BASEBALL: Basic manufactures run in the seventh, nips Las Vegas
April 18, 2016 - 9:16 pm
Garrett Giles’ sacrifice fly with one out in the top of the seventh inning plated Ryne Nelson with the deciding run as Basic’s baseball team edged host Las Vegas 5-4 on Monday.
Nelson led off the seventh with a walk and stole second before moving to third on a flyout.
Giles finished 2-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI, and Trent Bixby and Christian Rivero each went 2-for-4 with a double for Basic.
Foothill 2, Valley 1 — At Foothill, Tyler Kara and Trentin Price combined on a four-hitter to help the Falcons nip the Vikings.
Kelton McCall’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth inning scored Kelton Lachelt to break a 1-1 tie, and the Falcons held on.
Price threw 2 2/3 innings of hitless relief, striking out four.
Valley’s Jacob Cruz tossed a five-hitter.
Clark 9, Tech 8 — At Tech, Matthew Thompson’s RBI single with two outs in the top of the seventh inning drove in the eventual winning run as the Chargers edged the Roadrunners.
With the score tied 7-7 heading into the seventh, the Chargers got their first two runners on and moved them into scoring position with a bunt.
Stefan McLin’s sacrifice fly gave Clark the lead before Thompson’s RBI single.
The Roadrunners got a run back in the bottom of the seventh, but Clark’s Thomas Campbell struck out Trevor Kephart with runners at second and third to end the game.
McLin finished 2-for-4 with a double and triple. Thomspon went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and Guy Tannenbaum went 2-for-4 with two RBIs for Clark.
Jayce Otis went 3-for-5, and Chandler Gehring was 2-for-4 for Tech. Kephart was 2-for-5 for the Roadrunners.
Mojave 14, Desert Pines 12 — At Desert Pines, Otto Hernandez was 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, three runs and three RBIs as the Rattlers held off the Jaguars in a game that was called after six innings because of darkness.
Scott Wilson went 2-for-4 with a double, and Kevin Gutierrez and Jacob Davis each went 2-for-3 for Mojave.
Tony Fields was 2-for-5 with two doubles for Desert Pines.
Sierra Vista 6, Centennial 3 — At Sierra Vista, Jhared Gonzalez and David Perez combined on a four-hitter to lead the Mountain Lions by the Bulldogs.
Gonzalez struck out seven in five innings.
Blake Kaplan was 2-for-4 with a double, and Cooper Kitrel went 2-for-3 for Sierra Vista.
Bonanza 10, Spring Valley 7 — At Bonanza, Torren Brozovich went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs as the Bengals rallied from a 6-3 deficit in the fifth inning and topped the Grizzlies.
Micah Higa and Danny Ruiz each went 2-for-3 with a double, and Jay DeSoto was 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI for Bonanza.
Bryce Bullock was 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs, and Jaxson Otis went 3-for-4 for Spring Valley. Jonathan Bakken went 2-for-4 with an RBI for the Grizzlies.
Arbor View 9, Faith Lutheran 5 — At Arbor View, Jayce Gardner went 3-for-3 with three runs, and the Aggies scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to break a 5-5 tie and top the Crusaders.
Logan Santos was 2-for-2 with two runs and an RBI, and Nick Quintana went 1-for-3 with three RBIs for Arbor View.
Zack Trageton was 2-for-3 with a run for Faith Lutheran.
Rancho 8, Canyon Springs 0 — At Rancho, Angel Walker went 2-for-3 with a double and a run, and the Rams used a six-run second inning to top the Pioneers.
Braulio Santiaguin was 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBIs for Rancho.
Zack Gardner and Giovani Benuto each went 2-for-4 for Canyon Springs.
Green Valley 11, Eldorado 0 — At Eldorado, Drake Maningo went 3-for-4 with a triple, a double, two runs and three RBIs as the Gators defeated the Sundevils.
Jimmy Montiel went 3-for-5 with a two RBIs, and Carter Gehlken went 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs for Green Valley, which broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the fifth inning.
Tyler Heiny and Jake Empey combined on a three-hitter for the Gators.
Palo Verde 13, Boulder City 2 — At Palo Verde, Tucker Thomason went 3-for-3 with a double, two runs and three RBIs to help the Panthers defeat the Eagles in five innings.
E.J. Arnold went 3-for-3 with an RBI, and Kristian Garcia was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs for Palo Verde. Nolan Erickson was 1-for-2 with a double, two runs and three RBIs for the Panthers.
Nolan Desantis was 2-for-3 with two runs for Boulder City.
Box scores:
Arbor View 9, Faith Lutheran 5