Grand Lake's Ryan Monceaux named LSWA 1A softball Coach of the Year - American Press (original) (raw)

Ryan Monceaux’s plan to get the Grand Lake softball team back into the limelight is working, and he has earned recognition along the way. Monceaux was voted the Class 1A Coach of the Year by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.

Monceaux led the Hornets on a stunning playoff run and reached the semifinals for the first time since 2013. He is the first Grand Lake softball head coach to win the honor since Lindsay Smythe won the award in 2005 and 2008.

The Hornets went 18-8 and entered the playoffs as the No. 11 seed, then proceeded to knock off the No. 6 seed Mangham 12-10 in the regional round and No. 3 Lakeside 3-1 in the quarterfinals. Grand Lake lost to state champion Oak Grove 16-1 in the semifinals in Sulphur.

Grand Lake started the season 4-4, then won 14 of its next 17 games to reach the semifinals.

Also representing Grand Lake is senior softball pitcher Alaina Bearb and sophomore utility player Lake Faulk on the baseball team.

Bearb was one of three Hornets seniors and made an impact as their leadoff hitter, in the circle, and at shortstop. She went 13-5 with a 3.10 earned run average over 942/3 innings with 86 strikeouts and a .970 fielding percentage. At the plate, Bearb batted .440 with 15 doubles, 19 RBIs, 39 runs, and 21 stolen bases.

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As a catcher, outfielder and pitcher, Law helped take the Hornets to the quarterfinals before a 3-2 loss to No. 2 Oakdale in extra innings in the quarterfinals. Faulk batted .375 with 47 RBIs, plus a 6-1 record in 321/3 innings on the mound. He had a 2.40 ERA with 48 strikeouts.

Also from Southwest Louisiana, Merryville sophomore Brynn Beard made the softball team at catcher. The District 4-1A MVP led Merryville to the quarterfinals while batting .563 with 33 RBIs, nine doubles, four triples and a .989 fielding percentage.

Class 1A
Baseball
Pos. Player,School Cl. Stats
P Mason Dudek, Covenant Christian Sr. 12-2
P Kade Luker, Cedar Creek Jr. 10-1
P Jayce Ruiz, Riverside Sr. 7-2
P Peyton Vizena, St. Edmund Sr. 8-2
C Peyton Trosclair, Covenant Christian Sr. .392
INF Keaton Cason, Logansport Sr. .451
INF Brandon Guagliardo, Central Catholic Fr. .358
INF A.J. Lavespere, St. Mary’s Sr. .346
INF Maden Rodriguez, Central Catholic So. .366
OF Ryan Coleman, Cedar Creek Jr. .359
OF Nate Loupe, Covenant Christian Jr. .388
OF Myka Nipple, Catholic-Pointe Coupee Jr. .425
UT Myles Collins, Opelousas Catholic Jr. .394
UT Law Faulk, Grand Lake So. 6-1
UT Owen O’Neil, St. Frederick Sr. .380
UT Owen Trosclair, Covenant Christian Sr. .391
UT Brody Vicknair, Riverside Jr. .449
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER — Kade Luker, Cedar Creek
COACH OF THE YEAR — Brent Hidalgo, Central Catholic
HONORABLE MENTION — Vaughn Blanchard, Ascension
Catholic; Luke Brignac, Ascension Christian; Blaize Brister,
Merryville; Winn Cedars, St. Mary’s; Cy Crowson, St. John;
Landon Daigle, St. John; Gavin Edwards, Montgomery; Tyler
Edwards, St. John; Jaxon Frederick, Centerville; Kross Gillen,
Opelousas Catholic; Parker Gros, Central Catholic; Riley Hebert,
Centerville; Carter Hotard, Catholic-Pointe Coupee; David
Irwin, Central Catholic; King Jones, Logansport; Mason Jordan,
Montgomery; Cy Landry, Ascension Catholic; Luke Leaumont,
St. Frederick; Cole Mirante, Merryville; Jude Morrison, Catholic-Pointe Coupee; Haidyn Nelson, St. Mary’s; Preston Peebles,
Ascension Episcopal; Lanny Reed, St. Edmund; Gabe Savarese,
St. Martin’s Episcopal; Alex Scheuermann, St. Martin’s Episcopal;
William Simon, Vermilion Catholic; Luke Spangler, Centerville;
Carter Stelly, Opelousas Catholic; Landon Underwood, Central
Catholic; Owen Vacarella, Hanson; Johnny Viallon, Ascension
Catholic; Connor Yates, Cedar Creek.
Softball
Pos. Player,School Cl. Stats
P Kamryn Cancienne, Riverside Sr. 22-6
P Ava Gauthe, Ascension Catholic Sr. 17-9
P Landry Long, LaSalle So. 23-2
P Ainsley Morvan, Logansport So. 15-9
C Brynn Beard, Merryville So. .563
INF Gabi Brown, Glenbrook Academy Sr. .524
INF Charli Neumann, St. John Sr. .605
INF Olivia St. Pierre, Riverside So. .477
INF Bella Trosclair, Covenant Christian Sr. .559
OF Sophie Crochet, Ascension Catholic Sr. .475
OF Avery Houser, St. Frederick Sr. .418
OF Bayli Melancon, Riverside So. .447
UT Alaina Beard, Grand Lake Sr. 13-5
UT Camille DeGravelle, St. Frederick So. .380
UT Sanaa Lyles, Plain Dealing Sr. .630
UT Kinley Morris, LaSalle Sr. .512
UT Grace Wren, St. Mary’s Sr. 17-6
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER — Charli Neumann, St.
John
COACH OF THE YEAR — Ryan Monceaux, Grand Lake
HONORABLE MENTION — Emmarie Atkins, Logansport;
Ally Atwood, Delta Charter; Hydi Boyd, Cedar Creek; Addy
Brown, Central Private; Tyonnah Burton, St. Mary’s; Addie
Clampit, St. Frederick; Karson Davis, Covenant Christian; Emma
Delatte, Ascension Catholic; Onnie Doucet, Hanson; Kaleigh Evans, Covenant Christian; Sofie Green, Plain Dealing; Anna-Maria
Gros, Central Catholic; Heidi Harrison, St. Frederick; Gracie
Heard, Glenbrook Academy; Sophie Hedrick, Delta Charter;
Malorie LaCaze, St. Mary’s; Ava Lantrip, Cedar Creek; Avery
McCartney, Central Private; Lawson Olinde, Catholic-Pointe
Coupee; Emma Pitre, Hanson Memorial; Addison Quick, Covenant Christian; Mia Richard, Grand Lake; Averie Ryals, Central
Catholic; Zoie Scully, Central Catholic; Mia Sisco, Westminster
Christian-Lafayette; Kennedi Smith, Logansport; Brooklyn
Steward, Merryville; Hallie Sutton, Glenbrook; Ava Taylor, Delta
Charter; Hannah Thevis, Grand Lake; Madison Trahan, Grand
Lake; Presley Wall, Cedar Creek.