The 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park and were led by second–year head coach Matt Deggs. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.
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On March 12, 2020, the Sun Belt Conference announced the indefinite suspension of all spring athletics, including baseball, due to the increasing risk of the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On March 13, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order banning gatherings of over 250 people until as early as April 18, thus ending all possible future 2020 home or in-state games until that time if the season were to continue.[3] Soon after, the Sun Belt cancelled all season and postseason play.
Signing-day recruits
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| Player |
Hometown |
Previous Team |
| Pitchers |
| Bo Bonds |
Suwannee, Florida |
Chipola College |
| Cole Elkins |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
Homestead HS |
| Adam Guth |
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Barbe HS |
| Antoine Harris |
Chalmette, Louisiana |
Mississippi Gulf Coast CC |
| Tommy Ray |
Quincy, Illinois |
John A. Logan |
| Tony Rossi |
Sanford, Florida |
State College of Florida |
| Dylan Theut |
Fulshear, Texas |
Blinn College |
| Peyton Zabel |
Pierre, South Dakota |
Iowa Western CC |
| Hitters |
| Jack Clark |
Whitehouse, Texas |
Whitehouse HS |
| Kyle DeBarge |
Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Barbe HS |
| Clint Lasiter |
Benton, Louisiana |
Benton HS |
| Mason Zambo |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
Catholic HS |
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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll
The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 15, 2021 and the Cajuns were picked to finish third in the West Division and fourth overall in the conference.[5]
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| 1 | Texas State | 65 (6) |
| 2 | UT Arlington | 58 (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana | 52 (2) |
| 4 | Little Rock | 33 |
| 5 | Louisiana–Monroe | 27 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 13 |
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Preseason All-Sun Belt Team & Honors
- Aaron Funk (LR, Pitcher)
- Jordan Jackson (GASO, Pitcher)
- Conor Angel (LA, Pitcher)
- Wyatt Divis (UTA, Pitcher)
- Lance Johnson (TROY, Pitcher)
- Caleb Bartolero (TROY, Catcher)
- William Sullivan (TROY, 1st Base)
- Luke Drumheller (APP, 2nd Base)
- Drew Frederic (TROY, Shortstop)
- Cooper Weiss (CCU, 3rd Base)
- Ethan Wilson (USA, Outfielder)
- Parker Chavers (CCU, Outfielder)
- Rigsby Mosley (TROY, Outfielder)
- Eilan Merejo (GSU, Designated Hitter)
- Andrew Beesly (ULM, Utility)
| 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns roster |
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Pitchers
- 2 Connor Cooke – Sophomore
- 15 Jacob Schultz – Junior
- 16 Austin Bradford – Senior
- 17 Conor Angel – Junior
- 27 Austin Perrin – Junior
- 30 David Christie – Freshman
- 31 Conner Wyly – Sophomore
- 32 Spencer Arrighetti – Sophomore
- 34 Hayden Durke – Freshman
- 35 Blake Marshall – Sophomore
- 37 Dane Dixon – Redshirt Junior
- 38 Jason Nelson – Junior
- 40 Will Moriarty – Redshirt Sophomore
- 41 Chipper Menard – Freshman
- 45 Jack Burk – Senior
- 49 Peyton Havard – Freshman
- 51 Jeff Wilson – Junior
- 53 Carter Robinson – Junior
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Catchers
- 6 Nick Hagedorn – Junior
- 11 Julian Brock – Freshman
- 13 Drake Osborn – Senior
Infielders
- 1 Brett Borgogno – Junior
- 5 Sam Bianco – Freshman
- 7 Kevin Fitzgerald – Sophomore
- 9 Bobby Lada – Sophomore
- 12 Sam Riola – Sophomore
- 18 Anthony Catalano – Sophomore
- 19 Clayton Dean – Freshman
- 24 Josh Cofield – Sophomore
- 26 Jonathan Brandon – Redshirt Junior
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Outfielders
- 4 Brennan Breaux – Senior
- 10 Alex Hannie – Redshirt Sophomore
- 14 Jamey Richey – Sophomore
- 20 Tyler Robertson – Sophomore
- 21 Connor Kimple – Junior
- 22 Carson Roccaforte – Freshman
- 33 Conor Higgs – Freshman
Utility
- 8 Ben Fitzgerald – Junior
- 44 CJ Willis – Sophomore
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Coaching staff
| 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff |
- Matt Deggs – Head coach & Pitching Coach – 2nd year
- Anthony Babineaux – Associate head coach and Director of Player and Program Development– 27th year
- Jeremy Talbot – Assistant head coach – 7th year
- Jake Wells – Assistant head coach, Batting coach – 3rd year
- B. J. Ryan – Volunteer assistant Coach – 2nd year
- Chris Domingue – Academic & Camp coordinator – 18th year
- James Lang – Assistant director of Athletic Performance for Olympic Sports – 2nd year
- Joey Bearb – Clubhouse Manager
- Carter Munchrath – Clubhouse Manager
- Zackary Crain – Clubhouse Manager
- Aidan Serio – Clubhouse Manager
- Austin Belaire – Field Manager
- Victoria Stringer – Student assistant
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| Legend |
| | Louisiana win |
| | Louisiana loss |
| | Postponement/Cancelation/Suspensions |
| Bold | Louisiana team member |
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More information Regular season (30-22), February (6-2) ...
