University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2019 Softball Roster
O'Neal, Raina
Jersey Number 2
Raina O'Neal
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Richmond, Texas
- High School:
- Fort Bend Travis HS
- Prev School:
- Texas Tech
Bio
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2021)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2020)
2020 Sun Belt Player of the Week (Mar. 3)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2019)
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2019)
2019 Sun Belt Player of the Week (Feb. 12)
All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2019)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2018)
2021 (Junior)
Started the first six games in center field ... was injured in the Feb. 24 contest vs. McNeese and missed the remainder of the season ... posted a base hit in five of the six outings and finished with a .421 average (8-for-19) ... turned in a pair of multiple-hit games, a three-RBI effort, a .421 on base percentage, scored eight runs and swiped three stolen bases in the limited playing time ... continued to show improved plate discipline, striking out only once in 19 plate appearances ... totaled eight base hits to increase her total in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform to 91 ... prior to the season-ending injury, had appeared in 88 consecutive games since debuting with Louisiana in 2019 ... produced a 6-for-14 effort (.429) with a home run and four RBI during Opening Weekend at the UAB Blazer Classic (Feb. 20-21) ... first RBI of the season gave Louisiana the lead for good vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 21) ... scored multiple runs (2), posted multiple hits (3) and tallied multiple RBI (3) in leading the Ragin' Cajuns to the completion of a perfect weekend in an 8-2 win over UAB (Feb. 21) ... two-run home run in the fourth inning marked the first of eight runs that Louisiana would score over its final four at bats ... extended her streak of consecutive games with a run scored to four straight by crossing home plate once vs. Eastern Illinois and twice vs. McNeese in her only appearances of the season at Lamson Park ... with a stolen base vs. EIU and McNeese, was tied for the team lead in stolen bases with three before exiting the contest with the Cowgirls in the seventh inning with the injury.
2020 (Junior - COVID-19 Season)
Returning All-Sun Belt performer, appeared in all 24 games and patrolled center field for the second straight season ... all 23 games started were in center field ... turned in the second-best average (.338) and led the Ragin' Cajuns with 25 base hits ... career-best average raised her two-year total at Louisiana to .329 ... carried a .300-plus average the entire season for the second straight season ... was one of the top threats on the base path, leading the team with 10 stolen bases in 11 attempts ... collected multiple stolen bases on three occasions ... generated eight extra base hits (three doubles, triple, four home runs) which ranked fourth on the team ... pushed her career extra base hits total to exactly 50 ... led all outfielders with 34 putouts ... tallied six multiple-hit games and was the only Ragin' Cajun to turn in multiple three-hit efforts ... continued to show improved plate discipline, striking out only five times in 75 plate appearances ... with 12 RBI, was one of six Ragin' Cajuns who reached double digits in the category ... consistent provider of offense, driving in at least one run in nine games ... started the season with a seven-game hitting streak, her longest of the season, which was the second-longest recorded by a Ragin' Cajun during the season ... produced a .409 average with six runs scored, nine base hits, and two home runs during the streak ... both home runs came at the end of the streak in games against North Dakota (Feb. 14) and Samford (Feb. 15) ... turned in a highlight reel catch at the center field wall during the fifth inning of the season opener to preserve the lead for Summer Ellyson ... both base hits vs. UTSA on Feb. 7 set up run-producing hits: Julie Rawls' two-run single in the third inning and Bailey Curry's two-run home run in the fifth inning ... delivered an RBI ground out in the sixth inning to pull Louisiana even on Feb. 16 at No. 7 Louisiana State ... picked up a pair of stolen bases at UAB (Feb. 23), the second swipe setting the stage for her scoring the game-tying run in the sixth inning off a Julie Rawls triple ... led the team with three hits combined in the doubleheader at No. 3 Texas on Feb. 25 ... played a key role in the series-clinching win at No. 6 Florida on March 1, delivering a two-run home run in the sixth inning to start the rally and trim the deficit to 4-3, and in the seventh inning producing an RBI single to plate Sarah Hudek (doubled with two outs) with the go-ahead run ... collected season-highs of three hits and three RBI in leading the Ragin' Cajuns to the series win in the Top 10 matchup ... fired off a two-run triple in the third inning of the middle game at Coastal Carolina, extending the lead to 3-0 which gave Summer Ellyson plenty of breathing room as Louisiana evened the Sun Belt-opening series ... crossed home plate five times during the dominating doubleheader sweep of Sam Houston State on March 11 ... in what would turm out to be her final plate appearance prior to the season shutdown, delivered a solo home run in the fourth inning of Game 2 vs. SHSU.
