March 8, 2010
The Arcadia
Titans opened the Spring Break Tournament with 4-2 victory over
Bradshaw Mountain on Saturday (3/6). The Titans got on the board
first in the second innning when Soph. Brendan Satran singled, stole
second and third on consecutive pitches, and was plated on an RBI
single by Jr. Andrew Serna. Two more Titans scored later in the
inning when Jr. Tim Janssen reached on an error. Bradshaw Mountain
got two in the fifth when Justin King, aboard via a leadoff double,
scored on a passed ball and Jim Jones, who drew a walk, scored on an
RBI double by Isaiah Holguin. The Titans answered with one more in
the bottom of the inning when Serna led off with a hit and later
scored on an RBI single from Janssen. Jr. Colton Sanchez gave up
two hits in 4 1/3 innings to earn his second victory of the season
and was relieved by Jr. Thomas Schellhardt, who struck out four.
Top hitters for the Titans were: Satran (3-3, 2B, 3 SB); Serna
(2-3, RBI, R); and Janssen (1-3, RBI).
PERRY 5 runs,
6 hits, 2 errors
WILLIAMS FIELD
4 runs, 6 hits, 3 errors
WP: Tyler
Lynch, 6 K’s, 2 BB’s
LP: Mitch
Allred, 4 K’s, 2 BB’s
This was a
very exciting and close game between the 2 Gilbert rival
schools. With Perry’s move up to 5A-2, it may be awhile before
these teams match up again in the future. Juniors Nic Martino
from WF and Tyler Lynch for Perry started on the bump. Perry
took the lead in the 2nd. Senior CF Connor Jones led
off with a double. One out later, Senior RF Tanner Gunkel traded
places with Jones at 2B. Senior Scot Taggart then drove in
Gunkel to make it 2-0. WF got a run back in the 3rd
on a single by relief pitcher Mitch Allred, a HBP, and then a
single and throwing error by Perry. Perry countered in the next
inning. Jones led off with a walk, stole 2nd and
Taggart drove him in with a single. Another run in the 5th
by Perry stretched the lead to 4-1 and Lynch looked very good on
the hill. He may have started to wear down a little in the 5th,
when after a walk and single and 2 outs, WF Junior 3B Drew
Wahlers crushed a 3 run opposite field missile to right field to
tie the score at 4-4. The game remained tied till the 7th.
With 2 outs in the top of the 7th, Pumas Junior David
Walker jacked his own homer to put Perry up 5-4. The bottom of
the 7th had its own excitement. Perry made a pitching
change bringing in Senior David Pederson. The Black Hawks got
the first 2 runners on with a single and HBP. That’s when Perry
was able to convert a very unusual double play that most people
watching thought was a triple play. A great relay to the plate
cut down the tying run for the 1st out, then C Alex
Burridge wheeled to 3rd appearing to get the
secondary runner. 3B JT Jobusch then fired to 1B Taggart to back
pick the hitter for the 2nd out. Pedersen was able to
induce a groundout to save the game. Perry is now 5-1 while WF
falls to 2-3.
Leading
Hitters:
Perry: David
Walker, 2-3, HR, 2 runs, SB
Scot
Taggart, 2-3, 2 RBI’s, SB
Connor Jones, 1-2, 2B, BB, SB, 2 runs
Tanner Gunkel, 2B, RBI
Williams
Field: Drew Wahlers, 3 run HR
JD Layton, 2-4
Tyler Lynch on the hill for Perry
Perry 11
runs, 14 hits, 0 errors
McClintock
6 runs, 9 hits, 5 errors
Previously
undefeated McClintock dropped their first game of the year.
Perry jumped out to an early 5-0 lead in the top of the 1st
highlighted by Alex Burridge’s bases clearing 3 run double.
McClintock hurt themselves with 3 uncharacteristic errors in
the inning. The Pumas tacked on 5 more runs in the 2nd
with Connor Jones’ 2 run homerun and Colin Braithwaite’s 2
run double. Perry Senior LHP starting pitcher Tanner Gunkel
was very effective in his 2 innings of work with 4
strikeouts, only surrendering a solo HR to David Renteria.
With a 10-1 lead, it looked like this one was going to be a
short day for Perry. It didn’t turn out that way as Charger
catcher Brent Davis connected for a 2 run jack in the 4th,
and then a 3 run tatter in the 6th. Perry
relievers Taylor Gunkel and Daniel Felix were able to finish
off the Chargers. McClintock is now 5-1, while Perry
improves to 4-1.
Hitting
Leaders:
Perry:
David Walker 4-5, 2 runs, RBI
Colin Braithwaite 3-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBI’s
Connor Jones 2-2, 2 run HR, BB, 3 RBI’s
Alex Burridge 2-4, 2B, 3 RBI’s
JT Jobusch 2-4, RBI
McClintock: David Renteria 3-3, HR
Brent Davis, 2-3, 2 HR’s, 5 RBI’s
Ryan Peterson 2-3
Notre Dame 10
Cienega 0
Chris Watson pitched 5 innings allowing only an infield
single and Aaron Slegers threw 2 perfect innings in
relief to lead Notre Dame to the shutout. Steve Berry,
Casey Scott, and Tayler Scott led the Saints offense
with 2 hits a piece while Joe Luvisi,Greg Hopkins, and
Joey Greco each added a hit to complete the Notre
Dame offensive attack for the day.
Sophomore Reuben Rincon overcame his first inning
jitters and won his first start for Millennium with an
impressive outing against Deer Valley. In the top of
the first Darian Ramage ripped the second pitch of the
game into left-center for a solid single, then advanced
to second on a balk. He scored the first run on Jacob
Doyle's double down the right field line. Doyle then
scored on a bloop single by DV pitcher, Kyle
Herrington. Things were looking good for Deer Valley
and not so good for Rincon. Well, that was the last hit
for Deer Valley. They scored another run in the top of
the fifth on 2 errors, and were cruising with a 3-1 lead
behind Herrington.
