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Honor Roll: Top players Monday for Southern Arizona baseball teams, 5-0 in playoff games

By Javier Morales

Posted on May 2, 2023

*Catalina Foothills’ Ganon Dwyer was a top performer on the mound and at the plate in the Falcons’ win over Cactus Shadows (Andy Morales/AllSportsTucson.com)*

MONDAY’S GAMES

BASEBALL 4A/5A SECOND ROUND

5A: No. 1 Catalina Foothills 7, No. 8 Cactus Shadows 5

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— Catalina Foothills improved to 24-1-1 overall.

— DH/1B Nate Shoemaker, 1-3, 2 RBIs

— C Kincaid Bergthold, 1-4, 1 RBI

— 1B/P Ganon Dwyer, 2-3, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, HR, 4 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 Ks

— 2B Brandon Franz, 3-3

— CF Anthony Diaz, 3-4, 1 run

5A: No. 3 Nogales 12, No. 6 Williams Field 8

— Nogales improved to 24-6 overall.

— CF Gerardo Paco, 1-4, 2 runs, double

— P/2B Luis Martin Romero, 3-4, double, 5 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 4 BB, 4 Ks

— C Thomas Teel, 3-4, 2 RBIs, triple

— RF Salvador Valenzuela, 3-3, 3 runs, 3 RBIs, 2 doubles

— 1B Ralph Felix, 2-3, 1 run, RBI

— 3B Denzel Montijo, 2-3, 1 RBI

4A: No. 1 Salpointe 6, No. 8 Bradshaw Mountain 0

— Salpointe improved to 23-8 overall.

— 3B Conner Raetzman, 1-3, run, RBI

— 2B Josh Burke, 1-3, run

— SS Aciel Guillen, 2-3, run

— CF Roman Basurto, 1-3, run, 3 RBIs, HR

— 1B Izaiah Moraga, 2-3, RBI

— LF Jose Simon, 2-4, double

— P Shawn Barrios, 6 1/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 9 Ks

4A: No. 3 Sahuarita 6, No. 6 AZ College Prep 1

— Sahuarita improved to 23-5 overall.

— 1B Nathan Huie, 2-3, run, RBI, double, triple

— 3B Vince Garcia, 1-3, RBI

— LF Terrence Hicks, 1-2, 2 runs, double

— 2B/SS Ezra Vidal, 2-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs, double

— P Dante Johnson, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K

4A: No. 5 Canyon del Oro 13, No. 4 Mesquite 11

— CDO improved to 18-10 overall.

— CF Michael Jones, 3-4, 3 runs, double, triple

— 2B Jacob Charlson, 2-5, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, double, HR

— LF Sam Martinez, 1-2, run, 2 RBIs, double

— SS Tarrell Reid, 3-4, run, RBI

— DH Lucas Casey, 3-5, 3 runs, 2 RBIs, double, HR

— C Ernie Alvarez, 2-5, run, 2 RBIs

— P Regen Mazura, 2-3, 2 RBIs

— RF/LF Jackson Kokoskie, 2-4, run, triple

TUESDAY’S GAMES

BASEBALL 6A SECOND ROUND
No. 10 Pinnacle at No. 2 Tucson, 4 p.m.
No. 16 Sunnyslope at No. 9 Sunnyside, 4 p.m. (Elimination)

SOFTBALL 6A ELIMINATION
No. 11 Sunnyslope at No. 3 Sunnyside, 4 p.m. (Elimination)
No. 15 Desert Ridge at No. 10 Tucson, 4 p.m. (Elimination)

SOFTBALL 4A/5A SECOND ROUND
5A: No. 7 Mountain View at No. 2 Desert Mountain, 4 p.m.
5A: No. 11 Ironwood Ridge at No. 3 Canyon View, 4 p.m.
4A: No. 9 Sahuarita at No. 1 Salpointe, 6 p.m.
4A: No. 5 Canyon del Oro at No. 4 Saguaro, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL 3A FIRST ROUND
No. 13 Snowflake at No. 4 Pusch Ridge, 4 p.m.
No. 10 Sabino at No. 7 Gilbert Christian, 5 p.m.
No. 12 Tanque Verde at No. 5 Yuma Catholic, 4 p.m.

SOFTBALL 3A FIRST ROUND
3A: No. 16 Coolidge at No. 1 Sabino, 4 p.m.
3A: No. 15 Wickenburg at No. 2 Empire, 4 p.m.
3A: No. 9 Tanque Verde at No. 8 Bourgade, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

BASEBALL 4A THIRD ROUND AT DIABLO STADIUM
No. 1 Salpointe vs. No. 5 Canyon del Oro, 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Sahuarita vs. No. 2 Saguaro, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

BASEBALL 5A THIRD ROUND AT DIABLO STADIUM
No. 1 Catalina Foothills vs. No. 4 Horizon, 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Nogales vs. No. 2 Casteel, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

BASEBALL 2A FIRST ROUND AT GOODYEAR COMPLEX
No. 1 Benson vs. No. 16 Willcox, 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Tombstone vs. No. 14 Tempe Prep, 4 p.m.
No. 9 Bisbee vs. No. 8 Scottsdale Prep, 6:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL 2A QUARTERFINAL AT PAPAGO COMPLEX
No. 2 Willcox vs. No. 7 Heritage, 5:30 p.m.
No. 4 Benson vs. No. 5 Santa Cruz, 5:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL 1A QUARTERFINALS
No. 12 Ray at No. 4 St. David, 4 p.m.
No. 6 San Manuel at No. 3 Joseph City, 4 p.m.