DISTRICT 12 LITTLE LEAGUE
MONDAY, JUNE 29
9-11 BASEBALL: LAWRENCE
Rincon 13, Sunnyside 3
Cactus Empire 8, SW Foothills 3 (ELIMINATION)
BASEBALL LL: ANAMAX
Cactus Empire 10, San Xavier 4
Cactus Empire manager Gilbert Montaño talks about his team’s gutsy performance in a 10-4 win over San Xavier in the championship round of the District 12. His team faced elimination and pulled out the win, forcing a deciding game tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at Anamax Park at Sahuarita, pic.twitter.com/wfJBnKVHSk
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) June 30, 2026
Cactus Empire’s Ryan Kruse, Leon Verdugo and Gabriel Rodriguez each homered – Rodriguez had two 2-run shots – in the team’s 10-4 win over San Xavier in the District 12 championship round. The win forced a deciding game tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. Verdugo also pitched five scoreless… pic.twitter.com/dgb3grk0sY
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) June 30, 2026
Cactus Empire forced a deciding game for the District 12 Little League baseball championship with the victory over San Xavier.
Cactus Empire has won four straight elimination games after starting the tournament with a 4-3 loss against San Xavier.
Gabriel Rodriguez hit a couple of two-run home runs as part of Cactus Empire’s four-home run barrage on Monday night that included three home runs in a six-run fourth inning that opened the scoring. Leon Verdugo and Ryan Kruse also hit home runs that inning.
Rodriguez belted his second two-run shot and Kruse hit a two-run double in a four-run sixth that increased the lead to 10-0.
Verdugo, who reached the pitch count limit of 75 through five innings, was the winning pitcher after not allowing a run with four hits. He struck out eight and walked three.
San Xavier’s Diego Lopez hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the sixth and Royce Otero then walked but the last batter struck out to end the game.
8-10 SOFTBALL: LAWRENCE
Copper Hills 9, SW Foothills 2 (ELIMINATION)
TUESDAY, JUNE 30
9-11 BASEBALL: LAWRENCE
Sunnyside vs. Cactus Empire, 6:30 p.m. (ELIMINATION)
BASEBALL LL: ANAMAX
Cactus Empire vs. San Xavier, 6:30 p.m. (CHAMPIONSHIP)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
8-10 SOFTBALL: LAWRENCE
San Xavier vs. Copper Hills, 6:30 p.m. (CHAMPIONSHIP)
THURSDAY, JULY 2
9-11 BASEBALL: LAWRENCE
Rincon vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m. (CHAMPIONSHIP)
DISTRICT 5 LITTLE LEAGUE
MONDAY, JUNE 29
BASEBALL 8-10: ORA MAE
Canyon View 11, CDO 3 (CHAMPIONSHIP)
Canyon View beat CDO 11-3 to win the D-5 8-10 Baseball championship. The team from the Catalina Foothills area will take on East Mesa on July 7 in Phoenix to start off the State Tournament. Standouts Jacob Smalley and Cade Lee talk about their team pic.twitter.com/0JAkHzDyWC
— Andy Morales (@AndyMorales8) June 30, 2026
BASEBALL 9-11: MEHL
Tanque Verde 11, Thornydale 0 (CHAMPIONSHIP)
BASEBALL LL: MURRIETA
Continental Ranch 7, CDO 6 (CHAMPIONSHIP)
50/70 BASEBALL: CROSSROADS
Marana 12, Flowing Wells 1
Continental Ranch 13, Western 5 (ELIMINATION)
JUNIOR BASEBALL: MURRIETA
Thornydale 7, Continental Ranch 6
Western 17, Canyon View 4 (ELIMINATION)
TUESDAY, JUNE 30
50/70 BASEBALL: CROSSROADS
Flowing Wells vs. Continental Ranch, 6:30 p.m. (ELIMINATION)
JUNIOR BASEBALL: MURRIETA
Continental Ranch, vs. Western, 6:30 p.m. (ELIMINATION)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
50/70 BASEBALL: CROSSROADS
Marana vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m. (CHAMPIONSHIP)
JUNIOR BASEBALL: MURRIETA
Thornydale vs. TBD, 6:30 p.m. (CHAMPIONSHIP)
LOCAL STATE TOURNAMENTS
BASEBALL LL: JULY 10-16: ORA MAE
BASEBALL 50/70: JULY 6-TBD: NOGALES
SOFTBALL JUNIOR: JULY 7-TBD: MISSION MANOR/FIELD OF DREAMS
LOCAL WEST REGION TOURNAMENTS
BASEBALL 50/70: JULY 23-30: NOGALES
SOFTBALL JUNIOR: JULY 23-29: ARTHUR PACK
Recommended for you