Through the first 4 innings, Herrington had given up
only 2 hits and 1 unearned run. The Tigers' bats came
to life in the 5th. After Austin Hoffman's long drive
to left came up about 5' short for a harmless F-7, Tatum
Hendrix hit the next pitch about 20' further for his
first home run of the year. Tyler Booth then ripped a
double down the right field line and scored on Ty
Johnson's double of the base of the fence in
left-center. Tie ballgame! After working the count to
3-1, Anthony Davison ripped his second HR of the season
for the Tiger's first lead of the game.
Rincon retired the SkyHawks in order in the 6th, and for
the game, finished with this line: 6 innings, 3 hits, 2
earned runs, 1 BB, 1 HBP,
6 K's.
Tyler Booth closed out the game with a scoreless final
frame.
Millennium is off to a solid start with a 5-2 record.
Cats
feast on Sand Devil Pitching
Saguaro's
Travis Steinheiser pitched a one hit complete
game shutout against Page. Over 5 innings of
work Steinheiser punched out 6 Sand Devils.
Nearly all 17 Sabercats
reached base against the Sand Devils Hall &
Cadelaria. Saguaro opened with 5 runs in the
first off 4 hits and 2 walks. The Cats added 2
in the 3rd, 4th and 5th innings stretching the
lead to 11-0. Madsen singled in the bottom of
the 5th inning driving in the final two runs for
the Cats as the mercy rule was enacted.
SHS:
Anderson 2-3,
2B, RBI, 2R; Young 1-3, 2B, RBI, R; Akmon 1-2,
2B, RBI, 2E, BB
WP Steinheiser
5IP, H, 0 R, 0 ER, 6K
Page:
Worker 1-2, K
LP - Hall 3IP
6H, 7R, 7ER, 3BB, 2K, 2HP
Cadelaria 2IP
3H, 4R, 3ER, BB, 2WP
Saguaro sweeps doubleheader
against Page
The
Sabercats hit early and often again
Page. The Cats sent 9 batters to the
plate in the first inning, plating 5
runs on 3 hits, 3 BB, and a hit batsman.
Saguaro added 3 more in the 2nd inning
and blew the game open in the 3rd.
Saguaro sent 15 batters to the plate,
the scored 9 runs on 6 hits, 3 BB
(including an intention walk to the DH
Akmon) and 2 hit batsmen. The Cats
scored again in the 4th inning.
Page
scratched out 3 hits against McCaslin
over three innings but to no avail.
McCaslin, Madsen & Chapman held the Sand
Devils scoreless again.
SHS:
Jahnke
1-1, HR, RBI, R, BB; Austin 2-3, 3R,
3RBI, SAC, K; McFarland 1-1, 3B, 2RBI
WP -
McCaslin 3IP, 3H, 4K, HB
Madsen
1IP, 3K
Chapman
1IP, K
Page:
Cabdekaria 1-1, 2B, Redmondo 1-1, HBP;
Yazzi 1-2, K
LP
Shores 2-2/3IP, 9H, 14R, 10H, 5BB, K,
2HB, WP
Keisling <1/3IP, H, 3R, 3ER, BB, K, 3HB
Guerra
1-1/3IP H, R, 1r< 2K, WP
Marcos de
Niza defeated Coronado Saturday 9 - 2 at
Coronado HS. The Padres were first on the board
in the 2nd inning. Pat Maloney started with a
sharp single to LC, followed by a double by
Cameron Larson. After Dylan Kahl (running for
Maloney) was erased between 3rd and home on a
ground out, Daniel Rodriquez hit a SF to center
to score Larson. MdN added 3 more in the top of
the 3rd on a double by Kendall Konopka and a
walk to Zach Schira started the inning. A balk
by Don's starter, Tony Smith moved up both
runners where a single by Maloney chased them
home. A double by Jesse Brooks plated Maloney.
Coronado got their 2 runs in the bottom of the
3rd on a leadoff walk to Zach Chavez, a single
by Wyatt Richardson, a Padre error on a Justin
Rodriquez ball, which saw Chavez score, and a
double by Tim Stempkowski to drive in Rodriquez.
The Padres got a single run in the 5th on a
Schira single to left and an RBI single by
Brooks. MdN tallied 4 more in their ½ of the 6th
on a singles by Brad Allermang and Kendall
Konopka, a BB to Donavon Evashenko, Schira
reached on an error and a 3 run double by T.J.
Garcia. On the day, Konopka was 3 for 5 with 2
doubles, Brooks was 2 for 4 with a double,
Maloney was 2 for 4 and Kahl had a double.
MdN's pitchers, Garrett Taggart, Noel Rodriquez,
and Henry Sanchez combined on a 5 hitter,
striking out 6.
March 6, 2010
Pinnacle 14 Millenium 4
Pinnacle shook off a tough loss from the day before to hand the tigers a
14-4 six inning run rule loss. The Pioneers were powered by the Pitching
of Jake Peevyhouse (6 IP, 2 hits, 2 ks, 4 bbs,) and a great team
offensive effort led by Mike Vaughn (3/4, 3 rbi, 2 runs, HR) TC Mark
(2/3 2 rbi, 2runs, HR) Steve Casey (2/3, 2 rbi, 2 runs, Hr) and Steve
Morris (2/3 1 run, 1 rbi). The Tigers damage was done by a monster 3 run
homer by Tyler Booth.
Mountain Ridge 13
Notre Dame 1
Joe Brinkman went 3-5 including a grand slam homer in 7 innings of
dominating baseball against Notre Dame. Brett Wilkey also added a 2 run
homer and Kyle Kenzior added 2 hits to the Mountain Ridge offense. Dan
Will picked up the win with 6 innings of work on the mound giving up
only 5 hits. Notre Dame pitcher Jon Cohn gave up 5 runs in 5 innings and
took the loss. Ridge exploded for 6 runs in the 7th inning which put the
game out of reach.
Valley Vista defeated Marcos de Niza 3 - 1. Valley Vista got the
scoring started as lead-off batter Nelson Benjamin homered on the 5th
pitch of the game to right. In the second, walks to Freddie Jimenez and
Bryce Stanage, a sac by Eric Correlson, and a single by Cesar Gonzalez
produced 2 more runs. MdN got their only run on a double by Kendall
Konopka and a single by Donovan Evashenko. Valley Vista was paced by
Alex Gartner, who was 2 for 3, and Caleb Wood who had a double. Konopka
was 3 for 3 with a walk for the Padres.
