Skipper’s wins; tourney field set

Morgan City High-based Skipper’s Sporting Goods won its regular season finale with a 5-1 win against South Lafourche-based Bayou Boys Tuesday.
No individual statistics were available from the contest.
While Skipper’s was fighting for one of the final spots in the Swampland Tournament, which begins today in Berwick, Taco Bell (Berwick) coach Mike Thomas, who also serves as Swampland League coordinator, said that because Houma Christian-based LaShip forfeited what Thomas said was “technically a rainout” to Robichaux Ford, Robichaux Ford advanced to the postseason instead of Morgan City. Robichaux Ford finished with a 7-5-1 record, which is a higher winning percentage than Skipper’s winning percentage with its 8-6 mark.
Thomas said changes will be made to Swampland League rules in the future to prevent this scenario.
He said forfeits will not be considered wins for the other teams, rainouts will be considered just that and made up if possible and teams will have to play at least 12 games to get into the postseason.
Also, he said that if a team forfeits twice in a season, for any reason, a committee of Swampland coaches will decide if the team will remain in the league.
In this year’s tournament, the top seed will be Jester’s Court (Central Lafourche), followed by Synergy Bank (E.D. White) at No. 2, the Diamondbacks (Terrebonne), 3; Halimar Shipyard (Central Catholic), 4; South Louisiana Bank (South Terrebonne), 5; and Robichaux Ford.
Action will begin today when Robichaux Ford takes on the Diamondbacks at 5 p.m., followed by Halimar Shipyard facing South Louisiana Bank at 7 p.m.
As the top two seeds, Jester’s Court and Synergy Bank received first-round byes.
The winner of the Robichaux Ford-Diamondbacks matchup will face No. 2 seed Synergy Bank (E.D. White) Thursday at 5 p.m. while the winner of Halimar Shipyard-South Louisiana Bank will follow against Jester’s Court at 7 p.m.
Taco Bell plays to
scoreless tie
Taco Bell and South Louisiana Bank played to a scoreless tie in Swampland League action Tuesday in Bourg in a game that was halted before the bottom of the sixth inning due to darkness as South Louisiana Bank’s field has no lights.
The tie eliminated Taco Bell from contention to make the postseason tournament.
Neal Theriot tossed a two hitter for Taco Bell. In five innings, he fanned four.
Hits were minimal for the squads as Taco Bell (7-6-1) had three and South Louisiana Bank, two.
Theriot and Brandon Fryou each finished 1-for-2, while Cody Roberie was 1-for-3.
In junior varsity action, Taco Bell won 9-6.
Halimar Shipyard falls
Robichaux Ford defeated Halimar Shipyard 10-2 Tuesday in a game shortened by rain to six innings.
While Halimar took a 2-0 lead in the first inning, Robichaux Ford exploded for seven runs in the third inning for a 7-2 lead.
Robichaux Ford extended its lead with a single run in the fourth and two more in the sixth.
Thomas Garber was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for Halimar.
Greg Leger Jr. suffered the loss for Halimar. In 2.1 innings, he surrendered seven runs (five earned) on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts.
Frank’s Agency’s game
is rained out
Frank’s Agency’s (Patterson) contest against the Diamondbacks (Terrebonne) was rained out Tuesday.
Frank’s Agency finished its season with a 3-10 mark.
Additional reporting by www.bayoupreps.com.