Check out the top performances from Tuesday’s high school baseball and softball action and look forward to Wednesday’s schedule.
Softball
Here are the all-league softball teams, as selected by coaches
Ariana Simmons was 5-for-6 with a triple and four RBIs Thursday to help Valley’s softball team to a 25-15, six-inning win at Del Sol.
Coronado and Centennial both won Tuesday to secure the No. 1 seeds for their respective region softball tournament.
Jasmine Martin tossed a five-hit shutout and struck out 12 Wednesday to lead host Shadow Ridge’s softball team to a 3-0 win over Arbor View in a battle of two of the top three teams in this week’s Review-Journal rankings.
MacKenzie Perry tossed a five-hitter and struck out 13 Thursday to lead Rancho’s softball team to a 6-1 home win over Palo Verde.
Kelsey Howryla’s single to right field with one out in the top of the seventh inning plated Maggie Whipple with the go-ahead run as Faith Lutheran’s softball team rallied for a 12-10 win at Cimarron-Memorial on Tuesday.
MacKenzie Perry scattered seven hits and struck out 14 in a complete-game effort Monday as Rancho’s softball team improved to 17-0 overall with an 11-1 win at Las Vegas High.
Rancho’s MacKenzie Perry struck out 16 and threw a five-hitter to lead the Rams to a 7-0 softball victory over visiting Cheyenne on Thursday.
Yazmin Sevilla went 3-for-5 with a triple, four runs and three RBIs Monday to help host Sunrise Mountain’s softball team to a 23-13 win over Western in a five-inning game.
Ashley Ward tossed a six-inning one-hitter and went 2-for-2 with a home run, a double and two RBIs Thursday to lead Coronado’s softball team to a season-opening 3-0 win over Gila Ridge (Ariz.) in the Tournament of Champions in Bullhead City, Arizona.
Team previews (as submitted by coaches) for the 2019 prep softball season.
Western’s Alexa Camacho was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs Thursday as the visiting Warriors held on to beat Desert Pines, 13-11.
Kaitlin Fazendin had a home run and a double Thursday as Durango’s softball team scored three in the seventh inning to stun host Desert Oasis, 11-9.
Morgan Matsumoto went 2-for-3 with an RBI Monday as Foothill’s softball team defeated host Las Vegas, 8-4.
