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Superior Panthers
The Superior baseball team extended its winning streak to four games and improved its overall record to 7 – 2 following a couple of victories last week against San Carlos and Scottsdale Christian Academy.
Senior Jesse Lopez, who had three hits, including a double, was one of four Panthers’ hitters that had a multi-hit game in a lopsided 18 – 5 win at San Carlos on Mar. 13. Sophomore Steven Ybarra went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI. Kale Major and Nicolaus Cruz also had two hits apiece against the Braves.
Starting pitcher Stevie Denogean earned the complete-game victory after allowing only one earned run on three hits with seven strikeouts and no walks. The win was Denogean’s first of the year.
In an 8 – 6 victory at Scottsdale Christian last Wednesday, Denogean had two hits and an RBI in the Panthers fourth win in-a-row. Edgar Galindo, a senior, doubled at the plate and picked up the win on the mound after not allowing a hit or a run for an inning-and-two-thirds against the Eagles.
The Panthers benefitted from drawing six base-on-balls and three stolen bases, one each from Cruz, Ybarra and Marcos Bueno.
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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