Post-season laurels

The 2018 season saw three of the four parish baseball teams find their way to the post-season, with two of those teams advancing on to the next round in their respective class/division.
Because of that success by the teams, several individual players were honored by being selected as all-district performers.
In District 5-1A, the Sacred Heart Trojans finished the year with an overall record of 22-9-1 and an appearance in the Division IV quarterfinals. The Trojans were fortunate enough to have four first team all-district selections and three second team nods.
Making the first team were catcher Garrett Fontenot, infielder Wesley Launey, and outfielders Alec Gotro and J.T. Harper.
Fontenot hit .425 on the season and drove in 37 RBI, scoring 15 times and holding a .580 on base percentage. Launey hit .400 on the year with 23 RBI and stole 18 bases.
Harper had two home runs, four triples and nine doubles while batting .416 on the season. Gotro drove in 25 runs, scored 21 times and held a .324 batting average.
Second team selections for the Trojans were pitchers Cade Manuel and Cody Shipp along with utility player Christian Duplechin and outfielder Jacob Castille.
Honorable mention selections included Drew Bordelon and Cannon Beaver.
The Pine Prairie Panthers received three first team all-district selections and three second team nominees, as they finished the season with an overall record of 19-13 and a District 5-3A record of 8-6. The Panthers defeated Westlake in the first round of the post-season, but fell to Sterlington in their regional playoff series.
Receiving first team honors were utility players Kyler Carson and Jordan Ardoin while Joel Franks was a third base pick.
Carson batted .377 on the season, scoring 40 times and picking up 16 RBI. He also held a .484 on base percentage. Ardoin, a versatile performer for the Panthers, hit .447 on the year, drove in 38 runs and hit one home run, one triple and 15 doubles. He also was 5-4 on the mound with a 3.13 ERA.
Franks batted .320, scored 22 times and collected 22 RBI while sporting a .431 on base percentage.
Second team performers for Pine Prairie were outfielder JJ Sims and Nick Ortego and utility player Gage Strother.
The Mamou Demons completed the season at 13-21 and made it to the first round of the Class 3A playoffs, falling to Iowa. The Demons placed one player on the first team in District 5-3A and three players on the second team. Mamou also had three players as honorable mention selections.
Getting first team honors was Daylon Ardoin. The fleet outfielder batted .360 on the year with 21 RBI and 32 runs scored. Ardoin also stole 16 bases and hit two triples and eight doubles.
Second team members for the Demons included pitcher Tanner Atchinson, second baseman Kayden Serie and utility player Blake Boone.
Named to the honorable mention squad were Tucker Rougeau, Mason Reed and Zach Morein.
The Ville Platte High Bulldogs were able to win four games this season thanks in part to the performance of second team all-district pick Alex Griffith.