St. Thomas Aquinas Baseball | 2016 LHSAA 2A State Champions | 2018 & 2022 2A State Runner Up | Est. 1986 | Head Coach Brandon Efferson | Colossians 3:17
Thank you
@ColeDrank
for coming to talk to our guys today. Cole preached on “doing the little things right.” Great to see you and wish you nothing but the best with your career moving forward.
#HeartHasNoLimit
🚨Breaking News🚨
We are happy to announce the edition of my brother Chad Catalano and my SIL Mandy to our Falcon Family. Chad will be coming on as an assistant and brings tons of knowledge of the game from his years as Head Coach at Northlake Christian and Isidore Newman.
Your Falcons drop a tough one here in the State Championship vs St Charles by a score of 2-0...to those 10 seniors we couldn't be more thankful for you'll always be remembered and couldn't have asked for a better group to lead us! We will be better because of you 10 DUDES!
#STA
SULPHUR, HERE WE COME!!! Falcons punch their ticket to Sulphur with 2 big wins! Falcons win the series and will play Wednesday night @ 8pm in the 2nd DIII semifinal game for a chance to play in the State Title! Pack your bags Falcon Fans! It’s redemption time!
#WeAreSTA
🚨Breaking News🚨
We are happy to announce our newest assistant coach for the 2020 baseball season. We would like to welcome
@GabeWoods19
and his wife
@LaurenStRomain
(‘14 Alum of STA) to the Falcon Family. Gabe will bring a ton of energy and knowledge to the program!
#WeAreSTA
Congrats again to Tyler Domiano (Spring Hill) and John Blanchard (Loyola) for making it official today. To say how proud I am of these two is an understatement.
#GnP
#WeAreSTA
To all my College and HS coaching buddies! I want to start a trend! I am asking all of you to post a picture of your seniors who 1) Had their season cancelled. 2) Season is still in limbo. Can’t imagine what they are going through but this is a small way we can say I Love You!
STA Alum Hunter Stanley recorded his first Division 1 W yesterday in
@SouthernMissBSB
big win over Purdue!
Stanley went 1.2 IP, 1 H, 1 BB, and 2 K’s in relief to help take down Big 10 foe Purdue!
Congratulations
@Hunter_Stanley2
! Much deserved!
#ForeverAFalcon
We are excited to announce the newest addition to our coaching staff. Coach Ryan Byers prepped at Ponchatoula HS and continued his playing career at
@LionUpBaseball
and will be a huge asset to our team. Welcome aboard Coach.
Falcons WIN tonight vs Episcopal 9-0 to advance to the State Championship Saturday, 3 PM @ SLU vs St Charles!!!
@PittmanLayton
threw a BEAUTIFUL CG shutty & had 2 big RBI Hits!!!
@Nicholls_BSB
signee
@TrapaniJordan
and Coastal signee
@loganpierre3
both hit DONGS as well!!
#STA
The entire team is special…. But to have ten seniors fighting for a common goal is even more special. A number of tough decisions lie ahead but we are all buying in and that folks, is what makes a team
Taking BP at the most BEAUTIFUL stadium in college baseball before we square up in our second round matchup in a best of 3 series vs U-High!!! BIG thank you to
@LSUCoachJ
and his entire staff for letting us come hit!!! Come check out your Falcons tonight at 6:15!!
#STA
PERFECTION!
Senior
@LukeSweeney16
throws a PERFECT Game as the Falcons take down French Settlement on Senior Night 11-0 in 5 innings! Sweeney goes 15 up & 15 down on 49 pitches in a absolutely dominating performance! Falcons move to 19-6 overall and 5-0 in district!
#WeAreSTA
We would like to welcome
@BrandonEfferson
and his family to the STA family! Brandon brings many years of experience and knowledge to our ball club and we couldn’t be happier to have him on board. Welcome to the family Coach Efferson!!
Congrats to
@johnblanch2020
and his family on his recent commitment to Loyola New Orleans to continue his academic and athletic career. Very proud of you!!
