Hannan shakes off rocky second inning to get past Shaw, 5-3

Hannan shook off one bad inning following a one-week layoff and found a way to battle back against a team fighting for seeding in Division I.

The host Hawks (11-9) used a four-run third to surge past Shaw to take a 5-3 nondistrict victory on April 7.

After allowing two unearned runs in the top of the second inning, in which the team committed three errors, Hannan junior Reid Passauer (3-1) pitched well to notch the victory. He lowered his ERA from 1.12 and allowed four hits on 82 pitches with two strikeouts and two walks.

Jacob Billiot finished a well-earned second save on 61 pitches. He hurled the final three innings, giving up three hits and one earned run, registering five strikeouts to hold off the Eagles.

“Even though I felt great, I was OK coming out when I did because I have faith and confidence in Jacob,” Passauer said. “He is a very reliable reliever. He helped get the job done.”

Shaw starter Logan Muhleisen (1-2) couldn’t hold on to the early lead, as the Hawks took advantage of three Eagles’ miscues in the third to take a 4-2 advantage.

Catcher Caden Fontenot reached on an error and his courtesy runner Peyton Allen advanced to second on an errant pick-off attempt. He came around to score on a throwing error by the Eagles catcher Parker Smith for Hannan’s first run.

Avery Rogers, who went 2-for-3, beat out a perfectly placed bunt for an infield hit. Colin Hebert followed with a single to center, and Bryce Coe delivered a shot to left to plate Rogers that tied the score at 2.

Senior second baseman Alex Roux, the Hawks’ leading hitter with a .419 average, 24 RBIs and 16 runs with two homers, smashed a two-run double to right-center that scored Hebert and Coe. Roux went 2-for-3, collecting a RBI double in the bottom of the fifth to add an insurance run.

“I’ve been locked in at the plate,” Roux said. “They were pitching me away with curve balls, which I was able to foul off. I just waited for my pitch, sitting on the fast ball, and I didn’t miss them.”

Roux, who usually starts at shortstop, has moved over to second due to some arm soreness.

“He was patient and had some great at bats,” Hannan third-year coach Paul Wineski said. “He’s a very talented kid. He’s been coming through for us and he’s drawing some interest to play at the next level. He deserves it.”

Shaw (11-13) took advantage of Hawks’ miscues in the second.

With two outs, Smith reached on an error, and his courtesy runner, Brennan Savoie, stole second. He later scored the game’s first run on a throwing error by the catcher. Leo Kerner singled to left and stole second, as the Eagles were aggressive on the base paths.

Max Kass reached on the Hawks third error before Trey Parks reached on a walk. Passauer ended the damage, inducing Will Hayes to fly out to right field.

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Doug Faust, in his second stint as Shaw coach and who formerly coached at Hannan, said his Eagles could not take advantage of their opportunities, leaving too many men on base.

“We had the bases loaded in the top of the third with just one out and we couldn’t score,” he said. “We are not going to outhit many people, and we didn’t play well defensively. Give Hannan credit, after trailing 2-0, their pitchers shut us down, only giving up one more run.”

Shaw reliever Justin Oubre shut down the Hawks in relief of Muhleisen. He went 3 2/3 innings, surrendering just one run on two hits, posting four strikeouts.

The Eagles trimmed the lead to 5-3 in the sixth after a bloop single by Smith, a Kerner double and a walk that loaded the bases with no outs. But Billiot sandwiched two strikeouts around a sacrifice fly by Hayes to limit the damage.

LINESCORE

Shaw – 002 001 0 – 3 | 7 | 6

Hannan – 004 010 0 – 5 | 6 | 3

BOX SCORE

Shaw (11-13): 1, Will Hayes (SS), 1-3, RBI; 2, Cole Guidry (CF), 0-4; 3, Logan Pulliam, (RF), 1-4; 4, Logan Muhleisen (P), 0-3; 5, Jayce Lacava (2B), 2-4; 6, Parker Smith (C), 1-4 (CR Brennan Savoie, 2 R); 7, Leo Kerner (SS), 2-3, R; 8. Max Kass (DH), 0-2; 9, Trey Parks (LF), 0-1.

Hannan (11-9): 1, Bryce Coe (LF), 1-3, 2 R, RBI; 2, Logan Huth (SS), 0-2; 3, Alex Roux (2B), 2-3, 3 RBIs; 4, Ben Bonnaffee (1B), 0-3; 5, Beau Armstrong (DH), 0-3; 6, Andre Roux (3B), 0-3; 7, Caden Fontenot (C), 0-3 (CR Peyton Allen, R); 8, Avery Rogers (RF), 2-3, R; 9, Colin Hebert (CF), 1-2, R.

DECIDING PITCHERS

LP: Logan Muhleisen (1-2), 2.1 IP, 4 R, 3 ER, 4 H, 1 K.

WP: Reid Passauer (3-1), 4 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 4 H, 2 K, 2 BB.

SV: Jacob Billiot (2), 3 IP, R, ER, 3 H, 5 K.

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