Written for the LSWA
LHSAA champions rule the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 5A all-state baseball and softball teams.
Pitcher William Schmidt of Catholic High and St. Amant third baseman Alix Franklin claimed Outstanding Player honors on the teams selected by a panel of sportswriters from across the state.
Scott O’Brien of Archbishop Chapelle and Catholic High’s Brad Bass garnered Coach of the Year honors for the LSWA squads.
Schmidt led the Bears to the Division I select baseball title, allowing one hit in a 5-0 victory over John Curtis in the title game. The LSU signee was 10-0 on the mound with 102 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings with a 0.44 earned run average.
Bass coached Catholic to a 38-2 record and a No. 1 ranking in two national polls. The Bears lost to just one Louisiana team and ended the season with a 20-game winning streak.
St. Amant’s Franklin also is an LSU signee who batted .533 while leading St. Amant to its third straight LHSAA softball title, including the Gators’ second in a row in Division I nonselect.
Franklin finished the season with 18 home runs, 42 RBIs and 57 runs scored despite being walked 47 times.
O’Brien’s Chapelle squad ousted top-seeded St. Thomas More and No. 2 Curtis at the LHSAA tourney to win the Division I select softball title – the first softball title in school history. The Chipmunks made their first title-game appearance in 20 years.
2024 LSWA CLASS 5A CHARTS
BASEBALL
Pos player school cl stats
P Drew Ferguson West Monroe Jr. 9-2
P Giancarlo Arencibia Rummel Sr. 7-3
P William Schmidt Catholic Sr. 10-0
P Grayden Harris Central Sr. 8-3
C Andrew Clapinski Catholic Jr. .396
IF Trey Hawsey West Monroe Sr. .392
IF Hayden Federico West Monroe Sr. .333
IF Mikey Ryan Rummel Sr. .346
IF Jack Ruckert Catholic Jr. 425
OF Christian Turner Huntington Jr. 406
OF John Pearson West Monroe Sr. .378
OF Brooks Wright Catholic Sr. .422
UT Dagan Bruno Curtis Sr. .374/5-2
UT Ryan Darrah Brother Martin Jr. .423
UT Trip Dobson Catholic Sr. .343/4-0
UT Diego Corrales Barbe Sr. 8-1/.313
UT Griffin Hebert Sam Houston 6-0/.360
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: WILLIAM SCHMIDT, CATHOLIC
COACH OF THE YEAR: BRAD BASS, CATHOLIC
Honorable mention
Ryan Claverie, Rummel; Cam Martin, West Ouachita; Trey Doucet, H.L. Bourgeois; Brady Dufrene, Central Lafourche; Mason Hickman, Mandeville; Aidan Ryan, Covington; Kyle Charrier, Mandeville; Gavin Panks, Covington; Miguel Magallon, Alexandria; Jayden Paul, Pineville; Slade Shove-Knox, Sulphur; Andrew Menard, Acadiana; Evan Jacob, Chalmette; Hayden Plaisance, Hahnville; Shane Lee, Destrehan; Andrew Sharp, Captain Shreve; Colton Smith, Parkway; Kade Bryant, Benton; Ross Lindsay, Natchitoches Central; Ben Eskew, Alexandria; Jack Lee, Alexandria; Bradyn Cupit, West Monroe; Aidan Grab, Mandeville; Bryce Wilson, Chalmette; Brody Trosclair, Thibodaux; West Oates, Pineville; Connor Walker, Sam Houston, Tyler Mitchell, John Curtis; Aron Gillum, Captain Shreve; Hudson Brignac, Benton; Cole Snell, Parkway; Sean Waits, Parkway; Brad Chaisson, John Curtis; Bryson Pierce, Benton; Matt Warden, Pineville; Corey Cousin, Slidell; Ruben Ramirez, Rummel; Carter Hanberry, Dutchtown; Kasen Bellard, Barbe; Rhyson Carroway, Captain Shreve; Caden Extine, Alexandria; Everett Denny, Jesuit; Talan Theriot, Hahnville; Bryce Robinson, St. Augustine; Brody Hebert, H.L. Bourgeois; Layne Swanson, St. Amant; Bryce Fontenot, Sulphur; Owen Galt, Barbe; Frank Randol, Brother Martin; Sawyer Pruitt, Live Oak; Cole Navarro, Brother Martin; Jake Moreci, Jesuit; Juan Washington, Curtis; Bryce Hebert, Curtis; Cal Cassard, Live Oak.
