Southern Arizona’s softball teams went 8-2 in playoff games Tuesday with pitching dominance the major reason, most notably no-hitters pitched by Sunnyside freshman Ashley Rosthenhausler and Sabino sophomore Avery Nielson.
Rosthenhausler threw her gem in a seven-inning outing, a 1-0 victory over visiting Phoenix Sunnyslope in an elimination game in the 6A playoffs. She recorded eight strikeouts with four walks.
Nielson’s no-hitter was in six innings in a 10-0 victory over visiting Coolidge. She had 16 strikeouts and no walks.
Other dominant pitching performances from Southern Arizona hurlers on Tuesday:
— Tucson junior Jorgina Gant allowed one hit in five-inning mercy-rule 12-0 win over visiting Mesa Desert Ridge in a 6A elimination game. She struck out seven with no walks.
— Mountain View freshman Arianna Figueroa scattered six hits in her six innings in the 2-1 loss at Scottsdale Desert Mountain. She struck out four and walked two.
— Ironwood Ridge senior Liliana Vigil-German pitched eight innings in the Nighthawks’ 3-2 upset win at Waddell Canyon View. She scattered six hits with one earned run while allowing three walks with three strikeouts.
— Salpointe senior Gianna Mares helped hold off visiting Sahuarita in a 10-4 win by pitching the last three innings and striking out nine batters with no walks while allowing one hit.
— CDO senior Sydnee Wendel struck out eight with one walk in 5 1/3 innings in the Dorados’ 5-3 win at Scottsdale Saguaro. She scattered five hits with one earned run.
— Empire sophomore Kendall Freidinger dominated visiting Wickenburg in a 6-0 win with 18 strikeouts and no walks while allowing only three hits.
— Tanque Verde senior Jessica Thompson struck out 12 with no walks while allowing only three hits in a 5-0 win at Phoenix Bourgade Catholic.
TUESDAY’S GAMES
BASEBALL 6A SECOND ROUND
No. 2 Tucson 4, No. 10 Pinnacle 1
— Tucson is 23-7.
— P/CF Gerrardo Brito, 1-3, run, double, 6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 Ks
— SS Sebastian Pino, 2-3, RBI
No. 16 Sunnyslope 12, No. 9 Sunnyside 1 (Elimination)
— Sunnyside ends its season 19-13.
— SS Alonso Martinez, 2-3, RBI
SOFTBALL 6A ELIMINATION GAMES
No. 3 Sunnyside 1, No. 11 Sunnyslope 0
— Sunnyside is 27-6.
— P Ashley Rosthenhausler, 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 8 Ks
— Lauryn Carbajal, 1-3, run
— Leylani Lopez, 1-3, RBI, double
No. 10 Tucson 12, No. 15 Desert Ridge 0 (5 inn.)
— Tucson is 24-8-1.
— P Jorgina Gant, 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 Ks
— C Yami Villa, 1-4, run, RBI
— CF Julissa Lopez, 1-2, run, RBI
— 3B Jiselle Nunez, 1-3, run, 2 RBIs
— 1B/3B Cheyanne Ortiz, 2-3, run, RBI
— RF Jaelyn Cota, 2-2, 2 runs, 2 RBIs
— SS Sofie Trejo, 2-3, 2 runs, RBI
— DP Alyssa Torres, 2-3, 2 runs, 4 RBIs, HR (grand slam)
SOFTBALL 4A/5A SECOND ROUND
5A: No. 2 Desert Mountain 2, No. 7 Mountain View 1
— Mountain View is 22-7
— INF Clarissa Figueroa, 2-3, double
— 1B Addie Noriega, 1-3, run
— INF Anyssa Bojorquez, 2-3, run, RBI
— P Arianna Figueroa, 6 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 Ks
5A: No. 11 Ironwood Ridge 3, No. 3 Canyon View 2 (8 inn.)
— Ironwood Ridge improved to 24-9.
— 1B Mia Gutierrez, 2-4, run, RBI, HR
— P Liliana Vigil-German, 8 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 Ks
4A: No. 1 Salpointe 10, No. 9 Sahuarita 4
— Salpointe improved to 32-1.
— 1B Anyssa Wild, 3-4, run, 2 RBIs, 2 doubles, HR
— C Jae Castillo, 3-3, 2 RBIs, double
— P/RF Gianna Mares, 1-3, run, 3 RBIs, double, 3 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 Ks
— CF Taiya Teixera, 1-5, 2 runs
— LF Alma Garcia, 1-3, run, double
— DP Jordan Goebel, 2-4, RBI, double
— Sahuarita is 19-11
— C Maria Lerma, 1-3, 3 RBIs, double
4A: No. 5 Canyon del Oro 5, No. 4 Saguaro 3
— CDO is 27-6.
