Horizon had a tussle with Alhambra but prevailed in a 2-1 nailbiter. Kevin Rhoderick struck out 16 in the win.

Brophy put up a nine spot in the second inning and dropped mesquite 11-1 in five innings. Riccio Torrez and Harlyn Griffiths both went yard. R.J. Preach allowed only one hit in the five inning affair.

Desert Vista smoked Central region rival Corona del Sol 13-0 in 5 innings. Roy Metter went the distance allowing only 3 hits. Cole Pembroke, Andrew Allen and Bub Delos all had 2 hits for the Thunder.

Gilbert rallied late to overcome Hamilton 5-2. The Huskeis held a 2-1 lead in the top of the seventh with 2 outs when Chris Reese flaired one over the head of 2B Justin Rosales and in front of RF Andy Workman for a base knock. Mike Dibiasi folwed with an RBI double to pate Reese with the tying run. After a pair of walks, Kenny Hatcher cleared the bases with a 3 RBI double. Hamilton loaded the bases in the seventh, but came away empty against Devin Fuller who closed for the Tigers.

Ian Campbell went the distance for Mountain Ridge in a 4-2 win over Tucson High.

Ian Campbell keeps getting it done for Ridge (L) Kyle Stiner on D

Mark Damon was solid in defeat for the Badgers

Mesa Mountain View run ruled Yuma Cibola 15-5 as Coltin White earned the win on the mound. Hunter Reynolds was 3-3 with a double. Matt Shannon homered and had 5 RBIs for the Toros.

Kevin Hennessey went deep and got the win on the mound as Chandler dropped Red Mountian 10-4.

Mountain Pointe got multi hit games from CJ Cron, JJ Ethel, Ryan Klem and David Darnell as the Pride handled Highland 5-2. Cron threw a 2 hitter on the bump.

5A II top ranked O'Connor cruised to a 20-1 first round victory over Peoria. Josh Moody was the starter and winning pitcher for the Eagles yielding 1 hit and 11 strike outs. Ryan Skube bat continued to sizzle going 4-4 at the plate. Adrian Ramirez went 3-3. Nick Carrillo 2-3 and Travis Lane 2-3 . Timmy Devito hit his first varsity homerun hitting a bomb to left. The Eagles pounded out 17 hits in a 5 inning mercy rule game, upping their team batting average for the season to .395.

Desert Mountain run ruled Paradise Valley as Mike Galterio homered and Merrill Kelly tossed 4 strong innings in the five inning win.

Kyle Brule struck out 9 in a complete game one hitter as Marcos De Niza traveled to Yuma to knock off Kofa 5-1.

Notre Dame won 6-4 against Sunnyslope. Kyle Conroy pitched 5 2/3 innings for the win. Brandon Hirniese threw 1 1/3 for the save. Sean Lafferty was 2/2 with a 3 run homer, 5 rbi's, and an intentional walk. Nick Sanich was 1/1 with 2 walks and 1 rbi. Notre Dame and Sunnyslope play again Monday, 4pm at Sunnyslope.

Jerome Pena threw a no hitter as Cactus Shadows hammered Bradshaw Mountain 10-0. The Falcons got bombs from matt Sumers, Chris manship and Jackson Goulder.

Jerome Pena mows down Bradshaw Mountain (L) as Matt Summers goes deep for Cactus Shadows

Chaparral dropped Pinnacle yesterday 14-3 to claim the Desert Sky regular season title. Jake Schlander homered and had 3 RBIs. Royce Bollinger was 3-4 with 3 steaks. Zak Hayden went the distance for the win.

4A region tourneys start today. The 5A state tournaments start tomorrow with high seeds hosting first round games.

I like the 7-10 matchup in 5AI with Tucson visiting Mountain Ridge.

Centennial gets the unfortunate pleasure of a first round matchup at San Luis. Not only is the drive brutal, but they probably get Javier Solano in the first game and he's a handful. I'm thinking the Coyotes are kicking themselves over the losses to Maryvale and Shadow Mountain.

Brophy avenged last week's loss to Desert Mountain with a victory in an 11-6 slugfest. Matt Newman went deep twice for the Broncs. Riccio Torrez, Josh Garcia and Jake Williams also launched. Brophy's 2-5 hitters Newman, Tony Strazzara, Torrez and Garcia were 13-17 with 4 home runs and 9 RBI's.

Pinnacle hosts Chaparral Thursday at 4 pm for the Desert Sky region championship. The Pioneers held on to beat the Firebirds 1-0 in a pitchers' duel Wednesday at Chaparral.

Pinnacle's Ryan Makis pitched a complete game backed up by solid defense with 2B Ashton McCoy and CF Bryan Karraker making key plays. Pinnacle's hitters did what they needed to do to get on base and Derek Frisby scored on a wild throw to first by Chaparral starter Dan Coloumbe.

Pinnacle and Chaparral are tied at 9-2 in region play. Following today's game, they meet again Saturday and Monday at Tempe Diablo stadium in the Desert Sky region tournament.

O'Connor High School continued their winning ways defeating Kingman 17-7 in a 5 inning mercy rule game. Jake Robinson was the starter and was relieved by Matt Bridgewater who got the win for the Eagles. Maverick Lasker hit 2 big flies for the Eagles upping his season total to 7 home runs. Lasker was also 3-3 at the dish. Ryan Skube kept his hot hitting going 3-4 with a home run. Skube is batting .513 for the season. Zack MacPhee and Brian Carr each went 3-4 for the Eagles in the victory. O'Connor ended the regular season with a 27-4 record.

Notre Dame beat Washington 11-1, in 5 1/2 innings. Mike Greco went deep for the Saints. NDP will host Sunnyslope on Friday in game 1 of the region tourney.

Sunnyslope beat Cactus Shadows 9-8 to earn the right to battle Notre Dame for the #1 seed from the Wells Fargo 2 Region.

Sammy Vandenheuval tossed a complete game in a 2-1 victory over Chandler High.Tyler Wojtal had a pair of hits for Hamilton.

Corona del Sol ended the regular season with a 13-3 pasting of Marcos de Niza. Kirby Pellant had 4 knocks. Tyler Giannonatti was 2-3 with 3 RBIs. Kyle Brule went yard for Marcos.

Mesquite's Chris Jensen allowed only 4 hits as the 'cats dropped Gilbert 6-1. Ty Forney was 2-3.

Desert Vista dropped Basha 7-6 with Trent Wilson going the distance. Cole Pembroke was 4-4.

Mesa Mountain View beat Dobson 6-5. The Mustang's got a seventh inning grand slam from Mickey McConnell but came up short. Matt Shannon went the distance for the Toros.

 

Mountain Pointe continues to wear out opposing pitching after the Pride pounded out 4 more bombs in an 11-8 win over Ahwatukee rival Desert Vista. Philip Konieczny hit an opposite field solo shot on the first pitch of the game to set the tone. C.J. Cron, David Darnell and Austin Woolridge would join in later. J.J. Ethel was 3-4 with 3 RBIs. Jordan Madison earned the win on the mound for the Pride. Derek Cone had a big day for DV, going 3-3 with a homer and 3 RBIs.

