Every Monroe-area LSWA Class 2A All-State baseball, softball honoree

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MONROE — The Louisiana Sports Writers Association announced its Class 2A All-State baseball and softball teams for 2026 on Thursday, June 4.

Northeast Louisiana is well-represented on these teams as Ouachita Christian's Ridge Coats was named the Most Outstanding Player in baseball. The graduating senior, and Arkansas Three Rivers signee, was a major contributor to the Eagles clinching the Division IV select championship as he batted .391 with 11 home runs and 55 RBIs.

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Fellow OCS graduates Reed Smalling (.378 average) and Ethan Polk (7-1 on the mound), as well as Mangham senior Carson Mooney (.369), also made Class 2A All-State. OCS senior Will Raymond and sophomores Aaron Eldridge and Ethan Higgins, Division IV nonselect champion Mangham senior Blake Pierce and sophomore Colby Casey and Oak Grove senior Tyler Strickland and freshman Jenson Hurley were All-State honorable mentions.

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In softball, D-IV nonselect champion Oak Grove sophomores Kinley Cox (13-5, 1.46 ERA) and Caroline Bradley (.419, 13 home runs, 34 RBIs), OCS senior Kennedy Reppond (.462), Winnfield junior Karley Caskey (17-4, 1.57 ERA; .404 average) and sophomore Kaylie Callender (.507) and D'Arbonne Woods Charter sophomore Joley Bennett (.548, 14 home runs, 54 RBIs) all made Class 2A All-State.

OCS senior Addie Morris, junior Kelsey Bruce and freshman Gracie Price; Oak Grove juniors Avery Hankins and Fallyn Moore; Woods senior Lylah Jones and sophomore Aubrey Zachary; Mangham senior Abbigail Hardie and Winnfield junior Santana Harris were All-State honorable mentions.

Below are the full lists for the 2026 Class 2A All-State baseball and softball teams.

Baseball​

First Team

Player, School, Class, Stats

P – Caden Amie, Pope John Paul, Sr., 6-1

P – Gage Guidry, Vinton, Sr., 8-5

P – Gavin Polk, Ouachita Christian, Sr., 7-1

P – Christian Sauska, Newman, Sr., 10-1

C- Cohen Evans, Catholic-New Iberia, Sr., .436

INF – Jack Falgoust, Newman, Sr., .291

INF – Payton Hyden, Many, Sr., .441

INF – Drew LeJeune, Notre Dame, Sr., .382

INF – Reed Smalling, Ouachita Christian, Sr., .378

OF – Ridge Coats, Ouachita Christian, Sr., .391

OF – Tylon Jackson, Oakdale, Sr., .326

OF – Jackson Peyton, Dunham, Jr., .341

UT – Barrett Coody, Rosepine, Jr., 7-1

UT – Grant Haydel, Welsh, Jr., 10-2

UT – Carson Mooney, Mangham, Sr., .369

UT – Terrance Robinson, Oakdale, Jr., .380

UT – Charles Wilson, Newman, Sr., .333

Most Outstanding Player: Ridge Coats, Ouachita Christian

Coach of the Year: Pat Adams, Newman

Honorable Mentions: Caleb Bascle, Houma Christian; Aaron Beard, Lake Arthur; Gavin Blanton, Dunham; Cameron Bonin, Lake Arthur; Colby Casey, Mangham; Brynnum Chaney, Rosepine; Landon Cobb, Houma Christian; Peyton Crawford, Oakdale; Levi DeMoss, Calvary Baptist; Trey Dieudonne, Pope John Paul; Cobe Durio, Vinton; Aaron Eldridge, Ouachita Christian; Brody Gray, Calvary Baptist; Gage Hayes, Kinder; Jonas Hendrickson, Many; Luke Hewitt, Catholic-NI; Noah Hoffpauir, Notre Dame; Ethan Higgins, Ouachita Christian; Christopher Holmes, Notre Dame; Cooper Holmes, Calvary Baptist; Zach Hu, Episcopal; Jenson Hurley, Oak Grove; Henry Kucharchuk, Episcopal; Bridrick Joseph, Franklin; Josh Kantrow, Episcopal; Johnathan Lee, Northlake Christian; Lathan Lee, Many; Evan Pearce, Rosepine; Blake Pierce, Mangham; Paxton Prince, Homer; Peyton Procell, Menard; Brennan McGee, Vinton; Riddick Meaux, Kinder; Kaghan Miller, Many; Max Millett, Northlake Christian; William Raymond, Ouachita Christian; Turner Rodriguez, DeQuincy; Reeves Scroggs, Menard; J.D. Shelton, Menard; Kaleb Simon, Lafayette Christian; Tyler Strickland, Oak Grove; Collier Villere, Newman; Grant Weidner, Kinder; Ayden Welch, Lafayette Christian.

