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San Manuel Miners
Lady Miners’ junior Nikki Baldenegro starred at the plate and picked up the win on the mound in her team’s 10 – 3 victory against Desert Christian on Mar. 15
Baldenegro, who is hitting .500 so far this season, went 4-for-4 at the plate, including a homerun, and drove in three runs to lead San Manuel’ offensive attack. Angelica Garcia, Elyssia Aguilar and Brianna Galarza each had two hits in the win. Senior Dionne Ruiz, a South Mountain CC commit, had a hit and two RBI in the game.
On the mound, Baldenegro picked up her fourth win of the season, throwing a complete game in which she allowed three runs – two earned – on seven hits with seven strikeouts. She did not walk an Eagles’ batter in the 92-pitch outing.
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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