State prep baseball capsules
Class 5A
At Tulane’s Greer Field at Turchin Stadium, New Orleans
Acadiana vs. (21-13) vs. Lafayette (23-11)
Game time: 10 a.m. Friday.
Seedings: Acadiana is 14th; Lafayette is No. 6.
Top players: ACADIANA: P Ty Neef (7-2), C Stryker Trahan (.385, 4 home runs, 32 RBIs), SS Chance Vincent (.455, 5 HRs, 28 RBIs); LAFAYETTE: P Jordan Rogers (6-4) or P Blake Cook (6-3), SS Brenn Conrad (.356. 3 HRs. 28 RBIs), OF Chaz Boyer (.337. 2 HRs, 12 RBIs, 34 runs scored).
Notable: Both Lafayette area teams are from District 3-5A, along with Barbe-Lake Charles. LHS lost to Jesuit in last year’s 5A final.
Dutchtown (27-9)
vs. Barbe (30-6)
Game time: 1 p.m. Friday.
Seedings: Dutchtown is No. 9; Barbe is No. 1.
Top players: DUTCHTOWN: P Jacob Waguespack (8-2), P-3B Troy Lewis (3-0, .374, 1 HR, 30 RBIs), OF Mason Nickens (.413, HR, 36 RBIs), SS Robbie Podorsky (.512, 12 EBIs); BARBE: P Byrce Kingsley (10-1), P Dalton Willige (5-0) or Gunner Leger (4-1), 3B Kennon Fontenot (.437, 5 HRs, 32 RBIs), SS Gavin Cecchini (.406, 7 HRs, 32 RBIs).
Notable: Barbe is making its seventh straight tourney appearance and seeks its first state title since 2008, while Dutchtown, the 5A runner-up in 2009, makes its fourth appearance in five years.
Hahnville (24-12)
vs. Rummel (24-10)
Game time: 4 p.m. Friday.
Seedings: Hahnville No. 15; Rummel No. 10.
Top players: HAHNVILLE: P Jake Cologne (6-2) or Brooks Vial (6-2), SS Cody Farrell (.429, 45 RBIs), 1B Mikey Ford (.440, 3 HRs, 52 RBIs); RUMMEL: P Mitch Sewald (4-1), SS Ray Veit (.350, 5 HRs, 26 RBIs), P-1B Justin Sinibaldi (.366, 20 RBIs), DH-1B Ross Budenski (25 RBIs).
Notable: Hahnville makes its first tourney appearance since 2006; Rummel is the tourney for the first time since 2009.
Byrd (27-8)
vs. Jesuit (26-7)
Game time: 7 p.m. Friday.
Seedings: Byrd is No. 4; Jesuit is No. 5.
Top players: BYRD: P Matt Sharp (11-1), 3B Harrison Spruiell (.409, HR. 29 RBIs), OF Richard Carthon (.400, 3 HRs, 24 RBIs). JESUIT: P Jonathan Hess (4-1) or P Cody Migliore (5-0), 3B Spencer Miller (.361, HR, 19 RBIs), 2B Matthew Braud (.310, 2 HR, 18 RBIs).
Notable: Jesuit seeks its 21st state title in baseball, while Byrd seeks its first state title in baseball since 1956.
Class 2A
At J.C. Love Field-Louisiana Tech, Ruston
Dunham (25-7) vs. Calvary Baptist (15-14)
Game time: 4 p.m. Friday.
Seedings: Dunham is No. 6; Calvary is No. 7.
Top players: DUNHAM: P Ryan Mockler (9-2), P Ryan May (7-2), 1B Bryce Adams (.412, 4 HR, 33 RBIs), OF John Baker (.370, 3 HR, 35 RBIs); CALVARY: OF-P Garrett Williams, OF-P Ryan Leone, P Josh Leone.
Notable: Dunham makes its second straight tourney and appearance and is 0-3 against Calvary all time, while Calvary was last year’s 2A runner-up.
Riverside Academy (24-9) vs. Evangel Christian (24-5)
Game time: 7 p.m. Friday.
Seedings: Riverside is No. 4; Evangel is No. 1.
Top players: RIVERSIDE: Grady Geiger (.420, 6 HRs, 33 RBIs), Tate Scioneaux (9-3, .435, 5 HRs, 28 RBIs); EVANGEL: OF Hayden Jennings (13 HR), P Scotty Harvill (8-1), SS Daniel Cucjen.
Notable: Evangel is the defending state champion, while Riverside is the lone New Orleans area team in the tourney.
Class C
At Sulphur’s McMurry Park
Georgetown (15-7) vs. Claiborne Christian (12-16)
Game time: 10 a.m. Friday.
Seedings: Georgetown is No. 7; Claiborne is No. 3.
Top players: GEORGETOWN: P Treavor Curtis (5-1), 3B-P Jace Sauce (.514, 3 HRs, 27 RBIs); CLAIBORNE: P Zach Osbon (9-3, 386, 18 SBs), SS Colby Spillers (.350).
Notable: Georgetown upset No. 2-seed Maurepas to advance, while the 6-foot-6 Osbon has all but three of Claiborne’s wins.
Elizabeth (23-6) vs. Family Christian (21-8)
Game time: 1 p.m. Friday.
Seedings: Elizabeth is No. 4; FCA is No. 1.
Top players: ELIZABETH: P Garrett Dauzat (11-3, .404, 3 HR), SS-P Christian Perkins (4-2, .512, 6 HR, 33 RBIs); FAMILY CHRISTIAN: P-IF Chris White (7-0, .413, 40 RS), P-INF Ben Chauvin (5-2, ,409, 5 HR, 30 RBIs), IF-OF Rich Hopkins (.443, 4 HR, 33 RBIs).
Notable: FCA seeks its first title and was Class C runner-up in 2009 and 2011.