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2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team

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2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball
Austin Regionals appearance
Sun Belt Conference tournament champions
Sun Belt Conference regular-season champions
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record51-11 (19-5 SBC)
Head coach
Assistant coachChris Malveaux
Home stadiumLamson Park
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Sun Belt Conference softball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette  ‍y 19 5   .792 51 11   .823
Florida Atlantic  ‍‍‍ 15 9   .625 34 25   .576
South Alabama  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 37 17   .685
FIU  ‍‍‍ 14 10   .583 31 27   .534
Troy  ‍‍‍ 11 12   .478 32 27   .542
Louisiana-Monroe  ‍‍‍ 10 14   .417 27 28   .491
Western Kentucky  ‍‍‍ 9 15   .375 30 29   .508
Middle Tennessee  ‍‍‍ 8 16   .333 18 33   .353
North Texas  ‍‍‍ 7 16   .304 22 30   .423
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of July 4, 2019[1]
Rankings from [1]


The 2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns softball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2011 NCAA Division I softball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at Lamson Park and were led by eleventh and twelfth year husband and wife head coach duo Michael and Stenfi Lotief, respectively.

Preseason

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Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll

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The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 7, 2011. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt Conference with 80 votes and 8 first place votes[2]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Louisiana-Lafayette 80 (8)
2 FIU 69 (1)
3 Troy 55
4 North Texas 54
5 Florida Atlantic 53
5 South Alabama 33
7 Louisiana-Monroe 25
8 Western Kentucky 20
9 Middle Tennessee 16

Preseason All-Sun Belt team

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  • Ashley Brignac (ULL, JR, Pitcher)
  • Ashlyn Williams (TROY, SR, Pitcher)
  • Kerri Croney (FAU, SR, Catcher)
  • Gabriele Bridges (ULL, SR, 1st Base)
  • Brie Rojas (FIU, SO, 2nd Base)
  • Nerissa Myers (ULL, SO, Shortstop)
  • Jessy Alfonso (FIU, SO, 3rd Base)
  • Ashley McClain (FIU, JR, Outfield)
  • Christi Orgeron (ULL, JR, Outfield)
  • Brianna Love (ULM, SR, Outfield)
  • Mallorie Sulaski (WKU, SO, Designated Player)

Roster

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2011 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster
 

Pitchers

  • 00 Ashley Brignac - Junior
  • 4 Shelbee Rodgers - Redshirt Freshman
  • 16 Christina Hamilton - Redshirt Freshman
  • 19 Lacy Blanchard - Redshirt Freshman
  • 21 Donna Bourgeois - Senior
  • 28 Paige Cavallin - Sophomore
  • 32 Allie Chenault - Redshirt Freshman

Utility Players

  • 8 Megan Waterman - Sophomore
  • 10 Tori Cummings - Redshirt Freshman
  • 12 Christi Orgeron - Junior
  • 17 Callie Philen - Sophomore

Catchers

  • 24 Sarah Draheim - Sophomore
 

Infielders

  • 6 Taylor Meaux - Freshman
  • 10 Peyton Webb - Freshman
  • 15 Nerissa Myers - Junior
  • 27 Matte Haack - Junior
  • 29 Megan Granger - Senior
  • 31 Paige Cormier - Senior

Outfielders

  • 3 Natalie Fernandez - Redshirt Freshman
  • 6 Courtney Hollier - Junior
  • 9 Taryn Broussard - Sophomore
  • 15 Nerissa Myers - Sophomore
  • 22 Jennifer Martin - Sophomore
  • 25 Gabriele Bridges - Senior
  • 29 Megan Granger - Junior
  • 31 Paige Cormier - Junior

Coaching staff

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2011 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staff

Schedule and results

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Legend
  Louisiana-Lafayette win
  Louisiana-Lafayette loss
  Postponement
Bold Louisiana-Lafayette team member
2011 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Softball Game Log
Regular season (45–9)
Post-Season (6–2)
Schedule Source:[3]

Austin Regional

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Austin Regional Teams
(1) Texas Longhorns (2) Houston Cougars (3) Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (4) Texas State Bobcats
First RoundSemi-finalsFinals
3Texas2
Texas State0
3Texas0
Houston1
Houston7
Louisiana–Lafayette2
Houston4
Louisiana–Lafayette1
Lower round 1Lower final
Louisiana–Lafayette5
Texas State23Texas3
Louisiana–Lafayette11

References

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  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference All-Sports Record Book" (PDF). Sun Belt Conference. p. 373. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Sun Belt Softball Weekly Release" (PDF). amazonaws.com. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Louisiana Releases 2011 Softball Schedule" (Press release). UL Department of Athletics. August 7, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2019.