Taegan Bourque

For a few years, former New Iberia Senior High School and UL Lafayette pitcher Cody Boutte was the only member of an exclusive club — former NISH baseball players who won a national championship.

Now he has company.

Boutte, who pitched and help the LSU Eunice Bengals win a junior college National Championship in 2012 was finally joined by Taegan Bourque, who was on the team that won the school’s seventh JUCO National Championship a week ago.

“It was a crazy experience,” Bourque said. “I’m glad I got to experience that with guys that turned into my brothers.

“When I got there, I didn’t know anybody. Then I also had some great coaches that helped me unlock the potential inside of me that I didn’t even know I had.”

Bourque will head back to LSUE next spring with a ring and as the defending JUCO champions.

“There’s really no pressure on me after I saw everything that happened this year,” he said. “It’s a matter of not making the game bigger than it is.”

And he relishes being the second member of an exclusive club.

“It’s amazing to me,” Bourque said. “It’s like a dream come true.”