Desert Christian baseball

Desert Christian's Zach Malis crunches an RBI double to right-center for the final run in a 15-0 run-rule win against St. Augustine at Desert Christian Middle School, Tuesday, April 29, 2014, Tucson, Ariz. 

Desert Christian legend Malis gets first college hit 

After a legendary baseball career at Desert Christian High School, leading coach Grant Hopkins’ team to three successive state titles, and batting as high as .659 in a season, first baseman Zach Malis got his first hit as a college player last week. He hit a game-tying single in the bottom of the eighth, helping Grand Canyon beat Central Michigan 5-4. Malis is sharing time at first base for the Antelopes so far. 


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