World Series of Cotton

By News Staff on Thursday, April 14, 2022
SH, VP clash in baseball version of Tee Cotton Bowl
  • Ville Platte High baseball player Robert Anderson (17) waits for a pitch from Sacred Heart starting pitcher Jackson Bruney (8) in the diamond version of the Tee Cotton Bowl on Friday, April 8. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)
    Ville Platte High baseball player Robert Anderson (17) waits for a pitch from Sacred Heart starting pitcher Jackson Bruney (8) in the diamond version of the Tee Cotton Bowl on Friday, April 8. (Gazette photo by Rhett Manuel)

    By: RHETT MANUEL Sports Editor VILLE PLATTE – Things appeared to be going well for the Bulldogs through the first half of last Friday’s Tee Cotton matchup between Ville Platte and Sacred Heart. Eventually, control from the mound cost Ville Platte dearly. The Bulldogs gave up 13 runs in the final three innings, mostly fueled by free bases, in a 14-4 loss in six innings to rival Sacred Heart. …