The hug was just as important as the connection.

Skyline starter Boyd Vanderkooi struck out all but two Mesa Jackrabbits on Tuesday afternoon finished with 10 in a complete game 9-0 shutout of Mesa at HoHoKam Stadium.

The early signing period for senior athletes began on Wednesday. 

PHOENIX - Zach Davies slept in his own bed in Gilbert over the weekend, but he didn’t get a chance to visit the place he feels most comfortable these days:

Basha graduate Johnny Morell was sitting in his childhood home in California, lounging on the sofa with family, when his phone started to jolt.

Hamilton senior Nick Brueser was part of the All-Star festivities in San Diego and came home with a title.

Jordan Kipper missed all of his junior year on the mound and left his legacy with the program due to his bat coming through with the game-winning hit in the state title game.

The gift of a second chance was aided by a few more presents from Mountain Ridge as Hamilton won its fifth state baseball title on Tuesday at Tempe Diablo.

Just two days after being kicked to the elimination bracket on a walk off, No. 6 Hamilton will get its chance at retribution.

Baseball can be fickle in that sometimes even when a team plays well, they can still lose.

A lengthy stay into the postseason was almost assured once it became known Mountain Pointe coach Brandon Buck was resigning.

Despite a gritty pitching performance from senior Aaron Makil, Westwood fell 1-0 to Canyon Del Oro in the Division DII state baseball elimination bracket at Maryvale Stadium on Tuesday.

The Mountain Pointe baseball team has scored a total of five runs in three playoffs games.

Coming off a one run late inning defeat  and playing less than 24 hours later can be tough in itself.

Mountain Pointe upset top-seeded Basha 2-1 on Thursday night at Tempe Diablo Stadium on a RBI double by Johnny Weaver.

PHOENIX – With one swing of an aluminum bat Cole Bellinger forever changed his recollection of an epic ballgame and in the process sent his Hamilton teammates into hysteria.