Danny Ruiz tossed a six-hitter and struck out 11, including the final batter of the game with the potential tying run at third base, to help the Bonanza baseball team hold off host Durango 6-5 on Thursday.
Baseball
Frankie Fitzgerald singled home Drake Maningo with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Green Valley a 3-2 home win over Centennial in the Lions Kick-Off Tournament on Thursday.
On Monday, the LV Spartans were burned by their inability to handle a bunt against the Summerlin Panthers.
Through the first six innings Monday afternoon, the LV Bengals looked overwhelmed at the plate against LV Grizzlies ace Nick Rupp.
Cimarron-Memorial senior shortstop Niko Decolati has been named the Division I Southern Nevada Player of the Year by area baseball coaches. He hit .411 with 10 home runs and 25 RBIs this season for the Spartans.
After pitching 5 2/3 innings against Foothill on Tuesday, Rancho’s Kavion Kealoha could only give his team 5 1/3 innings on the mound Friday.
Tyler Baca went 4-for-4 with a double, three runs and two RBIs on Friday to help host Cimarron-Memorial’s baseball team outslug Silverado, 17-14.
Hunter Junge hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the third inning Thursday, and Bonanza’s baseball team held on for a 10-5 home win over fourth-ranked Arbor View in a Northwest League game.
Eric Jordan’s two-run triple in the bottom of the third inning Tuesday served two purposes for Shadow Ridge’s baseball team.
Arbor View senior Ben Cutting was in attack mode Monday.
Jacob Klein singled down the left-field line to score Preston Pavlica with the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh, and Liberty’s baseball team held on for a 5-4 road victory over Las Vegas.
