March 17, 2010
Mountain Pointe 12 Gilbert 1
After an early season whooping by Gilbert, Mountain Pointe returned the
favor when the two teams again faced each other on the third day of the
Gilbert/Mesquite Invitational. Pointe Junior Kevin Cron faced off
against Gilbert Senior Nolan Skowronek and got the win going 4 strong
innings only giving up 4 hits and 1 run. Gilbert scored first after DJ
Peterson hit a Sac Fly knocking in Drew Stankiewicz who had reached on a
single. The Pride would not answer until the 2nd when Sophomore Joey
Curletta went deep with a solo shot. The third would find MP going
through the order scoring 4 along the way including a 3 run bomb by Cron.
10 batters would get up in the 4th for the Pride and they would bring in
another 4 as a result of timely hits and troubled pitching in the form
of 5 walks and a hit batter. In the 5th Senior Josh Alexander would go
deep with a 3 run walk off bomb bringing the game to a run rule close.
MP Hitters
Avery Konieczny 2 for 3
Kevin Cron 2 for 3, HR, 3RBI
Josh Alexander 1 for 2, HR, 2BB, 3RBI
Joey Curletta 1 for 1, HR, 2BB
Gilbert Hitters
Drew Stankiewicz 2 for 2, 2B
Colton Thompson 2 for 2, 2 2B
At the Eagle Festival, Paradise Valley met up with a team from
Nashville - MBA. The MBA players were complete gentlemen, calling
everyone sir and maam, taking bad calls in stride and playing good
baseball. Their fans in the stands were equally a pleasure to be around.
They also won the game 3-0.
The PV highlights from the game are as follows:
And it was a beautiful sunny day.
Sunrise Mtn won 2 more games on Satruday on thier way to the semi
finals of the Best of the west tournament. In game 1 Sunrise Mountain
defeated Jenks, Ok 11-8. Sunrise Mountain started freshmen Seth Martinez
who threw 4 innings allowing 6 runs to a very strong Jenks team.
Freshmen Brick Paskiewicz pitched the remainder of the game and picked
up his first varsity win. Both teams battled back and forth for 6
innings as Jenks led the entire game, but in the bottom of the 7th down
8-7 Drew Wolff led off with a single and back to back walks to Tyler
Mussro and Tyler Crawford set the stage for Shane Johnson hitting is 2nd
HR of thge game a walk off grand slam!
In game 2 Sunrise Mountain starter Aaron Bummer threw a NO-hitter
defeating Centennial 13-0. Bummer struck out 8 Centennial batters in
route to his 2nd win of the season. For the Mustangs Tyler Mussro was 3
for 3 and Kane, Wolff and Crawford all had multiple hit games. Shane
Johnson hit his 3rd homerun of the day. Sunrise Mtn will play in the
semi finals of the Best of the West Tournament Wednesday at 1:00 pm.
Saguaro
was swinging the bats early and often against Coconino plating 4
runs in the first, 3 in the 2nd and tacking on 1 in the third
inning. Chris Ackmon went 2-3, 3R-HR, 4RBI, 2R against Parks. Josh
Chapman added a 2-2 2B, RBI day to his hit totals for the season.
Salazar scatters just 3 hits over 5 innings surrendering 1 unearned
run in the fifth Chapman & Jahnke each pitched one inning allowing 1
run each.
Parks
was 2-3, with a walk & strikeout Coconino. He was the starting
pitcher as well surrendering 6 hits, and eight earned runs in 3-2/3
innings of work, he walked 3 Sabercats and struck out 5. Shifling
pitched the final 2- 1/3 innings striking out 4.
North Canyon 9 Brophy 3
The North Canyon Rattlers used a monster 15 hit effort and very
solid pitching to defeat Brophy on Tuesday, March 16 by a score of
9-3.
Peyton Deiters (3 for 3, 5 RBIs, 2-2B), Jason Walker (3 for 4, 2-2B,
3 RS) and Andrew Felix (2 for 3, solo HR) led a balanced attack
against four Brophy pitchers. Dom Portocarrero (2 for 2, 3B), Kevin
Baumgartner (2 for 4, RS) and Connor Bowen (2 for 3, 2B) also had
multiple hit games.
Baumgartner was outstanding on the mound, pitching a complete game,
scattering 7 hits and striking out 12.
For Brophy, Joe Maggi was 3 for 4 (2-2B) and Kasey Coffman hit a
solo shot.
Fort Collins 2 Salpointe 1
In their first
game of the Tucson Conquistadores Baseball Classic, the
Salpointe Lancers squared up versus Fort Collins Lambkins in a
rematch. They met last Summer in a Wood Bat Tournament in Fort
Collins CO with the Lancers coming out on top with a close 3-2
win.
The Lambkins got
their revenge with Senior Caleb Kirkman on the mound keeping
them at bay and quelling a torrid Lancer rally in the top of the
7th. He won the pitcher’s battle against a valiant
effort by Lancer Junior AJ Alexander who took the tough loss.
Fort Collins drew
first blood with a Single RBI by Senior 3b
Mike Schmidtbauer
in the bottom of the 3rd to make it 1-0.
Score remained
the same until double by Junior Holden Sakala scored
Schmidtbauer in
the bottom of the 6th making it 2-0.
In the top of the
7th, Senior Jacob Hunter started the rally for
the
Lancers with a
sharp single to short. With 2 outs, Senior Jack Hale singled and
Alexander helped his cause with a single RBI to score Hunter.
The game ended with a play at the plate when Lambkin 2nd
baseman made a perfect throw to catcher Sakala to tag Hale at
the plate.
Final Score
Lambkins 2 - Lancers 1.
WP Kirkman – 7IP,
5KS, BB, 4 HITS
LP Alexander –
6IP, 7KS, 2BB, 5 HITS
Game #
7 3/16/10
Salpointe 8 MCA
(OK) 1
In their 2nd
game of the tourney, the Lancers of Salpointe Catholic met the
Patriots of Metro Christian Academy from Oklahoma. This marked
the first meeting between these two teams.
Dan Slania took
the mound and was his usual dominant self in limiting
the Patriots to
only 1 run. He got his 3rd consecutive complete game
win in as many starts. His line 7IP, 13Ks, 2BB, 4Hits, 1 ER.
He got plenty of
offensive support from his Lancer mates this game.
TOP Offensive
performers
Ryan Penaflor – 3/3, 2R, RBI
Joseph Serrano –
2/2, 3b, 2R, 2BB
Harrison Graham –
2/3,2b, R
Jacob Hunter –
2/4, R, 3RBIs
Game #
6 3/16/10
Salpointe 9 Buena
2
Earlier during
the day Salpointe hosted Buena in a league and region game.
Coming from a tough loss from the night before the Lancers
found themselves in a dog fight. Senior Jacob Hunter got his 2nd
start and complete game of the season and did not disappoint.
After taking a
1-0 lead I the Bottom of 1st with a single RBI
from Dan Slania, the Colts answered back with 2 unearned runs
of their own in the top of the 2nd. A single RBI by
Jack Hale brought Marc Gavre who double earlier in the bottom of
the 4th.
In the Top of the
5th with the score tied 2-2, Junior Colt Jeremy
Reynolds got a single, Lancer Sophomore Ryan Penaflor started a
5-4-3 DP and Hunter Struck out Senior Greg Puett to effectively
end that inning.
The Lancers put
up a 4 spot in the Bottom of the 5th and a 3 spot in
the Bottom of the 6th and never looked back.
Scoring Plays for
the Lancers in their last 2 innings
Bottom of 5th
Ryan Penaflor -
1b
Joseph Serrano -
3b, RBI
Harrison Graham –
Sac Fly RBI
Jacob Hunter – 1b
Dan Slania – 2b,
RBI
Marc Gavre – 3b,
RBI
Bottom of 6th
AJ Alexander –
Bunt 1b
Ryan Penaflor –
1b RBI
Joseph Serrano –
3b RBI
Harrison Graham –
2b RBI
TOP Defensive
Performer
Jacob Hunter –
7IP, 7KS, 2BB, 6H, 2 UER.
TOP Offensive
performers
Marc Gavre – 3/3,
2b (2), 3b
Jack Hale – 2/3
Ryan Penaflor –
2/3, R, RBI
Joseph Serrano –
2/4, 3b (2), 2R , 2RBIS
Harrison Graham –
2/4, 2b (2), R
Jacob Hunter –
2/4, R
Dan Slania – 2/4,
R, RBI
PERRY 17 runs,
13 hits, 1 error
HIGLEY 1 run,
3 hits, 4 errors
WP: David
Pedersen complete game 3 hitter, 4 K’s, 2 BB’s
LP: Greg
Aguilar
After a tough loss to start the Highland tournament on Monday,
the Perry Pumas brought out their hitting sticks against the
Higley Knights on Tuesday. Connor Jones went deep for a 3 run
homer in the top of the 1st to make it 3-0. Perry
batted around in the 2nd highlighted by Alex
Burridge’s 2 run double and Tanner Gunkel’s 3 run jack to
straight away center to make it 9-0. Perry pitcher David
Pedersen kept Higley at bay though the first 3 innings only
allowing 1 hit. The Pumas got their 3rd three run
homer of the game in the 3rd inning compliments of
Daniel DiGangi bomb over the left field fence. Perry got their
final 2 runs in the 4th inning. After an Aren Lara
walk to start the inning and 2 outs later, Jones went yard for
his 2nd homer of the game. Pedersen closed out the
game with a 1-2-3 inning in the 5th. Perry improves
to 7-3 while Higley falls to 2-4.
Hitting
leaders:
Perry: Connor
Jones, 2-2, 2 HR’s, BB, 6 RBI’s
Tanner Gunkel, 2-3, HR, 2B, 3 RBI’s
Daniel DiGangi, 2-4, HR, 3 RBI’s
Wil
Schommer, 3-4, RBI
Alex
Burridge, 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI’s
Higley: Josh
Ruiz, 1-3, 2B
MILLENNIUM 6 STILLWATER (OK) 3
MILLENNIUM 8 MOUNTAIN RIDGE 3
The Millennium Tigers move into the semifinals of the Best of the
West Tournament with a 4-0 record after a trio of underclassmen led
the way to 2 victories on Tuesday. In the first game, sophomore
Tyrell King picked up his first varsity win with an impressive 5
innings of work against the Stillwater Pioneers. He gave up only 3
hits and 2 earned runs while recording 5 strikeouts.
The offensive spark the Tigers needed was supplied by freshman Sammy
Rimer. With one out in the bottom of the fifth and the score tied at
3-3, Rimer blasted a solo homerun to put Millennium back in the lead
for good. Keeping the momentum going, Tatum Hendrix and Tyler Booth
delivered back to back singles and they both scored on Ty Johnson’s
single, providing the final margin of victory.
In the second game, freshman Mike Tinucci gave up 2 first-inning
runs, then proceeded to shut out Mountain Ridge over the next 5
innings. In his first varsity victory he gave up 4 hits and 1 earned
run while striking out 4.
The Tigers used an 11-hit attack to produce their 8 runs. Offensive
Leaders were:
Nyles Fowler: 3-4, 2 singles and a double with 2 RBIs
Austin Hoffman: 2-3 with 2RBIs
Tyler Booth: 2-4, single and a double, 1 RBI
Saguaro was swinging the bats early and often against Coconino
plating 4 runs in the first, 3 in the 2nd and tacking on 1 in
the third inning. Chris Ackmon went 2-3, 3R-HR, 4RBI, 2R
against Parks. Josh Chapman added a 2-2 2B, RBI day to his hit
totals for the season. Salazar scatters just 3 hits over 5
innings surrendering 1 unearned run in the fifth Chapman &
Jahnke each pitched one inning allowing 1 run each.
Parks was 2-3, with a walk & strikeout Coconino. He was the
starting pitcher as well surrendering 6 hits, and eight earned
runs in 3-2/3 innings of work, he walked 3 Sabercats and struck
out 5. Shifling pitched the final 2- 1/3 innings striking out 4.
On Monday, Mingus mustered 15 hits to take Glendale 12-0 in 5
innings behind a strong 2 hit outing by Jr Mike Newhal. 9K's
1BB,2H. Leading off the first inning Hunter Zwart hits a HR
blast to LC for the third time in as many days. Glendale got its
first of 2 hits in the first inning. Mingus got 1 run in the
second and 3 runs in the 3rd with hits coming from Austin
Rogers, Carlos Abrigo,Cruz Chavez, Ron Morones and Shawn Rojas.
Newhal set the sides down 123 in the 2nd,3rd and 4th inn. Mingus
got 2 more runs in the 4th from catcher Logan Stweart, Rojas and
Morones. Mingus got 5 runs in the top of the 5th from a double
for Zwart, 1b Scalf,1B Mcarty, Rogers1b,1b Cruz,1b Rojas and
another 1b for Jr. Morones for the victory in 5 innings.
Notables-
Hunter Zwart 2-3 HR (3) 2B 3 Rbi's
Austin Rogers 3-3 1 Rbi
Ron Morones 2-3 1 Rbi
Shaun Mc Carty 2-4 2 Rbi
Cruz Chavez 2-3 3Rbi
Stewart, Rojas, Abrigo and Scalf all contributed with 1b hits
March 16, 2010
Copper Canyon is off to a school best 10-2 record. The Aztecs started
off the Spring Classic w/ a victory over Peoria 9-5. Marcos Gomez and
Alex Gutierrez both went 4-4, Dru Douglas collected 3 hits to bring his
team high RBI total to 23. Ruben Hernandez added 4 RBIs.
In the 1st game of the DH Saturday CCHS defeated Westview. Alex
Gutierrez picks up his 3rd win of the season(3-0) with 8k's. Marcos
Gomez collected 7 consecutive hits(4h prev. game) before flying out to
Left. Finished game 3-4.
