Baseball Report: Rummel, St. Charles Catholic open play Thursday in Trey Altick Tournament

A pair of teams that have looked good early in the season face stiff road challenges in the Monroe area starting today.

Archbishop Rummel and St. Charles Catholic are participating in the annual Trey Altick Tournament, featuring several of the top teams in Louisiana.

The Raiders (5-0) open play against Captain Shreve (3-1) today at 4:30 p.m. at Ruston while the Comets (1-2) take on East Ascension (3-2) at 3:30 p.m. in Monroe.

The Raiders won all four games in the WGNO Classic and have scored 47 runs in five games. The Comets have lost to the top two teams in the state in Division I in John Curtis Christian and Catholic of Baton Rouge and have a win over Lutcher.

Holy Cross is also participating in the tournament and will open play Friday.

Area Prep Baseball Results from Wed., Feb. 28

New Orleans Area

Bonnabel 4, West St. John 2

Karr 15, Carver 4

KIPP Renaissance 13, McMain 2

Patrick Taylor 12, Ecole Classique 6

Bayou Area

Franklin 8, Northside 5

Area Prep Baseball Schedule for Thurs., Mar. 1

New Orleans Area

Archbishop Rummel vs. Captain Shreve, 4:30 p.m. at Trey Altick Tournament in Monroe

Helen Cox at West Jefferson, 4 p.m.

Crescent City Christian at Grand Isle, 4 p.m.

De La Salle at Hahnville, 3:30 p.m.

Denham Springs vs. Salmen, 4 p.m. at St. Tammany Tournament at Covington

Denham Springs vs. Covington, 6:30 p.m. at St. Tammany Tournament at Covington

Destrehan at Fontainebleau, 6:30 p.m.

Ben Franklin vs. Warren Easton, 6 p.m.

Franklinton vs. Jewel Sumner, 4:30 p.m. at Ponchatoula Tournament

Hammond vs. Brother Martin, 4 p.m. at Jesuit Tournament at John Ryan Stadium

Thomas Jefferson vs. Haynes, 6:30 p.m. at Higgins Tournament

Karr vs. Loranger, 4 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas

Kentwood vs. Family Community Christian, 6 p.m. at Trey Altick Tournament in Monroe

KIPP Renaissance vs. McDonogh 35, 4 p.m. at Perry Roehm Stadium

Lake Area New Tech vs. Patrick Taylor, 4 p.m. at Riverdale Tournament at Mike Miley Stadium

Live Oak vs. Slidell, 4 p.m. at St. Tammany Tournament at St. Paul’s

Live Oak vs. St. Paul’s 6:30 p.m. at St. Tammany Tournament at St. Paul’s

Lusher at Bonnabel, 6 p.m.

Mandeville at Riverside, 3:30 p.m.

Northshore vs. Archbishop Shaw, 6:30 p.m. at Jesuit Tournament at John Ryan Sadium

Riverdale vs. Grace King, 6:30 p.m. at Riverdale Tournament at Mike Miley Stadium

South Plaquemines at Higgins, 3:30 p.m.

St. Augustine at Fisher, 5 p.m.

St. Charles Catholic vs. East Ascension, 3:30 p.m. at Trey Altick Tournament in Monroe

Baton Rouge Area

Central vs. West Monroe, 6 p.m. at Trey Altick Tournament in Monroe

Lake Charles College Prep at Scotlandville, 3:30 p.m.

Lake Charles College Prep vs. Northeast, 6 p.m. at Scotlandville Tournament

McKinley vs. Donaldsonville, 3:30 p.m. at Scotlandville Tournament

St. James at Runnels, 4 p.m.

University Lab vs. Columbia (MS), 7 p.m. at Trey Altick Tournament in Monroe

Walker vs. Ouachita Parish, 4:30 p.m. at Trey Altick Tournament in Monroe

West St. John vs. Broadmoor, 3:30 p.m. at Port Allen High

Bayou Area

H.L. Bourgeois at South Terrebonne, 4 p.m.

Central Lafourche at Vandebilt Catholic, 6:30 p.m.

Ellender at Thibodaux, 6 p.m.

Franklin vs. Highland Baptist, 7:30 p.m.