Jasmine Martin retired 12 of 16 batters and led a 15-hit attack to help the Mustangs to a 13-3, five-inning victory over Coronado on Saturday in the Class 4A title game.
Softball
Senior Shea Clements hit a home run to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning to help the Mustangs to a 7-6 victory over Coronado on Friday in the winners’ bracket final.
Winning pitcher Alyssa Stanley went 2-for-2 with a home run, double and three RBIs to help the Mustangs move into the winners bracket final against Coronado at 3 p.m. Friday.
Here are the all-league softball teams, as selected by coaches
The schedules and results (when available) for the state softball tournaments are here.
Covington blasted a walk-off, home run in the bottom of the eighth inning Friday to give the Mustangs a 1-0 win over Centennial in the championship game.
The junior tossed a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts as Basic trounced Sierra Vista 11-0 on Thursday in the losers bracket final of the Desert Region Tournament.
Deanna Barrera smacked a single up the middle to score Ashlyn Heck from second base in the bottom of the seventh, capping a three-run seventh-inning rally as the host Bulldogs edged Shadow Ridge, 3-2 in the Mountain Region Tournament.
Basic’s junior pitcher was in control from the start, tossing a six-hitter and striking out 10 to help the Wolves to a 7-1 home win over Liberty in the winners’ bracket semifinals of the Desert Region Tournament.
The Rams took their first step toward their fourth state berth in five years with a 6-4 home win over stubborn Palo Verde in the opening round of the Mountain Region tournament.
Mya’Liah Bethea was 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs on Friday to lead Cimarron-Memorial’s softball team to a 13-8 win at Durango.
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.
Destinee Jefferson scattered six hits and struck out nine Saturday to lead Legacy’s softball team to a 4-1 win at Durango.
Winning pitcher Brooke Detommaso went 3-for-4 with a double and six RBIs on Friday to help Bonanza’s softball team to a 19-7, six-inning victory at Las Vegas High.