In the 2nd game Rudy Gutierrez improved to a strong 3-0 in his 3rd start
of the year defeating Top Ranked Queen Creek w/ (2-0) Dillon Freeman on
the bump. Leadoff Hitter Marcos Gomez set the tone with a leadoff blast
to center putting the Aztecs up 1-0. Rudy Gutierrez: 7ip 1R 7k's 6 hits.
Marcos also added 3 clutch RBIs to secure victory as Copper Canyon won
6-1.
The last game of pool play faced Copper Canyon against a hot hitting
Thunderbird. In his Senior Debut Johnny Woodard humbled Copper Canyons
bats(4hits) with a strong performance for the Chiefs. His only hiccup
was a monstrous HR surrendered to Marcos Gomez which landed about 2/3 up
the tree in Right-center at Thunderbird.
Copper Canyon plays tomorrow at Greenway Semi Final Game versus Ironwood
at 4pm.
MILLENNIUM 3 DEER VALLEY 1
Austin Hoffman picked up his third win of the season with a strong
complete game effort against Deer Valley. The Skyhawks got 2 singles in
the first inning and managed to avoid a shutout with an unearned run in
the seventh, when they sandwiched 2 more singles around a Millennium
error. In between, Hoffman held them hitless. He recorded 4 strikeouts
and lowered his ERA to 1.59.
On offense, 7 different Tigers each had a hit. Michael Allard and Tatum
Hendrix had run-scoring singles and Anthony Davison plated the other run
with a double.
Scores from the Best of the West Tournament:
Pinnacle 8 Jenks 14
Pinnalce 3 Sunrise Mtn 4
Centennial 2 Mtn Ridge 5
Centennial 10 Union 12
Casa Grande 6 Union 7
Deer Valley 1 Stillwater 11
Deer Valley 1 Millennium 3
Desert Mtn 14 Stillwater 2
Cesar Chavez 5 Jenks 11
In a battle of two quality lefties in the state Tyler Crawford (6
inn) out lasted Jake Peevyhouse (4 inn). Both pitchers threw well for
their teams and kept hitters off balance all game. Crawford scattered 5
hits and 3 runs (2 run homer by Real), Peevyhouse scattered 5 hits and
also allowed only 3 runs. Peevyhouse handed the ball to Winters in the
5th and Crawford to Kane in the 7th. Early scoring by Sunrise coupled
with a few Pinnacle mistakes seemed to be the difference as Sunrise Mtn
edged Pinnacle 4-3. Crawford, Troftgruben, Johnson, and Bummer all had
multiple hit games for Sunrise Mtn. Real had 2 hits including a 2 run
bomb for Pinnacle. Both Sunrise mtn and Pinnacle will advance into the
single elimination round of the Best of the West tournament beginning
tomorrow afternoon at Sunrise Mtn and Mountain Ridge.
Tyler Crawford on the mound for Sunrise
Arcadia (8-4)
remained unbeaten (6-0) in the Spring Break Tournament with a 12-4
victory over Dysart. The Titans trailed 4-0 in the bottom of
second due to an error, aggressive Dysart base running, and a
botched rundown; however, Soph. Mike Scannell stroked a two-out
double and scored when Jr. Eddie Lyon replaced him on second to cut
the deficit to 4-1. In the bottom of the third, the Arcadia offense
exploded for 11 runs as 15 Titans went to the plate. Frosh. Max
Schuman led the way with two singles and 3RBI in the inning, Jr. P
Thomas Schellhardt helped his cause with an RBI double, and Soph.
Brendan Satran capped the onslaught with a 2-run single. Jr. Tim
Janssen and Soph. Gary Cornish also added hits. The cushion was
more than enough for Schellhardt (6 IP, 6 H, 7K's) who earned his
second win of the season. Soph. Preston McLain pitched the 7th in
relief of Schellhardt.
Leading
hitters for the Titans:
Schuman 3-3,
3 RBI, 2R
Scannell
2-4, 2B, 2R
Lyon
1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, BB, HBP, R
Satran
1-2, 2 RBI, BB, R
Schellhardt
1-3, 2B, RBI, R
At the O'Connor Eagle Festival, Paradise Valley defeated
Regis, CO., 11-1 behind the two-hit pitching of Ryan Orlowski and a
walk off homerun by Mitch Mabry in the bottom of the fifth. Omar
Dominguez had three hits, Malcolm Purdy had two hits with a HR,
David Price and Mitch Mabry each had two hits. Mike Mineo had a big
bases-loading clearing double.
Mountain
Pointe 11 McClintock 4
Mountain Pointe and McClintock faced off for their second game of
the Gilbert/Mesquite Invitational. Pointe Junior Jr. Zepeda took on
Charger starter Senior Tyler Messer with Zepeda getting the win
going 4 good innings only giving up 4 hits, 4 walks, HBP and 4 runs.
McClintock started off the scoring in the first with David Renteria
bringing in Chaz Gonzales who had reached on a walk. The second
found the Chargers putting up 3 more off some bad play by the Pride,
David Renteria (1B) and Chris Freudenburg (2B) each had hits in the
inning. MP put one on the board to start the 3rd off a solo shot by
Kevin Cron. A big 4th inning for Pointe gave them 5 more runs from
hits by Steven Gorman and Joey Rocha and doubles by Jordan Kipper
and Sean McElroy. Another 5 run inning in the 6th for the Pride made
the score 11-4. Doubles by Josh Alexander and Joey Curletta along
with a 2 run homer by Tyler Richards contributed to the scoring.
MP Hitters
Joey Curletta 3 for 3 2B, 3RBI's
Sean McElroy 3 for 3 2B
Kevin Cron 1 for 3 HR
Tyler Richards 1 for 1 HR
McClintock Hitters
Chris Freudenberg 3 for 3 2B
David Renteria 2 for 3 2RBI
Marcos de Niza defeated Bradshaw Mountain on Monday afternoon at
MdN 3 - 2. The pitching was the story for both sides. Dallas
Clifford gave up 3 hits, 3 runs striking out 5. For the Padres,
Garrett Taggart threw 4 innings, gave up one run on 2 hits, while
striking out 6. Bias Alvarez pitched the final 3 innings for MdN,
giving up 1 run on 2 hits; striking out 2.
The Bears shot out of the gate on a leadoff homerun by Isaiah Holgin.
The Padres answered with 3 in the bottom of the 1st on a walk to
Nick Fatica, an infield single by Kendall Konopka, a 2 RBI triple by
Donavon Evashenko and an RBI ground out by Taggart. The Bears scored
in the 6th on a double by Cole Simpson, a ground out by Justin King,
moving Simpson to 3rd and an RBI groundout by Josh Smith. Other
highlights for the Bears were Dylan Wolff who had 2 hits, and for
the Padres, T. J. Garcia had a double.
Great game to determine advancement into the Spring Classic
semi-finals at Greenway on night of 3/15, with Greenway getting the
win 4-3 over Valley Vista.
Game was dominated by the pitchers with both throwing CG's. Ricky
Jones from Valley Vista takes the loss only giving up 5-hits, 4-BB's
& 6-k's. Zach Williams throws a gem for Greenway giving up 4-hits,
2-BB's & 11-k's. Zach settled down after giving up 2 in the top of
the 1st on the top 2-spots in the order to Valley. Winning run for
Greenway in the bottom of 7th on a 1st & 3rd pickle-play scored by
Weston Rogers. Solid game on D by each team.
Valley Vista was led with RBI 2b's by Alex Gartner & Carlos
Murrietta, Caleb Wood had (2) hits for the night.
Greenway had solo HR's for Ryan Harper & Charlie Wagner.
Desert Vista HS 7
Corona Del Sol HS 1
Desert Vista led by Jr. Casey Thomas downed Corona on Monday.
Thomas hit a double and scored.
For Corona, Sr. Greg Ryan had a solo HR.
Corona faces Red Mountain Tuesday at 1pm
An 18-7 win over host Thunderbird wrapped up a 3-1 record for
Queen Creek in the 2010 Spring Classic. The Bulldogs lost the
tie-breaker to get into the Semifinals, but had a respectable
showing. In the win over Thunderbird, the Dogs broke out the wood
and pounded out 7 extra base hits. Five Bulldogs accounted for 11 of
QC's 16 hits. Spencer Kottcamp led the way (3-5, 2 2B, 2 RBI) and
Adam Brzeczek (2B), Julian Sandoval (HR, 4 RBI), Dillon Freeman (HR,
2 RBI) and Pierce Arnett each had a pair. Brzeczek picked up his
first win of the season on the bump in 3 innings of relief.
March 15, 2010
10 innings is what it took to end the
Deer Valley, Desert Mountain game on Saturday when Desert
Mountain beat Deer Valley 11 to 8 as part of the Sunrise
Mountain Tournament. The game started off when Desert
Mountain leadoff hitter Austin Mill hit a homerun. Taylor
Lindsey followed that with a two run homerun in the first, 1
of his 4 hits. Deer Valley answered in the bottom of the
first with a 3 run homerun by Kyle Herrington and a 4th run
on a rbi by Stetson Jackson. For Desert Mountain Adam
Sonabend had 3 rbi's and Hunter Thompson had 2 rbi's. DM
went ahead in the 10th when Cody Callahan drove in Cam Teich
who had singled and then Austin Mill hit his second homerun
of the game. Deer Valley's Andrew Nicholas also had a 3 run
homerun in the 4th inning. Mike Cowan for DV tied the game
in the bottom of the 7th with a rbi triple to make it 8-8.
Defensively in the 8th, Deer Valley's Jacob Doyle
stopped Desert Mountain when on a dead run caught a drive
off the bat of Michael Janikis at the left center fence.
Pitching the 10 innings for DV were starter Zach Richter,
with relief help from Matt Rennick, and Andrew Nicholas.
Pitching for DM were starter Skylar Smith, who had to leave
after taking a line drive off his knee, relief help by Matt
Lewis, and Dylan Cozens.
PERRY 3 runs, 8 hits, 3 errors
HAMILTON 7 runs, 9 hits, 1 error
WP: Mitch Nay
LP: Tyler Lynch
On Saturday, the Perry Pumas traveled over to Arizona Avenue
for a rescheduled game against the Hamilton Huskies. This
was the first ever
matchup of the two schools. Hamilton started Senior Mike
Ebersole on the hill while Perry countered with Junior Tyler
Lynch. Unfortunately for the
Pumas, Lynch didn't have his best stuff. Hamilton got on the
scoreboard in the 1st. Lead off man Jorge Flores singled to
start the inning. One out
later, Flores stole 2nd, then 3rd and came home on an error.
Ryan Casillas followed with a solo homerun to right to make
it 2-0. In the top of the
second, after a walk, Ebersole had to leave the game due to
an arm injury.
Sophomore Mitch Nay came in to relieve and pitched four very
effective innings. Hamilton got three more runs in the 2nd
on a 2 run double by Flores
and a run scoring single by Trent Goodrich. Hamilton then
tacked on 2 runs in the 3rd highlighted by a run scoring
double by Andy Moore. Perry was able to break thru in the
6th. A walk to Connor Jones and a single by Scot Taggart
allowed Alex Burridge to drive in the first run with a
single. One
out later, Colin Braithwaite got 2 RBI's with a double to
make it 7-3 but that is all the Pumas would get. Hamilton
improves to 8-1 while Perry falls
to 6-2.
Hitting Leaders:
Hamilton: Jorge Flores, 3-4, 2B, 2RBI's, 2 SB's
Trent Goodrich 2-4, 2B, RBI, SB
Ryan Casillas, 1-3, HR, BB, SB
Andy Moore, 1-2, 2B, BB, RBI
Perry: Colin Braithwaite, 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI's
Connor Jones, 1-2, 2B, 2 BB's
Tucson Sahuaro defeated Tucson High 5 – 2 on Friday
afternoon. Senior Jake Cole pitched a complete game
scattering 6 hits and allowing no earned runs. Offensively
the Cougars were led by Senior 3B Josh Weyker who hit a 3
run HR in the bottom of the 1st inning. Sophomore 2B Devon
Carrillo was 2 for 4, Jake Cole 1 for 3 with a double and 1
RBI, and Senior 1B Chris Verdugo added another RBI on a
sac-fly in the bottom of the 3rd inning. Tucson High starter
Bryant Munoz allowed 5 hits in 3 2/3 innings and struck out
5 Cougar batters. Munoz and DH Robert Verdugo led the
Badgers offensively as both went 2 – 3.
Corona Downs McClintock 16-5
Corona came to hit today, and for the third game this year
Kyle Jorgensen (5) and Tervor Allen(2) hit back- to-back
home runs. McClintock jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the
top of the 1. Corona answered with 3 runs of their
own. Corona then exploded for 4 more runs in the 2nd as Soph
Kyle Jorgensen hit a 2 run blast deep to left center. Sr.
Trevor Allen followed with a solo dinger.. McClintock came
back to score 2 in the 3rd, only to have Corona score 4 more
in the bottom of the inning.
Corona tacked on 4 in the 4th before Sr.Chis Carlson ended
the game with a massive 2 run blast in the 5th. Todays'
Corona win comes after two straight losses and Corona looks
to be back on track for the Sping Break Tourney.
They face Desert Vista on Monday.
Matt Huffman Baseball
Tournamant
Fairfax 9
Maricopa 0 Maricopa H.S.
Betty Fairfax (Laveen) closed their tournament out with a
9-0 victory over host Maricopa on Saturday. The win improved
their tourney record to 2-3. Sophomore hurler Parker
Gallegos struck out 14 and walked none while limiting
Maricopa to 3 singles. Gallegos lifted a lead-off Home Run
(3) to left in the bottom of the 1st inning. The Stampede
added 3 runs in the 2nd and 1 run in the 3rd playing small
ball with the bottom of thier order. Underclassmen were the
order of the day for Fairfax as Soph leftfielder Alonso
Gonzalez went 2-4 and scored twice. Soph Mikey Lombard hit
an RBI Double in the third and added an RBI Single in the
6th to complete the scoring at 9-0. Gallegos fanned the side
in the bottom of the 7th for the Complete Game Shutout.
