Tigers split pair of games with Cecilia to finish 7-1 in league
The Breaux Bridge Tigers captured the District 5-4A baseball championship after splitting a pair of games with Cecilia this past week.
The baseball regular season ends on Monday, with playoff pairings announced on Tuesday. The first round of the playoffs will be held April 16-19.
Cecilia beat Breaux Bridge 6-5 in nine innings on April 1 but the Tigers bounced back from their first district loss of the season with a 13-4 home win on Friday to finish the season with a 7-1 district record. Cecilia is 4-2 in district.
On Friday, the Tigers exploded for 10 runs in the sixth inning to rally from a 4-3 deficit. Five walks and three hit batters contributed to the 10-run inning, which included a double by Peyton Gonzalez, RBI singles by Bryce Melancon and Cullen Laseter and an RBI sacrifice fly by Gonzalez.
Peyton Gonzalez went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for Breaux Bridge. Benjamin Melancon went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Laseter was 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Caynon Ardoin and Kaleb Theriot each added a hit and an RBI, and Kyson Rebert had an RBI and scored three runs.
Hudson Frederick went 3-for-3 for the Bulldogs. Collin Dore went 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI, Jace Taylor was 2-for-3 with an RBI and Brayden LeCoq went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI.
Caynon Ardoin earned the win, pitching four innings in relief and allowing seven hits and three runs with two walks and two strikeouts.
Laseter started and allowed one run on three hits in two innings, striking out two. Benjamin Melancon pitched a hitless, scoreless seventh, allowing one walk and striking out one.
Jacob Briscoe took the loss for the Bulldogs, allowing six runs on two hits with three walks without getting an out.
Faulk started and gave up three runs on five hits with four walks and three strikeouts in five innings. Ben Theriot pitched one inning, allowing four runs on two hits with two walks and a strikeout.
In its April 1 win, Cecilia spread its scoring out over nine innings, getting a run in the bottom of the second extra frame to beat Breaux Bridge.
The visiting Tigers had a big four-run seventh inning to push the game to extra innings.
Kamin Babin led off the top of the seventh with a pinch-hit single and Benjamin Ellender followed with a double to center field. After a strikeout and a pop out, Peyton Gonzalez singled to plate Babin and courtesy runner Kaleb Theriot.
After walks to Sam Armentor and Caynon Ardoin, the Bulldogs took pitcher Blake Gautreaux out in favor of Ben Theriot. A hit batter forced in a run and Armentor scored to tie the game up at 5-all before Cecilia could get the final out.
Neither team could plate a run over their next four combined halfinnings, but the Bulldogs scored with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to win it.
Hudson Frederick doubled to right field with two outs to get things going for Cecilia, and Collin Dore singled him home on the next pitch to end the game.
Theriot picked up the win with 1/3 of an inning of work as all the runs were assigned to Gautreaux. Theriot did not allow a hit, walked one batter, hit one with a pitch and struck out two.
Gautreaux pitched 6 2/3 innings, scattering six hits, allowing five earned runs and walking two while striking out seven.
Ardoin took the loss in relief, allowing 11 hits and six runs, five earned, with no walks and five strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings. Armentor started, allowing five runs, four earned, on nine hits with a walk and three strikeouts in six innings.
At the plate, Ellis Stewart went 3-for-4 with a double and a run for the Bulldogs and Frederick doubled, drove in a run and scored one.
Collin Dore and Gautreaux each had two hits and an RBI, Jacob Briscoe had a hit and an RBI and Aidan Usie also had an RBI. Haden Hohle and Colton Faulk also had hits.
For BBHS, Ellender went 1-for-2 with a double, Gonazalez had a hit and an RBI, Ardoin, Bryce Melancon, Frederick and Babin each had hits and Cullen Laseter and Kyson Rebert had RBIs.
Breaux Bridge bounced back on Wednesday with a 6-5 win over Vermilion Catholic, scoring two runs in the fifth and two in the sixth to rally from a 4-2 deficit.
Sam Armentor led the Tigers at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs. Peyton Gonzalez went 2-for-2 and scored three times. Caynon Ardoin added an RBI and Kyson Rebert had a base hit.
Kaleb Theriot, the second of three pitchers for BBHS, got the win, allowing one hit and one run with a walk and two strikeouts in two innings.
Christian Camacho started and allowed four runs on seven hits and three walks, striking out three batters in four innings. Bryce Melancon pitched the seventh inning, allowing one hit and one walk with two strikeouts.
St. Martinville won two non-district games handily, beating Jeanerette 12-3 on Wednesday and LaGrange 17-2 on Friday but lost a District 5-3A game to Kaplan 16-5 on Thursday.
Against Jeanerette on the road, SMSH scored four runs in the fifth inning and five in the seventh to blow the game open.
Dixon Aymond had a hit, two RBIs and two runs scored for the Tigers and Logan Bienvenu had a hit and two runs. Jayton Walker and Ashlon Smith each had an RBI and scored two runs apiece.
Bienvenu pitched 3 2/3 innings for the win, allowing one hit and two runs with three walks and five strikeouts.
SMSH needed only three innings to blast La-Grange on Friday, scoring 12 runs in the first and four in the second.
The Tigers had seven hits and LaGrange committed three errors.
Dixon Aymond went 2-for-2 with four RBIs and three runs scored and Ashlon Smith went 2-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs for SMSH.
Connor Rome went 1-2 with an RBI and two runs, Logan Bienvenu was 1-for-2 with four runs scored, Jayton Walker and Branson Chiasson each had an RBI and scored a run and Kamryn LeBlanc scored three runs.
Chiasson pitched three innings for the win, allowing two runs on two hits with five walks and three strikeouts.
