LOUISIANA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
GATORADE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
PLAYER YEAR SCHOOL
- Gavin Guidry 2022 Barbe
- Jack Walker 2021 Barbe
- Brody Drosy 2020 Barbe
- Cade Doughty 2019 Dehnam Springs
- Cade Beloso 2018 John Curtis
- Jacob Pearson 2017 West Monroe
- Logan Savoy 2016 South Beauregard
- Kale Breaux 2015 Sulphur
- Chase Vallot 2014 St. Thomas More
- Jared Poche 2013 Lutcher
- Gavin Cecchini 2012 Barbe
- Gavin Cecchini 2011 Barbe
- Bronson Gillam 2010 Evangel Christian
- Zachary Von Rosenburg 2009 Zachary
- Austin Nola 2008 Catholic (BR)
- Carmen Angelini 2007 Barbe
- Jared Mitchell 2006 Westgate
- Josh Wall 2005 Central Private
- Blake Johnson 2004 Parkview Baptist
- Xavier Paul 2003 Slidell
- Micah Schilling 2002 Silliman Institute
- Jonathan Meringue 2001 E.D. White
- Michael Aubrey 2000 Southwood
- Brian West 1999 West Monroe
- Jeff Winchester 1998 Rummel
- Timmy Nugent 1997 Rummel
- Joe Lawrence 1996 Barbe
- Joey Fontenot 1995 Acadiana
- Josh Booty 1994 Evangel Christian
- Tyrone Frazier 1993 Woodlawn
- Ben Jones 1992 Alexandria
- Brandon Watts 1991 Ruston
- Brad Buckle 1990 Rummel
- Russell Rugg 1989 Downsville
- Chad Ogea 1988 St. Louis
- Kim Batiste 1987 St. Amant
- William Taylor 1986 Alexandria
Louisiana - American Legion Baseball
State Championship results in Louisiana, 1928-2017 (list compiled from microfilm files of various state
newspapers; the bulk of the research done by Richard Cuicchi, baseball historian from New Orleans.
National champions
- 1932 -- Zatarain Papooses (New Orleans) ... beat Springfield, Mass., in best-of-three series ... New Orleans 3-2, 5-5 tie (called, rain), Springfield 5-1; New Orleans 5-3
- 1946 -- Jesuit (New Orleans) ... beat Trenton, N.J., 3-1
- 1960 -- Tulane Shirts (New Orleans-Jesuit) ... beat Billings, Mont., 9-3
- 1996 -- Nationwide Restoration (Metairie-Rummel) ... beat Terre Haute, Ind., 6-4
- 2012 -- Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit ... beat Brooklawn, N.J. 4-0
National runner-ups
- 1929 -- New Orleans White Sox, lost in three games to Burke Brothers (Buffalo, N.Y.) ... Buffalo 6-4, New Orleans 16-9, Buffalo 11-4
- 1930 -- Sizeler Brothers (New Orleans), lost to Baltimore, Md., 10-4
- 1934 -- Jesuit (New Orleans), lost in three games to Cumberland, Md. ... Jesuit 5-4, Cumberland 4-3 (13), Cumberland 6-1
- 1937 -- Alvin T. Stumpf (Gretna), swept in best-of-five series by East Lynn, Mass., 12-1, 5-0, 13-5
- 1956 -- LaRocca (New Orleans), lost 8-6 to St. Louis, Mo. (Fred W. Stockham Legion Post No. 245)
- 1996 -- Athletic Center (Gonzales), lost 6-3 to Yardley, Pa. (Bucks County)
- 2015 -- Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit) ... lost 9-2 to Chapin-Newberry, S.C.
