Neville vs Shaw, 2008 Louisiana State Baseball 4A Quarterfinals
May 8, 2008 - 7pm
Neville had a standoff with Shaw in the quarterfinals for the Louisiana 4A State Baseball Championship on May 8, 2008 at 7pm. This was a close, fingernail-biting game in the end. Below is the play by play action of this special night in baseball history.
May 8, 2008 06:51:29 PM
Welcome to Game 2 of the LHSAA State Farm 2008 4A State Baseball Championship between the Neville Tigers and Shaw Eagles. Your starting line for the Neville Tigers is as follows: #13 Ashton Hughes shortstop, #7 Will Hardy first base, #3 Ralph Rhymes second base, #4 Patrick Ensminger catcher, #6 Barron Bullock right field, #11 Truman Van Veckhoven left field, #16 Taylor Burch center field, #9 Trevor Stennett pitcher, and #8 Grant Owens third base
May 8, 2008 06:53:19 PM
Your Shaw Eagles line up is as follows: #2 Ross Barbier second base, #4 Brandon Snow shortstop, #15 Scott Fabre centerfield, #18 Drew Milligan first base, #20 Corey Wilson third base, #9 Ben Boudreaux left field, #5 Jordan Landry right field, #7 Jared Landry designated hitter, and #27 Steve Daigle catcher
May 8, 2008 06:53:51 PM
The winner of this game will face the Zachary Broncos in the championship game tomorrow night here at Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport.
May 8, 2008 07:19:29 PM
On the mound for Neville is Trevor Stennett. Up to bat for Shaw will be Ross Barbier. Inside ball 1. Swing and a miss for strike 1. On the outside corner for strike 2. Outside ball 2. Outside ball 3. Full count. Swing and strike three for the first out of the game.
May 8, 2008 07:21:21 PM
Now at the plate Brandon Snow. Down the middle for strike one. Swing and a miss for strike two. Ball 1. Count 1-2. Nice running catch over the shoulder by the left fielder Van Veckhoven for out two.
May 8, 2008 07:23:38 PM
Scott Fabre at the plate. Foul ball. High and inside for ball 1. Low and outside for ball 2. Ball 3. Count now 3-1. Wild pitch for ball 4 and Fabre reaches 2nd on the play bringing up to bat Drew Milligan.
May 8, 2008 07:23:39 PM
May 8, 2008 07:24:48 PM
Milligan fouls one off for strike one. Outside ball 1. Single up the middle to score Fabre. Shaw leads 1-0.
May 8, 2008 07:25:49 PM
Now batting Corey Wilson. Wilson flies out to the right fielder for out three. After one half inning of play, Shaw leads Neville 1-0.
May 8, 2008 07:28:53 PM
Leading off for Neville Ashton Hughes. Check swing for strike one. Ball 1. Hughes starts off with a single to left field. Now up to bat Will Hardy.
May 8, 2008 07:29:45 PM
Called strike 1. Hardy hits a grounder to deep second base and is thrown out at first. Hughes advances to second. 1 out.
May 8, 2008 07:31:18 PM
Now at the plate Raph Rhymes. Called strike 1. Ball 1. Catcher bobbles pitch and Hughes advances to third. On the throw to third, Daigle overthrows into left field and Hughes scores.
May 8, 2008 07:31:55 PM
In the dirt for ball 3. Count 3-1 to Rhymes. Flies out to right field for out 2.
May 8, 2008 07:33:31 PM
Now at the plate for Neville, Patrick Ensminger. Ball 1. Count 2-2 on Ensminger. Swings for strike three. After one complete inning of play, the score is tied at 1-1.
May 8, 2008 07:37:41 PM
Up to the plate for Shaw is Beau Boudreaux. Boudreaux is hit by the first pitch, but called back because of a failure to get out of the way. Ball 2. Foul ball for strike 1. High ball 3. Pops up to deep shortstop who drops the ball on an error. Boudreaux reaches first.
May 8, 2008 07:38:25 PM
Up to bat, Jordan Landry. Runner on first. Landry swings at the first pitch and flies out to left field for out 1. Now up the DH Jared Landry.
May 8, 2008 07:40:57 PM
Swing and a miss for strike 1. Swings again for strike 2. Count 0-2. Low and outside for ball 1. Ball 2 on the outside corner. Foul ball. Count 2-2. Swings and misses for strike 3. Runner steals second.
