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No. 13 seed Cajuns hosting for first time since 2016, making 25th consecutive and 33rd overall NCAA appearance
LAFAYETTE – The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Softball team will host an NCAA Regional at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park after being awarded the No. 13 national seed in the 2024 Division I Softball Tournament. The Lamson Park-based regional is scheduled to run Friday-Sunday, May 17-19. The Ragin’ Cajuns received their assignment Sunday evening during the […]
Jordan Ponzio - Mulitmedia Journalist
Jordan Ponzio is a multimedia journalist at WBRZ. Originally from College Station, Texas, she studied at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, where she earned a B.A. in mass communications with a focus on broadcasting. With a strong desire to share people’s stories and get their voices heard, she worked for Ragin’ Cajun Athletics in college.
UL softball: Complete schedule for NCAA Lafayette Regional
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball was awarded the No. 13 overall seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament Sunday night and will host a regional for the first time since 2016. The Ragin' Cajuns will welcome Baylor, Ole Miss and Princeton in the Lafayette Regional at Lamson Park. Louisiana faces Princeton in its first game at 4:30 p.m. CT Friday.
Bobcats Overcome Cajuns Push in Sun Belt Championship Game
SAN MARCOS, Texas – After trading early blows it was a string of five unanswered runs midway through that sent Texas State on to a 9-5 win over the No. 18-ranked Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns in the championship game of the 2024 Sun Belt Conference Softball Championship tournament on Saturday, May 11 in San Marcos, Texas. Louisiana (42-17) recovered from a 3-0 deficit in the first inning with Brooke Ellestad delivering a two-run single in the bottom of the first and a two-run triple in the third to jump in front 4-3. Texas State (45-13) responded immediately in the fourth inning, counterattacking with four base hits to generate a three-run frame that reclaimed the lead at 6-4. Thanks for signing up!
Teurlings captures state title victory in marathon game filled with ejections, drama
SULPHUR — Teurlings Catholic baseball coach Brooks Badeaux has said numerous times this season that nothing has come easy for his team. And that proved to be true for the Rebels during Saturday's Division II select finalagainst St. Louis at McMurry Park. But as they have done all season,...
Bobcats knock off Louisiana for first conference tournament title since 2018
The stars had aligned for a special season at Texas State and the Bobcats were more than ready for the challenge. Needless to say, the Bobcats passed with flying colors. Behind a three RBI performance from first baseman J.J. Smith, Texas State defeated their longtime nemesis the Louisiana Ragin Cajuns 9-5 to bring home the Bobcats first conference tournament title since 2018. Celebrating in front of their own home crowd during graduation, which many of the seniors missed, Texas State and Head Ricci Woodard are back in the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year. “We had been throwing punches and getting punched...
Lafayette High School Track and Field Team hosts annual Big Brothers Big Sisters Field Day
After an award-winning Friday night meet, Lafayette High School’s track and field team was back the following afternoon, sharing their skills with the community. “I just love to see, like, the younger generation just pick up a sport that I love and to watch them love it also,” said Ella Sewell.
Abbeville High football coach leaves to accept North Vermilion head football job
Coach Roderick Moy ready to turn Patriots around in football. Roderick Moy, who spent four years in building Abbeville High School’s football team into a powerhouse, is now set to take on a new challenge. He aims to replicate his success at North Vermilion High School, where he was...
Softball Recap: Liliana Fisher can't quite lead Northside over De La Salle
Northside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell 6-1 to the De La Salle Meteors. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Northside of the 7-3 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2022.
GS Baseball drops finale on Senior Day
The Georgia Southern baseball team dropped a 9-2 decision to the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns on Sunday afternoon at J.I. Clements Stadium. The Eagles (27-24, 15-12 SBC) threw the first punch in the bottom of the third inning and led for the first time on the weekend when Sean Smith sent a 384-foot homer off the videoboard in left field, setting Southern up with an early 1-0 lead. Louisiana (38-15, 21-6 SBC) responded with a home run of its own in the top of the fourth to tie the game at 1-1, then took the lead with an RBI-double in the top of the fifth...
Cajun Baseball clinches share of the SBC Title with 9-2 win over Georgia Southern
STATESBORO, Ga. – Jose Torres’ RBI double in the fifth inning snapped a 1-1 tie and No. 22-ranked Louisiana scored runs in five straight innings to claim a 9-2 win over Georgia Southern and clinch a share of the Sun Belt Conference regular-season title on Sunday at J.I. Clements Stadium. Carson Fluno (3-0) pitched 6.0 solid innings on the mound, striking out five batters and scattering three hits, as Louisiana (38-15, 21-6 SBC) maintained a three-game lead Southern Miss heading into the final week of the regular season. The win clinched the No. 1 seed for the Ragin’ Cajuns in the upcoming Sun Belt Conference Championships scheduled for May 21-25 in Montgomery, Ala., after Texas State defeated Troy, 8-6, in 11 innings. Thanks for signing up!
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