TUCSON — Needing to head south to Tucson to finally see green grass and sunshine in Arizona’s skies, the Flagstaff baseball team certainly experienced a lot this spring.

Flagstaff head coach Kenny Macias said, “I feel like we’re doing pretty well for the bad weather we’ve experienced so far this season.” It was very difficult to load, but the team has smashed it and is working on it.”

Flagstaff’s National Weather Service reported more than 120 inches of snow this winter and early spring, with nearly triple that amount (326 inches) at Snowbowl.

White fluffy snow and a cold, wet, windy afternoon in the mountains are perfect for holiday photos, snowy days, and fun times with the family at Christmas, but also for outdoor sports like baseball. is miserable.

Luckily for the Eagles (7-4, 0-0 4A Grand Canyon), the weather doesn’t seem to affect their ability to win games.

“We have a dome facility with a batting cage and we play groundballs with softies on the gym floor, which keeps our basketball coaches and ADs happy. We definitely take in a lot of BP when we are indoors.” said Macias.

The Eagles headed south on Interstate 17 and held some practices at Bradshaw Mountain and Camp Verde high schools.

“We have the privilege of practicing outdoors [those places]’ said Macias.

To wrap up the Lancer Baseball Classic in Tucson, Flagstaff beat Empire 11-4 on Friday morning to finish the five-day tournament with a 2-3 record.

Heath Lopez went 3-for-4 with 2 and 3, Samuel Faust went 2-3 with 2 and the Eagles stole eight in the win.

Conor Inigez pitched 4-2/3 innings, allowing 4 runs and 5 hits while striking out 7.

Next up, Flagstaff will be hosting Shadow Mountain on Tuesday, March 21st. First pitch is set for 4pm.

Bradshaw Mountain 10, St. Marys 0

PRESCOTT VALLEY — With three hits from Josh Cazale and two RBIs each from Anthony Morales and Dalton Irwin, the Bradshaw Mountain baseball team beat St. Mary’s 10-0 on Saturday afternoon.

The Bears (7-3, 0-0 4A Grand Canyon) scored three in the fourth and had three more RBIs in the sixth to beat the Knights. .

Kazal allowed only nine strikeouts and two hits in six innings for Bradshaw Mountain.

Up next, the Bears will play a doubleheader against Lee Williams on March 25th. The first pitch for Game 1 is set for 2:00 PM.

Prescott 6, Lake Havasu 5

Mojave Valley — Paul Farnow and Lucas Barrett each had two RBIs as the Prescott baseball team survived a late rally at Lake Havasu to hold on to a 6-5 victory Saturday afternoon.

Farnow allowed 5 runs on 4 hits and struck out 7 in a win over the Badgers (5-3, 0-0 4A Grand Canyon) to take 4 of 5 in the Route 66 Tournament in Mojave Valley .

Fernow, Brendan Costes, and Jack Burton went 2-for-3 at bat, but Burton won two doubles.

Brock Cross is 1-3 in the RBI over Lake Havasu (11-2, 0-0 5A Desert West), 8-0 in Power Point games this season, and has lost just one game to an Arizona team on Route 66. not. Convention… Prescott.

Up next, Prescott will host Coconino (5-5, 0-0 4A Grand Canyon) on March 21st. The official start time is set for 3pm.

3A: 5 straight wins for SAND DEVILS

PAGE — After losing the first two games of the season, Page has been strong lately, winning their last five games, including a 16-1 loss to Ganado on March 17th.

The Sand Devils (5-2, 4-0 3A North) outscored their last five opponents 78-14 with two victories over Winslow, Monument Valley, Tuba City and Ganado.

Next, Paige will face Snowflake on March 27th.First pitch is set for 3:30pm

2A: Kingman Academy 8, Camp Verde 5

MOHAVE VALLEY — Cade Benson closed out Saturday afternoon’s Route 66 tournament play with a 2-3 RBI and an 8-5 win over Kingman Academy to lead Camp Verde.

Benson was the only player with a base hit for the Tigers (4-2, 0-0 2A West), walking five and being hit twice by Camp Verde pitchers in the win.

Zane Zimmerman went 1-2 with an RBI double, and Gunner Selting had two hits and a run for the Cowboys (4-9, 0-0 3A North Central).

Camp Verde then moves to Northwest Christian on March 21st. The first pitch is set for 3:45 p.m.

Kingman Academy will host Mohave Accelerated on March 22nd at 3:45pm.

1A: State runner-up Sultan returns to form

BAGHDAD — An 8-2 loss to Mogollon in last season’s 1A state championship likely set fire to under the Baghdad baseball team, who are outscoring their opponents 65-11 in six wins this season. increase.

The Sultans (6-2, 1-0 1A West) recently swept the Grove doubleheader on March 17, 12-2 and 7-6 respectively.

The club from a small mining town in northern Arizona has already beaten Anthem Prep. (15-1), the preparation of desert heights. (5-0), Antelope Union (14-0), Salome (12-2) and Grove Sweep.

Baghdad next travels to Yavapai County rival Mayer on Thursday 23 March. The first pitch is set for 3pm.

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Brian M. Bergner Jr. has covered professional, college and high school sports for over 20 years. Follow him on Twitter @AzPreps365Brian. Have an idea for a story? Email Brian at bbergner@azpreps365.com.