| 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball game log |
| Regular season (30-22) |
| February (6-2) |
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| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SBC record |
| Feb. 19 | at Tulane | | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | L 2-3 (10 inn.) | Price (1-0) | Wilson (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 339 | 1-0 | |
| Feb. 20 | at Tulane | | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 9-8 (10 inn) | Dixon (1-0) | Campbell (0-1) | Talley (1) | ESPN+ | 362 | 1-1 | |
| Feb. 21 | at Tulane | | Greer Field at Turchin Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 9-7 (12 inn) | Burk (1-0) | Price (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 369 | 2-1 | |
| Feb. 23 | Louisiana Tech | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2-0 | Arrighetti (1-0) | Whorff (0-1) | Talley (2) | ESPN+ | 795 | 3-1 | |
| Feb. 24 | No. 11 LSU | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2-11 | Hellmers (1-0) | Cooke (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 1,183 | 3-2 | |
| Feb. 26 | Rice | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7-3 | Durke (1-0) | Holcomb (0-1) | None | ESPN+ | 890 | 4-2 | |
| Feb. 27 | Rice | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5-3 | Nelson (1-0) | Brogdon (0-1) | Arrighetti (1) | ESPN+ | 911 | 5-2 | |
| Feb. 28 | Rice | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 6-3 | Robinson (1-0) | Deskins (0-1) | Schultz (1) | ESPN+ | 761 | 6-2 | |
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| March (8-9) |
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| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SBC record |
| Mar. 2 | at Louisiana Tech | | J. C. Love Field at Pat Patterson Park • Ruston, LA | W 7-2 | Cooke (1-2) | Griffen (0-1) | None | | 387 | 7-2 | |
| Mar. 3 | at McNeese State | | Joe Miller Ballpark • Lake Charles, LA | L 3-4 | Duplechain (1-0) | Moriarty (0-1) | Reeves (1) | | 402 | 7-3 | |
| Mar. 5 | Houston Baptist | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5-2 | Durke (2-0) | Zarella (0-2) | None | ESPN+ | 737 | 8-3 | |
| Mar. 6 | Houston Baptist | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4-1 | Arrighetti (2-0) | Coats (0-2) | Schultz (2) | ESPN+ | 610 | 9-3 | |
| Mar. 7 | Houston Baptist | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 4-6 (11 inns) | Reitmeyer (1-1) | Angel (0-1) | Burch (1) | ESPN+ | 735 | 9-4 | |
| Mar. 10 | at No. 3 Mississippi State | | Dudy Noble Field, Polk–DeMent Stadium • Starkville, MS | L 0-4 | Harding (2-1) | Perrin (0-1) | None | SECN+ | 2,976 | 9-5 | |
| Mar. 12 | at Southern Miss | | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 4-13 | Stanley (2-1) | Durke (2-1) | None | CUSA.TV | | 9-6 | |
| Mar. 13 | at Southern Miss | | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 0-1 | Powell (2-0) | Arrighetti (2-1) | Ramsey (4) | CUSA.TV | | 9-7 | |
| Mar. 14 | at Southern Miss | | Pete Taylor Park • Hattiesburg, MS | L 3-6 (11 inns) | Hall (1-1) | Schultz (0-1) | None | CUSA.TV | | 9-8 | |
| Mar. 16 | at Nicholls | | Ben Meyer Diamond at Ray E. Didier Field • Thibodaux, LA | W 9-8 | Cooke (2-2) | Theriot (2-2) | Bradford (1) | | 733 | 10-8 | |
| Mar. 19 | No. 15 TCU | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7-2 | Arrighetti (3-1) | Smith (3-1) | None | ESPN+ | 918 | 11-8 | |
| Mar. 20 | No. 15 TCU | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 4-13 | Krob (2-0) | Durke (2-2) | None | ESPN+ | 902 | 11-9 | |
| Mar. 21 | No. 15 TCU | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 1-5 | Ray (1-1) | Robinson (1-1) | Green (3) | ESPN+ | 894 | 11-10 | |