Fairfax beat South Mountain H.S. 9-6 on Thurs morning to
earn thier 1st Ever Varsity Win. Jounior Robert Garcia
recorded the historic victory. The win avenged an earlier
6-8 loss to South at The Laveen Classic back in February.
Saturday's win over Maricopa also avenged an ealier loss, as
Maricopa topped Fairfax 12-8 also at The Laveen Classic.
Fairfax lost tournament games this week to Westwood 0-13,
Tourney Finalist Alhambra 4-6 and Raymond Kellis 4-15.
Junior Centerfielder Sammy Baca and Gallegos carried The
Stampede offense throughout the tournament.
AVG R RBI DBLS HR BB SB/ATT
Gallegos .437 4 5
4 1 3
4/4
Baca .437 2
4 4
0 2 2/2
Fairfax and South resume their feud Tuesday March 16th at
South Mountain H.S. These two clubs continue to get after it
again on April 13 at "The Corral" located on the campus at
BFHS. This one is quickly establishing some history that
just might create A Legendary Rivalry for many years to
come.
North Canyon 6 Tolleson 4
Home runs by Senior Jason Walker (3 run) and Sophomore Marco
Burciaga (solo shot) led North Canyon to a 6-4 victory over
visiting Tolleson on Friday, March 12.
Senior Eric Wise got the victory, going 5 innings against a
tough Tolleson squad. Junior Dominic Portocarrero pitched a
scoreless 6th and 7th to notch the save.
March 14, 2010
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Sunrise Mtn pounded out 20 hits in route to a 13-3 win over Cesar Chavez
on Saturday as part of the Best of the West Tournament. Sophomore Nick
White threw 4 innings in route to his 2nd win of the year. Offensively
for the Mustangs Tony Troftgruben was 4 for 5 with 3 doubles and Austin
Byler hit two more home, 5 total in last 3 games. Grady Oulton, Drew
Wolff and Shane Johnson all had multiple hit games. Eucinas for Chavez
was 2 for 4 with a double.
Saturday Scores from the Best of the West Tournament
Pinnacle 12 Cesar Chavez 0
Sunrise Mtn 13 Cesar Chavez 3
Centennial 12 Casa Grande 3
Mtn Ridge 7 Casa Grande 3
Desert Mountain 11 Deer Valley 8 (10 innings)
Millennium 6 Desert Mountain 4
Mountain View 6 Mountain Pointe 4
MV Junior CJ Bahn faced off against MP Junior Justin Tippet in the
Mesquite/Gilbert Tournament opener. Bahn ended up winning the battle
going into the 5th only giving up 5 hits and no runs. The game started
with the Toros putting up 2 in the first off some Pride errors and an
RBI single by Nick Morales. In the second they got another one off of a
Jacob Sorenson single who was sent home by a Korbin Walton RBI double.
Things would remain 3-0 until the 5th when MV put up 2 more when Hunter
Bryce, who had reached on a FC was knocked in by a Morals 2B. He then
scored on a Pride error. In the 6th Pointe finally scored off of a lead
off solo shot by Josh Alexander. The Toros scored their sixth run in the
7th when Travis Taylor doubled to drive in Morales, who had got on with
a walk. The Pride finished off the 7th by putting up 3 after Taylor
Armijo, Kevin Cron and Alexander reached on HBP, HBP, BB and were
knocked in by Tony Balderama.
MV Hitters
Korbin Walton 3 for 4, 2B, 2RBI
Nick Morales 3 for 3, 2RBI
MP Hiters
Josh Alexander 1 for 2, HR, 2BB
Tony Balderama 3 for 4, 3 RBI
On Friday:
Corona Del Sol -1
Red Mountain -7
of Red Mountain's Cole Gleason fans 10 CDS batters and leads them to
victory.
Red Mountain jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the 1st and never looked
back. They hand Corona their second consecutive loss. Corona looked flat
and is expected to rebound against McClintock on Saturday at the
Mesquite/Gilbert Spring Tournament.
CDO defeated crosstown rival Ironwood Ridge 10-4 on Friday to remain
undefeated. Senior Bubba Metz went the distance on the hill scatterring
8 hits and he also tripled and scored to help his cause. Senior SS Ryan
Gerber doubled and homered for the Dorados. Senior 1B Hayden Cota-Robles
hit two doubles and Senior CF Ryan Cota also homered to lead a balanced
12 hit attack for the Dorados. Junior lefty Brandon Matthews suffered
the loss and didn't get much help when 2 crucial errors led to 4 runs
early.
CDO will play Sunnyside on Monday in the first round of the Salpointe
Tourney at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson.
Millennium 6 Desert Mountain 4
Millennium scored 4 runs in the first 3 innings, and then held on to
beat Desert Mountain 6-4. In the top of the first, Tatum Hendrix led off
with a double, advanced to 3rd on a rounder and scored on a wild pitch.
In the second, the bottom of the order produced a run when after 2 quick
outs, Nyles Fowler, Reuben Rincon and Sammy Rimer hit consecutive
singles with Rimer picking up the RBI. Then in the third, Hendrix again
led off with a double and scored on Tyler Booth’s 6th homerun of the
year. Booth now has 19 RBIs in 10 games.
Desert Mountain stormed back in the bottom of the third with 3 runs on
impressive back-to-back homers from Taylor Lindsey (2-run shot to right)
and a mammoth solo shot by Adam Sonabend. After 2 scoreless innings for
Millennium, Desert Mountain tied the game in the bottom of the fifth
with Sonabend producing the run with a clutch 2-out single.
Millennium wasted no time in retaking the lead, scoring 2 in the top of
the 6th. Austin Hoffman and Michael Allard contributed pinch-hit singles
and Freshman Sammy Rimer loaded the bases with his second hit of the
day. The Tigers leadoff hitter, Tatum Hendrix drilled his 3rd hit of the
day, driving in what proved to be the winning runs.
Austin Hoffman picked up the win by pitching a perfect 6th inning and
Tyler Booth recorded his second save with a 3-up, 3-down 7th inning.
March 13,2010
Notre Dame 9
Seton 2
Notre Dame's Jon Cohn allowed 2 runs in 5 strong innings before
giving way to relievers Will King, and Sam Napp who each pitched a
perfect frame in the Saints win at Seton. Tayler Scott led the
Saints offense going 3-4 at the plate. Steve Berry drove in 2 runs
with a couple hits and Joey Greco belted a long solo home run over
the left center field fence.
PV was cruising 4 to 1 behind Jordan Spaulding after 5 innings,
but Apollo wanted to play seven. Spaulding gave way in the sixth
after throwing 90 pitches thru 5. Apollo bats got hot and PV gloves
got cold. Apollo got 3 in the sixth to tie, then PV had their left
fielder standing on the wrong side of the fence when Jackie Samora
came up with 2 on in the seventh. Its now 7-4. Apollo added one more
to make it 8-4. In the bottom of seven PV had their leadoff batter
walk with the PV big boppers coming up, but relief pitcher Alvarex
made short work of them with a ground ball and two K's.
For PV, Spaulding kept his hot bat going with another 2 hits an RBI
and two runs scored. Jose Leal knocked in two with a sharp single.
Mike Mineo battled at the plate seeing 13 pitches and working a
couple of walks.
McMann and Samora each had two hits for Apollo and starting pitcher
Corona pitched very well.
On Thursday, Jaron Long fired a 1-hitter with 9 strikeouts and no
walks as Cactus Shadows beat McClintock 7-0 . Long was in command
all day as he didn't allow a McClintock hitter past 2nd base. Long
was also one of the hitting stars going 3-4 with a double, home run
and 3 RBI's. Brent Nurre added a solo shot in the 5th for his first
home run of the year. Nick Francis got on base twice and stole two
bases. A good defensive effort from the Falcons backed Long's
1-hitter. Cactus Shadows won their 3rd game in a row and improved to
4-3 on the year.
Ryan Nemger threw a complete game shut-out allowing just 2
singles as Cactus Shadows defeated Agua Fria 5-0 Friday night.
Nemger was in command all night, striking out 7 with just 1 walk.
Nick Francis broke a scoreless duel in the 5th with a bases loaded
hit-by-pitch to make it 1-0. Logan Davis hit a 3-run triple in the
6th (and later scored on a wild pitch) to break the game open and
lead to the final score of 5-0. The Falcons pitching remains hot as
they have recorded 3 consecutive shutouts in winning their 4th game
in a row to improve to 5-3. Cactus Shadows continues tournament play
with a doubleheader on Saturday against Cortez and Oklahoma at
Sunnyslope.
Mingus comes out focused to play against South Mtn. In the first
inning lead off batter Sr.Hunter Zwart hits a liner in the right
field gap for a long single. Jr. Todd Scalf follows with a 2 run
bomb to LF for a 2-0 lead. Sr. Shawn Rojas shuts down SM 1-2-3 for
2-0 lead after 1. 2nd inning Soph. Carlos Abrigo gets a double, then
Sr. Rojas hits a single,Jr. Carson Sandoval gets a single. With
runners on 1st and second and 2 runs allready in, Hunter Zwart hits
a 3 run shot over L-center field.The hits kept coming in the second
and when it was over in the second for Mingus it was 11-0. Rojas
again shut down SM 1-2-3 to end their second. Hunter Zwart led off
the third inning with his second HR of the game to center field.
Morones, Abrigo and Sr. Shaun Mc Carty helped to get Mingus go up
15-2 after the 4th inning. Coach Young started taking out the
starters in the 4th to give others playing time. Rogers,
Abrigo,Chaves,Rojas and Sr. Jesse Timm contributed to another 3 runs
to end the game at 18-3 in 5 innings. Shawn Rojas pitched his second
CG allowing 3 unearned runs and only allowed one hit. Rojas is now
2-0 .000 ERA
Major Contributers
Sr.Hunter Zwart 3-4 4 Rbi- 3 runs scored with 2 HR
Soph.Carlos Abrigo 3-4 all 3 for doubles 1 rbi 4 runs scored
Sr. Shawn Rojas helps himself out going 4-4 3 -1B and 1 2b w/2 runs
scored
Jr. Carson Sandoval 2-4 2- 1B and a run scored
Mingus falters defensively and offensively to get their first
loss of the season. Mingus falls to Greenway 10-2. Mingus looked and
played tired in their 2nd game of the day.Greenway pitcher Jr. Scott
Squire kept Mingus off balance getting the win striking out 8
batters allowing just 5 hits. Hunter Zwart went 2 1/2 innings
allowing 4 runs on 3 hits w/3 ks and 3 bb.
Major Contributers- Greenway
Weston rogers HR
Jorge Ozuno HR
Pitcher Scott Squire goes 6 8k 4 walks and 5 hits
Verrado 17, Bradshaw Mtn. 6 (5 innings)
With the game tied 6-6 thru three innings, Verrado scored 11
unanswered, nine of which came in the top of the fifth.
Verrado junior second baseman Taylor Armstrong was 3-for-4 with 2
RBI's, including his first HR of the year. Senior David Abney went
2-for-4 at the plate with a pair of doubles and a walk, 3 RBI's, 3
runs, and 2 stolen bases.
After scoring twice in the fourth to take an 8-6 lead, the Vipers
capped off a 9-run fifth with a bases loaded triple from sophomore
centerfielder Chris Burks. Burks was 2-for-3 on the day with a walk
and those 3 RBI's.
Freshman Logan Meadors (1-0) gave up just two hits in three innings
and got the win in relief of his brother, senior Zach Meadors.
For Bradshaw Mountain, senior centerfielder Isaiah Holguin was
3-for-3 with two doubles and a lead-off HR in the bottom of the
first inning. He added 3 RBI's to his day and scored twice, while
junior shortstop Weston Byers was 1-for-2 with a double, a walk, and
a run scored.
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Dan Slania was dominant in
Salpointe's win over DV
In the battle of 2 of the top
5A teams in the state, Salpointe Catholic won its 4th
consecutive game behind the bull strong pitching of Dan Slania
who won his 2nd game in as many starts. The game also showcased
a great offensive display by the Lancers when they pounced on
starting Desert Vista pitcher Shaun Chase for a 5 spot in the
TOP of 1st inning sending their starting 9 to the plate. They
ended up with 3 HRs for the game.
Defensively, They clamped down when it counted in the last 3
innings sans the Solo HR of Thunder Senior Jaycob Brugman.
SCORING PLAYS for Lancers
1st INNING
Joe Serrano...2b
Harrison Graham..2b , RBI
Jacob Hunter..1b RBI, Advanced to 2nd on throw to home
Dan Slania...2b, RBI
Jack Hale... 2R HR, 2 RBI
3rd INNING
Marc Gavre...SOLO HR
6th INNING
Jack Hale..1b
Hunter Miller...1b
Joseph Serrano...3R HR, 3RBI
TOP DEFENSIVE PERFORMER
Dan Slania..7IP, 7Ks, BB, 7H, 3R.

Jack Hale goes deep (L) as Jacob Hunter
forces Pat Hickey as second
Chaparral Seniors Lead Way Past Cesar Chavez, 6-0
Once again, scouts gathered en masse for a
Chaparral High School baseball game, and once again they were
not disappointed by what they saw, especially from seniors
Konner Wade, James McDonald, Will Abram, Blake Spiekerman and
Will Dyer. In fact, the game could have been labeled senior
day.
The long-time teammates each turned in a
strong performance to lead the Firebirds to a hard-fought 6-0
victory at home and improve their record to 7-1. Cesar Chavez,
which got impressive pitching of its own from Gabriel Rojas,
fell to 5-3.
Wade, a University of Arizona signee,
recorded six of the first nine outs by way of strikeout to win
for the third time in four decisions. He threw a season-high six
innings and 88 pitches before giving way to Abram, who, struck
out two and retired the side in the seventh to pick up the save.
