Jeff Willis 1100 Career Wins

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Jeff Willis Captures 1,100th Career Victory As Head Coach

Jeff Willis Milestone Wins
 
No.1 – vs. Tyler Junior College, 11-1 (February 5, 2003)
 
Future All-American Kenny Plaisance showed a sign of things to come in his LSUE tenure with a complete game, striking out nine batters.  The Bengals broke the game open with a five-run fourth inning thanks to Garrett Sheehan and Brad Smith connecting on a pair of two-run doubles.  Sheehan led the LSUE offense with a 2-for-3 game, driving in four runs and scoring twice.
 
No. 100 – vs. Mississippi Delta Community College, 7-0 (February 19, 2005)
 
Nate Duhe tossed a complete game one-hitter as the Bengals rolled 7-0.  Duhe fanned 11 batters while not allowing a walk.  He would fall two outs shy of a perfect game as Delta was able to get its only hit of the game in the seventh inning.  The Bengals struck for three runs in the third including a two-run single from Derrick McBride, who led LSUE with 3 RBIs.  David Broussard and Kyle Cavalier had multi-hit games for LSUE.
 
No. 200 – vs. Wharton County Junior College, 11-2 (March 12, 2007)
 
Paige Hodges enjoyed a 3-hit, 3-RBI game as the Bengals rolled 11-2 to improve to 21-4 on the season.  The future LSUE assistant had a pair of doubles and a 2nd inning triple that started the scoring for the Bengals.  A two-run double from Hodges in the fifth helped spark a five-run inning as LSUE pushed ahead to a 10-1 lead.  Chase Blanchard joined with a 3-hit game of this own while Vinnie Liberto smashed a solo home run.
 
No. 300 - vs. Blackhawk Community College, 6-2 (March 20, 2009)
 
LSU Eunice struck for two first inning runs and paved the way to grind out a 6-2 victory over Blackhawk CC.  Zach Kirksey and Jacob Fisher drove in a pair of runs in the opening frame, Kirksey providing a 3-RBI game on 3-for-3 hitting.  Stefan Comeaux picked up the win after tossing six innings, scattering two earned runs off two hits and two walks with seven strikeouts.
 
No. 400 – vs. Sinclair Community College, 7-6 (March 24, 2011)
 
LSUE held off a late surge from Sinclair to take a 7-6 victory.  The Bengals used a four-run frame to jump ahead 5-2 in the fourth inning.  LSUE used two of the six Sinclair errors in that frame.  Jacque Fruge produced a pinch-hit two-run knock in the eighth while Zac Hawkins was the long Bengal with a multi-hit game.  Sinclair scored four runs in the final frame, with Kaleb Manuel stopping the surge, picking up his sixth save of the season by getting the final two outs of the game.
 
No. 500 – vs. Chipola College, 5-4 (March 15, 2013)
 
LSU Eunice dug itself out of a 3-0 hole to walk-off on Chipola with a 5-4 victory.  Keagan Kratzer would come in to pinch run after Trent Vidrine led off the inning with a walk.  After a sacrifice bunt and infield single, Kratzer scored on a wild pitch.  Stefan Trosclair had a 3-for-4 game with an RBI to pace the Bengals offense.  Chad Reeves received a no decision after a strong six inning start, striking out seven batters.  Jevin Huval picked up the win after getting the final out of the ninth.
 
No. 600 – vs. Delgado Community College, 8-3 (March 29, 2015)
 
LSU Eunice scored six unanswered runs to overcome an early deficit in an 8-3 win.  The win was part of a four-game sweep for the Bengals over Delgado.  Sam Walley drove in three runs while Steven Sensley and Trey Caswell both had multi-hit games.  Mitch Sewald went eight innings, giving up three earned runs off seven hits and a walk while striking out six batters.
 
No. 700 – vs. TCS Post Grad, 16-1 (March 22, 2017)
 
LSU Eunie used a five-run first inning to set the stage in a 16-1 rout over TCS Post Grad.  Jacob Richard and Johnny Johnson both connected on two-run doubles in the inning, while Richard paced the LSUE offense with a 2-for-3 game driving in three runs and scoring twice.  Richard, as well as Braden Comeaux and Hunter Feduccia had multi-hit games.  Clay Moffitt picked up the win after tossing five innings.
 
No. 800 – vs. Baton Rouge Community College, 15-3 (March 16, 2019)
 
The Bengals used a 12-run 5th inning to secure a blowout victory over BRCC, 15-3.  Every batter scored in the frame as the first ten batters reached safely.  Jack Merrifield's two-run double put the wheels in motion while Tristan Welch produced RBIs in two separate at bats in the inning, part of a three-hit, three-RBI game.
 
No. 900 – vs. Kellogg Community College, 11-6 (June 2, 2021)
 
LSU Eunice advances to the NJCAA Division II Championship game for the eighth time in program history with an 11-6 win over Kellogg CC in Enid, Oklahoma.  Hunter Tabb paced the LSUE assault with a 4 RBI game, smacking a trio of doubles.  His two-run double in the fifth helped extend the LSUE lead to 5-2, while his eighth inning RBI double gave some valuable insurance runs to the Bengals.  Dalton Burrell grabbed the win after a six inning outing, striking out four batters in the game.
 
No. 1,000 - vs. National Park College, 10-1 (February 4, 2024)
 
The pitching tandem of Parker Webb and Sawyer Simmons silenced National Park, striking out a combined 14 batters in a 10-1 game in seven innings.  Webb produced 10 punchouts in his five-inning start, giving up four hits and a walk.  The Bengals scrapped together another double digit run performance despite just one extra base hit.  Andrew Lee produced a team-high three RBIs, while Collin Husser had the only multi-hit outing.
 
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