In the longstanding history of John Curtis, where the school's trophy case could fill up an entire gymnasium, they have had nine state championships in baseball but never a player of the year.
Until now.
Senior first baseman Cade Beloso raked in another award on his way to LSU, as the Patriots slugger is named the 2018 LSWA/State Farm Bureau Mr. Baseball Louisiana by a panel of the Louisiana Sports Writers Association.
It was the first time since 2010 a New Orleans-area player has won the award and second in the 22-year history. It's the first time a player from the Catholic League has won it.