Now the two players lead the Louisiana Sports Writers Association's Class 3A All-State teams for baseball and softball.
Martin, a senior, was selected as the Outstanding Player on the baseball squad after leading the Griffins to a 3A title by hitting .468 with seven home runs and 43 runs batted in.
A panel of sportswriters from across the state picked Brown as the Outstanding Player for softball. The sophomore compiled a 25-2 record with a 0.84 earned run average. Brown also hit .364 with 24 RBIs.
Two coaches from Iowa High, Cason Robison and Sean Richard, claimed the LSWA's 3A Coach of the Year honors. Robison's softball squad advanced to the semifinals, while Richard's baseball team was the 3A runner-up.
Joining Brown on the softball pitching staff were Brooklyn Guillot of runner-up Parkview Baptist (21-5, 274 strikeouts), Brusly's Carli Jo Leblanc (18-5, 1.55 ERA) and Iowa's Sam Buller (23-7, 11 strikeouts per game).
The 3A baseball pitching staff consisted of Loranger's Brennan Catalono (10-1, 2.45 ERA), North DeSoto's Jared West (8-1, 109 strikeouts), Iowa's Gabe Roberts (8-1, 1.68 ERA) and Livonia's Mason Klotz (6-1, 81 strikeouts).
Buckeye's Lacie Nugent (.548, 23 RBIs) was the softball catcher, while E.D. White's Logan Barbera (.398, three home runs, 37 RBIs) was the baseball catcher.
The baseball infield consisted of Parkview Baptist's Colin Rodgers (.333, 28 RBIs), Eunice's Josh Patin (.511, 45 runs scored), Parkview's Brennan Bozeman (.477, 40 runs) and Notre Dame's Connor Goss (.439, 29 RBIs).
Notre Dame's Katherine Kirsch (.447), Kaplan's Mallory Hebert (.444, 44 runs), Buckeye's Jessica Johnson (.419, 25 RBIs) and Brusly's Lanesha Taylor (.411, 26 RBIs) made up the softball infield.
Brusly's Akiya Thymes (.491, 40 runs), St. Charles' Katie Duhe (.422) and Kaplan's Katie LeDoux (.420, 21 RBIs) were picked for the softball outfield. The baseball outfield included North DeSoto's Martin, Parkview's Russell Reynolds (.365, 27 RBIs) and Rayville's Nathan O'Briant (.423).
The baseball squad's utility selections were Iowa's Philip LeBleu (9-4), St. Charles' Chad McNeil (8-1), Livonia's Brandon Armand (.416, 36 RBIs), E.D. White's Scott Szush (9-3) and Loyola's Vaughn Shapen (.465, 24 RBIs).
Parkview's Lauren Yawn (.481, 29 RBIs), E.D. White's Kali Clement (.435, 30 RBIs), St. Charles' Chelsea Loupe (21-6), Kaplan's Brittany LeBeouf (18-5, 1.75 ERA) and Farmerville's Sandy Ouchley (.679, seven home runs, 63 RBIs) were the softball utility players.
