By: Bret McCormick
Written for the LSWA
Pineville High’s Allison Frye brought the first state softball championship home to her alma mater in almost three decades.
Meanwhile, Chris Schexnaydre led Dutchtown baseball to its first state runner-up finish in 17 years.
In his 19th season as head coach, Schexnaydre guided the Griffins to an upset of No. 1 Barbe in the Division I nonselect quarterfinals, and into the finals for just the third time in school history, and the first time since Schexnaydre’s second year as head coach.
Frye, who played for Pineville from 2003-06, guided the Lady Rebels (29-9) to their first championship since 1998. They steamrolled their way to the Division I select title, run-ruling all four of their playoff opponents.
Frye and Schexnaydre were selected as Coach of the Year for Class 5A softball and baseball, as chosen by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
It’s the first Coach of the Year honor for Frye, who was a three-time LSWA all-state selection as a player at Pineville and previously led Holy Savior Menard to the Class 2A title in 2015. It’s the second for Schexnaydre, who also was Coach of the Year in 2009, the last time the Griffins were state runners-up.
Pineville’s district rival, West Monroe, boasted the Most Outstanding Player in sophomore Evie West who helped lead the Lady Rebels to the Division I nonselect semifinals.
After transferring from Sterlington along with her older sister, Ava, when their dad, Brian, got the West Monroe job, Evie West batted .505 with 19 home runs and 60 RBIs. She was also 18-4 with a 3.53 ERA in the circle.
Hahnville junior third baseman/pitcher Koa Romero, an LSU commitment, is the Most Outstanding Player on the baseball team. He posted a 6-2 record and 1.15 ERA and also hit .433 with 10 homers and 42 RBIs for the Division I nonselect quarterfinalists.
Baseball Team
Pos Player School Cl Rec/Avg
P – Bradyn Cupit, West Monroe, Sr., 7-3
P – Kason Johnson, Dutchtown, Sr., 8-1
P – Lawton Littleton, Barbe, Jr., 10-0
P – Connor Smith, Northshore, Sr., 8-2
C- Chase Marcotte, Destrehan, Jr., 341
INF – Myles Ledoux, Barbe, Sr., .436
INF – Connor Micheu, John Curtis, Sr., 451
INF – Dom Pellegrin, Holy Cross, Sr., .489
INF – Andrew Sharp, Captain Shreve., Sr., .464
OF – Jordan Griffin, Barbe, Jr., .485
OF – Jackson Lee, Ruston, Sr., .450
OF – Cole Snell, Benton, Sr., .424
UT – Harrison Kidder, Catholic-BR, Sr., .403
UT – Owen Nugent, Rummel, Jr., 10-0
UT – Greyson Parker, Mandeville, Jr., 7-1
UT – Mills Richardson, Catholic-BR, Sr., 10-1
UT – Koa Romero, Hahnville, Jr., .433
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Koa Romero, Hahnville
COACH OF THE YEAR: Chris Schexnaydre, Dutchtown
Honorable mention
J.D. Alexander, Barbe; Drake Amedee, Brother Martin; Jaden Ard, Walker; Myles Auxt, Catholic-BR; Triston Billiot, Thibodaux; William Brown, H.L. Bourgeois; Hudson Browning, East Ascension; Tanner Conley, Fontainebleau; Spencer Conrad, Thibodaux; Hunter Degeyter, Lafayette; Ryder DeJean, West Monroe; Amin Dip, Riverdale; Charlie Donaldson, Sam Houston; Clayton Doyal, Alexandria; Jackson Dugan, Jesuit; Eli Freeman, Dutchtown; Jackson Gaskin, Captain Shreve; Bryson Gates, Benton; Grant Gautreau, Prairieville; Peyton Gomez, Mandeville; Cole Guidroz, Central; Zant Gurney, Live Oak; Brayson Hartzog, Central; Trent Hennesey, Alexandria; Leo Heng, Airline; Denton Hester, Captain Shreve; Jaxson Hill, Fontainebleau; Daygen Johnson, Natchitoches Central; Seth Jorstad, Haughton; Ty Lamartina, Acadiana; Lucas Lawrence, Catholic-BR; Bronson Leaumont, Brother Martin; Bryson Phoenix, Alexandria; Carson Plant, Haughton; Madden McClure, Zachary; Brady McCluskey, Brother Martin; Creshaun McCollum, Mandeville; Chase Mire, Destrehan; J.P. Moak, Ruston; Braylon Montgomery, Walker; Peyton Nations, Ruston; Jacob Neely, Northshore; Jake Rappold, Walker; Jude Reason, St. Paul’s; Hunter Robinson, Neville; Tyler Roach, Ruston; Logan Rogers, H.L. Bourgeois; Jaxson Ross, Alexandria; Maxwell Sanchez, Prairieville; Braden Sanders, Zachary; Hayes Segar, Catholic-BR; Ty Smith, Sam Houston; Payton Starr, West Monroe; Andrew Stipelovich, Central Lafourche; Noah Sullivan, Zachary; Austyn Taylor, Pineville; Landen Teague, Hahnville; Cooper Templet, St. Amant; Kannon Templet, Southside; Kade Thomas, West Monroe; Brayden Todd, Evangel; Brody Turnipseed, Benton; Carter Wilson, Sulphur.