| Mar. 26 | Coastal Carolina | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-2 | Arrighetti (4-1) | VanScoter (2-1) | None | ESPN+ | 1,004 | 12-10 | 1-0 |
| Mar. 27 | Coastal Carolina | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3-5 | Parker (2-1) | Menard (0-1) | Barrow (1) | ESPN+ | 828 | 12-11 | 1-1 |
| Mar. 28 | Coastal Carolina | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5-3 | Perrin (1-1) | Hopwood (4-1) | Cooke (1) | ESPN+ | 730 | 13-11 | 2-1 |
| Mar. 29 | Coastal Carolina | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 7-0 | Burk (2-0) | Green (0-1) | None | | 418 | 14-11 | |
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| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SBC record |
| Apr. 1 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 9-5 | Arrighetti (5-1) | Barnes (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 694 | 15-11 | 3-1 |
| Apr. 2 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 5-2 | Cooke (3-2) | Barlow (3-3) | Talley (4) | ESPN+ | 676 | 16-11 | 4-1 |
| Apr. 3 | at Louisiana–Monroe | | Warhawk Field • Monroe, LA | W 11-9 | Christie (1-0) | Lindsay (1-2) | None | ESPN+ | 617 | 17-11 | 5-1 |
| Apr. 6 | Nicholls | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3-2 | Menard (1-1) | Kilcrease (2-3) | Durke (1) | | 815 | 18-11 | |
| Apr. 9 | Arkansas State | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 10-3 | Arrighetti (6-1) | Jeans (1-1) | Talley (5) | ESPN+ | 900 | 19-11 | 6-1 |
| Apr. 10 | Arkansas State | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-0 | Cooke (4-2) | Nash (1-3) | None | ESPN+ | 851 | 20-11 | 7-1 |
| Apr. 11 | Arkansas State | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 11-16 | Jumper (1-2) | Christie (1-1) | Stone (3) | | 782 | 20-12 | 7-2 |
| Apr. 18 | at South Alabama | | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 1-4 | Lee (3-2) | Arrighetti (6-2) | Smith (2) | ESPN+ | 811 | 20-13 | 7-3 |
| Apr. 19 | at South Alabama | | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 2-3 | Boyd (2-1) | Talley (0-1) | Samaniego (5) | ESPN+ | | 20-14 | 7-4 |
| Apr. 19 | at South Alabama | | Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, AL | L 2-8 | Booker (4-0) | Durke (2-3) | None | ESPN+ | 648 | 20-15 | 7-5 |
| Apr. 21 | McNeese State | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 4-3 | Burk (4-0) | Abraham (2-1) | Schultz (3) | ESPN+ | 643 | 21-15 | |
| Apr. 23 | at Little Rock | | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 2-8 | Arnold (6-3) | Arrighetti (6-3) | Barkley (6) | ESPN+ | 256 | 21-16 | 7-6 |
| Apr. 24 | at Little Rock | | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | L 3-4 (10 inns) | Delgadillo (2-0) | Nelson (1-1) | None | ESPN+ | 490 | 21-17 | 7-7 |
| Apr. 25 | at Little Rock | | Gary Hogan Field • Little Rock, AR | W 7-4 | Dixon (2-0) | Wallner (0-1) | Talley (5) | ESPN+ | 390 | 22-17 | 8-7 |
| Apr. 27 | Louisiana–Monroe | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 6-7 | Longsworth (1-2) | Christie (1-2) | Wepf (3) | | 567 | 22-18 | |
| Apr. 30 | Texas State | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 3-9 | Leigh (4-5) | Arrighetti (6-4) | None | ESPN+ | 887 | 22-19 | 8-8 |
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| May (8–3) |
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| Date |
Opponent |
Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
SBC record |
| May 1 | Texas State | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 9-0 | Cooke (5-2) | Wood (2-4) | None | | 826 | 23-19 | 9-8 |
| May 2 | Texas State | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 2-6 | Wofford (3-1) | Perrin (1-2) | None | | 426 | 23-20 | 9-9 |
