The Old Tucson Gauchos defeated the Old Pueblo Kings 15-5 and the Speedway Gamblers topped the Northwest Nighthawks 11-4 on Wednesday night in the start of the best-of-three series in the Sun Belt College League semifinal round.
The Gauchos and Gamblers can clinch a spot in the championship series with wins Friday night.
The games are played at the Kino Sports Complex Annex Fields.
Old Tucson Gauchos 15, Old Pueblo Kings 5
Gauchos take 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series
Highlights:
Gauchos
— Nogales High School graduate Raenan Padilla of Gateway Community College with four RBIs
— Liam Padden of CDO and Mercy (N.Y.) College had three RBIs
— LHP Shea Prahl of Marana and Concordia (Neb.) got the win with five innings pitched, allowing three hits while striking out five.
Kings
— Tyler Delk of Sabino and Pima College had two hits.
— Brian Brimmer of Sahuarita (college undecided) had two hits, one of them a double, with two RBIs.
— Carlos Molina of Pueblo and Dickinson State homered.
Speedway Gamblers 11, Northwest Nighthawks 4
Gamblers
— Payton Capullo of Sabino and Victor Valley (Calif.) College had two hits, including a double and three RBIs.
— RHP Adrien Marquez of CDO and Eastern Arizona College was the winning pitcher, pitching four innings, striking out three and allowing five hits.
Nighthawks
— Nomar Basurto of Salpointe Catholic and Gateway Community College had a double and two RBIs.
Schedule
Game 2 – Kino Sports Complex
Friday – 6:30 p.m.
Field 5 – Speedway Gamblers vs Northwest Nighthawks
Field 7 – Old Tucson Gauchos vs Old Pueblo Kings.
Winners of these two semifinal series will meet in the championship best-of-three series starting Tuesday at the Kino Sports Complex.
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