Carson Crosby went 2-for-2 with an RBI to lead Durango past Silverado and into Saturday’s Class 4A baseball state championship.
Baseball
Palo Verde and Coronado won their first games of the Class 5A baseball state tournament Thursday. The two teams will play Friday for a spot in the title game.
Check out the scores and top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball, softball and boys volleyball action.
Faith Lutheran sophomore Rouselle Shepard had five RBIs in a win over Las Vegas High on Friday to earn Nevada Preps Boys Athlete of the Week honors.
Bishop Gorman senior outfielder Billy Scaldeferri was 6-for-13 with seven RBIs and three home runs in the Gaels’ four playoff wins last week.
Coronado has moved up to No. 2 in the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Class 5A baseball rankings. Bishop Gorman remains No. 1, and Green Valley still holds the top spot in softball.
Check out the top performances from Wednesday’s high school baseball and softball action.
Bishop Gorman is the No. 1 seed and favorite in the Class 5A South Region tournament, but Palo Verde leads a group of other teams talented enough to make a run.
Wednesday’s game between Basic and Green Valley was ruled a double forfeit after a postgame brawl, and both teams will forfeit their first regional tournament game.
Pinch hitters Kaiden Smacka and Kody Bialas had RBI doubles in the eighth inning to lift Palo Verde to a 4-3 road win over Basic to open the season.
The Diamondbacks scored three runs in the sixth inning to take the lead and defeated Reno 8-6 on Thursday in the winners bracket final at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Lincoln County showed plenty of focus Thursday, pounding three Incline pitchers for 12 hits, including home runs from Alex Vincent and McKinley O’Connor in a 14-7 victory over the Highlanders.
Jake Riding tossed a five-inning no-hitter Tuesday to lead Pahrump Valley’s baseball team to an 11-0 win over Legacy in the Blazer Spring Bash at Shadow Ridge.
Jordan DeMarce scored the eventual winning run on a throwing error in the top of the eighth inning Tuesday to lift Desert Oasis’ baseball team to an 8-7 win over Torrey Pines (Calif.) in the Lions Tournament in San Diego.
Clark and Lincoln County’s baseball teams were declared co-champions of the Cowboy Classic tournament Tuesday after rain washed out the tournament championship game at Chaparral.
