One was a standout pitcher. The other was an incredible leadoff hitter.
Northside Christian’s Morgan Louviere and Hicks’ Dylan Williams led their respective teams to LHSAA championships earlier this month.
Now the two seniors have been selected as the Outstanding Players in Class C, as selected by a panel of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
Louviere guided Northside Christian to the Division V state title by going 23-3 in the circle with a 1.98 earned run average. The Angelina College commitment’s only losses this season came against Class 3A Kaplan and a pair of Class 4A schools, St. Thomas More and Beau Chene.
Williams was the table setter for Hicks as he batted .510 out of the leadoff spot. He scored 62 runs, drove in 29 RBIs and connected on 11 doubles as he led Hicks to its 14th state baseball championship, the second most in state history.
Calvin’s Chad Camp and Hornbeck’s Randy Lansdale were chosen as Coaches of the Year. This is Camp’s first state honor on the coaching side as he guided Calvin to the top of Class C. Lansdale, however, is no stranger to this award. But this is first coaching honor at Hornbeck as the Hornets reached the Class C title game as a No. 6 seed.
Joining Louviere on the girls’ team are the Calvin trio of Haley Martin (.413), Emma Bevill (.587) and Class C title game MVP Hannah Barber (.468), Northside Christian’s Mackenzie Droddy (.646, 15 HRs, 40 RBIs) and Kelsey Gaspard (.633, 9 HRs, 51 RBIs), Summerfield’s Maci Moss (.589), Claiborne Christian’s Allie Wainwright (.585), Ebarb’s Camryn Cartinez (.535), Hicks’ Jozlyn Westfall (.714, 50 RBIs), Evans’ Sadie Jeane (.582), Georgetown’s Sadie Hoadley (.555), the Harrisonburg duo of Macy Taylor (.388) and Jessi White (.432) and Plainview’s Abigail Pippen (15 HRs, 40 RBIs) and Jordan Thompson (.380, 25 RBIs).
Williams was joined on the boys’ squad by Hicks’ teammates Zach Haymon (12-0, 1.01 ERA) and Hunter Thacker (.467, 50 RS), the Claiborne Christian duo of Nate Vaughn (7-6, 78 Ks) and Logan Wedrall (.344), Hornbeck’s Michael Mason (1.95 ERA, 96 Ks), Harrisonburg’s Blake McEntyre (1.89 ERA, 83 Ks), Downsville Charter’s Drew Clark (.487), Northside Christian’s Jaggar Thibodeaux (.578, 37 RBIs), Starks’ Conner Buxton (.462), Calvin’s Wayne Curtis Huckaby (.475), Simpson’s Ethan Nash (7-2, 89 Ks), Summerfield’s Jacob Moss (8-3, 1.47 ERA), Reeves’ Chase LeBlanc (.537), Family Christian’s Shawn Rickman (.381) and Landon Gremillion (.375) of St. Joseph’s-Plaucheville.
LSWA CLASS C ALL-STATE TEAMS
(Players from Acadiana in bold)
SOFTBALL
Maci Moss, Summerfield, Jr.
Allie Wainwright, Claiborne Christian, 8th
Camryn Cartinez, Ebarb Jr.
Jozlyn Westfall, Hicks So.
Sadie Jeane, Evans Fr.
Haley Martin, Calvin 8th
Sadie Hoadley, Georgetown Sr.
Jessi White, Harrisonburg So.
Abigail Pippen, Plainview So.
Morgan Louviere, Northside Christian Sr.
Mackenzie Droddy, Northside Christian Sr.
Kelsey Gaspard, Northside Christian Sr.
Jordan Thompson, Plainview Sr.
Emma Bevill, Calvin Sr.
Hannah Barber, Calvin Sr.
Macy Taylor, Harrisonburg Sr.
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: MORGAN LOUVIERE, NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN
COACH OF THE YEAR: CHAD CAMP, CALVIN
Honorable Mention: Lauren Rachal, Family Christian; Kate Daigle, Northside Christian; Sara Carter, Georgetown; Yilacia McDaniel, Summerfield; Madison Kennedy, Harrisonburg; Annabelle Russell, Claiborne Christian; Bryn Remedies, Ebarb; Kaitlyn Jeane, Evans; Madison Castilaw, Kilbourne; Abby Nicholas, Hornbeck.
BASEBALL
Nate Vaughn, Claiborne Christian Sr.
Zach Haymon, Hicks Jr.
Dylan Williams, Hicks Sr.
Michael Mason, Hornbeck Sr.
Blake McEntyre, Harrisonburg Jr.
Drew Clark, Downsville Charter Sr.
Jaggar Thibodeaux, Northside Christian Jr.
Connor Buxton, Starks Sr.
Wayne Curtis Huckaby, Calvin Jr.
Ethan Nash, Simpson Jr.
Hunter Thacker Hicks Sr.
Jacob Moss, Summerfield Sr.
Chase LeBlanc, Reeves Sr.
Shawn Ruckman, Family Christian Jr.
Logan Wedrell, Claiborne Christian Jr.
Landon Gremillion, St. Joseph’s-Plaucheville Jr.
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: DYLAN WILLIAMS, HICKS
COACH OF THE YEAR: RANDY LANSDALE, HORNBECK
Honorable Mention: Cayden Fox, Hornbeck; Jackson Nichols, Georgetown; Jesse Ebey, Downsville Charter; Kadyn Howard, Starks; Hayden Alexander, Harrisonburg; Rhett Petre, Simpson; Dylan Kyle, Calvin; Gavyn Hickox, Grand Isle; Nick Womack, Claiborne Christian; Robert Cauthron, Reeves; Joseph Adams, Calvin; Zane West, Evans; Cameron Carrico, Summerfield.