Jordan Madison on the bump for Pointe (L) Derek McCawley can't quite make the tag at third

The O'Connor Eagles captured their first ever Northwest Region crown defeating Kingman 12-4. Josh Moody was the starter and winning pitcher for the Eagles, with relief help from Maverick Lasker and Matt Bridgewater. Nick Carrillo hit his 5th home run of the season going 3-5 at the dish. Zack MacPhee, and Ryan Skube went 3-4, and Brian Carr and Maverick Lasker 2-3 for the Eagles in the win. O'Connor has now won 19 out of their last 20 games, and wind up the regular season today with a home game against Kingman.

Heath Nichols threw a complete game shutout, striking out 11, leading the Queen Creek Bulldogs (21-9, 7-3) to a 5-0 win against region foe Apache Junction (11-10). Battling an extremely tight zone, Nichols still showed dominance against a respected offensive lineup. Brock Fultz (3rbi), Aaron McRae, Eddie Malone and Deryk Martinez all had 2 hits apiece for Queen Creek.

On senior day at Boulder Creek the Jags pulled out a 6-5 win over Mountain Ridge. Trailing 5-3 enterting the 6th and with two outs Senior John Goldhammer hit a home run to give the Boulder Creek the lead. Goldhammer had two hits as did Mikey Ciombor and Mike Williams. Jordan Flittie was the starter going 5 and Cash Watson came in and shut the door for the last 2 two pick up the win.

Devin Fuller tossed 4 innings of 2 hit, shut out ball as Gilbert took a 7-4 win over Mesquite. Mesquite rallied with 4 in the sixth to take a 4-3 lead after Fuller's departure. In the bottom half of the sixth, a Chris Reese walk followed by a Mike Dibiasi single brought Thomas Guttierez to the dish. His 3 run scud would seal the deal for the Tigers. Guttierez led a 13 hit attack for the Tigers, going 3-4 with a homer and 4 RBIs. Reese, Dibiasi, Nolan Church and Kenny Hatcher all had multi hit games for Gilbert. Jordan Adair and Casey Rana had 2 hits apiece for the 'cats. 

Horizon completed the sweep of Shadow Mountain with a 10-1 win. Kevin Rhoderick went 5 innings for the win. Joey Bristyan was 3-3 for the Huskies. Thomas Valenza, Derek Smiegel, Tucker Rubino and Tim Alderson all had 2 hits. Alderson unloaded for homer # 10 on the year.

Chandler pounded out 15 hits as the Wolves hammered Hamilton 14-5. Kevin Hennessey cranked one out and went 2-3. Kyle Hess went 4-4 and Sean Lewis was 2-3 with 4 RBIs. Lewis and Michael Morales combined on the win. Jake Saylor went deep for Hamilton.

Tim Alderson struck out 18 batters in his last start of the regular season as Horizon cruised over Shadow Mountain

Region tournaments begin this weekend in the 4A ranks. If you have schedules available please e mail them to rb@azdiamondreport.com State tournament play in 4A and in 3A begins on Friday 5-4-07.

The 5A state tournaments kick off on Saturday April 28.

In 5A I, it looks like Alhambra, ranked #25 in power points, will claim the 16 seed as the champion in the Metro Region. As things sit today Westwood, the 16 PP seed, would be the odd man out.

In 5A II, Desert Mountain holds a .2 lead over O'Conner for the #1 seed. The Wolves play host to Brophy on Wednesday. Sunrise Mountain looks comfortable at the #3 spot.

James Pazos allowed only 5 hits in a complete game effort as Highland took a Fiesta region win 6-2 over Desert Ridge.

Skylar Helmbeck, Mike Marsillo and Jason Butler all launched bombs as desert Mountain laid the wood to Paradise Valley 10-0 in 5 innings. Brad Douthit went the distance for the win.

Mountain Pointe dropped Basha 11-2 with Eric Klem getting the win on the bump. Derek McCawley homered and knocked in 5 runs for the Pride.

McClintock thumped Saguaro 11-2 with Jimmy Patterson going 3-4 at the dish.

April 21, 2007

Mountain Pointe visited Corona del Sol with the Central Region lead on the line, and treated their hosts quite rudely en route to a 12-3 thrashing. The Pride jumped on Aztec starter Joey Schumer early and often with 3 in the first and four in the second, with bombs by Philip Konieczny and Nick Lira leading the way. C.J. Cron was money on the hill, allowing only 6 hits in a complete game effort, and showing excellent feel for the breaking ball. Cron added a blast of his own and 4 RBIs. 

Philip Koniecny connects for Pointe (L) as J.J. Ethel looks in for the sign

Kyle Brule tossed a 2 hit shutout with 14 Ks and only 2 walks as Marcos de Niza blanked Basha 6-0. Brule was as good as I've seen him, sitting 89-91 and flashing an 80ish breaking ball with some good late life and nice command. Billy Place, Shaun Deisler and Mike Kenneth all chipped in with 2 hits. Basha junior Matt Powell made his first start of the year and showed a nice loose arm and promising stuff.

Brophy got big flies from Riccio Torrez, Josh Garcia and Matt Newman  as the Broncs pummeled Paradise Valley 14-0. Harlyn Griffiths tossed a 7 hit 5 inning shutout.

Boulder Creek pulled out a 7 to 6 win over Deer Valley in a very exciting game. The Jags jumped out to a 3-0 lead off a Tyler Sturgis double and a solo shot by Chris Russell. Deer Valley would have a two out rally in the 4th and score 4 on back to back home runs. Then with more timely hitting the Jags took back the lead. In the 7th inning  Ben Saunders launched a tape measure shot to give Boulder a 7 to 6 advantage . With two outs in the DV seventh, Jordan Flittie would strike out Brandon O'Sick, who had homered earlier in the game, to end it. Flittie went the distance, battling all day to pick up his 6th win of the year. Saunders, Russell, and  Logan Crowther all had two hits.

The Eagles of O'Connor defeated Trevor Browne 8-4. Nick Carrillo was the starter and got a no decision. He was relieved by Matt Bridgewater who got the win, and Brian Carr.
Matt Bridgewater also was 2-2 at the dish, as was Maverick Lasker for the Eagles. The O'Connor win and Mt. Ridge loss put O'Connor is sole possession of first place in the Northwest 5A division with 2 games remaining.

Cactus Shadows defeated Bradshaw Mountain by a score of 9-3 on Friday. The Falcons are now 19 and 6 on the season. Sophomore Anthony Pena pitched a complete game for the victory, and is now 2 and 0. Chris Sabanosh, Anthony Pena, and Cody Snyder were all 2 for 3 for Cactus Shadows.

 North Canyon's Brandon Harris baffled a potent Mountain Ridge lineup in a complete game effort as the Rattlers upset the Lions 3-1. Jason Davis had a 2 RBI knock to make the difference for Canyon. Ben Jennings had the other RBI for the Rattlers.

Kevin Hennessey tossed a 5 inning one hitter and unloaded a three run blast to key Chandler to a 10-0 run rule win over Gilbert.

