Tucson Post 7 beat St. George, Utah 2-0 on Saturday to advance to the semifinal round of the American Legion West Regional taking place in Fairfield, California this week. Tucson (3-1) lost in the first round to Texas on Wednesday and the state of Arizona representative has reeled off three straight wins to avoid elimination. Tucson will face Las Vegas (3-1) at 1 p.m. on Sunday for a shot at League City, Texas (3-1) in the championship final scheduled for 4 p.m.
Nevada beat Texas 7-1 Saturday night to set up the championship round of three teams. Texas beat Tucson 6-2 on Wednesday.
Tucson scored a run in the top of fifth on an RBI double from Jordan Lesley to score Javier Encinas and another run in the sixth inning on an RBI from Sebastian Pino, scoring Jaden Leon who had reached on a double.
Pino got the win on 6.2 innings of work and Lesley got the save with Utah stranding two runners in scoring position with two outs in the bottom of the seventh.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 5
AMERICAN LEGION WEST REGION ELIMINATION: FAIRFIELD CA
Tucson 2, Utah 0
JUNIOR WEST REGION ELIMINATION: BEND, OREGON
Randolph 15, Idaho 8
LITTLE LEAGUE WEST REGION: SAN BERNARDINO
Hawaii 7, Canyon View 4
SUNDAY, AUGUST 6
LITTLE LEAGUE WEST REGION ELIMINATION: SAN BERNARDINO
Canyon View vs. Northern California, 4 p.m. (ESPN+)
JUNIOR WEST REGION ELIMINATION: BEND, OREGON
Randolph vs. Montana, 1 p.m.
AMERICAN LEGION WEST REGION SEMIFINAL: FAIRFIELD CA
Tucson vs. Nevada, 1 p.m.
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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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