MAXPREPS Buccaneers jump to No. 19 after earning first state crown since 1997.
Barbe (Lake Charles) finished the season with eight straight wins, including a 3-1 Louisiana Class 5A state title over Airline on Saturday. A two-run home run by Madison Chretien and strong pitching by Halie Pappion propelled the tournament third seed to its first state title since 1997. Barbe enters this week s MaxPreps Top 25 high school softball rankings at No. 19.
Top-ranked Leander (Texas) opened postseason play by scoring 34 runs over two games while Lauren Tetreault and SJ Geurin each pitched complete-game shutouts. The Lions are back in action on Saturday against Southwest in Area play.
Home runs, pitching carry Barbe to Class 5A state title over Airline
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SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - The third-seeded Barbe Lady Bucs only needed one inning worth of runs to down No. 5 Airline in the Class 5A championship game, 3-1. The title is Barbe’s fifth in program history.
Airline got the scoring started in the third with back-to-back hits including Paris Endris’ RBI single that gave the Vikings a 1-0 advantage. It was one of only six hits allowed by Barbe pitcher Halie Pappion. The junior allowed only one extra-base hit while striking out eight in seven innings.
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