Now that the 2025 LHSAA high school baseball playoffs have started, we feel that it is a perfect time to highlight some of the top performers from the second round of the playoffs.  After the completion of each playoff round, we will update this story to continue to highlight the top performances.  Be sure to follow us, across all our social media platforms, for non-stop coverage of the 2025 LHSAA high school baseball playoffs!

TOP PLAYOFF PERFORMERS (SEMIFINAL ROUND)

Aubrey St. Angelo SS / RHP / Brusly, LA / 2026 Rankings  StateRank: 18 / POS: 1 The former Future Gamer and Nicholls State commit had a big weekend in the Panthers semifinal round series win over West Ouachita.  St. Angelo went 3-for-7 at the plate with 2 home runs (1 grand slam), 5 runs batted in, and 2 runs scored.  He also earned the win in Game 2, after tossing 5 innings, allowing 0 earned runs with 0 walks and 4 strikeouts.

Grant Sunstrom RHP / University Lab, LA / 2026 Rankings  StateRank: 12 / POS: 4 The Louisiana Tech recruit led the Cubs to the Game 1 win over Pope John Paul II in their semifinal round series win.  Sunstrom tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings and allowed only 4 hits with 1 walk and 6 strikeouts.

	Sawyer Pruitt RHP / Live Oak, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 6 / POS: 1 The Louisiana-Lafayette recruit earned the win for the Eagles in Game 1 of their semifinal series against Benton.  Pruitt tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout with 3 walks and 11 strikeouts.
	Jack Ruckert SS / Catholic BR, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 3 / POS: 1 The LSU recruit had a weekend to remember in the Bears semifinal series win over St. Thomas More.  In 2 games against the Cougars, Ruckert went 4-for-5 with 3 home runs, 4 runs batted in, and 5 runs scored.
	Noah Lewis OF / Catholic BR, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 7 / POS: 3 The Louisiana-Lafayette recruit had a monster weekend for the Bears in their semifinal round series win over St. Thomas More.  Lewis went 4-for-7 with a home run, double, and 4 runs batted in.
	Seth Leger RHP / Erath, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 131 / POS: 6 The LSU-Alexandria recruit was nails once again for the Bobcats in Game 1 of their semifinal round series win over South Beauregard.  Leger earned the win after tossing a complete-game, allowing 2 earned runs on 3 hits with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts.
	Drew Daigle OF / Brusly, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 82 / POS: 21 The Holmes Community College recruit went 3-for-7 with a home run, 5 runs batted in, 4 runs scored, and 1 stolen base in the Panthers semifinal round series win over West Ouachita.
	Aiden Washington OF / Brusly, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 96 / POS: 18 The Mississippi College recruit went 3-for-7 with a home run, 3 runs batted in, and 2 runs scored in Brusly's semifinal round series win over West Ouachita.
	Travis Adams OF / Sterlington, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 23 / POS: 4 The Louisiana-Monroe recruit had another big weekend for the Panthers in their semifinal round series win over Westlake.  Adams went 4-for-10 with 2 home runs, a triple, 6 runs batted in, and 4 runs scored.
	Lane Fenske RHP / Catholic-New Iberia, LA / 2025 The LSU-Eunice commit earned the Game 1 win for the Panthers against Dunham in their semifinal round series.  Fenske tossed a perfect-game with 4 strikeouts.

	Ryan Darrah CF / Brother Martin, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 16 / POS: 5 The former Future Gamer and Arizona State recruit went 3-for-7 with a double, run batted in, 3 runs scored, and also drew 3 walks and had 2 stolen bases in the Crusaders semifinal round series win over Holy Cross.
	Ashton Bultron 1B / Sam Houston, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 89 / POS: 22 The Bucs & Broncos semifinal series didn't see much hitting, but Bultron was one of the guys that impacted both games at the plate.  The Belhaven College recruit went 2-for-5 with a home run, run batted in, and run scored.  His home run came in the 1st inning of Game 1 to put the Broncos ahead 1-0.

	Evan Vincent LHP / Teurlings Catholic, LA / 2026 Rankings  StateRank: 10 / POS: 3 The Louisiana-Lafayette commit was stellar once again for the Rebels last week.  Vincent earned the win in Game 1 against Vandebilt Catholic after tossing 6 shutout innings with 5 walks and 6 strikeouts.
	Cole Flanagan LHP / Sam Houston, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 31 / POS: 7 The Louisiana-Lafayette recruit and former Future Gamer sent the Broncos to the State Championship series with the performance of a lifetime.  Flanagan tossed a complete-game two-hit shutout with only 1 walk and 5 strikeouts against district-rival Barbe.
	Karson Trichel RHP / Ouachita Christian, LA / 2025 Rankings  StateRank: 18 / POS: 5 The Nicholls State recruit led the Eagles to the upset win over 4th ranked Ascension Christian last week in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs.  Trichel tossed a complete-game and allowed 2 earned runs on 3 hits with 4 walks and 9 strikeouts.
	Zant Gurney LHP / Live Oak, LA / 2026 Rankings  StateRank: 165 / POS: 17 The junior southpaw delivered again in the semifinals, as he earned the win against Benton in Game 2 to send the Eagles to the state finals.  Gurney tossed 6 2/3 innings and allowed 1 earned run on 4 hits with 1 walk and 5 strikeouts.
	Grant Kirkpatrick RHP / E.D. White, LA / 2027 Rankings  StateRank: 72 / POS: 17 Kirkpatrick earned the win for the Cardinals in Game 1 of their semifinal round series win over Archbishop Hannan.  The sophomore right-hander tossed a complete-game shutout with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts.
	Brady McCluskey OF / Brother Martin, LA / 2027 Rankings  StateRank: 51 / POS: 12 McCluskey went 3-for-9 with a double, triple, run batted in, and 3 runs scored in the Crusaders semifinal round series win over district-rival Holy Cross.
	Owen Galley RHP / Sam Houston, LA / 2027 Rankings  StateRank: 6 / POS: 1 The sophomore right-hander led the Broncos to the Game 1 win over Barbe last week in their semifinal round series.  Galley tossed 7 innings and allowed only 1 earned run on 3 hits with 2 walks and 4 strikeouts.

 

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