The Las Vegas Review-Journal announces its 2016 all-state softball teams.
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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.
Tiare Lee went 4-for-4 with a home run, a double and two RBIs on Friday to help Rancho’s softball team clinch the Division I Sunrise League title with an 11-4 win over visiting Foothill.
Sunrise Mountain’s Andrea Garner threw a five-inning no-hitter Monday to lead the Miners to a 13-0 home victory over Chaparral.
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.
Alexa Blazek doubled home Cinthia Garcia with two outs in the top of the seventh to give the Green Valley softball team a 5-4 road win over Foothill on Monday.
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.
Winning pitcher Holly Severance had a three-run double in a five-run fifth inning Friday as the Desert Oasis softball team stunned host Centennial, 9-6.
Alyssa Ferguson tripled twice and drove in four runs to lead the Basic softball team to a 12-2 road victory over Green Valley on Wednesday.
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.