2 (.752)
1015-343-2 (.747)
762-259-1 (.739)
1,232-425-4 (.735)
*Active Coach
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MICHAEL LOTIEF
Co-Head Coach • 10th Season
Overall Record: 447-116 (.794) • Sun Belt Record: 152-33 (.822)
Regarded as one of the best offensive
minds in the game of college softball,
Michael Lotief has been a member of the
Ragin’ Cajuns softball coaching staff since
2001. He has served alongside his wife,
Stefni Lotief, as co-head coach since 2003.
Michael’s career includes over 20 years
of experience from nearly every level of
softball and baseball.
The first to arrive at the park and the
last to leave, Lotief has been the driving
force behind the continued success of Ragin’
Cajuns softball.
His passion, dedication, work ethic and
knowledge have contributed to turning the
Ragin’ Cajuns hitters into one of the most
productive offensive units in the country.
“Hitting is an art,” Lotief said. “Hitting is
a science too. It is the most difficult skill to
perform in all of sports.”
“I love the challenge of teaching
hitting,” he added. “I love to talk hitting with
our players and analyze their mechanics
and break down video with them and figure
out a way to help our players be the best
in the country and realize their dreams and
potential. When they hit a bomb it makes
all those hours of throwing batting practice
worth it.”
Besides hitting, Lotief’s responsibilities
also include recruiting, infield defense,
fundraising, camps and clinics.
The System
The results are amazing.
From 2002 to 2006, Lotief’s hitting
system produced at least 70 home runs and
ranked in the Top 30 of nearly every hitting
category in the NCAA stats.
The run included a string of three
straight seasons (2002 through 2004) in
which the offense set the record for school
home runs in succession (76 in 2002, 79 in
2003 and 88 in 2004).
In 2006, his hitting system wielded the
first 100 home run season in school history.
Three of his hitters – Danyele Gomez, Ashley
Evans and Lacey Bertucci – ranked in the Top
10 of all NCAA Division I hitters in home runs.
Under his guidance the squad ranked in
the Top 5 in the NCAA statistical rankings for
home runs per game for five straight seasons
(2002 through 2006) which included a No. 2
ranking in 2006 (1.65 home runs per game).
As with any system, individuals make up
the different components which enable it to
thrive. Lotief’s hitting system has seen some
talented individuals put up some impressive
numbers. He has tutored the Ragin’ Cajuns’
top four career home run hitters.
Lotief molded the most accomplished
hitter in school history, Danyele Gomez.
Behind his guidance, Gomez, a freshman not
recruited out of high school, turned out to
be a steal for the Cajuns’ coaching staff. She
set the school single season and freshman
records for home runs by going yard 20
times in 2003.
In the 2005 season, Lotief saw another
amazing season out of Gomez as she belted
MICHAEL LOTIEF’S MILESTONE VICTORIES
WinDate
1
Feb. 11, 2003
50
Feb. 8, 2004
100
May 13, 2004
200
Apr. 30, 2006
300
May 10, 2008
400
Feb. 11, 2011
Opponent
vs. Louisiana Tech
at La.-Monroe
vs. North Texas
vs.La.-Monroe
vs. Prairie View A&M
Location
Lafayette, La.
Monroe, La.
Lafayette, La.
Lafayette, La.
Troy, Ala.
Lafayette, La.
Score
8-0
10-0
6-0
7-6
13-0
28-0
WINNINGEST ACTIVE
NCAA DIVISION I COACHES
(By winning percentage - Min. 5 years)
Coach, Team
1. Mike Candrea, Arizona
2. Clint Myers, Arizona State
3. Stefni Lotief, Louisiana
4. Michael Lotief, Louisiana
5. Patrick Murphy, Alabama
6. Kelly Inouye-Perez, UCLA
7. Tim Walton, Florida
8. Patty Gasso, Oklahoma
9. Ehren Earleywine, Missouri
10. Ralph Weekly, Tennessee
Yrs.
