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  Two members of the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns recently received major preseason accolades from a highly-respected college softball website, as they get set to begin the 2021 college softball season. On Wednesday, senior pitcher Summer Ellyson and senior outfielder Ciara Bryan were tabbed Secon-Team All-Americans by Justin's World of Softball. The Sun Belt Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year in both 2019 and 2020, Ellyson put together an 11-1 mark and a 1.83 ERA during the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season, after going 39-6 in 2019. Ellyson, who has compiled an impressive career record of 74...

2021 UL Softball Preview: The Outfielders This is the final part of a four-part series previewing the 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajun Softball Team. Today; the outfield. The outfield looks to be strong against this season, with the ability to provide power, speed, and defense. Ciara Bryan, a transfer from Georgia, who was tabbed a first-team Preseason All-American by D1Softball, will be a fixture in the UL outfield this season. A left-handed hitter, Bryan hit .330 in three seasons with Georgia, to go along with 14 home runs and 78 runs batted in, while also accumulating 33 stolen bases. Bryan, wh...

The Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns will have to wait another day to begin their 2021 college softball schedule

2021 UL Softball Preview: The Infielders The infield, with depth and versatility, looks to be another strength for Louisiana this season. There are a number of different directions the Cajuns could go at first base, but it looks as though freshman Taylor Roman will get the bulk of the time, at least early on. Roman, who played right-field last season, hit .255 with two home runs and nine runs batted in over 22 games last season, including 18 as a starter. Junior Carrie Boswell, who went 9-0 as a pitcher in 2019, is another option, after hitting .31 with two homers and nine RBI's in 2020. Juni...

2021 UL Softball Preview: The Catchers Today; the catchers. Catcher looks to be in good hands as Julie Rawls, a First Team All-Sun Belt Conference and All-Louisiana selection in 2019, as well as a preseason All-Sun Belt Conference pick this year, who can also play the outfield, returns for her third season with Louisiana. A senior from Hallsville, Texas, Rawls was outstanding in her first season with Louisiana in 2019, after transferring from Northwestern St., hitting .360, to go along with 10 home runs and 49 runs batted in. Those numbers were good enough to land Rawls first-team All-Sun Bel...