2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team

2014 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
	† – Conference champion ; ‡ – Tournament champion; y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament ; As of March 4, 2019[1]; Rankings from NFCA

Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball
2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball
Women's College World Series Appearance; Lafayette Super Regionals Champions; Lafayette Regionals Champions; Sun Belt Conference Tournament Champions; Sun Belt Conference Regular Season Champions
Ragin' Cajun Invitational Champions; NFCA Leadoff Classic Champions; Gulfport College Classic Champions
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
2014 record	49-10-1 (19-1 SBC)
Head coach	Michael Lotief (14th season);
Assistant coaches	T. J. Hubbard; Lisa Norris;
Home stadium	Lamson Park

The 2014 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2014 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by fourteenth year head coach Michael Lotief.

Preseason

Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2014. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 62 votes and 6 first place votes.[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches poll
1	Louisiana-Lafayette	62 (6)
2	South Alabama	57 (2)
3	Western Kentucky	47
4	Texas State	33
5	Georgia State	30
6	Troy	27
7	UT Arlington	21
8	Louisiana-Monroe	11

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

Jordan Wallace (ULL, JR, Pitcher)
Hannah Campbell (USA, SR, Pitcher)
Callie Alford (GSU, JR, Catcher)
Kacie McAllister (TROY, SR, 1st Base)
Olivia Watkins (WKU, SR, 2nd Base)
Preslie Cruce (WKU, JR, 3rd Base)
Kaitlyn Griffin (USA, JR, Shortstop)
Shellie Landry (ULL, SO, Outfield)
Blair Johnson (USA, JR, Outfield)
Jessica Clifton (GSU, SR, Outfield)
Sara Corbello (ULL, SO, Designated Player)
Emily Rousseau (WKU, SR, Pitcher At-Large)
Nina Villanueva (UTA, JR, Shortstop At-Large)
Callie Alford (GSU, JR, 3rd Base At-Large)
Britnea Barilli (UTA, SO, Outfield At-Large)

Sun Belt Preseason Pitcher of the Year

Jordan Wallace (ULL, JR, Pitcher)

Roster

2014 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster

Pitchers

7 Jordan Wallace - Junior
16 Christina Hamilton - Junior
18 Alex Stewart - Freshman
24 Macey Smith - Freshman
29 Lexi Rouse - Freshman
32 Victoria Brown - Sophomore

Catchers

9 Linzey Cifreo - Sophomore
33 Lexie Elkins - Sophomore

Utility Players

3 Natalie Fernandez - Senior
4 Kassidy Zeringue - Freshman
5 Meagan Thomas - Sophomore
13 Marie Hoag - Sophomore
21 Samantha Walsh - Sophomore
22 Shellie Landry - Sophomore
25 Sara Corbello - Sophomore

Infielders

6 Taylor Meaux - Sophomore
12 Gabby Felps - Sophomore
23 Ciarra Cherry - Freshman
27 Sarah Arceneaux - Freshman
28 Kelsey Vincent - Sophomore
31 Corin Voinché - Freshman
35 Haley Hayden - Freshman

Outfielders

8 Aleah Craighton - Redshirt Freshman
14 Cassidy White - Sophomore
17 Leandra Maly - Junior
19 Shelbi Redfearn - Senior
20 Kendall Smith - Freshman

Coaching staff

2014 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff
Michael Lotief – Head Coach – 14th year T. J. Hubbard – Associate Head Coach – 2nd year Lisa Norris – Assistant Head Coach - 1st year Sarah Draheim – Manager

Schedule and results

Legend
	Louisiana-Lafayette win
	Louisiana-Lafayette loss
	Postponement/Cancellation
Bold	Louisiana team member

2014 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log

Regular Season (41-7-1)

