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Tucson Sahuaro rallied for 3 runs in the seventh inning to take a 3-1 victory over Desert Ridge in the championship game of the victory classic. Travis Helfrich had the game winner, a 2 RBI double after and RBI base hit to tie the score by Brandon McCollum. For Ridge, Travis Flores would be charged with the tough loss despite scattering only 9 hits in his 6 1/3 innings of work.

Chandler outslugged Desert Mountain 13-11 in the final game of the Mesquite/Skyline tournament. Jordan Oliva homered twice, including a grand slam in the fifth inning to break a 6-6 tie, as the two teams combined for 30 hits. Jose Brackamonte (3-4, 2B), Darian Johnson (2-5, RBI, R), Michael Handel (3-4, BB, R, 2B), Tim Barraza (2-4, 2R, RBI), MacKenzie Handel (3-4, 2R, 2 RBI) and Oliva (5 RBI) led Chandler. Desert Mountain was led by Taylor Lindsey (2-3, 2BB, R), Lars Liguori (1-2, 3 BB, 3 R), Kyle Smith (2-4, 3 RBI double), Riley Welch (2-4, R), Bryce Hashimoto (2-3, BB, 2R), and Lance Harper (2-run pinch home run).

Mesa broke a four game losing streak in the Hawk Triple Play Tournament by beating the Panthers from Putnam, OK 15-0. Senior Scott Valdez threw a gem, with a 3 hit shut out. Junior Chris Wert was huge at the plate with 2 bombs for 4 RBIs. Senior Trey Paulsen continued his hot hitting going 3 for 4 with 2 doubles. Also having a good day for the Jackrabbits was senior catcher Dillon Downs who was 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, Downs has also been fantastic behind the plate, catching every inning for Mesa this year.

Arcadia beat Seton Catholic 11-4, Chris Murphy was 3-3 plus a walk, two home
runs (3 on the year) and a double, scored 4 times and had 3 RBI's. Hank Yates added a pair of doubles for the Titans.

Corona del Sol continued to drive the ball in the gap, beating North Canyon 16 to 8. It was a hitters park with over 30 hits in the game between both teams. Kevin Collinge got his third win of the season. For Corona, Trevor Allen was 4/5 (HR, 2B, 4RBI), Aaron Foshie 3/4 (2B), Mike Felton 3/5, Justin Klett 2/3 (HR, 3 RBI), Jason Fickett 2/2 (2B) and Chris Lopez 2/3 (2B).

Pinnacle remained unbeaten (3-0) in the “Best of the West” tournament defeating Ironwood 9-1. Freshman Steven Casey pitched a complete 4-hit game yielding only 1 unearned run with 5 K’s. Bryan Karraker stayed hot going 4-4 with a triple and three base hits.

Queen Creek hosted the Moon Valley Rockets and won, 11-1. Sophomore Matt Schmit threw a 2-hitter, giving up one earned run while getting 5 Ks through 6 innings. Juniors Josh Fultz (2B, 3 runs and 3 rbi) and Eddie Malone (2B, 3B, 3 runs and 2 rbi) both went 3-4. Queen Creek stands at 7-10 overall and 1-0 in region.

Mesquite dropped Basha 4-3 with Ty Forneygoing 2-3 with a homer. Brian Newman earned the win on the mound.

Hamilton got long flies from Kyle Peterson and Justin Rosales to lead the way to a 9-1 win over Rocky Mtn of Coloradao. Matt Helm allowed only 3 hits in his 6 innings of work.

The Huskies advanced to the semi-finals of the Cleats tournament where they will play Bishop Gorman (NV) today.

Nathaniel Mesa singled home the winning run with two out in the bottom of the seventh to give Gilbert a 3-2 victory over Skyline. Michael Voight went 3-4 with three doubles for the Tigers, and Jacob Swift also had two hits. Josh Bies had an RBI as did Derek Marsh with a solo blast. Tyler Kamtz allowed two hits over four innings, with Kevin Hammann closing out and also getting the win.

Freshman Jake Peavyhouse got his first varsity home run as Pinnacle Defeated a tough Jenks, OK team 12-8. John Jones (grand slam) and Jonathon Crist also homered for the Pioneers. On the hill Ryan Makis got the win.

Bryan Karraker led off game two with a long ball and Pinnacle went on to defeat Stillwater, OK 13-9. Matt McCallister started and got the
victory.

