Baseball Playoffs: Pearl River, Belle Chasse, St. Aug advance

BASEBALL BRACKETS

Non-Select
DIVISION I   |   DIVISION II   |   DIVISION III
DIVISION IV   | DIVISION V

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

Prep Baseball Playoff Report for Saturday, April 20

Three area teams advanced to the regional round of the LHSAA baseball state playoffs Friday.

In Non-Select Division II action, No. 10 seed Pearl River handled No. 23 Morgan City 8-1 to sweep the two-game series.

The Tigers took a 1-0 lead after two innings on an RBI double by Thomas Mancuso but the Rebels took over from there, tying it with a run in the top of the third and taking the lead for good with a run in the top of the fourth. Pearl River broke it open with six runs in the sixth inning.

Jude Cooley was the hitting star. Cooley was 3-for-3 with a home run, double and single and drove in four runs. Brady Stevens had three hits and drove in two runs while Drake Sticker and Dalton Sabathe each had a hit and an RBI. Jacob Lott added two hits.

Xan Harwell pitched six strong innings to get the win, allowing one run on three hits. Harwell walked just one and struck out 11. John McQueen pitched a perfect seventh inning with a strikeout to finish it. Alex Orgeron started and took the loss for Morgan City.

Pearl River (25-8) advances to the regional round to travel to No. 7 West Feliciana in a best-of-three series beginning Thursday.

Also in Non-Select Division II action, No. 15 Belle Chasse advanced with a 17-1 win over No. 18 Grant to sweep the series in two games.

Belle Chasse took control from the start, scoring in each of the first four innings. The Cardinals scored two runs in the top of the first inning, five runs in the second, six runs in the third and four runs in the fourth inning, banging out 15 hits.

Tate Dickinson had three hits, two RBI and scored four runs. Kyle Reeves had three hits and scored twice.

Jacob Black earned his sixth win, pitching four innings, allowing two hits with five strikeouts. Black helped his own cause with two hits, three RBI and three runs scored. Alex Richardson had two hits and three RBI and Christian Mouriz had a hit and four RBI for the Cardinals.

Kaden Chandler drove in the lone run for the Cougars while Connor Rosenberg had two hits.

The Cardinals (21-11) advance to play at No. 2 Iota in the regional round.

In Select Division I, No. 15 St. Augustine had no problem dismissing No. 18 East Jefferson, winning 20-0 in five innings at Wesley Barrow Stadium to sweep the series 2-0.

The Purple Knights scored in each of the first four innings, including two runs in the first inning, one in the second, five runs in the third and 12 runs in the fourth inning.

CJ Cornelius picked up the win and helped his own cause with a double. Yerdin Castillo had a pair of doubles, Tyrin Kirklin tripled and had an RBI single, Troy Broen and Jayden Jackson each had an RBI double as St. Augustine banged out 14 hits.

The Purple Knights (15-18) advance to face a familiar foe in No. 2 seed and District 9-5A rival John Curtis Christian in the regional round. The Patriots had a bye. John Curtis swept St. Augustine 10-0 and 7-6 in the regular season.

Area Prep Baseball Playoff Results from Friday, April 19
Non-Select Division I
(9) Hahnville 3, (24) Neville 2 (Series tied 1-1)
(12) Covington 4, (21) Destrehan 0 (Covington leads 1-0)
(11) Parkway 4, (22) Ponchatoula 2 (Parkway leads 1-0)
(15) Chalmette 6, (18) Slidell 1 (Series tied 1-1)

Non-Select Division II
(13) Franklinton 3, (20) Lakeshore 1 (Franklinton leads 1-0)
(11) Assumption 5, (22) Albany 0 (Assumption wins series 2-0)
(10) Pearl River 8, (23) Morgan City 1 (Pearl River wins series 2-0)
(15) Belle Chasse 17, (18) Grant 1 (Belle Chasse wins series 2-0)

Non-Select Division III
(12) Many 10-0, 10-0 over (21) St. James (Many wins series 2-0)
(19) Springfield 4, (14) Berwick 1 (Springfield leads series 1-0)
(11) Winnfield 18, (22) Bogalusa 4 (Winnfield wins series 2-0)
(18) Port Barre 8, (15) Pine 3 (Port Barre leads series 1-0)

Non-Select Division IV
(18) Pickering 18, (15) Kentwood 14 (Pickering advances)

Non-Select Division V
(10) Holden 12, (23) Monterey 0 (Holden advances)

Select Division I
(17) Pineville 11, (16) Warren Easton 2 (Pineville leads series 1-0)
(20) Byrd 6, (13) Holy Cross 4 (Byrd leads series 1-0)
(15) St. Augustine 20, (18) East Jefferson 0 (St. Augustine wins series 2-0)

Select Division II
(13) Evangel Christian 15, (20) McDonogh 35 0 (Evangel wins series 2-0)

Select Division III
(17) Ascension Episcopal 5, (16) Country Day 3 (Ascension Episcopal leads series 1-0)
(13) Fisher 5, (20) Haynes Academy 0 (Fisher leads series 1-0)
(15) Loyola Prep 8, (18) Northlake Christian 2 (Loyola Prep wins series 2-0)

Select Division IV
(18) Catholic (PC) 4, (15) St. Martin’s Episcopal 2 (Catholic advances)

Area Prep Baseball Playoff Schedule for Saturday, April 20
Non-Select Division I
(24) Neville at (9) Hahnville, 10 a.m.
(21) Destrehan at (12) Covington, 11 a.m.
(22) Ponchatoula at (11) Parkway, 12:05 p.m.
(18) Slidell at (15) Chalmette, 1 p.m.

Non-Select Division II
(20) Lakeshore at (13) Franklinton, 1 p.m.
(19) Springfield at (14) Berwick, 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., if needed
(18) Port Barre at (15) Pine, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., if needed

Select Division I
(17) Pineville at (16) Warren Easton, Noon at Wesley Barrow Stadium
(20) Byrd at (13) Holy Cross, 11 a.m.

Select Division III
(17) Ascension Episcopal at (16) Country Day, 11 a.m. at Pontiff Playground
(20) Haynes Academy at (13) Fisher, 1 p.m. at Segnette Field