February (11-5-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Louisiana Classics
Feb. 7	Northern Iowa	No. 13	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 10-8	Wallace (1-0)	Fisher (0-1)	None	None	667	1-0
Feb. 7	Texas	No. 13	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 7-10	Davis (1-0)	Wallace (1-1)	None	None	815	1-1
Feb. 8	North Carolina	No. 13	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6-5 (10 inn)	Hamilton (1-0)	Spingola (1-2)	None	None	681	2-1
Feb. 8	Texas	No. 13	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 3-7	Smith (2-0)	Stewart (0-1)	None	None	1,015	2-2
Feb. 9	Purdue	No. 13	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	T 7-7				None	1,109	2-2-1
Ragin' Cajuns Invitational
Feb. 14	No. 4 Michigan	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8-6	Wallace (2-1)	Driesenga (0-2)	None	None	873	3-2-1
Feb. 14	Valparaiso	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 3-2	Hamilton (2-0)	Lindeman (1-1)	None	None	852	4-2-1
Feb. 15	Memphis	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 13-2 (6 inn)	Hamilton (3-0)	Novak (2-1)	None	None	1,170	5-2-1
Feb. 15	No. 4 Michigan	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 1-15	Wagner (3-0)	Stewart (0-2)	None	None	753	5-3-1
Feb. 16	Central Arkansas	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-0	Wallace (3-1)	Clampitt (1-3)	None	None	1,084	6-3-1
NFCA Leadoff Classic
Feb. 21	Illinois State	No. 20	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	W 10-4	Wallace (4-1)	Baxter (1-4)	None	None	123	7-3-1
Feb. 22	Hofstra	No. 20	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	W 7-4	Brown (1-0)	Pirone (0-1)	None	None	211	8-3-1
Feb. 22	James Madison	No. 20	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 0-3	Ford (4-2)	Brown (1-1)	None	None	103	8-4-1
Feb. 22	South Florida	No. 20	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	L 5-8	Greiner (1-0)	Hamilton (3-1)	Nunn (2)	None	256	8-5-1
Feb. 23	Rutgers	No. 20	Eddie C. Moore Complex • Clearwater, FL	W 4-3	Wallace (5-1)	Landrith (3-3)	None	None	129	9-5-1
Gulfport College Classic
Feb. 28	No. 12 Baylor	No. 24	Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS	W 11-10	Brown (2-1)	Canion (7-3)	Wallace (1)	None		10-5-1
Feb. 28	UTSA	No. 24	Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS	W 6-2	Hamilton (4-1)	Freeze (4-5)	None	None		11-5-1

March (14-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Gulfport College Classic
Mar. 1	Chattanooga	No. 24	Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS	W 6-2	Hamilton (5-1)	Henderson (4-3)	None	None		12-5-1
Mar. 1	Ohio	No. 24	Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS	W 3-1	Wallace (6-1)	Dorsey (9-4)	None	None		13-5-1
Mar. 2	Memphis	No. 24	Gulfport Sportsplex • Gulfport, MS	W 3-2	Wallace (7-1)	Roberts (5-4)	Hamilton (1)	None		14-5-1

Mar. 6	Lamar	No. 23	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 14-3	Hamilton (6-1)	Schultz (2-4)	None	None	596	15-5-1
Mar. 14	No. 13 Oklahoma	No. 23	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 5-13	Stevens (12-3)	Wallace (7-2)	None	None	1,759	15-6-1
Mar. 15	No. 13 Oklahoma	No. 23	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7-0	Hamilton (7-1)	Stevens (12-4)	None	None		16-6-1
Mar. 15	No. 13 Oklahoma	No. 23	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 3-1	Hamilton (8-1)	Stevens (12-5)	None	None	1,789	17-6-1
Mar. 19	Sam Houston State	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6-0	Hamilton (9-1)	Lancaster (2-5)	None	None		18-6-1
Mar. 19	Sam Houston State	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4-2	Wallace (8-2)	Baros (5-7)	None	None	1,154	19-6-1
Mar. 22	at Georgia State	No. 20	Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 8-3	Hamilton (10-1)	Milton (3-3)	None	None		20-6-1	1-0
Mar. 22	at Georgia State	No. 20	Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 4-2	Wallace (9-2)	Worley (0-2)	Hamilton (2)	None	231	21-6-1	2-0
Mar. 23	at Georgia State	No. 20	Robert E. Heck Softball Complex • Atlanta, GA	W 13-0 (5 inn)	Hamilton (11-1)	Worley (0-3)	None	None	226	22-6-1	3-0
Mar. 29	Texas State	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-2	Hamilton (12-1)	House (16-11)	None	None		23-6-1	4-0
Mar. 29	Texas State	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-2	Wallace (10-2)	Wright (2-2)	None	None	1,161	24-6-1	5-0
Mar. 30	Texas State	No. 20	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8-3	Wallace (11-2)	Garner (1-5)	None	None	758	25-6-1	6-0