3A All-State Team
Softball
P ..... Mikayla Brown ...... Buckeye ............ So ...... 25-2
P ..... Brooklyn Guillot ... Parkview Bapt. ... Sr ...... 21-5
P ..... Carli Jo Leblanc ..... Brusly .............. So ...... 18-5
P ..... Sam Buller ............... Iowa ................ Sr ...... 23-7
C ..... Lacie Nugent ......... Buckeye ............ Sr ....... .548
1B ... Katherine Kirsch ... Notre Dame ..... Jr ....... .447
2B ... Mallory Hebert ... Kaplan ............ Sr ...... .444
SS ... Jessica Johnson ..... Buckeye ............ Jr ....... .419
3B ... Lanesha Taylor ...... Brusly .............. So ....... .411
OF ... Akiya Thymes ........ Brusly .............. Fr ....... .491
OF ... Katie Duhe .......... St. Charles .......... Sr ....... .422
OF ... Katie LeDoux ..... Kaplan ............ Sr ...... .420
UT ... Lauren Yawn ...... Parkview Bapt. .. Sr ...... .481
UT ... Kali Clement ........ E.D. White ........ So ....... .435
UT ... Chelsea Loupe ...... St. Charles ........ Jr ...... 21-6
UT ... Brittany LeBeouf .... Kaplan ...... Sr ...... 18-5
UT ... Sandy Ouchley ....... Farmerville ..... Sr ....... .679
MVP – Mikayla Brown, Buckeye
Coach of the Year – Cason Robison, Iowa
HONORABLE MENTION
UTL Lynsie Nugent, Buckeye; P Brittany Daigrepoint, Avoyelles; UTL Brittany Ferchaud, St. James; P Madison Rodrigue, E.D. White; SS Abigail Ohlin, Berwick; C Brittany Sanchez, De La Salle; P Callie Diaz, St. Mary’s; P Mollie Stelly, Notre Dame; IF Taylor Boulet, Notre Dame; C Joanna Booty, Jewel Sumner; IF Payton Desormeaux, Eunice; OF Abby Richard, E.D. White; UTL Claire LeBeouf, E.D. White; OF Kasey McCauley, Iowa; OF Alice Edmiston, Iowa; C Meagan Brown, Parkview Baptist; SS Jessy Barton, Caldwell Parish; Alyssa McVicker, Parkview Baptist; Nicky Dawson, Parkview Baptist.
3A All-State Team
Baseball
P ..... Brennan Catalano ..... Loranger ........... Sr ... 10-1
P ..... Jared West ............... North DeSoto ..... Sr ..... 8-1
P ..... Gabe Roberts .................. Iowa ............. Sr ..... 8-1
P ..... Mason Klotz .................. Livonia .......... Sr ..... 6-1
C ..... Logan Barbera ........... E.D. White ....... Jr .... .398
1B ... Colin Rodgers ........... Parview Bapt. ... Sr ... .333
2B ... Josh Patin ................... Eunice .............. Sr ... .511
SS ... Brennan Bozeman ... Parkview Bapt ... Jr ... .477
3B ... Connor Goss .............. Notre Dame ...... Sr ... .439
OF ... Russell Reynolds ..... Parkview Bapt ... Sr ... .365
OF ... Matt Martin .............. North DeSoto ... Sr ... .468
OF ... Nathan O’Briant ............ Rayville ....... Sr ... .423
UT ... Philip LeBleu ................... Iowa ........... Sr ... .324
UT ... Chad McNeil .............. St. Charles ...... Jr ..... 8-1
UT ... Brandon Armand ............ Livonia ........ Jr ... .416
UT ... Scott Szush ................. E.D. White ....... Jr ..... 9-3
UT ... Vaughn Shapen ................ Loyola ........ Sr ... .465
MVP – Matt Martin, North DeSoto
Coach of the Year – Sean Richard, Iowa
HONORABLE MENTION
P Trey Williams, Berwick, P Chris Charpentier, P John Mayeaux, E.D. White, UTL Justin Demary, Iowa; OF Austin Theriot, Iowa; SS Brett Duet, E.D. White; UTL Brett Darbonne, Eunice; 3B Coy Clostio, Erath; UTL Colby Roy, North Vermilion; UTL Landon Dupuy, North Vermilion; C Trey Broussard, North Vermilion; UTL Nick Gossen, Notre Dame; P Michael Woods, Loyola; C Barrett Juneau, De La Salle; 2B Donnie Savoie, St. Charles; UTL Ryan Gremillion, Avoyelles; OF Brandon Zimmer, St. Charles; P Michael Wilson, Buckeye; UTL Dennis Clay, Buckeye; SS Tyler Anderson, Jena; 1B Devin Barnes, Vidalia.
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