Photo:19 Ivan Schuster had a pair of hits and an RBI in the win over Coconino
Varsity Baseball
The Prescott Badgers scored in four different innings as they beat the Coconino Panthers 11-2 in the Grand Canyon Region opener for both squads.
Adrian Sanderford picked up the win going five innings while allowing just two runs and scattering eight hits with seven strikeouts.
Jack Burton had a pair of hits including a double with four RBIS. Ivan Schuster also had two hits, with a double and an RBI. Colton Champion was the third Badger with two hits. Brendan Costes had an RBI double.
Each team opened up with a run in the first inning, but the Badgers pulled away with four runs in each of the second and third innings. Coconino picked up their final run in the third as Sanderford silenced the Panther bats in the fourth and fifth. Josh Adler came in and closed the game out striking out three in his two innings of work.
Kai Holt and Connor Culwell each had two hits for Coconino. Culwell was one of three pitches used by the Panthers and took the loss.
Prescott (1-0) in the GCR and (8-3) overall, will host the Panthers (0-1), (8-5), today at 3 pm.
PRESCOTT BADGERS 11, COCONINO PANTHERS 2
Innings- 123 456 7 – R H E
Prescott 144 020 0 – 11 8 3
Coconino 101 000 0 – 2 9 3
WP:Sanderford
LP:Culwell
SCOREBOARD
Prescott 11, Coconino 2
Barry Goldwater 9, Cortez 0
Canyon Del Oro 5, Tucson 4
Chaparral 3, Arcadia 2
Gilbert Christian 13, Apache Junction 0
Greenway 2, Dobson 0
Mingus 12, Mohave 1
NW Christian 15, Camp Verde 0
Pomoma (CO) 13, Moon Valley 2
Seton Catholic Prep 2, Poston Butte 0
Thunderbird 9, Lakewood (CO) 2
Varsity Softball
The Coconino Panthers beat the Prescott Badgers 10-0 in the Grand Canyon Region opener for both teams on a cold and wet afternoon at Prescott High School.
Panther’s pitcher Kaitlyn Tso allowed just one hit while striking out 15 and walking three, to pick up the complete game win.
Coconino improves to (8-5) on the season, while the Badgers slip to (9-6). The two teams will battle each other again this afternoon in Flagstaff.
COCONINO PANTHERS 10, PRESCOTT BADGERS 0
School R H E
Coconino 10 11 2
Prescott 0 1 6
WP:Tso
SCOREBOARD
Coconino 10, Prescott 0
Arcadia 3, Chaparral 2
AZ College Prep 12, Seton Catholic Prep 0
Bagdad 16-17, San Pasqual 0-1
Bourgade Catholic 6, Chino Valley 0
Bradshaw Mountain 10, Lee Williams 0
Desert Mountain 10, Saguaro 1
Eastmark 5, St. Mary’s 1
Flagstaff 14, Shadow Mountain 0
Mingus 13, Mohave 10
NW Christian 11, Camp Verde 3
Salpointe Catholic 14, Vista Grande 0
