Written for the LSWA
Two LHSAA championship pitchers who also produced at the plate, helping each of them earn top honors from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
Lutcher’s Marshall Louque and Vandebilt’s Corin Talbot earned LSWA Most Outstanding Player honors in Class 4A baseball and softball, respectively. Lutcher baseball’s Ryan Jensen and Lutcher softball’s Cathy Bland were named as Coaches of the Year.
Louque, an LSU baseball commitment, went 9-2 with a 1.75 ERA and 98 strikeouts in just over 50 innings, and batted .418 with eight home runs and 43 RBI. The Little League World Series hero from five years ago hit a three-run home run and pitched a five-hit shutout as the Bulldogs defeated Iowa 5-0 in a Division II nonselect semifinal. Louque has twice been selected as an all-state pitcher by the LSWA.
Talbot, a Southwest Mississippi signee, went 14-4 with a 1.74 ERA and 154 strikeouts from the circle. She batted .415 with 49 hits, 17 home runs and 56 RBI. She came through in the Division II select semifinals with a home run at the plate and 13 strikeouts pitching against Hannan. She homered twice in the championship against Buckeye.
Lutcher coaches Jensen and Bland both won championships – the second in the past three seasons for Jensen and the first for Bland in her 15 seasons at the school. Lutcher softball, the No. 2 seed, posted a stunning upset of nationally ranked North DeSoto in the Division II nonselect final.
2024 LSWA CLASS 4A ALL-STATE TEAMS
Softball
Pos Player School Cl. Stats
P Laney Johnson, North DeSoto, Sr. 21-3, 1.47
P Christina Lambert, Tioga, Sr. 17-5, 2-22
P Corin Talbot, Vandebilt Catholic, Sr. 14-4, 1.74
P Margaret Oge, St. Thomas More, So., 24-4, 1.61
C Cassidy Chouest, Vandebilt Catholic, Fr. .466
IF Mia Norwood, North DeSoto, Sr. .378
IF Kennedy Stutes, St. Thomas More, Jr. .408
IF Kylie Boutte, Teurlings, So. .515
IF Abbi Troquille, Tioga, Sr. .566
OF Emma Bailey, St. Thomas More, Jr. .552
OF Cheyenne Jenkins, Hannan, Sr. .522
OF Laila Clark, Brusly, Sr. .514
UT Lauren Baudoin, Vandebilt Catholic, So. .385, 122 Ks
UT Blair Clement, Lutcher, Fr. .305/16-5
UT Ashunte Specks, Neville, Sr. .431
UT Addison Gauthier, Grant, Sr. .354
UT Maddy Stringer, North DeSoto, Jr. .449
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: CORIN TALBOT, VANDEBILT CATHOLIC
COACH OF THE YEAR: CATHY BLAND, LUTCHER
Honorable mention
Claire Gauthreaux, AOL; Gracie Toledano, AOL; Kathyrn Pipsair, Assumption; Devyn Latiolais, Beau Chene; Lindsey Manuel, Beau Chene; Jazzmenn Bibbins, Belle Chasse; Emma Fabre, Brusly; Mariah Sanchez, De La Salle; Bayli Jones, DeRidder; Cassidy Charpentier, Ellender; Brooklyn Darbondsne, Eunice; Emma Foster, Franklin Parish; Ashlynn Rodgers, Franklin Parish; Paige Carreno, Grant; Addison Gauthier, Grant; Peyton Kirtland, Grant; Saydie Wilson, Grant; Ava Kulivan, Hannan; Khloe Renton, Hannan; Kodi Ricks, Hannan; Maddie Bourgeois, Lutcher; Blair Clement, Lutcher; Gracie Poche, Lutcher; Kyle Ryan, Minden; Lindsay Ryan, Minden; Brooke LeBouef, Morgan City; Bayleigh Elton, Neville; Ashunte Specks, Neville; Raegan Henderson, North DeSoto; Payton Miller, North DeSoto; Maddy Stringer, North DeSoto; Kallie Gibson, North Vermilion; Devan Ashby, Northwood; Mylie Elsensohn, Pearl River; Macy Boudreaux, South Terrebonne; Aubrianne Kavanaugh, St. Scholastica; Shyanne Irvin, St. Thomas More; Ava Segura, St. Thomas More; Zoe Roland, Tioga; Kallie Waalk, Vandebilt Catholic.
Baseball
Pos Player School Cl. Stats
P Jaxon Bentzler, Northwood, Jr. 8-1, 3.10 ERA
P Marshall Louque, Lutcher, Jr. 9-2, 1.75 ERA
P Quinn Smith, Lutcher, Sr. 9-2, 1.50 ERA
P James Guidry, Vandebilt Catholic, Jr. 5-1, 0.61 ERA
C Cody Breaux, North Vermilion, Sr. .340
IF Brock Louque, Lutcher, Sr. .467
IF Logan Mallard, South Terrebonne, Sr. .471
IF Will Power, Teurlings, So. .381
IF Jude Cooley, Pearl River, .389
OF Luke Delafield, North DeSoto, So. .446
OF Tucker McCabe, Northwood, Sr. .447
OF Jake Farris, Teurlings, Sr. .342
UT Tanner Nguyen, Neville, Sr. .356/5-6
UT Will Tyler, St. Thomas More, Sr. .346/6-3
UT Dalton Davidson, Shaw, Jr. .418/4-4
UT Tate Dickinson, Belle Chasse, Sr. .375
UT Cooper Martin, Lafayette Christian, Sr. .388
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: MARSHALL LOUQUE, LUTCHER
COACH OF THE YEAR: RYAN JENSEN, LUTCHER
Honorable mention
Reid Baye, Assumption; Cole Simoneaux, Assumption; Reece Turner, Assumption; Aubrey St. Angelo, Brusly; Ivan Pickett, Cecilia; Hudson Conner, Eunice; Garrett Burns, Evangel; Micah Wascom, Franklinton; Jackson Hedrick, Grant; Ryland Nation, Grant; Connor Rosenberg, Grant; Logan Lomonaco, Lakeshore; Ashton Celestine, Lafayette Christian; Cooper Martin, Lafayette Christian; Brody Bower, Minden; Bryson Ranger, Minden; Sutton Lewis, Neville; Reni Mason, North DeSoto; Blayne McFerren, North DeSoto; Jake Clifton, Pearl River; Trey Turnage, Pearl River; Dalton Sabathe, Pearl River; Riley Rowell, St. Thomas More; Aiden Domingue, Teurlings; Trey Harper, Tioga; Alex Morrison, Tioga; Jahyri Coleman, Vandebilt; Ethan Robert, Vandebilt; Ray Busch, Willow.