Berwick finishes 2-0 this weekend at Panther Classic

Berwick finished 2-0 this weekend at its Panther Classic, defeating Central Catholic, 4-2, Friday and Morgan City, 12-1, Saturday.
In Saturday’s win, the Tigers actually led 1-0 after the top of the second inning, but Berwick erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the frame and added a run in the bottom of the fourth.
The game was called in the fifth inning due to the 10- run mercy rule.
Berwick’s pitching trio of Zeph Hoffpauir, Chad Lagrange and Denver Jenkins combined to no-hit Morgan City.
Lagrange, the second of three Berwick pitchers, earned the win. In 2.2 innings, he surrendered one walk, hit one batter and fanned one.
Hoffpauir started the game, and in 1.1 innings, he surrendered one earned run, three walks, hit one batter and fanned two.
Jenkins pitched an inning and surrendered no runs, hits or walks but hit one batter.
Offensively, the Panthers collected 13 hits, while Morgan City committed five errors.
Hoffpauir and Reid Wiley led Berwick’s offense. Hoffpauir was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run, while Wiley was 1-for-3 with three RBIs and a run. Other top Berwick offensive contributors were
Barrett Hover, 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and two runs; Lucas Hatch, 1-for-3, a double, two RBIs and a run; Kyle Boudreaux, 2-for-3, two RBIs and two runs; Mitchell Sanford, 2-for-4, a run; and Kyle Pitre, 1-for-3, an RBI and two runs.
Friday, Berwick scored one run in the first, two in the second and one in the third for a 4-0 lead.
Central Catholic scored its two runs in the top of the sixth.
Boudreaux led Berwick with a 1-for-3 performance with a triple, an RBI and a run. Other top Berwick offensive contributors were Patrick Robertson, 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI; Pitre, 2-for-3, a run;
Sanford, 1-for-2, a double and a run; and Wiley, 1-for-2, an RBI and a stolen base.
Seth Canty earned the win as he tossed a complete- game five-hitter. In seven innings, he surrendered two earned runs, one walk and fanned two.
Thursday, Berwick opened play in its tournament with a 13-12 win against Covenant Christian.
In a back-and-fourth game, Berwick entered the bottom of the seventh down 12-11.
However, after Berwick loaded the bases with back-to-back singles by Hatch and Hoffpauir and an intentional walk to Hover, Hatch and Hoffpauir each scored via a Covenant Christian miscue to win the
game.
Early on, each team scored two runs in the first inning, while Berwick added three runs in the third and four more in the fourth for a 9-2 advantage.
Covenant Christian erupted for seven runs in the fifth for a 9-all game, while Berwick retook the lead at 11-9 in the bottom of the fifth.
Covenant Christian cut its deficit to 11-10 in the top of the sixth before scoring two in the top of the seventh, setting up the dramatic finish.
Berwick outhit Covenant Christian 18-7, but Berwick pitching combined for four walks and seven hit batters.
Each team committed five miscues.
Brett Williams, the final of four Berwick pitchers, earned the win. In 2.3 innings, he surrendered three runs (one earned) on two hits with one hit batter and three strikeouts.
Robertson started the game for Berwick, and in 4.3 innings, he surrendered five runs (four earned) on four hits with four walks, one hit batter and seven strikeouts.
Berwick’s top offensive contributors were: Pitre, 3-for-4, two doubles and two runs; Sanford, 2-for-2, a triple, two RBIs and three runs; Hatch, 2-for-4, a home run, an RBI and a run; Williams, 2-for-3, three
RBIs and two runs; Wiley, 3-for-3, two runs; Robertson, 2-for-3, a double and an RBI; Hoffpauir, 1-for-4, an RBI; and Boudreaux, 2-for-5, a run.
Berwick (6-1), which has won six straight since dropping its season opener to Morgan City, will return to action Tuesday when it travels to face Central Lafourche in a 6 p.m. contest.
CCHS is 0-2
this weekend
Central Catholic finished 0-2 this weekend at Berwick’s Panther Classic, falling 4-2 to Berwick Friday and 7-5 to Covenant Christian Saturday.
