Super 10’s capture tourney championship

BY: TRACEY JAGNEAUX
Sports Editor

Pine Prairie was the setting for the Dixie Youth east sub-district tournament this past weekend.
The Ville Platte all-stars cruised through the round robin tournament without a loss, taking home the title.
Ville Platte will now move on to district play to be held on July 2-8 in Pine Prairie. Ville Platte is scheduled to play Friday, July 3 at 4 p.m.
“The coaching staff had two goals in mind coming into the sub-district tournament,” said Ville Platte head coach Eric Fontenot. “First, we wanted to gauge our team’s reaction to tournament play. Secondly, we wanted to find out how to handle our pitching staff going forward. We were very pleased with our play and the pitching staff as a whole.”
“We still have room for improvement. We will be working on some things in the next two weeks before the district tournament. As expected the team gave a total effort and our fans were second to none in their support.”
Here is a rundown of the four games played by Ville Platte.

Ville Platte vs. Pine Prairie
Ville Platte started slow offensively in Friday night game against Pine Prairie, only scoring two runs in the first two innings. However, Ville Platte tacked on nine runs in the last two innings for an 11-1 win.
Ville Platte managed to push a single run across in the first inning. Another run was added by the boys in blue in the second inning to put Ville Platte up 2-0.
There was no let up by Ville Platte in the third inning as they plated six runs. Ville Platte tacked on a lone run in the fourth.

Ville Platte vs. Oberlin
Game two was a runaway win for Ville Platte in the 1 p.m. game on Saturday. The all-stars pounded Oberlin pitching for a 28-0 shutout. Oberlin had no answer for the Ville Platte bats in the game.
Ville Platte wasted no time in getting the bats going. The all-stars scored eight runs in their very first at bat. The second inning was no different, as Ville Platte tacked on seven more runs to go up 15-0. The all-stars tacked on 13 more in the third inning to finish out the game.

Ville Platte vs. Mamou
The Saturday twilight game pitted Ville Platte against another parish rival, Mamou. The boys in blue managed to only score six runs in the game, but it would be enough as they blanked Mamou 6-0.
Ville Platte and Mamou were intertwined in a defensive struggle for the first three innings, as both teams went scoreless. Ville Platte forged ahead in the third, plating two runs and blanking Mamou in the inning.
Both clubs were held without a run in the fifth inning. Ville Platte put together a mini offensive surge in the sixth, plating their final four runs. Mamou could not get any offense going to put pressure on Ville Platte in their final at bat.

Ville Platte vs. Oakdale
The fourth and final game was an afternoon tilt against the other Allen Parish squad, Oakdale. Ville Platte brought the bats back to life in this game, as they produced runs in all three innings in a 17-1 blowout.
Ville Platte took control early, plating seven runs in the first inning. Oakdale pushed a run across in the initial frame, but Ville Platte led 7-1. The all-stars added a run in the second to extend their lead to seven.
The final inning was all Ville Platte, as the Evangeline Parish club tacked on nine more runs. Ville Platte pitching put on a clinic in the final two innings, striking out four of the last six Oakdale batters.