
3A SOFTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP AT ASU
No. 1 Empire 1, No. 3 Yuma Catholic 0, 8 innings
Empire captured its second consecutive 3A state title behind Kendall Freidinger’s 16 strikeouts and Eva Peace’s walk-off single with two outs in the eighth inning. The Raven seniors have memories of a lifetime from their performance.
Recap – https://t.co/SbC6rOQOPA
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EMPIRE
C Abby Zsitvay, 2-3, walk
3B Eva Peace, 1-4, RBI (walk-off single in eighth)
RF Lainey Kroeger, 1-3, run, stolen base
P Kendall Freidinger, 8 IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 1BB, 16Ks (win)
1A SOFTBALL
CHAMPIONSHIP AT ASU
No. 1 Joseph City 11, No. 2 St. David 10
ST. DAVID
CF Emma Hart, 1-5, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases
SS Emelynn Jacquez, 2-3, 2 runs
C Austyn Hatch, 4-5, run, RBI, 2 stolen bases
1B Jasmine Wise, 1-4, 2 RBIs
P Paisley Gooding, 0-2, RBI, 3 walks (batting), 6 1/3 IP, 10H, 11R, 9ER, 2BB, 8Ks
LF Piper Merrill, LF, 1-4, run, stolen base
2B Regan Haynie, 2B, 1-2, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases
3B Katelynn Patton, 3B, 1-3, run, RBI, stolen base
5A BASEBALL
ELIMINATION AT TEMPE DIABLO STADIUM
No. 5 Cienega 5, No. 4 Catalina Foothills 0
CIENEGA
P Lute Chavez, 1-4, RBI, double (batting), 6 IP, 3H, 0R, 0ER, 4BB, 6Ks (win)
RF James Linzmeyer, 1-4, run, double
CF/P Anthony Montez, 1-3, RBI, double (batting), 1 IP, 0H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 1Ks
DH Zak Vasquez, 1-3, run
1B Carlos Davila, 1-3, RBI
LF Andrew Romo, 1-2, stolen base
PR Parker Schlagel, 2 stolen bases
Next game: Cienega vs. No. 1 Canyon View, semifinal, Mesa’s HoHoKam Stadium, Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
No. 3 Centennial 6, No. 6 Nogales 1
NOGALES
2B Luis Diego Jacquez, 1-3, run
DH Diego Gomez, 1-3, RBI











