Youth serves as Bishop Gorman surges to victory

Bishop Gorman's Neil Lawhorn may be a freshman, but he doesn't swing a baseball bat like one.

With the Gaels trailing by a run, Lawhorn crushed a pinch-hit home run to lead off the seventh inning, and Bishop Gorman added three more runs on the way to a 7-4 road win over Sierra Vista on Friday.

"Our team never gave up, and a freshman stepped it up big, Neil Lawhorn, and hit a huge home run," said senior pitcher Taylor Cole, who went the distance to get the win.

After Lawhorn's shot tied it, Scott Dysinger walked with one out and went to second on a wild pitch. Jeff Malm's infield single put runners on the corners.

Cole then put down a safety-squeeze bunt, with Dysinger beating the throw to the plate for the go-ahead run.

Brandon Garcia's two-run triple closed the scoring.

Cole allowed three earned runs on eight hits. He struck out seven and walked three.

He said getting a win on Friday after losing 1-0 in 11 innings to Bonanza on Thursday was a big boost for the team.

The Gaels (6-2 Southwest) are a game behind Sierra Vista (8-2) and a half game behind Durango (7-2) in the Southwest Division with four league games remaining.

"It was a big game," Cole said. "We're getting toward the tail end of league here, and every game matters."

Gorman struck first with three runs in the top of the first on RBI singles by Dysinger and Cole and a sacrifice bunt by John Rickard.

But the Lions responded with a run in the second and three more in the third to take the lead.

"What makes this team special is we're always able to believe and bounce back," Cole said. "Sometimes we panic a little bit, but for the most part we try to stay calm, and that's what makes us special. We never give up."

• Western 7, Clark 4 -- At Clark, Gerardo Vidal drove in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning, and Albert Gutierrez added two more RBIs in the ninth as the Warriors rallied to defeat the Chargers.

Gutierrez was 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Pitcher Kolin Niday went the distance, allowing six hits and striking out 11 to get the win.

• Durango 10, Spring Valley 0 -- At Spring Valley, Jayson McClaren pitched a two-hitter, striking out six, to lead the Trailblazers past the Grizzlies in six innings.

Aaron Kurcz was 3-for-3 with a triple and five RBIs to help Durango.

• Chaparral 10, Eldorado 1 -- At Chaparral, Chris Butler hit a home run and struck out eight to help lift the Cowboys.

Chaparral's Phil Lial went 3-for-4 with a double, and teammate Chris Juneman hit a home run.

• Las Vegas 14, Canyon Springs 1 -- At Canyon Springs, Marvin Campbell went 3-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs to lead the Wildcats to a five-inning win.

Bryan Harper and Aaron Remer each went 2-for-3 to help Las Vegas.

• Rancho 12, Desert Pines 5 -- At Desert Pines, James Crockett went 3-for-5 with a double and four RBIs to help the Rams beat the Jaguars.

Abel Tuinei was 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs to help Rancho, which jumped to a 5-0 first-inning lead.

Juan Lopez went 2-for-4 with an RBI to pace Desert Pines.

• Boulder City 8-12, Pahrump Valley 7-3 -- At Boulder City, Zach Bartholomew was 6-for-8 with three doubles and Justin Landerman went 5-for-9 with three doubles and three RBIs to lead the Eagles to the sweep.

Brett Moravec's RBI single with two outs in the sixth broke a 7-7 tie in the first game.

• Virgin Valley 8-0, Moapa Valley 1-6 -- At Mesquite, the Bulldogs and the Pirates split a doubleheader.

Anthony Morris pitched a six-hitter in the first game for Virgin Valley, and teammate Zach Horlacher had a double to ignite a seven-run third inning.

Moapa's Dallin Seely earned the win in the second game with a three-hitter. Teammate Cannon Anderson went 2-for-4 with three RBIs.

• Mountain View 15-18, Trinity 5-8 -- At Mountain View, the Saints beat the Thunder in both games of a doubleheader.

Mountain View's Brandon Carr had seven hits on the day, with two home runs, two doubles and nine RBIs.

• Calvary Chapel 24, Laughlin 0 -- At Laughlin, Cory Welch pitched a three-hitter with 10 strikeouts and hit a home as the Lions routed the Cougars.

Trevor Hall added two home runs and five RBIs for Calvary Chapel.