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Rincon beat Sunnyside 8-1 Wednesday night at the Purple Heart Park to claim the District 12 8-10 Baseball championship. The team from the Vail area advances to the State Tournament to be played in Mesa staring July 11. Nogales and Canyon View will join Rincon.
Rae Tanori is tough as nails in the field and at the plate pic.twitter.com/Lp55F4XUxl
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) July 7, 2022
Sunnyside took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning after Ozzie Guadarrama reached on an infield error and Nathan Governale brought him in later in the inning. That lead help up until the top of the third mainly due to the pitching of Carlo Rivero who struck out the first five Rincon batters he faced.
Raelynn Tanori stopped that streak with a leadoff walk in the third inning and she reached third on a passed ball where Calvin Williams brought her in on a single two outs later to tie the game up 1-1. Rincon took the lead for good after Braxton Sapp tripled in the fourth and Bryce Brown reached on an error. Both runners scored on passed balls to make it 3-1. Rivero ended the night with nine strikeouts in four innings of work for Sunnyside with no earned runs.
Rincon pitcher Caleb King pic.twitter.com/IQVYfyWNgw
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) July 7, 2022
Meanwhile, Rincon starting pitcher Caleb King went the distance, scattering three hits with no earned runs and five more runs by Rincon in the top of the fifth really took the pressure of his shoulders down the stretch.
Richie Cantabrana came up with a pinch-hit double in that inning that scored two runs. Nathan Ventura added an RBI and Brown singled. Santiago Zepeda ended the game for Sunnyside and he shutdown the last four batters he faced.
Rincon manager Eddie Sapp talks about his squad pic.twitter.com/ge1kzkzlj6
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) July 7, 2022
The Willcox girls won the D-8 8-10 championship and the team will start state play on July 15 in Sierra Vista. Thornydale and Sunnyside will join them.
In Majors Baseball action, Sunnyside beat Rincon 1-0 at the Field of Dream Complex to advance to the D-12 championship against Copper Hills Thursday night. Sunnyside needs to win to force and “If Game.”
Various state tournaments begin on Friday with the State Baseball Juniors starting Saturday morning at Mehl Park and Curtis Park.
Rincon wins it 8-1. Next stop is state https://t.co/Q7QZMzTgV5 pic.twitter.com/WVxrddz8My
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) July 7, 2022
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
D-5 SOFTBALL 8-10: THORNYDALE
D-8 SOFTBALL 8-10: WILLCOX
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: SUNNYSIDE
D-12 SOFTBALL 9-11: RINCON
D-5 SOFTBALL 10-12: THORNYDALE
D-8 SOFTBALL 10-12: SIERRA VISTA PONYTAIL
D-12 SOFTBALL 10-12: SUNNYSIDE
D-5 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: MARANA
D-8 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: BENSON SAN PEDRO
D-12 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: SUNNYSIDE
Sunnyside LL Majors All-Stars defeat Rincon LL Majors All-Stars 1-0 to advance to the District 12 championship round tomorrow against Copper Hills. This is the age group that goes to Williamsport. pic.twitter.com/7iykCeFgko
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 7, 2022
D-5 BASEBALL 8-10: CANYON VIEW
D-8 BASEBALL 8-10: NOGALES
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: RINCON
D-5 BASEBALL 9-11: CANYON VIEW
D-8 BASEBALL 9-11: NOGALES
D-12 BASEBALL 9-11: RINCON
D-5 BASEBALL 10-12: MARANA
D-5 BASEBALL 50/70: WESTERN
D-8 BASEBALL 50/70: NOGALES
D-12 BASEBALL 50/70: SUNNYSIDE
D-5 BASEBALL JUNIORS: WESTERN
D-8 BASEBALL JUNIORS: NOGALES
D-12 BASEBALL JUNIORS: SUNNYSIDE
D-8 BASEBALL SENIORS: NOGALES
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART
Rincon 8, Sunnyside 1 (Championship)
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Sunnyside 1, Rincon 0
THURSDAY, JULY 7
D-8 BASEBALL 10-12: NOGALES
Douglas vs. Nogales, 5 p.m.
Sierra Vista vs. Benson San Pedro, 8 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Copper Hills vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
FRIDAY, JULY 8
D-8 BASEBALL 10-12: NOGALES
Elimination Game, 8 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Copper Hills vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m. (If Game)
STATE 9-11 SOFTBALL: FOUNTAIN HILLS
Rincon vs. D-3, 6:30 p.m.
STATE MAJORS SOFTBALL: CAMP VERDE
Thornydale vs. D-10, 5:30 p.m.
Sierra Vista vs. D-1, 5:30 p.m.
STATE JUNIORS SOFTBALL: AVONDALE
Thornydale vs. Benson San Pedro, 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 9
D-8 BASEBALL 10-12: NOGALES
Championship Game, Noon
STATE JUNIORS BASEBALL: CURTIS/MEHL
Sunnyside vs. Flagstaff D-1, 8 a.m. (Curtis)
Nogales vs. Westwood D-7, 10 a.m. (Mehl)
Western vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m. (Curtis)
STATE MAJORS SOFTBALL: CAMP VERDE
Sunnyside vs. TBD, 8 p.m.
STATE JUNIORS SOFTBALL: AVONDALE
Sunnyside vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
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