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Dominant seasons result in overwhelming rewards.
After winning a sixth consecutive state softball championship, Calvary Baptist had seven players make the Louisiana Sports Writers Association’s Class 2A All-State Team announced Thursday – plus coach Tiffany Wood.
Four Lady Cavaliers received first-team acclaim, headlined by the undeniable – senior pitcher Kynzee Anderson.
She made All-State for the fourth straight year. For the second season in a row, she was chosen the 2A Most Outstanding Player.
It wasn’t the only top honor she’s picked up this week. MaxPreps.com named her its Louisiana Player of the Year. She’s likely to repeat next weekend as the LSWA’s Miss Louisiana Softball.
The LSWA awarded first-team All-State status to junior infielders Baylor Bockhaus and Loren Sivils, and freshman outfielder Brynn Robinson. Getting honorable mention All-State status were three more juniors, catcher Mallory Carver, infielder Carlie Guile, and outfielder Reese Walker.
Those players and Wood led Calvary to a 37-1 record, a current (and likely final) No. 1 ranking in the MaxPreps national Top 25 poll, and wins over seven other teams that won state championships – five of the other nine in Louisiana.
Capping the championship season, Wood’s 400th career victory came in the state finals, a 5-2 win over Parkview Baptist. Calvary’s dominant run came with a relatively young roster – the Lady Cavs return all but two seniors, Anderson and all-district outfielder Abby Sims.
Anderson, a Georgia signee, posted a 30-1 record with a 0.61 ERA and a staggering 318 strikeouts in 171 innings pitched. She set a state record with 129 career wins.
Bockhaus clubbed 21 home runs and collected an astounding 69 RBI, while leading Calvary with a .486 batting average.
Sivils hit .462 with 60 RBI, cracking 15 homers. Robinson batted .470 with 30 RBI and stole 13 of 14 bases.
Guile was disruptive on the bases, with 28 steals in 30 attempts to go with a .431 batting average and 34 RBI. Walker hit .425 and also drove in 34 runs. Carver brought home 44 runners and hit .347.
Also earning honorable mention All-State was North Caddo’s Kaleigh Blackburn.
On the Class 2A baseball All-State squad, three Calvary players — Levi DeMoss, Brody Gray, and Cooper Holmes – received honorable mention status.
The Class A softball team announced earlier this week included a milestone achievement for Plain Dealing.
Lady Lions senior Sanaa Lyles was the school’s first softball all-state pick – first team, or honorable mention — this century. She batted .630, scored 29 runs, drove in 28 and had seven triples. Teammate Sofie Green was an honorable mention selection.
2026 LSWA Class 2A Softball Team
Position – Player, School, Class, Top Stat
P – Kynzee Anderson, Calvary Baptist, Sr., 30-1 W-L
P – Kinley Cox, Oak Grove, So., 13-5
P – Malloy Miles, French Settlement, Jr., 20-2
P – Ainslie Willis, Oakdale, Sr., 16-8
C- Kaylie Callender, Winnfield, So., .537 batting avg.
INF – Joley Bennett, D’Arbonne Woods, So., .544
INF – Baylor Bockhaus, Calvary Baptist, So., .486
INF – Loren Sivils, Calvary Baptist, Jr., .462
INF – Maddison Sumbler, Oakdale, Jr., .630
OF – Lylah Madere, St. Thomas Aquinas, So., .578
OF – Brynn Robinson, Calvary Baptist, Fr., .470
OF – Sawyer Shelton, Menard, Sr., .480
UT – Caroline Bradley, Oak Grove, Jr., .419
UT – Karley Caskey, Winnfield, Jr., .404
UT – Kennedy Reppond, Ouachita Christian, Sr., .462
UT – Analeigh Roberts, Rosepine, Sr., .565
UT – Kenley Sonnier, Notre Dame, So., .577
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Kynzee Anderson, Calvary Baptist
COACH OF THE YEAR: Tiffany Wood, Calvary Baptist
Honorable mention: Aubrie Bertrand, East Beauregard; Kaleigh Blackburn, North Caddo; Hannah Brister, Slaughter Charter; Kelsey Bruce, Ouachita Christian; Mallory Carver, Calvary Baptist; Karley Caskey, Winnfield; Caroline Cedars, Many; Emily Cooley, DeQuincy; Lily Cunningham, Houma Christian; Emily Doiron, Houma Christian; Caylee Downs, Many; Emma Davis, Menard; Annabelle Drago, Menard; Mia Ennis, Country Day; Conlee Flotte, Slaughter Charter; Audi Flowers, DeQuincy; Sydney Fraher, Northlake Christian; Niki Gardner, Episcopal; Carlie Guile, Calvary Baptist; Avery Hankins, Oak Grove; Kylee Hardison, Oakdale; Abbigail Hardie, Mangham; Santana Harris, Winnfield; Alivia Hayes, Houma Christian; Alaura Hough, Pickering; Lylah Jones, D’Arbonne Woods; Maddie Jones, Rosepine; Marli Jones, Rosepine; Mia Klein, Lake Arthur; Jesse Lambert, Newman; Kaylee Methvin, Menard; Kenna Miles, French Settlement; Fallyn Moore, Oak Grove; Addie Morris, Ouachita Christian; Allie Payne, Many; Gracie Price, Ouachita Christian; Kaylynn Rainey, North Caddo; Ellie Kate Ray, Oak Grove; Peyton Reeves, East Beauregard; Kam Rodriguez, Pope John Paul; Hadley Spellman, French Settlement; Savanna Triche, Albany; Kaylee Vercher, Winnfield; Maddie Vinatieri, DeQuincy; Reese Walker, Calvary Baptist; Piper Weatherly, Vidalia; Abigail Willie, Northlake Christian; Aubrey Zachary, D’Arbonne Woods.