McDonald, an Arizona State University
signee, had four RBIs with a two-run triple to right-center in
the third inning (for Chaparral’s first runs) and a two-run
homer to right in the fourth inning. his fifth home run of the
season. McDonald also was top-notch with the glove at
shortstop, highlighting his work by starting two double plays to
keep Chavez at bay in the fifth and sixth innings.
Center fielder Spiekerman continued to put
together an outstanding season for Chaparral with two hits and a
run. Dyer did more than his share with an opposite-field double
down the left-field line to drive in Joel Hayden, another
senior, who had singled to left, in the third inning. Dyer also
scored three runs of his own, stole two bases and contributed to
the mistake-free defensive performance by the Firebirds with
some solid plays at third base.
To top things off for Chaparral, junior
Nick DeRegis, in his first varsity action, doubled sharply to
left in the sixth inning, despite coming to the plate with a
protective cage on his batting helmet to protect 13-stitches
above his lip.
Chaparral did nearly all of its damage in
the third and fourth innings, collecting five hits over that
span. Otherwise, Rojas, a senior who also threw 88 pitches in
going the entire way for Chavez, mostly held Chaparral at bay,
surrendering only two more hits over the other four Chaparral at
bats. He retired six of the first seven hitters he faced, with
the only runner reaching on an error. Sophomore Luis Perez, with
a double and a single, had two hits for Chavez.
On Friday night, Desert Ridge continued its roll by traveling to
Brophy and downing the Broncos 10-0. Taylor Kaczmarek was
outstanding on the hill, tossing a complete game 5 inning shutout.
Travis Flores got the Jags on the board early with a 2 run blast in
the first.
Queen Creek extended its win streak to 6 by taking out Peoria
14-0 on Friday night. Matt Schmit laced 3 knocks (2 for doubles) in
4 at bats while pushing across 3 runs. Nathan Flores hit his 1st
jack, a 2 run, in his only official ab (1-1, HR, 2 BB, 2 RBI).
Julian Sandoval was also perfect at the dish, going 2-2, HBP, RBI.
The Bulldogs showed some great discipline at the dish, walking 7
times in a 5 inning shortened affair. Austin Wilson picked up his
2nd win in relief.
March 12, 2010
Sunrise drops Desert Mountain 7-5
Team
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Desert Mtn 3
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Sunrise Mtn 1 2 0 0 0 4
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In a game that didnt start out to good for Sunrise Mountain it sure
ended in dramatic fashion. Desert Mtn started the game with a single
off Sunrise mtn LHP Aaron Bummer then a bunt base hit to bring Taylor
Lindsey to the plate where he hit fastball over the left field fence to
give the Wolves a 3-0 lead without recording an out. Bummer settled in
for the next 3 innings scattering 6 hits while striking out 5. The
Mustangs struck back in the 1st and 2nd innings with RBI hits by Nick
White, Austin Byler and Shane Johnson to tie the game a 3-3. Bummer
allowed one more run in the 4th before handing the ball over the Steven
Kane. Kane got the Mustangs out of a bases loaded jam and pitched the
next 3 innings allowing 3 hits and 1 run. Desert Mtn added an insurance
run in the 5th on a sacrifice fly by Teich. Teich who started the game
for the wolves threw 4 solid innings allowing 3 runs on 5 hits. LHP
Tokasey came in relief of Teich in the 5th.
The Mustangs threatened to score in the 5th when Tony Troftgruben hit
a double down the right field line to score Byler but a base running
error by Byler (missed 3rd) negated the run and ended the inning.
Heading into the bottom of the 6th the Mustangs trailed Desert Mtn by
two. After a groundout by Crawford; White, Mussro and Kane all
singled. Drew Wolff hit s sacrifice fly to score White and with the
Mustangs down by 1 with two outs Austin Byler hit a an 0-1 fastball over
the left field fence for a 3 run homer. Tyler Crawford came in the 7th
to close things out with 3 strikeouts! Mill, Janikis and Lindsey all
had multiple hit games for the Wolves. Kane, Byler and Mussro each had
3 hits for the Mustangs. Both Sunrise Mountain and Desert Mountain
begin play in the Best of the West tournament this weekend.
Salpointe won its
3rd consecutive game behind a complete game 7-0 shutout
by Junior AJ Alexander. Losing pitcher Senior Cory Niten of the
Mesa Jackrabbits managed to slow down the Lancer offense with 5
innings of strong work. Alexander scattered 6 hits in his first
outing. He also helped himself in the plate by going 2 for 2 with 1
double. Senior catcher Marc Gavre also helped in the win with Solo
HR going 2 for 4 . He was solid behind the plate and threw 2 would
be stealers at 2nd base.
TOP OFFENSIVE
PERFORMERS
Marc Gavre 2 / 4
solo HR, 2 RBI, 2 Runs
AJ Alexander 2 /2
, 2b, Run, BB
Ryan Penaflor 2 /2
, BB, SB
TOP DEFENSIVE
PERFORMERS
AJ Alexander 7IP, 6KS, BB, 6 Hits
Marc Gavre: 2A
behind the plate 2 2-4 plays!
Joe Serrano : TC
5, 2A, 3PO

Salpointe battery mates AJ
Alexander (L) and Marc Gavre hunting wabbits
PERRY 9 runs, 12
hits, 2 errors
CHANDLER 7 runs,
12 hits, 4 errors
WP: Jaren
Drummond, 5 inn, 4 K’s
LP: Albert Blanco
This was Perry’s
first ever 5A game against any of the other three Chandler schools.
Perry jumped out in front in the top of the 1st against
Chandler starter Albert Blanco. David Walker led off with a single
for the Pumas. A fielder’s choice and a double by JT Jobusch set up
Scot Taggart’s 2 run single. Perry got 2 more in the 2nd.
Alex Burridge led off with a walk. David Pedersen doubled home
courtesy runner AJ Amaro before Walker drove in Pedersen to make it
4-0. A couple 2 out walks in the top of the 3rd allowed Daniel
DiGangi to drive in another run to make it 5-0 Pumas. Perry starting
pitcher Jaren Drummond looked very good early on throwing 3 shutout
innings. MacKenzie Handel got the Wolves on the board leading off
the bottom of the 4th by depositing a shot over the right
field fence. Perry struck back in the 5th off Chandler
reliever Daniel Rand by batting around the order to make it 9-1. The
big hit of the inning was a 2 run jack by Pedersen. Walker and
Jobusch both had RBI doubles chasing Rand before the inning was
over. Chandler could have packed in but instead they fought back
over the last 3 innings. Down 9-3 entering the bottom of the 7th,
Chandler made a game of it with 3 hits and 3 walks to make the score
9-7. With the tying run at 1st base, Perry reliever
Jobusch was able to strike out the last Wolf to end the game. Perry
improves to 6-1.
Hitting Leaders:
Perry: David
Pedersen, 2-3, 2 run HR, 2B, BB, 3 RBI’s
David
Walker, 3-5, 2B, RBI
JT
Jobusch, 2-5, 2 2B’s, SB, RBI
Scot
Taggart, 1-3, 2 RBI’s
Chandler: Vincent
Lujan, 3-4, RBI
MacKenzie Handel, 1-3, HR, BB
Malcolm Holland, 2-4, SB, RBI
Jumpei Ueda, 1-3, 2B, BB, RBI
Jaren Drummond dealin' for Perry
Mountain
Pointe 12 Highland 5
Mountain Pointe
Senior Joey Rocha had an excellent outing for the Pride going 5
strong innings giving up 6 hits and one run. Sophomore Cody Moffet
went 6 for the Hawks. The first started slow with both teams going
scoreless. Josh Alexander led off the second for MP with a double
and reaching third on an error, Joey Rocha also hit a RBI double
with the Pride bringing in 4. It would remain that way until the 5th
when Pride Senior Avery Konieczny went yard with a lead off solo
shot. Highland responded with three hits in the 5th with Clancey
bringing in one with a sac fly. The Hawks scored two more in the 6th
off of an RBI triple by Weatherford and an RBI double by
Klingensmith.
With the score 5-3 Pointe,
Highland went to the pen and the wheels came off in the top of the
7th. 4 walks, a run scoring single by Cron, a Triple
by Balderama, a double by Mcelroy and a two run single by Kipper
with a few errors thrown in for good measure. 12 Pointe batters
came to the plate in the inning, scoring 7 runs.
A two run home run by James
Farris in the bottom of the 7th closed out the scoring.
12 Pointe batters
came to the plate in the 7th, scoring 7 runs. Highland Senior James
Farris finished the scoring off in the 7th with a two run homer.
MP Hitters
Kipper 2 for 4, 4RBI
Alexander 2 for 4, 2B
Konieczny 1 for 2, HR, 2RBI
Highland Hitters
Kinsella 2 for 4
Klingensmith 2 for 3, 2B
Farris 1 for 4, HR, 2RBI
Central defeated Coronado today 7-6 in the Scottsdale Spring
Tournament. The Bobcats held off the Dons behind the strong relief
performance of Cole Chaisson. He went 3 innings striking out 2, walking
0 and giving up no hits or runs. Offensively, the Bobcats were led by
Emmanuel Alvarez who was 2-4 with a double and a single and 3 RBI's and
Yosvel Montes who was 2-4 with a single and double and 3 RBI's.
Verrado 8, Agua Fria 7
Verrado's David Abney improved to 3-0 on the year as he guided the
Vipers over six innings with 8 K's (39 on the season). Junior Brady
Bowen earned his first save of the year, closing the game in the top of
the seventh.
Freshman shortstop Wyatt Hull went 3-for-3 at the plate for Verrado,
falling just a HR short of the cycle, while sophomore catcher Tyler
Boxwell was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Sophomore Gian Mendoza was
2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in his first game back since
injuring his arm on opening day.
For Agua Fria, starting pitcher Hernandez went 4 2/3 innings while
striking out eight in the loss, and catcher Day was 2-for-4 with two
doubles, including a 3-RBI double to cap a 6-run sixth inning as the
Owls tried to rally late.
Verrado travels north on Friday to face Bradshaw Mountain, while Agua
Fria stays on the road to visit Liberty.
Deer Valley beat Valley Vista 5 to 4 on Thursday. Senior Kyle
Herrington went 4 for 4 with all 5 rbi's for Deer Valley. Senior
Jacob Doyle pitched a complete game with a hard fastball and sharp
breaking ball striking out 13. Deer Valley trailed in the 7th 4 to
2, before loading the bases with Junior Darian Ramage getting a
single, Sophomore RJ Rudder reached on an error, and Doyle walked.
Herrington cleared the bases to put Deer Valley up 5 to 4 with a
double to right center. Doyle finished the game strong getting
the first 3 batters in the bottom of the 7th. Valley Vista started
out the game strong when cleanup hitter (#14 Gardner) hit a 2 run
homer in the first inning.
Red Mountain 10
Basha 5
On Wednesday, senior Justin Hunsaker and Junior Michael Gwynn
combined to limit Basha to 6 hits (with Hunsaker getting the win) in
Red Mountain's victory on a cold Wednesday afternoon at Basha. The
Mountain Lions Senior shortstop TJ Bennett lead off the game with
solo HR to right center field and the red hot bats of the Mountain
Lions continued their hot hitting in pounding out 16 hits in the
game. The Mountain Lions used their timely hitting and the long ball
to score runs in each of the first 5 innings to secure the victory.
Hitting homeruns for the Mountain Lions were TJ Bennett (2), Juniors
Cole Gleason and Ryne Dean (1 each) and Sophomore Tarran Beasley
(1).
Leading hitters for the Mountain Lions:
TJ Bennett 4-5, 3 runs scored, 2 HR, 2rbis
Tarran Beasley 2-4, HR
Ryne Dean, 2-4, 2 runs scored, HR
Sophomore Aaron Smith, 3-4, SB, 2rbis
For Basha, starter Aaron Blair went 3 1/3 innings on the bump
(getting the loss) and was relieved by Colby Keicher.
Leading hitters for the Bears:
Anthony Conforti 1-2, 2B
Josh Tate 2-3, 2B, 1 rbi
The Mountain Lions improved their record to 7-3. Their next game is
Friday at home vs. Corona del Sol
Paradise Valley dropped Shadow Mountain 8-2 with Malcolm Purdy
getting the win on the hill.
Omar Dominguez was 3 for 4 with 4 RBIs. Jordan Spalding and
Garret Sanders each had 2 hits and scored 2 runs for the Trojans.

Omar Dominguez squeezes it (L) while Malcolm
Purdy spikes the breaker for PV
March 11, 2010
Arcadia (4-4)
improved to 2-0 in the Spring Break Tournament with a 12-0, five
inning, victory over Central. The Titans only collected six hits,
but capitalized on five Central errors and five walks. Sophomore
first baseman Michael Scannell led the Titan attack with two singles
and four RBI. Sr. Jake McWilliam (2-3) also had multiple hits and
two stolen bases. Jr. Thomas Schellhardt was sharp on the hill and
tossed a three hit, complete game, shutout for his first victory of
the season.
Arcadia
defeated Marcos de Niza on Wednesday 7 - 2 behind the complete game
by Andrew Naderer, who spread out 6 hits and had 5 strikeouts.
Naderer was in command from the beginning, when he stranded 2 Padre
runners in the first, when he struck out the side.
The Titans opened the scoring in the 1st on a single by Jake
MacWilliams and an RBI single by Thomas Schellward. The Padres got
on the board in the 3rd on a singles by Kendall Konopka & Donovan
Evashenko and a throwing error. Arcadia answered in their ½ of the
3rd with 4 runs. Brendan Satran started off the inning with an
infield single, followed by a double by Max Schuman, an RBI single
by Schellward, an RBI double by Tim Janssen, and a 2 RBI single by
Colton Sanchez. The Titans scored twice in the 4th on a walk to
Eddie Lyon, a single by MacWilliams, and a single by Schuman. The
Padres got their last run when Bias Alvarez reached on a walk, Nick
Fatica singled to right, Kyle Becerra walked, and Konopka hit into a
6-4-3 DP, as Alvarez scored.
