This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated.

HAMMOND, La. — Top-seeded Catholic of Baton Rouge defeated John Curtis, 4-1 Sunday afternoon to claim its first Division I baseball state championship since 2013.

John Curtis drew first blood with a Buddy Micheu RBI single in the top of the 3rd inning but would fail to score another run in Sunday’s contest.

Curtis closes out the 2021-22 season as Division I state runner-ups and Catholic League champions.

Here is head coach Jeff Curtis after the game:

Catholic’s Daniel Harden was named the Division I state championship’s Most Outstanding Player for his multiple RBI’s that lifted the Bears over the Patriots late in the game.