Taco Bell defeats Cardinal Lumber 9-1

Taco Bell quickly rallied from an early deficit and rolled to a 9-1 victory against Cardinal Lumber in Swampland league action Tuesday at Patterson.
While Cardinal Lumber took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first, Taco Bell responded with two runs in the top of the second and six more in the top of the third and another in the top of the seventh for the win.
Nick Mayon earned the win for Taco Bell. In three innings, he surrendered one unearned run on two hits with one walk and fanned two.
Grant Oubre pitched four innings and surrendered one walk while fanning six. He didn’t give up a hit.
Offensively, Cameron Wiley led a potent offensive attack for Taco Bell with a 2-for-3 performance with a double and three RBIs.
Other top contributors included Bradley Gray, 2-for-3, a double; Cody Roberie, 2-for-4; Mayon, 1-for-2, two RBIs; Andrew Askew and Ryan Hover, each 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI; and Brandon Fryou, 1-for-4, a double and an RBI.
Brennen Gouaux suffered the loss for Cardinal Lumber. In a complete-game effort, he surrendered nine runs — three earned — on 10 hits with six walks and two strikeouts.
The Cardinal Lumber defense was plagued by six errors in the contest, while its offense had just two hits.
“It was the outfield’s turn last night to struggle defensively,” Cardinal Lumber coach Ryan Jensen said. “That (third) inning put us in a difficult position. Their pitchers did a great job of not letting us really ever get anything going offensively after the (first) inning.”
Offensively, Gouaux finished 1-for-3, while Marcus Vining was 1-for-1.
Jensen noted his team is playing multiple guys with no varsity experience, and he realizes there will be some “hiccups.”
“It’s frustrating, but we have some kids giving their best effort and showing up every day trying to get better,” he said. “The bad nights now hopefully will pay off for them in the spring when it matters most.”
In junior varsity action, Taco Bell won 9-0.
Lucas Hatch earned the win and surrendered just one hit.
Offensively, he had two singles.
Zeph Hoffpauir led the Taco Bell offense with a single, a double and three RBIs, while Hunter Landry had a single and two RBIs; Kyle Boudreaux, a single and an RBI; and Seth Giroir, a double.
Taco Bell (6-4) will return to action today when it travels to face the Braves (H.L. Bourgeois). Junior varsity action is set for a 3:30 p.m. start, while varsity will follow at 5:30 p.m.
Cardinal Lumber (2-7) will hit the diamond again today when it travels to face Crawdaddy’s Seafood (Houma Christian) in a makeup game set for a 3:30 p.m. start.
Also, Thursday’s contest between Taco Bell and Cardinal Lumber will be a varsity-only game beginning at 5 p.m.
The Braves 4,
Halimar Shipyard 2
The Braves defeated Halimar Shipyard 5-2 in Swampland baseball action in Amelia Tuesday.
Samuel Guarisco suffered the loss for Halimar.
Offensively, top hitters for Halimar were T.J. Ruffin, who finished 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while Stefano Guarisco was 1-for-3 with a triple.
Halimar Shipyard (4-4) will return to action today when it makes the short trip to Tiger Diamond in Morgan City to face Skipper’s Sporting Goods (Morgan City) in a makeup game. Junior varsity action is set for a 5 p.m. start with varsity to follow at 7 p.m.
Skippers splits with the Diamondbacks
Skipper’s Sporting Goods split a pair of junior varsity games with the Diamondbacks in Swampland baseball action Tuesday on the road.
In game 1, Skipper’s was victorious, 13-5, while in game 2, Skipper’s fell 7-6.
Skipper’s will return to action today when it hosts Halimar Shipyard in a makeup contest.