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Four Eunice High baseball players were named to the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association All-Region 5 team.
Senior catcher Joshua Youngblood, junior infielder Tyler Darbonne, senior outfiielder Jayden Brasseaux and junior utility player Austin Phillips were all selected after earning All-District 5-3A honors.
The Region 5 Pitcher of the Year was Iota junior Hunter Wriborg.
Joining Wriborg on the All-Region team were Bulldog junior pitcher Tristan Miller and senior Brett Spell.

The post season accolades continue for several area softhall players as the 2018 Louisiana Softball Coaches All-Stste teams have been released.
St. Edmund senior shortstop Gabby Fontenot and senior pitcher Maggie Larrievere (were named to Class 1-A All-State team.
Iota senior outfielder Teri Johnson was named to the Class 3-A all-state team along with Lady Bulldog freshman Makenzie Droddy.
No. 10 Iota (22-9, 11-2) opened the playoffs a win over Iowa before falling 2-0 to Kaplan in the regional round.

LAKE CHARLES – Eunice High juniors Austin Phillips and Tyler Darbonne, along with Iota High junior Hunter Wriborg have been selected to play today in a doubleheader starting at 5 p.m. at the McNeese baseball stadium.
The showcase is called the Louisiana/Texas shootout.
Next week, Phillips and Darbonne will continue their play at Troy University in the Southeastern Underclass Shootout featuring underclassmen from Louisiana, Kentucky, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Florida.