Shadow Ridge breaks through in final inning

Shadow Ridge's patient approach finally paid off Tuesday.

The Mustangs drew eight walks and forced Centennial's Lauren Lynds to throw 144 pitches. They finally cashed in on Ashley Huddleston's bases-loaded single with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning to post a 4-3 victory over the Bulldogs.

Shadow Ridge (9-0, 3-0 Northwest Division) trailed 3-1 entering the bottom of the inning, but loaded the bases with one out on a walk to Courtney Winnett and bloop singles by Jasmine Harris and Rayna Bradshaw.

"It took a lot of patience for us to be up there in those situations," Shadow Ridge coach Cynthia Winter said. "The girls were clutch today."

Mary Jordan drew a walk to force in Winnett. Ashley Eldridge then worked an eight-pitch walk to score Harris with the tying run.

Huddleston then smacked a 3-2 pitch that one-hopped the center-field wall, bringing in Bradshaw to end the game.

"It was sheer will that got it done that last inning," Winter said. "I told them at the beginning of the inning to just take it one at a time."

Huddleston got a 10-pitch walk in her previous plate appearance.

Bradshaw's solo home run in the third gave the Mustangs a 1-0 lead.

Centennial (16-5, 2-1) scored twice in the fourth on an RBI double by Jenna Van Eykeren and run-scoring ground-out by Julia Bucy. A throwing error in the seventh inning allowed Centennial to stretch its lead.

Van Eykeren went 3-for-3 for the Bulldogs.

• Palo Verde 4, Arbor View 0 -- At Arbor View, Missy McCormick threw a four-hit shutout, striking out 10, to lead the Panthers past the Aggies.

Alex Alakai hit a two-run double in the seventh inning for Palo Verde, and Amanda Montalto had a triple.

• Green Valley 10, Basic 0 -- At Basic, Alicia Firelein tossed a one-hit shutout as the Gators rolled past the Wolves.

Firelein also went 2-for-3, including a two-run homer. Caroline Smith was 2-for-3 with a homer and three RBIs for Green Valley.

• Liberty 14, Del Sol 0 -- At Del Sol, Kristina Foti was 3-for-4 with three RBIs and two triples to help the Patriots to a five-inning victory.

Robin Lowery threw a one-hitter with five strikeouts and also hit two doubles.

Liberty's Amber Gallego was 3-for-4 with two RBIs, and Danielle Brock was 2-for-2 with two doubles.

• Silverado 12, Tech 1 -- At Silverado, Mikayla Thielges was 3-for-3 with three doubles and four RBIs as the Skyhawks routed the Roadrunners.

Taylor Vega went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI for Silverado.

• Legacy 10, Mojave 2 -- At Legacy, Darcey Cochran pitched a complete game with nine strikeouts and was 2-for-4 with an RBI to spark the Longhorns.

Kayla Murray was 3-for-4 with two RBIs for Legacy.

• Cimarron-Memorial 11, Cheyenne 0 -- At Cheyenne, Paige Savage was 2-for-2 with three RBIs and scored three runs to help the Spartans to a six-inning victory.

Savage also threw a four-hitter, striking out nine.

• Foothill 11, Coronado 2 -- At Coronado, winning pitcher Shelbie Medrano went 3-for-4 to lead a 16-hit attack as the Falcons beat the Cougars.

Bianca Query had a triple and a double for Coronado.

• Boulder City 18, Calvary Chapel 0 -- At Boulder City, Bree Morang was 2-for-3 with four RBIs as the Eagles routed the Lions in five innings.

Ariel O'Neil was 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.

Dylan Scott and Carly Wiesenborn combined on a two-hitter.

• Faith Lutheran 11-10, Virgin Valley 0-0 -- At Faith Lutheran, Jessie Tracy struck out 14 in a five-inning two-hitter to fuel the Crusaders' victory in the opener.

Tracy was 2-for-3 with three RBIs in the first game. Kellie Kersey added two hits and three RBIs.

Kersey threw a five-inning one-hitter in the nightcap. Tracy was 3-for-3 with a double.