Timely hits lift Silverado to win

Silverado's softball team managed only eight hits Friday at Foothill.

But six came with two outs and led to five runs as the Skyhawks beat the Falcons 10-2 for Foothill's first Southeast Division loss.

"That's part of the whole atmosphere here," Silverado coach Victor Pierro said. "That toughness, that never-give-up attitude. I've been trying to preach that for years; it's finally taken hold."

Silverado scored six runs in the first inning, capped by Sam Velasco's RBI double. The Skyhawks benefited from three Foothill errors in the inning but also had three hits.

More important, Pierro said, was pitcher Katie Devlin's effort after the second inning.

After building big leads, Silverado (14-2, 6-1 Southeast Division) has struggled to keep opponents down, often allowing two or three runs and losing momentum.

On Friday, Devlin allowed one run in the second inning and no more until the top of the seventh, at one point retiring 12 of 15 batters.

"To me, the most important thing is shutting them down in the next inning," Pierro said. "We've had a real problem with that this year. Now, we constantly talk to (Devlin) and (catcher Mikayla Thielges), that this next inning, we need to stop them."

With the Falcons (15-17, 7-1) at bay, the Skyhawks scored two runs in the second inning and one in the third and sixth innings, respectively.

Taylor Lampela finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs and Emily Galante 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Silverado.

"When you look at the stats, our best girl has 12 RBIs" for the season, Pierro said. "It's not like it's one person standing out in every game."

• Cimarron-Memorial 2, Centennial 1 -- At Cimarron, Chelsea Williams scored what proved to be the winning run on a two-out error in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Williams and Paige Savage each doubled for Cimarron.

Johnna Brown went 3-for-3 for the Bulldogs.

• Green Valley 5, Liberty 1 -- At Liberty, Annamarie Smith went 3-for-3 to help the Gators prevail.

Alexandra Bodnar went 2-for-2 for Green Valley, which scored three runs in the seventh inning. Teammate Alicia Firelein pitched a five-hitter, striking out nine.

• Legacy 3, Arbor View 2 -- At Arbor View, Katrina Rand tripled in the ninth inning and scored on a Darcey Cochran single for the Longhorns.

Cochran pitched a complete game to earn the win, and Christina Ortiz went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored for Legacy.

Danielle Nolan went 2-for-4 with a home run for the Aggies.

• Coronado 13, Del Sol 2 -- At Del Sol, Michelle Gillespie went 3-for-4 for the Cougars, who scored nine fourth-inning runs.

Kelsie Fahr, Devyn Choltko and Milena DiFiore each had two hits for Coronado.

• Palo Verde 15, Mojave 1 -- At Palo Verde, Lauryn Stover went 4-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, six RBIs and four runs for the Panthers.

Erika Stratton was 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBIs. Winning pitcher Missy McCormick, who struck out 11 in four innings, went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

• Shadow Ridge 10, Cheyenne 3 -- At Cheyenne, Rayna Bradshaw went 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs to help the Mustangs improve to 14-0.

Jasmine Fukuda was 2-for-3 with two RBIs for the Desert Shields.

• Basic 12, Tech 0 -- At Tech, Megan Feher tossed a five-inning shutout and went 3-for-4 with an RBI to lead the Wolves past the Roadrunners.

Stephanie Cinkovich had a triple, a double and two RBIs for Basic.

• Faith Lutheran 7-12, Boulder City 1-5 -- At Faith Lutheran, Jessie Tracy went 4-for-4 with a double and tossed a three-hitter with 15 strikeouts in the opener to lead the Crusaders.

Tracy and Angie Miller each hit a home run for Faith Lutheran in the second game. Brittany Hampton and Michelle Beatty each added three hits for the Crusaders in Game 2.

• Pahrump Valley 5-14, Virgin Valley 1-1 -- At Mesquite, Ashleah Barney tossed a three-hitter in the second game as the Trojans swept the Bulldogs.

• Mountain View 10-7, Laughlin 0-1 -- At Mountain View, Valencia Casey pitched a no-hitter with six strikeouts over five innings in the first game of the Saints' doubleheader sweep.

Randall Van Kempen went 3-for-3 with a homer and three runs in the first game. In the second game, Lexi Alley pitched a one-hitter and went 3-for-4 with a double to lead Mountain View.