Certain players are quite simply building blocks for a program’s success.
Baseball
Rachel Williams went 4-for-4 and combined with Kelsea Sweeney on a six-inning four-hitter on Saturday to lead Palo Verde’s softball team to a 10-0 home win over Canyon View (Utah).
Spencer Faught went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs on Friday as Bonanza’s baseball team outslugged visiting Sierra Vista for a 15-11 win.
It wasn’t the outcome that Basic’s baseball team had hoped for.
When Jose Sanchez was unable to get a bunt down on a suicide squeeze during the second inning Tuesday, it appeared to be the end of a rally for Las Vegas High’s baseball team.
The game was out of Mikey York’s hands, but Basic’s starting pitcher said he had confidence in his relief pitcher. York’s faith should have been in right fielder Taylor Ferdinand.
Kyle Horton’s infield single in the bottom of the sixth inning plated Jared Drizin with the go-ahead run to lift Centennial’s baseball team to a 7-6 win over visiting Palo Verde on Saturday.
Jackson Cofer’s two-run home run with two outs in the top of the seventh inning Saturday broke a 7-7 tie and lifted Coronado’s baseball team to a 9-8 win at Desert Oasis.
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.
Freshman Jordan Eldred threw a five-hitter on Wednesday to lead Eldorado’s baseball team to a 3-1 home win over Arbor View.
Skyler Mahoney went 3-for-5 with a triple, two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored Monday to help Basic’s baseball team to an 11-3 victory at Centennial in the championship game of the Lion Kickoff Tournament.
Jamie Yanchisin went 3-for-4 with two runs and four RBIs to help Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team rout Skyline (Utah), 12-1 in the championship game of the Little Caesar’s Invitational in St. George, Utah on Saturday.
Tech’s Abel Martinez hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth inning to drive in Bryan Casas for the go-ahead run as the Roadrunners edged Del Sol 9-8 at Silver Bowl Park on Friday.