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San Manuel Miner
The ninth-seeded San Manuel baseball team saw its season come to an end after a 5 – 4 loss to No. 8-seed Valley Union in the second round of the Division IV State Baseball playoffs last Saturday.
The Miners defeated No. 24-seed Ash Fork a first-round game last Friday at the Goodyear Baseball Complex, 2 – 1.
San Manuel finished its season with a record of 15 – 7, which included an 8 – 3 record and third-place in the final Section VI standings.
Andy Luberda (1149 Posts)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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