After falling behind 2-0 in the first inning Friday in the American Legion State Tournament at Durango, the second-seeded Las Vegas Aces appeared flat and out of sorts, while the third-seeded Southern Nevada Blue Sox looked poised.
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Brad Doerpinghaus hit three home runs Wednesday night to lead the Las Vegas Knights II to a 22-9 victory over Silverado in an elimination game of the American Legion State Tournament at Durango High School.
Durango coach Tom Appleyard generally limits his pitchers to 100 pitches.
Las Vegas Knights II manager Mike Oliver watched his team squander a 9-1 lead Saturday in the opening round of the American Legion State Tournament at Durango, and eventually lose to Silverado, 20-17.
Southern Nevada Blue Sox coach Scott Baker knew his team hadn’t been hitting well, but hoped recent tournaments in California and Utah would pay off.
Silverado couldn’t have had a rougher first four innings of the American Legion State Tournament.
Gino DiMaria remembers what it was like when local baseball teams feared having to play Bishop Gorman for all those years.
Black Knights (Calif.) edged LV Patriots, 5-4 on Friday in an elimination game in the Connie Mack Western Regional tournament in Alameda, Calif.
Gino DiMaria remembers what it was like when local baseball teams feared having to play Bishop Gorman for all those years.
Zach Reed tossed a complete game and struck out six Thursday to lead the LV Patriots to a 4-3 win over Southern Nevada in an elimination game of the Connie Mack Western Regional tournament in Alameda, Calif.
Franky Sansone’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday lifted Thunder Sox Blue (Calif.) to a 2-1 win over Southern Nevada in the opening game of the Connie Mack Western Regional in Alameda, Calif.
Mike Marinch’s fastball barely touched 80 mph Friday night.
For the first five innings of Thursday’s elimination game against the LV Spartans, the GV Elite hardly looked like the top-seeded team in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament.
For many players and teams in the Connie Mack state baseball tournament, the adjustment to using wood bats has been a big struggle.
On Monday, the LV Spartans were burned by their inability to handle a bunt against the Summerlin Panthers.