Certain players are quite simply building blocks for a program’s success.
Baseball
Centennial right-hander Will Loucks had never pitched in a playoff game before Wednesday’s matchup at Arbor View.
Shadow Ridge’s baseball team scored on an error in the bottom of the 10th inning on Tuesday to earn a 4-3 home win over Cimarron-Memorial in the opening round of the Division I Sunset Region tournament.
Austin Strong struggled off the mound in the first inning Saturday morning.
Erich Uelmen allowed just two hits during five shutout innings Saturday to lead Faith Lutheran’s baseball team to a 5-2 home win over Basic.
Centennial’s Cooper Powell pitched a perfect game with four strikeouts on Thursday as the Bulldogs beat visiting Desert Oasis 10-0 in five innings.
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.
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.
Adam Garcia and Dakota Humphries combined on a no-hitter Thursday as defending Division I state champion Coronado began its baseball season with an 8-0 win over visiting Legacy in the Bengal Varsity Tournament.