Ex-McNeese Softball Coach Mike Smith Takes Over at Cal Baptist
A former head softball coach at a state school has landed a new position on the west coast.
Mike Smith, the former head coach at McNeese St., as well as Ole Miss, was named the new head coach at California Baptist last week.
For Smith, this will be his second stint at Cal Baptist, who was the head coach of the Lancers for 8 seasons, from 2004-2011.
Smith was placed on administrative leave in November of 2019 by Ole Miss, pending what was described as a non-financial, external audit of the program, before stepping down one month later.
UL Softball Heading To Baton Rouge Regional
For the 22nd-consecutive year of postseason play, the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns are headed to the NCAA Softball Tournament.
14th-ranked Louisiana will be on the road this weekend when they take part in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Regional at Tiger Park.
The Cajuns will be part of a field that also includes top-seeded LSU, along with McNeese St., and George Washington in the four-team double-elimination regional, which is scheduled to be played Friday-Sunday.
UL will play their first game on Friday, against George Washington (37-9), tentatively scheduled for 5:30 p.m., with the winner facing the LSU (32-19)/McNeese (34-24) winner on Saturday.
UL Softball Records Road Win Over McNeese
The 12th-ranked Louisiana Ragin Cajuns got back on the winning track with a road win over a state rival on Wednesday night.
Louisiana defeated the McNeese St. Cowgirls, 5-4, in a non-conference contest in Lake Charles.
Justice Milz launched a three-run home run in the top half of the 6th inning to help lift Louisiana to the come-from-behind victory.
The triumph was the second in as many tries against McNeese for the Cajuns this season, after an 8-7 extra-innings win over the Cowgirls last Wednesday at Yvette Girouard Field at Lamson Park.
The win, which ended a short two-game losing streak, opened a busy week of action for UL, who will play four more non-conference games this week, all of them on the road.