Kevin Foote

Lafayette

Sports Editor, Acadiana Sports at The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)

Kevin Foote, the voice of Acadiana sports.

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Coastal's big bats end UL softball season in Sun Belt tournament semifnals

5 days ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

In the end, UL’s offense just wasn’t enough. Through pure determination, somehow the Ragin’ Cajuns won 10 of their last 11 Sun Belt games to reach the Sun Belt Tournament semifinals against as the No. 3 seed. But most of that was achieved with few runs being scored and that trend caught up with the Cajuns on Friday when No. 7-seeded Coastal Carolina claimed a 6-1 win over UL to advance to the championship game. The loss ended the Cajuns’ season at 29-25 overall.
Surging Cajuns face huge challenge with Sun Belt road series at Southern Miss

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

When UL squares off against Southern Miss in baseball, it’s one of those series that’s big even if it the Sun Belt standings didn’t agree. With the top four positions still up for grabs with six games to go, it can safely be called a huge series for both squads. It begins at 7 p.m. Friday at Pete Taylor Park in Hattiesburg, followed by 3 p.m. middle game Saturday and 1 p.m. series finale Sunday. “They’re tough and they’re well-coached,” UL coach Matt Deggs said of the Eagles.
Sam Roe delivers dramatic two-run double to keep Cajuns' season alive

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

All season long, the UL Ragin’ Cajuns did everything the hard way. On Thursday , coach Alyson Habetz’s team once again made things as difficult as possible for its fans before advancing with a dramatic 2-1 victory over No. 6-seeded Appalachian State in the Sun Belt Tournament in Troy, Alabama.
UL men and women's track squads thinking big heading to Sun Belt outdoor meet

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

Coming off the momentum of the men’s Sun Belt indoor track and field championship, both UL men’s and women’s track and field squad are thinking big heading into the league’s outdoor championships Thursday through Saturday at Sentara Park in Harrisonburg, Virginia. “Indoor, the men had a legitimate chance to win,” UL coach Tommy Badon said. “We needed some really good things to happen and they did. Obviously, we won on the last event, so it was exactly how we thought.
Through all the losses, Cajuns somehow stayed positive enough to make late run

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

As the proud UL softball program went through the painful process of losing four of its first five Sun Belt Conference series after not losing any for 12 years, the message from first-year head coach Alyson Habetz didn’t change. Well actually, there were several of them, but they all pointed back to the same thing. “The best is yet to come,” repeated Habetz, whose Cajuns (28-24, 14-10) begin Sun Belt tournament play at 10 a.m. Thursday against App State in Troy, Alabama.
Big weekend another sign it's still too early to give up on this Cajuns squad

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

UL baseball coach Matt Deggs still hasn’t gotten over the Sunday loss to Georgia Southern two weeks ago. But last weekend’s road sweep of Georgia State certainly helped. “It was a great response after not sweeping Georgia Southern, because the hay was almost in the barn on that one,” said Deggs, whose fourth-place Cajuns will play at second-place Southern Mississippi (35-13, 18-6) in a Sun Belt series starting 7 p.m. Friday.
For UL star center fielder, leaving Lamson Park ends huge part of her life

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

More than anyone on UL's roster, the stretch drive of Ragin' Cajuns' softball season has been a whirlwind of emotions for senior center fielder Maddie Hayden. Some athletes spend four or five years at a college ball park. Hayden has spent most of her life at Lamson Park, beginning with the years of being Haley Hayden's little sister. "Since I was probably 9 or 10," said Hayden, whose Cajuns open her final Sun Belt Tournament at 10 a.m. Thursday against App State in Troy, Alabama.
New UL hoops coach likes the talent, character and depth of his first Cajuns' roster

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

The first phase of UL basketball’s reconstruction process under new head coach Quannas White is officially over. On Monday, White met with the media for the first time since he was announced as the new coach to address his first signing class. While it acknowledged a few tweaks are possible between now and the start of the season, the Ragin’ Cajuns currently have a 15-man roster to work with. “I’m really pleased with our signing class,” White said.
UL's power bats polish off terrific weekend in style with another rout of Georgia State

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

The weekend UL coach Matt Deggs has been waiting for all season was finalized with an exclamation point Sunday when his Ragin’ Cajuns blasted Georgia State for the third straight game 10-4 at the GSU Baseball Complex in Atlanta. The Cajuns scored 28 runs in the three-game series, while outhomering the Panthers 8-3. Georgia State entered the weekend with 44 more homers than UL on the season. UL is now 25-24 overall and 15-9 in Sun Belt play, while Georgia State dropped to 24-25 and 9-15.
UL's spring game offers encouragement in several key areas of concern

1 week ago | theadvocate.com | Kevin Foote

They didn’t disappoint. There was no secret what the vast majority of UL fans were hoping to see in Saturday’s annual spring game. Of the seven transfer portal additions, two names topped them all – quarterback Walker Howard from Ole Miss and wide receiver Shelton Sampson from LSU. “Shelton did a really good job,” UL coach Michael Desormeaux said. “He wins one-on-ones. Walker made some great throws and Shelton made some great catches.