By: Roy Lang III
Written for the LSWA
There was nothing more Kynzee Anderson could’ve done for Calvary Baptist Academy. The University of Georgia signee helped the Lady Cavaliers to their sixth straight championship and fourth with her in the circle on May 3.
For the fourth straight season, Anderson was named an LSWA All-State first-teamer. For the second straight season, the reigning Miss Softball took home Class 2A’s Most Outstanding Player honors.
Anderson, a senior, improved her ERA in every one of the past four seasons. A stellar 2026 campaign included a 30-1 record, a miniscule 0.61 ERA and an overwhelming 318 strikeouts in 171 innings pitched.
Her head coach, Tiffany Wood, led one of her younger championship teams to a 30-0 start and a 37-1 mark overall – the only loss was to Class 5A West Monroe on April 6. Her 400th career victory came in the title game against Parkview Baptist. Wood earned Class 2A Coach of the Year honors.
On the baseball side, some fresh names took home the major honors.
Ridge Coats wouldn’t just make an All-name team, the senior Outfielder for Ouachita Christian earned first-team honors on the Class 2A All-State team. The Arkansas-Three Rivers signee batted .391 this season with 11 home runs and 55 RBIs and led the Eagles to the Select Division IV state championship.
Coats was 3-for-4 with two doubles in the title game victory.
In Division III select, Isidore Newman won a state crown for the first time in 23 years. Led by head coach Pat Adams, the Greenies (30-8) dropped the first game of the LHSAA select Division III state championship series against University Lab, but the bats came alive with 28 total runs in back-to-back victories to end a magical campaign.
Prior to 2026, Newman hadn’t won more than one playoff round in more than a decade. Adams took over the program starting with the derailed 2020 season.
2026 LSWA Class 2A Baseball Team
Pos Player School Cl Rec/Avg
P – Caden Amie, Pope John Paul, Sr., 6-1
P – Gage Guidry, Vinton, Sr., 8-5
P – Gavin Polk, Ouachita Christian, Sr., 7-1
P – Christian Sauska, Newman, Sr., 10-1
C- Cohen Evans, Catholic-New Iberia, Sr., .436
INF – Jack Falgoust, Newman, Sr., .291
INF – Payton Hyden, Many, Sr., .441
INF – Drew LeJeune, Notre Dame, Sr., .382
INF – Reed Smalling, Ouachita Christian, Sr., .378
OF – Ridge Coats, Ouachita Christian, Sr., .391
OF – Tylon Jackson, Oakdale, Sr., .326
OF – Jackson Peyton, Dunham, Jr., .341
UT – Barrett Coody, Rosepine, Jr., 7-1
UT – Grant Haydel, Welsh, Jr., 10-2
UT – Carson Mooney, Mangham, Sr., .369
UT – Terrance Robinson, Oakdale, Jr., .380
UT – Charles Wilson, Newman, Sr., .333
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Ridge Coats, Ouachita Christian
COACH OF THE YEAR: Pat Adams, Newman
Honorable mention
Caleb Bascle, Houma Christian; Aaron Beard, Lake Arthur; Gavin Blanton, Dunham; Cameron Bonin, Lake Arthur; Colby Casey, Mangham; Brynnum Chaney, Rosepine; Landon Cobb, Houma Christian; Peyton Crawford, Oakdale; Levi DeMoss, Calvary Baptist; Trey Dieudonne, Pope John Paul; Cobe Durio, Vinton; Aaron Eldridge, Ouachita Christian; Brody Gray, Calvary Baptist; Gage Hayes, Kinder; Jonas Hendrickson, Many; Luke Hewitt, Catholic-NI; Noah Hoffpauir, Notre Dame; Ethan Higgins, Ouachita Christian; Christopher Holmes, Notre Dame; Cooper Holmes, Calvary Baptist; Zach Hu, Episcopal; Jenson Hurley, Oak Grove; Henry Kucharchuk, Episcopal; Bridrick Joseph, Franklin; Josh Kantrow, Episcopal; Johnathan Lee, Northlake Christian; Lathan Lee, Many; Evan Pearce, Rosepine; Blake Pierce, Mangham; Paxton Prince, Homer; Peyton Procell, Menard; Brennan McGee, Vinton; Riddick Meaux, Kinder; Kaghan Miller, Many; Max Millett, Northlake Christian; William Raymond, Ouachita Christian; Turner Rodriguez, DeQuincy; Reeves Scroggs, Menard; J.D. Shelton, Menard; Kaleb Simon, Lafayette Christian; Tyler Strickland, Oak Grove; Collier Villere, Newman; Grant Weidner, Kinder; Ayden Welch, Lafayette Christian.
