Acadiana Cane Cutters

The Acadiana Cane Cutters of the Texas Collegiate League are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Lafayette, Louisiana, in the United States. They play their games at Fabacher Field which is in Youngsville, La.
History
In September 2010, Richard Chalmers with Baseball Ventures of Louisiana, LLC announced the acquisition of the Acadiana Cane Cutters into the Texas Collegiate League. The TCL is a collegiate, summer baseball league designed to give the top professional prospects a chance to play in a minor-league baseball atmosphere while maintaining their amateur status. The team is owned by Richard & Sandi Chalmers and Russell & Karen Chalmers.
In 2010, the Acadiana Cane Cutters became the primary tenant of Fabacher Field at Southside Regional Park in Youngsville, La. Before the first game was played, the ownership group made many improvements to the facility, including adding over one thousand stadium seats and nearly two hundred premium seating locations, giving Fabacher Field its current 1,400 seat capacity.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette alumnus and former Detroit Tigers' 9th round draft pick, Lonny Landry was selected to lead the Cane Cutters in their inaugural season. Under Landry's guidance, the team gained a second place 15-12 record through the first half to clinch an automatic playoff bid in August. The Canes finished with a 29-29 record which was good enough to place third overall at the season's end. Fabacher Field hosted its first playoff series in August. In this series the Cane Cutters fell to the would-be TCL Champion Coppell Copperheads. Outfielder Taylor Dugas finished a special year for Acadiana Baseball in a memorable way. The future New York Yankees farmhand was crowned the Texas Collegiate League Player of the Year and went on to be selected in the 8th round of the 2012 draft.
The 2012 team featured a cast of strong players; seven of these were selected for the mid-season TCL All-Star game. Head Coach Lonny Landry led the team to a fourth place finish in the standings, falling just one game shy of a second consecutive playoff berth in the team's second year of existence. Shortstop Issac Rodriguez and catcher Mitchell Nau were selected as the top players at their respective positions, each earning a spot on the 2012 All-TCL starting nine.
Draft History
OF Taylor Dugas - New York Yankees
8th Round - 277 overall

RHP Josh Brurris - Minnesota Twins
17th Round - 538 overall

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