State championship games
Formats:
- Single games 1928-29, 1931-32; best-of-three series (1930, 1933-63, 1965-90, 1992, 1995-96)
- State tournament (1964, 1991, 1993-94, 1997-2017)
- 1928 -- Shreveport YMCA 10, Beekmans (New Orleans) 7
- 1929 -- New Orleans White Sox 5, C.C. Bell (Monroe) 0
- 1930 -- Sizeler Brothers (New Orleans) def. Shreveport, 5-3 and 15-2
- 1931 -- Jesuit (New Orleans) 15, Junior Standards (Baton Rouge) 3 (12 innings)
- 1932 -- Zatarain Papooses (New Orleans) 5, DeQuincy 4
- 1933 -- Zatarain Papooses (New Orleans) def. Ruston, 15-3 and 10-3 (Ruston won a meaningless third game 5-0, 5 innings)
- 1934 -- Jesuit (New Orleans) def. Monroe, 15-2 and 2-1 (5 innings, called, rain)
- 1935 -- Jesuit (New Orleans) def. Alvin T. Stumpf (Gretna), 17-14 and 15-10
- 1936 -- Jesuit (New Orleans) def. Alexandria, 8-2 and 19-7
- 1937 -- Alvin T. Stumpf (Gretna) def. Opelousas Warriors, 4-3 and 13-9
- 1938 -- Zatarain Papooses (New Orleans) def. Opelousas Warriors, 6-0 and 12-0
- 1939 -- Zatarain Papooses (New Orleans) def. Opelousas Warriors, 13-3 and 18-5
- 1940 -- Zatarain Papooses (New Orleans) def. Ruston, 20-1 and 3-2
- 1941 -- Dunlaps (New Orleans-Holy Cross) def. Melville, 17-0 and 22-2
- 1942 -- Jesuit (New Orleans) def. Ruston, 14-3 and 5-4
- 1943 -- Aloysius Jax (New Orleans) def. Baton Rouge Ideals, 10-1 and 4-1
- 1944 -- Holy Cross Comiskeys (New Orleans) def. Baton Rouge Ideals, 15-4 and 31-0
- 1945 -- Jesuit (New Orleans) def. Byrd (Shreveport) 15-1 and 7-4
- 1946 -- Jesuit (New Orleans) def. Bluebyrds (Shreveport), 7-0 and 7-1
- 1947 -- Jesuit (New Orleans) def. Andress Bluebyrds (Shreveport) in three games. ... Bluebyrds 6-5, Jesuit 23-4, Jesuit 5-0
- 1948 -- Bohn Motors (New Orleans-Holy Cross) def. Farmerville Farmers, 5-3 and 10-0
- 1949 -- Holsum (New Orleans-Fortier) def. Minden Red Birds, 4-3 and 6-0
- 1950 -- Seven-Up Bottlers (Shreveport) def. New Orleans Motors, 7-0 and 10-9 (13 innings)
- 1951 -- Holsum (New Orleans) def. Seven-Up Bottlers (Shreveport) in three games ... Seven-Up 7-5, Holsum 2-0, Holsum, 9-2
- 1952 -- McCain-Richards Motors (Monroe) def. Tulane Shirts (New Orleans-Jesuit) in three games ...Tulane 11-8, Monroe 10-5, Monroe 4-2
- 1953 -- New Car Franchised Dealers (Monroe) def. I.A. Kramer (New Orleans), 1-0 (14) and 17-4
- 1954 -- Coca-Cola Bottlers (New Orleans) def. Natchitoches Motor Co. Braves, 2-0 and 23-2
- 1955 -- Coca-Cola Bottlers (New Orleans) def. J.V. Jones Motors/Bastrop Drug, 3-2 and 14-0
- 1956 -- LaRocca (New Orleans) def. McCain-Richards Motors (Monroe) in three games ... LaRocca 5-2, Monroe 4-3, LaRocca 8-5
- 1957 -- McCain-Richards Motors (Monroe) def. Baton Rouge, 9-2 and 1-0
- 1958 -- Perfecto Foods (New Orleans-DeLaSalle) def. T.L. James Contractors (Ruston), 12-6 and 10-5
- 1959 -- Perfecto Foods (New Orleans-DeLaSalle) def. Lake Charles Skippers, 9-0 and 8-5 (11)
- 1960 -- Tulane Shirts (New Orleans-Jesuit) def. Brown-Rivers-Scogin (Monroe), 5-3 and 11-4
- 1961 -- Brown-Rivers-Scogin (Monroe) def. Lakeside Ramblers (New Orleans-DeLaSalle), 5-1 and 1-0
- 1962 -- Tulane Shirts (New Orleans-Jesuit) def. Royal Crown Cola (Shreveport) in three games ... Tulane 4-3, RC Cola 3-2, Tulane 11-0
- 1963 -- Welsh Funeral Home (Baton Rouge) def. T.L. James Contractors (Ruston), 3-2 and 16-2
