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All the action came in the last inning, as the Virgin Valley High School Bulldogs were locked up in a pitchers' duel between Bulldog Tray Hughes and Clark High School Chargers' B. Ricci on April 24. The pitchers matched statistics for six straight innings, striking out two opposing players and walking two until the top of the seventh. The Chargers got on the board in the top … [Read more...] about Goodsell’s walk-off homer defeats Chargers 2-1 in pitchers’ duel
3A Baseball
Pirate baseball season concludes
The Moapa Valley High School baseball team played its final game of the season at Pahrump Valley on Thursday, April 23, falling 4-1 and finishing the season 0-8 in league play. The Trojans scored a first-inning run, but Pirates’ starting pitcher Jayden Staley settled in after that, pitching four scoreless innings. PVHS plated three runs in the fifth, chasing Staley, … [Read more...] about Pirate baseball season concludes
Bulldogs split pair with Eagles
The Virgin Valley High School Bulldogs and the Boulder High School Eagles faced off against each other on Tuesday, April 7, and Thursday, April 9. The Bulldogs defeated the Eagles on Tuesday, 9-4, behind a grand slam off the bat of shortstop Koby Perry. Bulldog Uriah Periera started the game on the mound shutting down the Eagles in the first inning. The Bulldogs jumped on … [Read more...] about Bulldogs split pair with Eagles
Bulldogs’ Shaner shuts down Pirates with no hitter
Virgin Valley High School’s Degan Shaner had a great week for the Bulldog baseball team. Shaner threw a 15-0 no hitter on Monday, March 30, and followed up on Friday, April 3, with an 8-0 shutout of the Pirates. In Monday’s game, the Bulldogs staked Shiner to a 5-0 lead after one inning of play. Tray Hughes got the rally started with a leadoff double, followed by a Shaner … [Read more...] about Bulldogs’ Shaner shuts down Pirates with no hitter
Pirate baseball get wins over Eldorado, SLAM
The Moapa Valley High School baseball team might be struggling in league play, but the Pirates gave the home crowd a 9-8 walkoff victory over Eldorado on Tuesday, March 31. Thatcher Leavitt drove in the winning run, but also drew three walks and scored two runs out of the leadoff spot. Christopher Kohntopp did a bit of everything, going 4-for-4 with an RBI and three runs … [Read more...] about Pirate baseball get wins over Eldorado, SLAM
Pirate baseball drops two to Boulder City
The Moapa Valley High School baseball team lost its first league game of the season against Boulder City in Overton on Wednesday, March 25, but the Pirates had ample opportunities to win. The Pirates had nine hits off Eagles’ starter Tate Crine, but just a third of them scored, as Crine limited damage and walked no one, striking out eight over six innings. Jake Hadley … [Read more...] about Pirate baseball drops two to Boulder City
Bulldogs begin 3A League play with losses to Trojans
Despite outhitting Pahrump Valley on Wednesday, March 25, and Friday, the 27th, Virgin Valley High School fell to the Trojans 5-4 in 10 innings and 9-4 on Friday. On Wednesday the Bulldogs started Degan Shaner on the mound. Shaner gave up six hits and three runs in two innings as the Dawgs fell behind, 3-0. Tray Hughes came in relief in the bottom of the third inning. The … [Read more...] about Bulldogs begin 3A League play with losses to Trojans
Pirate baseball throws out first pitch
Last year, the Moapa Valley High School baseball team finished in second behind Virgin Valley in the 3A Desert League, but playoff losses to the 3A Mountain League’s Boulder City and Pahrump Valley put an end to the Pirates’ postseason. This year, the Pirates return their second-best hitter from last season, Lucas Pettingill. Their best player from last year, Tyson … [Read more...] about Pirate baseball throws out first pitch