Opelousas Catholic baseball racked up All-State awards following title. Here's who was honored. (2024)

Opelousas Catholic reigned supreme on the Louisiana Sports Writers Association Class 1A All-State baseball and softball teams.

After guiding Opelousas Catholic to its first Division IV select state baseball title, senior Mark Collins earned the LSWA’s Outstanding Player honors. His coach, Justin Boyd, was named Coach of the Year.

Collins, a UL baseball signee, batted .491 batting with one home run, 10 doubles, eight triples, 42 RBIs and 44 runs scored. He was the District 6-1A MVP. The Vikings defeated Glenbrook 10-0 in the Division IV final.

Boyd helped the school win its first state title as Opelousas Catholic, which was once known as Academy of the Immaculate Conception in Opelousas. In 1970, AIC won the second of back-to-back state championships. AIC merged with Holy Ghost School to become Opelousas Catholic.

Meanwhile, Opelousas Catholic's Cullen Matherne won softball Coach of the Year after leading the Vikings to their first state championship.

Matherne, in his first year as coach, led Opelousas Catholic past District 6-1A Catholic-Pointe Coupee 1-0 in the championship game.

Montgomery’s Zoey Fitts was voted the Outstanding Player on the softball squad.

Fitts helped third-seeded Montgomery defeat No. 5 French Settlement 5-4 in the Division IV nonselect state title game. She batted .550 with 11 home runs, 58 RBIs, four steals and had .629 on-base percentage.

Class 1A All-State

BASEBALL

Pos player school cl. Stats

P Karson Trichel Ouachita Christian Jr. 8-1

P Garrett Taylor St. Frederick Sr. 9-1

P Easton Sanders Glenbrook Jr. 9-2

P Brennan Champagne Covenant Christian Jr. 7-1

C Zac White, Ouachita Christian Sr. .461

IF Landry Powell Glenbrook Jr. .426

IF William Patrick St. Frederick Jr. .429

IF Gage Shepherd Homer Sr. .565

IF Clayton Kimball Central Private Jr. .427

OF Jett Hudnall Ouachita Christian Sr. .360

OF Carsen Hebert Covenant Christian Jr. .432

OF Mark Collins Opelousas Catholic Sr. .491

UT Cade Menina Central Catholic Sr. 7-1

UT Jackson Landry Ascension Catholic Sr. .412

UT Jordan Luna Opelousas Catholic Sr. 5-1

UT Braden Mouton Central Catholic Jr. 9-3

UT Caleb Johnson East Beauregard Sr. .415

Oustanding player: Mark Collins, Opelousas Cathoic

Coach of the Year: Justin Boyd, Opelousas Catholic

Honorable mention

Jacob Lilley, Ouachita Christian; Tucker Stutts, Ouachita Christian; Max Brister, Cedar Creek; Kade Luker, Cedar Creek; Kaden Miller, St. Frederick; Aiden Melna, St. Frederick, Owen Trosclair, Covenant Christian; Tino Lopez, Centerville; Blaze Brister, Merryville; Trey Scarborough, St. Mary’s; Ayden Warren, St. Mary’s; Lucas Pickens, Central Catholic; Braylon Normand, St. Frederick; Cooper Wakefield, St. Martin’s; Preston Martinez, St. Mary’s; Tristan Rogers, Covenant Christian; Greg Hamer, Central Catholic; Braylon Normand, St. Mary’s; Jacob Brignac, Ascension Christian; Beckett Boyd Opelousas Catholic; Peyton Trosclair, Covenant Christian; Conor Jordan, St. Mary’s; Wyatt Buratt, Ascension Christian.

SOFTBALL

Pos player school cl. Stats

P Brighley Crayon Montgomery Sr. 22-6

P Rheese Martin LaSalle Jr. 12-5

P Ashley Little Opelousas Catholic Jr. 17-4

P Morgan Landry Catholic-PC Jr. 21-15

C Aubrey Delatte Ascension Catholic Jr. .529

IF Mallory Smith Cedar Creek Jr. .485

IF Corrin Cashio Riverside Sr. .519

IF Taylor Gongre Montgomery Jr. .510

IF Zoey Fitts Montgomery Jr. .550

OF Bailey Adams Cedar Creek Sr. .464

OF Kenzie Nino LaSalle Sr. .407

OF Kamille Lightfoot Central Catholic Sr. 483

UT Charlotte Lottinger Covenant Christian Sr. .485

UT Avery Creech Logansport Sr. 16-3

UT Ava Gauthe Ascension Catholic So. .543

UT Hannah Herrington Merryville Sr. .514

UT Julieanne Armand Catholic-PC Fr. .430

Outstanding player: Zoey Fitts, Montgomery

Coach of the Year: Cullen Matherne, Opelousas Catholic

Honorable mention

Ainsley Morvan, Logansport; Kennedi Smith, Logansport; Avery Houser, St. Frederick; Megan Day, St. Frederick; Isabella Fulmer, Ouachita Christian; Addie Morris, Ouachita Christian; McKynzie Smith, Logansport; Emmarie Atkins, Logansport; Allie Murphrey, LaSalle; Grace Wren, St. Mary’s; Tyonnah Burton, St. Mary’s; Brooklyn Gerald, Opelousas Catholic; Haylie Burnett, East Beauregard; Leighlah Pruitt, Merryville; Amber Palmero, Riverside; Camryn Reeves, East Beauregard; Vivian Still, Glenbrook; Kyndall Taylor, St. Frederick; Kennedy Reppond, Ouachita Christian; Anna Claire Fitzgerald, Cedar Creek; Olivia St. Pierre, Riverside; Cameron Chapman, Catholic-PC; Isabelle Hernandez, Central Catholic; Bella Trosclair, Covenant Christian; Madison Gussman, Opelousas Catholic; Ella Brouillette, Montgomery; Charli Neumann, St. John; Abigaul Creighton, St. Frederick; Kylie Bordelon, Riverside.