By DANIEL GREEN
Written for the LSWA
It was the year of the underclassman on the Class C All-state softball and baseball teams chosen by a panel of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
Of the 32 first-team selections, 24 of them were underclassmen, including Most Valuable Players Brooklyn Hebert of Northside Christian and Rylan Davis of Claiborne Christian.
Hebert, an eighth grader for state champion Northside Christian, batted .486 with six homers and 38 RBIs in guiding her team to Class C state championship. Davis, a sophomore with Claiborne Christian, sported a 3.40 earned run average, while also batting .353 in leading his team to a state title.
Hebert was joined on the squad by a pair of teammates, Izabella Bertrand and Rylee Hernandez. Davis also had a pair of Claiborne teammates on the team with him in Parker Bearden and Cade Wallace.
Simpson coach Jade Losavio and Claiborne Christian’s Joshua Uchtmann were named Coaches of the Year.
Losavio led No. 13 seed Simpson to the state semifinals, eliminating both fourth-seeded Summerfield and fifth-ranked Ebarb along the way. Uchtmann guided Claiborne Christian to the state title game, knocking off top-ranked Maurepas for the state crown.
SOFTBALL
First Team
Player School Cl Rec/Avg
Natalie Arnold, Georgetown, Sr., .432
Izabella Bertrand, Northside Christian, 8th, .521
Adyson Breeland, Saline, Jr., .415
Ariel Brown, Claiborne Christian, So., .402
Brooklyn Hebert, Northside Christian, 8th, .486
Rylee Hernandez, Northside Christian, Jr., .542
Jaden Losavio, Simpson, Jr., .425
Stormy Middleton, Summerfield, Fr., .658
Kynlin Moore, Hackberry, Fr., .538
Sarah Quebedeaux, St Joseph-Plaucheville, Jr., .523
Hadleigh Riley, Evans, 8th, .607
Bella Rollins, Claiborne Christian, So. .548
Rylee Sepulvado, Ebarb, So., .560
Saydie Sterling, Maurepas, Sr., .407
Miley Thompson, Plainview, Sr., .424
Charleigh Wilson, Simpson, 8th, .450,
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Brooklyn Hebert, Northside Christian
COACH OF THE YEAR: Jade Losavio, Simpson
HONORABLE MENTION
Alexa Collins, Calvin, Anniston Cupp, Summerfield, Sidney Lauzervich, Maurepas, Grace Neugent, Ebarb, Hallie Vincent, Hackberry
BASEBALL
First Team
Player School Cl Rec/Avg
Alex Aime, Maurepas, Sr., .425
Devyn Baker, Family Christian, Jr., .429
Parker Bearden, Claiborne Christian, Jr., .355
Caleb Calhoun, Plainview, Sr., .538
Rylan Davis, Claiborne Christian, So., .353
Hayden Duhon, Northside Christian, Jr., .833
Cameron Gillie, Ebarb, Jr., .301
Devin Murphy, Hackberry, So., .322
Benson Jewell, False River Academy, So., .341
Connor Johnson, Calvin, Fr., .358
Lane Parker, Pleasant Hill, So., .526
Kade Penalber, Maurepas, Sr., .465
Drew Procell, Ebarb, Jr., .345
Jayce Rains, Simpson, Sr., .415
Samuel Stewart, Family Christian, Sr., .407
Cade Wallace, Claiborne Christian, So., .354
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: Rylan Davis, Claiborne Christian
COACH OF THE YEAR: Joshua Uchtmann, Claiborne Christian
HONORABLE MENTION
Colby Barrett, Georgetown, Noah Dugas, Maurepas, Drake Duncan, Evans, Derek Murphy, Hackberry, Cadman Sheppard, Hornbeck