Bobcats finish as district runners-up with win over Gators

PRAIRIE BASSE – The Eunice High Bobcats ended their regular season with a 9-6 victory over the Beau Chene High Gators here Wednesday afternoon.
Coach Scott Phillips’ Bobcats slammed three home runs their way to an early lead, then had to fight off a late comeback by the Gators to earn the win. The Bobcats finished the regular season with an overall mark of 16-10 and a district mark of 8-4. The Gators ended the regular season with a 19-8 overall record.
The Bobcats opened the scoring with three runs in the first inning, highlighted by Alex Sonnier’s two-run home run. The Cats then chased Gator starting pitcher Connor Robin with a five-run explosion in the fourth inning. Christian Lejeune and Alec Trosclair had singles, with Lejeune scoring on a run-scoring single by Cade Richard. After Gunner Fontenot drew a walk to load the bases, Logan Manuel launched a grand slam home run to give the Cats an 8-0 lead.
Bobcat pitcher Christian Taylor tossed three shutout innings before running into trouble in the fourth. Sonnier relieved Taylor, but the Gators would score five runs until Bobcat freshman Jayden Brasseaux relieved Sonnier to get the final two outs. Brasseaux shutout the Gators in the fifth and sixth innings and the Cats added to their lead in the top of the seventh on a home run by Christian Lejeune.
Brasseaux ran into trouble in the bottom of the seventh by issuing a walk and a single. He was relieved by Alec Trosclair who earned the save by getting the final three outs in the contest.