When University of Louisiana at Lafayette baseball coach Tony Robichaux talks about speeding the game up and slowing it down, he uses Kennon Fontenot as an example.
Last year’s highly regarded freshman infielder started six games and saw significant action in several other early contests in 2015. But he struggled at the plate, and more importantly was inconsistent at second base — inconsistency that was never a problem during his career at Lake Charles’ Barbe High.
That appears to be a thing of the past, if fall and preseason workouts are any indication.
“He’s really had a heck of a fall,” Robichaux said of the 5-foot-10 sophomore.