Softball Team
Pos Player School Cl Rec/Avg
P – London Lambert, Hahnville, Fr., 22-8
P – Bayleigh Moniz, Benton, So., 16-15
P – Paige Reuther, Mount Carmel, Jr., 16-3
P – Chelsie Simpson, Pineville, Jr., 26-9
C- Layla Landry, Sam Houston, Jr., .580
INF – Briley Byrnes, Pineville, Jr., .642
INF – Gabby Fabacher, John Curtis, Jr., .514
INF – Aubrey Portie, Sam Houston, Sr., .500
INF – Ava West, West Monroe, Jr., .463
OF – Jadin Basco, Pineville, Jr., .444
OF – Molly Latham, Live Oak, Sr., .504
OF – Maggie Massia, Natchitoches Central, Jr., .508
UT – Kelsie Schmidt, Archbishop Chapell, Sr., .440
UT – Aubrey Stoehr, Ruston, So., .494
UT – Cayden Tullier, East Ascension, Sr., .417
UT – Harley Usry, Walker, So., .520
UT – Evie West, West Monroe, So., .505
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Evie West, West Monroe
COACH OF THE YEAR: Allison Frye, Pineville
Honorable mention
Shelbi Alphonso, Mount Carmel; Catherine Andrade, Dominican; Oakley Bailey, Walker; Brianna Benecke, Haughton; Isabella Borne, Central Lafourche; Brianna Breaux, Terrebonne; Kendall Brown, Zachary; Parker Burford, West Monroe; Berkley Byrnes, Pineville; Hannah Creighton, Neville; Brylie Davis, Acadiana; Dani Doctor, Southside; Abby Drago, Ponchatoula; Bailey Ducote, St. Amant; Ella Dupre, Terrebonne; Makayla Escude, John Curtis; Ella Ezekiel, Sulphur; Giselle Flores-Gonzalez, John Ehret; Anna Flowers, Evangel; Lexie Guercio, Central; Ehren Guidroz, Natchitoches Central; Avery Hastings, Zachary; Andie Heard, Thibodaux; Ella Hendrick, Captain Shreve; Skylar Hogan, Haughton; Annaliese Holmes, Pineville; Kylee Hylton, Northshore; Mia Impastato, Archbishop Chapelle; Jeanne Janise, Live Oak; Caroline Johnson, Dutchtown; Aubrianne Kavanaugh, St. Scholastica; Raegan Keller, Central Lafourche; Charlie Kyle, Sulphur; Hayley Landry, Thibodaux; Kyndall Landry, St. Amant; Victoria Launer, Evangel; Olivia Livers, Benton; Jolie Lozano, Destrehan; Addison McCall, Parkway; Kinsley McInnis, Chalmette; Taylor Madison, Ouachita; Addison Martinez, Thibodaux; Kenley Massett, St. Joseph’s Academy; Alayjha Matthews, Ouachita; Kailyn Mire, Sam Houston; Ava Moore, Pineville; Sydney Olivier, Barbe; AK Phillips, Live Oak; Alexis Pitre, Walker; Charlee Prothro, Haughton; Lila Robertson, Natchitoches Central; Emri Roussel, Mount Carmel; Ella Sanchez, Northshore; Bayleigh Scott, Barbe; Maddie Shortridge, Airline; Allie Smith, Terrebonne; Taylor Smith, Airline; Caroline Stephens, Fontainebleau; Sara Beth Terrell, Natchitoches Central; Josie Tilton, Barbe; Kynadi Torregano, John Curtis; Malayah Vaughn, Ouachita; Brooke Vicknair, Dutchtown; Rylee Villasenor, Hahnville; Lillian Virga, Ponchatoula; Kameya West-Robinson, Neville; Amiyah Wilson, Alexandria; Savannah Windham, Mandeville, Catelyn Yeager, Covington.