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San Manuel Miners
The sixth-ranked San Manuel softball team is 5 – 1 in its last six games and has given up only five runs in the five wins, which included a pair of shutouts.
Last week, the Lady Miners defeated St. Augustine and Hayden by a combined score of 28 – 1.
Freshman Dine Miller homered and drove in three runs in a 16 – 1 win against St. Augustine on Apr. 10. Brianna Madrid and Brianna Galarza each went 4-for-4 with two RBI in the win. Gabriella Estrada had three hits, including a double and an RBI as well.
Sophomore Taya Dockum picked up her first win of the year, throwing a complete-game gem, where she allowed a solo earned run on four hits with eight strikeouts and a walk.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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