Prep Roundup: Pios split in final day of tourney

LAKE CHARLES – The Notre Dame Pioneers proved that you don’t always need to tear the cover off of the baseball to produce runs.
With Jennings’ Caleb Chaisson wheeling and dealing on the mound, the Pios took advantage of three walks and three Bulldogs errors to slip away with a 4-0 victory despite not logging a single hit in the contest.
With the victory, the Pios improved to 3-5 on the season heading into tonight’s home contest against St. Edmund at 6 o’clock.
“We are kind of struggling at the plate right now, but it was good that we were able to find a way to get on base and produce some runs,” said ND coach Steve Soper. “The guys did a good job of finding a way to scratch some runs across.”
Chaisson pitched all six innings for the Bulldogs, giving up just three walks while striking out three.
“He did a great job of getting ahead early and really bearing down on us and putting us in bad counts,” said Soper of Chiasson. “He had a good breaking ball which really kept us off balance, but the kids did a really good job of grinding out at-bats. Whether it was hits, walks, hit by pitches or errors, they have really battled at the plate and grinded it out to push runs across.”
Gavin Bourgeois got the start on the mound for the Pios and surrendered just one hit while striking out three before giving way to Joe Faulk in the middle of the third inning due to some arm soreness.
Faulk was just as effective as Bourgeois. He went the final 4 1/3 innings and surrendered two hits and two walks while striking out five to earn the victory.
“Gavin and Joe did a great job on the mound. We’re going to win a lot of games if we don’t give up any runs,” said Soper.
“I thought Joe did a really good job of coming in on short notice. We were going to use him for maybe the last two innings, but he came in early and gave us a really good chance to win the game.”
The Pios pushed across a run in the bottom of the first inning when Brad Stoma reached base on a fielder’s choice and was at third when Jacques Thibodeaux drew a walk. Stoma scored when Jennings elected to throw down to try and get Thibodeaux on a steal attempt.
The Pios added two more runs in the third courtesy of an RBI groundout by Bourgeois and an error. Bourgeois recorded another RBI on a groundout in the fifth inning.
The Pios returned to action later in the day to take on Class 5A powerhouse Barbe and the offensive woe’s continued.
The Pios logged just one hit on the night and dropped a 6-0 decision to the home-standing Bucs.
Barbe’s pitcher sat the first 19 Pios down in order before Alex Rozas broke up the perfect game bid in the seventh inning with a one-out single to center field.
The game ended one batter later when Thibodeaux grounded into a double play.
“It was kind of a reoccurring theme with them getting ahead of us early and bearing down,” said Soper. “We were kind of timid early in the count as far as not pulling the trigger, which was disappointing.
“It was just one of those days where we really struggled the whole day at the plate.”
Gents go unbeaten in Diamond Classic
CROWLEY – The Crowley Gents swept through their annual Gilbert Tevy Memorial Diamond Classic Tournament with a pair of victories over Simpson and Westminster over the weekend.
The Gents (4-2) slipped past Simpson, 6-4, Friday evening and took an 8-1 decision over Westminster on Saturday.
On Friday, the Gents made the best of their opportunities scoring six runs, all unearned, on just five hits and three walks.
The Gents jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning and scored five more runs in the fifth.
Simpson rallied for all four of its runs in the top of the seventh.
Ben Broussard earned the victory after allowing three runs on six hits. He struck out three in 6 1/3 innings before giving way to Mackay Mouton, who surrendered one run on one hit and two walks.
Alex Ashby had three of the Gents’ five hit and he drove in a run. Mouton drove in a run with a single and Zack Breaux had a single.
Against Westminster, the Gents pounded out 10 hits off three different pitchers.
Andre Larry led the charge with a 2-for-3 performance that included a home run and four RBI. Mackay Mouton logged two hits and two RBI and Jon Riley Mouton had a pair of singles. Alex Ashby added a single and a double while Zack Breaux and Pate Broussard each had a single.
Bubba Daigle was credited with the victory after giving up one run on six hits and two walks. He struck out nine in seven innings.
Lady Pios crush Iowa in four innings
CROWLEY – The Notre Dame Lady Pios pounded out 16 hits, six for extra bases, in a 15-0 waxing of Iowa Saturday afternoon.
The game was halted after the fourth inning due to the mercy rule.
The Lady Pios (5-0) got a big day from Taylor Satchell, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a home run and six RBI. Mollie Stelly also had three hits and an RBI while Mima Doucet collected two hits and a RBI.
Elise LeBeouf and Zoie Lavergne each had two hits, including a double; Alli Daigle logged two singles, Mira Lavergne added a home run and a RBI and Grace Doucet had a triple.
Stelly earned the victory in the circle after giving up just two hits and striking out 10 in four innings of work.
CHS Ladies drop pair in tourney
LAFAYETTE – The Crowley Ladies dropped a pair of games over the weekend at the Lafayette High tournament to fall to 4-6 on the season.
The Ladies surrendered two runs in the seventh inning and fell to Comeaux, 7-6, Saturday afternoon and earlier in the day, they were defeated by Iota, 9-3.
Against Comeaux, Bailee Villejoin, Skylor Huval and Melaina Doughty each had two hits while Maddie LeBouef, Kristin Bonin and Taylor Grabowski each had one.
In the loss to Iota, Katelyn Killmer logged two hits while Doughty and Huval each had one.
Bulldogs top Westminster
CROWLEY – The Iota Bulldogs scored seven runs in the first two innings and held on for an 8-5 victory over Westminster Friday evening.
The Bulldogs (1-6) had eight hits in the victory and were led by J.T. LeJeune and Brennan Bobbett with two singles each. LeJeune also drove in a pair of runs and Bobbett had one RBI. Garrett Reppond, Austen Montogmery, Kyle Smith and Michael Thevis each had one hit.