Green Valley pulls out win

But after Green Valley’s top two relievers — Daniel Levine and Josh Bray — struggled, Martin ultimately slammed the door on Coronado on Thursday.

Martin came on with the tying run on base with no outs in the bottom of the seventh and retired three of the four batters he faced as the Gators escaped with an 11-10 road win.

“David Martin came in and put out the fire, basically,” Green Valley coach Nick Garritano said. “We were struggling to throw strikes with the two guys who have done a great job for us all year.”

Levine and Bray had combined for nine saves entering Thursday’s game, but both struggled with control, combining for three walks and four wild pitches.

“They’ve been our guys,” Garritano said. “We definitely went to our guys, and they didn’t have it. And then we went to a guy that’s sort of been behind the scenes a little bit, and he did a great job.”

The Gators (21-3, 7-1 Southeast) looked to be in trouble early, trailing the Cougars 3-1 entering the fifth. But Green Valley sent 13 batters to the plate in the fifth, scoring nine runs to take a 10-3 lead.

Matt Harrison’s three-run homer put the Gators up 5-3, and Green Valley added five runs with the help of two errors, a walk and a hit batter.

The Gators also got RBI singles from Jordan Van Hoosier and Nick Melino, who each had two hits in the inning.

Green Valley led 11-4 going into the bottom of the sixth, but Coronado (11-8, 5-4) rallied for six runs on just two hits. Ryan McIntyre’s grand slam was the big blow as the Cougars pulled within a run.

“That’s this league,” Garritano said. “This league is tough. And it’s a credit to Coronado’s program and kids. They fought and fought and fought.”

Van Hoosier and Melino each had three hits for Green Valley, and Kevin Stethem added a solo home run.

McIntyre, Tim Arthur and Justin Souza-Grenier each had two hits for the Cougars.

• Silverado 7, Del Sol 1 — At Del Sol, Justin Rainville tossed a three-hitter and struck out seven to lead the Skyhawks past the Dragons (10-15, 3-6 Southeast).

Adam Koglin went 3-for-4 with a double and two runs for Silverado (15-9, 6-3), and teammate Trevor Kirk was 2-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and two RBIs.

Jordan Keegan added a home run for the Skyhawks.

• Foothill 9, Tech 2 — At Foothill, Tyler Gutierrez and Mike Gibellina each had two hits to help the Falcons beat the Roadrunners (2-19, 0-9 Southeast).

Foothill scored five runs in the third inning and three in the fourth.

• Basic 11, Liberty 4 — At Basic, Brett Wellman had two hits and three RBIs to lead the Wolves over the Patriots (9-14, 2-7 Southeast).

Josh Ross added a double and two RBIs for Basic (18-4, 8-1), which used a nine-run fifth inning to take control.

• Arbor View 5, Shadow Ridge 4 — At Arbor View, Chris Manning’s two-run double in the third inning gave the Aggies a 5-1 lead, and they held on to defeat the Mustangs (10-10, 4-5 Northwest).

David McClure went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run and Josh Arnold struck out 11 for Arbor View (18-6-1, 8-1).

Shadow Ridge’s Dustin Hobbs pitched a complete game with 13 strikeouts.

• Cimarron-Memorial 8, Mojave 1 — At Cimarron, James Carraway went 2-for-2 with two doubles, and the Spartans scored all of their runs in the first four innings to beat the Rattlers (0-17, 0-9 Northwest).

Aaron Hernandez had a double and two RBIs for Cimarron (15-9, 6-3).

• Centennial 15, Legacy 1 — At Legacy, Anthony Consiglio went 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs and two RBIs to help the Bulldogs down the Longhorns (7-10, 3-6 Northwest).

Dominick Monteiro went 2-for-4 with three RBIs for Centennial (18-9, 7-2), and teammate Sam Friend was 2-for-2 with two RBIs.

• Palo Verde 12, Cheyenne 5 — At Cheyenne, Alex Bonczyk went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and four runs and Brandon Renteria was 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs to lead the Panthers (13-11, 7-2 Northwest) over the Desert Shields.

Maurice Hall went 3-for-4 with a double and a run for Cheyenne (7-11, 1-8).

• Calvary Chapel 28, Lake Mead 1 — At Lake Mead, Dominic Pangallo and Zack Vergiels each had three hits as the Lions pounded the Eagles.

Pangallo, Cory Welch, T.J. White, Gabe Douglas and Nick Kingham each had a home run for Calvary Chapel.