Queen Creek had a gutty performance from freshman pitcher, Matt Schmidt, to get them a 14-3 win over Arcadia in what proved to be a game that was
a lot closer than the score would show. Schmit moved his record to 3-0. After giving up all three earned runs in the first, Schmit shut down a potent Arcadia offense. Sophomores Josh Fultz (double) and Alonzo Martin (double and 3 rbi) both had 4 hits for the Bulldogs. Heath Nichols also added a double and a grand slam in the win.

Joey Demichele reaches for the throw as Aaron McRae swipes second (L) Matt Schmidt deals for the 'dogs

Brock Fultz takes it himself on a 6-3 double play for Queen Creek

Pinnacle topped Thunderbird 11-2. The Pioneers put up 7 runs in the 4th inning behind another solid effort from Ryan Makis on the hill. Brett Nicholas hit a three run bomb after being intentionally walked his previous at bat.

Desert Mountain handed Brophy their third loss of the season 8-3 behind six strong innings from Merrill Kelly. Kelly outdueled R.J Preach for the win. Skylar Helmbeck homered for DM and Matt Newman dropped bomb # 9 for Brophy.

 Cactus Shadows defeated Scottsdale Saguaro by a score of 10-5. Sophomore Jackson Goulder got the win and is now 4 and 0. The Falcons are now 18 and 6. Chris Manship, Chris Sabanosh, and Anthony Pena were all 2 for 4 for Cactus Shadows.

Bub Delos tossed a complete game as Desert Vista dropped Marcos de Niza 7-5. Andrew Allen returned with a pair of hits along with Cole Pembroke and Roy Metter who each had 2 knocks. Shaun Deisler was 2-4 with a long fly and Kyle Brule and Doug Snover each added 2 hits for the Padres.

Ethan Chavez went 4-5 and Jake Barret went deep as Desert Ridge smoked Yuma 13-3. Ben Veach got the win on the bump.

Mountain Ridge beat North Canyon Tuesday by the score of 10-3. Logan Spiers hit home runs 6 and 7, and Kyle Stiner hit home run #4. Wednesday
Ridge took on Goldwater beating them 8-1. Ian Campbell Improves his undefeated record to 8 and 0. Logan Spiers hit homer #8 Wednesday
also.

Boulder Creek edged out Trevor Browne 13-10. The Jags blew a big lead. The score was tied 10 to 10 when Ryan Imming hit a three run walk off home run with two outs. Imming and Tyler Sturgis both had 3 hits and 3rbi. Ben Saunders and Josh Negrelli also had two hits a piece. Jordan Flittie picked up the win in relief.

Horizon run ruled Highland in 5 innings 11-1. Tim Alderson tossed a 2 hitter with one base on balls (gasp)...his second of the year I believe. One of the hits was a solo blast by Devyn Rivera. Brandon Snyder was 2-3 for the Huskies.

Thomas Gutierrez tossed a complete game five hit shutout as Gilbert blanked Westwood 2-0. . Senior SS Chris Reese doubled to start the game Mike Dibiasi move Reese to 3rd base with a ground ball to 2b .Thomas Gutierrez hits sac-fly RBI to bring in Reese with the Tigers first run . In the bottom of the fifth Reese again doubled to start the inning followed by  a Dibiasi RBI single. Reese was 2-2 , 2-2B, R-2 , Dibiasi 1-3 RBI-1 , Gutierrez RBI-1.

Brophy traveled to Corona del Sol and took a 7-5 win in a non region tilt. Matt Newman earned the win on the mound with relief help from Kelly Coffman and Harlyn Griffiths. Corona used four pitchers by committee, and rallied back from a 7-0 deficit with 3 runs in the sixth. In the seventh, a Kirby Pellant lead off single was followed by an Andrew Pollak 2 run scud to pull the Aztecs within two. Griffiths then came out of the pen to seal the deal for the Broncos. Riccio Torrez and Josh Garcia both homered for Brophy.

Riccio Torrez goes oppo for bomb # 13 on the year

Aaron Rhodes scattered 6 hits in a complete game effort as Mountain View dropped Hamilton 6-5.Matt Helm homered for Hamilton. Hunter Reynolds was 2-4 with a double and 3 RBIs for MVT.

I'm in the middle of making some changes to the site, so I apologize if info has been a tad slow for a couple of days.

Cora Del Sol sophomore Kirby Pellant went off yesterday, homering and cranking 3 doubles in a 5-5 effort as the Aztecs smoked Desert Vista 15-2. Jesse Scoular earned the win, allowing only 5 hits in his five innings. Mike Felton and  Aaron Foshie both had 3 hits. Justin Klett also went deep for Corona.

Queen Creek picked up their 19th win of the season, a 7-1 win against Tempe, and ran their record to 19-9 by riding the arm of senior right-hander, Heath Nichols. Nichols threw 5 outstanding innings surrendering 4 hits, no earned runs and struck out 5 while only walking 1. Senior Dayton Jones was 2-2 with 2 walks to lead the way for Queen Creek. Sophomore cleanup hitter, Eddie Malone, also chipped in by going 1-1 with 3 walks.

O'Connor rebounded from an early deficit to drop Trevor Browne 16-4. Down 3-0 in the 3rd inning, O'Connor belted out 8 runs with 2 outs. Then proceeded to put back to back 4 run innings on the board to win 16-4 in yet another mercy rule win. Josh Moody was the starter and winner for the Eagles, with help from Matt Bridgewater in relief. Adrian Ramirez went 3-4, Travis Lane 2-3 with a home run, Ryan Skube 2-3, Brian Carr 2-4, and Nick Carrillo 2-4 for the Eagles in the victory. The win puts the Eagles 23-4 on the season, with 4 games remaining in the regular season.

Jason Butler tossed a no hitter as Desert M<ountain blanked Paradise valley 9-0. Lars Liquori was 4-4 for the Wolves.

Arcadia won its 4th in a row in region beating Higley 4-3. Casey Reynolds hit his 6th home run of the year, Chris Murphy had the game winning hit, a 2 run double.
 

Sunrise Mountain topped Ironwood 15-4. Mike Barro got the win on the mound. Vince Barreda had a 3 run bomb and Woody Nisbett was 3-4 with 5 RBI.

Highland stayed hot beating mesquite 4-3 in a pitchers dual between two underclassman pitchers. Left hander sophomore James Pazos got the win giving up 4 hits and striking out 7 hitters. Cody Zebe come in to pitch in the top of the 7 with 2 runners on base and got the save. Rocky High was the hard luck losing pitcher for Mesquite. High Pitched 5 2/3 inninggs giving up 4 hits, two infield hits, and striking out 4 hitters. Chris Jenson came in to pitch in the bottom of the 6th.

Sunnyslope beat Notre Dame 4-3 in a nine inning game at Sunnyslope. A 9th inning fielding error by Notre Dame led to the Vikings scoring the winning
run.
Kyle Conroy pitched all nine innings for Notre Dame - He had 7 strikeouts and threw 130 pitches. The Vikings scattered 5 hits off Conroy. Mike Greco
went deep for the Saints.
The loss was Conroy's first of the season and Notre Dame's first loss in the Wells Fargo II Region. The Saints record is now 20-4.

