Eagles clinch share of district title with 25-0 win

The Central Catholic Eagles won at least a share of the District 7-1A title Monday with a 25-0 victory against Gueydan in five innings.
The Eagles (22-3), who are 10-1 in district play, can win the district title outright with a win today against Lafayette Christian in its district finale. Today’s game is set for a 5:30 p.m. start.
In Monday’s win, the Eagles plated 25 runs. However, they had just 10 hits as Gueydan walked 12, hit seven batters and committed five errors.
Central Catholic scored eight runs in the first, six in the second and 11 in the third.
Gregory Leger earned the win for Central Catholic. In two innings, he surrendered a hit and fanned five.
In three innings of relief, Samarick Paul fanned three.
Offensively, Thomas Garber finished 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs, while T.J. Ruffin was 1-for-1 with a home run, an RBI and a run. Other top contributors included Barron Courtney, 1-for-1, a double, two RBIs and two runs; Patrick Barron, 1-for-1, two RBIs, a stolen base and two runs; Blake Hidalgo, 1-for-1, two RBIs and a run; Samuel Guarisco, 1-for-2, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs; Tony Pennison, 1-for-2, an RBI and two runs; Mitchell Lemoine, 1-for-2, an RBI and a run; Charlie Barron, three RBIs and two runs; Matthew Barbier, two RBIs and two runs; Stefano Guarisco, an RBI, a stolen base and two runs; Paul, Charlie Solar, Leger and Adam Dupuis, each an RBI and a run; and Jesse Fontenot and Nick Case, each an RBI.
Patterson clips
Family Christian
The Patterson Lumberjacks rallied with two runs in the top of the sixth inning to edge Family Christian, 5-4, on the road Monday.
While Family Christian took leads of 1-0 after three innings and 4-3 after five innings, Patterson plated two runs in the sixth inning for the final margin.
Family Christian outhit Patterson 7-6, while both teams committed four errors.
Patterson stranded 11 runners on base.
While Patterson coach Ryan Jensen said the win was an “ugly” one, he said that at this period in the season, wins are big and even more so against teams of Family Christian’s caliber.
“You can see why they have won the last (two) state championships and have the ability to challenge for a (third),” Jensen said of the Class C school. “We left 11 on base, had some base running mistakes, and made some errors that really kept them in the game. We have to increase our focus and be better than what we showed.”
Tyrik Singleton finished 2-for-2 with a double to lead the Lumberjacks, while Brennan Gouaux was 2-for-4 with two runs. Other top contributors included Spencer Landry, 1-for-3, an RBI and a stolen base; and Sirbatian Charles, an RBI and a stolen base.
Charles earned the win. In five innings, he surrendered four earned runs on six hits with two walks and fanned seven.
Jake Lagrange earned the save for Patterson. In two innings, he surrendered a hit, a walk and fanned three.
Patterson (16-9) will return to action today with a 1 p.m. contest at Centerville.