Gators take advantage of miscue in win

Basic's John Anderson looked to have control of Monday's Southeast Division game at Green Valley, allowing three hits through five innings.

Thanks to a defensive breakdown in the sixth, however, things turned bad for the Wolves, who were clinging to a 1-0 lead.

Basic let a routine foul pop-up drop, then watched the Gators take advantage with a five-run inning, and the Wolves fell to Green Valley, 5-1.

The Gators' win gives them the top spot in the division at 9-1. Basic dropped a game back.

With one out and Brett Harrison on first, Nick Melino hit a foul ball about 20 feet from home plate. Three Basic players -- Anderson, Brandon Blake and Brett Wellman -- watched the ball drop, giving Melino new life.

Melino drilled a single to left on the next pitch, and the Gators went on to their best inning of the day.

Matt Harrison followed with a double off the glove of Michael Schulte, tying the game at 1. Three straight walks -- two intentional -- produced the go-ahead run before Green Valley's biggest blow. Freshman Chad Whiteaker delivered a bases-clearing double to deep center, and the Gators cruised from there.

Harrison also pitched a complete game, scattering five hits and striking out seven, to get the win.

Basic scored a run in the top of the fifth on an RBI single by Anderson. Harrison put the clamps on the Wolves' lineup after that, retiring the last seven batters he faced.

"We did the big things at the right time," Whiteaker said. "This was a big win to stay atop the division standings. However, there's still much work left to do."

• Arbor View 6, Palo Verde 5 -- At Palo Verde, Sean Reilly led off the top of the 12th with a home run to lift the Aggies over the Panthers.

The victory leaves Arbor View alone atop the Northwest Division at 9-1, one game ahead of Centennial.

Palo Verde tied the game with a run in the bottom of the seventh. With two outs, Christian Centrella walked and scored on a single by Jordan Pierce.

Greg Gloria had three hits for Arbor View. Brandon Renteria was 3-for-5 for Palo Verde.

• Centennial 6, Shadow Ridge 5 -- At Centennial, Sam Friend led off the bottom of the ninth with a triple and scored on Trevor Goff's two-out single to give the Bulldogs the win.

Goff and Friend each had two hits, and Michael Wagner allowed an unearned run on one hit in five innings of relief to get the win.

Allan Butler was 2-for-4 with a solo homer for the Mustangs.

• Silverado 13, Tech 0 -- At Tech, Braden Keathley threw a five-inning no-hitter to lead the Skyhawks.

Keathley struck out six and walked four. Pierce Belaustegui was 3-for-3 with two doubles, two runs scored and four RBIs to lead Silverado's offense. Bobby Johnson went 2-for-2 with four RBIs for the Skyhawks.

• Cimarron-Memorial 13, Cheyenne 11 -- At Cimarron, Kaz Smith was 3-for-4 with a double, a home run and four RBIs to lead the Spartans past the Desert Shields.

Brent Swaner was 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs for Cimarron, which scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth to break a 9-9 tie. Cheyenne's Steven Abbott was 2-for-3 with a three-run homer.

• Coronado 14, Foothill 6 -- At Foothill, Andrew Gans was 2-for-3 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs to help the Cougars beat the Falcons.

Cory Ginther was 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and three runs scored for Coronado. Jordan Stewart was 3-for-5 with three RBIs for Foothill.

• Legacy 14, Mojave 1 -- At Mojave, Austin Christiansen and Travis Davison each had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Longhorns to a five-inning win.

Joey Lauria added three hits and two RBIs for Legacy.

• Liberty 4, Del Sol 1 -- At Liberty, Kyle Rynearson tossed a four-hitter with six strikeouts and went 2-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Patriots over the Dragons.

Robert Kinan was 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored for Liberty.

• Bonanza 10, Faith Lutheran 2 -- At Bonanza, Phil Navarro and Chris Antoku each went 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead the Bengals past the Crusaders.

Nick Bryant and Tom Delp each added two hits and an RBI, and Chasen Shreve was 2-for-3 with a double for Bonanza.