Barron's home run lifts Halimar past Skipper's

In a high-scoring game between Skipper’s Sporting Goods (Morgan City) and Halimar Shipyard (Central Catholic), it took one swing in the top of the eighth inning to ultimately determine the outcome.
Halimar’s Patrick Barron connected on a long home run to right field that nearly hit Morgan City Junior High School as Halimar escaped their neighboring rivals 15-14 in a three hour-plus Swampland League game Tuesday at Tiger Diamond in Morgan City.
Barron finished 4-for-5 with a home run and three RBIs in the win.
Stefano Guarisco earned the win for Halimar in relief, while T.J. Ruffin earned the save.
Other top offensive contributors for Halimar included Ruffin, 3-for-5, three RBIs; Thomas Garber, 3-for-5, an RBI; and Blake Hidalgo, 2-for-4, an RBI.
Evan Stadalis suffered the loss for Skipper’s.
Offensively, Morrquise Charles was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and three runs; Stadalis, 3-for-4 with three RBIs; and Rhett Fryou, 3-for-4 with three runs.
Skipper’s Sporting Goods (4-4) will return to action today when it hosts the Diamondbacks (Terrebonne) in a varsity doubleheader. The first game will begin at 5 p.m. with the second game to follow at 7 p.m.
Halimar Shipyard (5-4) will return to action today when it travels to face the Braves. Junior varsity action is set for a 3:30 p.m. start with varsity to follow at 5:30 p.m.
Cardinal Lumber tops Houma Christian
Cardinal Lumber (Patterson High) broke its losing streak with a 5-2 win on the road against Crawdaddy’s Seafood (Houma Christian).
Bryce Beaubouef led Cardinal Lumber on the mound and at the plate.
He earned the complete-game victory. In seven innings, he surrendered two earned runs on seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
Offensively, he was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs.
“Fantastic job by Bryce today on the mound,” Cardinal Lumber coach Ryan Jensen said. “We are short on available arms, and he gave us a great outing. He threw strikes and trusted our defense, and thankfully, we responded.”
Cardinal Lumber never trailed in the contest, plating three runs in the first inning and one each in the third and fourth innings for a 5-0 lead.
Crawdaddy’s Seafood came back with a run in the bottom of the fifth and another in the bottom of the seventh.
Cardinal Lumber pounded out 10 hits in the win, while Crawdaddy’s Seafood committed four errors.
Other top offensive contributors included Brennan Gouaux, 2-for-3; Brad Beaubouef, 2-for-4; Jamey Fabre, 1-for-3, an RBI; and Noah Bryant, 1-for-4, an RBI.
Cardinal Lumber (3-7) will return to action when it travels to face rival Taco Bell (Berwick High) today in a 5 p.m. contest.
Braves clip Taco Bell
The Braves (H.L. Bourgeois) used a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh to edge Taco Bell (Berwick) 4-3 in Gray Wednesday.
While the Braves took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, Taco Bell came back in the third with two runs and the fourth for a 3-1 advantage.
The score remained the same until the bottom of the seventh.
Despite the Braves’ late rally, Taco Bell head coach Mike Thomas said it wasn’t the seventh inning that hurt his squad.
“We left several runners in scoring position with less than (two) outs all day,” he said.
Offensively, hits were hard to come by for Taco Bell as they had just four.
D.J. Robicheaux finished 1-for-1, while Austin Price and Kyle Pitre each were 1-for-2 and Cody Roberie was 1-for-4.
Bradley Gray suffered the loss in relief. In 1.1 innings, he surrendered three earned runs on four hits with two strikeouts.
Starter Brandon Fryou and reliever Andrew Askew combined to surrender one earned run on four hits with three walks and five strikeouts in 5.2 innings.
“I was again very proud of our effort, especially the pitchers,” Thomas said. “They did what we ask of them. They pounded the strike zone.”
In junior varsity action, Taco Bell fell 10-9.
Kyle Boudreaux led the squad with two hits — including a double — and an RBI.
Other top offensive contributors included Reid Wiley, a double and an RBI; and Hunter Landry and Mitchell Sanford, each a single and an RBI.
Taco Bell (6-5) will return to action today when it hosts Cardinal Lumber.