The rain finally stopped in south Louisiana Friday afternoon, and the Prep Baseball Report Louisiana scouting staff headed out to Central high school in Baton Rouge, LA for double-header action, catching two of the top right-handed pitchers in Louisiana’s 2019 class.

Friday FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Game One

Lafayette                   3
Central(BR)              2   

Game 1 Recap:

BATON ROUGE, LA – In game one of a double header at Central(BR) high school on Friday afternoon, the Wildcats hosted the Lafayette Lions in a 4:00 PM start. Both clubs would get quality starts on the mound, with Lafayette claiming a 3-2 win against the defending class 5A champs.

2019 OF Christopher Battaglia (Lafayette HS, LA) was the offensive standout on the day, as the right-handed hitter finished the day 3-for-3 with two doubles, one RBI, and a run scored.

2020 SS Randon Cahanin (Lafayette HS, LA) had the big hit for the Lions, as the right-handed hitter doubled down the left-field line with two outs in the top of the 4^th, driving in two runs to reclaim a 3-2 lead after the Wildcats had pushed across two runs in the bottom of the 3^rd.

The Lions got an outstanding start on the mound from Tyler Leblanc, as the left-hander tossed six innings, allowing two runs on two hits, while striking out six. 2020 RHP Jacob Tate (Lafayette HS, LA) closed out the 7^th inning for Lions, picking up the save, tossing a clean inning, and striking out one.

Southeastern Louisiana recruit, 2019 RHP Dalton Aspholm (Central(BR) HS, LA) was solid in his 5-inning outing on Friday night, giving up two earned runs on four hits, while striking out six in five innings of work. An athletic right-handed pitcher, Aspholm showed a clean, loose arm action and polish to his delivery. He pitched 86-90 mph with his fastball, showing late life to the arm side, and added quality secondary stuff with a sharp breaking ball at 73-76 mph.

Game Two

West Ouachita      1
Central(BR)          5   

Game 2 Recap:

BATON ROUGE, LA – The Wildcats got back on track in game two of Friday’s double header, defeating West Ouachita 5-1.

2021 RHP Connor Cassels (Central(BR) HS, LA) gave the Wildcats an outstanding start, as the young right-hander was affective in five innings of work, allowing 0 earned runs on seven hits.

Louisiana State recruit, 2019 RHP Thomas Wilhite (West Ouachita HS, LA) got the start opposite Cassels on Friday, and the physical 6-foot-4 right-hander showed off electric stuff on occasions Friday night. Pitching 88-91 mph, touching 92 mph with his fastball, he overmatched hitters, but his pitch count ran up quickly as he struggled to fully get in a rhythm. He allowed two earned runs on three hits in 3 and 2/3 innings of work, and struck out nine.

Offensively, the Wildcats were led by Jimmie Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, and Andrew Myrick, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

2019 IF Luke Farrar (West Ouachita HS, LA) finished the day 2-for-4 with a run scored, while 2019 IF Connor Jones (West Ouachita HS, LA) also had a multi-hit performance, going 2-for-2 in the contest.

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