April (13-1)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Apr. 5	at Western Kentucky	No. 21	WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY	W 8-4	Hamilton (13-1)	Rousseau (13-8)	None	None		26-6-1	7-0
Apr. 5	at Western Kentucky	No. 21	WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY	W 11-5	Wallace (12-2)	Miniard (11-4)	None	None	330	27-6-1	8-0
Apr. 6	at Western Kentucky	No. 21	WKU Softball Complex • Bowling Green, KY	W 6-4	Wallace (13-2)	Rousseau (13-9)	Hamilton (3)	None	126	28-6-1	9-0
Apr. 12	No. 15 South Alabama	No. 18	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 6-2	Hamilton (14-1)	Beard (17-4)	None	None		29-6-1	10-0
Apr. 12	No. 15 South Alabama	No. 18	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 4-8	Campbell (13-3)	Wallace (13-3)	None	None	2,167	29-7-1	10-1
Apr. 13	No. 15 South Alabama	No. 18	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-1	Hamilton (15-1)	Campbell (13-4)	None	None	1,145	30-7-1	11-1
Apr. 16	McNeese State	No. 17	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-4	Hamilton (16-1)	Allred (19-6)	None	None	1,026	31-7-1
Apr. 19	at Troy	No. 17	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 5-0	Hamilton (17-1)	Affeldt (7-17)	None	None		32-7-1	12-1
Apr. 19	at Troy	No. 17	Troy Softball Complex • Troy, AL	W 9-0	Hamilton (18-1)	Rainey (6-5)	None	None	217	33-7-1	13-1
Apr. 22	at No. 14 Baylor	No. 16	Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	W 5-2	Hamilton (19-1)	Canion (18-9)	None	FSSW		34-7-1
Apr. 22	at No. 14 Baylor	No. 16	Getterman Stadium • Waco, TX	W 7-4	Brown (3-1)	Stearns (11-3)	None	FSSW	836	35-7-1
Apr. 26	at UT Arlington	No. 16	Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 7-0	Hamilton (20-1)	Collins (12-11)	None	None		36-7-1	14-1
Apr. 26	at UT Arlington	No. 16	Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 13-0 (5 inn)	Brown (4-1)	May (1-5)	None	None		37-7-1	15-1
Apr. 27	at UT Arlington	No. 16	Allan Saxe Field • Arlington, TX	W 8-0	Hamilton (21-1)	Collins (12-12)	None	None		38-7-1	16-1

May (3-0)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
May 3	Louisiana-Monroe	No. 13	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 8-6	Hamilton (22-1)	Hamby (4-10)	None	None		39-7-1	17-1
May 3	Louisiana-Monroe	No. 13	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7-0	Brown (5-1)	Hamby (4-11)	None	None	1,987	40-7-1	18-1
May 4	Louisiana-Monroe	No. 13	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 9-3	Wallace (14-3)	Coyne (4-3)	Brown (1)	None	1,120	41-7-1	19-1

Post-Season (8-3)

SBC Tournament (3-1)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
May 8	vs. Western Kentucky (Quarterfinals)	No. 12	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-3	Hamilton (23-1)	Rousseau (18-17)	None	ESPN3		42-7-1
May 9	vs. No. 22 South Alabama (Semifinals)	No. 12	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	L 2-4 (8 inn)	Campbell (17-5)	Hamilton (23-2)	None	ESPN3		42-8-1
May 9	vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Loser's Bracket Championship)	No. 12	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 14-6	Brown (6-1)	Coyne (4-4)	None	ESPN3		43-8-1
May 10	vs. No. 22 South Alabama (Championship)	No. 12	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 4-1	Hamilton (24-2)	Beard (21-6)	None	ESPN3		44-8-1

NCAA Tournament (5-2)
Date	Opponent	Seed/Rank	Site/Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall Record	SBC Record
Lafayette Regionals
May 16	vs. Texas Southern	No. 12	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7-4	Hamilton (25-2)	Staton (11-7)	None	ESPN3	1,945	45-8-1
May 17	vs. Texas	No. 12	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 3-2	Hamilton (26-2)	Davis (19-13)	None	ESPN3		46-8-1
May 18	vs. Texas	No. 12	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 10-1	Hamilton (27-2)	Davis (19-14)	None	ESPN3	2,138	47-8-1
Lafayette Super Regionals
May 23	vs. No. 10 Arizona	No. 11	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 5-3	Hamilton (28-2)	Pinon (19-9)	None	ESPNU	2,691	48-8-1
May 24	vs. No. 10 Arizona	No. 11	Lamson Park • Lafayette, LA	W 7-1	Hamilton (29-2)	Babcock (6-1)	None	ESPNU	2,693	49-8-1
Women's College World Series
May 29	vs. No. 7 Kentucky	No. 11	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 1-4	Nunley (30-9)	Hamilton (29-3)	None	ESPN2		49-9-1
May 31	vs. No. 4 Oklahoma	No. 11	ASA Hall of Fame Stadium • Oklahoma City, OK	L 1-3	Stevens (38-9)	Hamilton (29-4)	None	ESPN2	9,192	49-10-1

