Willcox ace Hattie Macumber pitched a no-hitter in Willcox’s 8-0 victory Sunday over Nevada in the opening-round game of the Little League West Regional Tournament at San Bernardino, Calif.
Willcox next plays Southern California in a winners’ bracket semifinal game Wednesday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
Macumber, who pitched a no-hitter in the state championship against Goodyear last week, struck out nine batters against Nevada without a walk.
She faced three batters over the minimum in the six-inning game, in which she threw 81 pitches. The three Nevada batters who reached were hit by a pitch (twice) and on an error.
Macumber also helped her cause at the plate, going 1 for 3 with a two-run single that put Willcox ahead 2-0.
After a wild pitch allowed Willcox to increase its lead to 3-0 in the top of the fifth, Izabella Pando’s two-run triple increased the lead 5-0.
Willcox took advantage of two errors by Nevada to extend the lead to 7-0 going to the bottom of the fifth.
A wild pitch brought home Willcox’s last run in the sixth.
Carley Torres had a single and two runs for Willcox and Karlie St. Claire hit a single and scored a run.
Hattie Macumber has no-no time for your hits 🙅♀️ #LLWS pic.twitter.com/DKXw9gKLqf
— Little League (@LittleLeague) July 23, 2023
SUNDAY, JULY 23
WEST REGION LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL SAN BERNARDINO
Willcox 8, Nevada 0
WEST REGION JUNIOR SOFTBALL ARTHUR PACK
Nevada 3, Utah 0 (Elimination)
Northern California 13, Mesa Four Peaks 1 (Elimination)
Alaska 4, Southern California 3
Washington 10, Marana 5
Marana 7, Nevada 4 (Elimination)
Southern California 14, Northern California 4 (Elimination)
Marana’s Aubriana Gray pitched a complete game to lead her team to a 7-4 win over Nevada in an elimination-bracket game after losing earlier in the day to Washington 10-5.
Gray struck out six without a walk and scattered 10 hits in her seven innings.
Malia Mills went 2 for 3 with a run and Kyla Layton hit an RBI single for Marana, which plays in the next round of the elimination bracket against Southern California at 6 p.m. at Arthur Pack.
Nevada took a 3-0 lead in the first inning but Marana rallied for four runs all following errors in the third inning to take the lead for good.
Layton’s RBI single and fielder’s choice groundout by Brooke Beck produced two insurance runs in the sixth for Marana.
WEST REGION 50/70 BASEBALL NOGALES
Nogales 21, Alaska 19
Douglas 9, Idaho 3
WEST REGION SENIOR BASEBALL OAKLAND
San Xavier 13, Idaho, 3 (Elimination)
MONDAY, JULY 24
WEST REGION JUNIOR SOFTBALL ARTHUR PACK
Mesa Four Peaks vs. Oregon, 5 p.m. (Consolation)
Marana vs. Southern California, 6 p.m. (Elimination)
Alaska vs. Washington, 7:30 p.m. (Winners’ bracket semifinal)
ARIZONA STATE 8-10 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PURPLE HEART
Rincon vs. Arcadia, 6:30 p.m.
ARIZONA STATE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL FLAGSTAFF
Sunnyside vs. Cactus Shadows, 6 p.m. (Elimination Final)
WEST REGION 50/70 BASEBALL NOGALES
Douglas vs. Washington, 5 p.m.
ARIZONA STATE JUNIOR BASEBALL TEMPE
Western vs. Randolph, 6:30 p.m. (Elimination)
WEST REGION SENIOR BASEBALL OAKLAND
San Xavier vs. Northern California, 11 a.m. (Elimination)
TUESDAY, JULY 25
ARIZONA STATE 8-10 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PURPLE HEART
Rincon vs. Arcadia, 6:30 p.m. (if necessary)
ARIZONA STATE LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FLAGSTAFF
Canyon View vs. TBD, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
WEST REGION LITTLE LEAGUE SOFTBALL SEMIFINAL SAN BERNARDINO
Willcox vs. Southern California, 7 p.m. (ESPN+)
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