Michaela Hood pitched three innings of relief and went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs scored and three RBIs to help Spring Valley’s softball team to a 13-3 win over Boulder City in six innings in the winners’ bracket final of the Division I-A state tournament Friday at Shadow Mountain in Sparks.
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Pahranagat Valley’s softball team erupted for nine runs in the third inning to down Eureka 12-5 in the loser’s bracket final of the Division IV state tournament at UNR’s Hixson Park.
Reed’s Julia Jensen struck out 15, including 12 of the final 16 hitters, and led the Raiders to a 2-0 win over Rancho in a Division I state tournament opening-round game at UNR’s Hixson Park.
Michaela Hood tossed a five-hitter with 10 strikeouts and hit the go-ahead, two-run double in the fourth inning Thursday to rally Spring Valley’s softball team to a 9-2 victory over Churchill County in the opening round of the Division I-A state tournament at Shadow Mountain in Sparks.
Lincoln County, the two-time defending Division III state champion, potentially is two wins away from another crown after holding on for a 4-3 win over Pershing County in the opening round of the state tournament atUNR’s Hixson Park.
Spring Valley (25-3) will play in the program’s first state tournament game when it faces Churchill County (25-4) in the Division I-A tournament at 5 p.m. Thursday at Shadow Mountain in Sparks. Boulder City (29-9) faces Fernley (25-6-1) at 7 p.m. in the other first-round game.
After being pulled earlier in the game when she got a little woozy in the heat, Kayla Coles re-entered and blasted a solo home run to help Rancho to an 8-0 win over Liberty in the Sunrise final at Bishop Gorman. It’s the first region title for Rancho, which will compete for its third state title next week in Reno.
Denman threw a six-hitter to help Shadow Ridge to a 4-3 win over Palo Verde in the Sunset final at Bishop Gorman. Shadow Ridge (30-5) advances to the state tournament next week in Reno.
Hood threw a four-hitter and retired 19 consecutive batters at one point to lead the Grizzlies to a 3-2 win in the Division I-A Southern Region title game at Boulder City.
Brook Higbee went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run Saturday to lead Pahranagat Valley to an 18-4 victory over visiting Indian Springs for the Division IV Southern League tournament title.
Follow the link for the schedule and scores (when available) for the softball region tournaments in Southern Nevada.
Camden Zahn hit a chopper just inside of first base to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning and raced around to score on a wild throw after a sacrifice bunt to lift the Palo Verde to a 10-9 win over Centennial in the losers’ bracket final of the Division I Sunset Region softball tournament at Bishop Gorman.
Liberty’s softball team won a pair of elimination games Friday, including an 8-4 win over Coronado in the losers’ bracket final, to advance to the championship game of the Division I Sunrise Region tournament.
Boulder City rallied in a big way, and senior pitcher Charlene Masterson turned in a big-time performance as the Eagles won two games to punch the final ticket to next week’s state tournament.
Madalyn Taylor went 4-for-4 with a home run and a double Friday to lift host Pahranagat Valley’s softball team to an 18-5 win over Tonopah in five innings in the winners’ bracket final of the Division IV Southern League tournament.
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