Both starting pitchers threw complete games. Ricky Jones gave up 1
earned run while spreading out 7 hits and 4 K's. T.J. Garcia gave up 3
earned runs on 7 hits and 4 K's.
Brophy defeated Horizon 8-5. The Broncos jumped out to an early 5-0
lead before the Huskies rallied to knot the score at 5. Brophy
eventually pulled away for the win.

Brophy's Sean Maxon (L) Tommy Beeso snares one at
the center field wall for Horizon
Desert Vista dropped Red Mountain 9 to 7. Red Mountain
was up 7 to 4 going in to the top of the 7th. 3 RM errors and a bases
clearing triple sealed the deal for DV. Dillon Elgin made a great over
the shoulder catch in center field as he hit the fence for the Lions.
March 5, 2010
Centennial beat Deer Valley 2 to 1 on Wednesday. Reyes Murrilo
pitched a complete game in the win.
Centennial scored enough to get past a 10 strikeout outing from Jacob
Doyle.
Junior Brandon Jackson became the 3rd Queen Creek Bulldog, in as many
days, to have an excellent outing on the bump. Jackson threw a
complete-game 5-hitter to tame the visiting Rams of Maricopa. Queen
Creek won the shortened contest 11-1. Brandon struck out five and walked
only one on 77 pitches. The unearned run scored after 2 early miscues by
the Dogs. The Bulldogs picked up 10 hits in the 5 inning game, led by
Junior Julian Sandoval (2-2, 2 RBI, SAC, 3B) and Sophomore Nathan Flores
(2-3, RBI). Jackson (1-1, 2 RBI, BB, HBP) also contributed with the bat
getting a 2 run single in his only official at bat. The Bulldogs move to
7-1 on the year.
In a pitchers duel, Mingus holds on to get a 2-1 victory over
Paradise Valley. Hunter Zwart pitched a strong 7 innings against a solid
line up for PV, giving up only 4 hits, 1 BB, and 3k's. Mingus bats were
quiet compared to their last game thanks to a solid performance by the
PV pitcher Spalding. Spalding gave up 9 hits, 2K, 4 BB and kept Mingus
off balance. Mingus left the bases loaded twice and stranded 10 total.
PV has a solid group of players and should be a handful for most. PV is
now 4-2 and Mingus goes to 3-0. Notables Sr. Hunter Zwart 2-3,
1B,2B,BB,1 rbi , Sr. Shaun Mc Carty 2-4, 1rbi, So. Cruz Chavez 2-2
Senior Jaron Long scattered 4 hits in 6 innings pitched and Sophomore
Sean O'Grady pitched a perfect 7th for his first varsity save as Cactus
Shadows won 2-0 over Kellis on Thursday night. Long was in command all
night, striking out 5, and not allowing a runner past 2nd base. Senior
Logan Davis put the Falcons on top in the 5th inning with a base hit
scoring Charlie Dominick, who had reached on a hit-by-pitch. Davis also
made several outstanding plays at shortstop as the Falcons evened their
record at 3-3.
Arcadia
suffered a tough 10-7 loss to a motivated Apache Junction team that
was no-hit by Queen Creek on Wednesday. The Titans jumped out to a
3-0 lead in the first when sophomore Gary Cornish lasered his first
varsity home run to centerfield with two Titans aboard. A.J.
answered with a run in the bottom of the first and tacked on three
more in the bottom of the second for a 4-3 lead, chasing Arcadia
starter Colton Sanchez. Arcadia tied the game in the third on Max
Shuman's sacrifice fly, and seized the lead in the fourth on a home
run by Tommy Berridge. The Prospectors stormed back for three runs
in the bottom of the inning, highlighted by centerfielder Mike
Davalos steal of home, for a 7-5 lead. A.J. added two more in the
fifth for a 9-5 advantage. The Titans mounted a comeback in the
sixth scoring two runs on back-to-back bases loaded walks, but went
down quietly in the top of the seventh. Jr. Nick Saathoff went five
innings and earned the win. Davalos and Soph. Johnathan Converse had
multiple hits for the Prospectors. Leading hitters for Arcadia:
Thomas Schellhardt (3-4, 2B, R); Cornish (1-4, HR(1), 3 RBI); Tim
Janssen (1-2, 2 BB, RBI).
Chaparral Wins Important Rematch with Desert
Ridge, 10-2
Three days after losing to Desert Ridge in the
championship game of the Scottsdale Quarterback Club Invitational
Tournament, the Chaparral Firebirds bounced back with a 10-2 victory
Thursday in a game that counted toward power points, which determine
seedings for the state tournaments.
In other words, this time it was for more than
pride.
Senior pitcher Konner Wade was dominant for
five innings and senior catcher Nate Sherman delivered a grand slam
in the fifth off hard-throwing senior Taylor Kaczmarek to give
visiting Chaparral all it would need to advance to 5-1 for the
season. Wade and Sherman will play next year at the University of
Arizona.
This was the final time these two teams will
meet this season. Chaparral is in Division 5A II, and Desert Ridge,
the defending 5A II state champion, has moved up to 5A I, where it
is among the early favorites for the state title. The Jaguars are
now 4-2.
The Desert Ridge players, who won Tuesday at
Gilbert, played the game with heavy hearts. During the Monday
victory over Chaparral, the father of center fielder Kyle Raidy died
after a battle with cancer. Mr. Raidy’s wake was Thursday after the
game and he was remembered with moving words and a moment of silence
as his son stood with his teammates before the first pitch, ready to
compete as always.
Wade faced difficulty at the start as D.W.
Warner and Raidy reached on infield hits. But the Chaparral ace
settled down by striking out Arizona State-bound Travis Flores and
Kaczmarek in succession and cruised from there. The right-handed
struck out six and did not allow another hit until Connor Daly
managed a two-out single to right in the fifth. Desert Ridge got on
the scoreboard in the sixth – after Wade had left – on another
infield hit by Raidy, who led his team with two hits, and a long
home run to left-center by Kaczmarek. But by then all the runs
could do was leave the Jaguars still trailing, 9-2.
