Roundup: Infield hit helps Rancho nip Spring Valley

Donovan Gladney’s infield single plated Tanner Albright with the winning run in the top of the seventh inning Tuesday to lift Rancho’s baseball team to a 4-3 win at Spring Valley.

Albright doubled with one out and moved to third on Elijah Jordan’s infield hit before scoring on Gladney’s hard grounder to short.

Cris Verdugo was 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs, and Jairo Verdugo was 1-for-3 with a solo home run for the Rams.

Chase Rodriguez was 2-for-4 with a solo home run for the Grizzlies.

Shadow Ridge 11, Faith Lutheran 7 — At Faith Lutheran, the Mustangs scored seven runs in the top of the eighth and held off the Crusaders.

Brandon Tressler’s three-run homer broke a 4-4 tie, and Shadow Ridge added four runs on RBI singles by Andrue Sanchez, Ashton Caniglia and Kristian Saldana and a bases-loaded walk.

Faith Lutheran answered with an RBI double by Shane Taylor and a two-run single by Michael Flynn, but Brady Joyner got the final two outs with two runners on to end the game.

Saldana went 4-for-5 with a run and two RBIs, and Caniglia was 4-for-6 with two runs and an RBI for the Mustangs.

Jacob Ortega was 2-for-5 with a double, a home run, two runs and two RBIs to lead Faith Lutheran. Sagan Gronauer and Michael Rice each added two hits for the Crusaders.

Desert Pines 12, Tech 12 — At Tech, the Jaguars and the Roadrunners played to a tie in a game that was called after seven innings because of darkness.

Jose Maldonado went 2-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, and Jorge Milian had two hits and three runs for Desert Pines.

Anthony Suazo was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, Jose Leon had two hits and two runs, and Sean Morgan hit a double and scored for Tech, which tied the game with four runs in the bottom of the seventh.

Centennial 9, Sierra Vista 5 — At Sierra Vista, Zachary Hare’s three-run double capped a six-run sixth inning as the Bulldogs topped the Mountain Lions.

Kris Bow was 2-for-3 with a triple and three runs, and Austin Kryszczcuk was 2-for-4 with a solo home run for Centennial.

Ariel Rodriguez was 3-for-3 with a double, and Champ Tenorio went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for Sierra Vista.

Foothill 4, Eldorado 0 — At Foothill, Brandon Fox and Tyler Collins combined on a three-hitter to lead the Falcons by the Sundevils.

Reece Miller was 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI, and Ethan Yatson was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI for Foothill.

Liberty 9, Bonanza 3 — At Bonanza, Dawson Beard allowed two hits and struck out eight in five innings to lead the Patriots by the Bengals.

Zanden Shim went 2-for-3 and had one RBI, Logan Meusy went 2-for-3 and had two RBIs, and Josh Rogers went 1-for-3 and had two RBIs for Liberty.

Las Vegas 10, Silverado 0 — At Las Vegas, Nathan Freimuth tossed five shutout innings with six strikeouts to earn the win and added three hits and four RBIs as the Wildcats blanked the Skyhawks in six innings.

Joel Lindahl and Leonel Anaya each added two hits for Las Vegas, which scored four runs in both the first and sixth innings.

Sean Graves had a double, and teammate Jarod Hill supplied a triple for Silverado.

Cimarron-Memorial 17, Clark 5 — At Cimarron, Andrew Johnson went 3-for-3 with two doubles, three runs and four RBIs as the Spartans routed the Chargers in five innings.

Zach Culver was 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs and five RBIs, and Mike Overland went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs for Cimarron. Elie Kligman was 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs and two RBIs, and Jackson Folkman and Ethan Daniel each added two hits for the Spartans.

Francisco Abad-Macedo was 1-for-1 with two RBIs for Clark.

Spring Mountain 11, Sandy Valley 1 — At Sandy Valley, the Golden Eagles used a seven-run second inning to rout the Sidewinders in a five-inning game.

SLAM Academy 16, Democracy Prep 1 — At Heritage Park, the Bulls routed the Blue Knights.