Leger helps Erath beat ED White

ERATH – The No. 3 Erath Bobcats defeated the Select Division II No. 8-ranked ED White Cardinals 7-3 Saturday at Ross Granger Field to earn their 11th-straight victory.
The Bobcats (18-8) haven’t lost since March 7 when they fell to St. Thomas More. As his team prepares for its final four games and a playoff run, head coach Jeremy Picard likes what he sees.
“I like where we’re going,” Picard said. “We’re starting to swing the bat at the right time. We have some things to clean up defensively, but we’re headed in the right direction. We have four more hard baseball games. That’s why we do it, to prepare us for the playoffs.”
Seth Leger led the way for Erath on the mound and at the dish. The senior hurler threw a complete game to earn the win, allowing one earned run on seven hits and three walks while striking out five. At the plate, he had two hits and an RBI.
“That’s Seth Leger doing Seth Leger things,” Picard said. “We give him the ball against the Sulphurs and the Haughtons. He’s battle tested. Any time he has the ball, I like our chances.”
Leger isn’t worried about his personal accomplishments. He’s focused on getting the team ready for the playoffs.
“I’m just trying to do what’s best for the team,” Leger said. “I wasn’t focused on anything other than trying to get us the win. It’s more important to finish the season with wins so we can get a bye.”
Jack Landry got Erath on the board in the second inning when he sent a 3-1 pitch over the centerfield wall. Three batters later, Dominic Frederick doubled to left field to drive home Carter Champagne and make it 2-0.
Koah Copell scored on a passed ball in the third inning before the Bobcats exploded for four more runs in the fourth and a 7-0 lead. Landon LeMaire led off the inning with a single. He scored on an errant pickoff attempt at first.
Three batters later, Leger singled to right with the bases juiced to make it 5-0. Brennan Broussard followed with a double that scored Braxton Richard and Landen Derouen.
ED White got one back in the fifth with a sacrifice fly. They used a double and another sacrifice fly to score two more in the sixth, but that’s as close as they would get.
Frederick joined Leger with two hits and an RBI while Broussard had one hit and two RBI. Landry finished with the homer and one RBI while LeMaire, Champagne and Derouen each had hits.
Erath hosted Covenant Christian Tuesday. They travel to Catholic High on Thursday before finishing up the week Friday at VC.