Salpointe won
its 1st home game behind 2 hit shutout by Jacob Hunter. The Lancers
won via run rule when Joe Serrano hit a 2 run double to make it 10-0
and then scored on an E2T to end the game 11-0.
MULTI HR GAME
Harrison Graham - SOLO HR
Jacob Hunter- 2R HR
Dan Slania- SOLO HR (back to back with Jacob Hunter in bottom of
2nd)
Top Offensive performers:
Joe Serrano - 2/4,3RBI, 2R, SB
Harrison Graham - 2/3, HR, RBI,2R.
Jacob Hunter- 1/3, 2R HR, 2RBI, R
Dan Slania - 1 /2 , HR, RBI,R
#22 Ryan Penaflor - 2/2, BB, 2 2B, 2RBI, 2 R
Top Defensive performer
Jacob Hunter- 5 IP, 4KS,4BB, 2H
Jack Hale - 5POs in Right field w/ 2 amazing ones!
SCORING PLAYS
BOT 1st (1 RUN) : Solo HR Harrison Graham
BOT 2nd (5 RUNS): AJ Alexander HBP, Ryan Penaflor 2b RBI, Joe
Serrano 1b RBI, Jacob Hunter 2R HR , Dan Slania Solo HR
BOT 3rd (1RUN): Hunter Miller 1b, Ryan Penaflor 2b RBI
BOT 4th (1RUN) : Harrison Graham 2b, R on error by Catcher
BOT 5th (3RUNS): Hunter Miller BB, Ryan P BB, Joe Serrano 2b 2 RBI
and scored on E2T....11 - 0.
Ryan Penaflor connects for Salpointe
Chaparral Powers Past Ironwood, 17-2
Chaparral used it biggest hitting output of the
season Wednesday to power past Ironwood, 17-2, in a non-region 5A II
contest at Ironwood. The Firebirds, who advanced to 6-1, pounded out 19
hits in only six innings before the run rule ended the game early.
Sophomore Nick Diamond hit his first varsity home
run and singled to drive in four runs, while junior Colby Targun also
delivered his first varsity home run, a double and an RBI (and scored
four runs) to highlight the Chaparral attack. But there was much more.
Senior James McDonald homered for the fourth time this season, doubled
and drove in three runs. Senior Blake Spiekerman had three hits and an
RBI, junior Joey Bielek had two doubles and two RBIs and junior Jordie
Hein had a single and double. On the mound, senior Preston Hill gave up
a single and a home run (to Kelby Holtorff) on his first two pitches,
but then cruised through five innings. Junior Peter Lehnstrohm, in his
first game action of the season, was impressive in retiring the side in
order to close out the victory.
Ironwood opened fast on a hit to left by Tyler
Acosta and Holtorf’s long homer to left. But then in the second Diamond
lined a ball hard over the fence in right to score Targun, who led off
with a walk.
In the third, Chaparral ended the drama, McDonald
doubled down the right field line and scored on an opposite-field double
to the gap in right center by Aaron Levy. After Targun and Bielek were
walked and hit, respectively, to load the bases, Diamond struck again
with a single up the middle to drive in two more runs. Senior Konner
Wade and Spiekerman drove in Chaparral’s fifth and sixth runs of the
inning with two more singles to give the Firebirds an 8-2 lead.
Targun hit a solo home run to center in the fourth
to extend the lead to 9-2, and then the Firebirds broke out for a final
time with eight runs in the sixth. The highlights were McDonald’s
three-run homer to left center, two run-scoring doubles to the
left-field gap by Bielek, a double by Hein and a hard line-drive single
over first base by junior Kyle Toth, who later ended the game with an
acrobatic catch and throw from second. Spiekerman joined him with a
notable defensive play by making a diving catch of a sinking liner to
left-center by Jimmy Maddox in the Ironwood fifth.

Peter Lehnstrohm closing it out
(L) while Nick Diamond gets good wood for Chaparral
Pinnacle 11 La Joya 1
Pinnacle lit up the score board off of quality
La Joya starter Jorge Perez in a game shortened to 5 innings due to
the run rule. The Pioneers attack was led by TC Mark (3/3, 5 rbi,
Hr, sac) Alex Real (3/3, 3 2B,) Jake Peevyhouse (2/2, 2 rbi, 2 2B,
sac) and Justin Lindell (2/3 2 rbi). Ryan Buck pitched a solid 1
hit game for Pinnacle pushing his record to 3-0, and Pinnacle's
record to 7-1 on the year.
Pinnacle plays next on Saturday at home vs
Cesar Chavez to open up the Best of West Tourney followed by a good
DH on Monday against Sunrise Mountain, and Jenks, Oklahoma.
Desert Vista broke up a close game late and
rolled to a 9-2 win at O'Connor. With the score 3-2 in the 5th Casey
Thomas cranked a solo shot to pad the lead. The Thunder followed
with 5 in the top half of the 7th to pull away. Pat Hickey also went
deep for DV.
Devin Turner was 3-3 for the Eagles.
Matt Wehrli checks the runner for DV
Willie Ethington's 3 run homer in the 4th broke
up a scoreless pitchers duel and led Mountain View to a 6-1
win Over Mountain Ridge. Hayden Rogers got the win working 5
scoreless innings and allowing only 3 hits.

Above: MVT's Willie Ethington
(L) Brian McNulty on the hill for Ridge
Mountain Point HS-13-11-1
Corona Del Sol HS- 10-11-2
Host Mt. Point defeats Corona 13-10 in a make-up in a slugfest
rescheduled from Tuesday.
Highlights:
CDS Sophomore Kyle Jorgensen hits two 3-run bombs.
MP Senior Avery Konieczny goes yard in the 1st inning.
Bottom of 6 MP Senior Josh Alexander struck out the side 1-2-3 and
was clocked with a 90 MPH-fastball.
March 10, 2010
North Canyon 8 Millenium 3
North Canyon Junior Coley Bruns was outstanding on the hill Tuesday
afternoon, striking out 7 and allowing only 2 hits in five innings as
the Rattlers took advantage of seven Millenium Tiger errors en route to
8-3 victory in cold and very windy conditions.
Connor Bowen, Marco Burciaga, Dominic Portocarrero, and Jason Walker
each collected two hits for North Canyon. Senior Eric Wise pitched a
scoreless 6th and 7th to close the game.
Desert Ridge and Highland locked up in an old
fashioned pitcher's duel between Scotty Hoffman and James Farris.
Highland scored in the top of the first on a
bloop single by Tyler Clancy, who came around to score on a couple
of errors and a sacrifice fly by Xavier Corrales.
Ferris had the upper hand early, striking out
10 batters through 3 2/3, but when Travis Flores singled sharply and
the ball was miss-played into three bases in right field, Ridge got
the upper hand. Flores scored on a wild pitch as Austin Carr walked.
Carr was knocked in by a Scotty Hoffman double for a 2-1 Ridge lead
after 4.
In the 5th, Ridge put it away on a Conner
Dailen double to lead off the inning. He was singled home by Riely
Uribe who was doubled home by Flores, who finished 2-3 on the day.
For Highland, Tyler Clancy was 2-3 and Xavier
Corrales was 1-2 with a double and sacrifice fly. Ferris finished
with 13 strikeouts and was dominate at times allowing only a single
base runner through the first three and only 5 hits in 6 innings.
Hoffman also was dominating and had 10 K's of
his own, throwing a complete game surrendering just 5 hits and no
earned runs.
My special thanks to both pitchers, who
combined for just one walk, in completing this game in under two
hours on a very cold & windy evening.
Valley Christian's Will Lane tossed a 5 inning no hitter against
Gilbert Christian in a 10-0 victory on Saturday.
March 8, 2010
The Arcadia
Titans opened the Spring Break Tournament with 4-2 victory over
Bradshaw Mountain on Saturday (3/6). The Titans got on the board
first in the second innning when Soph. Brendan Satran singled, stole
second and third on consecutive pitches, and was plated on an RBI
single by Jr. Andrew Serna. Two more Titans scored later in the
inning when Jr. Tim Janssen reached on an error. Bradshaw Mountain
got two in the fifth when Justin King, aboard via a leadoff double,
scored on a passed ball and Jim Jones, who drew a walk, scored on an
RBI double by Isaiah Holguin. The Titans answered with one more in
the bottom of the inning when Serna led off with a hit and later
scored on an RBI single from Janssen. Jr. Colton Sanchez gave up
two hits in 4 1/3 innings to earn his second victory of the season
and was relieved by Jr. Thomas Schellhardt, who struck out four.
Top hitters for the Titans were: Satran (3-3, 2B, 3 SB); Serna
(2-3, RBI, R); and Janssen (1-3, RBI).
PERRY 5 runs,
6 hits, 2 errors
WILLIAMS FIELD
4 runs, 6 hits, 3 errors
WP: Tyler
Lynch, 6 K’s, 2 BB’s
LP: Mitch
Allred, 4 K’s, 2 BB’s
This was a
very exciting and close game between the 2 Gilbert rival
schools. With Perry’s move up to 5A-2, it may be awhile before
these teams match up again in the future. Juniors Nic Martino
from WF and Tyler Lynch for Perry started on the bump. Perry
took the lead in the 2nd. Senior CF Connor Jones led
off with a double. One out later, Senior RF Tanner Gunkel traded
places with Jones at 2B. Senior Scot Taggart then drove in
Gunkel to make it 2-0. WF got a run back in the 3rd
on a single by relief pitcher Mitch Allred, a HBP, and then a
single and throwing error by Perry. Perry countered in the next
inning. Jones led off with a walk, stole 2nd and
Taggart drove him in with a single. Another run in the 5th
by Perry stretched the lead to 4-1 and Lynch looked very good on
the hill. He may have started to wear down a little in the 5th,
when after a walk and single and 2 outs, WF Junior 3B Drew
Wahlers crushed a 3 run opposite field missile to right field to
tie the score at 4-4. The game remained tied till the 7th.
With 2 outs in the top of the 7th, Pumas Junior David
Walker jacked his own homer to put Perry up 5-4. The bottom of
the 7th had its own excitement. Perry made a pitching
change bringing in Senior David Pederson. The Black Hawks got
the first 2 runners on with a single and HBP. That’s when Perry
was able to convert a very unusual double play that most people
watching thought was a triple play. A great relay to the plate
cut down the tying run for the 1st out, then C Alex
Burridge wheeled to 3rd appearing to get the
secondary runner. 3B JT Jobusch then fired to 1B Taggart to back
pick the hitter for the 2nd out. Pedersen was able to
induce a groundout to save the game. Perry is now 5-1 while WF
falls to 2-3.
Leading
Hitters:
Perry: David
Walker, 2-3, HR, 2 runs, SB
Scot
Taggart, 2-3, 2 RBI’s, SB
Connor Jones, 1-2, 2B, BB, SB, 2 runs
Tanner Gunkel, 2B, RBI
Williams
Field: Drew Wahlers, 3 run HR
JD Layton, 2-4
Tyler Lynch on the hill for Perry
Perry 11
runs, 14 hits, 0 errors
McClintock
6 runs, 9 hits, 5 errors
Previously
undefeated McClintock dropped their first game of the year.
Perry jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the top of the 1st
highlighted by Alex Burridge’s bases clearing 3 run double.
McClintock hurt themselves with 3 uncharacteristic errors in
the inning. The Pumas tacked on 5 more runs in the 2nd
with Connor Jones’ 2 run homerun and Colin Braithwaite’s 2
run double. Perry Senior LHP starting pitcher Tanner Gunkel
was very effective in his 2 innings of work with 4
strikeouts, only surrendering a solo HR to David Renteria.
With a 10-1 lead, it looked like this one was going to be a
short day for Perry. It didn’t turn out that way as Charger
catcher Brent Davis connected for a 2 run jack in the 4th,
and then a 3 run tatter in the 6th. Perry
relievers Taylor Gunkel and Daniel Felix were able to finish
off the Chargers. McClintock is now 5-1, while Perry
improves to 4-1.
Hitting
Leaders:
Perry:
David Walker 4-5, 2 runs, RBI
Colin Braithwaite 3-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBI’s
Connor Jones 2-2, 2 run HR, BB, 3 RBI’s
Alex Burridge 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI’s
JT Jobusch 2-4, RBI
McClintock: David Renteria 3-3, HR
Brent Davis, 2-3, 2 HR’s, 5 RBI’s
Ryan Peterson 2-3
Notre Dame 10
Cienega 0
Chris Watson pitched 5 innings allowing only an infield
single and Aaron Slegers threw 2 perfect innings in
relief to lead Notre Dame to the shutout. Steve Berry,
Casey Scott, and Tayler Scott led the Saints offense
with 2 hits a piece while Joe Luvisi,Greg Hopkins, and
Joey Greco each added a hit to complete the Notre
Dame offensive attack for the day.
Sophomore Reuben Rincon overcame his first inning
jitters and won his first start for Millennium with an
impressive outing against Deer Valley. In the top of
the first Darian Ramage ripped the second pitch of the
game into left-center for a solid single, then advanced
to second on a balk. He scored the first run on Jacob
Doyle's double down the right field line. Doyle then
scored on a bloop single by DV pitcher, Kyle
Herrington. Things were looking good for Deer Valley
and not so good for Rincon. Well, that was the last hit
for Deer Valley. They scored another run in the top of
the fifth on 2 errors, and were cruising with a 3-1 lead
behind Herrington.