2019 (Sophomore)
Competed in all 58 games, starting all but one, and served as the everyday center fielder in her debut season at Louisiana … produced a career-high 58 hits, reaching the 50-mark for the first time in her collegiate career … recorded first career .300 average and raised batting average significantly, rising to a .326 clip after a .243 mark in freshman season at Texas Tech in 2017 … carried a .300-plus average the entire season, remaining at .315 or higher … totaled 20 extra base hits – the second-highest total on the team – for the second time in her career (had 22 as a freshman at TTU) … set a new career-high for doubles (10) and reached double figures in home runs (10) a second time … pushed career home run tally past 20 (now at 22) … was the only Ragin’ Cajun to finish the season with double figures in multiple extra base hit categories … showed improved plate discipline, lowering strikeout totals from collegiate debut season nearly in third, with only 20 (had 53 in 2017) … struck out only nine times after March 1 … tallied multiple runs in a game eight times, and scored at least once in 34 games, leading her to the fourth-most runs on the team with 43 … generated 14 multiple-hit games, reaching three hits four times, and produced multiple RBI nine times … tracked down 55 fly ball outs … swiped 18 stolen bases, a personal-best figure, which ranked third on the team … collected 90-plus total bases for the second time, finishing with 98 which trailed only Sarah Hudek’s total (106) … in Sun Belt play, tallied seven multiple-hit games on the way to posting the fourth-most hits on the team (25) … named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Feb. 12 after hitting .632 (12-for-19) with two home runs, three doubles, nine RBI and a 1.105 slugging percentage during Opening Weekend … strong start included three consecutive three-hit games Feb. 8-9 vs. Incarnate Word and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and was punctuated by a three-run home run which opened the scoring in Game 1 vs. Pac-12 foe California on Feb. 11 … extended season-opening hit streak to seven games on Feb. 15 with a single to open the contest vs. Jackson State … provided three RBI in Louisiana’s 21-run explosion vs. Kent State in the Baylor Invitational opener … launched a two-run home run to extend the lead to 3-0 in the second inning of the series opener at Texas State (March 8) … kept the pressure on at Nicholls (March 13), following Kourtney Gremillion’s run-scoring triple with an RBI single for a 2-0 edge in the fifth inning … two-run home run in series opener vs. Troy (March 15) sparked a five-run fourth inning which stretched the lead to 8-1 … scored five runs and led the team with six hits on a .500 average in the South Alabama series (March 22-24) … RBI single in the first inning gave Louisiana the first run in the March 30 with at Georgia Southern which secured the program’s 50th consecutive SBC series win … capped off the five-game sweep of the North Carolina trip with a solo home run for the final run at UNCG on April 16 … totaled five hits, four runs and three RBI to help lead Senior Weekend sweep of Coastal Carolina … started the rally in the series finale vs. CCU in the second inning, by delivering an RBI double for the first run and later scored the second run to forge a tie and erase a 2-0 deficit – a sequence which was key to preserving the undefeated SBC mark … 10th and final home run of the season came in NCAA Oxford Regional final vs. Ole Miss and brought Louisiana into a 3-all tie in the fifth inning … was a recipient of second team honors on the All-Sun Belt Team and an honorable mention selection on the All-Louisiana Team.
2018 (Redshirt)
Sat out the season to observe the NCAA Transfer Rule.
Prior to Louisiana
Played collegiate debut season at Big 12-member Texas Tech in 2017 … started all 55 games for the Red Raiders … led the team with 12 home runs which ranked second among all hitters in the Big 12 … led TTU with 34 runs scored and finished second on the team with 32 RBI and a .533 slugging percentage … produced 11 multiple-hit games and collected 22 extra base hits (7 doubles, 3 triples, 12 home runs) … earned a spot on the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge Tournament Team after registering four hits, a home run, a double, three runs and three RBI in five games … named to the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Freshman Team and the 2017 All-Big 12 Academic Rookie Team.
High School
Was a dual-sport athlete who also competed in track and field at Fort Bend Travis High School … key member of a squad that won the District 23-6A championship her junior season … helped the Lady Tigers capture their first playoff series win in school history in her final year … named first team All-District 23-6A in senior season … received second team all-district honors following her sophomore season … placed fourth in the long jump as a junior in the 6A Area Championships with a mark of 17’4.