- 1964 -- Lakeside Ramblers (New Orleans-DeLaSalle) 14, T.L. James Contractors (Ruston) 1. (Ruston beat Lakeside Ramblers 4-3 in previous game)
- 1965 -- Tulane Shirts (New Orleans-Jesuit) def. Redemptorist Boosters (Baton Rouge), 4-0 and 9-4
- 1966 -- New Iberia def. Baton Rouge Savings & Loan, 3-1 and 5-4
- 1967 -- Dick Bohn Ford (New Orleans-DeLaSalle) def. Lake Charles, 3-1 and 12-4
- 1968 -- Dick Bohn Ford (New Orleans-DeLaSalle) def. T.J. James Contractors (Ruston), 9-8 and 3-0
- 1969 -- Lake Charles Stevedores def. TAC Amusements (New Orleans-Redemptorist) in three games ... Lake Charles 3-2, New Orleans 2-1, Lake Charles 7-0
- 1970 -- Schaff Brothers (Metairie-Rummel) def. Lake Charles Stevedores in three games ... Lake Charles 9-5, Schaff 13-1, Schaff 3-2
- 1971 -- Schaff Brothers (Metairie-Rummel) def. T.L. James Contractors (Ruston) in three games ... T.L. James 2-0, Schaff 5-0, Schaff 8-6
- 1972 -- T.L. James Contractors (Ruston) def. Tasty Bread (Marrero-Shaw) in three games ... T.L. James 8-1, Tasty Bread 7-0, T.L. James 8-1
- 1973 -- TAC Amusements (New Orleans-Redemptorist) def. Lake Charles Stevedores, 5-4 and 6-3
- 1974 -- Schaff Brothers (Metairie-Rummel) def. New Iberia Cajuns, 15-9 and 6-3
- 1975 -- Odeco Drillers (New Orleans-Jesuit) def. Monroe Armature, 11-2 and 6-2
- 1976 -- Schaff Brothers (Metairie-Rummel) def. Burger Chef (Lafayette), 10-3 and 10-8
- 1977 -- Saucer Marine (New Orleans-Holy Cross) def. Bossier City Legionnaires, 7-1 and 12-2
- 1978 -- Conmaco (New Orleans-Archbishop Shaw) def. Burger Chef (Lafayette), 3-2 and 7-4
- 1979 -- Odeco Drillers (New Orleans-Jesuit) def. Abe's Grocery (Lake Charles) in three games ... Abe's Grocery 5-1, Odeco 4-3, Odeco 4-1
- 1980 -- Odeco Drillers (New Orleans-Jesuit) def. Crowley Post 15, 3-0 and 17-1
- 1981 -- Mr. Cook (Lafayette) def. Conmaco (Marrero-Shaw) in three games ... Mr. Cook 10-3, Conmaco 7-5, Mr. Cook 3-2 (12)
- 1982 -- Saucer Marine (New Orleans-Holy Cross) def. Eunice, 15-5 and 5-4
- 1983 -- Wendy's (New Orleans-Brother Martin) def. Fayard Real Estate (Bossier City) in three games ... Fayard 6-5, Wendy's 4-2, Wendy's 10-5
- 1984 -- Lousteau Ford (Gonzales) def. Mr. Cook (Lafayette) in three games ... Mr. Cook 10-8, Lousteau Ford 10-5, Lousteau Ford 4-2
- 1985 -- Lousteau Ford (Gonzales) def. First Bankers Trust (Bossier City), 17-7 and 3-1
- 1986 -- Coca-Cola (Lake Charles) def. Schaff Brothers (Metairie-Rummel), 15-5 and 5-4
- 1987 -- Schaff Brothers (Metairie-Rummel) def. Bossier Phillies, 11-6 and 11-8
- 1988 -- All-Star Ford (Gonzales) def. Delhomme Drillers (Lafayette) in three games ... All-Star Ford 4-3, Delhomme 4-1, All-Star Ford 4-2
- 1989 -- All-Star Ford (Gonzales) def. Bossier Phillies in three games ... Bossier 7-5, All-Star Ford 6-5, All-Star Ford 7-6 (10)
- 1990 -- Shetler Lincoln-Mercury (Lake Charles) def. All-Star Ford (Gonzales) in three games ... Shetler 5-3, All-Star Ford 8-6, Shetler 12-3
- 1991 (played in Lake Charles) -- All-Star Ford (Gonzales) 9, Wendy's (New Orleans-Brother Martin) 1
- 1992 -- All-Star Ford (Gonzales) def. Bossier Phillies, 5-4 and 11-7
- 1993 (West Monroe) -- Schaff Brothers (Metairie-Rummel) 15, Bossier Phillies 3
- 1994 -- (Monroe) -- Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit) 3, Bossier Phillies 2 (Retif Oil forced final game by beating Phillies 6-5).