24
6
11
9
14
5
9
17
8
24
Record (Pct.)
1,272-277-2 (.821)
324-79-0 (.804)
548-139-0 (.798)
447-116-0 (.794)
712-210-0 (.772)
219-68-0 (.763)
454-144-0 (.759)
817-269-2 (.752)
387-131-0 (.747)
1015-343-2 (.747)
20 home runs for the second time in her
career. In 2006, he saw the completion of a
stellar career by Gomez. She became only
the third player in NCAA history to hit 30
home runs in a season and led the nation in
home runs, slugging percentage and runs
scored per game.
Under Lotief’s system, Gomez ended
her career with 83 career home runs which
ranks fourth all-time in the NCAA record
books and broke the previous school record
of 57 home runs set by Alana Addison (2002).
Another freshman had a banner season
working in Lotief’s system. Holly Tankersley
eclipsed Gomez’s single-season and
freshman records with 21 home runs in 2004.
Tankersley went on to hit 71 career home
runs which ranks second in school history.
Lotief also worked with Lacey Bertucci, the
school’s No. 3 career home run hitter with
58. In all, he has coached four players who
reached 50-plus career home runs (Gomez,
Tankersley, Bertucci and Addison).
Still
one
of
the
greatest
accomplishments of the system came in
2004. Every player on the squad hit at least
one home – four reached double digits –
and the byproduct was 88 home runs – the
first 80-plus home run season in program
history. It all happened with a team that did
HOME RUNS UNDER
MICHAEL LOTIEF
Year
Team HRs
2001
40
2002
76
2003
79
2004
88
2005
81
2006
102
2007
69
2008
62
2009
50
2010
51
2011
69
Total767
Team Leader
Alana Addison (15)
Alana Addison (16)
Danyele Gomez (20)
Holly Tankersley (21)
Danyele Gomez (20)
Danyele Gomez (30)
Gabriele Bridges (16)
Gabriele Bridges (17)
not have one senior in
the starting lineup all
season long.
“I have had the
privilege of working
with some of the best
hitters in the world,”
Lotief said.
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Prior to Louisiana
Lotief
was
instrumental
in
developing Louisiana’s
nationally recognized
summer-ball softball program – Louisiana Reflections. In five years,
his teams won five consecutive state championships, made five
National Tournament appearances and won the AFA 18-U National
Championship in 2000.
Over 20 high school players who played for him have received
Division I scholarships.
Personal
Lotief graduated from Teurlings Catholic High School in Lafayette
in 1981. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1985 from the University
of Louisiana and earned his juris doctorate from LSU in 1988.
He began his own law practice in Lafayette in 1992 and started
coaching fastpitch softball in 1994.
He is married to Stefni (Whitton) Lotief, co-head coach of the
Ragin’ Cajuns softball program, and they have two children – Chelsea
and Andrew.
STEFNI LOTIEF’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Season Overall Record SBC Record
Sun Belt Finish
2001
51-10 (.836)
19-1 (.950)
Regular Season Champs; Tournament Champs
2002
50-13 (.794)
15-1 (.938)
2003
47-11 (.810)
13-3 (.813)
2004
60-8 (.882)
18-0 (1.000)
2005
51-10 (.836)
19-1 (.950)
2006
50-12 (.806)
12-3 (.800)
2007
46-18 (.719)
15-8 (.652)
Regular Season Runner-Up
2008
52-15 (.776)
19-3 (.864)
2009
45-13 (.776)
18-5 (.783)
2010
45-18 (.714)
19-5 (.792)
2011
51-11 (.823)
19-5 (.792)
Total
548-139 (.792) 186-35 (.842) 10 Regular Season Titles; 10 Tournament Titles
Post Season (Site)
NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.)
NCAA Regional (Lafayette, La.)