In Saturday’s loss, Covenant Christian took a 3-0 lead in the top of the second.
While Central Catholic cut its deficit to 3-2 in the bottom of the third and 5-4 after four innings, Covenant Christian scored two runs in the top of the fifth for a 7-4 lead. Central Catholic plated a run in the
bottom of the sixth.
Central Catholic outhit Covenant Christian 8-5, but Central Catholic committed four errors.
Nathan Hebb suffered the loss. In 3.2 innings, he surrendered five runs (none earned) on four hits with two walks, one hit batter and four strikeouts.
Offensively, Bryce Grizzaffi led the Eagles with a 2-for-3 performance with a double and a run. Other top Central Catholic offensive contributors were Ryan Miller, 2-for-3, an RBI and a run; Luke Barbier,
1-for-3, a double and two RBIs; Sammy Spitale, 1-for-2, an RBI; and Thomas Mire, an RBI.
Friday against Berwick, the Panthers scored one run in the first, two in the second and one in the third for a 4-0 lead.
Central Catholic scored its two runs in the top of the sixth.
Mire led Central Catholic with a 2-for-3 performance with a run. Other top Central Catholic offensive contributors were Tyler Longman, 1-for-3 with an RBI, and Hunter Daigle, 1-for-2, a double and a run.
Grant Stansbury suffered the loss. In six innings, he surrendered four runs (three earned) on eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts.
Central Catholic (3-4) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Ellender in a 6 p.m. contest.
MCHS falls twice
The Morgan City High School Tigers were defeated twice this weekend at Berwick’s Panther Classic, falling Friday to Covenant Christian, 6-5, and Saturday to Berwick, 12-1.
Against Berwick, the Tigers actually led 1-0 after the top of the second inning, but Berwick erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the frame and added a run in the bottom of the fourth.
The game was called in the fifth inning due to the 10-run mercy rule.
Berwick’s pitching no-hit Morgan City, while the Panthers collected 13 hits.
Morgan City committed five errors.
Kade Dupre had an RBI for Morgan City.
Gage Hirschmann suffered the loss. In 1.1 innings, he surrendered eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits.
Friday against Covenant Christian, the Lions led 2-0 after an inning and 5-1 after two complete, but Morgan City scored four runs in the top of the third to tie the game at 5.
Covenant Christian scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth.
The Lions outhit Morgan City 5-4, while Covenant Christian committed four errors to Morgan City’s three miscues. Just one of Covenant Christian’s five runs was earned.
Despite the loss, Morgan City’s Logan Tingle threw a five-hitter. In six innings, he surrendered five runs (one earned) with two walks, two hit batters and fanned five.
Offensively, Morrquise Charles led Morgan City with a 2-for-3 performance with a home run, three RBIs, a stolen base and a run. Ross Albritton added a 1-for-3 performance with
an RBI to round out Morgan City’s top offensive contributors.
Morgan City (4-5) will return to action Tuesday when it hosts Terrebonne in a 6 p.m. contest.
Patterson
beats Franklin
T h e P a t t e r s o n Lumberjacks won their lone contest at Hanson’s tournament Saturday with a 12-2 run-rule win in five innings against Franklin.
The Lumberjacks led 5-0 after an inning, 6-2 after two complete and scored two runs in the fourth and four in the fifth to end the game via the 10-run mercy rule.
Hayden Pinho earned the win. In two innings, he surrendered two runs (one earned) on four hits with one hit batter and one strikeout.
Amarea Christopher pitched three innings of relief and surrendered one hit and fanned one.
Patterson outhit Franklin 8-5.
Reid Perkins and Randy Paul led Patterson offensively. Perkins was 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI and a run, while Paul was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and a run. Other top Patterson offensive contributors
were Pinho, 1-for-1 with an RBI and two runs; Christopher, 1-for-1, an RBI and a run; and Thomas Cheely, an RBI.
Patterson (3-4) will return to action Monday when it hosts Albany in a 5:30 p.m. contest.