Desert Oasis held off a late charge from reigning Class 5A baseball state champion Basic to clinch a spot in next week’s state tournament in Reno.
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Basic scored early and often to defeat Coronado in a Class 5A Southern Region playoff elimination game and stay alive in its quest to repeat as state champion.
Basic junior shortstop Ty Southisene had two triples and three RBIs in the Wolves’ 9-2 win over Las Vegas High on Thursday.
Coronado kept the top of Basic’s lineup quiet in the bottom of the seventh to help the Cougars complete the season sweep of the reigning 5A state champions.