Devin Fuller allowed only 5 hits as Gilbert defeated Chandler 7-1. Mike Dibiasi led the way with a 4-5 effort at the plate.

 

From Friday:

In a classic battle between Number 1 O'Connor vs. Number 2 Desert Mt., Desert Mt. defeated O'Connor 6-4 in 8 innings. Brian Carr was the starting pitcher going 4 2/3 yielding 3 hits and 4 runs. He was relieved by Jake Robinson and Nick Carrillo. Carrillo suffered the loss in relief. Brad Douthit started for Desert Mtn. and tossed 6 strong innings. He was relieved by Mike Marsillo who got the win in relief. Ryan Thompson homered for Desert Mt. With Desert Mt. leading 4-3 in the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs. Zack MacPhee delivered a double to put the game into extra innings, where Desert Mt. promptly scored 2 runs in the top of the 8th to take the lead for good. Lars Liquori had 3 knocks for DM.

Pinnacle bumped off McClintock 4-3. Brett Nicholas went deep in the first and was then walked intentionally 3 times in a row. Ryan Makis threw a solid game for the win.

With gale force, 4 club winds in the area again yesterday it was home run derby or a little extra juice on the fastball depending on where you were playing.

Cactus Shadows moves to 17 and 4 after beating Washington 14 to 1 on Thursday afternoon. Jackson Goulder picked up the win and is now 3 and 0. Jerome Pena hit his 8th homerun of the season into a strong wind.

Mtn Ridge beat Kingman yesterday 6 to 1 Ian Campbell remained undefeated yesterday throwing a 2 hitter. Aaron Hines had a double with 2 RBI's.

Senior Casey Reynolds hit two homeruns (second time this season) to lead Arcadia over Apache Junction 15-5.

O'Connor routed North Canyon 28-2 in a 5 inning mercy rule game. Josh Moody was the winning pitcher for the Eagles upping his record to 5-0. The big story is that O'Connor hit 8 home runs in the shortened game, tying a state record. Nick Carrillo hit 3 home runs, with 8 RBI's (both school records for homerun's and RBI's in a game). Derek Blackwell and Clark McCarthy hit 2 homeruns, both collecting 5 RBI's, both hitting Grand Slams. Travis Lane hit the other homerun. Rounding out the day, leadoff hitter Brian Carr went 2-2 with 2 RBI's, Jake Robinson 2-2, and Zack MacPhee went 2-4. Reserve Catcher, Gayland Bartlett got his first Varsity hit for the Eagles. The Eagles have now won 14 in a row and are 21-3 overall. This sets up the match up of the titans today when Number 1 O'Connor meet Number 2 Desert Mt. Friday at 3:45 at O'Connor High School.

Pinnacle and McClintock battled through high winds, dust and some rain with the Pioneers victorious over the Chargers 11-8. A total of seven home runs left the yard, with Brett Nicholas, Jonathon Crist, Zach Johnson and Justin Winters going deep for Pinnacle. Dan Milner homered twice for McClintock and Kyle Heckathorn also went yard.

Brophy got blasts from Riccio Torrez and Matt Newman in a win over St. Mary's

 Sunrise smoked Peoria 22-9 with homers from Mike Barro and Ryan Oesterle. TJ Geith got the win on the hill.

Corona edged Marcos De Niza 6-5. Joey Schumer got the win with relief help from Trvais Kniffena dn Alex Murrietta. DJ Campos was 2-5 for the Aztecs.

Mesquite's Austin Carr and Jeff Hibner hit  home runs and Rocky High went 4 for 4 to lead Mesquite to a 12 to 9 win over Desert Vista. Cole Pembroke was 3 for 4 with a homerun for Desert Vista.

DV's Trent Wilson on the hill (L) David Coronado blocks for the Thunder

Brophy got homers from Riccio Torrez and Josh Garcia as the Broncos dropped Red Mountain 8-3. RJ Preach picked up the win on the bump. Dean Espy, Jim Sanchez and Mark Hawkenson all had 2 hits for RM.

Highland handled St. Mary's 13-1 under the lights at Phoenix College. Mark Lazorchak went the distance, tossing a 2 hitter. Cooper Baker was 3-4 and Nick Baker was 2-3 for the Hawks. Jaime Garrido doubled in a pair of runs.

Kyle Peterson's seventh inning grand slam propelled Hamilton past  Mountain Pointe 15-11. Andy Workman and Tyler Wojtal were both 3-4 for Hamilton. Pointe got bombs from Philip Konieczny and Derek McCawley.
 

Kevin Rhoderick won a pitcher's duel with Merrill Kelly as Horizon edged Desert Mountain 2-1 under the lights at Husky Field. Rhoderick K'ed 13 and allowed only 2 hits. Kelly was his equal, scattering 4 hits on the night. Tommy Joseph had a pair of hits for Horizon. DM, trailing 2-0 in the sixth, loaded the bases courtesy of a Rhoderick bout of wildness and an infield error. The Horizon senior would walk in a run before escaping with a called third strike on Ryan Thompson that could have went either way.

Chaparral blanked Pinnacle 5-0 today with Casey Lytle driving in all the Firebird runs, including a 3-run homer. Danny Coulombe tossed a one hitter for the win.

O'Connor defeated North Canyon 10-0 in a 5 inning mercy rule game. Maverick Lasker won his 6th game of the season yielding 3 hits for the Eagles. Brian Carr hit his 2nd home run of the season and added a double going 2-3 with 3 RBI's. Zack MacPhee went 1-1 with 2 bases on balls and 2 RBI's for the Eagles. Nick Carrillo 1-2 with an RBI and Tyler Ermish 1-3 with an RBI. This is the 13 consecutive win for O'Connor giving them a 20-3 record for the season.

Devin Fuller tossed a complete game, allowing only 5 hits and 3 runs as Gilbert rallied to defeat Desert Ridge 4-3.Gilbert was down 3-0 going into the bottom of 5th inning. Michael Voight led off the inning with a double followed by another  two bagger by Senior SS Chris Reese to bring in the Tigers first run. Gilbert would tie the game at 3. In the top of the sixth and seventh the Jaguars threatened Fuller but he was able to get out of the jams with two huge double play come backers. In the bottom of the seventh Mike Dibiasi singled with one out followed by a Thomas Gutierrez double that plated him to win the game. Reese, Church, Gutierrez, and Dibiasi all had 2 two hits.

Jim Sanchez's two doubles led the way as Red Mountain dropped Westwood 12-2.

Corona Del Sol mercy ruled Marcos De Niza 12-1, with Andrew Pollak going 3-3 with a mammoth homer and 3 RBIs. DJ Campos, Aaron Foshie and Tyler Gianonnati all had 2 hits. Alex Moreno's seventh inning bomb allowed Marcos to avoid the shutout. Jesse Scoular was solid again, scattering 3 hits on the day.

