The top seed, especially in softball, is having trouble maneuvering through the postseason brackets on the diamond this season.
Program reaches 1st title game
Baseball
No. 9 Tucson defeated No. 6 Canyon del Oro 8-2 Thursday night to advance to the final game of the Division II Elimination Bracket where the Badgers will take on No. 10 Ironwood Ridge. Tucson and Ironwood Ridge will play each other on Saturday night at Amphitheater High School. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
SDO blanks Perry, 4-0; Tucson tips Westwood, 1-0
Elite Eight bracket results from Saturday May 7
Both teams won state quarterfinal games behind strong pitching performances
Assistant passed away in April
Southern Arizona baseball and softball playyoffs
Fox to air D-I and II championship games 11 times
Results of games from Thursday May 5
Top-seeded Bears gutting it out with lefties
Tucson and Canyon del Oro are the only teams from last year’s final eight to make a repeat performance. The Dorados defeated Tucson 3-1 to claim the Division II championship last year but there are six new teams in the round of eight, hoping to claim those two final spots.
Results of 2nd round games from May 3
MaxPreps/USA Baseball High School Pitchers and Players of the Week
Results of first-round games from April 30
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