Donovan Gladney’s infield single plated Tanner Albright with the winning run in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday to lift Rancho’s baseball team to a 4-3 win at Spring Valley.
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Though the senior right-hander spotted Rancho an early five-run lead, Nick Thompson recovered convincingly and his offense provided plenty of support to help the Wolves win the Sunrise Region championship with a 12-10 victory at Green Valley.
Joseph Rush and Andrew Gallegos each had two RBIs Thursday to lead Liberty’s baseball team to a 9-3 road upset of top-ranked Rancho.
Edarian Williams hit a line drive that ricocheted off Coronado pitcher Garett Lake and into right field for an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to give Rancho a 9-8 win over the Cougars in the losers’ bracket final of the Sunrise Region tournament at Las Vegas High.
Sophomore Gabriel Achucarro, using his unconventional delivery, threw a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts to stymie the Sierra Vista offense and lead Chatsworth (California) to a 4-0 win in the Steven Janvrin Championship game of the Blazer Spring Bash at Durango High.
Trent Bixby threw a six-hitter Saturday and came within an out of posting the third shutout for the Basic baseball team as the Wolves beat host Desert Oasis 5-1 in the championship game of the Lions Kick-Off Tournament. Basic gave up four runs in six games.
Faith Lutheran right-hander Brandon Johnson just smiled and shook his head after teammate Erich Uelmen said he threw harder than Johnson.