#WeAreSTA
#GoWolfPack
Congratulations to Casey Artigues and family for your commitment to Southern Miss! What a great honor for a great player. We are extremely proud of you bud.
Congrats to Sr. OF/ LHP
@DaneWatts6
on his recent commitment to Southeastern Louisiana. This kid is a gamer, 5 tool guy. 1st class in everything he does. Couldn’t be happier for him and his family. There is only one thing left to say………….
#LionUp
Falcons WIN again here in the Sulphur Tournament beating a very talented Sam Houston team by a score of 5-4!!!
@PittmanLayton
absolutely SHOVED and
@Bryce71717157
(Bryce Simoneaux) closed the door!!! Back at it tomorrow vs Zachary at 10 AM & Barbe at 1!!!
#WAAC
#STA
After getting the Save on Thursday night,
@gavinfoster7
put the team on his back today going 8 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 0 BB, and 6 K's in a 2-1 WIN!!! Your Falcons are going to the semis to face the winner of Episcopal vs Dunham!!!
FALCONS WIN!!!
Falcons overcome an early 6 run deficit, by exploding for 11 runs in the final 3 innings to knock off a very good Ponchatoula team 11-6! What an awesome atmosphere at Athletic Park tonight! Best of luck to
@PHSWaveBaseball
the rest of the way!
#WeAreSTA
Falcons WIN tonight vs John Curtis by a score of 2-1 in 9 innings!!!
@PittmanLayton
absolutely SHOVED going 7 IP w/ 1 R, 8 K's, only 4 hits allowed AND had 2 huge hits!!!
@DomianoJustin
was big w/ a 3 hit day, and
@bryce_simoneaux
closed the door w/ a big W!!
#WAAC
#STA
Falcons (28-6) punch their ticket to sulphur by beating Newman 10-2 in Game 2! Falcons move on and will play winner of Holy Savior Menard or Notre Dame. Offensively we were led by
@artigues_casey
going 3 for 5 with 5 rbi.
@loganpierre3
throws another gem going 6IP to get the W.
WALK-OFF WINNER tonight in the bottom of the 7th to WIN 2-1 by
@Nicholls_BSB
signee
@TrapaniJordan
!! Dude continues to stay 🔥🔥! What a gem on the bump by
@PittmanLayton
(uncommitted) as he goes 7 IP, 1 ER, & 8 K's!! Back at it @ Doyle tomorrow night!
#WAAC
#STA
Who’s willing to take a shot on this kid… dude just wins. Atta boy
@fostergavin16
Stats for year ……
4-0
21 IP
0.67 ERA
0.95 WHIP
21 K
5 BB
.205 BAA
59% ground balls
Wins against
Sulphur, Fontainebleau, Northshore and Hammond!
Falcons walk away with the win 4-1 against Ponchatoula. Great game, great atmosphere. Once again outstanding job by
@Alexegan_12
throwing a gem and
@LukeSweeney16
with the game saving catch in LF. Best of luck to
@PHSWaveBaseball
the rest of their season.
Some ridiculous stats from last week
Jordan Trapani - 10/12 (.833) - 3 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI
Dane Watts - 6/6 (1.000) - 2 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 RS, 4 BB
Gavin Foster - 7/10 (.700) - 1 2B, 8 RBI
Team average was .512
Team ERA was 0.00 in 16 IP with 23 K's, 3 BB, 6 Hits Allowed
Semi finals in our back yard… let’s pack the house. Need all of Hammond to show up! Tailgate starts at 3:00. Bring the noise… doing this for Tangi. Come support the
#1
team in 2A and the
#8
team in the entire state! Give me a retweet if you plan on coming!!
Congrats to 2020 1B/LHP Tyler Domiano and his family on his Commitment to Spring Hill College in Molbile, Alabama. We are very proud of you and can’t wait to watch your success at the next level.
