Basic and Rancho took their duel into the ninth inning, each starter going into the seventh and both relievers dealing. But a bases-loaded walk with a full count and two outs was the difference as Garrett Giles trotted to first base, his Basic team 2-1 winners at home.
Coronado tied the game in the fifth inning, then loaded the bases in the seventh before Madison Stephens drove home the winning run to give the Cougars a 5-4 walk-off winner against visiting Basic.
Allie Fox executed a successful squeeze bunt in the eighth inning to lift the Falcons to a 2-1 home softball win over the Rams in a key late-season Sunrise League matchup.
Alyssa Stanley homered in the top of the seventh to give the Mustangs the lead. Then in the bottom of the inning, Mia Voges preserved Shadow Ridge’s 5-4 victory at Centennial.
Bishop Gorman’s senior sprinters are setting school records and helping the Gaels contend in Class 4A.
Desert Oasis is No. 1 in baseball, and Palo Verde claimed the top spot for softball.
Coronado smacked 16 hits and rolled to a 12-2, six-inning win over visiting Foothill, avenging a 2-1 loss to the Falcons earlier in the season.
In Pfeifer’s last nine games, he’s 20-for-30 with 11 home runs, four doubles, a triple and 30 RBIs. He’s homered in eight straight games, andis also 3-1 as a pitcher — allowing five earned runs and 17 hits in 22 innings while striking out 26.
The Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association’s Board of Control voted Tuesday to expand the Class 4A state tournament of nonfootball team sports to six teams, as well as expanding region tournaments to include every team.
Cole Schaefer came on with the bases loaded and one out and his team clinging to a one-run lead in the sixth, but he induced an inning-ending double play, and top-ranked Desert Oasis held on to beat visiting Bishop Gorman, 9-8.
