Here is the schedule and scores (when available) for the American Legion state tournament, being held July 23-30 at UNLV.
Baseball
Centennial scored 12 runs in the first two innings, and used a 16-hit attack to defeat Silverado 16-1 Wednesday night in the American Legion State Tournament at UNLV’s Wilson Stadium.
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.
Ryne Nelson threw a two-hit gem to lead host Basic to a 3-1 victory over Green Valley in an emotionally charged winner’s bracket final of the Division I Sunrise Region baseball tournament.
Green Valley’s Austin Primack delivered a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the sixth Wednesday to give the Gators a 5-4 win over Las Vegas at the Sunrise Region baseball tournament.
Corben Bellamy, one of two seniors on the Coronado roster, lined a single to center field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to score Garett Lake and give the Cougars a 4-3 home win over Liberty in the Division I Sunrise Region baseball tournament.
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Braxton Wehrle’s two-out single to center field in the bottom of the eighth inning plated Bryce Ruggeroli with the winning run as Bishop Gorman’s baseball team rallied in both the seventh and eighth innings to edge visiting Shadow Ridge 7-6 on Tuesday.
Winning pitcher Jacob Cruz singled home Demario Barnes with the winning run with one out to cap a three-run bottom of the seventh inning and lift Valley’s baseball team to a 6-5 victory over visiting Canyon Springs.
Peyton Koopman fired a five-inning perfect game on Monday as Boulder City’s baseball team beat visiting Virgin Valley, 10-0.
Blake Zorne singled home Kevin Pindel and Samuel Pope with the tying and winning runs with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Saturday to lift Silverado’s baseball team to a 9-8 win over visiting Coronado.
Chayse Baker led off the bottom of the seventh inning with a triple and scored the winning run one out later on a single by Anthony Guzman as the Rancho baseball team outlasted visiting Liberty 13-12 on Thursday.