Cajuns Aim to Maintain Pace As Season Stretch Run Begins

No. 25 Louisiana (36-13, 16-2 Sun Belt) at Coastal Carolina (33-15, 9-9 Sun Belt)
Dates: Friday-Sunday, April 28-30, 2023
Location: Conway, S.C.
Stadium: St. John Stadium (500)
Series Schedule:
Fri., April 28 – 5:00 p.m. (CDT)
Sat., April 29 – 1:00 p.m. (CDT)
Sun., April 30 – 11:00 a.m. (CDT)

MEDIA INFORMATION
Season Stats (PDF): Louisiana | Coastal Carolina
Rosters: Louisiana | Coastal Carolina
Schedule/Results: Louisiana | Coastal Carolina
Television: ESPN+ | Talent: Kyle Rush, PxP; Julia Kennedy, analyst
Radio: 103.3 FM The Goat and Varsity Network | Talent: Cody Junot, PxP; Bobby Neveaux, analyst
Live Stats: CajunStats.com
Live Video: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Live Audio: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Twitter Updates: @RaginCajunsSB

TEAM INFORMATION
LOUISIANA Ragin' Cajuns
NFCA: RV | USA: 25 | SBA: -- | D1S: -- | RPI: 11
Head Coach: Gerry Glasco (Illinois, '80)
Record at Louisiana: 241-66 (6th season)
Career Record: Same
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP): .307 / .515 / .378
Team ERA: 2.20

COASTAL CAROLINA Chanticleers
NFCA: -- | USA: -- | SBA: -- | D1S: -- | RPI: 65
Head Coach: Kelly Green (Northwestern, '96)
Record at CCU: 433-315 (14th season)
Career Record: 779-449 (24th season)
Team Slash Line (AVG / SLG / OBP): .304 / .494 / .384
Team ERA: 2.35

LEADING OFF
>> The No. 25-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Softball team takes in its final road weekend series of the 2023 season in Conway, South Carolina from April 28-30 with a three-game Sun Belt Conference series against Coastal Carolina at St. John Stadium.

>> Louisiana seeks to maintain its first place status in the Sun Belt standings and increase its chances of capturing the regular season title.

>> The Ragin' Cajuns rise to first place came during a recently completed four-week stretch against SBC contenders. The squad went 11-1 with sweeps of JMU, South Alabama and Texas State followed by a series win at Troy.

>> Entering the final two weekends of conference play (six games), Louisiana holds a two-game lead over both Marshall and South Alabama.

>> Louisiana carries a streak of 79 consecutive Sun Belt Conference series won into the Coastal Carolina series – the nation's longest active streak of consecutive conference series won, which dates back to March 2013.

>> The Coastal Carolina trip marks the final games out of state in the regular season and possibly until postseason play. The Cajuns visit LA Tech next Wednesday and host ULM at Lamson Park in advance of the postseason (starting with SBC Tournament at Lamson Park.

>> The Ragin' Cajuns are appearing at St. John Stadium for the fourth time in the six years of Gerry Glasco's tenure (2018, 2020, 2021, 2023).

>> Success has followed the Ragin' Cajuns on the road, the squad having picked up 20 wins (out of 36 total) away from Lamson Park (12 true road wins, eight neutral site wins).

>> Louisiana has been playing its best softball for the past month, having won 23 of its past 28 games since March 8.

>> April has been good to the Cajuns: the offense batting .316 with 53 extra base hits (21 doubles, 2 triples, 30 home runs) and the pitching staff sporting a 1.53 ERA yielding just 22 earned runs and 64 hits over 100-2/3 innings while holding foes to a .177 average.

A LOOK AT THE SERIES
Series Record: Louisiana leads, 19-2
Sun Belt Regular Season Games: Louisiana leads, 16-2
Last Meeting: 5/11/22 // LA 4, CCU 2 (Mobile, Ala.)
In Conway, S.C.: Louisiana leads, 7-2
Last Time in Conway, S.C.: 5/2/21 // LA 10, CCU 2 (5)
Streak: Louisiana, +9

>> Series began with Coastal Carolina's entry into the Sun Belt Conference in 2017.
>> Ragin' Cajuns claimed the series victory each of the previous six matchups. Claimed sweeps in 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2022.
>> Louisiana carries a series-best, nine-game win streak into this weekend's set in Conway.
>> In the last visit to Conway, the Cajuns posted their first-ever, three-game sweep at St. John Stadium and clinched the 2021 Sun Belt regular season title.
>> Louisiana won the rubber game in trips to Conway in 2018 and 2020, keeping alive the streak of consecutive Sun Belt series won.
>> Two programs met five times in 2019 including the SBC Tournament title game, then in the lone conference series played in COVID-shortened 2020 season.