#WeAreSTA
#GoBadgers
Falcons WIN Game 1 in the best of 3 series vs U-High 6-1!!! Player of the game
@LionUpBaseball
commit 2024
@DomianoJustin
SHOVED for a CG & had a hit!! 2023
@BlayneSchilling
had 2 H & a RBI, and 2024
@11cace
had BIG 2 out 2 RBI H!!! Back at it @ U-High tomorrow at 6!!!
#STA
To all Travel Ball teams....... NO SEEDS means NO SEEDS!!! Spitting them into a bottle or cup is off limits as well. Please respect the rules of our field so we can continue to allow you to use our facilities. Thank You
A big congrats to ‘22 Jordan Trapani and his family on his commitment to
@Nicholls_BSB
. Guy is a pure hitter, what a great get for the colonels. Couldn’t have happened to a better young man. U deserve success Jordan, congrats bud!!
Falcons find a way to score 4 in the 7th to get the 6-5 win! Complete team effort.
@TrapaniJordan
found barrels all night going 4 for 4.
@loganpierre3
giving us a chance on the mound. Big time walk off hit by
@HMichel_2021
to seal the deal! Video below for the win!
Falcons WIN tonight vs a very good Sulphur team by a score of 3-1!!!
@fostergavin16
threw a GEM and had 2 big hits in the game!! Back at it tomorrow night at 7 vs Sam Houston at SPAR!!!
#WAAC
#STA
🚨Breaking News🚨
We are excited announce our partnership with
@VSNLouisiana
to live stream 7 of our 14 remaining games. Can’t make it to the game? We gotcha covered....... details will be coming soon.
The 2023 St Thomas Aquinas Baseball Alumni Game was a huge success!! The Alumni lead by Coach
@JayArtigues
fell just short as they lose 2-0! The current Falcon pitching staff & defense really stood out today! Great way to kick off the New Year & big THANK YOU to all Alumni!!
#STA
Falcons win 14-1 vs Dunham in 5! Most important we were able to wear stickers for autism awareness to show love to our buddies from
@SkipperMhs
@twbergeron35
and
@CovingtonBSB
@chris_garrett23
. At the end of the day, this is what it’s all about!
Falcons win game 1 vs Newman 9-1! Led offensively by
@artigues_casey
and
@loganpierre3
with 2 hits a piece.
@gavin61599199
does it again with a CG going 7IP, 5H, 1R, 3BB, 2k only needing 83 pitches. Crowd was electric, need everyone out there tomorrow!
Falcons win!! Falcons win!!
STA punches ticket to Sulphur with an 11-1 win in 5 innings over Menard. Congrats to
@LukeSweeney16
and
@kade_lb
for throwing a combined NO HITTER! Grea job all around today.
#WeAreSTA
Falcons (14-1) stay hot beating a very good Berwick team 8-2.
@collura_jaden
gets the offense going early with a HR and
@DaneWatts6
get the W on the mound. Next up
@Dunham_Baseball
tomorrow 4:00 at brusly!
What a great night!!! The first annual STA Baseball Fundraiser Banquet was a big success!! Our program raised a lot of money while getting to hear two of the best coaches in Louisiana,
@LSUCoachJ
&
@MattRiser17
, talk about the game we love!! Our MC
@MattMoscona
was awesome too!!
Congrats to
@ArtiguesChamp
and
@Alexegan_12
who officially ended their HS career after a great weekend playing in the LBCA All Star Game! Best wishes to both as Champ is off to La Tech and Alex is off to Jones JC!
#WeAreSTA
Falcons come out of the Sulphur Tournament with a 2-2 record vs some of the best teams in the state. Coastal Alabama signee
@loganpierre3
threw a great game vs Barbe losing by 1 run in the final game today. Boys fought hard!! Back at it at home on Tuesday vs Walker @ 6:30!!
#STA
Welcome home to ‘14 baseball Alum Tyler Bratcher. Tyler has been in Guam and Singapore for the past 3 months on a training deployment. Thank you for your service.
#Merica
Falcons with a big opening day victory vs Covington 9-1!
@DaneWatts6
set the tone on the bump as well as at the plate. Feels great do be back at it. Next up, Slidell City Tournament.