A.J. Amelburu went 3-for-4 to help the Green Valley Elite get a 7-2 victory over the Las Vegas Grizzlies in an elimination game in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.
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Liam Bredin’s squeeze bunt with one out in the top of the sixth Monday scored Paul Shawn Pasqualotto to break a 2-2 tie and lift the Crusaders to a 3-2 victory over the Las Vegas Bengals in the Connie Mack state tournament at the College of Southern Nevada.
Here is a recap of every team that won a state title during the 2016 spring sports season and will be looking to defend this upcoming season.
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Frank Sessa hit a three-run home run in the third inning to lead the Sunset to an 8-3 win over the Sunrise in the Division I All-Star Game at the College of Southern Nevada.
Durango’s baseball team plated three runs in the bottom of the second Friday and held on for a 4-3 home win over Faith Lutheran.
Jake Rogers pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the bottom of the seventh to help Centennial’s baseball team escape with a 7-6 victory over host Cimarron-Memorial on Wednesday and give head coach Charlie Cerrone his 400th career win at the school.
Jorel Hingada’s RBI single with two outs in the top of the seventh inning sparked a four-run rally as Bishop Gorman’s baseball team escaped with a 5-2 win at Cimarron-Memorial and clinched at least a share of the Division I Sunset League title on Monday.
Jake Rogers’ two-out single in the third inning plated courtesy runner Josh Sierra with the eventual winning run Thursday as Centennial’s baseball team nipped visiting Legacy 2-1 in a game shortened to five innings by rain.
Blake Porter hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with three RBIs, to help Palo Verde’s baseball team stun top-ranked and host Bishop Gorman, 13-7 on Wednesday.
Garrett Giles’ sacrifice fly with one out in the top of the seventh inning plated Ryne Nelson with the deciding run as Basic’s baseball team edged host Las Vegas, 5-4 on Monday.
Trevor Doyle scored on a wild pitch with one out in the top of the eighth inning Thursday to help the Cimarron-Memorial baseball team to a 2-1 win at Palo Verde.
Zach Grech got Derek Decolati to line into a double play with the potential tying runs on base in the top of the seventh inning as the Bishop Gorman baseball team hung on for a 3-2 home win over Cimarron-Memorial on Thursday.
Eric Jordan went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, and the Shadow Ridge baseball team rallied from an early four-run deficit to shock visiting Bishop Gorman 11-7 on Tuesday.