WEDNESDAY'S BOX SCORES
Baseball
PHOENIX THUNDERBIRD 4, TUCSON 2
(Division II state tournament, third round)
At Tempe Diablo Stadium
Tucson 200 000 0 – 2 6 2
Thunderbird 000 031 x – 4 5 2
W – Lundh. L – Cordova. 2B – TUC: Garcia.
MESA WESTWOOD 4, CANYON DEL ORO 2
(Division II state tournament, third round)
At Maryvale Baseball Park
Westwood 000 400 0 – 4 8 1
Canyon del Oro 000 200 0 – 2 4 2
W – Parke. L – M. Santorelli. S – Rico. 2B – WEST: Otanez, Gillespie 2. CDO: Porter.
IRONWOOD RIDGE 7, GLENDALE APOLLO 3
(Division II state tournament, third round)
At Maryvale Baseball Park
Ironwood Ridge 200 032 0 – 7 13 1
Apollo 100 000 2 – 3 5 0
W – Darang (5-2). L – Scholl. 2B – IR: Engel.
Girls tennis
NO. 3 SALPOINTE CATHOLIC 5, NO. 11 SABINO 3
(Division II state tournament, quarterfinals)
At Tucson Racquet Club
Singles – Fernando, SAB, d. Anaya 7-5, 6-2; Swanson, SAL, d. Brownell 6-3, 6-2; Valcke, SAL, d. Zarin 6-0, 6-2; Kinnison, SAL, d. Glassberg 6-4, 7-5; Galbaith, SAB, d. Mundt 7-5, 6-0; Giclas, SAL, d. Reynolds 6-0, 6-4.
Doubles – Valcke/Kinnison, SAL, d. Brownell/Glassberg 8-3; Zarin/Galbaith, SAB, d. Cuevas/Hawkins 8-2.
SAFFORD 5, WALDEN GROVE 4
(Division III state tournament, quarterfinals)
At Safford
Singles – Fitzsimmons, WG, d. Evans 0-6, 7-5, 6-3; Cordova, WG, d. Peterson 6-2, 6-1; Montrerte, SAF, d. Trejo, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Hargas, SAF, d. Brian 0-6, 6-1, 6-4; Gomez, WG, d. Alder 3-6, 7-6, 6-1; Gutierrez, WG, d. Klomp 7-6, 6-2.
Doubles – Evans/Alder, SAF, d. Fitzsimmons/Cordova 8-4; Peterson/Montierth, SAF, d. Trejo/Brian 8-2; Hargas/Klomp, SAF, d. Gomez/Gutierrez 8-5.
Thursday's schedule
Softball
DIVISION II STATE TOURNAMENT
(24 teams, double-elimination after second round. Winner-take-all championship game)
Third round (double elimination) – Thursday
No. 8 Tucson vs. No. 1 Canyon del Oro at Cherry Field, 6:30 p.m.
No. 23 Casa Grande vs. No. 2 Ironwood Ridge at Rose Mofford Sports Complex in Phoenix, 5:30 p.m.
No. 3 Sahuaro vs. No. 6 Salpointe Catholic at Cherry Field, 6:30 p.m.
DIVISION III STATE TOURNAMENT
(32 teams, single elimination)
Second round – Thursday at Rose Mofford Sports Complex in Phoenix
No. 10 Douglas vs. No. 7 Catalina Foothills, 5:30 p.m.
No. 16 Empire vs. No. 1 Yuma Cibola, 3:30 p.m.
No. 19 Rio Rico vs. No. 3 Mohave Valley River Valley, 3:30 p.m.
No. 24 Nogales vs. No. 8 Show Low, 3:30 p.m.