Colby Targun beats the tag of Russ Vaughan
Chaparral got on the board in the second inning
on a hit up the middle by junior second-baseman Colby Targun and a
double to deep right-center by junior first baseman Joey Bielek.
Both players accounted for two hits in Chaparral’s 10-hit attack
against three Desert Ridge pitchers (Kaczmarek, Grant Kempton and
Xavier Sotello.
Chaparral put the game away in the fifth
inning. Senior Joel Hayden led off with a walk after falling behind
in the count 1 and 2. Seniors Blake Spiekerman then singled to left
and James McDonald drew a seven-pitch walk. That set the stage for
Sherman, who drove the first pitch from Kaczmarek far over the
left-field fence. Sherman finished with five RBIs. After a double by
senior Aaron Levy, Kempton came in to pitch for Desert Ridge.
The Firebirds added four more in the sixth on
another double by Bielek, a walk to sophomore Nick Diamond, an RBI
single to left by senior Will Dyer and a critical error on a ball
hit by McDonald. The Firebirds closed things out in the seventh with
a single to center by Targun and an RBI single to center by Hayden.
Senior Will Abram closed on the mound for
Chaparral by retiring Desert Ridge in order in the seventh.

Taylor Kaczmarek on the hill
(L) Will Dyer lays one down for Chap
Millennium 15 – Pinnacle 13
As soon as you arrived at the ballpark, your first thought was “Man,
I wouldn’t want to be a pitcher today!” The game featured two
good-hitting teams and there was this awful wind. It was a swirling
wind - the kind that makes every fly ball an adventure, and for the
most part, the wind was strong and blowing straight out. True to
form, after 28 runs, 32 hits and 12 errors - it wasn’t a good day to
be a pitcher. All 4 pitchers (Steve Casey, Kevin Gillmore and
Michael Vaughn for Pinnacle and Tatum Hendrix for Millennium)
actually looked good and threw pretty well - there was just too much
of an advantage for the hitters.
Before you could get settled in your seat, Pinnacle was up 7 – 0
after one inning, then 10 – 1 after two, and it looked like the rout
was on. Then Millennium put a 7 on the scoreboard in the top of the
third, and we had a game! Even though the Pioneers had roughed up
starter Tatum Hendrix in those first 2 innings, once his teammates
closed the gap, you couldn’t pry the ball out of his hands. He
settled down and allowed only 3 more runs over the last 4 innings,
and 7 of the last 9 outs were strikeouts. Hendrix is now 2-0 on the
season with 2 complete games, and has 23 strikeouts in 13 innings.
There were lots of hitting stars on both sides. Each team hit 2
homers, Kevin Gillmore and TC Mark for Pinnacle and Anthony Davison
and James Castro for Millennium. Six Pioneers had 2-hit games:
Gillmore, Mark, Jake Peeveyhouse, Ryan Plantier, Alex Real and
Justin Lindell. For Millennium, Davison, Castro and Tyler Booth each
had 3 hits and Hendrix, Ty Johnson and Reuben Rincon chipped in a
pair of hits each.
The same two teams square of again today in the semi-finals of the
Cleats 101 Tournament. Game time is 4:00 at Pinnacle.

Tyler Boxwell connects for
Verrado. The Vipers fell 10-5 to McClintock
In what seemed to be a game completely
controlled by Junior LHP Tyler Crawford didn't turn out that way.
Crawford threw 5 complete innings allowing only 3 hits and striking out
7 heading into the 6th inning with a 6-2 lead. But in the 6th the Apollo
bats came alive and after a couple Sunrise Mtn miscues Crawford handed
the ball over to RHP Steven Kane with a 6-5 lead and runners on the
corners. Apollo managed two infields hits and another Sunrise Mtn error
and going into the 7th the Hawks had the lead 7-6. But Austin Byler led
off the 7th inning with his second HR of the game to tie the score at
7-7 with a monster shot to centerfield that was gone when it left the
bat. Kane pitched well in the bottom of the 7th to keep the score tied
going into the 8th. In the extra inning the Mustangs had a leadoff walk
by Grady Oulton and then missed an attempted bunt but after a single by
Kane, Tony Troftgruben came to the plate with the infield in and hit a
single up the middle to score 2 runs and put the Mustangs up 9-7. Steven
Kane retired the Hawks in order in the 7th to end the game.
Saguaro beat Coronado last night 8-5.
Chris Salazar started for Saguaro and went 5 innings with Travis
Steinheiser pitching the 6th and Josh Chapman closing the door.
Saguaro got 6 runs in the 3rd off starter Tim Stempkowski. Chris Akmon
did the damage with his 3rd homerun of the season. Zach Gibbons went 3-5
with a double and Kyle Young went 2-2 with a walk.
March 4, 2010
Pitching was once again the story for Queen
Creek, as junior lefty Dillon Freeman threw a 7 inning no-hitter (1st
ever in school history) against Apache Junction. The 6-0 win was the
Bulldogs' first in their new region (Desert Sky). Freeman was
outstanding on the bump and remained in complete control to tally 14
strikeouts. The 6-3 lefty threw only 82 pitches and didn't allow a
batted ball out of the infield. It proved to be a very touching
performance this evening after the Bulldogs honored the passing of a
former player's parent. With the thought fresh in Freeman's mind, Dillon
went into the game dedicating his outing to his father who passed away a
few years back. His outing was unforgettable in the eyes of many. Adam
Brzeczek had a great day at the dish going 2-2 (BB, 2 3B), along with
Jackson Wodiuk (2-2, SF, 3 RBI, 2B), Matt Schmit (2-4, 2 RBI) and Nathan
Flores (2-3, 2B, RBI). The Bulldogs move to 6-1 overall.
Dillon Freeman tosses the no-no for the QC
O'Connor defeated Willow Canyon 12-4 in the first region game of the
year. O'C Kyle (Boomer) Slattery went 5 innings allowing 1 earned run.
