PBR LOUISIANA POWER 25

The Louisiana high school baseball season kicked off on February 20 with regular season action beginning under LHSAA regulations. Leading up to opening day, we published our team previews ahead of the 2023 spring season, touching on programs spanning all state classifications, counting down through the official PBR Louisiana Preseason Power 25 Rankings.

Since Opening Day, our scouts have been out and about covering the 2023 season and will be publishing scout blogs and additional in-season content along the way, such as our Power 25 updates, Player of the Week awards, and more.

Follow along throughout the spring season by following us on Twitter @PBR_Louisiana.

Updated: March 6, 2023

 

The Top 5

 

The Top 5 remains relatively unchanged, as Barbe remains at the top, after a 6-0 record on the week.  Junior RHP Landon Victorian, a LSU commit, was lights out in the Bucs 10-0 win over Zachary on Saturday, going 5 innings giving up only 2 H and 0 ER with 12 K's and 0 BB.  Sam Houston stays on the heels of their district rival Barbe, after 5-0 week, as they move to 10-0 on the year.  Senior INF Sam Ardoin, a Texas signee, had a big week at the plate, going 6-15 with a HR, 6 R, and 5 RBI.  If the Bucs and Broncos continue to both win, we may have a mega-matchup on March 16th and 18th, when the two teams face off in district play.  Dutchtown moves up a couple of spots to #3, after another impressive week with a big win on Saturday against then undefeated Covington.  Catholic (BR) moves down a spot, after participating in an out of state tournament in Alabama.  It was a good overall weekend for the Bears, as they finished going 3-1.  The lone newcomer to the Top 5 is West Monroe, who started off our season as the #1 team.  The Rebels are currently on a 9 game win streak, since their loss to Benton, and their bats have started heat up, as they've outscored their opponents over the last 9 games by 57 runs (79-22).  Junior INF Hayden Federico, an Ole Miss commit, led the Rebels offensively by going 12-17 with a HR, 3 2B, 7 R, and 11 RBI.

 

Risers

+ South Terrebonne, the 2022 Class 4A State Champions, have moved up 8 spots, after going a perfect 4-0 on the week.  The Gators won a mid-week game against Terrebonne and swept Northlake Christian over the weekend in a 3 game set.

+ Natchitoches Central made their Power 25 Rankings debut last week at the #23 spot and jump up 9 spots in this week's rankings update.  Senior SS Alex Dupuy (LSU-Eunice signee) earned our Player of the Week honors last week, as he's led the Chiefs to an 8-1 record to start the year.

+ Parkview Baptist moves up 7 spots to #17 in this week's update, after going 4-0 on the week, moving their record to 8-1 on the year.  Sophomore RHP Cade Durbin threw a perfect game with 11 K's, in a 10-0 win over Cecilia.