Hernandez leads San Luis baseball to win in opener

Led by Gerardo Hernandez’s all-around performance, the San Luis baseball team opened its season Thursday with a 2-1 victory over Buckeye Union at the Laveen Classic.

Hernandez racked up 10 strikeouts in a completegame effort on the mound, and offensively he went 3-for-3 with an inside-thepark home run. He also scored the game’s winning run when he came in on a Hernan Yanez RBI single in the top of the sixth.

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Daniel Urbieta was the Kings’ top performer with two hits and two RBIs; Robert Martinez (4 IP, 5 R) took the loss on the mound in this Adam Donnenfield Tournament opener.

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Anthony Yee (2-for-3), Ramces Urias (2-for-4, 2 RBIs) and Jordan Canales (2-for-4, 1 RBI) led the way offensively for the Hawks, who were also playing their first game at the Adam Donnenfield Tournament.

Andres Cota pitched the first four innings and allowed just one run before giving way to Dale Tschigg, who went the final three innings and got credit for the win; both runs he allowed were unearned.

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Gabriel Villarreal had two hits for the Criminals, who were playing their first game at the Cowboy Up Invitational.

PREP SOFTBALL Cibola wins first 2 games

Playing at the Dobson Westwood Invitational, Cibola’s softball team opened its season Thursday with lopsided victories over Mesa (13-0) and Williams Field (15-1).

In the Mesa game, Hailey Oros had three hits while five Raiders — Christina Robles, Kamryn Moctezuma, Ela Henry, Madison Matthews and Cielo Echols — had two each. Kelly Katalbas (3 IP) and Ginelle Cordova (2 IP) combined to toss a no-hitter.

In the Williams Field game, Nicole Villa, Robles, Henry and Kaleiah Tatlonghari all had three hits each. Alanie Ornelas started the game in the circle and allowed just two hits in four innings.

Gila Ridge goes 1-1

Gila Ridge’s softball team is also at the DobsonWestwood Invite, going 1-1 Thursday with an 11-3 win over Westwood and a 9-3 loss to Poston Butte.

The Hawks racked up 31 hits on the day as a team.