Canyon del Oro's Nicholas Ames (27) flips away his bat and watches his grand slam clear the fence against Salpointe in the second inning in the first game of the in DII state quarterfinals at Amphitheater High School, Friday, May 8, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

CDO grad Ames a star in summer league 

After Nick Ames helped CDO win the state baseball championship in May, he joined the Utah Marshalls, a college summer league team with whom he has been a star. Ames, who will play at UNLV, is hitting .378 with 54 RBIs in 59 games. It’s the same team that Washington Nationals All-Star Bryce Harper played for in his amateur career. 


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