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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Green Valley’s baseball team had six home runs by six players in its first 32 games this season.
Green Valley coach Corey Gehlken has had plenty of tight games in his career, and he shows off the gray hair to prove it.
Dane Wasden doesn’t always find his name in the starting lineup for Coronado’s baseball team, but he got the nod at designated hitter on Tuesday.
After pitching 5 2/3 innings against Foothill on Tuesday, Rancho’s Kavion Kealoha could only give his team 5 1/3 innings on the mound Friday.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association has determined the sites and times for two baseball play-in games that were needed when the Northwest and Southeast Leagues concluded play Thursday.
A.J. Landis and Nolan Kingham combined on a five-hitter Thursday to lead Desert Oasis’ baseball team to the Northwest League title with a 3-1 victory over visiting Centennial.
Liam Harris’ two-run single to right-center with two outs in the top of the 10th inning Tuesday broke a 7-7 tie and lifted Mojave’s baseball team to a 10-7 win at Pahrump Valley.
Ryne Nelson threw a no-hitter and went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple, three RBIs and a run to lead Basic’s baseball team to an 11-0 road victory over Foothill on Wednesday.
Jake Portaro singled home Jared Drizin with no outs in the bottom of the eighth Monday to give Centennial’s baseball team a 1-0 home win over Cimarron-Memorial.
Three pitchers combined on a one-hitter Friday as Centennial’s baseball team held on for a 3-0 victory over visiting Palo Verde.
Hunter Junge hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning Thursday, and Bonanza’s baseball team held on for a 10-5 home win over fourth-ranked Arbor View in a Northwest League game.
Trever Berg tossed a five-hitter Tuesday as Basic’s baseball team topped visiting Coronado, 2-0 in a battle for first place in the Southeast League.
Nicco Festa’s one-out single off the pitcher’s leg plated Anthony Olheiser with the winning run in the seventh inning as Coronado’s baseball team walked off with a 5-4 win over visiting Green Valley on Friday.
Arbor View’s Sam Pastrone stroked a two-run homer in the top of the fifth inning to give the Aggies a 4-3 road victory over Desert Oasis on Wednesday.