After falling behind 2-0 in the first inning Weston High exploded for 8 runs in their second at bat to pave the way to what turned out to be an easy 12-2 Division V regional round victory over 2023 semi-finalist Choudrant. 

The second victory of the year over their former district foe improved the second seeded Wolves record to 20-13 on the year while #15 Choudrant closes out the season with a 13-17 mark. 

While playing for a spot in the Division V quarterfinals, where they will now host #7 Lacassine at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, April 30th at the Jackson Parish Recreation Department Sports Complex was inspiration enough, the Wolves were also playing for Crew Tidwell. 

With fans being asked to help support the battle that young Crew Tidwell is enduring in his fight for life at St. Jude’s hospital in Memphis by making tips, the Wolves pledged that money would be given for every strike out they got against the Aggies and for every run they scored. They did well on on both accounts, especially in the run scoring.

Three batters into the game it looked like things might not go as hoped for. Choudrant opened the contest by hitting a double and a one out home run to jump out to a 2-0 lead. As it turned out that would be all the damage the Aggies would do on the day against Cooper Delaney and Tait Henderson, who combined to no-hit Choudrant the rest of the way.

The lead lasted only until Weston came to bat in the bottom of the second frame as the Wolves sent 12 batters to the plate, getting six hits, including a three run home run by Henderson, coaxed a walk and took advantage of two Choudrant errors.

The offensive explosion started with Henderson drawing a walk followed by Jacob Gill hitting a single. Cole Tolar’s single plated the first run and Bryce Zehr’s hit tied the score at two each. Drew Browning’s single gave Weston the lead at 3-2 and setting up back to back errors on balls hit by Braden Theriot and Colton Blundell that upped the lead to 5-2. Henderson then hit his bomb over the centerfield fence to give Weston the commanding 8-2 advantage. 

The Wolves would add two more in the fourth when Gill reached on an error and JTy Henderson, Tolar, Zehr and Browning all hit singles. The Wolves then walked off the Aggies due to the “ten run” rule with two more in the bottom of the fifth. Blundell, Delaney and T. Henderson all drew walks and Tolar lined a single for his third and fourth RBI of the day to score the final two runs.