Corona del Sol, the 24th seed in the Division I tournament went down to Tucson over the weekend and upset the Tucson Badgers to advance past the first round of the state baseball playoffs.
Hamilton strikes early, knocks out Corona
Two teams gave it their all and would not give up Tuesday night as the 6th seeded Mesquite Wildcats and the 11th seeded Red Mountain Mountain Lions met in post-season play.
The Diamondbacks didn’t have the homestand they envisioned after starting the season 6-3. They got off to a promising start with a win over the Pirates last Monday, but quickly deteriorated into a five game losing streak that got broken, followed by Arizona losing two of three to the Phillies, with the latest loss – a 7-2 loss – coming on Wednesday.
With the playoffs getting underway in a week, teams on the bubble are looking toward inking key victories before the end of the season.
The Diamondbacks are not strangers to adversity. Last season everyone picked them last and once they got into first, no one thought they would hold on.
Through the first 10 games of the regular season, the Pittsburgh Pirates offense has been anemic, scoring only 19 runs in those games.
Growing up in Phoenix and playing baseball for Apollo High School in the late 1970s, current Milwaukee Brewers pitching coach Rick Kranitz has had a remarkable career in the Major Leagues.
The Arizona Diamondbacks started the 2012 season with a bang using the long ball and timely hitting to beat the San Francisco Giants 6-5 at Chase Field Friday.
A handful of Diamondbacks had some hardware to collect before taking the field for Opening Day Friday afternoon against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field.
Todd Graham and Rich Rodriguez have yet to face one another on the football field, but it appeared Graham got the better of Rodriguez on the mound Friday afternoon at Chase Field.