May 8, 2008 07:45:01 PM
Up to the plate for Neville is Barron Bullock. Check swings for strike 1. Ball 1. Ball 2. Outside corner strike 2. Count now 2-2. Bullock check swings and is called out by the first base upmpire on the challenge from the catcher for out 1.
May 8, 2008 07:45:43 PM
Now batting Van Veckhoven. Swings at strike 1. Van Veckhoven flies out to left field for out 2.
May 8, 2008 07:46:37 PM
Now up Taylor Burch. Swings at strike 1. Deep fly ball almost to the warning track but caught by the left fielder for out 3. At the end of three complete innings of play, the score remains 1-1.
May 8, 2008 07:48:38 PM
Daigle at the plate for Shaw as he did not complete his at bat last inning. Daigle doubles down the right field line. Perrin in as courtesy runner.
May 8, 2008 07:50:56 PM
Now up for Shaw, Barbier. Swings and fouls off for strike 1. Works count to 3-1. Perrin advances to third on passed ball by the catcher. Barbier lines out to center field and runner is held at third. 1 out.
May 8, 2008 07:52:49 PM
At the plate for Shaw is Snow. Runner on third. Strike 1. Called ball 1. High and outside for ball 2. Outside for ball 3. Low in the dirt for ball 4. Snow on first and Perrin on third bringing up Fabre.
May 8, 2008 07:54:52 PM
Fabre fouls off strike 1. Fabre hits a grounder to Hughes who underhands it to Rhymes and turns the double play for outs 2 and 3. At the end of 2 1/2 innings of play, the score remains 1-1.
May 8, 2008 07:57:26 PM
At bat for Neville is Stennett. Count 1-1. Count now 3-1. Count full at 3-2. Low and outside in the dirt for ball 4. Courtesy runner for Stennett will be Matt Adams.
May 8, 2008 07:58:08 PM
Up to the plate is Owens. Owens sacrifice bunts to the pitcher and is thrown out at first for out 1 but Adams advances to second bringing up Hughes.
May 8, 2008 07:58:49 PM
Hughes fouls it off for strike 1. Grounds out to the second baseman for out two but Adams advances to third.
May 8, 2008 08:00:38 PM
Now up to bat is Will Hardy. Ball 1. Outside ball 2. Inside ball 3. Count now 3-0. Strike 1. Hardy draws the walk putting runners on first and third for Rhymes.
May 8, 2008 08:01:50 PM
The count is 0-1 to Raph Rhymes. Rhymes flies out to the first baseman Milligan who makes a nice catch in foul territory for out three. The score remains 1-1 going into the 4th inning of play.
May 8, 2008 08:03:26 PM
Milligan will lead off for Shaw. Ball 1. Grounds out to the first baseman for out 1.
May 8, 2008 08:04:29 PM
Now batting is Wilson. Outside ball 1. Wilson hits a Texas-leaguer into center field and reaches first safely for a base hit.
May 8, 2008 08:05:26 PM
Up to the plate Boudreaux. Ball 1. Boudreaux is hit by the pitch and now Shaw has runners on first and second for third baseman Jordan Landry.
May 8, 2008 08:11:06 PM
DH Jared Landry up to bat with runners still on first and second. Inside for ball 1. Called strike 1. Count 1-1. Outside for ball 2. Inside for ball 3. Count 3-1. Stennett walks Landry. Bases loaded for Daigle.
May 8, 2008 08:13:47 PM
Daigle takes ball 1. Called strike 1. Low for ball 2. Count now 3-1. Neville catcher visits mound to settle down Stennett. Outside corner for strike 2. Count full with two outs. Runners will be advancing on the pitch. Close on the outside corner for ball four. Stennett walks in a run. Shaw now has the lead at 2-1. Bases still loaded for Barbier.
May 8, 2008 08:21:23 PM
Hughes comes in with a 3-1 count on Snow and runners on second and third. Strike 2. Low for ball 4. Bases loaded for Fabre.
May 8, 2008 08:25:28 PM
Milligan grounds out to the third baseman for the third out of the inning. After 4 1/2 innings of play, the score is Shaw 6 Neville 1.
May 8, 2008 08:26:16 PM
Addition...Fabre doubled to center and two runs scored leaving runners on second and third for Milligan.
May 8, 2008 08:27:48 PM
Up for Neville in the bottom of the 4th is Ensminger. Count 1-1. Count now 3-1. Count full. Ensminger is caught looking for strike three. 1 out.