2026 LSWA Class 2A Softball Team
Pos Player School Cl Rec/Avg
P – Kynzee Anderson, Calvary Baptist, Sr., 30-1
P – Kinley Cox, Oak Grove, So., 13-5
P – Malloy Miles, French Settlement, Jr., 20-2
P – Ainslie Willis, Oakdale, Sr., 16-8
C- Kaylie Callender, Winnfield, So., .537
INF – Joley Bennett, D’Arbonne Woods, So., .544
INF – Baylor Bockhaus, Calvary Baptist, So., .486
INF – Loren Sivils, Calvary Baptist, Jr., .462
INF – Maddison Sumbler, Oakdale, Jr., .630
OF – Lylah Madere, St. Thomas Aquinas, So., .578
OF – Brynn Robinson, Calvary Baptist, Fr., .470
OF – Sawyer Shelton, Menard, Sr., .480
UT – Caroline Bradley, Oak Grove, Jr., .419
UT – Karley Caskey, Winnfield, Jr., .404
UT – Kennedy Reppond, Ouachita Christian, Sr., .462
UT – Analeigh Roberts, Rosepine, Sr., .565
UT – Kenley Sonnier, Notre Dame, So., .577
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Kynzee Anderson, Calvary Baptist
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tiffany Wood, Calvary Baptist
Honorable mention
Aubrie Bertrand, East Beauregard; Kaleigh Blackburn, North Caddo; Hannah Brister, Slaughter Charter; Kelsey Bruce, Ouachita Christian; Mallory Carver, Calvary Baptist; Karley Caskey, Winnfield; Caroline Cedars, Many; Emily Cooley, DeQuincy; Lily Cunningham, Houma Christian; Emily Doiron, Houma Christian; Caylee Downs, Many; Emma Davis, Menard; Annabelle Drago, Menard; Mia Ennis, Country Day; Conlee Flotte, Slaughter Charter; Audi Flowers, DeQuincy; Sydney Fraher, Northlake Christian; Niki Gardner, Episcopal; Carlie Guile, Calvary Baptist; Avery Hankins, Oak Grove; Kylee Hardison, Oakdale; Abbigail Hardie, Mangham; Santana Harris, Winnfield; Alivia Hayes, Houma Christian; Alaura Hough, Pickering; Lylah Jones, D’Arbonne Woods; Maddie Jones, Rosepine; Marli Jones, Rosepine; Mia Klein, Lake Arthur; Jesse Lambert, Newman; Kaylee Methvin, Menard; Kenna Miles, French Settlement; Fallyn Moore, Oak Grove; Addie Morris, Ouachita Christian; Allie Payne, Many; Gracie Price, Ouachita Christian; Kaylynn Rainey, North Caddo; Ellie Kate Ray, Oak Grove; Peyton Reeves, East Beauregard; Kam Rodriguez, Pope John Paul; Hadley Spellman, French Settlement; Savanna Triche, Albany; Kaylee Vercher, Winnfield; Maddie Vinatieri, DeQuincy; Reese Walker, Calvary Baptist; Piper Weatherly, Vidalia; Abigail Willie, Northlake Christian; Aubrey Zachary, D’Arbonne Woods.