Sunnyside beat Southwestern 9-3 Thursday night at the Field of Dreams complex to claim the District 12 8-10 Softball championship. The team from Mission Manor Park advances to the state tournament slated to start on July 15 in Sierra Vista. Thornydale will represent District 5 in the tournament.
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Southwestern beat Sunnyside 4-3 on Saturday and Sunnyside beat Copper Hills Wednesday night to set up a rematch with Southwestern Wednesday night in a must-win situation in the double elimination format. Sunnyside came back late in that game to take it 11-9 to force the “If Game” Thursday night.
Jade Gonzalez controlled the circle for Sunnyside with 12 strikeouts and no earned runs given up. She scattered four hits with Micaella Lopez collecting three of those for Southwestern. Cassia Duran picked up the other hit.
Jade Gonzalez 12 Ks. No earned runs for Sunnyside https://t.co/sh9Os91kSS pic.twitter.com/eYFpcmqHkQ
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Sunnyside scored six runs in the top of the fourth inning to take control of the championship game. Enyelin Gonzalez and Noelle Valenzuela had inside-the-park home runs in the game for Sunnyside. Daniela Leon and Viany Toledo had two hits each.
Lopez had seven strikeouts for Southwestern and Alicia Vasquez and Adelina Elbie also saw pitching action.
In baseball action, Sunnyside eliminated Empire 14-4 in the Majors Division to reduce the number of teams battling for the District 12 Little League title to Copper Hills (2-0), Rincon (2-0), Cactus (1-1), Sunnyside (1-1), Southwestern (0-1) and Randolph (0-1),
The D-12 Junior Baseball championship will be decided Friday night at Jesse Owns between Copper Hills (4-1) and Sunnyside (3-1) at 6:30 p.m.
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
D-5 SOFTBALL 8-10: THORNYDALE
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: SUNNYSIDE
D-12 SOFTBALL 9-11: RINCON
D-5 SOFTBALL 10-12: THORNYDALE
D-12 SOFTBALL 10-12: SUNNYSIDE
D-5 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: MARANA
D-12 SOFTBALL JUNIORS: SUNNYSIDE
D-5 BASEBALL 8-10: CANYON VIEW
D-5 BASEBALL 9-11: CANYON VIEW
D-8 BASEBALL 9-11: NOGALES
D-5 BASEBALL 10-12: MARANA
D-5 BASEBALL 50/70: WESTERN
D-8 BASEBALL 50/70: NOGALES
D-12 BASEBALL 50/70: SUNNYSIDE
THURSDAY, JUNE 30
D-12 BASEBALL 9-11: FIELD OF DREAMS
Rincon 8, Sunnyside 1
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Sunnyside 14, Empire 4
D-12 JUNIOR BASEBALL: JESSE OWENS
Copper Hills 13, Sunnyside 11
D-12 SOFTBALL 8-10: FIELD OF DREAMS
Sunnyside 9, Southwestern 3 (Champions)
FRIDAY, JULY 1
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART
Empire vs. Rincon, 5:15 p.m.
Copper Hills vs. Sunnyside, 7:45 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Randolph vs. Cactus, 5:15 p.m. (Elimination)
Southwestern vs. Sunnyside, 7:45 p.m. (Elimination)
D-12 JUNIOR BASEBALL: JESSE OWENS
Copper Hills vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
SATURDAY, JULY 2
D-12 BASEBALL 8-10: PURPLE HEART
Elimination Game, 6:30 p.m.
D-12 BASEBALL 9-11: FIELD OF DREAMS
Cactus vs. Rincon, 6:30 p.m. (Championship)
D-12 BASEBALL 10-12: FIELD OF DREAMS
Copper Hills vs. Rincon, 5:15 p.m.
Elimination Game, 7:45 p.m.
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Named one of “Arizona’s Heart & Sol” by KOLD and Casino del Sol, Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and a 2019 AZ Education News recognition. He was a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling and his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is a Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. He earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater and he was recognized by City Councilman Richard Fimbres. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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