FRIDAY, MARCH 28 Breaux Bridge 6, Northwest 4
Northwest........................ 103 – 4 6 2 Breaux Bridge.................. 314 – 8 4 0
Top Hitters: Peyton Gonzalez 1-2, R; Sam Armentor 2RBI; Caynon Ardoin 1-2, R; Cullen Laseter 1-2, RBI; Bryce Melancon 1-2, R; Charlie Frederick 1R; Evan Theriot RBI; Kyson Rebert 1R.
WP: Sam Armentor 3IP, 6H, 4R, 4ER, 2BB, 3K.
TUESDAY, APRIL 1 Cecilia 6, Breaux Bridge 5
Breaux Bridge.....010 000 400 – 5 6 0 Cecilia.................110 111 001 – 6 11 2
Top Hitters (BB): Peyton Gonzalez 1-5, RBI, R; Caynon Ardoin 1-4; Cullen Laseter RBI; Bryce Melancon 1-4; Charlie Frederick 1-2, R; Kamin Babin 1-2, R; Benjamin Ellender 1-2, 2B; K Theriot 1R; Kyson Rebert RBI.
Top Hitters (Cec): Ellis Stewart 3-4, 2B, R; Hudson Frederick 1-5, 2B, RBI, R; Collin Dore 2-5, RBI; Haden Hohle 1-4, R; Colton Faulk 1-3, R; Blake Gautreaux 2-3, RBI, R; Aidan Usie RBI, R; Jacob Briscoe 1-4, RBI.
WP: Ben Theriot 0.1IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 2K.
LP: Caynon Ardoin 2.2IP, 11H, 6R, 5ER, 0BB, 5K.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2 Breaux Bridge 6, Vermilion Catholic 5 Vermilion Catholic.. 301 000 1 – 5 9 0 Breaux Bridge.......101 022 x – 6 6 0
Top Hitters: Peyton Gonzalez 2-2, 3R; Sam Armentor 3-4, 2B, 4RBI; Caynon Ardoin RBI; Christian Camacho 1R; Evan Theriot 1R; Kyson Rebert 1-3, R.
WP: Kaleb Theriot 2IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1BB, 2K.
St. Martinville 12, Jeanerette 3
St. Martinville........102 040 5 – 12 3 1 Jeanerette.............010 011 0 – 3 2 8
Top Hitters: Connor Rome 1R; Logan Bienvenu 1-4, 2R; Jayton Walker RBI, 2R; Kamryn LeBlanc 1R; Ashlon Smith RBI, 2R; Dixon Aymond 1-3, 2RBI, 2R.
WP: Logan Bienvenu 3.2IP, 1H, 2R, 1ER, 3BB, 5K.
Westminster Christian 9, Cecilia 4 FRIDAY, APRIL 4 Breaux Bridge 13, Cecilia 4
Cecilia............. ..010 210 0 – 4 10 2 Breaux Bridge... 030 0010 x – 13 8 1
Top Hitters (Cec): Hudson Frederick 3-3, R; Collin Dore 2-4, 3B, RBI; Blake Gautreaux 1-3; Colton Faulk 1-3, R; Jace Taylor 2-3, RBI, R; Aidan Usie 1R; Brayden LeCoq 1-1, 2B, RBI.
Top Hitters (BB): Peyton Gonzalez 2-3, 2B, 2RBI, R; Sam Armentor 1R; Caynon Ardoin 1-4, RBI; Benjamin Melancon 2-4, RBI, R; Kaleb Theriot 1-2, RBI, R; Bryce Ellender RBI, R; Cullen Laseter 2-2, RBI, R; Evan Theriot RBI, 2R; Kyson Rebert RBI, 3R.
WP: Caynon Ardoin 4IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 2BB, 2K.
LP: Jacob Briscoe 0IP, 2H, 6R, 6ER, 3BB, 0K.
St. Martinville 17, LaGrange 2
LaGrange........................011– 2 2 3 St. Martinville................ 12 4 1 – 17 7 0
Top Hitters: Connor Rome 1-2, RBI, 2R; Logan Bienvenu 1-2, 4R; Jayton Walker RBI, R; Branson Chiasson RBI, R; Kamryn LeBlanc 3R; Ashlon Smith 2-2, 2RBI, 2R; Dixon Aymond 2-2, 4RBI, 3R.
WP: Branson Chiasson 3IP, 2H, 2R, 2ER, 5BB, 3K.
Records: Breaux Bridge 17-10-1 (7-1 District 5-4A); Cecilia 15-14 (4-2 District 5-4A); St. Martinville 9-15 (1-3 District 5-3A).
Upcoming games:
• Thursday, April 10 – St. Martinville at Berchmans Academy; Breaux Bridge hosts Lacassine; Cecilia hosts Livonia (District 5-4A).
• Friday, April 11 – St. Martinville hosts St. Edmund; Breaux Bridge at Kaplan.
• Saturday, April 12 – St. Martinville hosts Hanson Memorial.
• Monday, April 14 – St. Martinville at Westgate; Breaux Bridge hosts Delcambre.
TAG AT HOME – Breaux Bridge catcher Benjamin Ellender tags a Cecilia High baserunner out at home plate on Friday. The Tigers clinched the District 5-4A championship with a 13-4 win. (Kate Boudreaux)
TAKING THE BASE – Breaux Bridge’s Evan Theriot (26) attempts to tag a Cecilia baserunner out on Friday. (Kate Boudreaux)
BUNT ATTEMPT – Breaux Bridge’s Samuel Armentor (9) tries for a bunt as Cecilia catcher Collin Dore sets up for the pitch on Friday. (Kate Boudreaux)
