VC’s Eagles hosted their annual baseball tournament this weekend, with both Kaplan and NV taking part in the action.

VC head coach Danny McMurtry said that, all things considered, the tournament was a success.

“We pitched very well,” said McMurtry. “Offensively, we swang the bats well. One through nine did a good job of getting the ball in play and putting pressure on other teams.”

McMurtry said the weekend slate exposed some areas the Eagles need to address.

“Our Achilles heel all weekend was our defense,” he said. “We didn’t play that well defensively. That was the one area that we didn’t shine in... But, it’s the first action of the season and we were giving guys an opportunity to play prior to settling down into a lineup.

VC played two games on Thursday, beating Westminster 8-4 and Kaplan 9-2.

Ryan David got the win against Westminster, going five innings. He struck out eight and allowed three hits with no earned runs.

Ryan David was also 2-for-3 at the plate with four RBIs. Derek Broussard was 2-for-4 and scored twice.

In the Kaplan game, Ryan Domingue had a perfect game going through the fifth inning.

He was relieved by Emile Chiasson in the seventh.

Blair Landry was 3-for-5 for VC. Domingue was 2-for-4 with an RBI.

Kaplan got two innings on the mound each from Dylan Roussel, Lance LeBeouf and Trey Choate.

Slade Boullion and Drew Gaspard each had one hit and scored KHS’ only runs.

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Cedar Creek ............. 7

NV................................2

Brylan Suire started for NV, going 4 and 1/3 innings. He allowed four hits and struck out three while walking two.

Colby Roy was 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and a homer.

Runnels.......................8

Kaplan ...................... 7

Trey Choate got the start for Kaplan, giving up five earned runs on six hits while striking out seven.

Matt Landry was 3-for-4 for Kaplan, while Choate went 2-for-2. Brady Mott was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs.

VC ...............................9

NV ...............................7

Ryan Meaux got the start for NV, giving up four earned runs on two hits while striking out two and walking five in two innings.

Mark LaPorte pitched six innings for VC, giving up two earned runs while striking out 13.

Aaron David went 2-for-2 for VC with a single and a double for two RBIs. Etienne Trahan was 2-for-5 with an RBI and LaPorte was 1-for-2 with two walks and an RBI.

NV’s Trey Broussard was 3-for-4 with three runs scored. Landon Dupuy was 2-for-5 with a single and a double.

NV next hosts Notre Dame on Thursday, March 1.

VC plays at Runnels on Tuesday.