Notre Dame 9
Flagstaff 2

-Kyle Conroy struck out 9 in 5 innings of work scattering 5 hits and allowing only 1 run
-Brandon Hirneise struck out 3 in a scoreless relief effort
-Jordan Luvisi belted a 2 run homer and Matt Ozanne added an inside the park homer to lead the Saints offense

Mountain View topped Basha 11-4. Matt Shannon got the win for the Toros, working 5 innings and allowing only 2 earned runs and 7 hits. Russ Tuemmler was 3-4 and had a key 3 run blast and a double to knock in 6 runs. Coltin White was 3-3. Ryan Downs took the loss for Basha, but had 9 Ks in his 5 innings of work. Justin Sutherland was 2-2 for the Bears and Downs was 2-3 with a big fly.

Mike Knuepple fouls one off for MVT (L), Nic Nedrow waits for the throw as Michael Benjamin avoids the tag

Red Mountain edged Basha 9-8 in a 10 inning nail biter. Derek Wharton had a 2 run blast for RM.

Desert Vista jumped out to an early 7-0 lead and held on to beat Desert Mountain, 9-6. The Thunder had 7 hits in 1+ inning and were aided by 3 Desert Mountain errors. Jacob Brugman (2-3, 3R, 3RBI), Cole Pembroke (2-4, 2RBI), Ryan Box (2-3, RBI) and Sean Smedley (2-3) led Desert Vista, who also got four outstanding innings by Box in relief (no runs, no hits). The Wolves closed to 7-6 with 5 runs in the 3rd and 1 run in the 4th before Box entered the game. Tommy Rowland was also excellent in relief for Desert Mountain, pitching 5 innings and giving up just 1 earned run on 4 hits. Riley Welch pitched a shutout 7th. Lars Liguori (2-3, 2R), Matt Galterio (2-4, R, 2 RBI) led the Wolves.

Darian Johnson tossed a complete game and Chandler defeated Skyline 3-1. Markus Kalber knocked in a pair of runs to key a 3 run Chandler had 2 RBIs for Chandler sixth.

Saguaro beat McClintock yesterday 5-4 in the region opener for both teams. Chase Watts drove in the game winner in the bottom of the 7th driving in Ryan Comford who walked and stole second. Saguaro got 2 RBI's each from Aaron Borenstein and Christian Lewis. Kurt Jahnke got the win in relief of Scott Zuloaga for the 'Cats, now 10-7 overall.

Senior lefty Matt Broderick continued his torrid pitching shuting out Quartz Hill, California for 5 solid innings. The shut out was completed by Tim Devito who pitched a scoreless 6th and 7th inning for the Eagles. Zack MacPhee went 3-3, and Brian Carr 3-4 for the Eagles in the win.

Basha beat the Westwood Warriors 11-1. Josh Alexander pitched a great game with only 1 earned run, 2 SO, 1 BB and 6 hits. Top hitters for the Bears were Eric Voak - 3 for 2 and 1 triple, Trevor Plautz 1 for 2 with a double, Josh Melendez 1 for 3, 2 RBI, Ryan Downs 1 for 4, 2 RBI's.

Desert Mountain scored 7 runs in the first inning and went on to beat Mesquite, 9-4, behind a complete game 3 hitter by Brad Douthit. Taylor Lindsey singled to start the game, Lance Harper was hit by a Chris Jensen pitch, Lars Liguori doubled home Lindsey, Kyle Smith hit a 2-run single and Skylar Helmbeck hit a 2-run bomb to right center as the Wolves plated 5 runs after 5 batters. Lindsey also had 2 sacrifice flies, Liguori was 2-4, Smith was 2-4, Matt Galterio was 2-3 with an RBI, and Douthit was 2-2 with a double and a walk as Desert Mountain totaled 12 hits. Douthit took a no-hitter into the sixth before allowing his first hit with two outs in the inning, finishing with 7 strikeouts and allowing no earned runs. Newman threw 3 shutout innings for Mesquite in relief.

O'Connor loses to Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
The O'Connor Eagles were defeated by Broken Arrow, Oklahoma today 7-5 in the Eagles Invitational Tournament. Nick Carrillo was the started going 4 innings giving up only 3 earned runs. Carrillo was relieved by Aaron Copfer who pitched the last 2 innings. O'Connor committed 4 errors in the game. Carrillo hit his 4th Homerun of the season, going 3-4 at the plate. O'Connor managed only 7 hits in the game.