Bryce Keffeler threw the last two innings giving up no runs. O'C was led
offensively by Tyler Doolittle who went 4-4 with two doubles. Devon
Turner,Bryce Keffeler, and Wes Sutton had two hits.
Verrado beat Independence today, 14-6 (6
innings).
For Verrado, Senior David Abney improved to 2-0 throwing four innings,
struck out 8 (29 on the season), and didn't give up any earned runs
lowering his season ERA to 1.26 (16.2 IP). Junior Cory Knight belted his
3rd Home Run of the season, a 2-run shot, and Junior Ryan Trieber was
3-for-4 with 3 RBI's.
For Independence, Senior Stephen Armenta was 3-for-3 with a double, home
run, and 3 RBI's. Prayers and thoughts go out to Senior catcher Carlos
Perez who was knocked unconscious by a ball in the top of the seventh
inning. As daylight was running out, the game was halted for his aid to
make way for paramedics. He regained consciousness shortly after the
play, and was taken by ambulance.
Both teams turn around for another game Thursday. Verrado visits
McClintock and Independence travels to Cortez.
Sunnyslope edged Saguaro 2-1 in a great pitching matchup between
'slopes Blake Freeman and the Sabercats' Kurt Jahnke. Jahnke allowed
only 4 hits and Freeman 5.
An arms race at Saguaro: Blake Freeman v Kurt
Jahnke. Ben Tingley hangs on to the pop up.
Phoenix Brophy Prep overpowered Laveen
Cesar Chavez 11-1 in 5 innings on Wednesday. Senior Kasey Coffman gave
up just 2 hits and 1 run in going the first 4 innings before giving way
to Senior Trevor Stone, who threw a clean 5th. Brophy runs its record to
5-0 with the victory with Horizon up next at Horizon on Friday 3/5 @
3:45 PM.
Sophomore centerfielder Chris Beall, Senior Kevin Kennedy, Junior Joe
Maggi, and Sophomore Dave Graybill all had multiple hits as all the
Broncos got involved offensively. Brophy's pitching has been rock solid,
giving up just 7 total runs in 5 games so far.
Pinnacle 7 Goldwater 1
Ryan Buck threw 6 strong innings (6 hits, 1 run, 3k, 2bb) which allowed
Pinnacle to take control of a close game with Goldwater. Jake Peevyhouse
(4/4 1rbi, 2runs, intent. walk) and Mike Vaughn (2/4 w 2b, HR) led the
Pioneers offensively.
Pinnacle 4-0, plays Millenium 3-1, Thursday at Pinnacle.
After a little more than 3 hours of agony, PV finally finished off a
game Youngker team. PV scored 14 runs in the second inning and hung on
to win 25-14. It got as close as 18-14. There may have been some errors
in the game.
March 3, 2010
The Millennium Tigers improved their record to
3-1 with a 14-4 drubbing of visiting Willow Canyon. The Tigers scored 3
times in the first and put up runs in each frame to support Austin
Hoffman’s one-hit effort on the mound. Austin allowed 1 earned run and
recorded 5 strikeouts in the 5-inning contest.
The first five hitters in the Tiger line-up were a combined 12 for 16,
scoring 12 runs and driving in 12. Leading the way was centerfielder
Tyler Booth who had a monster 7 RBI day at the plate. He drove in the
first 2 runs with a 2-run homer in the first and the last 3 with a 3-run
blast in the fourth. In between the homers, he drove in 2-more runs with
a triple.
Tyler had lots of help. Nyles Fowler was 3-3 with 2 singles and a
double, driving in 4 runs. Tatum Hendrix chipped in 2 singles and a
double from his leadoff position and continues to be the catalyst for
the big innings the Tigers have had this year. Rounding out the
offensive attack, Anthony Davison was 2-2 with two doubles and 1 RBI.
Boulder Creek finished the Tolleson Pre-Season
Tournament 4-1 scoring 64 runs and hitting 7 Home Runs including 2 Grand
Slams in 5 games. There were several highlights over the weekend and it
all started in Game 1 with a 14-0 win vs Bradshaw Mountain with Bryce
Eisenbart throwing a No-Hitter and Austin Trujillo going 3-4 with 4
RBI's with a 2 run opposite field blast. Game 2 vs LaJolla featured 5
Home Runs including 3 Home Runs and 7 RBI's from Austin Trujillo (a 2run
HR and Grand Slam in the same inning), a solo shot from Bryce Eisenbart
and also a Grand Slam from Jonny Pawling for a 22-5 win. Game 3 win 11-8
over Apollo saw an early Boulder Creek lead disappear as Apollo rallied
to tie the score at 8 then Joseph Fant delivered a key 2RBI single
(finished with 5RBI's on the night) in the top of the 7th to give BC the
lead and also got 3 hits each from Cody Jones and Jonny Pawling. Chase
Wagner pitched 3 solid innings of relief. Game 4 win 8-4 vs Verrado
saw Trevor Bonofasi pitch 3 2/3 innings of relief to hold off a late
Verrado rally. Andy Felton was 2-4 1RBI, Braylon Cox 2-4 3RBI's, Austin
Trujillo 2-5 with 2B and 1RBI, and Cody Jones added 3 hits. Game 5 loss
10-9 in 9 innings to Tolleson was a back and forth game all the way with
Tolleson winning in the bottom of the 9th with a squeeze bunt. Good game
from both teams. Joseph Fant added 3 hits for BC and a solid effort on
the bump from Bryce Eisenbart as well as a solo blast to LF. Boulder
Creek faces North Canyon, Tolleson and Desert Edge this week.
Senior Matt Schmit continued his early season
excellence for Queen Creek on Tuesday, getting his 3rd win on the bump
(in 12 innings overall)in a route of Arcadia, 11-1. Schmitty needed only
56 pitches in 5 innings to shutdown the Titans. Matt surrendered only 2
hits (4 ks), one of which was a bunt single. With the only run coming in
unearned, Schmitty now has 12 consecutive innings without giving up an
earned run. No slouch with the bat as well, Matt launched a 400 ft. scud
to conclude his 2-4 (3 RBI) day. Pierce Arnett hammered a 2B and a 3B to
pick up 2 RBI. Also contributing for the Bulldogs, was catcher Jason
Frost (3-4, RBI). Queen Creek moves to 5-1 overal.
