Tony Piazza went 2-for-2 with two RBIs to lead Scottsdale Notre Dame past visiting Scottsdale Chaparral 8-3 in a matchup of the top-ranked baseball teams in 4A-I and 4A-II Friday.
Angelo Wright had two hits and two RBIs and Kyle Conroy had seven strikeouts in five innings to get the win for the 4A-II Saints. Royce Bolinger hit a two-run homer and Trey Ford and Danny Coulombe added two hits apiece for the 4A-I Firebirds.
BASEBALL
Grant Kempton pitched a shutout to lead host Desert Ridge over Skyline 7-0. Gerry Kleman went 3-for-3 for Desert Ridge. ...
Justin Sutherland hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth inning to put Basha ahead to stay in a 6-5 win at Desert Vista in a 5A-I Central Region game. Tony Asta added a double and a solo homer for the Bears (13-6, 2-0). Jaycob Brugman hit two homers and drove in four runs for the Thunder (10-9, 0-2). ...
Jimmy Sanchez homered and drove in four runs to lead visiting Red Mountain past Westwood 12-8. Derek Mendoza added two hits and three RBIs for the Mountain Lions. Marshal Davis led the Warriors with a home run and four RBIs. ...
Tim Willsey had two hits to lead Mountain View over host Marcos de Niza 8-5. Nic Nedrow added two RBIs for the Toros. Ben Dorman led Marcos with two hits. ...
Colton Farnsworth went 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs to lead Desert Mountain to a 11-4 win at Glendale Mountain Ridge in a Desert Valley Region game. Lars Liguori, Taylor Lindsey and Kyle Smith each drove in two runs for Desert Mountain. ...
Ryan Davis hit a two-run double and Mike Morales added a three-run double during a six-run sixth inning for Chandler in a 9-6 win over Highland in a 5A-I Fiesta Region game. Devyn Rivera hit a two-run homer for the visiting Hawks. ...
Jordan Adair hit a two-run homer with one out in the bottom of the seventh to break a 6-6 tie and lead host Mesa to an 8-6 victory over Dobson in 5A Division I East Valley Region action. Dillon Downs added a two-run homer and Dallin Parker had two hits for Mesa. Kyle Rapchak led Dobson, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
SOFTBALL
Jenna Hudson had seven strikeouts and gave up one hit in six innings, and Jenny Ramsaier went 3-for-4 with a double and drove in a run to help Mountain View beat Marcos de Niza 10-0 in a 5A nonregion game. Cortney Davis added an RBI-double for the host Toros (13-9). Keelie Alilfua had the only hit for Marcos. ...
Brittany Lobell went 3-for-3 with a double in Basha's 8-2 win against Desert Vista in a 5A-I Central Region game. Chelsea Collins hit an RBI single for the visiting Thunder. ...
Mel Willadsen had 12 strikeouts en route to a perfect game for host Red Mountain in a 7-0 win over Westwood in a 5A-I East Valley Region game. Lucy Aubrecht and Courtney Sherwin each drove in two runs, and Willadsen added an RBI single for Red Mountain (15-8, 1-0). ...
Sammie Maltese hit a double with the bases loaded, scoring Maddie Francis, Nicole Curet and Jaci Moench in the top of the eighth inning to put Desert Mountain ahead to stay in a 14-13 win at St. Mary's in a 5A-I Desert Valley Region game. Dillon Firestone went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs and Jessica Mitchell drove in two runs for the Wolves (16-9, 2-0). Alyssa Estrella hit a home run and drove in five runs and Keanna Lomeli added a three-run homer for the Knights (18-6, 1-2). ...
Lindsay Carter (4-8) tossed a complete game as host Hamilton beat Gilbert 2-1. Megan Rossing led the Huskies, 3-for-3 with two RBIs. ...
Vanessa Alvarez had two hits as host Corona del Sol beat Mountain Pointe 8-1.