O'Connor wins in a thriller
Tim Devito's single in the bottom of the 7th gave O'Connor a 6-5 come back win in the Eagles Invitational Tournament. Brian Carr was the starter only going 3 plus innings. He was relieved by Tyler Doolittle making his Varsity debut on the mound. Doolittle was superb in relief pitching 4 scoreless innings holding Highland Ranch to only 1 hit. Doolittle was the winning pitcher for the Eagles. The red hot Travis Lane 2-3, Brian Carr 2-2, and Tyler Doolittle 1-1, for O'Connor in the victory. The Eagles only had 6 hits in the game. In the 7th inning tied 5-5, Zack MacPhee led off with a walk. He was moved to second on a sacrafice bunt by Brian Carr, then scored on a solid single to center by Tim Devito. The Eagles dug out of a 5-2 deficit only to fight back and win the game.

Corona del Sol defeated the Raiders of Cibola 14-9, improving to 12-3 on the season. For Corona, Ryan Moore went 2/4 (3B, 4RBIs), Mike Felton 2/3 (2B, 3B), Chris Lopez 2/3, Kirby Pellant 3/5 and Justin Klett, Aaron Foshie and Tyler Giannonatti each chipped in doubles. Giannonatti got the win improving to 3-0. For Cibola, Leal went 2/2, Contrearus 2/5 (2B), Renteria 3/4 (HR, 2RBI).

Thor Nelson pitched a complete game as the Gilbert Tigers defeated Westwood 8-3. DJ Peterson had two RBIs including a home run. Michael Guido also had two RBIs

Brophy dropped CDO 9-3 in the Cleats Invite. Riccio Torrez homered and went 3-3. Jim Westling earned the win on the bump.

O'Connor dumps Beggs, Oklahome 10-2
Freshman Kyle "Boomer" Slattery collected his first Varsity win defeating Begg, Oklahoma 10-2. He was relieved by Matt Bridgewater who made his Senior Year debut after returning from Knee surgery from a football injury. Nick Carrillo hit his 4th Homerun of the year collecting 4 RBI's. Tim Devito stayed red hot going 2-3, as did Garrett Brigdgewater and Devin Ethier. This was the Eagles 11th win in a row.

Game 2:
McAlester, Oklahoma defeats O'Connor.
In a slugfest, McAlester, Oklahoma defeated the O'Connor Eagles 14-11. Fresh off the injury list, Sophomore Bryce Keffeler was the starting pitcher and losing pitcher for the Eagles. He was relieved by Devin Ethier.Travis Lane and Tim Devito continued to hit the ball, Lane going 4-4, and Devito going 3-5 at the plate. Zack MacPHee went 2-2, Bryant Burnett 2-4, Nick Carrillo 2-4 for the Eagles.

Mesa Mountain View blanked Mesquite 6-0 behind the left arm of Austin Patience. Shane Urban had a pair of triples for MVT.

Desert Mountain split a double header on the first day of the Mesquite/Skyline tournament, beating Red Mountain 9-6 before losing to Gilbert, 13-3.

In the opener Kyle Smith was 4-4 including a double and a homer, driving in two runs and scoring three times as the Wolves avenged a loss last week to the Lions. Taylor Lindsey (2-5, RBI, R), Matt Galterio (2-3, 2 RBI, R), Skylar Helmbeck (1-1, RBI double), Brad Douthit (1-3, RBI) and Lars Liguori (double) led a balanced Wolves attack. Brian Foster (5 IP, 3 ER) picked up the win, with Tommy Rowland (1 ER, 3 H) earning the save with two solid innings. Dean Espy, Derek Mendoza, Mark Hawkenson and Derek Wharton each had 2 hits for the Lions. Mendoza was the losing pitcher for Red Mountain.

Taylor Lindsay lines a base hit for Desert Mountain

In the second game Gilbert used a strong outing from Michael Voight on the mound, timely hitting and a shaky Desert Mountain defense to beat the Wolves.
Voight scattered 5 hits and two earned runs in pitching a five inning complete game. Cody Repenning (3rd inning single), Voight (4th inning triple), and Braden Hamel (5th inning double) each had key two out, two strike, two RBI hits for the Tigers. Kenny Hatcher had a 3-run homer to end the game as Gilbert scored 7 unearned runs in the last inning. Lars Liguori was 2-3, and Kyle Smith, Skylar Helmbeck, Brad Douthit, Matt Galterio and Riley Welch each had hits for Desert Mountain.

Red Mountain took a 7-5 win over Desert Vista with Mark Jarrett earning the win on the mound. Dean Espy was 3-5 with a triple and 2 RBIs.

At the Cleats Invitational, Hamilton got a strong outing on the mound from Sammy Vandenheuval and defeated Chaparral 7-6. Cory bernard was 3-4 with a pair of steaks for the Huskies. Landon Joost cranked a 3 run shot for the 'birds.

Cody Johnson tossed a complete game one hitter for Cienega against Charles Page OK.