A Look Back: Spring 2020 Centenary Athletics Recap
The 2020 spring sports season was a busy and successful one for Centenary athletics. Today we take a look back at those highlights in part three, the final part, of a three-part series.
Centenary Athletics: Spring Sports Recap
BASEBALL:
The Gents posted a 9-4 record and scored 10 runs or more in a game five times. Senior outfielder Cody Crowder (Shepherd, Texas) led the team with a .389 batting average and collected a team-high 21 hits. His 10 triples in his career are tied for the most in program history. Crowder also led the team in home runs (4) and RBI (18) and he and senior right-handed pitcher Matthew Devillier (Lake Charles, La.) swept the SCAC Baseball individual awards after the first week of the season. Crowder was named the Hitter of the Week while Devillier earned Pitcher of the Week honors. Devillier led the team with a 2.08 earned run average and two complete games while posting a 3-1 record.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S GOLF:
Senior Reed Balcerowicz (Crosby, Texas) was named to the 2020 All-Louisiana College Men's Golf Team by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA), one of just 13 players on the team. Balcerowicz was named an Honorable Mention selection and was a model of consistency for the Gents this past season as he participated in all five of Centenary's tournaments, earning three top-five finishes. He only had one finish outside the top 10 all season and finished ranked 27th in the region and 162nd nationally in division III.
Balcerowicz saved his best for last this past season as he posted a career-best scoring average of 73.77 with an average finish of 7th place. He claimed the individual title at the 2020 LeTourneau YellowJacket Invitational, his first career win in his last collegiate event, firing a final round of 68 to win by a shot. Senior Brodey Warner (Brookeland, Texas) had two top-five finishes this season for the Gents at the Louisiana College Fall Invitational in September and the Tempest Intercollegiate in October.
On the women's side, seniors Erin Rostro (Kyle, Texas) and Shannon Orlopp (Rogers, Ark.) earned top-25 finishes in the Ladies' final tournament of the season at the BSN Sports Dataw Island Invitational in March.
LACROSSE:
A trio of Freshmen Michael Mosura (Bossier City, La.), Mark Temple (Houston, Texas) and John Mark Waniewski (Bossier City, La.) combined for 28 goals, 34 points, and six assists to lead the Gents' offense in their first season in a return to varsity competition.
SOFTBALL:
The Ladies won four of their final six games and went 4-1 in one-run games this past season. Senior Haley Campbell (Erath, La.) led team with 14 hits this past season including four multi-hit games and a team-best seven extra-base hits while batting .359. She had a team-best 11 runs scored and led the team with 39 at-bats. Senior Maddie Fremen, and a pair of freshmen Kaylea Patridge (Las Vegas, NV), and Taylor Mayo (Shreveport) combined for 35 hits, 14 RBI, and each batted over .330.
