Cajuns Baseball Tabbed 14th In Baseball America Preseason Poll

Contact: Jeff Schneider

DURHAM, N.C. – Coming off of a 43-20 season and an appearance in the NCAA Regionals, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns baseball team was tabbed 14th in the nation in the Baseball America Preseason Top 25, Baseball America announced on Monday morning.

The ranking is the highest ever for Louisiana in the preseason poll and is the Cajuns first appearance since 2008 when the team was ranked 18th in the Baseball America Preseason Poll.

"It's good to be rewarded for the coaches and players hard work," head coach Tony Robichaux said. "To get to the point of being recognized is an honor. We have to make sure that we don't get caught up in everything, and that we continue to work to be the best we can be. The most important ranking to us is the one at the end of the year."

The Ragin' Cajuns were ranked 23rd earlier this month in the Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll.

"We have to go out and play," Robichaux added. "You don't get crowned a champion off of rankings. We are getting prepared for that, and hopefully the rest will fall into place."

The squad opens the season on Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. when Louisiana plays host to Eastern Illinois in the first game of a four-game series at M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field.

For more info and a behind the scenes look at Ragin' Cajuns baseball follow the team on twitter @CajunsBaseball.

Team                                                          2013 Record        Final 2013 Ranking
1.   Virginia                                                      50-12                            11
2.   Oregon State                                             52-13                             4
3.   Indiana                                                      49-16                             7
4.   Cal State Fullerton                                     51-10                            10
5.   North Carolina State                                  50-16                             6
6.   Florida State                                              47-17                            12
7.   South Carolina                                           43-20                            14
8.   Mississippi State                                         51-20                             2
9.   Louisiana State                                          57-11                             5
10.   Vanderbilt                                                54-12                             9
11.   Oregon                                                     48-16                            17
12.   UCLA                                                       49-17                             1
13.   Clemson                                                   40-22                           NR
14.   Louisiana                                                 43-20                           NR
15.   Rice                                                         44-20                            16
16.   Miami                                                      37-25                           NR
17.   North Carolina                                          59-12                             3
18.   Texas                                                       27-24                           NR
19.   Texas Christian                                        29-28                           NR
20.   Louisville                                                 51-14                             8
21.   Alabama                                                  35-28                           NR
22.   Kansas State                                            45-19                            13
23.   Florida                                                     29-30                           NR
24.   Texas A&M                                              34-19                           NR
25.   Arkansas                                                   39-22                            18

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics

Cajuns Baseball Tabbed 14th In Baseball America Preseason Poll

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