NCAA Regional (Fullerton, Calif.);
College World Series
NCAA Regional (Tuscon, Ariz.)
NCAA Regional (Norman, Okla.)
NCAA Regional (College Station, Texas)
NCAA Regional (Baton Rouge, La.);
NCAA Super Regional (Houston, Texas);
NCAA Regional (Waco, Texas)
NCAA Super Regional (Los Angeles, Calif.)
NCAA Regional (Austin, Texas)
11 Regionals; 2 Super Regionals; 2 College World Series
MICHAEL LOTIEF’S CAREER BY THE NUMBERS
Season Overall Record SBC Record
Sun Belt Finish
2003
47-11 (.810)
13-3 (.813)
2004
60-8 (.882)
18-0 (1.000)
2005
51-10 (.836)
19-1 (.950)
2006
50-12 (.806)
12-3 (.800)
2007
46-18 (.719)
15-8 (.652)
Regular Season Runner-Up
2008
52-15 (.776)
19-3 (.864)
2009
45-13 (.776)
18-5 (.783)
2010
45-18 (.714)
19-5 (.792)
2011
51-11 (.823)
19-5 (.792)
Total
447-116 (.794) 152-33 (.822) 8 Regular Season Titles; 8 Tournament Titles
Post Season (Site)
NCAA Regional (Fullerton, Calif.);
NCAA Regional (Tuscon, Ariz.)
NCAA Regional (Norman, Okla.)
NCAA Regional (College Station, Texas)
NCAA Super Regional (Houston, Texas);
NCAA Regional (Waco, Texas)
NCAA Super Regional (Los Angeles, Calif.)
NCAA Regional (Austin, Texas)
9 Regionals; 2 Super Regionals; 2 College World Series
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Joy Webre-LeBlanc
Assistant Coach • Third Season • Louisiana, 2005
University of Louisiana alumnus Joy WebreLeBlanc returned to the Ragin’ Cajuns softball
coaching staff in August 2011.
Webre-LeBlanc, whose first stint on the Cajuns’
staff encompassed the 2008 and 2009 seasons,
returns to her alma mater after spending the
previous two seasons as head coach at Lafayettebased St. Thomas More High School.
Coach Profiles
She had great success at STM, capturing back-toback district 4-5A titles. In 2010, the Lady Cougars
won the Louisiana Class 5A State Championship.
WEBRE-LEBLANC
AT A GLANCE
Birthplace
Lafayette, La.
Coaching Timeline
Louisiana (2008-09)
Assistant Coach
St. Thomas More HS (2010-11)
Head Coach
Louisiana (2012-present)
Assistant Coach
Webre-LeBlanc is expected to contribute in all
phases of the program. Her knowledge as an AllSun Belt catcher will give her expertise in helping
pitchers in the bullpen, while critiquing the Cajuns
catchers. With experience playing shortstop, she is
also expected to provide defensive instruction for
the infielders.
“She is not your typical assistant coach,” said cohead coach Michael Lotief. “She understands the
big picture and her knowledge and experience
will help our staff immensely.
“She has been a winner everywhere she has been,
whether it has been here as a student-athlete/
coach at UL or as a head coach at the high school
level.”
Webre-LeBlanc first served as the Cajuns assistant
coach in 2008 and helped guide the team to
Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City.
In 2009, she helped the Cajuns claim their ninth
Sun Belt Conference championship and advance
to the NCAA Regional championship game
against Baylor.
The Lafayette native played for Louisiana from
2002-2005. She was a member of co-head coaches
Michael and Stefni Lotief’s first-ever recruiting
class that landed the coaching duo their first
WCWS appearance in 2003.
Webre-LeBlanc started every game during
her four-year career - a total of 248 games establishing herself in the record books. She
finished in the Top 5 for most games played (248)
and set the career record for putouts with 1,818.
She had two seasons of double-digit homeruns
and ended her career with 34 round-trippers. She
also tied for second place all-time with 16 sacrifice
flies.
