Luke Herrera drove in the go-ahead run and scored an insurance run, and Palo Verde beat Coronado to lock up a berth in the Class 5A state tournament.
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Parker Schmidt was the final Diamondbacks’ hero, as he drew a two-out, bases-loaded walk to force in the winning run and secure a berth in the Class 4A state tournament.
Christian Dijkman and Michael Rice combined on a two-hitter as host Faith Lutheran downed defending state champion Palo Verde, 4-1 in a key Mountain League game.
Leonel Anaya was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored on Monday to help Las Vegas High’s baseball team earn an 8-3 win at Silverado.
Garrett Guy keyed a five-run seventh inning as Sierra Vista’s baseball team earned an 8-7 road win over Green Valley in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament on Friday.
The Crusaders scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to take the lead, but the game was called because of darkness with two outs in the bottom of the seventh. By rule, the game reverts back to the last completed inning, giving the host Skyhawks a 7-4 victory in the Bengal Kickoff Tournament.
Izzy Gutierrez threw 6⅔ innings and only allowed one earned run as the Aces knocked off California’s state champion 3-2 in the opener of the regional tournament in Denver on Wednesday.
Lasith Narasinghe went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs on Tuesday as Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team upset host Bishop Gorman 8-4 in the opening round of the Sunset Region tournament.
Coronado scored three times in the first inning en route to an 8-5 road win over Liberty on Tuesday in the first round of the Sunrise Region tournament.
Garrett Lucas scored on an error in the bottom of the seventh to give Pahrump Valley a 4-3 home win over Tech in the Class 3A Southern Region baseball tournament on Tuesday.
Carlos Hernandez and R.J. Forbus combined on a five-inning no-hitter as the Rancho blanked visiting Sierra Vista in the Diamondback Kickoff Tournament on Thursday.
Two former Southern Nevada baseball players have been named to Collegiate Baseball Freshmen All-American team.
Desert Oasis used a short-handed pitching staff and clutch hitting to defeat the Jordan Beetdiggers of Utah 6-3 on Saturday in the championship game of the Bishop Gorman Desert Classic.
Faith Lutheran’s Zack Trageton wasn’t supposed to be a pitcher in the Crusader baseball program.