Certain players are quite simply building blocks for a program’s success.
Baseball
Jacob Skipper’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth broke a 5-5 tie and gave Durango’s baseball team a 7-5 home win over Sierra Vista on Thursday.
For fans of basketball recruiting, the next three months are the busiest time of the year. And the most exciting to follow.
Michael Spada singled home Bradley Lewis with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday, and Palo Verde’s baseball team kept its postseason hopes alive with a 4-3 victory at Sierra Vista.
Jordan Hand went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs and two RBIs on Wednesday as Shadow Ridge’s baseball team stayed alive in the race for the Northwest League title with a 10-3 victory over visiting Arbor View.
Tyler Crone and Tommy Crone combined on a four-hitter Monday to help Chaparral’s baseball team defeat visiting Boulder City, 4-2, in a battle for first place in the Sunrise League.
Spring Valley’s baseball team scored three runs in the fifth inning on Thursday to rally for a 4-3 road win over Palo Verde.
Dillon Johnson went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs and an RBI, and Silverado’s baseball team rallied for an 8-4 victory over host Canyon Springs on Tuesday.
Mitchell Rathbun ripped an RBI single with no outs in the bottom of the seventh to break a 3-3 tie and give Palo Verde’s baseball geam a 4-3 win over visiting Sierra Vista on Wednesday.
Sam Pastrone tripled, drove in three runs and scored three runs, including the eventual game-winner in the bottom of the sixth inning Monday as Arbor View’s baseball team outlasted visiting Shadow Ridge, 12-11.
Robbie Galvan went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs on Tuesday, and Shadow Ridge’s baseball team used a six-run first inning on its way to an 11-8 victory over host Durango.
Cade Burdett’s two-out, two-run single keyed a three-run fourth inning on Friday and helped Sierra Vista’s baseball team edge visiting Las Vegas, 4-2.
David Modler’s bases-loaded single up the middle with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning Thursday plated Juan Cruz with the winning run as host Rancho’s baseball team outlasted Centennial, 9-8.
Orestes Marquetti doubled home George Carmona with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to give Cheyenne’s baseball team a 5-4 win over visiting Valley on Tuesday.
Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth on Friday to top visiting Arbor View, 10-8.