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Ebarb made baseball history, while Calvin and Claiborne Christian continued traditions of softball success this spring. Now all three teams help lead the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class C all-state squads.
The fourth-seeded Rebels beat top-seeded Family Christian in the semifinals and No. 2 Harrisonburg 8-3 in the final to claim the school’s first LHSAA baseball title with Drew Procell and coach John Jordan leading the way.
Claiborne Christian’s Allie Wainwright and coach Cody Martin of Calvin headline the Class C softball squad. Calvin, the No. 9 seed, edged third-seeded Claiborne Christian 2-1 in their Class C final.
Procell was selected as the Outstanding Player on the baseball squad. He batted .394 with 24 RBI and 31 stolen bases. Procell also struck out 106 batters. Jordan claimed Coach of the Year honors.
Wainwright truly filled the statistics columns for Claiborne. She was one of northeast Louisiana’s most prolific hitters with a .699 batting average, 14 home runs and 46 RBI. As a pitcher, Wainwright won 13 games and struck out 276.
LSWA CLASS C ALL-STATE CHARTS
BASEBALL
Player school class avg.
Drew Procell Ebarb So. 394
Caleb Procell Ebarb Sr. .533
Carter Pentecost Harrisonburg Sr. .490
Tate Tiffee Harrisonburg Jr. .346
Sam Stewart Family Christian Jr. 10-3
Devyn Baker Family Christian So. .378
Kade Penalber Maurepas Jr. 132 strikeouts
Noah Dugas Maurepas So. .367
Parker Alexander Hornbeck Sr. .444
Isaac Kelly Georgetown 7th .511
Kaden Browning Calvin Sr. .418
Drake Tigner St. Joseph’s Fr. .371
Madden Spicer Hackberry Fr. .474
Brayden Smith Northside Christian Jr. .375
Gunner Blackwell Simpson So. .308
Parker Bearden Claiborne Christian So. .395
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: DREW PROCELL, EBARB
COACH OF THE YEAR: JOHN JORDAN, EBARB
Honorable Mention
Trace Fox, Hornbeck; Matthew Graffeo, False River Academy; Parker Ruckman, Family Christian;
Garrett Sepulvado, Ebarb; Kaleb Stewart, Harrisonburg.
SOFTBALL
Player school class avg.
Allie Wainwright Claiborne Christian Sr. .699
Bella Rollina Claiborne Christian Fr. .447
Haley Martin Calvin Sr. .440
Kyleigh Blundell Calvin Sr. .558
Rylee Hernandez Northside Christian So. .633
Heaven Williams Northside Christian Jr. .491
Akeirah Jones Summerfield Jr. .475
Melanie Salmon Summerfield Jr. .500
Grace Ainsworth Harrisonburg Sr. .470
Rachel Tolar Harrisonburg Sr. .578
Adysen Breeland Saline So. .394
Madelyn Nolen Starks Sr. .571
Sadie Barrow Starks Sr. .481
Jordyn Pickrell Maurepas Sr. .405
Victoria Neugent Ebarb 7th .670
Abbey Guillot St. Joseph’s 7th .368
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: ALLIE WAINWRIGHT, CLAIBORNE CHRISTIAN
COACH OF THE YEAR: CODY MARTIN, CALVIN
Honorable mention
Carlee Armond, False River Academy; Mattie Barnes, Calvin; Daisy Jeane, Evans; Chloe Montpelier, Harrisonburg.