May 8, 2008 08:29:28 PM
Now batting Bullock. Swing and a miss for strike 1. Swings for strike 2. Outside ball 1. Count 1-2. Ball 2. Ensminger hits a hard grounder to third which bounces off the third baseman. Ensminger reaches first bringing up Bullock.
May 8, 2008 08:30:22 PM
Correction...Bullock reaches first on the hard grounder that bounced off the third baseman. Now batting Van Veckhoven. Bullock advances to second on the bobble by the catcher.
May 8, 2008 08:31:48 PM
Shaw coach visits mound. Neville with Bullock on second and Van Veckhoven at the plate. 3-1 count. Looks at strike 2. Full count. Inside ball 4. Runners on first and second for Burch.
May 8, 2008 08:34:03 PM
Shaw coach visits mound. Neville with Bullock on second and Van Veckhoven at the plate. 3-1 count. Looks at strike 2. Full count. Inside ball 4. Runners on first and second for Burch. Burch strikes out swinging but runners advance to second and third on the swing.
May 8, 2008 08:34:34 PM
Stennett grounds out to the first baseman for the third out stranding runners on second and third. At the end of 4, the score is Shaw 6 Neville 1.
May 8, 2008 08:36:55 PM
Corey Wilson at the plate for Shaw. With an 0-2 count, he flies out to the first baseman in foul territory. Now up Boudreaux.
May 8, 2008 08:38:04 PM
Called strike 1. Strike 2. Boudreaux hits a grounder to the third baseman who throws to the first baseman making a nice stretch to get the out. Two outs for batter Jordan Landry.
May 8, 2008 08:39:34 PM
1-1 count to Landry. Landry swings and misses for strike 2. Count now 1-2. Swing and a miss for the third out. The score remains Shaw 6 Neville 1.
May 8, 2008 08:42:08 PM
Owens at the plate for Neville. The count is 1-1. Foul ball. Count 1-2. Owens singles to right field bringing up Hughes. Reeves in to run for Owens.
May 8, 2008 08:44:28 PM
Hughes at the plate. Count 2-0. Looks at strike 1. Looks at strike 2. Count 2-2. Foul ball. Hughes flies out to shallow right field for out 1. Runner still on first.
May 8, 2008 08:46:02 PM
Hardy at the plate. Ball 1. Looks at strike 1. Count now 1-1. High ball 2. Count now 3-1. Hardy draws the walk advancing Reeves to second. With runners on first and second, Rhymes is up.
May 8, 2008 08:46:54 PM
Rhymes swings and misses for strike 1. Rhymes grounds out to the first baseman, but the runners advance. 2 outs. With runners on second and third, Ensminger is up to the plate.
May 8, 2008 08:47:55 PM
Ensminger hits a three-run homerun over the left field fence on the first pitch for 3 RBIs! Shaw 6 Neville 4.
May 8, 2008 08:49:08 PM
With the bases cleared, Bullock is at the plate. Count 0-1 on a foul ball.Low and outside for ball 1. Bullock hits a single between first and second to bring up Van Veckhoven with 2 outs.
May 8, 2008 08:50:25 PM
Van Veckhoven fouls off the first pitch. Bullock steals second. Count now 1-1. Van Veckhoven grounds out to the second baseman for out three. After five complete innings of play, the score is Shaw 6 Neville 4.
May 8, 2008 08:52:45 PM
Jared Landry batting for Shaw. Count 0-1. Swings at strike 2. Swing and a miss for strike 3. 1 out. That brings Daigle to the plate.
May 8, 2008 08:54:35 PM
Strike 1 on Daigle. Count 0-1. Outside ball 1. In the dirt for ball 2. Inside ball 3. Count now 3-1. Daigle hits a blooper to the second baseman who caught it in the air for out 2.
May 8, 2008 08:55:23 PM
Now up Barbier. Barbier hits one in the gap between short and third reaching first base. With two outs, that brings up Snow.
May 8, 2008 08:59:09 PM
At the plate for Shaw, Fabre. Fabre hits one into shallow centerfield. One run scores. With runners on first and second and two outs, Milligan is the batter.
May 8, 2008 09:00:10 PM
Milligan fouls the first pitch. Ball 1. Ensminger throws out the Shaw runner attempting to advance to third on the bobble for the third out. Through 5 1/2 innings of play, the score is Shaw 7 Neville 4.