Jesse Scoular dealin' for the Aztecs

Mountain View's Aaron Rhodes and Horizon's Conner Hulse locked horns in a pitchers duel with the Toros taking a 2-1 win. Hulse allowed only 3 hits in the losing effort  while Rhodes tossed a 4 hitter. Steve DeFreitas was 2-3 for Horizon, and Todd Wooton had 2 of the 3 MVT hits.

A widespread outbreak of leather allergy descended upon Mountain Pointe yesterday, as the Mesquite Wildcats captured a 12-11 victory over the Pride. The 'cats were victorious despite 13 (yes...that's THIRTEEN) errors. The Pride contributed 4 miscues of their own to the bootfest. Mesquite got big flies from Nathan Gross ( grand slam), Garrett Gale and a solo game winner from Alex Sandoval in the seventh. Nick Lira continued on a tear for Pointe, going 3-5 with a double, a homer and 4 RBIs. Derek McCawley also went deep for the Pride.

Cactus Shadows defeated Washington by a score of 13-2. Jerome Pena hit his 7th homerun and Mike Basco hit a homerun for Cactus Shadows. Sophomore Mike Basco picked up the win and is now 4 and 0 this year and has a career Varsity Record of 10 and 1.

Cactus raised its record in the Wells Fargo Region to 4-0 by winning a 6 inning abbreviated contest by a score of 10-0 over Prescott. Geoff Whitaker
threw a complete game shutout earning his 6th win of the season while Casey Collins went 2-3 with 4 RBI and Ryan Underwood hit a 2 run homer.

Jerome Pena cranked home run #6, a 1st inning 2 run shot,  as Cactus Shadows topped region foe Sunnyslope 5-2. The switch hitting Pena has homered 3 times from each side of the plate. Zach Pelfrey got the win on the mound.

Cactus Shadows' Jerome Pena (L) Ismael Castro dives back ahead of  Ryan Jones' tag

I came upon an interesting nugget yesterday while perusing some college websites.

Most of you are no doubt aware of McClintock senior Jimmy Patterson, one of the '07 classes top performers with the bat and on the mound. What you may not know is that Jimmy's dad Larry, who played at Gonzaga, still holds the NCAA record for consecutive base hits at 14.

Here's a link to an article on the Gonzaga website, complete with a picture of former 'zags shortstop Larry "Scooter" Patterson. Article link

Horizon avenged Wednesday night's loss to Desert Valley rival Brophy with a 9-3 win at Brophy's Opus Field. Tim Alderson was once again dominant, striking out 11 and allowing only 4 hits.

Brophy opened the scoring in the bottom of the second when Josh Garcia crushed an Alderson breaking ball, sending it deep over the wall in left for a 1-0 lead. Brophy starter Matt Chaffee kept the Huskies off balance and off the board until the 4th, when Tommy Joseph ripped a base hit to left and Tucker Rubino cranked a 3-1 offering deep to left center for a 2 run blast. Horizon would score again in the fifth and chase Chaffee in the sixth with 3 more. Alderson would launch a 2 run scud in the Husky seventh, immediately followed by a solo shot by Derek Smiegel to put an exclamation point on the evening. Riccio Torrez would take Alderson deep for a 2 run dong in the seventh to conclude the scoring.

Junior Catcher Steve DeFreitas had a big night for Horizon, going 3-3 with a double and 2 RBIs.

The two teams split the region series, and Brophy holds a 2-1 season edge courtesy of a win in the Cleats Invitational final. Expect to see these guys again on May 12 for the finale.

Cactus raised its record in the Wells Fargo Region to 3-0 by winning a 5 inning abbreviated contest by a score of 12-0 over Independence. Casey Collins and Ryan Wescott combined for a no-hitter while Ryan Underwood went 3-3 with a home run and 4 RBI. Next game is at 11am Saturday vs Millennium at home.

Sunrise Mountain beat Maryvale 13-2, behind the pitching of Jaff Decker, giving up no runs and no hits. Gilbert Galindo was 2-3 with his first homer of the season, Mike Burrola came in relief and closed the game out, Woody Nisbet was 2-3 with 4 stolen bases.

On Wednesday,the O'Connor Eagles routed Boulder Creek 10-2; Nick Carrillo was the winning pitcher going 4 1/3 innings with 6 hits and 2 ER; he was relieved by Jake Robinson and Matt Bridgewater who gave up no hits. Maverick Lasker went 3-4
with 2 home runs for 3 RBI's (5th Home Run for the season). Brian Carr was 3-4 with 3 RBI's. Tim DeVito was 2-4, and  Nick Carrillo was 1-2 with 1 RBI & intentional walk. Ryan Skube was 1-2 with 1 RBI. The Eagles continue their winning streak at 12.

Jake Saylor went 3-3 as Hamilton beat Fiesta region rival Gilbert 11-8 in a slugfest. Cory Bernard, Tyler Wojtal and and Justin Lindsey all had 2 hits. Riley Hooks was 3-3 for Gilbert.

   Chris Reese slides back into first against Hamilton on Thursday

The McClintock Chargers were plagued with errors and let a 3rd inning 6-0 lead slip away. Saguaro battled back scoring 5 runs in the bottom of the third to make it 6-5. Jimmy Patterson made it 7-5 Chargers with his 7th HR (solo) and we would get another to make it 8-5. Saguaro then battled back and Mike Sokol put them ahead 9-8 with a 3 run homerun. Chargers would tie it again in the top of  the 5th at 9-9. It was Saguaro's day as they would score 2 more in the bottom half. Chargers would load the bases in the top of the seventh with two outs but the game would end on Dan Milner's ground out to short.

Queen Creek Sophomores Alonzo Martin (5-0) and Travis Eggert (4-2) were nearly perfect in a 8-1 win over Apache Junction. Martin threw 6 innings of one hit ball, walking only one and striking out 5. Eggert threw a perfect seventh to close it out. Heath Nichols was 3-3 and pushed across 3 runs while Aaron McRae had 2 hits and scored twice. The Bulldogs run their record to 18-7 overall and 3-1 in region play.

Danny Coulombe had 11 Ks in four innings of work as Chaparral beat Thunderbird 13-1. Jake Schlander was 3-3 with a big fly.

Casey Reynolds homered twice as Arcadia beat Tempe 5-2.

Joey Schumer allowed only 3 hits in 5 innings of work as Corona run ruled Basha 11-1. Aaron Fosghie was 2-3 with a pair of doubles. Tyler Giannonnati was also 2-3.

Kevin Hennessey tossed a 4 hit shutout and homered as Chandler beat Highland 3-0.

Mountain Pointe's Nick Lira hit for the cycle and knocked in 5 runs as the Pride blanked Marcos De Niza 10-0. Sophomore Tyler Studt got the win on the mound with relief help from Eric Klem. C. J Cron added a 3-4 day with a pair of doubles.

Chaparral took down Thunderbird 4-1 behind Zak Hayden. Cody Yount and Jordan Weymouth were both 2-3.

Mtn Ridge beat Goldwater yesterday 10 to 7, Ken Schembari got the win and Cameron Paschke went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI's.
 

