Baseball: St. Aug earns first district win, Patrick Taylor wins slugfest, Destrehan edges EA

Area Prep Baseball Report for Sunday, April 10

It has been a rough go for St. Augustine in Catholic League play this season.

The Purple Knights entered Saturday’s home game with Holy Cross winless in district action.

They are winless no more.

Southern commit Genesis Prosper had two hits and three RBI and three pitchers combined to get the job done as St. Augustine downed Holy Cross 5-2 at Wesley Barrow Stadium.

The Purple Knights jumped on top with three runs in the bottom of the second inning on a two-run double by Ryan Stripling and an RBI double by Prosper before the Tigers cut the deficit to 3-2 with a pair of runs in the top of the third, scoring on a passed ball and on an RBI single by Colin Cure.

St. Aug answered with two in the bottom of the fourth on a two-run single by Prosper to secure the win.

St. Augustine (9-17, 1-6) will complete the series at Holy Cross (10-17, 2-5) Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

In a wild District 11-3A contest, Patrick Taylor completed a sweep of Kenner Discovery, outscoring the Swamp Owls 13-12 on the road.

Patrick Taylor scored two in the top of the first and added five runs in the top of the second to make it 7-0. Kenner Discovery put up six runs in the bottom of the second to cut the deficit to a run. The Tigers answered with three runs in the third and two more in the top of the fourth to take a 12-6 lead.

Kenner Discovery put up a run in the bottom of the fourth to make it 12-7 but Patrick Taylor got that run back in the top of the fifth to lead 13-7.

The Swamp Owls scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth but fell just short.

Kyle Smith had two hits and three RBI while Kincaid Hinyup had a hit and two RBI to lead Patrick Taylor. Gavin Gibson had two hits and an RBI.

Both teams return to action Tuesday.

The Tigers (10-10, 3-1) will host De La Salle at 4 p.m. in district play while the Swamp Owls (6-12, 2-4) will entertain Lusher Charter at 4 p.m. in a non-district contest.

In a non-district contest, Destrehan edged East Ascension 5-4 on an RBI single by Shane Lee in the bottom of the seventh to walk it off. Lee had two hits, as did John Carmichael and Jonah Haslauer.

Carmichael went the distance, allowing just one earned run and he struck out seven and walked no one to pick up the win.

Landon Gautreau and Dominick Regira each had three hits for the Spartans while Kane Sanchez drove in two runs. Chance Mire took the loss.

Destrehan (16-10) will travel to Vandebilt Catholic Wednesday at 6 p.m. while East Ascension (8-19) travels to Lutcher Monday at 5 p.m.

Area Prep Baseball Results from Saturday, April 9

Archbishop Hannan 7, St. Martin’s Episcopal 3

Belle Chasse 12, West Jefferson 2

Booker T. Washington 15, McDonogh (35) 1

De La Salle 5, Thomas Jefferson 0

Destrehan 5, East Ascension 4

John Curtis Christian 9, Jesuit 4

Loranger 4, West Feliciana 3

Lusher Charter 12, John Ehret 2

Mandeville 4, St. Paul’s 2

Newman 14, East Jefferson 0

Northshore 16, Hammond 4

Patrick Taylor 13, Thomas Jefferson 12

Ponchatoula 10, Fontainebleau 4

Riverside Academy 9, St. James 2

Salmen 3, Maurepas 2

Slidell 5, Covington 2

St. Augustine 5, Holy Cross 2

St. Charles Catholic 3, Brusly 2

Terrebonne 6, Hahnville 3

Thibodaux 6, East St. John 0