The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by twenty-second year head coach Tony Robichaux.
Preseason
Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll The Sun Belt Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 2, 2016. Louisiana-Lafayette was picked to finish first in the Sun Belt with 117 votes and 8 first-place votes.
Coaches poll 1 Louisiana-Lafayette 117 (8) 2 South Alabama 111 (3) 3 Texas State 88 4 Troy 81 5 Georgia Southern 76 6 Georgia State 63 7 UT Arlington 57 8 Arkansas State 50 9 Little Rock 35 10 Louisiana-Monroe 29 11 Appalachian State 19
Preseason All-Sun Belt team
Evan Challenger (GASO, R-JR, Pitcher) Gunner Leger (ULL, SO, Pitcher) Kevin Hill (USA, R-SR, Pitcher) Dylan Moore (ULL, SO, Pitcher) Joey Roach (GSU, SR, Catcher) Tanner Hill (TXST, SR, 1st Base) Stefan Trosclair (ULL, SR, 2nd Base) Justin Jones (GSU, SO, Shortstop) Tanner Ring (ARST, SR, 3rd Base) Ryan Blanton (GSU, JR, Outfield) Kyle Clement (ULL, SR, Outfield) Cole Billingsley (USA, R-JR, Outfield) Danny Martinez (USA, SR, Designated Hitter) Cory Geisler (TXST, SR, Utility)
Roster
2016 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns roster Pitchers 18 Evan Guillory - Sophomore 24 Eric Carter - Senior 26 Jevin Huval - Redshirt Junior 27 Nick Zaunbrecher - Senior 29 Chris Charpentier - Junior 30 Hogan Harris - Freshman 31 Wyatt Marks - Sophomore 32 Logan Stoelke - Sophomore 34 Will Bacon - Senior 38 Trent Cormier - Junior 39 Donald Comeaux - Freshman 40 Dylan Moore - Sophomore 41 Reagan Bazar - Junior 43 Jacob Norman - Freshman 45 Jack Burk - Freshman 46 Nick Lee - Freshman
Catchers 1 Ryne Ray - Freshman 6 Nick Thurman - Senior 15 Blake Talbot - Sophomore Infielders 4 Dylon Poncho - Freshman 10 Brad Antchak - Junior 11 Alex Pinero - Junior 12 Joe Robbins - Junior 13 Brenn Conrad - Junior 14 Kennon Fontenot - Sophomore 17 Gunner Leger - Sophomore 19 Hunter Kasuls - Freshman 22 Steven Sensley - Sophomore 23 Stefan Trosclair - Senior 42 Jake Wharton - Freshman 44 Cameron Horton - Freshman
Outfielders 2 Brian Mills - Senior 7 Kyle Clement - Senior 8 Derrek Herrington - Senior 28 Johnny Rizer - Freshman 33 Jamarius Williams - Sophomore 35 Ishmael Edwards - Junior
Coaching staff 2016 Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns coaching staffTony Robichaux – Head Coach – 22nd year Anthony Babineaux – Associate Head Coach – 22nd year Jeremy Talbot – Assistant Head Coach – 2nd year Daniel Freeman – Volunteer Assistant Coach – 2nd year Chris Domingue – Director of Baseball Operations – 14th year Greg Davis – Student Assistant Tyler Girouard – Manager Brian Covington – Clubhouse Manager Jacob Raggio – Clubhouse Manager Jeff Patton – Field Manager Connor Romero – Field Manager Victoria Stringer – Student Assistant
Schedule and results Louisiana–Lafayette announced its 2016 baseball schedule on September 15, 2015. The 2016 schedule consisted of 28 home and 28 away games in the regular season, including a trip to Houston to play in one of the toughest college baseball series, the Houston College Classic. The Ragin' Cajuns will host Sun Belts foes Little Rock, Georgia State, Texas State, Appalachian State, and Louisiana-Monroe and will travel to Troy, Arkansas State, Georgia State, UT Arlington, and South Alabama.
The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested on May 25–29 in San Marcos, Texas, and was hosted by Texas State University. Legend Louisiana-Lafayette win Louisiana-Lafayette loss PostponementBoldLouisiana-Lafayette team member