LAFAYETTE – It's not often that a softball team returns all of the starters in its infield alignment from the previous season, especially the majority with two-plus years of experience at their position. The 11th-ranked Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team has that luxury entering the 2016 season.
Lexie Elkins (catcher), Kelsey Vincent (first base), Haley Hayden (second base), Samantha Walsh (third base) and DJ Sanders (shortstop) each started all of the Ragin' Cajuns' 54 games in 2015. All of them return this season.
The group provided a strong presence in 2015, committing only 26 errors over 1,041 chances.