Rio Rico beat Bisbee 15-6 Friday night at the Reid Park Annex to win the championship of the High School Summer League hosted by Kino Baseball. Rio Rico starting pitcher Raul Quijada went the distance for the win.
Bisbee led 1-0 after David Zamudio knocked in Jose Mendez in the top of the first inning but Rio Rico plated two in the bottom half of the inning on a double-steal and an RBI from Diego Garayzar. The 2-1 lead didn’t last long with Anthony Molina driving in two runs for Bisbee on a double in the third and then Molina scored to make it 4-2.
Rio Rico exploded for nine runs in the bottom of the third and Bisbee was unable to keep pace at that point, despite scoring again the fourth. Rio Rico added a run in the fourth inning and the fifth before finishing with two more in the sixth for the 15-6 victory.
Mendez had a 2-RBI double in the fourth for Bisbee but Quijada erased 10 of the last 11 batters he faced down the stretch. Mendez, Zamudio and Molina saw pitching action for Bisbee. Hector Navarro had an RBI double for Rio Rico, Uriel Quintero went 2-3 with an RBI, Gerry Alcantar had a RBI triple, Jose Valle added a double and 2 RBI, Garayzar went 2-2 with an RBI, Eduard Madrid had an RBI, Memo Guerrero went 3-4 with 2 RBI and Rodriguez added a 2 RBI double.
Diego Chavez had two hist for Bisbee, Mendez went 2-4 with 2 RBI and a double, Molina went 2-4 with 2 RBI and a double and Victor Ramirez, Zamudio, Horacio Olivarria and Alvarez added singles for Bisbee.
Rio Rico pitcher Raul Quijada with the complete game victory to help his team win the @kino_league High School Summer League championship @rioricohigh @RR_Athletics pic.twitter.com/MS8s4mhxrY
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) July 9, 2022
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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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