NUMBERS TO KNEAUX
1: Mihyia Davis posted the first home run of her collegiate career last Tuesday (April 18) vs. Southeastern, breaking a scoreless tie in the sixth inning.
1.17: ERA posted by Sam Landry over her last 10 appearances (seven starts) since April 1 (span of 42 innings).
2: Louisiana's pitching staff has lowered its ERA nearly two full points since the Clearwater Invitational (from 4.13 to 2.20).
2: As of April 18, Mihyia Davis ranked No. 2 nationally in stolen bases with 40 swipes.
3: Mihyia Davis is just the third player in program history to reach 40 stolen bases in a single season (joining Kelli Milligan and Dorsey Steamer).
4: Louisiana is four wins shy of the program's 24th consecutive 40-win season.
5: The Ragin' Cajuns offense has produced at least five base hits in all but three of 49 games this season.
7: Seven different Ragin' Cajuns have totaled 20-plus RBI led by the trio of Lauren Allred, Alexa Langeliers and Karly Heath who have reached 30 RBI.
8: Outfield assists recorded by Mihyia Davis after denying Troy's Taylor McKinney a double last Saturday.
9: The Ragin' Cajuns launched nine home runs during last weekend's series at Troy.
11: There are 11 different players who have posted at least one home run for the Ragin' Cajuns.
13: Team-leading home run total for Karly Heath, matching her career-high total (13 in 2022).
17: Number of non-conference games played against Power 5 competition (six matchups at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational).
21: Team-leading RBI total in Sun Belt play generated by Lauren Allred which ranks No. 2 in the league.
22-12: Louisiana's record vs. Top 100 RPI teams this spring.
22: Number of times that the Ragin' Cajuns have scored in the first inning (19-3 record).
30: Number of home runs the Cajuns have hit in the month of April (15 games).
31: Cajuns pitching has held the opposition to two runs or less in 31 out of 49 games.
34: Number of RBI generated since March 1 by freshman Lauren Allred.
37: Number of times the Ragin' Cajuns have scored the game's first run (32-5 record).
76: Combined RBI generated in Sun Belt play by the grouping of Lauren Allred, Alexa Langeliers, Sophie Piskos, Laney Credeur and Jourdyn Campbell.
79: Consecutive Sun Belt Conference series won, a streak that dates back to March 2013, following the come-from-behind series win at Troy.
127: Season strikeout total posted by Meghan Schorman marking a second straight season surpassing 100.
366: Strikeouts total posted by Louisiana's pitching staff which ranks No. 2 nationally (trailing only Auburn).
1,831: Louisiana's number of all-time program victories (1981-present) which ranks No. 5 in NCAA D1 Softball history.
3,683: Days that will have passed since Louisiana's streak of consecutive Sun Belt series won (now 79 straight) began once the Coastal Carolina series begins.

DIAMOND NOTES
>> Louisiana was preseason ranked in three major national polls: No. 20 in D1Softball, No. 22 in Softball America and No. 24 in the ESPN/USA Softball poll. The Ragin' Cajuns were receiving votes in the USA Today/NFCA poll, third in line from No. 25.

>> Louisiana, the three-time defending regular season and tournament champions, was the unanimous selection as the favorite to win the 2023 Sun Belt Conference title in a vote of the league's 12 head coaches. The Ragin' Cajuns have a history of dominating the Sun Belt, having won 18 regular season titles and 17 conference tournament titles since the inception of the league in 2000.

>> Louisiana (47-13, 23-4 Sun Belt in 2022) turned in the program's 23rd consecutive 40-win season and NCAA Tournament appearance during the 2022 season. The Ragin' Cajuns placed a conference-high nine players on the All-Sun Belt team, produced five NFCA All-Central Region performers, recorded a program-record .351 season batting average and generated the most home runs in Gerry Glasco's tenure (82).

>> In the pitcher's circle, the Ragin' Cajuns returned all 47 victories posted in the 2022 season headlined by the trio of Sam Landry (20), Meghan Schorman (17) and Kandra Lamb (9) who combined for all but one of the triumphs.

>> A year ago, Louisiana's pitching staff ranked Top 25 nationally in ERA (2.17), shutouts (16), strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.97) and was one of only three units in Division I Softball to amass 500-plus strikeouts (504).

UP NEXT FOR LOUISIANA
The Ragin' Cajuns conclude regular season play back in the State of Louisiana starting with a midweek trip to LA Tech on Wednesday, May 3 for a 5:00 p.m. game with the Lady Techsters immediately followed by the last Sun Belt Conference series of the season from Thursday-Saturday, May 4-6 vs. ULM at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.

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