The twelfth grade baseball season is within perspective.
Minden, Lakeside and North Webster will all be intended for Saturday, Feb. 18 in Sibley to begin the season at the Lakeside Jamboree.
The softball begins at 11 any.m. with Minden taking on Calvary, followed by Minden and Evangel at noon. Northern part Webster faces Calvary at 1 signifiant.m., Lakeside will take on Evangel in 2 and North Webster matches Lakeside in the jamboree’s finale at Three.
Each game will be 3 innings when using the home team being influenced by coin flip, unless Lakeside is definitely playing, where they will always be home.
All three teams will be coming off playoff campaigns with
The Minden Crimson Tide, led by just head coach Dean Francis, finished since runner-up in district 1-4A last time to the Benton Tigers. Minden lost Ten seniors to graduation, including their top arms for the mound: Trace Francis, Gavin Smith in addition to Gunner Stephens.
One Minden coach said freshman Carson Areas could become the Tide’s ace this coming year.
At the plate and in the field, Minden should get help from Glenbrook transfers Trevor McLean and Lover Branch.
Lakeside went a disappointing 12-13 last season but still came out two runs shy with upsetting Opelousas Catholic in the first-round of the 2010 playoffs. The Warriors are ready to come back to prominence under the steady control of Bob and Will Bleak.
Seniors Jake and Cameron Gray gain as leaders on the field plus talented players like Gavin Johnson and Logan McIver gained valuable working experience last season.
At North Webster, John Fowler readies for his first year or so as head coach of the Knights after a brief time at Minden High School. The Knights in combat made a deep playoff run survive season on their way to the quarterfinals of sophistication 3A.
North Webster has key players to restore in Blake Atchley, Trent Vidrine and Facilities Lay, however All-Parish shortstop and aspiring star Riley Orr returns. So do Kade Garmany, Hayden Corbell together with Michael Modisette.