Webre-LeBlanc was the battery mate for AllAmerican pitcher Brooke Mitchell, and played a
significant role in Mitchell’s record breaking career.
Webre-LeBlanc was a member of the Sun Belt
Honor Roll in 2001-2002 and the Sun Belt
Commissioner’s List in 2002-2003. On the field
she was a two-time All-Sun Belt and two-time AllLouisiana selection.
“Joy is part of our family,” said co-head coach
Michael Lotief. “She spent four years as a player
and two as an assistant. Her organization,
knowledge of the game and competiveness
makes her a great asset to our team.”
Webre-Leblanc earned a bachelor’s degree in
chemistry from the University of Louisiana in
2005. She is married to Jake LeBlanc, who is a
native of Lafayette. The couple has one daughter,
Kennedy Hope LeBlanc.
UL Softball Support Staff
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Sherry LeBas
David Faber
Assistant Athletic
Director of Operations
Catherine Young
Administrative Assistant
Christy Alford
Student-Athlete Academic
Advisor
Cory Weigel
Sports Information Assistant
Bobby Neveaux
Softball Administrative
Assistant
Jake Rayburn
Strength and Conditioning
Lynn Williams
Equipment Manager
Senior Woman
Administrator
2012 Photo Roster
Ashley Brignac
P • R/R • Sr.-3L
River Ridge, La. • John Curtis
HS
Megan Waterman
Natalie Fernandez
UTL • L/F • So.-1L
Denham Springs, La. •
Live Oak HS
Linzey Cifreo
Shelbee Rodgers
P • L/R • So.-1L
Greenwell Springs, La. •
Central HS
Peyton Webb
Meagan Thomas
UT • L/R • Fr.-HS
New Iberia, La. • New Iberia HS
Christi Orgeron
OF • R/R • Jr.-2L
Ashburn, Va. • Broad Run HS
C • R/R • Fr.-HS
Walker, La. • Walker HS
INF • R/R • Fr.-HS
Montgomery, Texas •
Montgomery HS
OF • R/R • Sr.-3L
New Orleans, La. • Mt. Carmel
Nerissa Myers
Christina Hamilton
Callie Philen
Marie Hoag
INF • L/R • Jr.-2L
Petal, Miss. • Petal HS
Maggie Ham
P • R/R • So.-1L
Leesville, La. • Rosepine HS
Brianna Cherry
C • R/R • Sr.-2L
UTL • L/L • Fr.-HS
Boyce, La. • Alexandria Senior New Iberia, La. • Catholic High
High
Sarah Draheim
P • R/R • Fr.-HS
George West, Texas • George
West HS
OF • R/R • Jr.-2L
Petal, Miss. • Petal HS
C • R/R • Jr.-2L
Flower Mound, Texas. •
Marcus HS
Paige Cormier
Aliie Chenault
Codi Sullivan
INF • R/R • Sr.-3L
Carencro, La. • Columbia Univ.
P • R/R • So.-1L
Sweeny, Texas • Sweeny HS
OF • L/R • Fr.-HS
New Orleans, La. • Cabrini HS
Matte Haack
UTL • R/R • Jr.-TR
Katy, Texas • Univ. of Arizona
Stefni Lotief
Taylor Meaux
INF • R/R • Fr.-HS
Maurice, La. • Vermilion
Catholic
Erikka Murphy
Jordan Wallace
P • R/R • Fr.-HS
Weatherford, Texas •
Weatherford HS
Codi Covington
OF • L/L • Sr.-3L
Victoria, Texas • Memorial HS
OF • L/R • Fr.-HS
Denham Springs, La. •
Walker HS
Katie Smith
Samantha Walsh
OF • R/R • Sr.-3L
Ruston, La. • Ruston HS
UTL • R/R • Fr.-HS
Ingleside, Texas • Ingleside HS
Megan Granger
Prophet Gaspard
Michael Lotief
Joy Webre-LeBlanc
INF • R/R • Sr.-3L
P • R/R • So.-TR
St. Martinsville, La. • Louisiana Forked Island, La. • St. Thomas
Tech
More Catholic
Assistant Coach
Co-Head Coach
Co-Head Coach
12th Season • Louisiana, 1990 10th Season • Louisiana, 1985 Third Season • Louisiana, 2005
2012 Schedule
DateOpponentLocationTime
26th ANNUAL LOUISIANA CLASSICS (Lamson Park)
2.10
2. 10
2.11
2.11
2.12
RUTGERS
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE RUTGERS
TULSA
TULSA
8th ANNUAL MARDI GRAS INV (Lamson Park)
2.17
2.17
2.18
2.18
2.19
UTEP
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWESTERN STATE
LOUISIANA TECH
NFCA Leadoff Classic (Clearwater, Fla.)