Greenway bested Prescott by a score of 17-4, in five innings. Mark Mahoney was the offensive star with 2 doubles, a single and 7 RBI. He also got the complete-game victory. Andrew Ray was 3-3, including his 4th HR of the season, and 4 RBI. Ryan Caldwell, Robert Sprengler and Ryan Harper chipped in with 2 hits apiece.

Notre Dame run ruled Washington in 5 innings, 12-1. Craig Kinneberg struck out 8 in 3 innings and got the win. Andy Wilder was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBIs for the Saints.

Boulder Creek pulled out  a 3-2 win yesterday over Trevor Browne. Ryan Imming pitched a great game going the distance abd collecting 3 hits at the plate. John Goldhammer also had 3 knocks. Also chipping in with two hits were Mike Williams, Logan Crowther, and Chris Russell.
 

Pinnacle beat Millennium 4-1 on Thursday afternoon. The game was shaping up as a pitchers duel before Millennium took a 1 run lead. John Jones gave Pinnacle the lead with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the fourth. Ryan Makis started for Pinnacle and Bryan Karraker got the save.

Brophy got the best of archrival Horizon tonight in round 1 of their season series, capturing an 8-3 victory at Husky Field.

The teams traded solo tallies in the early going, and the 1-1 score lasted until the top of the fifth inning. Husky starter Kevin Rhoderick plunked Riccio Torrez and Josh Garcia to start the inning, before Harlyn Griffiths unloaded on a main street 3-0 fastball, sending the pitch deep over the batter's eye for a 3 run blast and a 4-1 Brophy lead. Conner Hulse would relieve Rhoderick, and after a pair of Ks, Drew Maggi delivered an RBI knock to put the Broncs up 5-1.

Brophy was not done, however. In the sixth, Matt Newman led off with a laser beam homer to right center, and Torrez would follow by cranking a hanging breaking ball inside the left field foul pole, stretching the Brophy lead to 7-1. Steve Defreitas would deliver an opposite field 2 run double in the Horizon sixth, but it was too little too late for the Huskies.

R.J. Preach and Newman combined on the win. Preach was excellent for five innings, throwing the breaking ball for strikes and spotting an upper 80s fastball. Rhoderick was not as sharp as in recent outings. The velocity was there early, ( 90-92 in the first) but the command never appeared. He battled, but seemed to be in hitter's counts all night. The Brophy lineup, which hammered out 10 hits, showed great plate discipline and took advantage of  mistakes when they were there.

The 2 teams tee it up again Thursday night at 7:00 at Brophy.

Sandra Day O'Connor hosted Boulder Creek and came away with a 7-1 Northwest Region victory. Maverick Lasker struck out 8 in 6 innings of work for the win. He also cranked a 2 run blast to help the cause. Ben Kaufman, Zack MacPhee and Adrian Ramirez all had 2 hits for the Eagles.

O'Connor's Maverick Lasker and Boulder Creek's Logan Crowther

Zack MacPhee beats the tag for a stolen base

Heath Nichols picked up his fourth win of the year by throwing a complete game 4 hitter against Arcadia to lead the Queen Creek Bulldogs to a 6-2 victory. Heath, while battling the flu and losing liquid between each inning, walked 4 and struck out 5. The gutty complete game performance was impressive considering Arcadia's lineup. Sophomores Eddie Malone and Alonzo Martin (double) had two knocks apiece and each knocked in 2 runs.

Mesquite defeated Desert Ridge 11-8., Chris Jenson got the win for Mesquite with Rocky High the save. Beau Delis was 2 for4, and Ty Forney was 1 for 2 for the Wildcats, who put up an 11 hit attack.
Jake Barrett took the loss for DR, hitting 86-90 on the gun.

Mtn. Ridge Beat Deer Valley yeterday by the score of 7 to 5. Ian Campbell Improved his record to 6 and 0. Kyle Stiner and Logan Spiers combined to go 7 for 8 with 4 RBI's.

Greenway run-ruled Independence in five innings this afternoon. Just about everyone got in on the offensive action. Robert Sprengler hit a three-run bomb and Mark Mahoney added a solo shot. Andrew Ray had three hits, including two doubles. Brock Butts, Brandon Coleman and Patrick Bagley each had two hits. Aaron Duell was solid in a complete game victory, allowing seven hits and no walks.

Cactus Shadows defeated Bradshaw Mtn. on Tuesday by a score of 12 - 1. The Falcons are now 13 and 4 on the season. Steffen Miner went 4 for 4 with 2 doubles and a homerun, and Jerome Pena went 2 for 3 with his 5th homerun on the season for Shadows. Jerome Pena was the winning pitcher, and now has a record of 5 and 1.

Corona moved to 4-1 in Central Region play with a 9-3 win over Basha. Sophomore Kirby Pellant was 2-3 with his first varsity big fly. Andrew Pollak and Dustin Campos  both had 2 hits. Jesse Scoular got the win on the bump.

Mountain Pointe's Jordan Madison tossed 5 shutout innings as the Pride blanked Ahwatukee rival Desert Vista 9-0. David Darnell was 3-3 with a homer. Max Pincus was also 3-3.

Red Mountain took a big region win at Mountain View by a 7-2 count. Derek Mendoza went the distance for the Lions. Aaron Rhodes took the loss for MVT.

James Pazos handcuffed a tough Chandler lineup en route to a 5-4 Fiesta Region win. Pazos tossed a complete game and allowed only 6 hits. Cooper baker was 3-3 for Highland.

Chaparral took a 5-2 victory over McClintock in a game that was highlighted by shaky defense on both sides. McClintock scored both its runs on a botched 2 out, bases loaded infield pop up. Chap pounded out 12 hits on the day, but McClintock errors opened the door on numerous occasions for the 'birds. Chaparral scored 3 times in the fifth to take the lead. A Zak Hayden single followed by Ernesto Ortiz doubling over Jimmy Patterson's head in center got the 'birds on the board. After a Jake Schlander single, a misplayed double play grounder scored Ortiz and Tommy White knocked in Schlander with a base knock to center. Danny Coulombe, Cody Yount and Hayden combined on the win. Mark Anderson threw well for the Chargers with 4 shutout innings.

 Zak Hayden rounds third for Chap (L) Mark Anderson had a nice outing for McClintock

Ernesto Ortiz dives back into second ahead of the throw

Pinnacle beat Thunderbird 15-1 on Monday with virtually everyone up and down the Pioneer lineup slugging the ball. Colin Lowe started on the hill for Pinnacle and helped his cause with a solo home run. John Jones hit a Grand Slam during Pinnacle's 12-run fourth inning for his second home run of the season.

Hamilton beat Desert Mountain 4-3. Andy Workman hit a 2 run Bomb in the top of the seventh to put Hamilton ahead. Sammy Vandenheuvel pitched a gem of a game giving up 5 hits and only 1 earned run. Marco Mosqueria hit a solo homerun for Hamilton.
 Merrill Kelley went the distance for the Wolves and allowed 7 hits and 3 earned runs

Mesquite beat Marina Mountain View 11-7 on Saturday. Mesquite was lead by Ty Forney who hit 2 homers. Beau Delis went 4-5 with 3 doubles, and Casey Rana got the win for the Wildcats.

