CCHS wins two at E.D. White tourney; Tigers top New Iberia

Central Catholic won two games at E.D. White’s tournament Thursday with a 3-0 win against Thibodaux and a 9-6 victory against South Lafourche.
Against Thibodaux, Central Catholic’s Gregory Leger Jr. tossed a four-hitter with nine strikeouts. The sophomore walked just two in seven innings of work.
Offensively, the Eagles were limited to just four hits.
Samuel Guarisco led the Eagles with a 2-for-3 performance with an RBI, a run and two stolen bases.
Other top hitters included Mitchell Lemoine, 1-for-1 with two RBIs; and Patrick Barron, 1-for-3, a double.
Central Catholic scored single runs in the first, third and fifth innings in the victory.
Against South Lafourche, Central Catholic rallied for a 9-6 victory.
Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Central Catholic erupted for five runs for a 7-4 advantage before adding two more runs in the top of the sixth.
South Lafourche scored two runs in its last at bat in the top of the seventh.
While Central Catholic took a 1-0 lead after one inning, South Lafourche came back in the top of the fourth with four runs for a 4-1 lead.
Central Catholic cut its deficit to 4-2 in the bottom of the fourth.
Samuel Guarisco earned the win in relief. In 3.2 innings, he surrendered two unearned runs on three hits with five strikeouts.
Starter Blake Hidalgo received a no-decision. In 3.1 innings, he surrendered four runs —three earned — on six hits with one walk and fanned four.
Offensively, Thomas Garber led Central Catholic with a 3-for-3 performance with a double and an RBI, while Barron was 2-for-3 with a double and four RBIs.
Other top offensive contributors for the Eagles were Charlie Barron, 2-for-4, two RBIs and a stolen base; Leger, 2-for-3, a double and two runs; and Lemoine, 1-for-4, two RBIs and a run.
South Lafourche outhit Central Catholic 11-9, while each team committed three errors.
Morgan City beats
New Iberia
The Morgan City High School baseball team defeated New Iberia 8-0 in action at New Iberia’s tournament Thursday.
“The kids did their jobs well and earned a very big win over 13th ranked 5A New Iberia,” Morgan City High Coach Tim Vidos said.
Ethan Scioneaux earned the win for Morgan City. In seven innings, he surrendered two hits, two walks and fanned three.
“Again, Ethan pitched very well and with the excellent play of (Philip) Hutchinson and (Abram) Hartley in the middle, we never gave NISH a chance to mount any type of scoring threat,” Vidos said.
Morgan City started the scoring off early with three runs in the first inning.
With the bases loaded, Matt Lorenzo doubled to deep centerfield clearing the bases, but Lorenzo was thrown out trying to get a triple on the play.
The Tigers added runs in the fourth and fifth innings via walks with the bases loaded for the final margin.
Hutchinson also brought home a run on a groundball.
Josh Lorenzo had two hits for Morgan City, while Matt Lorenzo had a hit.
“We were very patient at the plate and took advantage of the struggling NISH pitchers,” Vidos said.
On defense, Morgan City turned five double plays.
Morgan City (4-8) will return to action today when it takes on Westgate in a 6:30 p.m. contest.
“We need to bring that intensity back to New Iberia tonight when we play Westgate, our last game before opening district next week,” Vidos said.