Baseball: Riverdale and Holy Cross get combined pitching gems, Newman sweeps on Saturday

Area Prep Baseball Report for Sunday, March 3

In the Miller Motors Tournament on Saturday at Mike Miley Stadium, Riverdale blanked St. Martin’s Episcopal 6-0 as Michael Ford and Blake Hooper combined on a no-hitter. Ford went five innings, striking out six while Hooper went the final two innings, recording two strikeouts.

Ford was the hitting star, going 2-for-3 with two RBI while Jim Avila had a hit and scored a pair of runs.

Riverdale (7-1) has won six straight games. The Rebels return to action Tuesday at 7 p.m. against Warren Easton at Mike Miley Stadium.

Also in the tournament, Holy Cross blanked South Lafourche 3-0 at Tiger Park.

Matthew Watson and Chris Sercovich combined on the shutout. Watson went three scoreless innings, allowing one hit with a walk and a strikeout. Sercovich pitched the final four innings, allowing a hit with two strikeouts.

Jacob Pierce was the losing pitcher for the Tarpons, going six innings, allowing just one earned run on one hit with four walks and three strikeouts.

Dominic Pellegrin drove in a run with a sacrifice fly while Greg Ruiz had the lone hit for the Tigers.

Holy Cross (4-3) will play at Pope John Paul II Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

South Lafourche (4-3) will host Covington Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Newman swept a pair of games, beating Claiborne Christian 10-3 and defeating Family Community Christian 7-4 at the Trey Altick Tournament in Monroe.

In the win over Claiborne Christian, Christian Sauska had a hit and three RBI while Clayton Stevens drove in a pair of runs.

In the victory over Family Christian, the Greenies scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to win it. Charles Wilson had two hits and two RBI while Jack Nesser added a pair of hits.

Newman (6-1) has won six straight games and the Greenies will face Kenner Discovery Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

Area Prep Baseball Results from Saturday, March 2
Acadiana 11, St. Augustine 6
Archbishop Hannan 7, Covington 6
Ascension Christian 7, Maurepas 0
Belle Chasse 2, Nolan Catholic (TX) 2
Bogalusa 18, Booker T. Washington (NO) 0 (game one)
Bogalusa 14, Booker T. Washington (NO) 1 (game two)
Brusly 11, Springfield 1
Cedar Creek 8, Riverside Academy 4
Central Catholic 2, Kaplan 0
Central Lafourche 4, Vandebilt Catholic 0
Chalmette 10, Archbishop Shaw 6
Country Day 12, Patrick Taylor 1
Covenant Christian 16, Terrebonne 3
Covington 11, Northlake Christian 6
De La Salle 13, South Lafourche 3
Destrehan 5, Captain Shreve 0
Donaldsonville 18, Sophie B. Wright 17
Dutchtown 3, St. Paul’s 1
East Ascension 11, Holden 1
East Ascension 12, Maurepas 1
East Jefferson 10, Hicks 3
East Jefferson 20, West St. John 0
Franklinton 10, Hammond 1
French Settlement 10, Albany 9
French Settlement 12, Holden 0
Holy Cross 3, South Lafourche 0
Jesuit 10, Ascension Episcopal 0
Jesuit 3, Harrison Central (MS) 0
Lakeshore 3, Pope John Paul II 2
Loreauville 9, Assumption 1
Lutcher 9, Hammond 2
Lutcher 5, Ponchatoula 0
Mandeville 7, Harrison Central (MS) 0
Newman 10, Claiborne Christian 3
Newman 7, Family Community 4
North DeSoto 12, Loranger 3
Opelousas Catholic 9, Hahnville 4
Opelousas Catholic 8, St. Charles Catholic 1
Parkview Baptist 10, Slidell 0
Pearl River 4, Dutchtown 3
Pine 3, Fisher 1
Pine 13, Higgins 2
Riverdale 6, St. Martin’s Episcopal 0
Riverside Academy 11, D’Arbonne Woods 9
Slidell 9, Cecilia 6
South Terrebonne 3, Central Lafourche 2
St. Amant 12, Lakeshore 3
St. Amant 3, Pope John Paul II 2
St. Charles Catholic 9, Byrd 2
St. Louis Catholic 11, Brother Martin 4
St. Louis Catholic 12, Northshore 3
Sulphur 10, St. Thomas Aquinas 0
Tara 12, McDonogh (35) 1
Terrebonne 7, Houma Christian 0
Thibodaux 3, St. Michael 1
Vandebilt Catholic 3, New Iberia 2
Warren Easton 13, Karr 2
West Monroe 5, Destrehan 4
West Monroe 9, Hahnville 2
Weston 11, Willow School 4
Willow School 18, Downsville 1