Donovan Gladney’s infield single plated Tanner Albright with the winning run in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday to lift Rancho’s baseball team to a 4-3 win at Spring Valley.
Baseball
Centennial’s baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to overcome a 2-0 deficit and beat visiting Faith Lutheran on Monday, 3-2.
Sophomore Gabriel Achucarro, using his unconventional delivery, threw a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts to stymie the Sierra Vista offense and lead Chatsworth (California) to a 4-0 win in the Steven Janvrin Championship game of the Blazer Spring Bash at Durango High.
Shea Hamilton singled home Humberto Maldonado with one out in the top of the seventh on Saturday to give Spring Valley’s baseball team a 2-1 road win over Faith Lutheran in the Bengal Varsity Tournament.
Centennial shrugged off a pair of seventh-inning mistakes, and Jake Rogers completed a three-hitter as the Bulldogs topped visiting Cimarron-Memorial 5-1 in the winners’ bracket final of the Sunset Region baseball tournament.
Danny Ruiz went 3-for-5 with a home run, a double and two RBIs, and the Bonanza baseball team scored four runs in the top of the eighth inning en route to a 9-5 win at Desert Oasis on Tuesday.
Justin Lee was 7-for-7 with four doubles, a home run and nine RBIs to help the Shadow Ridge baseball team earn a doubleheader split with visiting Spring Valley in the Bengal Varsity Tournament.
Adam Mitchell catches the first six innings, singles home the go-ahead run in the third and pitches the final inning as the Spartans” submarine-style closer in a 3-2 victory over Shadow Ridge.
Faith Lutheran right-hander Brandon Johnson just smiled and shook his head after teammate Erich Uelmen said he threw harder than Johnson.
