The 2016 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns baseball team represented the

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in the

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. The Ragin' Cajuns played their home games at M. L. Tigue Moore Field and were led by twenty-second year head coach

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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.

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

Coaching staff

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

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, Texas State,

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, and Louisiana-Monroe and will travel to

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, and

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. The 2016 Sun Belt Conference Championship was contested on May 25–29 in

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, and was hosted by Texas State University.

Lafayette Regional

References

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