Schedule Source:[3]

Lafayette Regional

Lafayette Regional Teams
(1) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	(2) Texas Longhorns	(3) Mississippi State Bulldogs	(4) Texas Southern Tigers

First Round			Semi-Finals			Finals

6	Louisiana–Lafayette	7
	Texas Southern	4
			6	Louisiana–Lafayette	3

				Texas	2
	Mississippi State	0

	Texas	1
						6	Louisiana–Lafayette	10

							Texas	2
	Texas Southern	3

	Mississippi State	5
				Mississippi State	3

				Texas	4

Lafayette Super Regional

Lafayette Super Regional Teams
(1) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	(2) Arizona Wildcats

Rank	Team	Score
Game 1
11	Arizona	3
4	Louisiana–Lafayette	5

Rank	Team	Score
Game 2
11	Arizona	1
6	Louisiana–Lafayette	7

Women's College World Series

WCWS Teams
(1) Oregon Ducks	(2) Alabama Crimson Tide	(5) Florida Gators	(6) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns	(7) Oklahoma Sooners	(8) Florida State Seminoles	(13) Baylor Bears	(14) Kentucky Wildcats

First round			Second round			Semifinals				Finals

1	Oregon	3
8	Florida State	0
			1	Oregon	0

			5	Florida	4
5	Florida	11

13	Baylor	0 ⁵
						5	Florida	6	X

						13	Baylor	3	X
8	Florida State	2

13	Baylor	7
			14	Kentucky	7 ⁸

			13	Baylor	8



										5	Florida	5	6	X

										2	Alabama	0	3	X
14	Kentucky	4

6	Louisiana–Lafayette	1
			14	Kentucky	0

			2	Alabama	2
7	Oklahoma	2

2	Alabama	6
						2	Alabama	2	X

						1	Oregon	0	X
6	Louisiana–Lafayette	1

7	Oklahoma	3
			1	Oregon	4

			7	Oklahoma	2

References

"Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
"Wallace Named Preseason Pitcher of the Year, Cajuns tabbed 1st". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
"Louisiana Releases 2014 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

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[1] "Softball". Sun Belt Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2019.

[ragincajuns-2] "Wallace Named Preseason Pitcher of the Year, Cajuns tabbed 1st". ragincajuns.com. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

[3] "Louisiana Releases 2014 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball
Venues	Unknown (1981–1984) Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park (1985–Present)
Coaches	Yvette Girouard (1981–2000) Stefni Lotief (2001–2012) Michael Lotief (2002–2017) Gerry Glasco (2018– )
WCWS appearances	1993 1995 1996 2003 2008 2014
NCAA Tournament Appearances	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
First-team All-Americans	Stefni Whitton (1989, 1990) Dorsey Steamer (1991, 1992) Cathy Sconzo (1992) Kyla Hall (1992, 1993, 1994) Lynn Briton (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996) Kathy Morton (1994, 1995) Alyson Habetz (1994) Lana Jimenez (1994, 1995) Cheryl Longeway (1995, 1996) Stephanie DeFeo (1995, 1997) Tiffany Whittall (1995) Tiffany Clark (1997, 1998, 1999) Kelli Bruce (1998) Jana Mower (1999) Alana Addison (2001) Becky McMurty (2002, 2003) Danyele Gomez (2003, 2005, 2006) Brooke Mitchell (2004) Holly Tankersley (2008) Karli Hubbard (2009) Gabriele Bridges (2011) Christi Orgeron (2011, 2012) Nerissa Myers (2012) Katie Smith (2012) Brianna Cherry (2013) Sarah Draheim (2013) Lexie Elkins (2014, 2015, 2016) Christina Hamilton (2014) Shellie Landry (2015) Aleah Craighton (2016, 2017) Alex Stewart (2016) DJ Sanders (2017) Summer Ellyson (2019)
Seasons	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1998 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Women's College World Series appearances in italics