Baseball Non-Select Playoffs: Slidell, Pearl River, Belle Chasse win; NOMMA, South Plaquemines advance

BASEBALL BRACKETS

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DIVISION I   |   DIVISION II   |   DIVISION III
DIVISION IV   | DIVISION V

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DIVISION I   |   DIVISION II   |   DIVISION III
DIVISION IV  | DIVISION V

Non-Select Prep Playoff Report for Friday, April 19

It was a great matchup featuring two of the top pitchers in the state. It did not disappoint.

Oklahoma signee Corey Cousin and Chalmette’s Bryce Wilson performed brilliantly.

In the end, No. 18 Slidell edged No. 15 Chalmette 1-0 at Noel Suarez Stadium in game one of the best-of-three Non-Select Division I playoff series Thursday night.

Cousin allowed just two hits, walked three and struck out nine, using 105 pitches in going the distance for the win.

The Tigers (21-11) got their lone run in the top of the fifth inning as Cory Rushing reached on an error which would prove costly. Cousin singled and Brady Johnson singled home Rushing to provide the margin of victory.

Troy Green had two hits for Slidell.

Wilson was outstanding in a losing cause, allowing just the unearned run on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts, using 92 pitches. Jaden Williams had a double for the Owls (28-6).

Game two is tonight at 6:30 p.m. and you can watch it live and via replay, always free at CrescentCitySports.com.

No. 24 Neville made the long trip from Monroe to Boutte for game one of its best-of-three Non-Select Division I series against No. 9 Hahnville.

So far, the trip was worth it.

Neville scored three runs in the top of the fourth inning, highlighted by Hunter Robinson’s two-run home run, to defeat Hahnville 6-3. The win snapped an 11-game win streak for the home Tigers.

In the winning rally, Sutton Lewis produced a run on a sacrifice fly to make it 5-3 before Neville added an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning on an RBI single by Bradley Hanlon.

Neville (16-11) took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a double by Lewis, who scored on an error, and a sacrifice fly by Ethan Kelly.

Hahnville (21-10) pulled within 2-1 in the bottom of the first inning on a double by Jones College signee Talan Theriot, an error and a wild pitch.

Hahnville took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third inning, scoring the tying run on a wild pitch and going ahead briefly on an RBI single by Koa Romero, who went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles.

Cam Riley picked up the win, going 4 2/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits. McCain Jarrell went the final 2 1/3 innings to get the save. Theriot took the loss, allowing five earned runs on seven hits.

Game two is Friday at 4 p.m. Game three would be Saturday at 10 a.m., if needed.

In Non-Select Division II action, No. 10 Pearl River got the jump on No. 23 Morgan City, taking game one 5-0 at home.

The Rebels scored a run in the bottom of the first, the only run they would need. Pearl River added a run in the third and another in the fifth to make it 3-0. The Rebels finished it with two runs in the sixth inning.

Jacob Clifton pitched 6 2/3 innings of shutout baseball, allowing just four hits. Clifton walked five and struck out nine. John McQueen came on to get the final out.

Jude Cooley and Dalton Sabathe each had a hit and two RBI while Trey Turnage went 3-for-3 with an RBI to pace Pearl River.

Jason McCleary took the loss for Morgan City (10-20), allowing three runs on five hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Pearl River (24-8) tries to win the series tonight at 6 p.m. Game three, if needed, is Saturday at 2 p.m.

No. 15 Belle Chasse took game one from No. 19 Grant, winning 9-5 at Belle Chasse.

Alex Richardson earned his fourth win of the season, going 5 2/3 innings, striking out seven. Gavin Rubio cam on to close the game, recording a pair of strikeouts.

Belle Chasse (20-11) rapped 12 hits, led by Christian Mouriz, who had two hits, including a triple with three RBI. Jacob Black and Kyle Reeves each had two hits and scored twice while Alex Richardson had two hits and an RBI.

Game two is set for 4:30 p.m. this afternoon with game three, if needed, to follow.

Also in Non-Select Division II, No. 17 New Orleans Military & Maritime advanced to the regional round, sweeping No. 16 Douglass, 12-1 and 13-3 in a pair of games shortened to five innings by the mercy rule at Kirsch-Rooney Stadium.

Game one was tied 1-1 after three innings before the Bulldogs scored five runs in the top of the fourth to take a 6-1 lead and put it away with six runs in the fifth inning.

Angelo Deluca had three hits and two RBI, Zylin Perry had three hits, including a double with an RBI and Cameron McDonald had a double and two RBI. Jofni Hidalgo added two RBI and Jairo Somoza had a hit and an RBI as part of a nine-hit attack.

Bryce Bordelon went the distance, allowing a run on seven hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts for NOMMA.

In game two, the Bobcats (9-9) took a 3-1 lead after one inning before the Bulldogs rallied with five runs in the second inning to lead 6-3. NOMMA added a run in the third inning and put the game away with six runs in the fourth.

New Orleans Military & Maritime (9-8) advances to play at No. 1 St. Louis Catholic in the regional round.

In Non-Select Division IV, No. 16 South Plaquemines advanced to the regional round with a 12-5 win over No. 17 Haynesville.

South Plaquemines led 5-1 after one inning but the Golden Tornado cut the lead to 6-5 in the top of the third. The Hurricanes then took over, scoring three runs in the bottom of the third to make it 9-5 before adding singled runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

Dean Encalade had a hit and three RBI, Evan Ballay had a hit and two RBI and Khi Ancar and Brysten Prout each had two hits and an RBI. Ballay got the win, going five innings, allowing five runs (three earned) on five hits with four walks and five strikeouts. Rod Parker pitched two shutout innings, allowing just one hit.

Aiden LeBlanc and Miller Toney each had two hits and an RBI for Haynesville.

South Plaquemines (10-12) advances to play at No. 1 Oak Grove in the regional round.

Prep Baseball Playoff Results from Thursday, April 18
Non-Select Division I
(24) Neville 6, (9) Hahnville 3
(18) Slidell 1, (15) Chalmette 0

Non-Select Division II
(9) North DeSoto 9, (24) Kaplan 4
(12) Iowa 1, (21) DeRidder 0
(14) Minden 4, (19) Beau Chene 2
(11) Assumption 5, (22) Albany 3
(10) Pearl River 5, (23) Morgan City 0 (15) Belle Chasse 9, (18) Grant 5

Non-Select Division III
(17) Kinder 12, (16) Marksville 0
(11) Winnfield 7, (22) Bogalusa 2
(10) Jena 12, (23) Port Allen 2

Non-Select Division IV
(10) Centerville 3, (23) Oberlin 0 (Centerville advances) (16) South Plaquemines 12, (17) Haynesville 5 (South Plaquemines advances)

Non-Select Division V
(15) Choudrant 7, (18) Hackberry 3 (Choudrant advances)

Select Division I
(14) Carencro 1, (19) Liberty 0
(15) St. Augustine 14, (18) East Jefferson 0

Select Division II
(17) New Orleans Military & Maritime 12-1, 13-3 over (16) Douglass (New Orleans Military & Maritime advances)
(14) Kenner Discovery 12-2, 26-11 over (19) Peabody (Kenner Discovery advances)

Select Division III
(14) Glenmora 6, (19) Beekman Charter 5
(15) Loyola Prep 1, (18) Northlake Christian 0

Select Division IV
(14) St. Mary’s 3, (19) Ascension Catholic 2 (8 innings. St. Mary’s advances)