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.
Jacob Skipper’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth broke a 5-5 tie and gave Durango’s baseball team a 7-5 home win over Sierra Vista on Thursday.
Michael Spada singled home Bradley Lewis with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday, and Palo Verde’s baseball team kept its postseason hopes alive with a 4-3 victory at Sierra Vista.
Caden Spilsbury was 2-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs to lead Coronado’s baseball team to a 12-2 road win over Sierra Vista on Friday.
Jordan Hand went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs and two RBIs on Wednesday as Shadow Ridge’s baseball team stayed alive in the race for the Northwest League title with a 10-3 victory over visiting Arbor View.
Tyler Crone and Tommy Crone combined on a four-hitter Monday to help Chaparral’s baseball team defeat visiting Boulder City, 4-2, in a battle for first place in the Sunrise League.
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.
Spring Valley’s baseball team scored three runs in the fifth inning on Thursday to rally for a 4-3 road win over Palo Verde.
Dillon Johnson went 3-for-4 with a double, three runs and an RBI, and Silverado’s baseball team rallied for an 8-4 victory over host Canyon Springs on Tuesday.
Jesse Keiser went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBIs on Wednesday to help Liberty’s baseball team win the Grizzly-Bengal Spring Break Tourney with a 12-2, five-inning victory over Bonanza at Spring Valley.
Bonanza starter Jonathan Massey needed 16 pitches to retire the side in order in the top of the first on Tuesday.
Josh McCollum tossed his bat and watched his deep drive to left field in the fifth inning before he started running on the way to a stand-up double.