Through the first 4 innings, Herrington had given up
only 2 hits and 1 unearned run. The Tigers' bats came
to life in the 5th. After Austin Hoffman's long drive
to left came up about 5' short for a harmless F-7, Tatum
Hendrix hit the next pitch about 20' further for his
first home run of the year. Tyler Booth then ripped a
double down the right field line and scored on Ty
Johnson's double of the base of the fence in
left-center. Tie ballgame! After working the count to
3-1, Anthony Davison ripped his second HR of the season
for the Tiger's first lead of the game.
Rincon retired the SkyHawks in order in the 6th, and for
the game, finished with this line: 6 innings, 3 hits, 2
earned runs, 1 BB, 1 HBP,
6 K's.
Tyler Booth closed out the game with a scoreless final
frame.
Millennium is off to a solid start with a 5-2 record.
Cats
feast on Sand Devil Pitching
Saguaro's
Travis Steinheiser pitched a one hit complete
game shutout against Page. Over 5 innings of
work Steinheiser punched out 6 Sand Devils.
Nearly all 17 Sabercats
reached base against the Sand Devils Hall &
Cadelaria. Saguaro opened with 5 runs in the
first off 4 hits and 2 walks. The Cats added 2
in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings stretching the
lead to 11-0. Madsen singled in the bottom of
the 5th inning driving in the final two runs for
the Cats as the mercy rule was enacted.
SHS:
Anderson 2-3,
2B, RBI, 2R; Young 1-3, 2B, RBI, R; Akmon 1-2,
2B, RBI, 2E, BB
WP Steinheiser
5IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6K
Page:
Worker 1-2, K
LP - Hall 3IP
6H, 7R, 7ER, 3BB, 2K, 2HP
Cadelaria 2IP
3H, 4R, 3ER, BB, 2WP
Saguaro sweeps doubleheader
against Page
The
Sabercats hit early and often again
Page. The Cats sent 9 batters to the
plate in the first inning, plating 5
runs on 3 hits, 3 BB, and a hit batsman.
Saguaro added 3 more in the 2nd inning
and blew the game open in the 3rd.
Saguaro sent 15 batters to the plate,
the scored 9 runs on 6 hits, 3 BB
(including an intention walk to the DH
Akmon) and 2 hit batsmen. The Cats
scored again in the 4th inning.
Page
scratched out 3 hits against McCaslin
over three innings but to no avail.
McCaslin, Madsen & Chapman held the Sand
Devils scoreless again.
SHS:
Jahnke
1-1, HR, RBI, R, BB; Austin 2-3, 3R,
3RBI, SAC, K; McFarland 1-1, 3B, 2RBI
WP -
McCaslin 3IP, 3H, 4K, HB
Madsen
1IP, 3K
Chapman
1IP, K
Page:
Cabdekaria 1-1, 2B, Redmondo 1-1, HBP;
Yazzi 1-2, K
LP
Shores 2-2/3IP, 9H, 14R, 10H, 5BB, K,
2HB, WP
Keisling <1/3IP, H, 3R, 3ER, BB, K, 3HB
Guerra
1-1/3IP H, R, 1r< 2K, WP
Marcos de
Niza defeated Coronado Saturday 9 - 2 at
Coronado HS. The Padres were first on the board
in the 2nd inning. Pat Maloney started with a
sharp single to LC, followed by a double by
Cameron Larson. After Dylan Kahl (running for
Maloney) was erased between 3rd and home on a
ground out, Daniel Rodriquez hit a SF to center
to score Larson. MdN added 3 more in the top of
the 3rd on a double by Kendall Konopka and a
walk to Zach Schira started the inning. A balk
by Don's starter, Tony Smith moved up both
runners where a single by Maloney chased them
home. A double by Jesse Brooks plated Maloney.
Coronado got their 2 runs in the bottom of the
3rd on a leadoff walk to Zach Chavez, a single
by Wyatt Richardson, a Padre error on a Justin
Rodriquez ball, which saw Chavez score, and a
double by Tim Stempkowski to drive in Rodriquez.
The Padres got a single run in the 5th on a
Schira single to left and an RBI single by
Brooks. MdN tallied 4 more in their ½ of the 6th
on a singles by Brad Allermang and Kendall
Konopka, a BB to Donavon Evashenko, Schira
reached on an error and a 3 run double by T.J.
Garcia. On the day, Konopka was 3 for 5 with 2
doubles, Brooks was 2 for 4 with a double,
Maloney was 2 for 4 and Kahl had a double.
MdN's pitchers, Garrett Taggart, Noel Rodriquez,
and Henry Sanchez combined on a 5 hitter,
striking out 6.
March 6, 2010
Pinnacle 14 Millenium 4
Pinnacle shook off a tough loss from the day before to hand the tigers a
14-4 six inning run rule loss. The Pioneers were powered by the Pitching
of Jake Peevyhouse (6 IP, 2 hits, 2 ks, 4 bbs,) and a great team
offensive effort led by Mike Vaughn (3/4, 3 rbi, 2 runs, HR) TC Mark
(2/3 2 rbi, 2runs, HR) Steve Casey (2/3, 2 rbi, 2 runs, Hr) and Steve
Morris (2/3 1 run, 1 rbi). The Tigers damage was done by a monster 3 run
homer by Tyler Booth.
Mountain Ridge 13
Notre Dame 1
Joe Brinkman went 3-5 including a grand slam homer in 7 innings of
dominating baseball against Notre Dame. Brett Wilkey also added a 2 run
homer and Kyle Kenzior added 2 hits to the Mountain Ridge offense. Dan
Will picked up the win with 6 innings of work on the mound giving up
only 5 hits. Notre Dame pitcher Jon Cohn gave up 5 runs in 5 innings and
took the loss. Ridge exploded for 6 runs in the 7th inning which put the
game out of reach.
Valley Vista defeated Marcos de Niza 3 - 1. Valley Vista got the
scoring started as lead-off batter Nelson Benjamin homered on the 5th
pitch of the game to right. In the second, walks to Freddie Jimenez and
Bryce Stanage, a sac by Eric Correlson, and a single by Cesar Gonzalez
produced 2 more runs. MdN got their only run on a double by Kendall
Konopka and a single by Donovan Evashenko. Valley Vista was paced by
Alex Gartner, who was 2 for 3, and Caleb Wood who had a double. Konopka
was 3 for 3 with a walk for the Padres.
Both starting pitchers threw complete games. Ricky Jones gave up 1
earned run while spreading out 7 hits and 4 K's. T.J. Garcia gave up 3
earned runs on 7 hits and 4 K's.
Brophy defeated Horizon 8-5. The Broncos jumped out to an early 5-0
lead before the Huskies rallied to knot the score at 5. Brophy
eventually pulled away for the win.

Brophy's Sean Maxon (L) Tommy Beeso snares one at
the center field wall for Horizon
Desert Vista dropped Red Mountain 9 to 7. Red Mountain
was up 7 to 4 going in to the top of the 7th. 3 RM errors and a bases
clearing triple sealed the deal for DV. Dillon Elgin made a great over
the shoulder catch in center field as he hit the fence for the Lions.
March 5, 2010
Centennial beat Deer Valley 2 to 1 on Wednesday. Reyes Murrilo
pitched a complete game in the win.
Centennial scored enough to get past a 10 strikeout outing from Jacob
Doyle.
Junior Brandon Jackson became the 3rd Queen Creek Bulldog, in as many
days, to have an excellent outing on the bump. Jackson threw a
complete-game 5-hitter to tame the visiting Rams of Maricopa. Queen
Creek won the shortened contest 11-1. Brandon struck out five and walked
only one on 77 pitches. The unearned run scored after 2 early miscues by
the Dogs. The Bulldogs picked up 10 hits in the 5 inning game, led by
Junior Julian Sandoval (2-2, 2 RBI, SAC, 3B) and Sophomore Nathan Flores
(2-3, RBI). Jackson (1-1, 2 RBI, BB, HBP) also contributed with the bat
getting a 2 run single in his only official at bat. The Bulldogs move to
7-1 on the year.
In a pitchers duel, Mingus holds on to get a 2-1 victory over
Paradise Valley. Hunter Zwart pitched a strong 7 innings against a solid
line up for PV, giving up only 4 hits, 1 BB, and 3k's. Mingus bats were
quiet compared to their last game thanks to a solid performance by the
PV pitcher Spalding. Spalding gave up 9 hits, 2K, 4 BB and kept Mingus
off balance. Mingus left the bases loaded twice and stranded 10 total.
PV has a solid group of players and should be a handful for most. PV is
now 4-2 and Mingus goes to 3-0. Notables Sr. Hunter Zwart 2-3,
1B,2B,BB,1 rbi , Sr. Shaun Mc Carty 2-4, 1rbi, So. Cruz Chavez 2-2
Senior Jaron Long scattered 4 hits in 6 innings pitched and Sophomore
Sean O'Grady pitched a perfect 7th for his first varsity save as Cactus
Shadows won 2-0 over Kellis on Thursday night. Long was in command all
night, striking out 5, and not allowing a runner past 2nd base. Senior
Logan Davis put the Falcons on top in the 5th inning with a base hit
scoring Charlie Dominick, who had reached on a hit-by-pitch. Davis also
made several outstanding plays at shortstop as the Falcons evened their
record at 3-3.
Arcadia
suffered a tough 10-7 loss to a motivated Apache Junction team that
was no-hit by Queen Creek on Wednesday. The Titans jumped out to a
3-0 lead in the first when sophomore Gary Cornish lasered his first
varsity home run to centerfield with two Titans aboard. A.J.
answered with a run in the bottom of the first and tacked on three
more in the bottom of the second for a 4-3 lead, chasing Arcadia
starter Colton Sanchez. Arcadia tied the game in the third on Max
Shuman's sacrifice fly, and seized the lead in the fourth on a home
run by Tommy Berridge. The Prospectors stormed back for three runs
in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by centerfielder Mike
Davalos steal of home, for a 7-5 lead. A.J. added two more in the
fifth for a 9-5 advantage. The Titans mounted a comeback in the
sixth scoring two runs on back-to-back bases loaded walks, but went
down quietly in the top of the seventh. Jr. Nick Saathoff went five
innings and earned the win. Davalos and Soph. Johnathan Converse had
multiple hits for the Prospectors. Leading hitters for Arcadia:
Thomas Schellhardt (3-4, 2B, R); Cornish (1-4, HR(1), 3 RBI); Tim
Janssen (1-2, 2 BB, RBI).
Chaparral Wins Important Rematch with Desert
Ridge, 10-2
Three days after losing to Desert Ridge in the
championship game of the Scottsdale Quarterback Club Invitational
Tournament, the Chaparral Firebirds bounced back with a 10-2 victory
Thursday in a game that counted toward power points, which determine
seedings for the state tournaments.
In other words, this time it was for more than
pride.
Senior pitcher Konner Wade was dominant for
five innings and senior catcher Nate Sherman delivered a grand slam
in the fifth off hard-throwing senior Taylor Kaczmarek to give
visiting Chaparral all it would need to advance to 5-1 for the
season. Wade and Sherman will play next year at the University of
Arizona.
This was the final time these two teams will
meet this season. Chaparral is in Division 5A II, and Desert Ridge,
the defending 5A II state champion, has moved up to 5A I, where it
is among the early favorites for the state title. The Jaguars are
now 4-2.
The Desert Ridge players, who won Tuesday at
Gilbert, played the game with heavy hearts. During the Monday
victory over Chaparral, the father of center fielder Kyle Raidy died
after a battle with cancer. Mr. Raidy’s wake was Thursday after the
game and he was remembered with moving words and a moment of silence
as his son stood with his teammates before the first pitch, ready to
compete as always.
Wade faced difficulty at the start as D.W.
Warner and Raidy reached on infield hits. But the Chaparral ace
settled down by striking out Arizona State-bound Travis Flores and
Kaczmarek in succession and cruised from there. The right-handed
struck out six and did not allow another hit until Connor Daly
managed a two-out single to right in the fifth. Desert Ridge got on
the scoreboard in the sixth – after Wade had left – on another
infield hit by Raidy, who led his team with two hits, and a long
home run to left-center by Kaczmarek. But by then all the runs
could do was leave the Jaguars still trailing, 9-2.
Colby Targun beats the tag of Russ Vaughan
Chaparral got on the board in the second inning
on a hit up the middle by junior second-baseman Colby Targun and a
double to deep right-center by junior first baseman Joey Bielek.
Both players accounted for two hits in Chaparral’s 10-hit attack
against three Desert Ridge pitchers (Kaczmarek, Grant Kempton and
Xavier Sotello.
Chaparral put the game away in the fifth
inning. Senior Joel Hayden led off with a walk after falling behind
in the count 1 and 2. Seniors Blake Spiekerman then singled to left
and James McDonald drew a seven-pitch walk. That set the stage for
Sherman, who drove the first pitch from Kaczmarek far over the
left-field fence. Sherman finished with five RBIs. After a double by
senior Aaron Levy, Kempton came in to pitch for Desert Ridge.
The Firebirds added four more in the sixth on
another double by Bielek, a walk to sophomore Nick Diamond, an RBI
single to left by senior Will Dyer and a critical error on a ball
hit by McDonald. The Firebirds closed things out in the seventh with
a single to center by Targun and an RBI single to center by Hayden.
Senior Will Abram closed on the mound for
Chaparral by retiring Desert Ridge in order in the seventh.

Taylor Kaczmarek on the hill
(L) Will Dyer lays one down for Chap
Millennium 15 – Pinnacle 13
As soon as you arrived at the ballpark, your first thought was “Man,
I wouldn’t want to be a pitcher today!” The game featured two
good-hitting teams and there was this awful wind. It was a swirling
wind - the kind that makes every fly ball an adventure, and for the
most part, the wind was strong and blowing straight out. True to
form, after 28 runs, 32 hits and 12 errors - it wasn’t a good day to
be a pitcher. All 4 pitchers (Steve Casey, Kevin Gillmore and
Michael Vaughn for Pinnacle and Tatum Hendrix for Millennium)
actually looked good and threw pretty well - there was just too much
of an advantage for the hitters.
