Certain players are quite simply building blocks for a program’s success.
Baseball
A day after Green Valley’s baseball team got a four-hitter from Keola Paragas, Ryan Jackson showed why the Gators might have the best one-two pitching combination in the area.
One can’t overstate the importance of winning the opener in a double-elimination baseball tournament.
Coronado’s baseball team rallied for three runs in the top of the third and held on for a 3-1 road win over second-ranked Basic on Thursday.
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.
Tommy Crone fired a no-hitter as Chaparral’s baseball team knocked off visiting Desert Pines, 9-1, on Friday.
Dan Skelly fired a two-hitter and also drove in two runs as Liberty’s baseball team blanked Coronado 6-0 on Wednesday.
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.
Donta Williams’ fielder’s choice grounder to second with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning Wednesday plated Quentin Ewing with the winning run as Legacy’s baseball team rallied past visiting Pahrump Valley, 8-7.
Keaton Smith scored an unearned run on a bases-loaded wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the 12th inning Saturday to lift Green Valley’s baseball team to a 1-0 win over visiting Desert Oasis.
Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team rallied for seven runs in the bottom of the sixth on Friday to top visiting Arbor View, 10-8.
Freshman Jordan Eldred threw a five-hitter on Wednesday to lead Eldorado’s baseball team to a 3-1 home win over Arbor View.
Thursday was the opening day of the high school baseball season, but Foothill senior right-hander Nick Cardinale looked to be in midseason form. Except for endurance.
Faith Lutheran right-hander Brandon Johnson just smiled and shook his head after teammate Erich Uelmen said he threw harder than Johnson.
Coronado was scheduled to host a boys basketball showcase this weekend.