2018 Class C All-State baseball and softball squads announced

Written for the LSWA
Austin Acree of Claiborne Christian and Northside Christian’s Angel Allen help lead the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class C All-State baseball and softball teams.

The versatile duo led their respective teams to Division V select LHSAA titles this spring and were selected for the top honors by a panel of sportswriters from across the state.

Harrisonburg’s Clayton McGuffee (baseball) and Elliott West of Plainview (softball) received the LSWA’s Class C Coach of the Year honors.

Allen was a driving force behind Crowley-based Northside title run with nine home runs, 55 runs batted in a .500 average. As a pitcher, Allen won five games and had a 3.91 earned run average.

Claiborne Christian’s Acree batted .379 and drove in 25 runs and struck out only nine times. He struck out 91 in 63.1 innings and posted a 2.98 ERA along with four wins for the Crusaders.

McGuffee coached Harrisonburg to its first LHSAA title in title in baseball. Harrisonburg, the No. 2 seed, beat top-seeded Georgetown 4-3 in the title game.

West led Plainview to its second consecutive Class C softball title. Fourth-seeded Plainview outscored its opponents 31-1 at the LHSAA tourney, including a 6-1 victory over Harrisonburg in the Class C final.

CLASS C CHARTS
BASEBALL
Player School Class Stats
Austin Acree Claiborne Christian Jr. .379
Abram Tarantino Claiborne Christian Jr. .370
Colton Parker Simpson So. .473
Avery Smith Harrisonburg Jr. .356
Landon Meyers Simpson So .398
James Ford Reeves Sr. .500
Keegan Foreman Northside Christian So. .465
Christian Carter Harrisonburg Sr. .417
Bryce Dunnehoo, Reeves, Sr. .467
Dustin Hernandez Northside Christian Jr. .337
Dean Sanner Hackberry Sr. .550
Koye Credeur Northside Christian So. .352
Tripp Martin Claiborne Christian Sr. .387
Will Foster Summerfield Sr. 10-3
Tanner Yates Simpson Sr. .302
Bryce Wilfer, Starks, Sr. .625
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: AUSTIN ACREE, CLAIBORNE CHRISTIAN
COACH OF THE YEAR: CLAYTON MCGUFFEE, HARRISONBURG

Honorable mention: Braxton Tiffee, Harrisonburg; Jacob Roark Harrisonburg; Hunter Doiron, Georgetown; Nate Reeves, Reeves; Pierce LaFleur, Reeves; Nate Vaughn, Claiborne Christian; Delario Ford, Summerfield.

SOFTBALL
Player School Class Stats
Angel Allen Northside Christian Jr. .500
Blanche Beard Hackberry Sr. .554
Anna Martinez Evans Sr. .471
Rory Thibodeaux Northside Christian 8th 13-3
Jewel Sharbeno Evans Jr. .498
Emily Collins Simpson 8th .563
Madison Pippen Plainview Jr. 17-13
Sarah Flatt Simpson Sr. .508
Rayleigh Bennett Claiborne Christian Jr. .452
Abigail Pippen Plainview Fr. .375
Macy Taylor Harrisonburg Fr. .439
Caitlin Jones Family Community Jr. .439
Madison Dupree Calvin So. 17-5
Skylar Alexander Starks Fr. .523
Kelsey Gaspard Northside Christian Fr. .565
Mackenzie Bennett Harrisonburg Sr. .412
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: ANGEL ALLEN, NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN
COACH OF THE YEAR: ELLIOTT WEST, PLAINVIEW

Honorable mention: Zera Hanagriff, Northside Christian; Karlie Stine, Hackberry; Layja Grant, Family Christian; Bailey Ishee, Claiborne Christian; Emma Richardson, Claiborne Christian; Anna Head, Claiborne Christian; Alex Harrison, Plainview; Faith Hughes, Harrisonburg; Loren Cater, Harrisonburg; Taylor Jones, Georgetown.