Before you could get settled in your seat, Pinnacle was up 7 – 0
after one inning, then 10 – 1 after two, and it looked like the rout
was on. Then Millennium put a 7 on the scoreboard in the top of the
third, and we had a game! Even though the Pioneers had roughed up
starter Tatum Hendrix in those first 2 innings, once his teammates
closed the gap, you couldn’t pry the ball out of his hands. He
settled down and allowed only 3 more runs over the last 4 innings,
and 7 of the last 9 outs were strikeouts. Hendrix is now 2-0 on the
season with 2 complete games, and has 23 strikeouts in 13 innings.
There were lots of hitting stars on both sides. Each team hit 2
homers, Kevin Gillmore and TC Mark for Pinnacle and Anthony Davison
and James Castro for Millennium. Six Pioneers had 2-hit games:
Gillmore, Mark, Jake Peeveyhouse, Ryan Plantier, Alex Real and
Justin Lindell. For Millennium, Davison, Castro and Tyler Booth each
had 3 hits and Hendrix, Ty Johnson and Reuben Rincon chipped in a
pair of hits each.
The same two teams square of again today in the semi-finals of the
Cleats 101 Tournament. Game time is 4:00 at Pinnacle.

Tyler Boxwell connects for
Verrado. The Vipers fell 10-5 to McClintock
In what seemed to be a game completely
controlled by Junior LHP Tyler Crawford didn't turn out that way.
Crawford threw 5 complete innings allowing only 3 hits and striking out
7 heading into the 6th inning with a 6-2 lead. But in the 6th the Apollo
bats came alive and after a couple Sunrise Mtn miscues Crawford handed
the ball over to RHP Steven Kane with a 6-5 lead and runners on the
corners. Apollo managed two infields hits and another Sunrise Mtn error
and going into the 7th the Hawks had the lead 7-6. But Austin Byler led
off the 7th inning with his second HR of the game to tie the score at
7-7 with a monster shot to centerfield that was gone when it left the
bat. Kane pitched well in the bottom of the 7th to keep the score tied
going into the 8th. In the extra inning the Mustangs had a leadoff walk
by Grady Oulton and then missed an attempted bunt but after a single by
Kane, Tony Troftgruben came to the plate with the infield in and hit a
single up the middle to score 2 runs and put the Mustangs up 9-7. Steven
Kane retired the Hawks in order in the 7th to end the game.
Saguaro beat Coronado last night 8-5.
Chris Salazar started for Saguaro and went 5 innings with Travis
Steinheiser pitching the 6th and Josh Chapman closing the door.
Saguaro got 6 runs in the 3rd off starter Tim Stempkowski. Chris Akmon
did the damage with his 3rd homerun of the season. Zach Gibbons went 3-5
with a double and Kyle Young went 2-2 with a walk.
March 4, 2010
Pitching was once again the story for Queen
Creek, as junior lefty Dillon Freeman threw a 7 inning no-hitter (1st
ever in school history) against Apache Junction. The 6-0 win was the
Bulldogs' first in their new region (Desert Sky). Freeman was
outstanding on the bump and remained in complete control to tally 14
strikeouts. The 6-3 lefty threw only 82 pitches and didn't allow a
batted ball out of the infield. It proved to be a very touching
performance this evening after the Bulldogs honored the passing of a
former player's parent. With the thought fresh in Freeman's mind, Dillon
went into the game dedicating his outing to his father who passed away a
few years back. His outing was unforgettable in the eyes of many. Adam
Brzeczek had a great day at the dish going 2-2 (BB, 2 3B), along with
Jackson Wodiuk (2-2, SF, 3 RBI, 2B), Matt Schmit (2-4, 2 RBI) and Nathan
Flores (2-3, 2B, RBI). The Bulldogs move to 6-1 overall.
Dillon Freeman tosses the no-no for the QC
O'Connor defeated Willow Canyon 12-4 in the first region game of the
year. O'C Kyle (Boomer) Slattery went 5 innings allowing 1 earned run.
Bryce Keffeler threw the last two innings giving up no runs. O'C was led
offensively by Tyler Doolittle who went 4-4 with two doubles. Devon
Turner,Bryce Keffeler, and Wes Sutton had two hits.
Verrado beat Independence today, 14-6 (6
innings).
For Verrado, Senior David Abney improved to 2-0 throwing four innings,
struck out 8 (29 on the season), and didn't give up any earned runs
lowering his season ERA to 1.26 (16.2 IP). Junior Cory Knight belted his
3rd Home Run of the season, a 2-run shot, and Junior Ryan Trieber was
3-for-4 with 3 RBI's.
For Independence, Senior Stephen Armenta was 3-for-3 with a double, home
run, and 3 RBI's. Prayers and thoughts go out to Senior catcher Carlos
Perez who was knocked unconscious by a ball in the top of the seventh
inning. As daylight was running out, the game was halted for his aid to
make way for paramedics. He regained consciousness shortly after the
play, and was taken by ambulance.
Both teams turn around for another game Thursday. Verrado visits
McClintock and Independence travels to Cortez.
Sunnyslope edged Saguaro 2-1 in a great pitching matchup between
'slopes Blake Freeman and the Sabercats' Kurt Jahnke. Jahnke allowed
only 4 hits and Freeman 5.
An arms race at Saguaro: Blake Freeman v Kurt
Jahnke. Ben Tingley hangs on to the pop up.
Phoenix Brophy Prep overpowered Laveen
Cesar Chavez 11-1 in 5 innings on Wednesday. Senior Kasey Coffman gave
up just 2 hits and 1 run in going the first 4 innings before giving way
to Senior Trevor Stone, who threw a clean 5th. Brophy runs its record to
5-0 with the victory with Horizon up next at Horizon on Friday 3/5 @
3:45 PM.
Sophomore centerfielder Chris Beall, Senior Kevin Kennedy, Junior Joe
Maggi, and Sophomore Dave Graybill all had multiple hits as all the
Broncos got involved offensively. Brophy's pitching has been rock solid,
giving up just 7 total runs in 5 games so far.
Pinnacle 7 Goldwater 1
Ryan Buck threw 6 strong innings (6 hits, 1 run, 3k, 2bb) which allowed
Pinnacle to take control of a close game with Goldwater. Jake Peevyhouse
(4/4 1rbi, 2runs, intent. walk) and Mike Vaughn (2/4 w 2b, HR) led the
Pioneers offensively.
Pinnacle 4-0, plays Millenium 3-1, Thursday at Pinnacle.
After a little more than 3 hours of agony, PV finally finished off a
game Youngker team. PV scored 14 runs in the second inning and hung on
to win 25-14. It got as close as 18-14. There may have been some errors
in the game.
March 3, 2010
The Millennium Tigers improved their record to
3-1 with a 14-4 drubbing of visiting Willow Canyon. The Tigers scored 3
times in the first and put up runs in each frame to support Austin
Hoffman’s one-hit effort on the mound. Austin allowed 1 earned run and
recorded 5 strikeouts in the 5-inning contest.
The first five hitters in the Tiger line-up were a combined 12 for 16,
scoring 12 runs and driving in 12. Leading the way was centerfielder
Tyler Booth who had a monster 7 RBI day at the plate. He drove in the
first 2 runs with a 2-run homer in the first and the last 3 with a 3-run
blast in the fourth. In between the homers, he drove in 2-more runs with
a triple.
Tyler had lots of help. Nyles Fowler was 3-3 with 2 singles and a
double, driving in 4 runs. Tatum Hendrix chipped in 2 singles and a
double from his leadoff position and continues to be the catalyst for
the big innings the Tigers have had this year. Rounding out the
offensive attack, Anthony Davison was 2-2 with two doubles and 1 RBI.
Boulder Creek finished the Tolleson Pre-Season
Tournament 4-1 scoring 64 runs and hitting 7 Home Runs including 2 Grand
Slams in 5 games. There were several highlights over the weekend and it
all started in Game 1 with a 14-0 win vs Bradshaw Mountain with Bryce
Eisenbart throwing a No-Hitter and Austin Trujillo going 3-4 with 4
RBI's with a 2 run opposite field blast. Game 2 vs LaJolla featured 5
Home Runs including 3 Home Runs and 7 RBI's from Austin Trujillo (a 2run
HR and Grand Slam in the same inning), a solo shot from Bryce Eisenbart
and also a Grand Slam from Jonny Pawling for a 22-5 win. Game 3 win 11-8
over Apollo saw an early Boulder Creek lead disappear as Apollo rallied
to tie the score at 8 then Joseph Fant delivered a key 2RBI single
(finished with 5RBI's on the night) in the top of the 7th to give BC the
lead and also got 3 hits each from Cody Jones and Jonny Pawling. Chase
Wagner pitched 3 solid innings of relief. Game 4 win 8-4 vs Verrado
saw Trevor Bonofasi pitch 3 2/3 innings of relief to hold off a late
Verrado rally. Andy Felton was 2-4 1RBI, Braylon Cox 2-4 3RBI's, Austin
Trujillo 2-5 with 2B and 1RBI, and Cody Jones added 3 hits. Game 5 loss
10-9 in 9 innings to Tolleson was a back and forth game all the way with
Tolleson winning in the bottom of the 9th with a squeeze bunt. Good game
from both teams. Joseph Fant added 3 hits for BC and a solid effort on
the bump from Bryce Eisenbart as well as a solo blast to LF. Boulder
Creek faces North Canyon, Tolleson and Desert Edge this week.
Senior Matt Schmit continued his early season
excellence for Queen Creek on Tuesday, getting his 3rd win on the bump
(in 12 innings overall)in a route of Arcadia, 11-1. Schmitty needed only
56 pitches in 5 innings to shutdown the Titans. Matt surrendered only 2
hits (4 ks), one of which was a bunt single. With the only run coming in
unearned, Schmitty now has 12 consecutive innings without giving up an
earned run. No slouch with the bat as well, Matt launched a 400 ft. scud
to conclude his 2-4 (3 RBI) day. Pierce Arnett hammered a 2B and a 3B to
pick up 2 RBI. Also contributing for the Bulldogs, was catcher Jason
Frost (3-4, RBI). Queen Creek moves to 5-1 overal.
Leading hitters for QC were: Pierce Arnett 2-4,
2B, 3B, 2 RBI; Schmit
2-4, HR, 3 RBI; Jason Frost 3-4, RBI; and Dillon Freeman 1-2, BB, 3B,
RBI.
After Higley scored twice in the first without
a hit, PV held them scoreless the rest of the way. Malcolm Purdy went
the distance giving up 3 hits and striking out 12. Omar Dominguez went 2
for 4 with a single and a two run homer in the seventh to give PV some
breathing room. Purdy went 2 for 4 with a single and double and an RBI.
Jose Leal also had an RBI. Greg Aguilar pitched well for Higley going
six innings, striking out 4 and giving up 2 earned runs.
Deer Valley beat Ironwood Tuesday 11-1 in a 6
inning game. Deer Valley got off to a goodstart with 4 runs in the
first. Jr. Darian Ramage, Sr. Jacob Doyle, Sr. Kyle Herrington, Sr.
Jacob Hernandez, and Jr. Zach Richter all had hits in the first.
Richter's single plated 2 runs. Darian Ramage had 2 sac flies, and 2
hits. Zach Richter had a 3 hit game.
2 hits each by Jacob Hernandez, Kyle Herrington, including a homerun in
the 6th, Jacob Doyle, 2 doubles, and Jr. Nick Rubino. Ramage got the win
pitching 5 innings, with Soph J R Rudder closing out the game.
Corona. 8
Tolleson 0
Strong defense behind Senior Greg Ryan held Tolleson scoreless as Corona
rolled over Tolleson on Tuesday.
Ryan struck out 6, walked 6 and gave up only one hit in 5 innings of
work.
For the second night, Corona had back-to-back homeruns. The first blast
was delivered by Soph Kyle Jorgenson, and the second shot by Sr. Andy
Nist put Corona up 5-0.
G.Ryan 1-hit 6-bb k-6
THS#2 O. Gonzales
8-hit 3-bb k-4.
North Canyon 2 Boulder Creek 1
Senior LHP Kevin Baumgartner was dominant on the hill, scattering 4 hits
and striking out 11 as North Canyon edged Boulder Creek Tuesday at
Boulder Creek 2-1. Baumgartner helped himself at the plate with a double
in the top of the 7th to knock in the decisive run. Junior Cody Jones
was outstanding for Boulder Creek, striking out 11 and allowing only 3
hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Mingus destroyed Bradshaw Mountain 35-6 in an ugly contest. The
Marauders stroked 28 hits in the win. BM helped the cause with 9 errors.
Todd Scalf pitched all 5 innings and went 5-5 w/2 RBIs. Austin Rogers
was 5-6 w/2 RBI ,Logan Stewart 3-4 w/3 RBI, Carlos Abrigo was 3-4.
Lead off hitter Hunter Zwart went 2-3 w/3 RBI
Highland jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Matt
Repp's one out single scored the first run. A two run single by James
Farris and a 3 run HR by Xavier Corrales highlighted a big inning.
Highland added three more in the bottom of the 3rd on a three run HR by
Gentry Kinsella.
James Farris cruised through the first three, but started to wear down
in the fourth. Chandler got two back on four walks and a hit by pitch.
Highland's DJ Jones drove in another with a single in the 4th for a
seemingly commanding 11-2 lead. Then Chandler put together a big inning
of their own with a 6 spot. Kevin Carr and Albert Blanco each had two
RBI singles around a few walks and three Highland errors. Nolan
Whittlesey relieved Farris and restored order throwing the final 2 2/3
to earn the
save.
Farris got the win going 4 1/3 with 8Ks, surrendering 4 earned runs.
Whittlesey had 4 K's with no runs against. Kevin Carr got the loss for
Chandler. DJ Jones had three hits while Xavier Corrales and Matt Repp
each chipped in with two. Dallas Lopez had two hits for Chandler.
