DEPARTMENT OF ARIZONA AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
Post 73 Crush (Sunnyside) beat Post 7 Tucson 13-6 to go up 1-0 in the best-of-3 championship series taking place at the Kino Baseball Complex. The second game is set for Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. and the third game, if necessary, is slated for Thursday night at the same time.
Sunnyside is now 11-4 this summer and Tucson is 12-4 with two of those losses coming to Sunnyside. Tucson won the 2022 state championship.
Sunnyside took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning and Tucson fought back to cut the Crush lead down to 6-5 after five innings of play but Sunnyside added one in the sixth and six runs in the seventh for the victory.
Jose Grijalva went 1 for 3 with a double and three RBIs to lead Sunnyside, Jesus Rodriguez went 2-4 with a triple and two RBIs, Argeniz Mazon went 2-5 with a double and an RBI, Jordan Mayboca went 2-3 with an RBI, Jorge Ruiz went 3-2 with two RBIs, Michel Muniz had an RBI as did Omar Ruiz. Orlando Cobarrubias picked up five strikeouts and Mayboca threw one inning.
Jaden Leon went 2-4 with a triple and an RBI for Tucson, Maddox Jones went 2-4 with a triple and two RBIs, Gennaro Brito went 2-4 with an RBI, Ramses Mada had an RBI and Jorge Castro has an RBI. Aldo Teilon, Javier Encinas, Jose Zepeda and Uziel Castillo had a hit. Brito and Castillo took the mound for Tucson.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BEST OF 3 SERIES
TUESDAY, JULY 18
Post 73 Crush 13, Post 7 Tucson 6
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19
Post 73 Crush vs. Post 7 Tucson, 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JULY 20 (If necessary)
Post 73 Crush vs. Post 7 Tucson, 6:30 p.m.
WEST REGION FAIRFIELD, CALIFORNIA
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2
Arizona vs. Texas, 9:30 a.m.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 3
Arizona vs. TBD
WORLD SERIES
AUGUST 11-16
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Named one of “Arizona’s Heart & Sol” by KOLD and Casino del Sol, Andy Morales was recognized by the AIA as the top high school reporter in 2014, he was awarded the Ray McNally Award in 2017 and a 2019 AZ Education News recognition. He was a youth, high school and college coach for over 30 years. He was the first in Arizona to write about high school beach volleyball and high school girls wrestling and his unique perspective can only be found here and on AZPreps365.com. Andy is a Southern Arizona voting member of the Ed Doherty Award, recognizing the top football player in Arizona, and he was named a Local Hero by the Tucson Weekly for 2016. Andy was named an Honorary Flowing Wells Caballero in 2019, became a member of the Sunnyside Los Mezquites Cross Country Hall of Fame in 2021 and he was a member of the Amphi COVID-19 Blue Ribbon Committee. He earned a Distinguished Service Award from Amphitheater and he was recognized by City Councilman Richard Fimbres. Contact Andy Morales at amoralesmytucson@yahoo.com
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