Leading hitters for QC were: Pierce Arnett 2-4,
2B, 3B, 2 RBI; Schmit
2-4, HR, 3 RBI; Jason Frost 3-4, RBI; and Dillon Freeman 1-2, BB, 3B,
RBI.
After Higley scored twice in the first without
a hit, PV held them scoreless the rest of the way. Malcolm Purdy went
the distance giving up 3 hits and striking out 12. Omar Dominguez went 2
for 4 with a single and a two run homer in the seventh to give PV some
breathing room. Purdy went 2 for 4 with a single and double and an RBI.
Jose Leal also had an RBI. Greg Aguilar pitched well for Higley going
six innings, striking out 4 and giving up 2 earned runs.
Deer Valley beat Ironwood Tuesday 11-1 in a 6
inning game. Deer Valley got off to a goodstart with 4 runs in the
first. Jr. Darian Ramage, Sr. Jacob Doyle, Sr. Kyle Herrington, Sr.
Jacob Hernandez, and Jr. Zach Richter all had hits in the first.
Richter's single plated 2 runs. Darian Ramage had 2 sac flies, and 2
hits. Zach Richter had a 3 hit game.
2 hits each by Jacob Hernandez, Kyle Herrington, including a homerun in
the 6th, Jacob Doyle, 2 doubles, and Jr. Nick Rubino. Ramage got the win
pitching 5 innings, with Soph J R Rudder closing out the game.
Corona. 8
Tolleson 0
Strong defense behind Senior Greg Ryan held Tolleson scoreless as Corona
rolled over Tolleson on Tuesday.
Ryan struck out 6, walked 6 and gave up only one hit in 5 innings of
work.
For the second night, Corona had back-to-back homeruns. The first blast
was delivered by Soph Kyle Jorgenson, and the second shot by Sr. Andy
Nist put Corona up 5-0.
G.Ryan 1-hit 6-bb k-6
THS#2 O. Gonzales
8-hit 3-bb k-4.
North Canyon 2 Boulder Creek 1
Senior LHP Kevin Baumgartner was dominant on the hill, scattering 4 hits
and striking out 11 as North Canyon edged Boulder Creek Tuesday at
Boulder Creek 2-1. Baumgartner helped himself at the plate with a double
in the top of the 7th to knock in the decisive run. Junior Cody Jones
was outstanding for Boulder Creek, striking out 11 and allowing only 3
hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Mingus destroyed Bradshaw Mountain 35-6 in an ugly contest. The
Marauders stroked 28 hits in the win. BM helped the cause with 9 errors.
Todd Scalf pitched all 5 innings and went 5-5 w/2 RBIs. Austin Rogers
was 5-6 w/2 RBI ,Logan Stewart 3-4 w/3 RBI, Carlos Abrigo was 3-4.
Lead off hitter Hunter Zwart went 2-3 w/3 RBI
Highland jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Matt
Repp's one out single scored the first run. A two run single by James
Farris and a 3 run HR by Xavier Corrales highlighted a big inning.
Highland added three more in the bottom of the 3rd on a three run HR by
Gentry Kinsella.
James Farris cruised through the first three, but started to wear down
in the fourth. Chandler got two back on four walks and a hit by pitch.
Highland's DJ Jones drove in another with a single in the 4th for a
seemingly commanding 11-2 lead. Then Chandler put together a big inning
of their own with a 6 spot. Kevin Carr and Albert Blanco each had two
RBI singles around a few walks and three Highland errors. Nolan
Whittlesey relieved Farris and restored order throwing the final 2 2/3
to earn the
save.
Farris got the win going 4 1/3 with 8Ks, surrendering 4 earned runs.
Whittlesey had 4 K's with no runs against. Kevin Carr got the loss for
Chandler. DJ Jones had three hits while Xavier Corrales and Matt Repp
each chipped in with two. Dallas Lopez had two hits for Chandler.
Gilbert proved to be very gracious hosts for Desert Ridge, committing
numerous defensive miscues to stake the Jags to an 8-0 lead, and
eventually falling 10-3. The Jags broke it open in the 4th when Travis
Flores hammered a line drive homer to left that is still rolling
somewhere. Taylor Kaczmarek followed with a towering shot to go back to
back. Austin Cain then cranked a shot off the top of the wall in left
center that was inches from the trifecta. DJ Peterson put the Tigers on
the board with a solo shot. Scott Hoffman got the win for the Jags on
the hill and was never really threatened by the Tiger lineup.

Scott Hoffman in control (L) Drew Stankiewicz pokes
a base hit
Salpointe run ruled Basha 12-0 behind the one hit pitching of Dan
Slania.
Hunter Miller - 3/3, RBI
Harrison Graham - 2/2, 2BB, 2 run HR, 2RBI
Joseph Serrano - 1/1, 2BB, 2 Stolen Base, 3 Runs
AJ Alexander- 1 / 2, 3b, 2RBI
Jack Hale- 1 /2, Sac Fly, RBI
Copper Canyon improves to 6-1 as they got after it with the bats
yesterday at Verrado. The Aztecs pounded out 16 hits while scoring 17
runs. SR. Ruben Hernandez continues to see the ball well gathering 3
hits including his 2nd homerun to go with 4RBIs. Dru Douglas contributed
with his team leading 15th RBI with 3 hits. Alex Gutierrez earns his 2nd
victory of the season on the bump with 9ks en route to a 17-5 victory.
March 2, 2010
We didn't get a game report on it, but we
should note that Boulder Creek's Austin Trujillo homered 3 times in a
game last week. Nice job AT.
Mountain Pointe 13 Chandler 0 (5 inning run
rule)
Mountain Pointe's bats were alive Monday afternoon against Chandler
High. Senior JT Moreno started for the Pride going 3 hitless innings.
