By Jacob McCoy
Tigers Win Exhibition Game
The DeQuincy Tigers have earned a first round bye in the Division 4 Non-Select Playoffs. However they took full advantage of the bye and played an exhibition game against the Class B Hicks Pirates who also have a first round bye in their respective bracket. The game was played at Hicks High School in eastern Vernon Parish and both teams competed very hard but in the end it was the Tigers who came out on top winning the game 7-5.
Hicks will host Converse in the Division 5 Non-Select bracket while DeQuincy will host Delcambre in the Division 4 Non-Select bracket.
Four different Tigers had a hand in the pitching, Turner Rodriguez pitched 2 innings and recorded 3 strikeouts, Carson Rainwater pitched 1 inning and recorded 2 strikeouts, Nolan Schrader pitched 2 innings and recorded 2 strikeouts, and Diron Valentine pitched 2 innings and recorded 1 strikeout.
Rainwater went 2-4 with an RBI, Rodriguez went 1-4, Andrew Dowden went 2-3 with 3 RBIs, Schrader went 3-3 with an RBI, Quentin Pharris went 1-4 with an RBI, Valentine went 1-2, and Shiloh Cotlong went 1-2.
DeQuincy 7, Hicks 5
Tigers to Play Delcambre Friday
The #4 seeded DeQuincy Tigers will finally begin their quest back to the state championship but they will first have to get past the #20 Delcambre Panthers from Iberia Parish.
Delcambre is coming to town fresh off of a first round upset road win last week over Merryville 7-2.
Delcambre has competed in a very tough district against the likes of Loreauville, Catholic-New Iberia, Ascension Episcopal, and Acadiana Renaissance Charter.
The Tigers are looking forward to playing against yet another quality opponent and will look to advance to the quarterfinals!
If DeQuincy wins this game they will play the winner of #5 Lakeside and #12 Logansport. The game will be at home because DeQuincy has earned home field advantage until the state tournament thanks to a top 4 seed.
The game will be on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Earl Treadway Memorial Field here in DeQuincy!
Geaux Tigers!!!!
Merryville Falls to Delcambre
The Merryville Panthers entered the playoffs as the #13 seed and were looking to defend their turf against the #20 Delcambre Panthers. Unfortunately the visiting Panthers proved to be too much for the home-standing Panthers as Merryville’s season comes to an end in the first round.
Blaze Brister pitched all 7 innings and recorded 6 strikeouts.
Cole Mirante went 1-4 with an RBI, Kade Royer went 1-3, Blaze Brister went 1-3, and Landon Ardoin went 1-1 with an RBI.
Congratulations to the Merryville Panthers on a great season! Keep your heads up guys!
Delcambre 7, Merryville 2
South Beau, Kinder Clash in Second Round
The Division 3 Non-Select #1 seeded South Beauregard Golden Knights will host a familiar opponent this Friday and Saturday in a best of 3 series against the Kinder Yellowjackets.
#17 Kinder is coming off of a huge road series upset over #16 Marksville.
The Knights beat Kinder 10-4 in district play back on Mar. 27, so Kinder will look to get some revenge on the home standing Knights.
Game 1 will be on Friday at 6 p.m., Game 2 will be on Saturday at 12 p.m. and Game 3 if necessary will also be on Saturday following the conclusion of Game 2.
Good Luck to the Golden Knights!
Singer Falls to Anacoco in First Round
On Saturday, the #24 seeded Singer Hornets traveled to northern Vernon Parish to face the #9 seeded Anacoco Indians in the first round of the division 5 Non-Select Playoffs.
The Hornets hung tough for awhile but Anacoco imposed their will and ultimately run ruled Singer.
Kolton Royer pitched for Singer and recorded 2 strikeouts.
Cain Chambers went 1-3, Dawson Roebuck went 1-2, and Kaiden Richard went 2-2.
Congratulations to the Singer Hornets on a great season!
Keep your heads up guys!
Anacoco 10, Singer 0; Final in 5 Innings