| May 7 | North Alabama | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 11-1 | Arrighetti (7-4) | Davidson (2-6) | None | ESPN+ | 563 | 24-20 | |
| May 8 | North Alabama | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 5-2 | Cooke (6-2) | Best (1-9) | Menard (1) | ESPN+ | 539 | 25-20 | |
| May 9 | North Alabama | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 13-3 | Burk (4-0) | Haberstock (1-4) | None | ESPN+ | 461 | 26-20 | |
| May 11 | Southern | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | Game cancelled |
| May 14 | at UT Arlington | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 4-3 (15 inns) | Marshall (1-0) | Brooks (0-2) | Dixon (1) | ESPN+ | 314 | 27-20 | 10-9 |
| May 15 | at UT Arlington | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | L 2-6 | Bullard (7-3) | Cooke (6-3) | King (3) | ESPN+ | 314 | 27-21 | 10-10 |
| May 16 | UT Arlington | | Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX | W 7-4 | Marshall (2-0) | Logan (1-2) | Talley (7) | ESPN+ | 314 | 28-21 | 11-10 |
| May 18 | at New Orleans | | Maestri Field at Privateer Park • New Orleans, LA | Game cancelled |
| May 20 | Troy | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | L 5-6 | Gainous (9-4) | Arrighetti (7-5) | Oates (8) | ESPN+ | 460 | 28-22 | 11-11 |
| May 21 | Troy | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 3-2 | Cooke (7-3) | Ortiz (6-5) | Talley (8) | ESPN+ | 958 | 29-22 | 12-11 |
| May 22 | Troy | | M. L. Tigue Moore Field at Russo Park • Lafayette, LA | W 2-1 | Dixon (3-0) | Witcher (5-4) | Schultz (4) | | 1,227 | 30-22 | 13-11 |
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| Post-season (2–1) |
| SBC Tournament (2–1) |
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| Date |
Opponent |
Seed/Rank |
Site/stadium |
Score |
Win |
Loss |
Save |
TV |
Attendance |
Overall record |
Tournament record |
| May 26 | vs. (6W) Texas State | (1W) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | W 12-6 | Burk (5-0) | Sundgren (0-4) | None | ESPN+ | | 31-22 | 1-0 |
| May 26 | vs. (4E) Appalachian State | (1W) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | W 7-2 | Talley (1-1) | Tuthill (4-6) | Arrighetti (2) | ESPN+ | | 32-22 | 2-0 |
| May 29 | vs. (2E) Georgia Southern | (1W) | Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium • Montgomery, AL | L 2-3 (11 inns) | Thompson (7-1) | Arrighetti (8-6) | None | ESPN+ | | 32-23 | 2-1 |
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*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the D1Baseball poll.
Conference accolades
- Player of the Year: Mason McWhorter – GASO
- Pitcher of the Year: Hayden Arnold – LR
- Freshman of the Year: Garrett Gainous – TROY
- Newcomer of the Year: Drake Osborn – LA
- Coach of the Year: Mark Calvi – USA
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All Conference First Team
- Connor Cooke (LA)
- Hayden Arnold (LR)
- Carlos Tavera (UTA)
- Nick Jones (GASO)
- Drake Osborn (LA)
- Robbie Young (APP)
- Luke Drumheller (APP)
- Drew Frederic (TROY)
- Ben Klutts (ARST)
- Mason McWhorter (GASO)
- Logan Cerny (TROY)
- Ethan Wilson (USA)
- Cameron Jones (GSU)
- Ben Fitzgerald (LA)
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All Conference Second Team
- JoJo Booker (USA)
- Tyler Tuthill (APP)
- Jeremy Lee (USA)
- Aaron Barkley (LR)
- BT Riopelle (CCU)
- Dylan Paul (UTA)
- Travis Washburn (ULM)
- Eric Brown (CCU)
- Grant Schulz (ULM)
- Tyler Duncan (ARST)
- Parker Chavers (CCU)
- Josh Smith (GSU)
- Andrew Miller (UTA)
- Noah Ledford (GASO)
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^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.
