Bengals outlast Leopards
Box Score In an offensive display by both teams, LSU Eunice held on for an 18-14 win over Temple College in Saturday's double header opener at Bengal Stadium.
LSUE (27-5) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when
Gavin Bourgeois (Notre Dame) led off with a walk, stole second and third before scoring on a single by
Braden Comeaux (Barbe).
The Bengals added a run in the bottom of the second inning when
Johnny Johnson (Runnels) reached on a fielder's choice, stole second and scored on a hit by Bourgeois.
Temple College tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Taylor Bright singled, Blake Jones walked and both scored on a double by Chase Cryer.
The Bengals exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the inning to move ahead, 10-2.
Claverie singled and scored when
Brent Hebert (Cypress Ranch) reached on an error.
Hunter Feduccia (Barbe) singled and later scored on a hit by
Joe Faulk (Notre Dame) to increase LSUE's lead to 4-2.
Jacob Richard (Teurlings Catholic) singled in Hebert, while a hit by Bourgeois drove in Richard and Faulk.
Comeaux followed by a two-run home run as LSUE moved ahead, 9-2.
Claverie hit by pitch, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a double by Feduccia to push the Bengals ahead by eight runs.
Temple College closed the gap to 10-3 with a run in the top of the fourth as Jacob Stegent doubled and scored on a hit by Seth Spinn.
The Bengals' offensive show continued with five more runs in the bottom of the fourth, begun when Faulk singled, advanced on a wild pitch and scored when
Anthony Forte (Conant) reached a Temple College error.
Micah McHugh (Zachary) walked and later
Bo Myers (Zachary) rapped a two-RBI single to plate Forte and McHugh as the Bengals moved ahead, 13-3.
Bourgeois singled to keep the rally going, while Comeaux followed with a double to drive in Myers.
Feduccia flied out to left field that allowed Bourgeois to score to push the Bengals ahead, 15-3.
The Leopards exploded for seven runs in the top of the fifth to make the game interesting.
Colby Potvin and Cryer both singled and Baylor Rowlett later homered to close the gap to 15-6.
Macik singled, advanced to second on a wild pitch and scored on a hit by Stegent. Brooks singled, Spinn reached on an error that allowed Stegent to score.
Bright drove in Brooks, while Cryer later drew a bases-loaded walk to that pushed Spinn across to close the gap to 15-10.
The Bengals added three crucial runs in bottom of the third, begun when Bourgeois walked and scored on a hit by Comeaux.
Koi Westbrook (Carencro) doubled in Comeaux before stealing third and scoring on a Temple College error.
The Leopards fought back with four runs in the top of the seventh, begun when Bright was hit by a pitch, Potvin singled and both scored on a single by Cryer.
Cryer and Rowlett both scored on Bengal errors before the LSUE defense stiffened to end the game.
Michael Brawner (St. Joseph HS) (3-2) earned the win as he walked two and allowed three earned runs on five hits over four innings.
Comeaux went 4-for-5 with five RBI and two runs scored, while Bourgeois went 3-for-3 with three RBI and four runs scored as the Bengal offense recorded 17 hits in the win.
Claverie (2-for-3), Feduccia (2-for-4), Faulk (2-for-3, RBI) and Richard (2-for-2, RBI) also had multiple hits for the Bengals.
