Box Score LSU Eunice battled for a 3-1 win over rival Delgado Community College in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader.
After two scoreless innings, the Bengals (30-5) grabbed a 1-0 lead when
Michael Claverie (Live Oak) was hit by a pitch and scored on a double by
Micah McHugh (Zachary).
LSUE added a run in the fourth inning when
Cameron Horton (Benton HS) was hit by pitch and scored when
Braden Comeaux (Barbe) singled.
The Bengals pushed ahead 3-0 in the fifth frame when McHugh was hit by pitch and scored on a sacrifice by Horton.
The Dolphins (20-9) avoided the shutout with a run in the top of the eighth when Brant Broussard doubled and scored on a double from Daniel Lahare.
Ridge Heisler (Mangham) (2-0) pitched eight innings to grab the win, striking out 10 and allowed an earned run on six hits.
Ridge Heisler (Mangham) earned the save as he struck out one of three batters he faced in the ninth inning.
Bourgeois went 2-for-5, while Claverie went 2-for-2 with a run scored and Brent Hebert went 2-for-3 against Delgado.