— CF Zaedi Tagalog, 1-4, run, double
— C Allee Noble, 2-3, run, double
— SS Molly Herman, 1-4, RBI
— 1B Malayah Renteria, 1-3, run, 3 RBIs, HR
— P Sydnee Wendel, 5 1/3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 8 Ks
BASEBALL 3A FIRST ROUND
No. 4 Pusch Ridge 5, No. 13 Snowflake 0
— Pusch Ridge is 18-11.
— CF Jude Luckow, 2-3, run, RBI
— SS Bubba Mustain, 2-3, run, RBI
— 2B/1B Mike Chop, 2-3, run, 2 RBIs
— 1B/P Andres Castro, 1-3, RBI
— DH Tyler Mustain, 1-3, run, double
— P Noah Miller, 6 2/3 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 Ks
No. 10 Sabino 4, No. 7 Gilbert Christian 1 (9 inn.)
— Sabino improved to 15-9.
— SS Ryan Draper, 2-4
— 1B Julian Cebrero, 1-4, double
— LF Leaf Moylan, 1-3, RBI, double
— 3B Oscar Rocha, 1-4, RBI
— 2B Hayden Green, 1-3, run, RBI
— P Max Lialios, 9 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 Ks
No. 5 Yuma Catholic 10, No. 12 Tanque Verde 1
— Tanque Verde ended its season 16-14.
— SS Landon Walker, 1-2, double
— C Mylo Gallego, 1-3, double
SOFTBALL 3A FIRST ROUND
3A: No. 1 Sabino 10, No. 16 Coolidge 0 (6 inn.)
— Sabino improved to 27-3.
— SS Jesamin Aguilar, 2-4, 2 runs, 3 RBIs, double
— RF/LF Riley McFarland, 2-3, run
— C Gianna Pancost, 2-3, RBI
— 3B Bailey Nichols, 2-3, run, triple
— 1B Lilly Mann, 2-4, run, 4 RBIs, double, HR
— 2B Renee Williams, 1-3, run, RBI
— DH Alyssa Aguilar, 1-2, 2 runs, RBI
— P Avery Nielson, 6 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 16 Ks
3A: No. 2 Empire 6, No. 15 Wickenburg 0
— Empire is now 27-1.
— CF Abigail Zsitvay, 2-3, run, RBI, double
— 3B/LF Eva Peace, 2-2, run, RBI, double, HR
— LF/RF Callista Drawbaugh, 1-2, 2 runs
— 3B Haley Ehlert, 1-2, 2 runs, RBI, HR
— P Kendall Freidinger, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 18 Ks
3A: No. 9 Tanque Verde 5, No. 8 Bourgade 0
— Tanque Verde is 16-9.
— P Jessica Thompson, 2-4, 2 RBIs, 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 12 Ks
— 2B Kaity McLaughlin, 2-4, run
— CF Emily Ryan, 2-5, run, 2 RBIs
— 3B Paige Hammarstrom, 1-3, RBI
— SS Sara Hoagland, 1-4, double
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.
SOFTBALL 4A/5A/6A SECOND ROUND ELIMINATION
6A: No. 3 Sunnyside vs. TBD
6A: No. 10 Tucson vs. TBD
5A: No. 7 Mountain View at No. 3 Canyon View, 4 p.m.
4A: No. 9 Sahuarita at No. 4 Saguaro, 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/3A QUARTERFINALS AT PAPAGO COMPLEX
3A: No. 1 Sabino vs. No. 9 Tanque Verde, 7 p.m.
3A: No. 2 Empire vs. No. 10 Holbrook, 7 p.m.
2A: No. 2 Willcox vs. No. 7 Heritage, 5:30 p.m.
2A; 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.
SATURDAY’S GAMES
BASEBALL 6A THIRD ROUND AT DIABLO STADIUM
No. 2 Tucson vs. No. 3 Basha, 6:30 p.m.
BASEBALL 3A QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Yuma Catholic at No. 4 Pusch Ridge, 2 p.m.
No. 10 Sabino at No. 2 NW Christian, 2 p.m.
BASEBALL 1A QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Anthem Prep at No. 4 St. David, 2 p.m.
No. 6 Desert Christian at No. 3 Bagdad, 2 p.m.
SOFTBALL 4A/5A THIRD ROUND AT PAPAGO
5A: No. 11 Ironwood Ridge vs. No. 2 Desert Mountain, 11:30 a.m.
4A: No. 1 Salpointe vs. No. 5 Canyon del Oro, 11:30 a.m.
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