Several elimination games were played Thursday across Southern Arizona in the AIA baseball and softball playoffs.
Tucson High baseball stayed alive in the Class 6A playoffs with an 8-7 win over Chandler Basha, while Catalina Foothills was eliminated in the Class 5A bracket after falling 6-1 to Scottsdale Horizon. Top-seeded Nogales in Class 5A started the day still in the winnerβs bracket and stayed there following its 8-0 victory over Peoria Sunrise Mountain.
Nogalesβ win advanced them to the semifinals which will be played on May 11 in Mesa; Tucson High will face No. 1 Hamiliton in an elimination game on May 7 at Hamilton High School.
In softball, No. 2 Tucson High was eliminated after a surprising 6-1 loss to 14-seed Phoenix Sunnyslope in Class 6A. However in the Class 5A bracket, No. 9 Sunnyside beat No. 13 Queen Creek Casteel 9-1 in an elimination game. Sunnyside will play the loser of No. 2 Canyon View and No. 3 Catalina Foothills on May 10.
No. 6 Sahuarita was eliminated from the Class 4A softball playoffs with a 6-0 defeat against No. 2 Phoenix Greenway.
Hereβs a game-by-game look at each of Thursdayβs results:
BASEBALL Class 6A state playoffs, elimination game
No. 13 Chandler Basha 7, No. 9 Tucson High 8
Class 5A state quarterfinals (double-elimination bracket)
No. 4 Peoria Sunrise Mountain 0, No. 1 Nogales 8
Class 5A state playoffs, elimination game
No. 11 Catalina Foothills 1, No. 2 Scottsdale Horizon 6
SOFTBALL Class 6A state playoffs, elimination game
No. 14 Phoenix Sunnyslope 6 , No. 2 Tucson High 1
Class 5A state playoffs, elimination game
No. 13 Queen Creek Casteel 1, No. 9 Sunnyside 9
Class 4A state playoffs, elimination game
No. 6 Sahuarita 0, No. 2 Phoenix Greenway 6
Here is Fridayβs playoff schedule of all the sports in action across Southern Arizona:
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Class 6A state playoffs, first round
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No. 10 Rincon/University at No. 7 Tempe Corona del Sol, 6 p.m.
Class 5A state playoffs, first round
No. 16 Goodyear Independence at No. 1 Cienega, 6 p.m.
No. 9 Peoria Centennial at No 8 Catalina Foothills, 6 p.m.
No. 14 Marana at No. 3 Gilbert, 6 p.m.
No. 10 Mountain View at No. 7 Glendale Ironwood, 6 p.m.
Class 4A state playoffs, first round
No. 14 Sabino vs. No. 3 ALA-Gilbert North at American Leadership Academy, 6 p.m.
No. 15 Chandler Seton Catholic at No. 2 Salpointe Catholic, 6 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Division II state semifinals:
No. 4 Nogales vs. No. 1 Catalina Foothills at Paseo Racquet Center, 11 a.m.
No. 10 Ironwood Ridge vs. No. 3 Goodyear Estrella Foothills at Paseo Racquet Center, noon
GIRLS TENNIS
Division II state semifinals
No. 13 Waddell Canyon View at No. 1 Catalina Foothills at Paseo Racquet Center, 9 a.m.
SOFTBALL
Class 6A state playoffs, elimination game
Phoenix Sunnyslope, Tucson High winner vs. Tolleson/Queen Creek winner at Fiesta Sports Complex, 6 p.m.
Class 3A state quarterfinals
No. 9 ALA-Gilbert North vs. No. 1 Sabino at Rose Mofford Softball Complex, 4 p.m.
No. 5 Empire vs. No. 4 Snowflake at Rose Mofford Softball Complex, 4 p.m.
No. 14 Tanque Verde vs. No. 6 Phoenix Northwest Christiana at Rose Mofford Softball Complex, 4 p.m.
Photos: #1 Nogales blanks Sunrise Mountain, advances to 5A baseball semifinal
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Demetrio Crisantes (7) heads to third base in the first inning against Sunrise Mountain during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Gerardo Paco (8) celebrates his double in front of Sunrise Mountainβs Brandon Ornelas (3) after hitting a double during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Thomas Teel (18) celebrates his double against Sunrise Mountain during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Thomas Teel (18) hugs a coach in a dugout after scoring against Sunrise Mountain during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Roman Bracamonte (31) delivers a pitch against Sunrise Mountain during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Sunrise Mountainβs Dawson Ellis (2) slides safely into third as Nogales third baseman Luis Martin Romero (2) dives for the ball during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Thomas Teel (18) makes contact with the ball against Sunrise Mountainβs Ryne Palmer during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogales players cheer on their pitcher Roman Bracamonte during their third round 5A playoff game against Sunrise Mountain at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Luis Martin Romero (1) fist bumps his coach after hitting a single against Sunrise Mountain during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogales players cheer after teammate Robert Gallego (10) who was issued a walk which scored a run against Sunrise Mountainβs Zach Tincher (21) during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogales fans celebrate another strike out for their pitcher Roman Bracamonte (31) during their third round 5A playoff game against Sunrise Mountain at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogales teammates greet Roman Bracamonte (31) after pitching seven innings of shutout baseball against Sunrise Mountain during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ relief pitcher Saul Soto (18) delivers a pitch against Sunrise Mountain during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Derek Mantijo (2) gets out of the way as Demetrio Crisantes (7) completes a double-play against Sunrise Mountainβs Zach Tincher (21) to end their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022. Nogales won 8-0.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Demetrio Crisantes (7) celebrates completing a double-play against Sunrise Mountainβs Zach Tincher (21) to end their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022. Nogales won 8-0.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Robert Gallego (10) and Demetrio Crisantes (7) celebrate their 8-0 win over Sunrise Mountain in their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star
Nogales vs. Sunrise Mountain, 2022 5A baseball
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May 6, 2022
Nogalesβ Gerardo Paco (8) slides safely into second base against Sunrise Mountainβs Tanner Horwath (4) after hitting a double during their third round 5A playoff game at Tempe Diablo Stadium Thursday, May. 5, 2022.
Darryl Webb / Special for the Arizona Daily Star