When Chaparral coach David Soto first met Tommy Crone a little more than two years ago at intramurals, he knew the then-sophomore player was filled with untapped potential.
Softball
A quick start helped Pahrump Valley’s softball team prepare for a hectic finish Wednesday.
Winning pitcher Becca Bramlage hit an inside-the-park grand slam in the fifth inning Tuesday to help Virgin Valley’s softball team edge host Cheyenne, 8-7 in the opening round of the Division I-A Southern Region softball tournament.
Brooke Stover doubled to the left-center field gap to score Breanna Beatty with one out in the bottom of the eighth inning Thursday, and Palo Verde’s softball team rallied for a 6-5 victory over visiting Shadow Ridge.
Gizele Cascos allowed one earned run on six hits Friday and went 2-for-3 with an RBI to lead Tech’s softball team to a 5-4 win over Sunrise Mountain at Anthem Hills Park.
Martinece Robertson’s two-run home run in the top of the 13th inning Monday broke a 2-2 tie and helped Spring Valley’s softball team to a 7-2 win at Durango.
Tori Ray’s two-run single in the top of the seventh inning Thursday allowed Durango’s softball team to rally for a 5-4 win at Spring Valley.
Winning pitcher Danielle Amato went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs on Wednesday to help Coronado’s softball team to a 13-4 win at Liberty.
Sarah Murphy’s two-run double capped a three-run rally with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning and allowed Cimarron-Memorial’s softball team to escape with a 7-6 win over visiting Coronado on Tuesday.
Dayton Yingling spun a three-hitter and wiggled out of a fourth-inning jam Saturday to help Bishop Gorman’s softball team to a 2-0 win over host Torrance (Calif.) in the Silver Bracket championship of the Torrance National Tournament.
Kaitlyn O’Hearn hit a grand slam in the sixth inning Friday to help Durango’s softball team to an 11-3 victory at Basic.
Ashlyn Ames’ hit off the wall with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday scored Kayla Stephens for the game’s only run as Arbor View’s softball team nipped visiting Rancho, 1-0.