Gulf Coast Lending Services edges Arena Title Company in extra innings – Crescent City Sports
In a battle of unbeaten teams, Mandeville-based Gulf Coast Lending Services came from way behind to outlast Archbishop Hannan-based Arena Title Company 11-10 in nine innings at Mandeville in a Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League showdown Wednesday evening.
June 17, 2026By Ken TrahanCategory:PrepsSomething had to give. It took a long time for something to give though. In a battle of unbeaten teams, Mandeville-based Gulf Coast Lending Services came from way behind to outlast Archbishop Hannan-based Arena Title Company 11-10 in nine innings at Mandeville in a Crescent City Sports Prep Summer League showdown Wednesday evening. Nathan Woodward singled home Greyson Parker with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Arena Title Company (6-1-1) took a commanding 8-0 lead scoring three runs in the top of the first inning, two runs in the second and three runs in the top of the fourth inning. Gulf Coast Lending Services (6-0-1) came to life in the bottom of fourth inning with four runs to cut the deficit in half. The Hawks led 10-5 after five innings before the Skippers rallied with three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning and two in the bottom of the seventh to send the game to extra innings. Woodward had three hits and three RBI while Parker had three hits and two RBI to pace Gulf Coast Lending Services. Ryker Falcon shad two hits and two RBI while Kaden Croft had two hits and an RBI. Gavin Richmond and Carter Winchester each had a hit and an RBI. Hunter Lay, the fifth pitcher for Arena Title Company (6-1-1), took the loss. Jacob Goubert started and pitched three scoreless frames. Zak Kemp and Hunter Lay each had two hits and two RBI while Lincoln Foster had two hits and an RBI for the Hawks. One of Kemp’s hits was a home run. Luke Holliday had a hit and an RBI while Nathan Macheca drove in a run. FINALATC 320 320 000 10 10 4GCLS 000 413 201 11 14 4SB–Hunter Lay 2, Braeden Stitt, Jacob Goubert, Luke Holliday, Zak Kemp, Ardan Calegan, Creshaun McCollum2B—Hunter Lay, Zak Kemp, Greyson Parker 2, Kaden Croft, Nathan Woodward3B—Greyson ParkerHR—Zak KempKen TrahanCEO/OwnerBorn and raised in the New Orleans area, CCSE CEO Ken Trahan has been a sports media fixture in the community for nearly five decades. Ken started NewOrleans. com/Sports with Bill Hammack and Don Jones in 2008. In 2011, the site became SportsNOLA. com. On August 1, 2017, Ken helped launch CrescentCitySports. com. Having accumulated national awards/recognition (National Sports Media Association, National Football…Read more >