Head coach Rich Alday works with one of his catchers during practice at Ironwood Ridge High School, Monday, May 5, 2014, Tucson, Ariz. Photo by Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

In his third season as Ironwood Ridge’s softball coach, the former championship baseball coach at Pima College and New Mexico piloted the Nighthawks to a second state championship in three years, finishing 33-4. 


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