Chris Cortez found a groove early and never relinquished it, as he fired a seven-inning complete game to lead the Silverado Hawks to a 12-1 win over the Post 8 (Rancho) Rams.
Baseball
Thanks to a five-run fifth inning Saturday night against the Silverado Hawks at UNLV’s Wilson Stadium, the Las Vegas Cougars opened the tournament with an 11-1 victory in seven innings.
Here is the 2017 American Legion state tournament glance (gold division)
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2017 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
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Edarian Williams hit a line drive that ricocheted off Coronado pitcher Garett Lake and into right field for an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give Rancho a 9-8 win over the Cougars in the losers’ bracket final of the Sunrise Region tournament at Las Vegas High.
Basic scored three runs in the first inning and rode a strong performance from sophomore Trace Evans to a 7-3 home victory over Coronado on Thursday in the Sunrise Region playoffs.
Kyle Hall’s three-run homer supported an offensive outburst in Coronado’s 12-5 road upset over top-seeded Green Valley in a winners’ bracket semifinal of the Class 4A Sunrise Region baseball tournament on Wednesday.
Garett Lake drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and picked up the save after pitching two innings as the fourth-seeded Coronado baseball team held on for a 7-3 home win over No. 5 seed Liberty on Tuesday.
Asher Bouldin singled home Ryan Merino with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Wednesday to lift Palo Verde’s baseball team to a 3-2 home win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Here is the latest Southern Nevada baseball coaches poll.
Brett Brocoff and Noah Stenger combined on a no-hitter Monday as the Desert Oasis baseball team earned a 9-0 road win over Bonanza.
Hunter Martin singled to right-center field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Trace Evans and give Basic’s baseball team a 9-8 home win over Coronado on Thursday.
Here is the latest Southern Nevada baseball coaches poll.
Virgin Valley’s baseball team rallied for three runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on Tuesday to earn a 5-4 victory over visiting Tech.