Coronado junior Basia Query has been named the Southeast League”s Most Valuable Player. She hit .452 with 12 doubles and 36 RBIs for the Cougars, who won the Southeast softball title. Query floated between catcher and shortstop, depending on where her team needed her.
Softball
Shelbi Denman’s afternoon almost ended early Wednesday.
Kate Dennis went 3-for-3 with a double and four RBIs on Tuesday to help Shadow Ridge’s softball team outslug visiting Desert Oasis, 11-6 in the opening round of the Sunset Region tournament.
Sunrise Mountain’s softball team took advantage of a missed tag on a grounder up the first base line and a misplayed ball at third base to score two runs with two outs in the sixth inning and held on for a 2-1 win at Chaparral on Tuesday.
Taylor Thomas tossed a six-hitter and struck out eight Friday to lead host Arbor View’s softball team to a 3-1 win over No. 2 Centennial.
Kayla Stephens’ two-run double keyed a four-run rally in the top of the seventh inning Wednesday that lifted Arbor View’s softball team to a 6-4 win at Green Valley.
Alessandra Elena’s RBI double capped an eight-run rally with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning Monday as Coronado’s softball team stunned visiting Foothill, 9-8.
Sarah Pinkston tossed a five-hitter Thursday to help Coronado stun nationally-ranked Pacifica (Calif.), 1-0, in the Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Ariz.
Samantha Milanovich went 3-for-4 with a double Tuesday to lead Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 7-3 win over visiting Desert Oasis.