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School is indeed out for summer.
But that doesn’t mean that local student-athletes get to enjoy rest and relaxation during their idle time – especially not in baseball.
The Swampland Baseball League is active again this summer – its 13th-straight summer of activity in the Houma-Thibodaux area.
The league features 13 teams from Lafourche, Terrebonne and St. Mary parishes. The teams aren’t officially representing local schools, but they are shadows of the rosters we will see in the next varsity baseball seasons with the same players and coaches competing for each team.
For example, the South Lafourche team is not called South Lafourche in Swampland. They are the Bayou Boys.
But the team’s roster is made up of all Tarpons, and the coaches of the team are the varsity staff within the program.
And it’s the same for the other schools, as well – each with their own unique names.
Local coaches have said multiple times throughout the league’s existence that the summer games are invaluable when it comes to varsity baseball.
“It lets guys get experience,” E.D. White coach Shane Trosclair said last summer. “It’s good to build depth. You get guys big at-bats or big innings on the mound and they can use that in varsity time the next season.”
Covenant Christian Academy’s team, BCG Services, is looking to win the crown again this summer, much like they’ve done for the past two years.
History holds that the teams who fare well in summer ball usually flip that success forward into the next school year.
“I think this is a place where you lay your foundation,” CCA coach Joe Teuton said. “If you start it off on the right foot, you learn how to be battle tested.”
Games started this week and are played on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday of each week – weather permitting.
At the end of the season, there is a postseason tournament to crown a champion.
The league is broken into two divisions. They are displayed below:
DIVISION A
Halimar Shipyard (Central Catholic)
Morgan City
Taco Bell (Berwick)
Crawdaddy’s Seafood (Houma Christian)
BCG Services (CCA)
Praxair (H.L. Bourgeois)
DIVISION B
Jester’s Court (Central Lafourche)
Reeco Rental and Supply (Thibodaux)
Phillies (Ellender)
Budget Blinds (Terrebonne)
Bayou Boys (South Lafourche)
Synergy Bank (E.D. White)
South Louisiana Bank (South Terrebonne)
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