Hebert, Taylor of Eunice High on All-State teams

It was a year of upsets in Class 3A baseball and softball, with No. 6 West Feliciana and No. 4 Kaplan taking home titles, respectively.
It’s easy to see why with the talent they had.
Gannon Achord of West Feliciana took home Coach of the Year honors in baseball, while Kaplan doubled up with both the Outstanding Player in Abby Trahan and the Coach of the Year in Shay Herpin.
Logan Savoy of South Beauregard was awarded Outstanding Player honors for baseball, for helping lead his team to a state championship game appearance with a 10-2 record, 1.75 earned run average and 102 strikeouts.
Trahan managed to top her impressive junior campaign in her final season at Kaplan, striking out 301 batters on her way to a 23-5 record. She only allowed 83 hits throughout the season and finished with a 0.73 ERA.
Shortstop Alexa Lege joined Trahan on the All-State team after hitting .475 on the season with eight home runs and 37 RBIs.
Achord helped lead West Feliciana to a state title with the help of senior pitcher Trey Morgan, who went 7-1 on the season, and junior Cody Trisler, who also went 7-1.
South Beauregard landed four players on the team and semifinalist Brusly had three.
Pitcher Evan Daigle (9-2), who struck out 78 batters in 72 innings while hitting seven home runs and stealing 32 bases, led Brusly. First baseman Ben Bergeron and outfielder Tod Gauthe also made the 3A squad for Brusly.
Third baseman Hayden Gunter, outfielder Jansen Fontenot and utility player Chance Clark were the other South Beauregard players selected.
North Vermilion, the No. 1 seed in softball heading into the playoffs, led the way with three players, pitcher Shelby Breaux, outfielder Elise Vincent and catcher Demi Boudreaux, making the All-State team.
Challenging Trahan for Outstanding Player honors was Parkview Baptist shortstop Nicky Dawson.
The LSU softball signee hit .658 on the season with five home runs, 36 RBIs and stole 58 bases and set a national record for triples in a career with 49. PBS outfielder Audrey Greely also made the softball squad.
Eunice High School seniors Wesley Hebert and Caleb Taylor have been named to the LSWA Class 3A All-State Baseball Team.
Eunice High School seniors Wesley Hebert and Caleb Taylor have been named to the LSWA Class 3A All-State Baseball Team.
Hebert was named to the first team as an outfielder and Taylor was listed on the honorable mention list as a pitcher.
Taylor finished the 2016 season with a pitching record of 9-2 and an earned run average of 2.07. He had eight complete games on the mound, including a 3-hit, complete game win over Barbe High School. Taylor was named the Most Valuable Player in District 5-3A by the district coaches.
Hebert, who was recently named to the All-Acadiana Team, completed his season with an overall batting average of .412 in 85 plate appearances. He drove in 28 runs and scored 27 for the season. Hebert finished the season with nine doubles, three triples, and three home runs.
Additional reporting by John Burson of The Eunice News.
LSWA CLASS 3A ALL-STATE CHARTS
Baseball
Pos Player School Cl Avg
P Trey Morgan West Feliciana Sr. 7-1
P Evan Daigle Brusly Sr. 9-2
P Logan Savoy South Beauregard Jr. 10-2
P Trey Besson E.D. White Sr. 7-1
C Trey St. Pierre E.D. White Sr. .343
1B Ben Bergeron Brusly Jr. .359
2B Bren Faulk Erath Jr. .340
SS Connor Dupuy North Vermilion Jr. .394
3B Hayden Gunter South Beauregard Jr. .416
OF Tod Gauthe Brusly Sr. .355
OF Wesley Hebert Eunice Sr. .412
OF Jansen Fontenot South Beauregard Jr. .384
UT Cody Trisler West Feliciana Jr. 7-1
UT Hayden Travinski Loyola Fr. .442
UT Chase Spatafora Union Parish Sr. .500
UT Chance Clark South Beauregard Jr. 8-1
UT Mason Granger Erath So. .432
Outstanding player: Logan Savoy, South Beauregard
Coach of the year: Gannon Achord, West Feliciana
Honorable Mention: Colin Desandro, E.D. White Catholic, Bradley Gray, Berwick, D.J. Robichaux, Berwick, Bryce Beaubouef, Patterson, Arron McKenney, St. James, Jared Tabor, St. James; Cougar Morgan, South Beauregard; Brayden Wynn, Westlake; Hunter Racca, Westlake; Michael Boudreaux, Westlake; Cameron Fontenot, St. Louis; Brandon Legendre, E.D. White Catholic; Caleb Taylor, Eunice; Luke Young, Erath; Ferguson Cochran, St. Louis; Hunter Roussel, Iowa; Logan Vidrine, North Webster; Connor McClure, North Webster; Isaac Smith, Buckeye; Craig Walker, Jena; Connor Manola, Brusly; Cameron Wiley, Berwick; Stephen Soignet, E.D. White Catholic; Jamey Fabre, Patterson; Brady Richardson, Brusly; Brooks Southall, University; Jonavon Simmons, Jena; Sadrick Kirklin, Peabody; Parker Fink, Jena; Ross Bujol, West Feliciana; Blake Atchley, North Webster; Riley Orr, North Webster;
Softball
Pos Player School Cl Avg
P Abby Trahan Kaplan Sr. 23-5
P Shelby Breaux North Vermilion Jr. 23-3
P Kiri Parker St. James Fr. 13-4
P Payge Pevey Albany Sr. 13-9
C Shae Schreckengost Buckeye Sr. .568
IF Nicky Dawson Parkview Sr. .658
IF Braegan Burlew Jena Sr. .494
IF Da’Sha Pitre St. Louis Sr. .654
IF Lauren Fowler Bolton Sr. .488
OF Elise Vincent North Vermilion Sr. .505
OF Shay Smith North Webster Sr. .407
OF Audrey Greeley Parkview Fr. .442
UT Demi Boudreaux North Vermilion Jr. .505
UT Kaitlin David Brusly Sr. .407
UT Avarie Louque Lutcher Sr. .424
UT Alexa Lege Kaplan Sr. .475
UT Cameron Crochet Iota Sr. .400
Outstanding player: Abby Trahan, Kaplan
Coach of the year: Shay Herpin, Kaplan
Honorable Mention: Avery Sanders, E.D. White Catholic, Claire Percle, E.D. White Catholic, Lindsie Sanders, E.D. White Catholic; Reagan Richard, Westlake; MeColett Bradley, De La Salle; Anna Beth Johnson, Winnfield; Destiny Williams, Bolton; Amy Reed, Iowa; Sara Tate, Pine Prairie; Karli David, Brusly; Cindy Gravois, St. James; Meredith Waltman, Loyola; Kaci Payne, Albany; Shay Smith, North Webster; Jenna Johnson, Westlake; Kaylee Lopez, North Vermilion; Rebecca Sheppard, Buckeye; Kelsey Bradford, Jena; Maley Stein, St. James; Myka Lester, Westlake; Anna Bordelon, Parkview Baptist; Cassidy Gravois, St. James.