Chris Verdugo had just two at-bats coming into play on Friday, but the Rancho junior made the most of his opportunity to hit against Coronado.
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Nik Dobar pitched a complete game, and Centennial took advantage of a six-run fourth inning to earn a 10-4 home win over Palo Verde.
Coronado scored three times in the first inning en route to an 8-5 road win over Liberty on Tuesday in the first round of the Sunrise Region tournament.
Nik Dobar has allowed just two earned runs all season, and carries a 7-0 record and 0.35 ERA into the Sunset Region playoffs. Centennial (24-7) host Durango (12-18-1) in the first round at 4 p.m. today.
Durango’s Alexis Geraldo had three hits and three RBIs to help the Trailblazers to a 12-6 road win over Desert Oasis to lock up second place in the Southwest League.
Coronado smacked 16 hits and rolled to a 12-2, six-inning win over visiting Foothill, avenging a 2-1 loss to the Falcons earlier in the season.
Cole Schaefer came on with the bases loaded and one out and his team clinging to a one-run lead in the sixth, but he induced an inning-ending double play, and top-ranked Desert Oasis held on to beat visiting Bishop Gorman, 9-8.
Austin Pfeifer went 3-for-4 with a double and a fifth-inning grand slam to lead Arbor View to an 11-5 home baseball win over Faith Lutheran.
Kris Bow’s two-run double with one out in the bottom of the seventh gave Centennial’s baseball team a 15-14 home win over Palo Verde.
Green Valley scored five unearned runs in the fifth inning with the help of three bunts to beat visiting Foothill, 5-3.
Joel Lindahl’s two-run single in the eighth inning Tuesday gave Las Vegas High a 4-3 home baseball win over Silverado.
Rancho took advantage of five Basic errors and smacked four home runs en route to a 16-4, five-inning win over the visiting Wolves on Saturday.
Desert Pines scored eight runs in the first and rolled to an 11-1, five-inning home win over Tech.
Filip Petrusev had 21 points and seven rebounds and was 5-for-6 on 3-pointers to lead Montverde Academy (Florida) to a 71-53 win over Findlay Prep in the semifinals of the GEICO High School Nationals in New York.
Kyler Edwards and Reggie Chaney combined for 39 points, and Findlay Prep rallied for a 66-54 victory over La Lumiere (Indiana) in the GEICO High School Nationals in New York.