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2020)
2020 Sun Belt Player of the Week (Mar. 3)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2019)
All-Sun Belt Second Team (2019)
2019 Sun Belt Player of the Week (Feb. 12)
All-Louisiana Honorable Mention (2019)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2018)
2021 (Junior)
Started the first six games in center field ... was injured in the Feb. 24 contest vs. McNeese and missed the remainder of the season ... posted a base hit in five of the six outings and finished with a .421 average (8-for-19) ... turned in a pair of multiple-hit games, a three-RBI effort, a .421 on base percentage, scored eight runs and swiped three stolen bases in the limited playing time ... continued to show improved plate discipline, striking out only once in 19 plate appearances ... totaled eight base hits to increase her total in a Ragin' Cajuns uniform to 91 ... prior to the season-ending injury, had appeared in 88 consecutive games since debuting with Louisiana in 2019 ... produced a 6-for-14 effort (.429) with a home run and four RBI during Opening Weekend at the UAB Blazer Classic (Feb. 20-21) ... first RBI of the season gave Louisiana the lead for good vs. Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 21) ... scored multiple runs (2), posted multiple hits (3) and tallied multiple RBI (3) in leading the Ragin' Cajuns to the completion of a perfect weekend in an 8-2 win over UAB (Feb. 21) ... two-run home run in the fourth inning marked the first of eight runs that Louisiana would score over its final four at bats ... extended her streak of consecutive games with a run scored to four straight by crossing home plate once vs. Eastern Illinois and twice vs. McNeese in her only appearances of the season at Lamson Park ... with a stolen base vs. EIU and McNeese, was tied for the team lead in stolen bases with three before exiting the contest with the Cowgirls in the seventh inning with the injury.
2020 (Junior - COVID-19 Season)
Returning All-Sun Belt performer, appeared in all 24 games and patrolled center field for the second straight season ... all 23 games started were in center field ... turned in the second-best average (.338) and led the Ragin' Cajuns with 25 base hits ... career-best average raised her two-year total at Louisiana to .329 ... carried a .300-plus average the entire season for the second straight season ... was one of the top threats on the base path, leading the team with 10 stolen bases in 11 attempts ... collected multiple stolen bases on three occasions ... generated eight extra base hits (three doubles, triple, four home runs) which ranked fourth on the team ... pushed her career extra base hits total to exactly 50 ... led all outfielders with 34 putouts ... tallied six multiple-hit games and was the only Ragin' Cajun to turn in multiple three-hit efforts ... continued to show improved plate discipline, striking out only five times in 75 plate appearances ... with 12 RBI, was one of six Ragin' Cajuns who reached double digits in the category ... consistent provider of offense, driving in at least one run in nine games ... started the season with a seven-game hitting streak, her longest of the season, which was the second-longest recorded by a Ragin' Cajun during the season ... produced a .409 average with six runs scored, nine base hits, and two home runs during the streak ... both home runs came at the end of the streak in games against North Dakota (Feb. 14) and Samford (Feb. 15) ... turned in a highlight reel catch at the center field wall during the fifth inning of the season opener to preserve the lead for Summer Ellyson ... both base hits vs. UTSA on Feb. 7 set up run-producing hits: Julie Rawls' two-run single in the third inning and Bailey Curry's two-run home run in the fifth inning ... delivered an RBI ground out in the sixth inning to pull Louisiana even on Feb. 16 at No. 7 Louisiana State ... picked up a pair of stolen bases at UAB (Feb. 23), the second swipe setting the stage for her scoring the game-tying run in the sixth inning off a Julie Rawls triple ... led the team with three hits combined in the doubleheader at No. 3 Texas on Feb. 25 ... played a key role in the series-clinching win at No. 6 Florida on March 1, delivering a two-run home run in the sixth inning to start the rally and trim the deficit to 4-3, and in the seventh inning producing an RBI single to plate Sarah Hudek (doubled with two outs) with the go-ahead run ... collected season-highs of three hits and three RBI in leading the Ragin' Cajuns to the series win in the Top 10 matchup ... fired off a two-run triple in the third inning of the middle game at Coastal Carolina, extending the lead to 3-0 which gave Summer Ellyson plenty of breathing room as Louisiana evened the Sun Belt-opening series ... crossed home plate five times during the dominating doubleheader sweep of Sam Houston State on March 11 ... in what would turm out to be her final plate appearance prior to the season shutdown, delivered a solo home run in the fourth inning of Game 2 vs. SHSU.