The Pride put up seven runs to start the game culminated by a 3 run bomb
by Senior Joey Rocha. Josh Alexander followed up in the 2nd by putting
one over the wall bringing in three. Kevin Cron then went deep in the
third also bringing in three.
MP Hitters
Josh Alexander 3-4 HR
Kevin Cron 3-4 HR
Jordan Kipper 2-3 2B
Notre Dame 10
Tempe 0
Joe Luvisi belted a long 2 run homer while going 3 for 4 at the plate
with 4 RBI's to help Notre Dame run rule Tempe in their opening
conference game. Tayler Scott picked up the win on the mound pitching 4
strong innings striking out 7 and giving up only 2 hits before giving
way to Schaefer Whiteaker who completed the shutout with 1 scoreless
inning of relief. Brian Poupore was also a perfect 3-3 at the plate and
Casey Scott continued his hot bat with a 2-3 effort for the Notre Dame
offense.
From Saturday 2-27-10
Pinnacle 7
Notre Dame 6
Notre Dame lead this thriller 6-4 in the bottom of the 7th with 2 outs
and 2 strikes on the batter which only set the stage for one of their
most crushing defeats in recent memory. Pinnacle capitalized on a
critical outfield error that brought home the tie run, and 2 wild
pitches including one that brought home the game winning run in
Pinnacles walk off victory.
The Saints jumped all over Jake Peevyhouse scoring 4 runs in the top of
the first inning but Peevyhouse took out a little of his frustration to
lead off the Pinnacle bottom of the first inning with an opposite field
line drive home run to cut the Saints lead to 4-1.
The Pioneers added a couple runs in the second courtesy of Alex
Real's(2-3 w/2rbi) double driving in a pair. They scored again in the
third against Notre Dame starting pitcher Jon Cohn to tie the score at
4. Notre Dame regained the lead in the 5th when
Bobby Kohnen singled with 2 out. Peevyhouse ,who had not given up a hit
since the first inning, was replaced on the mound by Jake Winters who
was promptly greeted by a line drive single by Joe Luvisi(3-4 on base
w/2 runs scored). Joey Greco(2-3 w/ 4 rbi's) then followed with a double
to the gap driving in 2 runs to give the Saints a 6-4 lead. Cohn left
with the lead in hand after 5 innings giving up 8 hits but wiggling out
of numerous jams striking out 7 along the way. Kevin Ryan held the
Pioneers scoreless in the 6th but gave up a one out single in the 7th
and was replaced with Sam Napp who was unable to shut the door on the
Pinnacle comeback. After a walk and a pop out, Napp, who appeared to
throw strike 3 on 2 different pitches, gave up a huge 2 out hit to
Justin Lindell (2-4 w/2 runs scored). The tie run scored and Lindell
took second when Saints centerfielder Bobby Kohnen couldn't pick up the
ball cleanly. Lindell proceeded to advance to third and home on a couple
of balls in the dirt that went to the backstop and completed Pinnacle's
second walk off win in 3 games during the Cleats Baseball Tournament
bracket play.
Desert Ridge Blanks Chaparral, 8-0
Xavier Sotello and three other Desert Ridge
pitchers limited Chaparral to three hits Monday, and left-handed hitting
catcher Russell Vaughan homered deep to right to give the Jaguars all
the margin they would need in an 8-0 victory to win the Scottsdale
Quarterback Club Tournament championship.
Sotello, in fact, no-hit Chaparral through four
innings, before he gave way to Austin Cain. Corey Doser and D.W. Warner
(who was outstanding at shortstop) also pitched for Desert Ridge. The
game was played at Desert Ridge after a hard Sunday night rain rendered
Chaparral’s field unplayable.
Vaughn staked the Jaguars to a 1-0 lead with his
blast in the second inning. In the third, center fielder Kyle Raidy
tripled to right center and scored on a single to right by Taylor
Kaczmarek to extend the lead to 2-0. That is where it would stay until
the sixth.
Chaparral, which stranded seven base runners, had
an outstanding opportunity in the fifth. Joey Bielek led off with the
first hit for the Firebirds and Konner Wade walked. A balk then sent the
runners to second and third with no outs. But Cain settled down to
strike out seniors Joel Hayden and Will Dyer in succession and third
baseman Travis Flores snared a hard line drive by Blake Spiekerman to
end the threat.
The Firebirds also threatened – briefly – in the
sixth. James McDonald reached on an infield single to the deep hole at
short, but Desert Ridge then turned the second of three 5-4-3 double
plays. The Jaguars did it again in the seventh after a single past first
by Wade.

DR's Conner Daly flips one to
first (L) A.J. Schillinger drops one down for Chap
In the sixth, Desert Ridge ended all suspense. Cain
and Vaughan singled and were sacrificed over by Conner Daly. Riley Unroe
then brought in a run with a single to left, and Warner drove in two
more with a double to right-center. After Flores was walked
intentionally (he walked all four times he batted), Kaczmarek hit a
three-run home run far over the left field fence for the final margin.
In all, Desert Ridge had nine hits. Vaughn, Warner
and Kaczmarek all had two hits for the Jaguars. Kaczmarek drove in four
runs. Nonetheless, three of Chaparral’s four pitchers – Wade, Will Abram
and Nick Diamond – were mostly successful in allowing two runs and four
hits.
5A II Chaparral and 5A I Desert Ridge, the
defending 5A II state champion, meet again on Thursday at Desert Ridge
in a game that will carry with it power points that are important in
determining playoff teams at the end of the season.
Note: Pat Raidy, the father of DR center fielder
Kyle Raidy, lost his battle with cancer yesterday and passed away during
the game. Please join me in sending thoughts and prayers to Kyle and his
family. RB
Tucson High Badgers-15
Corona Del Sol- 9
Host Corona never found a pitching groove, using 4 pitchers while giving
up 13 hits. The Badgers of Tucson had a 7 run 5th inning and put away
Corona.
One offensive highlight for Corona was the back-to-back HR in the 3rd.
Greg Ryan had a 2 run blast and Chris Gammon added a solo shot that put
CDS ahead 6-3. It was not enough as Tucson came on strong in the 5th and
6th inning to thwart any CDS comeback attempt.
