He was the only Blue Jay senior and Phillip Fontenot earned the spotlight as St. Edmund rolled to a 17-0 mercy-rule win over South Cameron.
Fontenot threw a complete game shut out as he allowed two hits over five innings with seven strikeouts and two walks.
The Blue Jays (15-15 overall, 7-1 in District 4-1A) close the regular season this week, beginning with a home game Tuesday against Merryville.
St. Edmund will then travel to Catholic of Pointe Coupee on Wednesday before the district finale at Hamilton Christian.
Against the Tarpons, the Blue Jay offense helped Fontenot’s performance with 17 hits on 33 at-bats, including a nine-run second inning.
The Blue Jays opened with five runs in the bottom of the first, begun when Jack Miller singled, Brock Bieber walked and Sawson Ardoin tripled to clear the bases.
Ardoin scored on a hit by Brad Miller, while Lance Miller followed with a single and both scored when Will Turk reached on an error.
With a 5-0 lead, the Blue Jays exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the second frame, begun as Payton Marcantel tripled and scored on a hit by Jack Miller.
Bieber singled, Brad Miller was hit by a pitch and then Lance Miller walked to plate Jack Miller.
Remi Guillory singled in Bieber, while Turk drove in Brad Miller to push the Jays ahead, 9-0.
Kaden Fontenot singled in Lance Miller, while Marcantel’s second hit of the inning drove in Guillory for an 11-0 Blue Jay advantage.
Jack Miller reached on an error that allowed Turk to score before Bryce Vidrine’s singled drove in Kaden Fontenot.
Brad Miller’s single pushed in Marcantel as the Jays forged ahead, 14-0.
St. Edmund added three more runs in the bottom of the third inning, begun when Turk reached on a fielder’s choice and later scored when Jack Miller reached on an error.
Kaden Fontenot was hit by a pitch and crossed home plate as Vidrine advanced on a fielder’s choice.
Ian Dupre singled and scored the game’s final run on a hit by Ardoin.
The Tarpons threatened in the first inning when Jesus Morales singled and again in the fourth when Luis Castillo singled.
Marcantel went 3-for-4 with a RBI and two runs scored to help lead the Jays.
Jack Miller (2-for-4, 3 RBI, 2 RS), Ardoin (2-for-4, 3 RBI, RS), Brad Miller (2-for-3, 2 RBI, 2 RS) and Guillory (2-for-4, RBI, RS) also had multiple hits for St. Edmund.