ROUX: UL signs Guillory

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. . . signing with head coach Tony Robichaux on Thursday, the second day of the NCAA's early-signing period, were standout catcher Dillon Guillory of Teurlings Catholic and outfielder/first baseman Travis Whipple of Morgan City-Central Catholic. Pitcher Randall Bulliard of Opelousas-Westminster Academy signed with the Cajuns on Wednesday. "I really like this group," Robichaux said. "We're continuing to bring in young players and young arms. We had a lot of success last year bring in young guys early and letting them mature in the program. If you sign a really good junior college player, he may only be here one year, so with these guys we're confident they will be a part of the program for a long time." Guillory said that the elder Robichaux's reputation for working with the battery was important in his decision. "He's got the pitchers and catchers, and he teaches catchers how to call their own game," said Guillory, who hit .387 as a sophomore and .380 as a junior. "He teaches what to look for in other hitters and the little things that make yo a better catcher, and that's something I'd like to learn. "I watched Danny Massiatte play when they went to the World Series and I kind of idolized him, and I've seen what (Jonathan) Lucroy's doing now. I wanted to be a part of that." Guillory helped lead TCHS to the 3A quarterfinals last spring, where the Rebels lost to finals-bound Notre Dame. Whipple, the younger brother of former Cajun pitcher Jeremy Whipple, heard all he needed to know about the UL program from his brother. "He told me a lot of good things," Whipple said, "how good the program was and how much he liked coach Robichaux." Whipple hit .508 in his junior year in helping Central Catholic win the state Class A title. CCMC beat Dunham in the Class A finals. The rest of the story Dan McDonald dmcdonald@theadvertiser.com

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Rebels' Guillory goes out All-Star Dillon Guillory has high expectations for himself each time he steps on the baseball diamond, and his senior season at Teurlings Catholic met most of those demands. The Rebels' catcher took charge of a young pitching staff and helped it grow as TCHS reached the Class 3A state semifinals before falling to eventual champion Parkview Baptist. In addition to his leadership role behind the plate, the Louisiana Ragin' Cajun signee also improved at the plate. He'll cap that memorable campaign Friday and Saturday at Bringhurst Park in Alexandria as a member of the West Team for the LHSCA All-Star Games. "I was very surprised when I found out," Guillory said. "It's a great accomplishment, and it capped off my senior season. "I'm pretty excited. I get to play with some of the best players in the state. I remember when Gabe (ex-teammate Gabe Begnaud) made it last year, and I was hoping to make it this year." Guillory will see familiar faces, such as East Team member Tyler Slocum of Redemptorist, in this weekend's action. "I've played on the same team in summer ball with a bunch of the guys who will be in the game, for both teams," Guillory said. "It's a privilege to play in the game, but it won't be the first time I've played with some of these guys." Guillory earned the All-Star acclaim by batting .435 and driving in 38 runs for Teurlings in 2006. He hit .520 in District 6-3A, earning league MVP honors, as the Rebels tied Catholic High for first place and then beat the Panthers 4-0 for the No. 1 seed from 6-3A in the playoffs. The rest of the story Bruce Brown bbrown@theadvertiser.com

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Word around the camp fire is that nobody works as hard as Guillory. Cant wait untill he is a Cajun...Will redshirt next year..

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love to see the talent coming in, we are already looking good for the next few years