Barbe Baseball
Fascinating Facts about Barbe Baseball
• Barbe has been Nationally ranked 24 out of the last 25 seasons; Louisiana State Record.
• Barbe was Nationally ranked #1 in the nation in April 1999.
• Barbe has had 117 players sign college baseball scholarships in the last 26 years.
• Barbe has had 33 players drafted by professional baseball.
• Gavin Cecchini and Joe Lawrence are the only Barbe Baseball players drafted in the 1st Round, Gavin, by the New York Mets in 2012, being the 12th pick, Joe, by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1996, being the 16th pick.
• Barbe has had four players play in the major leagues: Joe Lawrence (Toronto Blue Jays-2002) and Wade LeBlanc (San Diego Padres-2008), Josh Prince (Milwaukee Brewers-2013), Garin Cecchini (Boston Red Sox-2014)
• Barbe Baseball was the only husband and wife coaching staff in the nation from 1988-2003.
• Barbe won a state record 39 games in 2014.
• Barbe hit a Louisiana State record 76 Home-Runs during the 1999 season.
• Barbe won 47 games in a row during the 1998 and 1999 seasons; a Louisiana 5A State record.
• Barbe has the most wins 855-192-1 in 5A from 1991-2017 and the highest winning percentage .839.
• Barbe has the highest District winning percentage .862 of any team in 5A.
• Barbe has won 13 consecutive district championships from 1995-2007; a Louisiana 5A State record.
• Barbe is the only team in Louisiana to win at least 30 games per year for 14 consecutive seasons; averaging 33 wins per year.
• Barbe has won nine 5A Louisiana State Baseball Championships.
• Barbe is the only 5A baseball program in Louisiana to play in the State Championship game for 5 consecutive years in a row (1998-2002).
• Barbe has made the playoffs 27 years in a row; a 5A Louisiana State record.
• Barbe was voted one of the top 10 high school baseball programs of the decade by Baseball America in 2002.
• Coach Glenn and Raissa Cecchini were named Easton National Master Coaches of the year in 1998.
• Coach Raissa Cecchini was named National Assistant Coach of the Year by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association in 1997
• Barbe has the highest winning percentage in the 5A playoffs .824 (84-19) 1991-2017.
• Barbe won 21 District Championships in 5A. A State Record.
• Heath Doucet and Alexander Armand are the only people who have won a State Championship as a player and a coach at Barbe. Heath in 2000 as a player and 2001 as a coach. Alexander in 2006 as a player and 2012 as a coach.
• David Blank is the first Barbe Baseball player to sign a professional baseball contract when he was drafted in the 24th Rd by the Minnesota Twins in 1996.
• Barbe was the 2008 National Champions in the Nike SPARQ Challenge
• In 2010 Barbe was the only High School in the nation to have 3 position players drafted from the same school.
• In 2010, Garin Cecchini signed for a record breaking 1.31 million with the Boston Red Sox. At the time it was the largest single-sport bonus ever received by a high school draft pick from the state of Louisiana.
• In 2012, Gavin Cecchini signed for a record breaking 2.3 million with the New York Mets. It is the largest signing bonus ever received by a high school draft pick for the state of Louisiana
• Bryce Jordan broke the National Hit by Pitch Record for a season 35 and a career 67.
• In 2014 Barbe was crowned National Champions in four polls: Baseball America, Max Prep Sports, Perfect Game and by the National High School Baseball Coaches Association.
• For the first time in Barbe Baseball History the 2014 outfield-Beau Jordan (LF), Nick Abshire (CF) and Shane Selman (RF) did not commit one error for the entire season.
• Barbe broke the school and state record for wins 39, Fielding% .978, batting average .384, doubles 97, and contact percentage .878.
• On September 27 & 28, 2014, Garin Cecchini, while playing for the Boston Red Sox, fielded Derek Jeter’s last 2 hits of his career, which were infield singles.
• On June 19, 2017, Gavin Cecchini hit a home run off Clayton Kershaw at Dodger Stadium.
Updated 10/12/17
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