Bulldogs Finish 2-1 In U-High Tourney

By Jim Henderson Sportswriter

The Lutcher Bulldog baseball team completed play in the University High Tournament played in Baton Rouge.

The Bulldogs defeated Doyle in firstround play by a 11-1 score. Neither team scored in the first two innings of play. Lutcher broke the ice in the third exploding for five runs when CJ Cullen and Tristan Conway each had base hits. Mason Keller hit into a fielder's choice to plate a run and Ivan Clark followed with a bunt single. Kolby Bourgeois hit a sacrifice fly to center field to plate a run and Hayden Brack followed with a two-run RBI double. Later Alec Bland stroked a RBI single to center field.

The Bulldogs added six runs in the fourth when Dylan Hymel led off with a walk. Conway and Keller each had base hits to load the bases. A bases-loaded walk scored one run and Bourgeois followed with a RBI single to center field. Brack had a three-run RBI double to center field and a wild pitch ended the frame giving Lutcher a commanding 11-0 advantage.

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