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Kaplan falls in quarters to Westlake

Tue, 05/06/2025 - 11:03am

LAKE CHARLES -  The No.5 Kaplan Pirates’ playoff run ended in the quarterfinals as they fell to the No.4 Westlake Rams 9-2 on Friday and 5-1 on Saturday.
First-year head coach Jake Faulk was proud of his team’s accomplishments.
“I could not be more proud of our boys; the level of personal growth they have shown in one short year speaks for itself.”
The Pirates (21-14) fell behind 4-0 after one inning on Friday. The Rams did their damage with an RBI double, an RBI single, and a two-RBI double.

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Members of the Erath baseball team in no certain order: Head coach Jeremy Picard, along with assistant coaches Tommie Pillette, Trey Price and Bert Migues. The players are Aiden Romero, Brax Champagne, Braxtron Richard, Brennan Broussard, Cade Francis, Camden Gullo, Carter Boutte, Carter Champagne, Cohen Luquette, Connor Toups, Dominic Frederick, Ean LeBlanc, Hudson Guidry, Issac Goutierrez, Jack Landry, Koah Copell, Kolin Rodriguez, Landen Derouen, Landon Lemaire, Logan Duhon, Spencer Lacoste, Talen Landry, Tate Collins and Zaylen Vincent.

Erath baseball team makes history with victory

Tue, 05/06/2025 - 10:55am

ERATH – The No. 2 Erath Bobcats defeated the No. 7 Jena Giants 10-0 and 9-0 Saturday at Ross Granger Field to sweep the quarterfinal playoff series and advance to the semifinals for the first time in school history.
The Bobcats (23-11) will face No. 3 South Beauregard (24-10) in the semifinal round at Ross Granger Field. The Knights defeated Berwick in their quarterfinal matchup. The winner advances to the championship series at McMurry Park in Sulphur.
Erath beat South Beauregard 4-2 earlier in the year.

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Erath’s Brennan Broussard fist bumps coach Jeremy Picard as he rounds third after blasting a three-run homerun Saturday against Mamou.

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Landen Derouen pitched all four innings to earn the win for Erath.

Erath Bobcats dispatch Mamou, advance to quarterfinals

Thu, 05/01/2025 - 9:22am

ERATH – The No. 2 Erath Bobcats defeated the No.18 Mamou Green Demons 6-0 on Friday and 17-2 on Saturday at Ross Granger Field to advance to the Division III (Non-Select) quarterfinals where they will host the No. 7 Jena Giants.
The Bobcats (21-11) are making their fifth trip to the quarterfinals under head coach Jeremy Picard. While the Bobcats haven’t made the semifinals yet, Picard points out something different about this time.

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Kaplan Assistant coach Eric Marceaux hugs Emma Sherman (55) after her home run that helped lift the Lady Pirates to a 10-6 win over French Settlement in the Division III (non-select) quarterfinals. The No. 1 Lady Pirates (29-2) will take on No. 5 Doyle in the semifinals at noon on Friday in Sulphur.

Kaplan Lady Pirates are Sulphur bound

Wed, 04/30/2025 - 11:37am

KAPLAN — The No. 1 Kaplan Lady Pirates defeated the No.8 French Settlement Lady Lions 10-6 on Friday to advance to the Division III (Non-Select) semifinals held in Sulphur.
The Lady Pirates (29-2) will play No. 5 Doyle who beat No.4 Sterlington to advance. Game time is set for noon on Friday at the North Frasch Softball Complex.

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Gage Guidry pitched tree innings of relief for Kaplan to earn the win.

Kaplan Pirates reach quarterfinals, will trave to face Westlake

Tue, 04/29/2025 - 11:28am

KAPLAN — The No. 5 Kaplan Pirates won game two 4-3 over the No. 12 Caldwell Parish Spartans at Gabe Manuel Memorial Field on Friday to complete the sweep and advance to the Division III (Non-Select) quarterfinals.
The Pirates (21-12) will be on the road for round three as they will face the No 4 Westlake Rams (24-10). Head coach Jake Faulk thinks his team has a shot because they’re hot at the right time.
“Westlake is good,” Faulk said. “They’re four and we’re five, but we’ve beat some teams that have beat them. They are beatable.

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