Nick Zuppas pitched 4 2/3 shutout innings, and Palo Verde claimed a 1-0 win over Bishop Manogue on Thursday in the Class 4A state baseball tournament at Bishop Manogue High School.
Damon Seiters
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C.J. Dornak will look to keep things light in the dugout and lead the way on the mound as the Wolves look for their third consecutive state baseball title when the Class 4A state tournament begins Thursday in Reno.
Faith Lutheran’s Aidan Goldstein freshman shot 3-under-par 69 at Reflection Bay Monday to take the individual lead after the first day of the tournament.
Palo Verde senior pitcher Jaret Godman picked up two victories Saturday as the Panthers defeated Centennial 15-0 and 1-0 to claim the Sunset Region baseball title at Shadow Ridge.
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.
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.