This past Friday Night the Notre Dame Saints defeated the Sunnyslope Vikings by a score of 10 - 2. Kyle Conroy gave up 4 hits and had 8 strikeouts over 7 innings as he pitched a complete game. Mike Greco had a triple in the first inning and Sean Lafferty belted two doubles.
 

Brophy took home the championship hardware in the Cleats Invitational with a 10-5 decision over Horizon. The loss is the first of the year for the Huskies. A three run first, highlighted by Josh Garcia's 2 run bomb, started the scoring for Brophy. Tony Strazzara had 5 RBIs in the win. Kelly Coffman earned the win on the mound.

Earlier in the day, Brophy overcame an 8-2 deficit, rallying with 2 in the sixth and 5 in the seventh to defeat Chaparral in a semi-final matchup. Matt Newman got the game winner in the seventh for the Broncs. Jake Schlander and Tommy White both homered for Chaparral.

Brophy's Matt Chaffee and Chap's Jordan Holle

Matt Newman gets the game winner for Brophy against Chap

Horizon reached the final with a 10-0 blanking of Hamilton. Kevin Rhoderick tossed a six inning 1 hitter. Tim Alderson and Brandon Snyder homered. Matt Gorajczk had a pinch hit shot that ended the game by run rule in the sixth.

Notre Dame defeated Cactus Shadows 8-5. Andy Wilder had a 2 run blast for the Saints.

Sabino defeated Cienega 6-0. Travis Jones pitched a complete game shutout for Sabino hitting 90 on radar guns. Jason Hanson was 4-4 for Sabino. Cienega ss Seth Mejias-Brean had two hits for the Bobcats.

Mesquite dropped Westwood 19-4. Chris Jensen got the win for Mesquite stricking out 10 in five innings. Garrett Gale hit a home run,  Ty Forney had two hits and freshman Rocky High was 2-2 with 2 walks for Mesquite.

Corona del Sol had another strong showing in the Central region completing a 5 inning 11-1 defeat of rival Mountain Pointe. Joey Schumer pitched a complete game for the win, Eric Klem got the loss. Corona batters in the two hit club included red hot Mike Pollack (Double, Home run, 4 RBIs), Dustin Campos (double), Tyler Giannonatti (2 doubles) Kirby Pelant and Mike Felton.
Phil Konieczny hit a solo home run on the first at bat of the game for MP,
his 7th for the season.
 

Boulder Creek defeated West Salem, Oregon by a 10-9 score. Ryan Imming started and was relieved by Cash Watson and Bryan Word, Word picked up the win. Tyler Sturgis stayed hot with 2 doubles and 3 RBI. Brandan Hendrix had 3 hits. Ben Saunders also had 2. The game was tied 9-9 in the 7th when Senior Jon Goldhammer did a squeeze to win it. A scary play happened in the first when Mikey Ciombor and the first basemen collided. Ciombor had to come out of the game.

Sunrise Mountain battled back from a 9-1 deficit to defeat Broken Arrow, Ok. 10-9. A six run sixth, highlightred by Woody Nisbett's grand slam, pulled the 'stangs within a pair. In the seventh, Vince Barreda knotted the score with a 2 run blast. Barreda would later get the game winning base hit in the eighth.

From last Friday:

Corona del Sol defeated Desert Vista 10 - 8 in 9 innings in an old west shoot out in Central Region play. The two teams combined for 20 hits. Joey Shumer and Travis Kniffen (WP) pitched in the win. Billy Bowler, Roy Metter and Bub Delos  pitched in the loss. Justin Klett (2 doubles) and Ryan Moore (double) were 3 for 5 and Mike Felton (double) and Mike Pollack
added 2 hits each. Corona won the game in the top of the 9th with a leadoff double by Klett, Foshie bunted him to third and Moore knocked him in. DeLos was 3 for 5 (2 doubles) and Watson was 3 for 5 (double and triple) for Desert Vista.

With gale force winds whipping around the valley yesterday, it was a good day to have a bat in your hands.

Agua Fria defeated Thunderbird 10-0 on Tuesday night. The host Owls were led by home runs off the bats of Kenny Houser and Mitch Wolfe. Sammy Solis threw a no-hitter, striking out 10 in the 5-inning contest.

Mtn. Ridge beat Trevor Browne last night 12-0. Ian Campbell improves his record to 5 and 0, only giving up one hit. Aaron Hines, Jason Pohl and Jon Ott all hit their first home runs of the year.

Greenway beat Dakota Ridge (CO) this afternoon, by a score of 16-8. Brok Butts had three hits and pitched six innings for the win. Andrew Ray was a HR away from hitting for the cycle, and had 3 RBI. Robert Spangler went deep & had a double, while Mark Mahoney added three hits.

Mountain Pointe took down Marcos De Niza 7-6 with JJ Ethel launching a 7th inning walk off HR to center for the win.

 Pointe jumped out to early 2-0 lead. Marcos took the lead at 5-3 with four runs in the top of the fifth highlighted by a Shaun Diesler  2 run HR to center. In the top of sixth a Kyle Brule blast increased the Marcos lead to 6-3. In the bottom of sixth, a three run HR from John Stitzinger tied the game at 6, setting the stage for Ethel's heroics.

Deisler and Brule were both 2-3 for Marcos. Ethel, Stitzinger and Ryan Klem all had 2 hits for the Pride. C.J Cron got the win in relief.

The Notre Dame Saints beat the the Cactus Shadows Falcons today by a score of 9 - 1. The game was played at Notre Dame. Craig Kinneberg picked up the win and looked strong as he pitched a complete game. Jerome Pena took the loss for the Falcons. Mike Greco and Sean Lafferty each had two hits and Torrey Jacoby had a solo home run in the 5th inning.

Gilbert run ruled Highland 12-2 with Nolan Church and Devin Fuller going deep and Mike Dibiasi adding 3 doubles. Fuller got the win, allowing only 3 hits.

Desert Mountain creamed St. Mary's 13-3 in five innings. Mike Galterio launched three bombs into the jet stream. Lars Liquori and Sean Kostner also homered.

With the wind swirling, Corona del Sol and Desert Vista decided another shoot-out was in order in the Central region. The two teams combined for 41 runs in two contests over the past 5 days Corona taking this contest 13-10. As in the prior game, Corona showed it had more firepower belting 4 home runs (Pollack-2, Dustin Campos and Mike Felton) and doubles by
Campos and Justin Klett. David Coronado hit a double for DV. Those were all the extra base hits in the game, but throw in several walks and hit batters and some errors and you have 23 runs. Jesse Scoular got the win Chad Smith the loss, but nine pitchers were used in the game by both teams. Billy Bowler had a pair of singles for DV.

Corona's Kirby Pellant has his eye on the prize as Billy Bowler deals for DV
 

Jon Dupuy and Mark Hawkenson combined on a no hitter as Red Mountain blanked Yuma High 3-0. Alex Schultz was 2-3 for the Lions.

Brophy beat Grandview (CO) 12-2. Homers came from Riccio Torrez, Matt Newman, and Tony Strazzara. R.J. Preach got the win for the Broncs.

