KFDM COOP Posted May 17, 2006 Report Posted May 17, 2006 Landon Womack signed with LSU-Eunice at 4 PM Wednesday afternoon. Congrats to him.
strosbros Posted May 17, 2006 Report Posted May 17, 2006 Congrats to Landon! Does LSU-E plan to utilize him as a first baseman or pitcher? Great kid. Good luck against Brenham tomorrow night. GO BEARS!
FanOfTheGame Posted May 17, 2006 Report Posted May 17, 2006 Congrats to Womack! LSU-E Has a Great Baseball Program. LSUE Bengals win Region 23 tournament, advance to World Series Fulton, Miss.-The LSU at Eunice Bengals defeated the Itawamba Community College Indians 6-5 Thursday afternoon, sweeping the Region 23 National Junior College Athletic Association tournament and advancing to the NJCAA Division II World Series in Millington, Tenn., May 27-June 2. LSUE won all four of the tournament games, defeating Southwest Mississippi Community College 8-0 on Monday, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 9-3 on Tuesday and Itawamba 10-0 on Wednesday. In Thursday’s second win over ICC to take the championship, Brandon Richey from Hardin-Jefferson High in Texas smacked a game-winning home run in the bottom of the eighth with two outs. Richey hit 3 for 5 including the homer. Dustin Guidry from South Lafourche was 2 for 4 with a single and a double. Alex McCollum from East. St. John was the winning pitcher, throwing two innings of relief for starting pitcher Corey Chapman from University High. McCollum gave up 1 run on 2 hits and struck out one. Chapman threw 6 innings, allowing 4 runs with 3 strikeouts and 4 walks. Thomas Tillery from Sam Houston threw a scoreless ninth to pick up a save. Responding to the victory and the regional championship, LSUE Head Coach Jeff Willis said, “I tell our guys every day that good things happen to good people who work hard. We not only have a very talented team. but we have a team with great people on it.†Eight teams will be in the NJCCAA World Series. In 2004, LSUE finished third in the World Series. The Bengals have won 26 out of their last 27 games, including the last 18 games in a row. The Bengals’ 47-10 record for the year is the best in LSUE history.
Will11 Posted May 18, 2006 Report Posted May 18, 2006 Congrats to Mr. Womack, I see him moving on up to the LSU Tigers.
MIF04 Posted May 18, 2006 Report Posted May 18, 2006 Best to him at LSU-E....more importantly, best of luc to him Thurs. vs. Brenham. Go Bears.
FanOfTheGame Posted May 18, 2006 Report Posted May 18, 2006 I heard he was signed as a pitcher with the option to play 1st base too. Good Luck-Tonight LCM
DOGBALL Posted May 18, 2006 Report Posted May 18, 2006 Good luck to Womack. Great pitcher and great kid.
FanOfTheGame Posted June 3, 2006 Report Posted June 3, 2006 June 2, 2006 LSU-Eunice shuts out Grand Rapids to claim in NJCAA Division II World Series Championship MILLINGTON, TN – Brett Durand tossed a complete-game, two-hit, shutout to lead Louisiana State University at Eunice (52-11) to a 3-0 win over three-time defending champion Grand Rapids in the national championship game of the NJCAA Division II World Series Friday at USA Stadium. Durand (10-2) allowed only two infield hits and a walk while striking out nine. GRCC had gone 33 straight games in Millington without being shutout, dating back to their first game ever in the World Series in 1993. Left fielder Matt Collins was the offensive hero of the night, driving in the first two runs for LSUE on a triple and single, respectively. He also made a spectacular diving catch in the outfield to keep the Raiders at bay. Matt Berard had two hits for the Bengals as well. Ben Knuth (8-4) took the loss for the Raiders, as Grand Rapids finished the season 40-21. The national title is the first for LSU-Eunice; their previous best finish was third in their debut appearance in the tournament in 2004. All-Tournament Team Scott Hugney, Allegany William Lawson, Brookdale Carlos Guzman, Brookdale Paddy Matera, Brookdale Brian Baker, Grand Rapids Charlie Dunneback, Grand Rapids Destan Makonnen, Grand Rapids Matt Collins, LSU-Eunice Brandon Richey, LSU-Eunice Nate Duhe, LSU-Eunice Kyle Suire, LSU-Eunice MVP – Brett Durand, LSU-Eunice
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