North Vermilion shortstop leads All-Parish team

Tyson LeBlanc has been North Vermilion’s best player for the past three years, according to coach Jeremy Trahan, a stretch that saw the Patriots compile a 97-19 record (.836 win percentage) over that span and win a state title, reach the finals the following year and get to the quarterfinals in the Non-Select Division II playoffs this past season.
He was the team’s best player again this season, hitting .426 with 18 doubles, four triples, three home runs and 24 stolen bases. The Hitter of the Year on the Louisiana Baseball Coaches Association All Region 7 Team earned first-team All-District honors and a spot in the LHSCA/LBCA All-Star Game in May, and has been chosen as the MVP for the Abbeville Meridional’s All-Vermilion Parish Baseball Team.
“He’s just been our best player the past three years,” Trahan said. “Just all-around, I think he’s the best player in the parish. Hitting wise, fielding. He didn’t throw but five innings for us this year, but if he didn’t have a little arm trouble early, he’d have probably been 8-0, 9-0 on the season (on the mound).”
Including a freshman year that saw the Patriots go 7-1 before COVID-19 ended everyone’s seasons, LeBlanc was a standout at shortstop and on the hill.
Over four seasons, including a freshman year with only one at-bat and 13.2 innings pitched, LeBlanc batted .458 and bashed out 173 hits, scored 137 runs and drove in 145 runs. He had 47 doubles and seven triples, and his home run total of 12 nearly matched his strikeout total of 17. He also stole 62 bases and drew 49 walks.
“Seventeen strikeouts in three years, you’re talking about 5 1/, 6 strikeouts a year,” Trahan said. “That’s impressive.”
As a pitcher, the LSU-E signee compiled a 17-3 record with three saves in 123 innings pitched. LeBlanc allowed 90 hits and 26 earned runs, walking 32 and striking out 148. His earned run average was 1.47.
“That’s with one year of COVID and this year he only threw five innings, so that was really only two years (of pitching stats),” the coach said. “He probably had the best career all-around, pitching, hitting, fielding, out of anybody that’s ever been in our program.”
Because he’ll head to LSU-E to be a position player, his coaches didn’t want to jeopardize his future by having him pitch this year, Trahan said. A full freshman season as the No. 3 pitcher on the staff and a full senior season pitching would have made his numbers even better, the coach said.
“He’s put together a pretty impressive career, and he’s going to be a tough one to lose,” Trahan said. “He’s worked hard for four years and he’s been focused on what he wants to do. It’s really panned out for him pretty good.”
Damian Broussard of Delcambre was chosen as the Coach of the Year for the All-Parish Team.
The Panthers improved from a 10-win season to 19 wins this year in Broussard’s first season as head coach, and reached the quarterfinals of the Non-Select Division IV playoffs before bowing out.
LeBlanc is joined on the All-Parish team by several of his teammates, including senior pitcher Aiden Leonard, who went 8-1 with 123 strikeouts and only 23 walks over 73.1 innings. Leonard was a first-team All-District choice and an All Region 7 pick.
Senior Cole Veronie of North Vermilion also was an All-Parish pick after going 6-2 with a 2.24 ERA and 51 strikeouts vs. 17 walks over 50 innings pitched. Veronie also was an All-Region pick.
Lynkon Romero of Erath, a junior, earned a spot on the All-Parish team as a pitcher. An All-Region pick and the District 5-3A MVP, Romero went 6-2 with 23 walks and 43 strikeouts and had a 2.217 ERA.
Vermilion Catholic sophomore Ayden Beraud rounds out the pitching staff. Beraud went 6-2 with a 2.14 ERA and 39 strikeouts. He allowed opposing hitters to bat only .211 against him.

2023 All-Vermilion Parish Baseball Team

Most Valuable Player
Tyson LeBlanc, North Vermilion
Coach of the Year
Damian Broussard, Delcambre

P — Lynkon Romero, Erath Jr.
P — Aiden Leonard, North Vermilion Sr.
P — Ayden Beraud, Vermilion Catholic So.
P — Cole Veronie, North Vermilion Sr.
C — Cody Breaux, North Vermilion Jr.
IF — Braxton Savant, North Vermilion Sr.
IF — Micah Marceaux, Gueydan Sr.
IF — Zeb Falgout, Delcambre Sr.
IF — Tyson LeBlanc, North Vermilion Sr.
OF — Christen Migues, Erath Sr.
OF — Ethan Sanfilippo, Erath Sr.
OF — Carter Petry, Kaplan So.
DH — Ian Erbe, North Vermilion Sr.
UT — Jonathan Dartez, Vermilion Catholic So.
UT — Seth Leger, Erath So.
UT — Parker LeBlanc, Delcambre Sr.
UT — Sabe David, Kaplan Fr.
UT — Zach Guidry, Gueydan Sr.
UT — Brandt Fontenot, North Vermilion Sr.
UT — Hayes Mire, Kaplan So.
North Vermilion junior Cody Breaux is the All-Parish catcher after hitting .347 with 39 runs, four doubles, 15 RBIs and 23 stolen bases while earning first-team All-District honors.
Joining LeBlanc in the infield are senior Braxton Savant of NVHS, who hit .316 with seven doubles, five homers, 17 runs and 38 RBIs; Micah Marceaux of Gueydan, a senior who hit .455 with 13 doubles, four home runs and 40 RBIs while being named first-team All-District and All-Region; and Zeb Falgout of Delcambre, a senior who hit an impressive .521 with 11 doubles, one triple, two home runs, 38 RBIs, 24 runs and 17 stolen bases in earning first-team All-District and All Region 7 honors.
The outfielders are Erath senior Christen Migues, who batted .378 with 11 doubles, a triple, 30 RBIs and 22 stolen bases while earning All-District first team honors and All Region 7 honors; Carter Petry of Kaplan, a first-team All-District selection; and Ethan Sanfilippo of Erath, a senior who hit .360 with seven doubles and 14 RBIs and was a first-team All-District pick.
Ian Erbe of North Vermilion, a senior, earned a spot as designated hitter after batting .351 with 21 runs, six doubles, five homers and 28 RBIs.
Utility players include sophomore Jonathan Dartez of Vermilion Catholic, who hit .358 with a .997 OPS, 23 runs, 14 stolen bases and nine extra-base hits in a first-team All-District season; sophomore Seth Leger of Erath, who earned first-team All-District honors and All Region 7 honors while hitting .385 with six doubles, eight home runs and 8 RBIs; senior Parker LeBlanc of Delcambre, a first-team All-District and All Region pick who hit .418 with 22 doubles, two triples, a home run, 21 RBIs and 34 runs scored; senior Zach Guidry of Gueydan, who also earned first-team All-District and All Region honors after hitting .466 with 10 doubles, eight triples, a homer, 48 runs and 39 stolen bases, while going 7-3 with 84 strikeouts in 54 innings pitched; senior Brandt Fontenot of North Vermilion, who hit .308 with 31 runs, 21 RBIs and 16 stolen bases; and Hayes Mire and Sabe David of Kaplan.