Two Acadiana high school baseball teams win state titles

LOUISIANA (KLFY) --The LHSAA baseball state title matchups finished on Saturday in Sulphur with two of three Acadiana teams becoming state champions.

The #4 Catholic New Iberia Panthers are the Division III select champions. They defeated defending champion #2 University Lab Cubs in a nail biter third game of the weekend championship series. Panther's win was capped off with a three-run homerun by J.D. Hidalgo in extra innings. This is the first state title for the Panthers since 2001.