Written for the LSWA
Opelousas Catholic reigned supreme on the Louisiana Sports Writers Class 1A All-State baseball and softball teams.
After guiding Opelousas Catholic to its first Division IV select state baseball title, senior Mark Collins earned the LSWA’s Outstanding Player honors. His coach, Justin Boyd, won Coach of the Year award.
Collins, a University of Louisiana baseball signee, batted .491 batting with one home run, 10 doubles, eight triples, 42 RBIs and 44 runs scored this season. He was the District 6-1A MVP. The Vikings defeated Glenbrook 10-0 in the Division IV final.
Boyd helped the school win its first state title as Opelousas Catholic, which was once known as Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Opelousas. In 1970, AIC won the second of back-to-back state championships. AIC merged with Holy Ghost School to become Opelousas Catholic.
Meanwhile, Opelousas Catholic softball coach Cullen Matherne won Coach of the Year after leading the Vikings to their first state championship.
Matherne was in his first year as coach. Opelousas Catholic beat District 6-1A Catholic-Pointe Coupee 1-0 in the Division IV select championship game.
Montgomery’s Zoey Fitts was voted the Outstanding Player on the softball squad.
Fitts helped third-seeded Montgomery defeat No. 5 French Settlement, 5-4, in the Division IV non-select state championship game. Fitts batted .550 this season with 11 home runs, 58 RBIs, four steals and a .629 on-base percentage.
LSWA CLASS 1A ALL-STATE CHARTS
BASEBALL
Pos player school cl. Stats
P Karson Trichel Ouachita Christian Jr. 8-1
P Garrett Taylor St. Frederick Sr. 9-1
P Easton Sanders Glenbrook Jr. 9-2
P Brennan Champagne Covenant Christian Jr. 7-1
C Zac White, Ouachita Christian Sr. .461
IF Landry Powell Glenbrook Jr. .426
IF William Patrick St. Frederick Jr. .429
IF Gage Shepherd Homer Sr. .565
IF Clayton Kimball Central Private Jr. .427
OF Jett Hudnall Ouachita Christian Sr. .360
OF Carsem Hebert Covenant Christian Jr. .432
OF Mark Collins Opelousas Catholic Sr. .491
UT Cade Menina Central Catholic Sr. 7-1
UT Jackson Landry Ascension Catholic Sr. .412
UT Jordan Luna Opelousas Catholic Sr. 5-1
UT Braden Mouton Central Catholic Jr. 9-3
UT Caleb Johnson East Breauregard Sr. .415
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: MARK COLLINS, OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC
COACH OF THE YEAR: JUSTIN BOYD, OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC
Honorable mention
Jacob Lilley, Ouachita Christian; Tucker Stutts, Ouachita Christian; Max Brister, Cedar Creek; Kade Luker, Cedar Creek; Kaden Miller, St. Frederick; Aiden Melna, St. Frederick, Owen Trosclair, Covenant Christian; Tino Lopez, Centerville; Blaze Brister, Merryville; Trey Scarborough, St. Mary’s; Ayden Warren, St. Mary’s; Lucas Pickens, Central Catholic; Braylon Normand, St. Frederick; Cooper Wakefield, St. Martin’s; Preston Martinez, St. Mary’s; Tristan Rogers, Covenant Christian; Greg Hamer, Central Catholic; Braylon Normand, St. Mary’s; Jacob Brignac, Ascension Christian; Beckett Boyd Opelousas Catholic; Peyton Trosclair, Covenant Christian; Conor Jordan, St. Mary’s; Wyatt Buratt, Ascension Christian.
SOFTBALL
Pos player school cl. Stats
P Brighley Crayon Montgomery Sr. 22-6
P Rheese Martin LaSalle Jr. 12-5
P Ashley Little Opelousas Catholic Jr. 17-4
P Morgan Landry Catholic-PC Jr. 21-15
C Aubrey Delatte Ascension Catholic Jr. .529
IF Mallory Smith Cedar Creek Jr. .485
IF Corrin Cashio Riverside Sr. .519
IF Taylor Gongre Montgomery Jr. .510
IF Zoey Fitts Montgomery Jr. .550
OF Bailey Adams Cedar Creek Sr. .464
OF Kenzie Nino LaSalle Sr. .407
OF Kamille Lightfoot Central Catholic Sr. 483
UT Charlotte Lottinger Covenant Christian Sr. .485
UT Avery Creech Logansport Sr. 16-3
UT Ava Gauthe Ascension Catholic So. .543
UT Hannah Herrington Merryville Sr. .514
UT Julieanne Armand Catholic-PC Fr. .430
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: ZOEY FITTS, MONTGOMERY
COACH OF THE YEAR: CULLEN MATHERNE, OPELOUSAS CATHOLIC
Honorable mention
Ainsley Morvan, Logansport; Kennedi Smith, Logansport; Avery Houser, St. Frederick; Megan Day, St. Frederick; Isabella Fulmer, Ouachita Christian; Addie Morris, Ouachita Christian; McKynzie Smith, Logansport; Emmarie Atkins, Logansport; Allie Murphrey, LaSalle; Grace Wren, St. Mary’s; Tyonnah Burton, St. Mary’s; Brooklyn Gerald, Opelousas Catholic; Haylie Burnett, East Beauregard; Leighlah Pruitt, Merryville; Amber Palmero, Riverside; Camryn Reeves, East Beauregard; Vivian Still, Glenbrook; Kyndall Taylor, St. Frederick; Kennedy Reppond, Ouachita Christian; Anna Claire Fitzgerald, Cedar Creek; Olivia St. Pierre, Riverside; Cameron Chapman, Catholic-PC; Isabelle Hernandez, Central Catholic; Bella Trosclair, Covenant Christian; Madison Gussman, Opelousas Catholic; Ella Brouillette, Montgomery; Charli Neumann, St. John; Abigaul Creighton, St. Frederick; Kylie Bordelon, Riverside.