Posts Tagged ‘Baseball’
Cedar Creek’s Kade Luker Makes History as LSWA Mr. Baseball
By Matt Belinson | Written for the LSWA It didn’t take long for Cedar Creek baseball coach Chad Yates to see Kade Luker wasn’t your run-of-the-mill player. After taking the job in May 2023, following two years at Benton, Yates heard about Luker from those in the area, but wanted a first-hand evaluation of a…
Read MoreClass 5A Baseball and Softball All-State Teams released by LSWA
By Bret McCormick | Written for the LSWA Pineville High’s Allison Frye brought the first state softball championship home to her alma mater in almost three decades. Meanwhile, Chris Schexnaydre led Dutchtown baseball to its first state runner-up finish in 17 years. In his 19th season as head coach, Schexnaydre guided the Griffins to an…
Read More‘It was just the right time’: Jesuit’s meant a great deal in David Moreau’s life
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor David Moreau could sense potential trouble from the dugout. The three-time state champion baseball coach at Jesuit High walked the delicate tightrope to the mound, conducting discussions with pitchers who were incurring difficulty. His mind wasn’t always made up whether to take them out, thus hastening heart-to-heart talks with…
Read MoreLSWA Releases 2026 Class 3A Baseball, Softball All-State Teams
By LaMar Gafford | Written for the LSWA The headliners of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 3A team all have something in common. They all willed their respective teams to Sulphur. Jena senior pitcher Kiette Cooper earned Most Outstanding Player honors in softball, while first-year Sterlington baseball coach Jeff Tannehill was named Coach of…
Read MoreClass 2A All-State Baseball, Softball Teams Announced by LSWA
By Roy Lang III | Written for the LSWA There was nothing more Kynzee Anderson could’ve done for Calvary Baptist Academy. The University of Georgia signee helped the Lady Cavaliers to their sixth straight championship and fourth with her in the circle on May 3. For the fourth straight season, Anderson was named an LSWA…
Read MoreClass 1A Softball, Baseball All-State Selection Announced by LSWA
By William Weathers | Written for the LSWA The theme of the teams for this year’s Class 1A Coaches of the Year in both baseball and softball was one of resilience. Central Catholic of Morgan City’s Brent Hidalgo took his No. 16 team a year after a loss in the opening round of the playoffs,…
Read MoreClass B Baseball, Softball All-State Selections Announced
By Daniel Green | Written for the LSWA Quitman senior Maggie Guyotte and Glenmora junior Brayden Holloway guided their respective teams to state championships in Sulphur. Now, they have earned top honors on the Class B All-State teams, with Most Valuable Player honors that were chosen by a panel of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.…
Read More‘What they did was pretty amazing’: Decades-long barriers fall in Newman’s road to state title
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Each morning, since his team’s Division III select state championship on May 16, Newman baseball coach Patrick Adams has started each day glancing at his wife, that’s resulted in an ear-to-ear smile. “It’s still pretty surreal,” he said. “When does it not feel like it’s not a dream? Maybe…
Read MoreClass C Baseball, Softball All-State Selections Announced
By Daniel Green | Written for the LSWA It was the year of the underclassman on the Class C All-state softball and baseball teams chosen by a panel of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association. Of the 32 first-team selections, 24 of them were underclassmen, including Most Valuable Players Brooklyn Hebert of Northside Christian and Rylan…
Read MoreComets Strike Twice: Unrelenting belief fuels St. Charles’ state title runs
by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor St. Charles Catholic returned to the football practice field this week, days after the baseball team’s Division II select state championship. The Comets, who expect to conduct six days of practice in all, are trying to get a look at the 2026 team, which will be in pursuit of…
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