- 1995 -- Wayne Hebert State Farm Insurance (Abbeville) def. Iberville in three games ... Hebert Insurance 10-0, Iberville 7-6, Hebert Insurance 8-5
- 1996 -- Athletic Center (Gonzales) def. Wayne Hebert State Farm Insurance (Abbeville), 10-1 and 9-6
- 1997 (New Iberia) -- Coastal Insurance (Houma) 9, Fairmont Hotel (Marrero-Shaw) 0
- 1998 (New Iberia) -- Lafayette Bank One 5, Schaff Brothers (Metairie-Rummel) 1
- 1999 (New Iberia) -- Thomas Pump (Slidell) 7, Lake Charles Baskin-Robbins 5. (Thomas Pump forced final game with 13-2 victory)
- 2000 (New Iberia) -- Fairmont Hotel (Marrero-Shaw) 7, Schaff Brothers (Metairie-Rummel) 6 (10 inn.)
- 2001 (New Iberia) -- Fairmont Hotel (Marrero-Shaw) 4, Natchitoches Cubs 3
- 2002 (New Orleans) -- Athletic Center (Gonzales) 1, Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit) 0
- 2003 (Crowley) -- Gauthier & Amedee (Gonzales) 2, East St. Charles (Destrehan) 1 (10 inn.)
- 2004 (New Orleans) -- Delhomme Drillers (Lafayette) 7, Rummel Alumni Association 2
- 2005 (New Iberia) -- Nationwide Restoration (Metairie-Rummel) 7, Shreveport Orioles 4
- 2006 (Shreveport) -- Nationwide Restoration (Metairie-Rummel) 13, Gauthier & Amedee (Gonzales) 1
- 2007 (Baton Rouge) -- Bossier Cyclones 4, Gauthier & Amedee (Gonzales) 3. (G&A forced final game with 13-2 victory)
- 2008 (Gonzales) -- Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit) 6, Peake BMW (New Orleans-Brother Martin) 5
- 2009 -- Peake BMW (New Orleans-Brother Martin) 6, Gauthier & Amedee (Gonzales) 1
- 2010 (Minden) -- Gauthier & Amedee (Gonzales) 16, Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit) 7
- 2011 (New Orleans/Chalmette) -- Gauthier & Amedee (Gonzales) 5, Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit) 3. (G&A forced final game with 7-1 victory)
- 2012 (Lafayette) -- Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit) 5, Otto Candies (Hahnville) 2.
- 2013 (Sulphur) -- Gauthier & Amedee (Dutchtown) 9, Peake BMW (New Orleans-Brother Martin) 5
- 2014 (New Orleans) -- Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit) 7, Refuel (Marrero-Shaw) 1. (Retif forced final game with 3-0 victory)
- 2015 (New Orleans) -- Retif Oil (New Orleans-Jesuit) 1, Delhomme Drillers (Lafayette) 0
- 2016 (New Orleans) -- Pedal Valves Cardinals (LaPlace) 3, Ponstein's (New Orleans-Holy Cross) 0
- 2017 (Metairie) -- Pedal Valves Cardinals (LaPlace) 8, Townsend Homes (St. Charles Catholic) 4