The North Vermilion Patriots finish the 2022 season with a 39-3 record.
SULPHUR - The North Vermilion Patriots came up short of winning their second straight Class 4A title.
South Terrebonne, the No. 15 seed, outlasted the top-seeded Pats for a 7-6 win on Saturday. The Pats finish the season with a 39-3 record.
Pitcher John Nick Touchet got the start on the hill for North Vermilion. He pitched three innings and picked up the win.
Cole Veronie finished off the game on the mound for North Vermilion.
Brant Fontenot dove back to third base before the tag. He would later score for NV.
Landon Duhon (15) looks at coach Jeremy Trahan who waves him on to score, which he did.
Coach Trahan points to third base and tells Lane Patin to slide.
The North Vermilion student body want back to back state champions.
NV first baseman Dylan Naquin holds a North Desoto runner on at first base.
NV left fielder Cooper David keeps his eye on the ball while he chases it down for an out.
Tyson LeBlanc (14) and Landon Duhon (15) cross home plate for two scores and react to a play at third base.
Camden Breaux (17) gives Braxton Savant (23) a fist bump.
Sam Galland, a pitch runner for NV, slides safely at home plate.
Lane Patin turns his body right before getting hit by a pitch.
NV players react to right fielder Brant Fontenot (4) making the third out of a inning. In the photo are Cooper David (3), Ethan Frederick (10) and Tyson LeBlanc (14)
Centerfielder John Touchet waits on the baseball for an easy out.
Here are photos of Thursday's semifinal game against North DeSoto. NV won 14-2 and will play Saturday at 2 p.m. in the finals in Sulphur.
Brandt Fontenot stands on second base and smiles after hitting a 3-RBI double in the first inning for NV.
SULPHUR — Brandt Fontenot made North DeSoto pay for its pitching and fielding struggles, going 3-for-4 with a double, five RBIs and two runs scored Thursday afternoon as North Vermilion advanced to its second straight Class 4A baseball championship game with a 14-2, five-inning mercy rule win at McMurry Park.
The Patriots (39-2) fell behind 1-0 in the first inning but answered with five runs in the first and four in the second to lead 9-1, then blew up for another five runs in the bottom of the fourth to put it out of reach.
North DeSoto coach Bo Odom (center) earned his 400th coaching win this spring. Odom, who has been at North DeSoto for 16 years after nine years at Mansfield, led the Griffins to the 2012 Class 3A baseball championship. NDHS plays North Vermilion at 2 p.m.today in Sulphur in a Class 4A semifinal game. (Photo from North DeSoto baseball Facebook page)
Two teams accustomed to playoff success meet in the Class 4A semifinals of the LHSAA State Baseball Tournament at McMurry Park in Sulphur today when top seeded North Vermilion takes on North DeSoto, which is making its third trip to the state tournament since 2012.
The 2022 North Vermilion Patriots baseball team is 38-2 and playing in their second straight Class 4A state semifinal game.
The North Vermilion Patriots have found their way back to the Class 4A semifinals.
The Patriots (38-2) battle North Desoto (33-5) in the semifinal game in the Class 4A state tournament. Game time is at 4 p.m. in McCurry Park in Sulphur. The winner advances to the finals, which will be played on Saturday at 2 p.m.
North Vermilion head coach Jeremy Trahan said, “We are excited to be in the state tournament for the second year in a row. Our kids have worked really hard to get to this point.”
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