Devon Ryan had the game winning infield hit in the top of the 12th inning as No. 17 Perry beat No. 16 Corona del Sol in the first round of the Division I state softball tournament.

Keep it simple. Easy, right?

A quick breakdown of Monday night's Division I softball state championship matchup between No. 14 Chaparral and No. 6 Red Mountain:

Desert Valley All-Region softball team

Valerie Kaff broke her own Mountain View single-season strikeout record in Mountain View softball's 12-2 win over Westwood on Wednesday.

If anybody was figuring that the Red Mountain softball run would end after three years, think again.

Sophomore pitcher Gerardo Arzaga threw a complete game and went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI as Westwood pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the year, Wednesday, defeating Pinnacle 4-2.

It took a black-and-blue kind of semifinal battle between Mountain View and Chaparral to set up an all-red-and-black championship game in the Division I girls softball state tournament.

Kyle Pechloff had a pair of two run home runs to lead host Hamilton past city rival Chandler, 8-4, on Thursday in a Division I, Section II matchup.

Never a doubt.

In this dugout is the three-time defending state champions of softball, with a significant portion of the 2012 title team playing prominent roles again. Red Mountain is a No. 6 seed oozing with confidence, has gotten lights-out pitching from junior ace Bre Macha, went through the winner's bracket for a second consecutive year and outscored its opponents 30-4 in this tournament, including a win over its next opponent.

Spring sprang, and now summer has set in.

Who'll stop the reign?

Haley Culley, Red Mountain, Sr., IF: Engine of Red Mountain’s offense with her speed and slap-hitting; Once iffy at SS she’s improved drastically the past two seasons.

To Chaparral, Mountain Ridge was the cat with nine lives Wednesday.

Softball Players to Watch in 2011

All-Tribune First Team

All-Tribune First Team