ABBEVILLE – The good news for the St. Mary’s baseball team didn’t end with the last out of Wednesday’s 5-0 victory at Vermillion Catholic in a Select Division IV regional round playoff game.
The Tigers get to host a quarterfinal contest next week, thanks to a huge upset in the bracket Wednesday. The 16th-seed, Central Catholic of Morgan City, won 5-3 at No. 1 Opelousas Catholic and will come to Natchitoches to play St. Mary’s for a spot in the state tournament.
The ninth-seeded Tigers (16-9) got a complete-game shutout from right-hander Trey Scarborough, who allowed only three hits by No. 8 Vermilion Catholic (15-11), the defending state champion.
SMHS jumped to a 4-0 first inning lead, featuring Connor Kay’s two-run single and an RBI double from Scarborough. Haiden Nelson added an RBI base hit in the second frame.
The date and time for next week’s quarterfinal game will be set soon.
