Tanque Verde forced game three in the District 5 Intermediate championship series by beating Western 8-6 Monday night at the Arthur Pack Complex. Western beat Tanque Verde 11-10 Saturday to get the series going.
The champion at the 50/70 level will advance to the state tournament lasted to start July 11 in Nogales. Nogales National is hosting from District 8 and Sunnyside claimed the District 12 championship last week.
Tanque Verde built an 8-3 lead through six innings with Victor Corella picking up the win with four strikeouts and only two earned runs in six innings of work. He shutdown the Western offense in the top of the fifth after the team worked the bases full. In all, Western left 11 runners on base.
For Tanque Verde, James Dryden had an RBI single; Gustavo Hurtad had a single; Alexander Page had a double and Maximus Collins went 2-3.
The final game of the best-of-three series will be Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at Arthur Pack.
LINK: SUNNYSIDE/COPPER HILLS PHOTOS
Sunnyside beat Copper Hills 6-5 Monday night in Majors softball action held at the Field of Dreams Complex to force the “If Game” in that championship series.
Copper Hills beat Sunnyside 2-0 last Friday to send Sunnyside to the Elimination Bracket and Sunnyside beat Randolph 27-4 on Saturday to set up the rematch under the double-elimination format.
Copper Hills took a 5-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning but Sunnyside scored two runs, aided by an RBI from Ruby Luevanos, to tie the game up 5-5. Copper Hills stranded two runners in the top of the sixth and then Sulema Llanes reached on a walk to start the bottom half of the inning for Sunnyside.
Llanes moved to second base after a walk was issued to Amaya Godoy with one out and then a fielder’s choice moved her to third base where she scored the winning run on an infield error one batter later.
The winner of the Majors Division will advance to Verde Valley for state competition on July 8. Thornydale claimed the D-5 championship last week.
There are six possible championships scheduled for Tuesday night, including the two mentioned above.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
D-5 SOFTBALL 8-10: THORNYDALE
D-5 SOFTBALL 10-12: THORNYDALE
D-8 BASEBALL 9-11: NOGALES
D-8 BASEBALL 50/70: NOGALES
D-12 BASEBALL 50/70: SUNNYSIDE
D-12 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: SUNNYSIDE
MONDAY, JUNE 27
D-5 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: ARTHUR PACK
Marana 12, Thornydale 11
D-5 BASEBALL 8-10: MEHL
Continental Ranch 14, Tanque Verde 4
D-5 BASEBALL 9-11: CURTIS
Thornydale 15, CDO 0
D-5 BASEBALL 10-12: ORA MAE
Canyon View 10, CDO 5
D-5 BASEBALL 50/70: ARTHUR PACK
Tanque Verde 8, Western 6
D-12 BASEBALL 9-11: FIELD OF DREAMS
Rincon 15, Los Ninos 0
Copper Hills 26, Randolph 0
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Copper Hills 6, Randolph 0
D-12 JUNIOR BASEBALL: JESSE OWENS
Sunnyside 13, Randolph 7
Copper Hills 14, Cactus 4
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: FIELD OF DREAMS
Southwestern 7, Copper Hills 6
D-12 SOFTBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Sunnyside 6, Copper Hills 5
TUESDAY, JUNE 28
D-5 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: ARTHUR PACK
Marana vs. Thornydale, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
D-5 BASEBALL 8-10: MEHL
Canyon View vs. Continental Ranch, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
D-5 BASEBALL 9-11: CURTIS
Canyon View vs. Thornydale, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
D-5 BASEBALL 10-12: ORA MAE
Marana vs. Canyon View, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
D-5 BASEBALL 50/70: ARTHUR PACK
Tanque Verde vs. Western, 6: 30 p.m. (Championship)
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART
Empire vs. Copper Hills, 5:15 p.m.
Sunnyside vs. Rincon, 7:45 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Rincon vs. Sunnyside, 5:15 p.m.
Empire vs. Cactus, 7:45 p.m.
D-12 JUNIOR BASEBALL: JESSE OWENS
Randolph vs. Copper Hills, 6:30 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: FIELD OF DREAMS
Sunnyside vs. Copper Hills, 5:15 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 SOFTBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Sunnyside vs. Copper Hills, 7:45 p.m. (Championship)
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART
Southwestern vs. TBD, 5:15 p.m. (Elimination)
Cactus vs. TBD, 7:45 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 BASEBALL 9-11: FIELD OF DREAMS
Cactus vs. Sunnyside, 5:15 p.m.
Rincon vs. Copper Hills, 7:45 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Southwestern vs. Copper Hills, 5:15 p.m.
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: FIELD OF DREAMS
Southwestern vs. TBD, 7:45 (Championship)
D-12 SOFTBALL 9-11: DREAMS FIELDS
Randolph vs. Rincon, 5:15 p.m.
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
D-12 JUNIOR BASEBALL: JESSE OWENS
Sunnyside vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
FRIDAY, JULY 1
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Randolph vs. TBD, 5:15 p.m. (Elimination)
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