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Softball​

First Team

Player, School, Class, Stats

P – Kynzee Anderson, Calvary Baptist, Sr., 30-1

P – Kinley Cox, Oak Grove, So., 13-5

P – Malloy Miles, French Settlement, Jr., 20-2

P – Ainslie Willis, Oakdale, Sr., 16-8

C- Kaylie Callender, Winnfield, So., .537

INF – Joley Bennett, D’Arbonne Woods, So., .544

INF – Baylor Bockhaus, Calvary Baptist, So., .486

INF – Loren Sivils, Calvary Baptist, Jr., .462

INF – Maddison Sumbler, Oakdale, Jr., .630

OF – Lylah Madere, St. Thomas Aquinas, So., .578

OF – Brynn Robinson, Calvary Baptist, Fr., .470

OF – Sawyer Shelton, Menard, Sr., .480

UT – Caroline Bradley, Oak Grove, Jr., .419

UT – Karley Caskey, Winnfield, Jr., .404

UT – Kennedy Reppond, Ouachita Christian, Sr., .462

UT – Analeigh Roberts, Rosepine, Sr., .565

UT – Kenley Sonnier, Notre Dame, So., .577

Most Outstanding Player: Kynzee Anderson, Calvary Baptist

Coach of the Year: Tiffany Wood, Calvary Baptist

Honorable Mentions: Aubrie Bertrand, East Beauregard; Kaleigh Blackburn, North Caddo; Hannah Brister, Slaughter Charter; Kelsey Bruce, Ouachita Christian; Mallory Carver, Calvary Baptist; Caroline Cedars, Many; Emily Cooley, DeQuincy; Lily Cunningham, Houma Christian; Emily Doiron, Houma Christian; Caylee Downs, Many; Emma Davis, Menard; Annabelle Drago, Menard; Mia Ennis, Country Day; Conlee Flotte, Slaughter Charter; Audi Flowers, DeQuincy; Sydney Fraher, Northlake Christian; Niki Gardner, Episcopal; Carlie Guile, Calvary Baptist; Avery Hankins, Oak Grove; Kylee Hardison, Oakdale; Abbigail Hardie, Mangham; Santana Harris, Winnfield; Alivia Hayes, Houma Christian; Alaura Hough, Pickering; Lylah Jones, D’Arbonne Woods; Maddie Jones, Rosepine; Marli Jones, Rosepine; Mia Klein, Lake Arthur; Jesse Lambert, Newman; Kaylee Methvin, Menard; Kenna Miles, French Settlement; Fallyn Moore, Oak Grove; Addie Morris, Ouachita Christian; Allie Payne, Many; Gracie Price, Ouachita Christian; Kaylynn Rainey, North Caddo; Ellie Kate Ray, Oak Grove; Peyton Reeves, East Beauregard; Kam Rodriguez, Pope John Paul; Hadley Spellman, French Settlement; Savanna Triche, Albany; Kaylee Vercher, Winnfield; Maddie Vinatieri, DeQuincy; Reese Walker, Calvary Baptist; Piper Weatherly, Vidalia; Abigail Willie, Northlake Christian; Aubrey Zachary, D’Arbonne Woods.

This article originally appeared on Monroe News-Star: Monroe-area LSWA Class 2A All-State baseball and softball honorees

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