SATURDAY, JULY 8
D-8: 8-10 BASEBALL BENSON
Willcox 18, Sierra Vista 13 (Elimination)
Nogales 14, Bisbee 2 (Elimination)
D-8: JUNIOR BASEBALL NOGALES
Douglas 16, Sierra Vista 1
D-12: 8-10 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Rincon 10, Empire 6
Rincon beats Empire 10-6 to earn the District 12 8-10 baseball championship. Rincon advances to the state tournament at its home field at Purple Heart Park starting next Saturday. pic.twitter.com/VoAHcwIumb
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 9, 2023
Rincon overcame a slow start and home run by Empire’s Evan Andrew in the first inning to prevail on Saturday night at Manzanita Park, winning its third straight District 8-10 baseball tournament championship.
Brycen Barnes‘ walk with the bases loaded in the third inning tied the game at 1.
Rincon, which won out of the elimination bracket, then scored four runs in each of the next two innings to establish a 9-3 leading going into the sixth inning.
Rincon pitcher Calvin Williams and catcher Braxton Sapp, who earned their third straight District 8-10 title, each scored two runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
Rincon starting pitcher Calvin Williams and batterymate Braxton Sapp earned their third straight district 8-10 baseball title. They will try to achieve their first state championship at their home park, Purple Heart, starting next Saturday. pic.twitter.com/BdW82O0dJD
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 9, 2023
Rincon 8-10 All-Star catcher Braxton Sapp went 2 for 3 with three RBIs to lead his team to a 10-6 win over Empire to claim the District 12 championship. He and batterymate Calvin Williams have won three consecutive district titles in this age group. pic.twitter.com/Kzgtqsv1BK
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 9, 2023
Sapp had two doubles in each inning, including one that produced two runs in the fifth inning that gave Rincon a 7-2 lead.
Gavin Allison also had an RBI single in the fifth that gave Rincon a 9-2 lead.
An RBI single by Empire’s Joe Ulrich cut the lead to 9-3 in the bottom of the fifth.
Barnes again walked with the bases loaded to add an insurance run in the top of the sixth.
Empire mounted a rally with three consecutive singles to start the bottom of the sixth by Andrew, Chase Carney and Gabe Rodriguez that loaded the bases.
Andrew scored on a fielder’s choice groundout and Nathan Montano drove in Carney in with a single to cut the lead to 10-5. The last run scored when Rodriguez came home on another fielder’s choice groundout.
Rincon 8-10 All-Stars coach Eddie Sapp has coached this age group to three consecutive District 12 titles. Rincon advances to play at its home field, Purple Heart Park, in the state tournament that starts next Saturday. pic.twitter.com/HgwSfobjVH
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 9, 2023
Rincon reliever Dom Hainley struck out the last batter and his team proceeded to throw their gloves in the air and celebrate.
Sapp finished 2 for 3 with two runs and three RBIs, Markuz Ortiz went 2 for 2 with a walk, and Hunter Russell and Barnes each had two RBIs.
Andrew went 2 for 3 with three runs, a home run and RBI and Ulrich was 2 for 3 with an RBI for Empire.
— Javier Morales
ARIZONA STATE SENIOR BASEBALL WINSLOW
San Xavier 10, Blythe 5
Sierra Vista 14, Coolidge 4
ARIZONA STATE 8-10 SOFTBALL AVONDALE
Marana 16, Prescott Valley 5
Douglas 6, Mohave Valley 3
Sunnyside 17, Avondale 1
ARIZONA STATE 9-11 SOFTBALL VERDE VALLEY
Superior 27, Randolph 19 (Elimination)
Sierra Vista 3, Goodyear 2
ARIZONA STATE LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL VERDE VALLEY
Willcox 3, District 6 0 (Elimination)
ARIZONA STATE JUNIOR SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ARTHUR PACK
Mesa Four Peaks 12, Benson San Pedro 3
Four Peaks beat San Pedro 12-3 on Saturday to win the Arizona State Junior Softball championship. Four Peaks will represent Arizona at the Western Regional to be played at the Arthur Pack Complex starting on July 22. The team from Mesa will take on Oregon at 8 a.m. on opening day. Marana is the host team and the District 5 representative will face Northern California at 10 a.m.
San Pedro represents the Benson and St. David areas and the team went 3-2 at the state tournament also held at Arthur Pack. San Pedro beat Avondale 12-3 to start the tournament off last Wednesday and the team went on to beat Williams 23-7 to stay alive in the winner’s bracket but Four Peaks beat San Pedro 22-2 on Friday to send the team to the elimination bracket later that night where a rematch with Williams was on deck.
Williams held a 7-0 lead on San Pedro in the elimination game but San Pedro scored two runs in the bottom of the third and five in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game up 7-7. Williams took an 8-7 lead in the seventh but San Pedro scored twice in the bottom half to pull out the 9-7 victory.
Four Peaks went 4-0 during the week, starting out with a 15-5 win over Southwestern Foothills of Tucson and an 8-5 win over Silver Creek (Snowflake), followed by the 22-2 win over San Pedro to set up the final game Saturday night. Four Peaks scored four runs in the top of the first inning and four more in the second to take a commanding 8-0 lead on San Pedro. Four Peaks went up 11-0 in the fifth but San Pedro scored three runs in the bottom half of the inning to stay alive. Four Peaks added a run in the top of the seventh for the 12-3 win.
Tierah Metcalf went 2 for 3 with a triple and two RBIs, Jada Porter went 1-2 with a double with two RBIs and Dylan Davis added two RBIs. Madilyn Young picked up the win for Four Peaks. Emmalyn Jacquez and Alyssa Boslet had doubles for San Pedro and Jacquez had three RBI. Karris Taylor and Boslet took the circle for San Pedro and the duo combined for six strikeouts.
SUNDAY, JULY 9
ARIZONA STATE SENIOR BASEBALL WINSLOW
San Xavier vs. Sierra Vista, 5 p.m.
ARIZONA STATE 8-10 SOFTBALL AVONDALE
Douglas vs. Casa Grande, 5:30 p.m.
Marana vs. Clifton/Morenci, 5:30 p.m.
Sunnyside vs. Gilbert, 7:30 p.m.
ARIZONA STATE LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL VERDE VALLEY
Willcox vs. Mohave Valley, 5:30 p.m. (Elimination)
ARIZONA STATE SENIOR SOFTBALL BLYTHE
Sierra Vista vs. Coolidge, 7 p.m. (Elimination)
MONDAY, JULY 10
D-8: 8-10 BASEBALL BENSON
Douglas vs. Benson, 5 p.m.
Willcox vs. Nogales, 7:30 p.m. (Elimination)
D-8: JUNIOR BASEBALL NOGALES
Nogales vs. Douglas, 6 p.m.
ARIZONA STATE 9-11 SOFTBALL VERDE VALLEY
Sierra Vista vs. District 1, 7:30 p.m.
ARIZONA STATE 9-11 BASEBALL SIERRA VISTA
ARIZONA STATE 50/70 BASEBALL NOGALES
SATURDAY, JULY 15
ARIZONA STATE 8-10 BASEBALL PURPLE HEART
ARIZONA STATE JUNIOR BASEBALL TEMPE
MONDAY, JULY 17
ARIZONA STATE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL FLAGSTAFF
SATURDAY, JULY 22
WEST REGION JUNIOR SOFTBALL ARTHUR PACK
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