JOURNAL SPORTS
Kynzee Anderson was almost unbeaten in the circle this season for the Calvary Baptist softball team. She didn’t stop there.
The junior two-way star also packed a lot of punch at the plate and headlines the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s 2025 Class 2A all-state softball team announced over the weekend.
Anderson is a Georgia commitment who led top-seeded Calvary Baptist in a big way, going 24-1. She also batted .466 with 14 home runs and 45 RBI.
Despite a flareup of back issues in pregame warmups, she fired a no-hitter in a run-rule victory over district rival D’Arbonne Woods in the Division III select softball final.
She finished 2025 with 245 strikeouts in 145 innings pitched, becoming a first-team All-State selection for a third consecutive season.
Six more Lady Cavaliers were included in the All-State recognition as Calvary won a fifth straight state title and finished 37-1.
Catcher Mallory Carver, outfielder Loren Sivils and infielder Baylor Bockhaus were first-team picks. Bockhaus and Sivils were honorable mention picks a year ago.
On the HM list for this season from Calvary are Carlie Guile (for the second straight year), Brynn Robinson and Jaycee Sledge.
There were two more local honorable mention picks, Nataleigh Ball of North Caddo and Khamijah Rogers, on the softball list.
No local boys made the All-State baseball first team, but Calvary had four on the honorable mention roster: Justin Funderburk, Cooper Holmes, Brady Martinez, and Maddux Lyddy, the only locals included.
LSWA CLASS 2A ALL-STATE BASEBALL-SOFTBALL CHARTS
SOFTBALL
Position, Player, Class, Stat
P Kynzee Anderson Calvary Baptist Jr. 24-1
P Malloy Miles French Settlement So. 12-8
P Bri Fontenot Kinder Sr. 15-1
P Kinley Cox Oak Grove Fr. 15-7
C Mallory Carver Calvary Baptist So. .425
IF Baylor Bockhaus Calvary Baptist Fr. .551
IF Kennedy Reppond Ouachita Christian Jr. .492
IF Lexi Mclin Loreauville Sr. .561
IF Emma Davis Menard So. 407
OF Malayna Daigle Notre Dame Sr. .566
OF Sawyer Shelton Menard Jr. .500
OF Chloe Edwards D’Arbonne Woods Fr. 357
UT Loren Sivils Calvary Baptist So. .436
UT Aubrey Thomas Houma Christian Sr. .438
UT Abbigail Hardie Mangham Jr. .458
UT Joley Bennett D’Arbonne Woods Fr. .465
UT Valerie Brown Notre Dame Jr. .557
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: KYNZEE ANDERSON, CALVARY BAPTIST
COACH OF THE YEAR: BRAD TURNEY, MENARD
Honorable Mention
Charley Alford, D’Arbonne Woods; Nataleigh Ball, North Caddo; Kady Benedic, Pope John Paul II, Kam Rodriguez, Pope John Paul II; Haylie Burnett, East Beauregard, Reece Burtram, Ouachita Christian, Emily Doiron, Houma Christian; Carlie Guile, Calvary Baptist; Sydney Fraher, Northlake Christian, Layla Gauthier, Lake Arthur, Maryn Huber, Newman, Kylee Hardison, Oakdale, Kassidee Huber, Mangham, Marra Beth Hutson, Mangham, Madaline Johnson, Notre Dame; Maggie Johnson, Welsh, Gracie Malagarie, Lafayette Christian, Kayley Methvin, Menard, Brynn Robinson, Calvary Baptist, Khamijah Rogers, Green Oaks, Jaycee Sledge, Calvary Baptist; Madison Sumbler, Oakdale, Abigail Willie, Northlake Christian, Ainsley Willis, Oakdale, Aubrey Zachry, D’Arbonne Woods.
BASEBALL
Position, Player, Class, Stat
P Lane Fenske Catholic-NI Sr. 6-3
P Gage Guidry Vinton Sr. 6-2
P Dane Iguess Welsh Sr. 9-1
P Karson Trichel Ouachita Christian Sr. 7-3
C Andrew Dowden DeQuincy Sr. .486
IF Tanner Duff Oak Grove Sr. .378
IF Josh Lim Dunham Sr. .368
IF Blaze Rodriguez Pope John Paul II Sr. .458
IF Reed Smalling Ouachita Christian Jr. .353
OF Ashton Celestine, Lafayette Christian Sr. .363
OF Griffin Doucet Notre Dame Jr. .368
OF Luke Simmons, Oak Grove Sr. .394
UT Caden Amie Pope John Paul II Jr. 7-0
UT J.D. Hidalgo Catholic-New Iberia Sr. .9-1
UT Trevor McMorris French Settlement Jr. .384
UT Carson Rainwater DeQuincy Sr. 9-4
UT Seth Ray Oak Grove Sr. .349
OUTSTANDING PLAYER: LANE FENSKE, CATHOLIC-NEW IBERIA
COACH OF THE YEAR: ROB DEVINNEY, OUACHITA CHRISTIAN
Honorable Mention
Lane Almond, Mangham; Nate Babin, Pope John Paul II; Brody Bailey, Episcopal; Kylar Ballard, Oakdale; Cohen Cormier, Welsh; Connor Cormier, Vinton; Seth Duke, Houma Christian; Justin Funderburk, Calvary Baptist; Jonas Hendrickson, Many; Mason Hill, French Settlement; Cooper Holmes, Calvary Baptist; Wyatt Kershaw, Welsh; Daniel Luke Page, Winnfield; Gabriel McKee, Rosepine; Brady Martinez, Calvary Baptist; Maddux Lyddy, Calvary Baptist; Riddick Meaux, Kinder; Nick Menard, Notre Dame; Jorge Pertuit, Houma Christian; Christian Sauska, Newman; Braeden Strother, Oakdale; Brodie Stuart, Oak Grove; Ayden Welch, Lafayette Christian.