2.24
2.24
2.25
2.25
2.26
vs. Mississippi State
vs. Hofstra
vs. Boston University
vs. Michigan
vs. Winthrop
2012 RAGIN’ CAJUNS INVITATIONAL (Lamson Park)
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
1:30 PM
4:00 PM
12:30 PM
3:30 PM
12:00 PM
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
11:30 AM
2:00 PM
1:30 PM
4:00 PM
4:30 PM
Clearwater, Fla.
Clearwater, Fla.
Clearwater, Fla.
Clearwater, Fla.
Clearwater, Fla.
12:00 PM (CT)
2:30 PM (CT)
12:00 PM (CT)
5:00 PM (CT)
9:00 AM (CT)
3.2
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.4
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI KENTUCKY
NICHOLLS STATE
TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
4:00 PM
1:30 PM
4:00 PM
12:30 PM
3:00 PM
3.7
3.10
3.11
at Houston (DH)
NORTH TEXAS* (DH)
NORTH TEXAS* (MyKLAF)
Houston, Texas
LAMSON PARK
LAMSON PARK
4:00 PM
2:00 PM
12:00 PM
3.13
MCNEESE STATE
LAMSON PARK
6:00 PM
9:30 PM (CT)
1:00 PM (CT)
5:30 PM (CT)
1:00 PM (CT)
5:30 PM (CT)
Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)
3.15
3.16
3.16
3.17
3.17
vs. Arizona State vs. Penn State vs. Fresno State vs. Iowa vs. Arizona
Fullerton, Calif.
Fullerton, Calif.
Fullerton, Calif.
Fullerton, Calif.
Fullerton, Calif.
3.22
3.24-25
4.4
4.6-7
4.10-11
4.14-15
4.21-22
4.27
4.28-29
5.5-6
5.9-12
5.18-20
5.25-27
5.31-6.6
GEORGIA TECH (DH)
at Troy*
at McNeese State
SOUTH ALABAMA* (MyKLAF)
at FIU* at Middle Tennessee* FLORIDA ATLANTIC* (MyKLAF)
Northwestern State
at Western Kentucky*
LA-MONROE* Sun Belt Tournament
NCAA Regionals
NCAA Women’s College World Series
LAMSON PARK
5:00 PM
Troy, Ala.
1:00 PM (DH), 1:00 PM
Lake Charles, La.
6:00 PM
LAMSON PARK
4:00 PM,12:00 PM
Miami, Fla.
3:00 PM (CT) (DH),12:00 PM
Murfreesboro, Tenn. 1:00 PM (DH), 12:00 PM
LAMSON PARK
1:00 PM, 1:00 PM
Lamson Park
6 p.m.
Bowling Green, Ky. 1:00 PM (DH), 12:00 PM
LAMSON PARK
1:00 PM (DH), 12:00 PM
Boca Raton, Fla.
TBA
Campus Sites
TBA
Campus Sites
TBA
Oklahoma City, Okla.
TBA

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