May 8, 2008 09:03:18 PM
Up for Neville, Drew Narmour. Count 2-1. Narmour fouls it off for strike 2. Foul ball. Nice play by the third baseman to retire Narmour for out 1.
May 8, 2008 09:04:40 PM
Now up for Neville, Stennett. Foul ball, strike 1. Ball 1. Swing and strike 2. Count 1-2. Stennett flies out to the right fielder for out 2. Now batting Owens.
May 8, 2008 09:05:56 PM
Owens reaches first bringing up Hughes.
May 8, 2008 09:09:13 PM
The count is 2-1 to Hughes. hughes flies out to the left fielder for the third out. The score remains Shaw 7 Neville 4.
May 8, 2008 09:14:37 PM
Running for Shaw is Todd Condou. Wilson up to bat for Shaw. Wilson singles up the middle and with runners on first and second Boudreaux is the batter.
May 8, 2008 09:16:02 PM
Boudreaux attempts to bunt the first pitch but misses. Bunts the second pitch foul. Boudreaux flies out to the third baseman. Now batting Jordan Landry.
May 8, 2008 09:20:07 PM
Condou steals third and the count to Landry is 1-0. Swing and a miss for strike 1. Swings at strike 2. Count 1-2. High for ball 2. Foul ball. Foul ball again. Count still 2-2. Landry sacrifice flies out to right field to score Condou. Shaw now leade 8-4.
May 8, 2008 09:21:53 PM
Now batting for Shaw, Sean Connors. Count 1-0. Low and inside for ball 2. Looks at strike 1. Ball 3. Hardy walks Connors to put runners on first and second for Daigle.
May 8, 2008 09:26:30 PM
2 outs. Daigle the batter. Ball 1. Outside strike 1. Daigle hit by pitch loading bases. Neville coach arguing call with plate umpire. Daigle sent back to the plate due to lack of attempt to get out of the way. Count on Daigle now 2-1. Runners advance to second and third on passed ball. Count now 3-1. Count full. Single to left field. One run scores but the second baserunner is thrown out at the plate. After 6 1/2 innings of play the score is Shaw 9 Neville 4.
May 8, 2008 09:29:51 PM
Neville has Hardy at the plate. Count 2-1. Hardy draws a walk bringing up Rhymes.
May 8, 2008 09:31:51 PM
Shaw pitching change. Now pitching for Shaw is Jordan Landry.
May 8, 2008 09:33:11 PM
May 8, 2008 09:34:14 PM
Rhymes draws the walk causing the pitching change. Ensminger is the batter. Landry is on the mound.
May 8, 2008 09:37:46 PM
Count to Ensminger 1-1. 0 outs. Foul ball. Count 1-2. High, ball 3. Catcher bobbles and Neville runner thinks about advancing to third, but stops. Runners still on second and third. Foul ball. Neville runners advance on passed ball. Count full to Ensminger. Still 0 outs. Passed ball 4. Ensminger walks and Neville scores on the passed ball making the score 9-5. Sartor in to run for Ensminger. Runners on first and third.
May 8, 2008 09:38:19 PM
Bullock your batter. Another passed ball and Neville runner scores. Score now 9-6 Shaw leading. Sartor advances to second. Count to Bullock 1-0.
May 8, 2008 09:39:26 PM
Ball 2. Count 2-0. Sartor on 2nd. High for ball 3. Count 3-0. Shaw coach visits mound.
May 8, 2008 09:41:50 PM
Bullock still your batter. Looks at strike 1. Count 3-1. Watches strike 2. Count full. O outs. Bullock singles up the middle. Ball goes by centerfielder who slips on grass and Sartor scores. Bullock ends up on second and the score is now Shaw 9 Neville 7.
May 8, 2008 09:43:22 PM
With 0 outs and Bullock on second Van Veckhoven is your batter. Pitcher balks advancing runner to third. Van Veckhoven grounds out to the first baseman, but the run still scores. Shaw 9 Neville 8.
May 8, 2008 09:44:01 PM
Burch your batter. Flies out to deep centerfield almost to the warning track for the second out of the inning.
May 8, 2008 09:45:34 PM
Stennett is the batter. High for ball 1. The count is now 1-2. Low for ball 2. Count 2-2. Swings for strike 3 to end the game.
May 8, 2008 09:46:47 PM
After an exciting game, the final score is Archbishop Shaw Eagles 9 Neville Tigers 8. Shaw will meet Zachary tomorrow at 7 in the finals here at Fair Grounds Field.
