The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state softball teams.
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It took two risky calls, but Rancho coach Amanda Zunno’s decisions paid off when Jahnae Davis-Houston scored from third on a wild pitch in the eighth inning to give the Rams a 1-0 victory over Coronado in Thursday’s Division I Sunrise League winners’ bracket final game at Foothill.
The Cougars blew most of an early 6-0 lead, but Sarah Pinkston saved the day with four strong innings of relief as Coronado edged visitingFoothill 8-6 in the second round of the Division I Sunrise Region playoffs.
Liberty pounded out 15 hits to rout visiting Las Vegas 13-0 in their five-inning Division I Sunrise Region playoff opener.
Samantha Pochop tossed a five-hitter and struck out 12 on Thursday to lead Rancho’s softball team to a 1-0 win over visiting Coronado in a matchup of the top two teams in the Division I Sunrise League.
Skylar Gorrell tossed a four-hitter and struck out six Tuesday as Las Vegas High’s softball team handed visiting Rancho its first loss in Division I Sunrise League play, 4-3.
Winning pitcher Heather Holman went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI on Saturday to help Eldorado’s softball team rally for an 11-5 win at Valley.
Yvette Sanchez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, and Tiare Lee added a home run to help Rancho’s softball team to a 6-1 win at Green Valley on Tuesday.
Caitlyn Stevenson singled in the bottom of the eighth inning to plate Kaitlyn Enzweiler with the winning run as the Foothill softball team edged visiting Liberty, 8-7 on Wednesday.
Lili Gutierrez and Samantha Pochop combined on a three-hitter Saturday to help the Rancho softball team to a 7-0 win over visiting Las Vegas.
Cassandra Bueno had three hits and two RBIs Monday to lead the Desert Pines softball team to a 22-8 road win over Clark, snapping a 104-game losing streak.
Alexia Campbell hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning that plated the eventual winning run as the Foothill softball team edged host Las Vegas, 4-3 on Friday.
Samantha Pochop threw a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts to lead Rancho’s softball team to a 6-1 home win over Green Valley on Monday.
Savannah Price doubled to right-center field with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to plate courtesy runner Kezney Crompton with the winning run as the Virgin Valley softball team nipped Tech 4-3 in Mesquite on Wednesday.