Kaplan falls in quarters to Westlake

LAKE CHARLES -  The No.5 Kaplan Pirates’ playoff run ended in the quarterfinals as they fell to the No.4 Westlake Rams 9-2 on Friday and 5-1 on Saturday.
First-year head coach Jake Faulk was proud of his team’s accomplishments.
“I could not be more proud of our boys; the level of personal growth they have shown in one short year speaks for itself.”
The Pirates (21-14) fell behind 4-0 after one inning on Friday. The Rams did their damage with an RBI double, an RBI single, and a two-RBI double.
Hadley Hardesty homered in the fourth to make it 5-0 before Westlake exploded for four more runs in the sixth.  The Rams used two RBI singles and a two-run single to take a 9-0 lead.
 Kaplan rallied in the seventh.  Carter Petry and Hayes Mire walked to lead off the inning.  Owen Marceaux grounded out to second to move the runners to second and third before Petry scored on a passed ball.  Eli Simon then lifted a sacrifice fly to score Mire and provide the final margin.
 Aiden Gaspard had the Pirates’ lone hit in the game.  Simon had the RBI.  Mire drew two walks, while Petry and Karter Meaux each had one.
Sabe David started on the mound.  He allowed four runs on six hits and one walk while striking out three.
 Westlake jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning of game two when Bradyn Spears scored on a wild pitch.  They added four more in the third, using a two-run single and a passed ball to take a 5-0 lead.
 Kaplan scored its lone run in the fifth inning.  Karter Meaux doubled to rightfield to score Aiden Gaspard to provide the final margin.
Meaux led the Pirates at the plate with a hit and an RBI.  Hayes Mire had a hit while Gaspard, Petry, and Remy Broussard each drew a walk.
  Hayes Mire got the nod on the bump for Kaplan.  He pitched five innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits and five walks while striking out six over five innings.  Gaspard pitched the final two innings, allowing no runs on no hits and one walk while striking out two.