Gaels swat Sierra Vista ace

Sierra Vista's baseball team knew it had a tough task Monday, hosting a Bishop Gorman team that was 23-1 and ranked fourth in the nation by Baseball America.

So the Lions sent their hottest pitcher, left-hander Thomas Godfrey, to the mound.

It didn't matter.

Godfrey, who entered 4-0 with a 1.32 ERA in six starts, allowed three home runs and three other extra-base hits as the Gaels bashed Sierra Vista 11-1 to move into first place in the Southwest Division.

Brandon Garcia, Stephen Manthei and Jeff Malm homered off Godfrey. Rocky Brandonisio added a two-run homer for Gorman in the seventh.

"It was important to get off to a great start," Gorman coach Chris Sheff said. "Sierra Vista likes to play small ball and keep the game close, so we knew we had to get going early."

Gorman (24-1, 3-0 Southwest) scored four runs in the first and fourth innings to give starter Donn Roach plenty of cushion. Roach allowed six hits and threw only 83 pitches in his complete-game win.

Malm had three hits and four RBIs to lead Gorman's 10-hit attack. Seven Gorman starters had at least one hit.

• Basic 11, Coronado 10 -- At Basic, Marcus Romero's two-run homer with two outs capped a six-run seventh inning that rallied the Wolves.

Romero and Brett Wellman had three hits and three RBIs apiece for Basic. Tim Arthur belted two home runs and a double for Coronado, and Ty Wagonseller, Ryan McIntyre and Josh Bryan also homered.

• Del Sol 7, Foothill 6 -- At Del Sol, David Day drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Dragons over the Falcons.

Del Sol scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh, the last on Tyler Giunta's steal of home, to force extra innings.

Giunta was 4-for-4 with three runs and an RBI. Scottez Dobbins went 3-for-5 with three RBIs for the Dragons.

Tony Gibellina and Jake Ferdinand each had two hits for the Falcons.

• Shadow Ridge 8, Cimarron-Memorial 7 -- At Shadow Ridge, Colton Simons scored on a two-out wild pitch to cap the Mustangs' four-run rally in the seventh inning.

Allan Butler (2-for-2 with three runs) and Zach Custer hit RBI singles in the seventh.

The Spartans had taken a 7-4 lead with their own five-run burst in the top of the inning.

Kas Smith keyed Cimarron's rally with a three-run homer.

• Arbor View 8, Centennial 5 -- At Arbor View, David McClure hit a two-run home run and a two-run single in the first two innings to spark the Aggies past Centennial.

McClure went 2-for-3 with two runs, and Sean Reilly was 2-for-2 with an RBI.

Jim Nelson was 3-for-3 with an RBI for Centennial. Matt Triana was 3-for-5 with a run.

• Green Valley 5, Silverado 2 -- At Silverado, Jordan Van Hoosier led off the game with a home run and Green Valley never gave up the lead, beating the Skyhawks.

Matt Harrison had two doubles for Green Valley, and Nick Melino was 2-for-4.

• Palo Verde 10, Legacy 5 -- At Legacy, Jake Capurro went 3-for-4 with a triple, two doubles, two runs and an RBI to help the Panthers down the Longhorns.

Drew Ludwig was 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs for Palo Verde, which had nine extra-base hits.

Legacy's Travis Davison was 3-for-4 with a homer and a double.

• Cheyenne 16, Mojave 1 -- At Mojave, Steven Abbott went 3-for-3 with a double, three runs and three RBIs as the Desert Shields rolled.

Marquise Hall added two triples and scored three runs, and Jacob Hoff had two hits, three runs and two RBIs.

• Liberty 6, Tech 3 -- At Tech, Travis Fryman was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs to lead the Patriots.

David Kinan scored twice and drove in two runs for Liberty.

Chris Sambol hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the Roadrunners.

• Bonanza 12, Northridge (Colo.) 2 -- At Bonanza, Chasen Shreve was 3-for-4 with four RBIs, and Kris Bryant was 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs as the Bengals earned a five-inning win.

Phil Navarro was 3-for-3, and Nick Bryant and Kyle Ross each added two hits.

• Calvary Chapel 11, Needles (Calif.) 1 -- At the College of Southern Nevada, Dominic Pangallo was 3-for-3 with a triple to lead the Lions past the Mustangs. Cameron Harper was 2-for-3 with a double.