 

   Millenium's Bryan Poland (here playing third base) tossed a 7 inning perfect game on Monday as the Tigers blanked Mohave 2-0.

Horizon faced a tough test on Monday night in the first day of action in the Cleats Invitational, and came away with a 6-0 win over Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. Tim Alderson, in frornt of a huge crowd at Husky Field, tossed a complete game 3 hitter with 13 Ks. The Huskies saw a very live arm in Gorman's Taylor Cole, who hit 94 in the first and worked in the low 90s during his stint. Kevin Rhoderick was 2-3 with a double, and Joey Brystyan had a key 2 RBI double. Alderson smoked his 6th homer of the year, a line drive missile to right center that looked like a Tiger Woods 2 iron off the hard pan. On the mound, he was his normal dominant self, working fast and throwing a ton of strikes with a low 90s fastball and a knee buckling breaking ball in the low 80s . It was a great evening of baseball.

In the opening game of week 2 of the Eagles Invitational Tournament, O'Connor topped Centennial 7-2. Nick Carrillo was the winning pitcher pitching 5 scoreless innings, giving up 3 hits,and 5 strike outs. He was relieved by Matt Bridgewater and Alex Williams. Brian Carr went 3-3 for the Eagles, Maverick Lasker 2-3, Derek Blackwell 2-3, and Ben Kaufman 2-3 for the Eagles in the victory.

It was a special evening at Notre Dame Prep on Friday when the Saints hosted Bradshaw Mountain in a Wells Fargo Region Matchup.

Notre Dame Junior lefthander Kyle Conroy started for the Saints, and prior to the game new stadium bleachers were dedicated. Funds for the new grandstands were raised in memory of Peter Conroy, Kyle's uncle, who passed away unexpectedly  from a heart attack in February 2006 at the young age of 48. Kevin Conroy, Kyle's father, has spearheaded the campaign to make the new facility a reality, and he threw out the first pitch to his son on Friday nioght.

Fittingly, on a night filled with remembrances of his uncle, Kyle threw a complete game, 5 inning no-hitter against the Bradshaw Mountain Bears. Conroy had 11 strikeouts as the Saints run-ruled the Bears 11-0 . Mike Greco added a grand slam in the 4th inning to help put the game away. This was indeed a special night for the Conroy Family.

On Saturday, McClintock took a Desert Sky Region win over Pinnacle 6-5. Pinnacle jumped out to a early 4-1 second inning lead on Jimmy Patterson, but the Charger lefty held the Pioneers to one run the rest of the way. Patterson helped his cause with a 1st inning solo shot and had 8 Ks on the day.

The Cleats Tournament gets underway today at several sites around town.

A nice matchup tonight at 7:00 at Horizon witht he Huskies hosting Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. Tim Alderson gets the rock against Taylor Cole, a top 2007 SS/RHP prospect from Vegas who has signed with BYU.

The weather has played havoc with the schedule the last couple of days with a multitude of cancellations, but several fields were playable.

 Boulder Creek beat the Oregon state champs, Wilson High 6-3. A solid pitching performance by Logan Crowther 7 innings 3 runs struck out the side to end it. BC put a 5 spot up in the 6th inning. Chris Russell hit a bomb over the monster in center to tie the game at 3. Tyler Sturgis had two hits in the game.

Pinnacle got its second win of the season over Desert Sky region rival Saguaro 4-1 on Friday. Garrison Hensley homered and Colin Lowe and Bryan Karraker pitched for Pinnacle.

Kevin Rhoderick tossed a 2 hit shutout with 15Ks as Horizon topped Hamilton 3-0 on Friday night. Rhoderick was electric, in perhaps the best pitching performance I've seen this year. His first pitch of the night was a 94 MPH fastball, and he worked in the 91-92 range all night with enough in the tank to hit 93 in the seventh. As usual, the late life on his slider is something high school hitters rarely, if ever see, as the Hamilton lineup will no doubt attest to. Hamilton sophomore Matt Helm was impressive on the other side, keeping his team in the game  while scattering nine hits. His one mistake was a belt high fastball to Tim Alderson with a man on that was absolutely destroyed over the batters eye in center. It was one of the longest shots I've seen at that park. Both teams will appear next week at the Cleats Invitational at Horizon.

   Kevin Rhoderick was all business on Friday night against Hamilton

Mesquite's Casey Rana on the bump (L) Ty Forney gets love from Coach Holland after a 3 run blast

Mesquite hung a 2nd inning 7 spot on Hamilton starter Anthony Marko in his start of the year and held on for an 11-8 win. Ty Forney was 4-5 with a bomb and 5 RBIs. Austin Carr was 3-4 with a long fly. For Hamilton, Andy Workman was 4-5 with a triple and 2 RBIs. Casey Rana got the win with relief help from Chris Jensen.

Jake Barrett tossed a complete game and went deep as Desert Ridge run ruled Marana Mountain View in 5 innings. Trace Klein was 4-4 with a pair of doubles. Ethan Chavez was 2-2 with a homer and a triple.

In the Championship game of the Eagles invitational the O'Connor Eagles came back from a 6-0 deficit to defeat Pinnacle in 8 innings. With O'Connor down 7-6 in the bottom of the 7th, Brian Carr homered to put the game into extra innings. In the bottom of the 8th, Zack MacPhee singled and then stole second and moved to third on an error. MacPhee later scored on a passed ball giving the O'Connor Eagles an 8-7 victory.
Brian Carr was the winning pitcher in relief of Josh Moody pitching a perfect 7 and 8th inning. Adrian Ramirez, and the red hot Ryan Skube also hit home runs for O'Connor. Zack MacPHee went 3-4 for the Eagles.
Pinnacle started Brent Nicholas and jumped on O'Connor early. Ashton McCoy homered for Pinnacle, going 3-4 at the dish.

Other Eagles Invitational scores:

Faith Lutheran from Las Vegas defeated Sand Springs, Oklahoma 5-3
Montgomery Bell, Tennessee defeated Verdigris 6-3.

Boulder Creek took down defending 5A-2 Champs Deer Valley 5-1, on a complete game by Jordan Flittie. Sophomores Ryan Hill and Tyler Sturgis both were 3-3 at the plate. Hill hit his first home run. Mikey Ciombor also chipped in 2 hits.

Queen Creek finished off its 12 games (10-2) in 10 days by winning the Spring Classic Tournament. The Bulldogs beat Sunnyslope in a 6-5 nail-biter to win the Semifinals and in the Championship game, went extra innings in another heart-stopper to beat Mingus 14-10. The Championship saw many lead changes and Queen Creek pounded out 21 hits while Mingus had 14 of their own. Congratulations to Brock Fultz and Aaron McRae for making the All-Tournament Team for the Bulldogs. Fultz, McRae, Heath Nichols, Dayton Jones, Josh Fultz and Junior Lemalu all hit over .400 for the tourney. The streak of games doesn't stop for Queen Creek, as they will face Sinagua on Thursday

Horizon hammered St. Mary's 18-0 in five with Conner Hulse getting the win. Hulse had 7 Ks and moved to 3-0 on the year. Tommy Joseph homered and knocked in 3.