WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
D-12: 8-10 SOFTBALL: LAWRENCE
San Xavier 7, Copper Hills 6 (CHAMPIONSHIP)
D-5: 50/70 BASEBALL: CROSSROADS
Marana 15, Continental Ranch 0 (CHAMPIONSHIP)
D-5: JUNIOR BASEBALL: MURRIETA
Western 14, Thornydale 7
San Xavier pitcher Zarina Badilla earned the complete-game 7-6 win over Copper Hills in the District 12 8-10 softball championship. She struck out 12 in the six-inning performance. She also went 3 for 3 with a run and double. pic.twitter.com/MN3zYcFANR
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 2, 2026
San Xavier shortstop Sophia Auhl had a two-run double in her team’s 7-6 win over Copper Hills for the District 12 championship. pic.twitter.com/3Tvkl7EBAf
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 2, 2026
Briceyda Martinez went 2 for 3 with a run, double and two RBIs in San Xavier’s 7-6 win over Copper Hills in the District 12 8-10 softball championship. pic.twitter.com/62J0qY3EDV
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 2, 2026
San Xavier third baseman Alessandra Armstrong hit an RBI triple and scored a run in her team’s 7-6 win over Copper Hills in the District 12 8-10 softball championship. pic.twitter.com/h6mMRBgFix
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 2, 2026
Jazmine Larin Rada went 2 for 2 with an RBI and walk in San Xavier’s 7-6 win over Copper Hills in the District 12 8-10 softball championship. pic.twitter.com/6fKND2OdDe
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 2, 2026
San Xavier manager Alex Martinez got doused with water in celebration after his team’s 7-6 win over Copper Hills in the District 12 8-10 softball championship. San Xavier will next play in the state tournament that starts Monday at Avondale. pic.twitter.com/6JU9a5Z4dB
— Javier Morales (@JavierJMorales) July 2, 2026
Behind the pitching of Zarina Badilla and a pivotal three-run fifth inning that included a two-run double by Sophia Auhl, San Xavier advanced to the state tournament with the hard-fought win over Copper Hills.
Badilla allowed 11 hits and six runs in her complete-game, six-inning effort, that included 12 strikeouts and two walks. She also was 3 for 3 at the plate with double and a run.
Auhl’s double in the fifth helped San Xavier pull away to a 7-4 lead.
Copper Hills rallied one last time in the bottom of the sixth but came up short.
A two-run triple with two outs by Alexia Ortega cut the lead to 7-6 before Badilla struck out the last batter.
The back-and-forth game included San Xavier and Copper Hills each scoring a run in the first and third innings and then both scoring two runs in the fourth.
Auhl and Briceyda Martinez each had two RBIs for San Xavier.
Ortega went 2 for 3 with a run and two RBIs and Meri Guzman was 3 for 3 with two runs and an RBI for Copper Hills.
THURSDAY, JULY 2
D-12: 9-11 BASEBALL: LAWRENCE
Rincon vs. Sunnyside, 6:30 p.m. (CHAMPIONSHIP)
D-5: JUNIOR BASEBALL: MURRIETA
Western vs. Thornydale, 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
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