Both teams score more than 100 points to record comfortable victories.
Articles
Casa Grande was pumped up to play its baseball game with Westwood on Friday afternoon at HoHoKam Park, the spring home of the Chicago Cubs.
The Cougars did not let the excitement of the venue interfere with their play as pitching and defense ruled in a 7-0 triumph over the host Warriors in a 5A East Valley Region game.
Team scores nine runs in the seventh inning to rally for a 12-5 victory over Desert Edge.
Saguaro used the return to action of its ace, offensive pressure from the get-go and superior defense to win its 19th consecutive game Thursday in a showdown for first place in the 4A Desert Sky Region.
Travis Steinheiser pitched five solid innings and Brandon Demerest, Matt Morris and Ben Tingley cracked long homers as the Sabercats beat host Queen Creek, 12-5.
Trae Armstrong working toward a state-championship repeat in the 100 and 200.
Two base hits and a sacrifice in the sixth inning produce the only run of the game against Deer Valley.
Basha pitcher Kailey Regester was hit hard a couple times on Wednesday.
Hit hard as in home runs by a couple players from the opposition, Domi Shone and Ayssa Vargas of Mesquite.
Those blows were nothing like she the thumping she took during a team practice before the 2011 regular season began.
Firebirds get two home runs from Nick DeRegis and a big relief effort from sophomore left-hander Dillon Bigcrane.
The top four teams in the 5A Central Region softball race are not separated by much. And when Gilbert (4-1), Mesa Mountain View (3-2), Dobson (2-1) and Basha (2-1) have played one another the margin of error has been thin for the most part.
Nothing changed in that regard Tuesday afternoon as Gilbert used a pair of two-run homers to beat Mountain View, 5-2, in a clash of teams tied for first in the region at Gilbert High.
Mesquite softball coach Jeff Shufelt has seen his team surrender bushel baskets of runs lately (39 in its last three defeats) and battle the loss of a couple key players (Ayssa Vargas and Katie Greco) to injury.
The Wildcats, however, were definitely battlers Monday afternoon, coming back from two-run deficits early and late to subdue Perry High, 7-6, in a 5A non-region game at Mesquite.
Mountain Pointe is on pace to break the school record its baseball team set last season for home runs (60). That mark likely will be broken with the Pride resting at 48 homers in 18 games to date.
But coach Brandon Buck does not believe home runs define the hitting success the Pride possess. He thinks a game a couple days ago against Marcos de Niza is more telling.
Jaguars show tenacity in 6-4 triumph over Sandra Day OConnor.
Outstanding performance at the recent Chandler Rotary elevated her to a national-type competitor.
Team uses passed ball for 3-2 triumph over Bishop Gorman (Nev.), ranked No. 1 in nation by MaxPreps.
Arizona contingent is led by Tempe Corona del Sol.
A day after its 14-game home run streak came to an end, Mountain Pointe started another one.
After getting shut out for the first three innings on Wedneday afternoon by rival Desert Vista, Mountain Pointe erupted for 16 runs over the final four innings and posted a come-from-behind 16-8 win in a 5A non-region baseball game at Desert Vista.
Event continues Wednesday and Thursday at Horizon High in Phoenix. Games also at Hamilton, Corona del Sol, Brophy.
Mountain View baseball extended its latest streak to two.
A streak of tie games, that is.
New head coach was defensive coordinator for two-time Class 5A Division II champ Chaparral.
Walk-off home run in seventh inning allows Las Vegas team to remain unbeaten with 4-3 victory over Hamilton.
With a bit more than half of its regular season in the books the signs of a Dobson softball turnaround are evident.