Corona faces Tolleson at home on Tuesday.
March 1, 2010
The Apollo Hawks went 4-1 this weekend in the Tolleson Tournament.
Scores were as follows: Apollo 9 Verrado 1. Apollo 10 La
Joya 0. Apollo 5 Bradshaw Mtn. 3. Apollo 8 Boulder
Creek 3. Apollo 10 Dobson 9.
Damian Aguilar picked up two wins on the mound coming in relief.
Jackie Samora totaled 3 homeruns for the weekend one being a walk
off, as his little brother Jacob tried to one up him with a walk-off
ground rule double vs. Dobson. The Hawks now have a tough stretch
as they play Cactus, T-bird and Sunrise Mtn this week.
Feb 26
Saguaro 5
Mtn Pointe 4
Austin Anderson robbed Joe Curletta of a HR at the LF wall to lead
off the top of the 5th inning. Austin did it again it the 7th inning
when he caught Kevin Cron's deep fly ball at the wall.
Austin Anderson 1-4, HR, 2RBI, R; Kyle Young 1-3, 2B, 2RBI
WP - Josh Chapman 3.1 IP, 5H, 4R, 4ER, 4BB, 3K
Alan Madsen 2.2 IP, 1H, 2K
SV- Kane McCaslin 1IP, HB
Feb. 27
Saguaro 10
Mesquite 3
Saguaro beat Mesquite 10-3 on Saturday. Winning pitcher Travis
Steinheiser gave up 2 runs in the first after a shaky start but
looked great after settling down and going 5 strong innings against
a good lineup. Brad McFarland and Kurt Jahnke looked good closing
out the game giving up only 1 hit each.
Offensively Saguaro sophomores dominated with Chris Akmon hitting a
grand slam in the 2nd inning , Zach Gibbons going 3-4 with a triple
and Austin Anderson scoring 3 times.
Zach Gibbons 3-4. 3B, RBI; Chris Akmon 1-2, GS-HR, 4RBI, R, BB, K;
Austin Anderson 1-1, 2HBP, 3R, RBI, Sac Fly
WP - Travis Steinheiser, 5IP, 7H, 3R, 3ER, 0BB, K
Brad McFarland 1IP, 1BB,
Kurt Jahnke 1IP, 1H
Here are the results of this weekend's Laveen Baseball Classic
hosted by
Cesar Chavez and Betty Fairfax High School.
Final Results:
1.Coronado 4-1 Tournament Champion( beat Trevor Browne 12-7 in
championship game)
2.Trevor Browne 4-1 Tournament Runner-Up
Chavez 3-1
Douglas 3-1
Buckeye 2-2
San Luis 2-2
South 2-2
Maricopa 2-2
Younker 2-2
St. Mary's 1-3
Chaparral Outlasts Gilbert, 14-13
Adam Charnin-Aker has outstanding baseball
bloodlines. His father, Jack Aker, pitched for 10 years in the Major
Leagues in the late 1960s and early 1970s and then spent a
quarter-century coaching and managing in the professional ranks. But
Adam is only a sophomore. He has lots of talent and much in front of
him to experience.
Saturday, Charnin-Aker experienced what could
be called a baptism by fire in his first varsity appearance ever in
a thriller that saw Chaparral hang on for a 14-13 victory over
Gilbert in the semifinals of the Scottsdale Quarterback Club
Invitational Tournament.
Charnin-Aker was called upon in the seventh
inning after Colton Thomson had just homered for the second time to
center field to cut the Gilbert deficit to 14-10. Aker quickly got
two outs before Erick Gonzalez-Molina hit a flare to right. It
appeared that the game was over when senior catcher Nate Sherman
quickly pounced on a ball that bounced in the dirt and fired to
second to beat Gonzalez by several feet. But before the Chaparral
players could run off the field with a victory in hand, the umpired
ruled Gonzales safe. It was just one of at least three highly
controversial calls alternately benefitting each team in this
three-hour-ten-minute instant classic.
After a walk to Jason Parks put runners on
first and second, Gilbert leadoff hitter Drew Stankiewicz homered to
straight-away center to make it 14-13 with the heart of Gilbert’s
potent lineup coming up to take aim yet again at the unusually short
fences on their home field. The home run was the fourth hit in five
at bats for Stankiewicz, who also scored four runs and stole three
bases. Three of the four hitters coming up after him had already
homered four times between them (the two for Thomson and one each
for D.J. Peterson and Nathaniel Causey – both three-run shots).
If Charnin-Aker was nervous, he did not let it
show. With remarkable poise, he struck out senior all star Tyler
Kamtz on a 2 and 2 fast ball that appeared to catch Kamtz by
surprise. The ball was tipped, but Sherman held on the end the game.
A year ago, Kamtz had hit a walk-off homer against Chaparral.
The Firebirds also got clutch performances from
reliever Chris Pleiter, pinch-hitter and second baseman Colby Targun
and shortstop James McDonald.
Pleiter, who gave up the three-run opposite
field shot by Causey, nonetheless, got through the heart of the
Gilbert order with no damage in the sixth – the only time that group
was held in check. Targun entered the game in the fifth and
delivered an RBI single up the middle. In the seventh, he hit a ball
high off the center field fence for a double that drove in Joel
Hayden for what turned out to be the winning run. McDonald drove in
three runs in the fifth with a home run high off the batter’s eye in
center to give Chaparral a 13-9 lead that even then everyone knew
would remain tenuous until the end.
Blake Spiekerman was perfect for Chaparral with
two hits, two walks and was hit by a pitch. Aaron Levy drove in
three runs. For Gilbert, Causey drove in four runs and Thomson
three, along with Peterson and Stankiewicz. In all, Chaparral had 10
hits and Gilbert 11.
Chaparral, 4-0, plays Monday against Desert
Ridge for the tournament championship. Gilbert, 3-1, faces Sunrise
Mountain for third place. Both teams will end the tournament as they
began – in the top five in the state in 5A II and 5A I, repectively.
Chaparral's Chris Pleiter
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