2019 (Sophomore)
Competed in all 58 games, starting all but one, and served as the everyday center fielder in her debut season at Louisiana … produced a career-high 58 hits, reaching the 50-mark for the first time in her collegiate career … recorded first career .300 average and raised batting average significantly, rising to a .326 clip after a .243 mark in freshman season at Texas Tech in 2017 … carried a .300-plus average the entire season, remaining at .315 or higher … totaled 20 extra base hits – the second-highest total on the team – for the second time in her career (had 22 as a freshman at TTU) … set a new career-high for doubles (10) and reached double figures in home runs (10) a second time … pushed career home run tally past 20 (now at 22) … was the only Ragin’ Cajun to finish the season with double figures in multiple extra base hit categories … showed improved plate discipline, lowering strikeout totals from collegiate debut season nearly in third, with only 20 (had 53 in 2017) … struck out only nine times after March 1 … tallied multiple runs in a game eight times, and scored at least once in 34 games, leading her to the fourth-most runs on the team with 43 … generated 14 multiple-hit games, reaching three hits four times, and produced multiple RBI nine times … tracked down 55 fly ball outs … swiped 18 stolen bases, a personal-best figure, which ranked third on the team … collected 90-plus total bases for the second time, finishing with 98 which trailed only Sarah Hudek’s total (106) … in Sun Belt play, tallied seven multiple-hit games on the way to posting the fourth-most hits on the team (25) … named Sun Belt Player of the Week on Feb. 12 after hitting .632 (12-for-19) with two home runs, three doubles, nine RBI and a 1.105 slugging percentage during Opening Weekend … strong start included three consecutive three-hit games Feb. 8-9 vs. Incarnate Word and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and was punctuated by a three-run home run which opened the scoring in Game 1 vs. Pac-12 foe California on Feb. 11 … extended season-opening hit streak to seven games on Feb. 15 with a single to open the contest vs. Jackson State … provided three RBI in Louisiana’s 21-run explosion vs. Kent State in the Baylor Invitational opener … launched a two-run home run to extend the lead to 3-0 in the second inning of the series opener at Texas State (March 8) … kept the pressure on at Nicholls (March 13), following Kourtney Gremillion’s run-scoring triple with an RBI single for a 2-0 edge in the fifth inning … two-run home run in series opener vs. Troy (March 15) sparked a five-run fourth inning which stretched the lead to 8-1 … scored five runs and led the team with six hits on a .500 average in the South Alabama series (March 22-24) … RBI single in the first inning gave Louisiana the first run in the March 30 with at Georgia Southern which secured the program’s 50th consecutive SBC series win … capped off the five-game sweep of the North Carolina trip with a solo home run for the final run at UNCG on April 16 … totaled five hits, four runs and three RBI to help lead Senior Weekend sweep of Coastal Carolina … started the rally in the series finale vs. CCU in the second inning, by delivering an RBI double for the first run and later scored the second run to forge a tie and erase a 2-0 deficit – a sequence which was key to preserving the undefeated SBC mark … 10th and final home run of the season came in NCAA Oxford Regional final vs. Ole Miss and brought Louisiana into a 3-all tie in the fifth inning … was a recipient of second team honors on the All-Sun Belt Team and an honorable mention selection on the All-Louisiana Team.
2018 (Redshirt)
Sat out the season to observe the NCAA Transfer Rule.
Prior to Louisiana
Played collegiate debut season at Big 12-member Texas Tech in 2017 … started all 55 games for the Red Raiders … led the team with 12 home runs which ranked second among all hitters in the Big 12 … led TTU with 34 runs scored and finished second on the team with 32 RBI and a .533 slugging percentage … produced 11 multiple-hit games and collected 22 extra base hits (7 doubles, 3 triples, 12 home runs) … earned a spot on the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge Tournament Team after registering four hits, a home run, a double, three runs and three RBI in five games … named to the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Freshman Team and the 2017 All-Big 12 Academic Rookie Team.
High School
Was a dual-sport athlete who also competed in track and field at Fort Bend Travis High School … key member of a squad that won the District 23-6A championship her junior season … helped the Lady Tigers capture their first playoff series win in school history in her final year … named first team All-District 23-6A in senior season … received second team all-district honors following her sophomore season … placed fourth in the long jump as a junior in the 6A Area Championships with a mark of 17’4.
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