SOFTBALL
Pos player school cl stats
P Abby Froelich Dutchtown Sr. 10-3
P Kayla Giardina Chapelle Sr. 21-4
P Katie Kempton Curtis Sr. 2.40 ERA
P Bailey Mackles Slidell Jr. 12-5
C Kinsley McInnis Curtis Fr. .473
IF Kai Goodman Curtis Sr. .473
IF Cayden Tullier East Ascension So. .506
IF Christina Curtis Ponchatoula Sr. .473
IF Alix Franklin St. Amant Sr. .533
OF Landrie Crockett West Ouachita Sr. .486
OF Makinzey Elisar St. Amant Sr. .468
OF Allie Domangue Chapelle Sr. .451
UT Chloe Larry Parkway Sr. .556
UT Cala Wilson Ruston Sr. .574
UT Abby Dagro Ponchatoula Sr. .525
UT Jaci Gary Southside Jr. 470
UT Haleigh Cushingberry Live Oak Sr. .445
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: ALIX FRANKLIN, ST. AMANT
COACH OF THE YEAR: SCOTT O’BRIEN, ARCHBISHOP CHAPELLE
Honorable mention
Avery Freer, West Ouachita; Ashlee Douglas, West Ouachita; Briley Whittington, West Ouachita; Macy Nordstrom, West Monroe; Emersyn Disotell, Benton; Morgan Robinson, Natchitoches Central; Lainey Lafitte, Benton; Ja’Lise Stewart, Terrebonne; Kaylie Bergeron, Terrebonne; Addison Dickerson, Thibodaux; Raegan Billiot, Central Lafourche; Lanie Eschette, Central Lafourche; Jada Stoot, H.L. Bourgeois; Brylie Smith, H.L. Bourgeois; Catelyn Yeager, Covington; Bree McCleary, Slidell; Morgan Foster, Ruston; Caroline Butscher, Fontainebleau; Hailey Marange, Mandeville; Ella Sanchez, Northshore; Julie Stevens, Central; Caroline Mathis, Dutchtown; Kloe White, Hahnville; Ava Defee, Benton; Paige Reuther, Mt. Carmel; Mikayla Dennis, Chalmette; Kayleigh Goss, Haughton; Kelsie Schmidt, Chapelle; Aniya Harris, Chalmette; Christina Gegg, Benton; Dakota Howard, Parkway; Elena Heng, Airline; Ella Vickers, Haughton; Megan Wooley, Ouachita; Rheagan Montgomery, Ouachita; Kyla Stout, West Monroe; Hayden Traub, Mt. Carmel; Delaney Trosclair, Chapelle; Kira Manganello, Curtis; Aubrey Hobbs, Sam Houston; Pressy White, Sulphur; Madelyn Halle, Pineville; Sarah Grace Buckels, Alexandria; Cassidy Sicuro, Pineville; Mary Claire Brinkman, Alexandria; Morgan Foster, Ruston; Annalee Stevens, Pineville; Jas’Brielle Miller, Alexandria; Maggie Massia, Natchitoches Central; Miley Percle, Curtis; Amiyah Wilson, Alexandria; A.K. Phillips, Live Oak; Mary Beth Zeller, St. Amant; Aubrey Portie, Sam Houston; Myah Talbert, Sulphur; Sydni Stanga, Ponchatoula; Bailey Nelson, Mt. Carmel.