STERLINGTON, La. — The Forrest Foster era at Vidalia High School got off to a good start as the Lady Vikings defeated the Franklin Parish Lady Patriots 6-3 Saturday at the Sterlington Tournament.

Taylor Rodgers pitched a complete game for Vidalia and allowed three runs on five hits and struck out five batters. She helped her own cause by going 3-for-4 with one run batted in.

Two players in the bottom of the batting order came up big for the Lady Vikings. Megan Naquin went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs while Taylor Yates had a pair of base hits. Katelynn Bertelsen also knocked in two runs with a single.

“Last week in the (Vidalia) jamboree, we didn’t even have an error. They did really well and had a lot of key hits today,” Foster said. “Megan Naquin had a single and a triple, hitting in the No. 9 hole. That’s really big. Taylor Yates was 2-for-3 in the eighth hole.”

As for Rodgers’ performance on the mound and at the plate, Foster said, “It all starts in the circle. Taylor did a real good job today. She pretty much hit her spots, had control of her curveball and did a good job for us today. When she’s in the batter’s box, you always have a lot of confidence in her.”

Franklin Parish scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Rodgers was able to pitch herself out of the jam and preserve the win.

“We’ve got a very big lineup. We’ve got some really good kids on the bench, too. It’s a privilege to be coaching a team with this much talent,” Foster said.

Vidalia (1-0) next plays at Monterey on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Natchez High 13,

West Lincoln 10

BROOKHAVEN — Natchez High’s Chris Scott and Shavoke Herrington combined to hold West Lincoln to just four hits, but the Bears had to make the Bulldogs work for a 13-10 win Saturday afternoon at the West Lincoln Baseball Classic.six runs on three hits and four walks to go with five strikeouts in four innings. Herrington pitched the final three innings and allowed four runs and one hit.

Natchez High jumped out to an early 8-0 lead but West Lincoln responded with four runs in the bottom of the third inning. But the Bulldogs answered with two runs in the top of the fourth and fifth innings to keep the Bears at bay.

“We played pretty good, considering this was their first game (of the season),” Bulldogs head coach Dan Smith said. “They got off to a good start and then they got a little relaxed. I was happy to start the season off with a good start.”

Tommy Wells went 4-for-5, Dalvion Jackson was 2-for-4, and Darrick Lewis had a triple to lead the Bulldogs at the plate.

“I was proud of my young guys. They pretty much played a complete game,” Smith said.

Natchez High (1-0) plays host to Jefferson County on Tuesday at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Cathedral cruises to two wins at Loyd Star Classic

BROOKHAVEN — The Cathedral Green Wave got its 2015 season off to a good start with a pair of emphatic wins Saturday at the Loyd Star Classic, first defeating the Enterprise Lincoln Yellow Jackets 11-1 in six innings and then taking care of the host Loyd Star Hornets 24-7 in six innings.

In the win over Enterprise Lincoln, Quinton Logan and Sam Parker combined to pitch a no-hitter. Logan pitched the first four innings to pick up the win as he allowed no earned runs, struck out 11 and walked five. One of those walks led to the Yellow Jackets’ only run of the game in the top of the second inning, which actually gave them the early lead.

But the Green Wave struck back with four runs in the bottom of the third inning and five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning. Brock Farmer went 3-for-4 and Zach Flattmann was 2-for-3 with both of his hits being doubles.

Parker pitched the final two innings and struck out four batters with no walks.

In the win over Loyd Star, Cathedral scored five runs in the top of the first inning, but the Hornets answered with three runs of their own in the bottom of the first. But the Green Wave broke the game wide open with nine runs in the top of the second for a 14-3 lead. They were up 16-7 after five innings of play before putting up eight runs in the top of the sixth.

Winning pitcher Pate Shirley allowed four earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts and went 2-for-4 with a home run. Logan hammered two home runs, Jacob Jenkins belted two doubles and Reed White went 4-for-4.

Cathedral (2-0) travels to Gallman to take on Copiah Academy next Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Silliman Institute 8, ACCS 1

CLINTON, La. — Jordan Talley pitched six scoreless innings en route to a complete-game win as the Silliman Institute Wildcats defeated the Adams County Christian School Rebels 8-1 Saturday afternoon.

“We were facing Silliman, who’s a legitimate contender in (MAIS Class) AA. They had their No. 1 pitcher on the mound,” Rebels head coach Richy Spears said. “They’ve played seven or eight games and we’ve played just two.”

Silliman scored two runs in the bottom of the second inning to take the lead for good. The Wildcats added one run in the bottom of the third, three in the bottom of the fourth, and one run each in the bottom of the fifth and sixth.

ACCS scored its only run of the game in the top of the seventh inning. Wade Simpson was the lone bright spot for the Rebels at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double.

“I was pleased with some of the things that happened. I wasn’t pleased with other things. There are things we have to get better at,” Spears said. “Today was like our third practice. We practiced Thursday, played (Friday) and played today.”

ACCS (0-2) plays host to Central Hinds Academy in the District 5-AA opener on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Block takes two games at its own baseball tournament

JONESVILLE — The Block High School Bears rebounded from a blowout loss to Jena High School on Friday night with a pair of wins Saturday afternoon at the Block Tournament.

The first win of the day was easy for Block, a 16-1 annihilation of the Epps High School Panthers in just five innings. Trent Coldiron pitched three innings and allowed one unearned run on no hits with two strikeouts and two hit batters. Tyrone Cummings went 2-for-3 with a double. The Bears put the game away with 13 runs in the bottom of the second inning.

Block’s second game of the day was against a much tougher opponent from a much higher classification – the Class 4A Peabody Warhorses. But Taylor Perron-Krause was up to the challenge as he struck out 17 batters and allowed just one hit in a complete-game performance as the Bears held on for a 1-0 win.

The Bears scored what turned out to be the game-winning run in the bottom of the first inning. Coldiron reached on an error and later stole second base. Perron-Krause then hit a fly ball to left filed, but the Peabody left fielder bobbled the ball for an error and that allowed Coldiron to score.

Perron-Krause did walk three batters and hit two batters, but the Warhorses could not take advantage of any of those situations.

Block (2-1) plays at Sicily Island next Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

West Lincoln 6, Cathedral 5

BROOKHAVEN — The Cathedral Lady Green Wave had four more hits than West Lincoln did, but the Lady Bears scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally for a 6-5 win Saturday afternoon at the West Lincoln Softball Classic.

Elizabeth Smith gave up six runs, four of them earned, on eight hits and two walks while striking out five batters in six and one-third innings. The defense behind her committed two errors.

The game was tied at 3-3 after three innings of play before West Lincoln scored one run in the bottom of the fifth inning to go ahead 4-3. Cathedral answered with a two-run rally in the top of the seventh inning for a 5-4 advantage before the Lady Bears came back for the victory.

Watts ended up going 3-for-3 with one run batted in, Mckenzie Milligan was 3-for-4, and Marty Lewis went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for the Lady Green Wave. Addie Spring was the only multiple hitter for the Lady Bears as she went 2-for-2. Makennah Redd batted in three runs.

Cathedral (0-1) next plays at Franklin County at 6 p.m. Tuesday.