Antelope, Kofa field mixed results to start week
Various Yuma County schools were in action on Monday, as Antelope took on opponents in baseball, softball and tennis, while Kofa faced off with Buckeye in baseball and softball.
BASEBALL Rams drop both in doubleheader
Antelope baseball dropped both games against the Broncs of Parker at home on Monday, losing the opener 13-2 and the second game 8-2.
Senior Able Nunez and sophomore Erwin Rodriguez each took a loss from the mound in the respective games.
The Rams were held to just four runs total on Monday, struggling to hit at the plate while making some costly mistakes on defense.
Antelope hosts Anthem Prep on Thursday at 4 p.m.
The Rams softball team won both games against Parker on Monday, winning 14-12 and 18-8.
Sophomore pitcher Isela Marquez pitched all but one inning through both games on Monday. In game one, she surrendered eight earned runs on 13 hits with two walks and a trio of strikeouts.
Senior Joanna Magallon took over for the start in game two, but surrendered five earned runs through nine batters faced in her only inning of work. Marquez stepped in, allowing three earned runs on one hit, four walks and a strikeout in the final four innings before the Rams run-ruled the Broncs.
It was a much more positive day in the box for the Rams. Senior Matilde
Zazueta was. 4-for-4 with two RBIS and junior Katie Willams was 2-for-4 with a quartet of RBIS and two stolen bases.
Marquez went 3-for-3 in the second game with a trio of RBIS. Senior Yvonne Mesa was 2-for-3 with two RBIS.
Antelope visits Yuma High on Wednesday.
Kings win in extras
The Kings took down
opening game after getting ejected for fighting in the SEC title game. The Gamecocks would have her back for a potential second-round matchup against either North Carolina or Michigan State. South Carolina beat the Tar Heels earlier in the season.
“Fortunately for us, it’s someone we played without for four games this season,” Staley said. “We know we’re a better basketball team when Kamilla Cardoso is in the lineup.”
Joining the Gamecocks in the Albany Region are No. 2 seed Notre Dame, third-seeded Oregon State and fourth-seeded Indiana. South Carolina opened up its season against the Irish, routing them in Paris.
Clark, who became the NCAA’S all-time leading scorer this year, is trying to win her first title. The Hawkeyes open up against the winner of Holy Cross and UT Martin. Joining the Hawkeyes in their region are No. 2 UCLA, defending
champion and third-seeded LSU and fourth-seeded Kansas State. The Tigers beat the Hawkeyes for the national championship last year.
The other top teams in USC’S bracket are Ohio State, Uconn and Virginia Tech. The Huskies were the last team to go undefeated in a season, running
through the 2015-16 season.
Texas could have to contend with No. 2 Stanford, No. 3 North Carolina State and fourth-seeded Gonzaga.
The NCAA changed its format last season and is having two regional sites for the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight rounds. Albany, New York, hosts one and Portland, Oregon, the other. Once again the top four teams in each region will host the opening two rounds.
The tournament begins Wednesday with two First Four games. The full madness starts with 16 games Friday and 16 more the next day. The Final Four will be played in Cleveland this year for the first time since 2007. The national semifinals are on April 5, with the championship game two days later.
Tennessee continued its streak of appearing in all 42 NCAA Tournaments.
On the other end, Presbyterian, California Baptist, Columbia and Texas A&m-corpus Christi are all making their first appearance.
The Lions were one of the last four teams in the field. Just outside the field of 68 were Penn State, Washington State, Miami and Villanova.
“There were seven or eight schools we talked about,” Peterson said of the final few spots. “That conversation lasted over two days.”
The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference both have eight teams in the field. The Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12 each have seven. The Big East has three teams. The West Coast Conference and Ivy League each have two. It’s the second time that the Ivy League has gotten an at-large bid.