STATE CHAMPIONS: WEST REGION ASSIGNMENTS
Sunnyside 50/70 Baseball: Nogales Host Team (Nogales: July 22-28)
Nogales Juniors Baseball (Bend, Oregon: Aug. 3-11)
Nogales Seniors Baseball (Oakland: July 20-27)
Thornydale Juniors Softball: Marana Host Team (Arthur Pack: July 22-28)
TUESDAY, JULY 19
STATE 8-10 BASEBALL: MESA (D-7)
Nogales 9, Rincon 1 (Elimination)
Top Rincon performer:
C Bryce Brown, 2 for 3, RBI, double
STATE 9-11 BASEBALL: PHOENIX (D-3)
Canyon View 13, Mesa Four Peaks 3 (Elimination)
Top Canyon View performers:
- 2B/SS Kevin Curtis, 2 for 4, 2 runs, RBI
- SS/P Raj Abramian, 2 for 4, 2 runs, RBI
- LF Lucas Runyon, 1 for 2, run, 2 RBIs
- LF Miles Tvedt, 1 for 1, 2 RBIs
- 1B Miles Anderson, 2 for 4, run, RBI
- P/2B Ethan Burnside, 1 for 4, RBI
- 3B Jackson Stern, 1 for 2, RBI
- RF Colin Tumlinson, 2 for 2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs
- P Ethan Burnside, 4 1/3 IP, 6H, 3R, 2ER, 0BB, 5Ks
STATE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: LITCHFIELD (D-2)
Douglas 10, Chandler 9
Peoria Sidewinder 10, Marana 9
Sunnyside 3, Queen Creek 2 (Elimination)
Douglas, the District 8 champs who defeated Nogales at Nogales in the district tournament championship, advances to the winner’s bracket semifinal against Peoria on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Douglas is 3-0 in the state tournament.
Top Douglas performers:
- Trase Rodriguez, 2 for 4, 3 runs
- Chris Escarcega, 2 for 3, 2 runs, 2 RBI
- Ivan Martinez, 2 for 3, 2 runs, 5 RBI
- Esequiel Gonzales, 2 for 3, run, RBI
Top Sunnyside performers:
- C Christian Moran, 1 for 2, 2 runs, RBI, HR
- 3B/P Dominic Thompson, 2 for 3, run, double
- P/RF Alex Ramirez, 1 for 2, run, RBI; 5 1/3 IP, 8H, 2R, 2ER, 2BB, 4Ks
STATE SOFTBALL 8-10: SIERRA VISTA (D-8)
Willcox 12, Thornydale 0 (4)
Mesa Four Peaks 17, Sunnyside 7 (Elimination)
SIERRA VISTA — Willcox’s Hattie Macumber likes to pitch. https://t.co/1gy6L6k0TJ
— Cochise Sports (@CochiseSports) July 13, 2022
Willcox All-Star pitcher Hattie Macumber continued her remarkable dominance, throwing her fifth no-hitter of the postseason on Tuesday night in a winner’s bracket game against Thornydale of the state tournament at Sierra Vista.
Willcox advances to Wednesday’s semifinal against Cave Creek Cactus Foothills at 7:30 p.m.
Thornydale will play Queen Creek in an elimination-bracket game Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Macumber struck out the first three batters she faced. She finished with 10 strikeouts and three walks. She has 73 strikeouts in six postseason games according to the Cochise County Herald/Review.
Top Willcox hitting performers:
- Stephany Aguilar, 2 for 2, three runs, three RBIs
- Hattie Macumber, 1 for 1, run, RBI
- Lilly Willams, 2 for 3, run, RBI
- Julie Larson, 2 for 3, run, two RBIs
- Josey Benavides, 1 for 2, run, RBI
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20
STATE 8-10 BASEBALL: MESA (D-7)
Nogales vs. Arcadia, 7 p.m. (Elimination)
STATE 9-11 BASEBALL: PHOENIX (D-3)
Rincon vs. Cave Creek Cactus Foothills, 7 p.m.
Canyon View vs. Gilbert, 7 p.m. (Elimination)
STATE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: LITCHFIELD (D-2)
Douglas vs. Peoria Sidewinder, 7 p.m.
Sunnyside vs. Marana, 5:30 p.m. (Elimination)
50/70 WEST REGION: NOGALES (D-8)
Nogales vs. Washington, 6 p.m.
STATE SOFTBALL 8-10: SIERRA VISTA (D-8)
Willcox vs. TBD, 7:30 p.m.
Thornydale vs. TBD, 5 p.m. (Elimination)
THURSDAY, JULY 21
50/70 WEST REGION: NOGALES (D-8)
Sunnyside vs. N. California, 8 p.m.
SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: OAKLAND
Nogales vs. N. California, 4:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, JULY 21
50/70 WEST REGION: NOGALES (D-8)
Nogales vs. Alaska, 5 p.m.
Sunnyside vs. Washington, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 23
50/70 WEST REGION: NOGALES (D-8)
Sunnyside vs. Alaska, 10 a.m.
Nogales vs. S. California, 1 p.m.
JUNIOR SOFTBALL WEST REGION: ARTHUR PACK (D-5)
Thornydale vs. Federal Way (WA), 8 a.m.
Marana vs. La Grande (OR), 8 a.m.
SUNDAY, JULY 24
50/70 WEST REGION: NOGALES (D-8)
Sunnyside vs. S. California, 10 a.m.