Gilbert proved to be very gracious hosts for Desert Ridge, committing
numerous defensive miscues to stake the Jags to an 8-0 lead, and
eventually falling 10-3. The Jags broke it open in the 4th when Travis
Flores hammered a line drive homer to left that is still rolling
somewhere. Taylor Kaczmarek followed with a towering shot to go back to
back. Austin Cain then cranked a shot off the top of the wall in left
center that was inches from the trifecta. DJ Peterson put the Tigers on
the board with a solo shot. Scott Hoffman got the win for the Jags on
the hill and was never really threatened by the Tiger lineup.

Scott Hoffman in control (L) Drew Stankiewicz pokes
a base hit
Salpointe run ruled Basha 12-0 behind the one hit pitching of Dan
Slania.
Hunter Miller - 3/3, RBI
Harrison Graham - 2/2, 2BB, 2 run HR, 2RBI
Joseph Serrano - 1/1, 2BB, 2 Stolen Base, 3 Runs
AJ Alexander- 1 / 2, 3b, 2RBI
Jack Hale- 1 /2, Sac Fly, RBI
Copper Canyon improves to 6-1 as they got after it with the bats
yesterday at Verrado. The Aztecs pounded out 16 hits while scoring 17
runs. SR. Ruben Hernandez continues to see the ball well gathering 3
hits including his 2nd homerun to go with 4RBIs. Dru Douglas contributed
with his team leading 15th RBI with 3 hits. Alex Gutierrez earns his 2nd
victory of the season on the bump with 9ks en route to a 17-5 victory.
March 2, 2010
We didn't get a game report on it, but we
should note that Boulder Creek's Austin Trujillo homered 3 times in a
game last week. Nice job AT.
Mountain Pointe 13 Chandler 0 (5 inning run
rule)
Mountain Pointe's bats were alive Monday afternoon against Chandler
High. Senior JT Moreno started for the Pride going 3 hitless innings.
The Pride put up seven runs to start the game culminated by a 3 run bomb
by Senior Joey Rocha. Josh Alexander followed up in the 2nd by putting
one over the wall bringing in three. Kevin Cron then went deep in the
third also bringing in three.
MP Hitters
Josh Alexander 3-4 HR
Kevin Cron 3-4 HR
Jordan Kipper 2-3 2B
Notre Dame 10
Tempe 0
Joe Luvisi belted a long 2 run homer while going 3 for 4 at the plate
with 4 RBI's to help Notre Dame run rule Tempe in their opening
conference game. Tayler Scott picked up the win on the mound pitching 4
strong innings striking out 7 and giving up only 2 hits before giving
way to Schaefer Whiteaker who completed the shutout with 1 scoreless
inning of relief. Brian Poupore was also a perfect 3-3 at the plate and
Casey Scott continued his hot bat with a 2-3 effort for the Notre Dame
offense.
From Saturday 2-27-10
Pinnacle 7
Notre Dame 6
Notre Dame lead this thriller 6-4 in the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs
and 2 strikes on the batter which only set the stage for one of their
most crushing defeats in recent memory. Pinnacle capitalized on a
critical outfield error that brought home the tie run, and 2 wild
pitches including one that brought home the game winning run in
Pinnacles walk off victory.
The Saints jumped all over Jake Peevyhouse scoring 4 runs in the top of
the first inning but Peevyhouse took out a little of his frustration to
lead off the Pinnacle bottom of the first inning with an opposite field
line drive home run to cut the Saints lead to 4-1.
The Pioneers added a couple runs in the second courtesy of Alex
Real's(2-3 w/2rbi) double driving in a pair. They scored again in the
third against Notre Dame starting pitcher Jon Cohn to tie the score at
4. Notre Dame regained the lead in the 5th when
Bobby Kohnen singled with 2 out. Peevyhouse ,who had not given up a hit
since the first inning, was replaced on the mound by Jake Winters who
was promptly greeted by a line drive single by Joe Luvisi(3-4 on base
w/2 runs scored). Joey Greco(2-3 w/ 4 rbi's) then followed with a double
to the gap driving in 2 runs to give the Saints a 6-4 lead. Cohn left
with the lead in hand after 5 innings giving up 8 hits but wiggling out
of numerous jams striking out 7 along the way. Kevin Ryan held the
Pioneers scoreless in the 6th but gave up a one out single in the 7th
and was replaced with Sam Napp who was unable to shut the door on the
Pinnacle comeback. After a walk and a pop out, Napp, who appeared to
throw strike 3 on 2 different pitches, gave up a huge 2 out hit to
Justin Lindell (2-4 w/2 runs scored). The tie run scored and Lindell
took second when Saints centerfielder Bobby Kohnen couldn't pick up the
ball cleanly. Lindell proceeded to advance to third and home on a couple
of balls in the dirt that went to the backstop and completed Pinnacle's
second walk off win in 3 games during the Cleats Baseball Tournament
bracket play.
Desert Ridge Blanks Chaparral, 8-0
Xavier Sotello and three other Desert Ridge
pitchers limited Chaparral to three hits Monday, and left-handed hitting
catcher Russell Vaughan homered deep to right to give the Jaguars all
the margin they would need in an 8-0 victory to win the Scottsdale
Quarterback Club Tournament championship.
Sotello, in fact, no-hit Chaparral through four
innings, before he gave way to Austin Cain. Corey Doser and D.W. Warner
(who was outstanding at shortstop) also pitched for Desert Ridge. The
game was played at Desert Ridge after a hard Sunday night rain rendered
Chaparral’s field unplayable.
Vaughn staked the Jaguars to a 1-0 lead with his
blast in the second inning. In the third, center fielder Kyle Raidy
tripled to right center and scored on a single to right by Taylor
Kaczmarek to extend the lead to 2-0. That is where it would stay until
the sixth.
Chaparral, which stranded seven base runners, had
an outstanding opportunity in the fifth. Joey Bielek led off with the
first hit for the Firebirds and Konner Wade walked. A balk then sent the
runners to second and third with no outs. But Cain settled down to
strike out seniors Joel Hayden and Will Dyer in succession and third
baseman Travis Flores snared a hard line drive by Blake Spiekerman to
end the threat.
The Firebirds also threatened – briefly – in the
sixth. James McDonald reached on an infield single to the deep hole at
short, but Desert Ridge then turned the second of three 5-4-3 double
plays. The Jaguars did it again in the seventh after a single past first
by Wade.

DR's Conner Daly flips one to
first (L) A.J. Schillinger drops one down for Chap
In the sixth, Desert Ridge ended all suspense. Cain
and Vaughan singled and were sacrificed over by Conner Daly. Riley Unroe
then brought in a run with a single to left, and Warner drove in two
more with a double to right-center. After Flores was walked
intentionally (he walked all four times he batted), Kaczmarek hit a
three-run home run far over the left field fence for the final margin.
In all, Desert Ridge had nine hits. Vaughn, Warner
and Kaczmarek all had two hits for the Jaguars. Kaczmarek drove in four
runs. Nonetheless, three of Chaparral’s four pitchers – Wade, Will Abram
and Nick Diamond – were mostly successful in allowing two runs and four
hits.
5A II Chaparral and 5A I Desert Ridge, the
defending 5A II state champion, meet again on Thursday at Desert Ridge
in a game that will carry with it power points that are important in
determining playoff teams at the end of the season.
Note: Pat Raidy, the father of DR center fielder
Kyle Raidy, lost his battle with cancer yesterday and passed away during
the game. Please join me in sending thoughts and prayers to Kyle and his
family. RB
Tucson High Badgers-15
Corona Del Sol- 9
Host Corona never found a pitching groove, using 4 pitchers while giving
up 13 hits. The Badgers of Tucson had a 7 run 5th inning and put away
Corona.
One offensive highlight for Corona was the back-to-back HR in the 3rd.
Greg Ryan had a 2 run blast and Chris Gammon added a solo shot that put
CDS ahead 6-3. It was not enough as Tucson came on strong in the 5th and
6th inning to thwart any CDS comeback attempt.
Corona faces Tolleson at home on Tuesday.
March 1, 2010
The Apollo Hawks went 4-1 this weekend in the Tolleson Tournament.
Scores were as follows: Apollo 9 Verrado 1. Apollo 10 La
Joya 0. Apollo 5 Bradshaw Mtn. 3. Apollo 8 Boulder
Creek 3. Apollo 10 Dobson 9.
Damian Aguilar picked up two wins on the mound coming in relief.
Jackie Samora totaled 3 homeruns for the weekend one being a walk
off, as his little brother Jacob tried to one up him with a walk-off
ground rule double vs. Dobson. The Hawks now have a tough stretch
as they play Cactus, T-bird and Sunrise Mtn this week.
Feb 26
Saguaro 5
Mtn Pointe 4
Austin Anderson robbed Joe Curletta of a HR at the LF wall to lead
off the top of the 5th inning. Austin did it again it the 7th inning
when he caught Kevin Cron's deep fly ball at the wall.
Austin Anderson 1-4, HR, 2RBI, R; Kyle Young 1-3, 2B, 2RBI
WP - Josh Chapman 3.1 IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 4BB, 3K
Alan Madsen 2.2 IP, 1H, 2K
SV- Kane McCaslin 1IP, HB
Feb. 27
Saguaro 10
Mesquite 3
Saguaro beat Mesquite 10-3 on Saturday. Winning pitcher Travis
Steinheiser gave up 2 runs in the first after a shaky start but
looked great after settling down and going 5 strong innings against
a good lineup. Brad McFarland and Kurt Jahnke looked good closing
out the game giving up only 1 hit each.
Offensively Saguaro sophomores dominated with Chris Akmon hitting a
grand slam in the 2nd inning , Zach Gibbons going 3-4 with a triple
and Austin Anderson scoring 3 times.
Zach Gibbons 3-4. 3B, RBI; Chris Akmon 1-2, GS-HR, 4RBI, R, BB, K;
Austin Anderson 1-1, 2HBP, 3R, RBI, Sac Fly
WP - Travis Steinheiser, 5IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, K
Brad McFarland 1IP, 1BB,
Kurt Jahnke 1IP, 1H
Here are the results of this weekend's Laveen Baseball Classic
hosted by
Cesar Chavez and Betty Fairfax High School.
Final Results:
1.Coronado 4-1 Tournament Champion( beat Trevor Browne 12-7 in
championship game)
2.Trevor Browne 4-1 Tournament Runner-Up
Chavez 3-1
Douglas 3-1
Buckeye 2-2
San Luis 2-2
South 2-2
Maricopa 2-2
Younker 2-2
St. Mary's 1-3
Chaparral Outlasts Gilbert, 14-13
Adam Charnin-Aker has outstanding baseball
bloodlines. His father, Jack Aker, pitched for 10 years in the Major
Leagues in the late 1960s and early 1970s and then spent a
quarter-century coaching and managing in the professional ranks. But
Adam is only a sophomore. He has lots of talent and much in front of
him to experience.
Saturday, Charnin-Aker experienced what could
be called a baptism by fire in his first varsity appearance ever in
a thriller that saw Chaparral hang on for a 14-13 victory over
Gilbert in the semifinals of the Scottsdale Quarterback Club
Invitational Tournament.
Charnin-Aker was called upon in the seventh
inning after Colton Thomson had just homered for the second time to
center field to cut the Gilbert deficit to 14-10. Aker quickly got
two outs before Erick Gonzalez-Molina hit a flare to right. It
appeared that the game was over when senior catcher Nate Sherman
quickly pounced on a ball that bounced in the dirt and fired to
second to beat Gonzalez by several feet. But before the Chaparral
players could run off the field with a victory in hand, the umpired
ruled Gonzales safe. It was just one of at least three highly
controversial calls alternately benefitting each team in this
three-hour-ten-minute instant classic.
After a walk to Jason Parks put runners on
first and second, Gilbert leadoff hitter Drew Stankiewicz homered to
straight-away center to make it 14-13 with the heart of Gilbert’s
potent lineup coming up to take aim yet again at the unusually short
fences on their home field. The home run was the fourth hit in five
at bats for Stankiewicz, who also scored four runs and stole three
bases. Three of the four hitters coming up after him had already
homered four times between them (the two for Thomson and one each
for D.J. Peterson and Nathaniel Causey – both three-run shots).
If Charnin-Aker was nervous, he did not let it
show. With remarkable poise, he struck out senior all star Tyler
Kamtz on a 2 and 2 fast ball that appeared to catch Kamtz by
surprise. The ball was tipped, but Sherman held on the end the game.
A year ago, Kamtz had hit a walk-off homer against Chaparral.
The Firebirds also got clutch performances from
reliever Chris Pleiter, pinch-hitter and second baseman Colby Targun
and shortstop James McDonald.
Pleiter, who gave up the three-run opposite
field shot by Causey, nonetheless, got through the heart of the
Gilbert order with no damage in the sixth – the only time that group
was held in check. Targun entered the game in the fifth and
delivered an RBI single up the middle. In the seventh, he hit a ball
high off the center field fence for a double that drove in Joel
Hayden for what turned out to be the winning run. McDonald drove in
three runs in the fifth with a home run high off the batter’s eye in
center to give Chaparral a 13-9 lead that even then everyone knew
would remain tenuous until the end.
Blake Spiekerman was perfect for Chaparral with
two hits, two walks and was hit by a pitch. Aaron Levy drove in
three runs. For Gilbert, Causey drove in four runs and Thomson
three, along with Peterson and Stankiewicz. In all, Chaparral had 10
hits and Gilbert 11.
Chaparral, 4-0, plays Monday against Desert
Ridge for the tournament championship. Gilbert, 3-1, faces Sunrise
Mountain for third place. Both teams will end the tournament as they
began – in the top five in the state in 5A II and 5A I, repectively.
Chaparral's Chris Pleiter
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