Posts Tagged ‘Softball’

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Three years after she was named the school’s softball coach, Becky Lambert believed that her program at Archbishop Hannan suffered from a bit of anonymity. Before today’s power ratings helped with seedings and placement of teams onto playoff brackets, coaches were entrusted with a system in which they ranked…

In a release from the LHSAA, the 2026 State Softball Tournament schedule has been adjusted due to anticipated inclement weather in the Sulphur area on Friday. All games originally scheduled for Friday will now be played on Saturday at the same times and field locations, while championship games set for Saturday have been moved to…

The two-day state tournament emanate from North Frasch Park in Sulphur and will feature semifinal games played on Friday, May 1st with the state championship contests slated to start on Saturday, May 2nd. Tickets can be purchased HERE. Three different sessions (Noon, 2:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.) will take place during the semifinal round with…

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor When pitching instructor Steve McNemar first encountered Kiette (pronounced Key-ette) Cooper nearly five years ago, he immediately noticed an infectious smile and gangly body. Cooper was a 12-year-old pitcher in search of the finer points of the position, and McNemar represented her first venture into personal instruction. When McNemar…

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor WALKER – Walker’s softball team left Live Oak on March 10 with a 7-6 loss midway through District 5-5A play, the result of a walk-off base hit. The Lady Cats returned home for a mercy-rule win over St. Charles Catholic and haven’t been slowed since. Walker – the state’s…

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Ainsley Morvan’s father, Jeremy, planted the seed. From the time Logansport’s sophomore shortstop/pitcher began playing softball, her dad sized up her approach at the plate to that of a big-game hunter. “He would say, ‘If you’re a lion in the jungle, like you’re hunting for something. You’re not just…

The LHSAA has officially released the 2026 softball playoff brackets, setting the stage for a championship run across the state. The postseason begins with the bi-district round, which must be completed by April 18, followed by the regional round deadline on April 22 and the quarterfinal round on April 25. Teams that advance will punch…

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor The player-coach relationship Curtis Matthews enjoyed with his daughter Gabrielle was diminished because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there’s no denying the impact she had on her father’s pastime outside of his career in law enforcement. The 2020 season was to be their first together at Mount Carmel in…

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor When they were growing up in New Orleans, and the impact of softball was becoming constant in their lives, Hayden Traub and Avery Killian attended LSU games with an eye toward their futures. “We would think that this is going to be us one day,” Traub said. “We never…

by William Weathers // GeauxPreps.com Contributor Calvary Baptist pitcher Kynzee Anderson had previously woken up on Christmas morning with an overwhelming sense of anticipation for what the day might bring, amid a background of family. When the All-American and nation’s No. 2 college prospect according to Line Drive Media signed a scholarship on Wednesday with the University…