Cimarron-Memorial senior shortstop Niko Decolati has been named the Division I Southern Nevada Player of the Year by area baseball coaches. He hit .411 with 10 home runs and 25 RBIs this season for the Spartans.
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Bishop Gorman baseball coach Gino DiMaria said the top of his order often dictates the team’s success.
Arbor View baseball coach Jay Guest called the last two weeks of the regular season an up-and-down affair.
Chris Opolka walked and came around to score the go-ahead run on an error with no outs in the top of the seventh inning as Shadow Ridge’s baseball team topped host Arbor View 13-8 on Thursday.
Ryan McHale smacked a two-run home run, and Nick Quintana finished with four RBIs as Arbor View routed host Liberty 16-4 in five innings Tuesday in a matchup of top-five baseball teams.
Donta Williams’ two-run single in the bottom of the sixth inning capped a four-run rally, and Legacy’s baseball team edged visiting Foothill 10-9 on Friday to earn its first victory of the season.
Kyle Horton doubled and came home on two balks in the top of the fifth to break a 2-2 tie, and Centennial’s baseball team held on for a 3-2 win at Palo Verde.
Winning pitcher Ryan Brown threw four hitless innings in the nightcap to help Arbor View’s baseball team to an 18-3, 12-1 sweep of host Legacy in the Bengal Varsity Tournament on Saturday.
Basic’s Tanner Roundy tossed a no-hitter with eight strikeouts and a walk to lead the Wolves to a 6-0 win over Sierra Vista in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament at Centennial on Thursday.
The Aggies were the Northwest League”s No. 1 playoff seed last season but went 1-2, including a 21-7 loss to Palo Verde in the Sunset Region tournament that ended their season. Led by all-state shortstop Nick Quintana, Arbor View has high hopes for this season.
