Four Southwest Louisiana teams prepare for state softball tournament Four Southwest Louisiana teams prepare for the state softball tournament. (Source: KPLC) By Brady Renard | April 26, 2021 at 4:13 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 4:13 PM
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (KPLC) - The LHSAA Softball State Tournament is set to begin Thursday in Sulphur at Frasch Park as four teams from Southwest Louisiana are set to join the 12 classes and divisions that will each play for the right for a state championship Sunday.
As usual, Southwest Louisiana is sending multiple teams with the hopes of bringing home a title to the area for only the third time since 2016. DeRidder won the Class 4A state title in 2018 two years after Hackberry took home the 2016 Class C championship.
Merryville, Rosepine punches ticket to softball state tournament
SWLApreps Softball playoffs April 22 By Brandon Williams | April 22, 2021 at 11:56 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 11:56 PM
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Both Merryville and Rosepine punched their ticket to the big dance in Sulphur next week following quarterfinal wins Thursday. The Lady Panthers took down Oberlin in five innings, 12-2, while the Lady Eagles defeated D’Arbonne Woods Charter 5-2 in seven innings.
For Merryville, it’s the school’s first trip to the state tournament in 15 years. Senior pitcher Riley Dyson started things off with a bomb over the left-field wall to give them an early lead and scored the winning run in the bottom of the fifth.