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Select Division II State Champions

MAY 13, 2023-E. D. White defeated Vandebilt Catholic, 6-2, in the Division II championship baseball game in Sulphur. The win secured E. D. White’s first baseball state crown since 2001 when the program completed a string of four-straight LHSAA titles. The other previous title was won in 1974. The Cardinals struck first, taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first when Brendan Gaubert’s RBI double scored Matthew Melancon, who singled. Vandebilt Catholic tied the game 1-1 when James Guidry scored on error. In the bottom of the fifth, an offensive surge from the Cardinals saw 4 runs scored, allowing E. D. White to take a 5-1 lead over their rival. Gaubert’s RBI single, Tyler Weimer’s two-run double, and Luke Zeringue’s RBI to score Gaubert made up those four runs. Braxton Comeaux smashed an RBI double to the left-field wall in the sixth to give E. D. White a 6-1 lead. Vandebilt Catholic added one run in the top of the seventh, but a fly ball to left field ended the game 6-2 in the Cardinals’ favor. Gaubert was 2-for-4 with two RBI. The right-hander came in as reliever and threw three innings, allowing one run in his save. The LHSAA selected Gaubert as the game’s the Most Outstanding Player.

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State Champion Shirts Available for Pickup Starting June 13

EDW Baseball State Champ Shirts will be ready for pickup starting TOMORROW, June 13. You can pickup from the EDW Student Union on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 10 am until 3pm. Pay with cash, check made out to “E. D. White,” or card when you pick up your order. Questions? Call or text 985-316-6344.

23-24 Baseball Tryout Info

For incoming 8th graders and incoming/current 9th graders:

– Monday, July 24 and Tuesday, July 25

– 4:00-6:00 PM

– EDW- Boyd Hebert Park

For incoming/current 10th, 11th, and 12th graders:

– Wednesday, July 26 and Thursday, July 27

– 4:00-6:00 PM

– EDW- Boyd Hebert Park

Team will be announced Friday, July 28.

Note- all student athletes must have up to date LHSAA paperwork and physical on file at EDW in order to tryout/practice for any athletic team.

Contact Head Baseball Coach, Matt Plitt, for questions mplitt@htdiocese.org

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