Playoff roundup: Bishop Gorman baseball clinches state berth

But the Gaels’ awoke, scoring three runs in the fourth inning and five in the sixth to beat Desert Oasis 8-3 and lock up a berth in next week’s state tournament.

Shelton Easton went 2-for-3 with a double to lead Gorman, and Aiden Pollock added a home run.

James Whitaker pitched a complete game, giving up seven hits while striking out seven for Gorman (28-2), the No. 1 seed from the Mountain League. The Gaels will host the Southern title game at 3 p.m. Friday.

Desert Oasis, the No. 2 seed from the Mountain League, will host either Basic or Arbor View at 4 p.m. Thursday to determine Gorman’s opponent and the other Southern state berth.

— No. 2D Basic 7, No. 1D Green Valley 6: The Wolves (22-8), the No. 2 seed from the Desert League, built a 5-0 lead and held off a late rally to edge the Gators (27-7). Basic, the defending 5A state champion, will face Arbor View at 1 p.m. Thursday at Desert Oasis in another elimination game.

— 4M Arbor View 15, No. 3M Faith Lutheran 12: Nick Yu went 4-for-6 with two RBIs to help the Aggies (15-17) outlast the Crusaders (16-10) in eight innings.

Class 4A

— No. 4M Silverado 12, No. 5D Desert Pines 2: Hogan Hawkins went 3-for-4 with an RBI and Jacob Jay threw three strong innings to help the Skyhawks (9-16) defeat the Jaguars (4-12). Silverado advances to play at Shadow Ridge, the No. 1 seed from the Desert League, at 4 p.m. Thursday.

— No. 6M Legacy 17, No. 3D Doral Academy 0: Kyler Avila went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBIs, and the Longhorns (8-16) took over with a five-run first inning en route to a victory over the Dragons (9-13). Legacy will play at Sierra Vista, the No. 2 seed from the Mountain League, at 4 p.m. Thursday.

— No. 5M Durango 23, No. 4D Del Sol 2: The Trailblazers (10-16) built an early lead and finished things off with a 13-run fourth inning on the way to a win over the Dragons (9-13). Blake Goudie went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and four RBIs to lead Durango, which will play at Foothill, the No. 1 seed from the Mountain League, at 4 p.m. Thursday.

— No. 3M Tech 15, No. 6D Chaparral 0: Nathan Johnson went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, and Asa Briggs tossed a three-inning one-hitter to help the Roadrunners (17-13) roll past the Cowboys (3-14). Tech will play at Bonanza, the No. 2 seed from the Desert League, at 4 p.m. Thursday.

Class 3A

— No. 2M Pahrump Valley 9, No. 1M Boulder City 4: The Trojans (24-7) scored five runs in the first inning and never looked back on their way to a win over the Eagles (20-7), locking up a berth in the state tournament and a spot in Friday’s Southern Region title game. Kyle McDaniel went 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs for Pahrump Valley.

— No. 1D Moapa Valley 4, No. 5 SLAM Nevada 3: The Pirates (20-6) edged the Bulls (14-16) to advance to Thursday’s elimination game against Virgin Valley.

— No. 2D Virgin Valley 13, No. 7 Western 3: Dodger Smith went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI to help the Bulldogs (19-8) rout the Warriors (10-15).

Softball

Class 5A

— No. 1M Shadow Ridge 12, No. 4M Liberty 2: Josslin Law went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs to help the Mustangs (16-2) roll past the Patriots (17-11). The Mustangs will face Green Valley in an elimination game at 2 p.m. Thursday at Palo Verde, with the winner facing Palo Verde at 4:30 p.m. for a state tournament berth and the chance to play Centennial for the Southern Region title Friday.

— No. 1D Green Valley 2, No. 4D Coronado 0: The Gators (23-4), the defending 5A state champions, edged the Cougars (9-9) to stay alive.

Class 4A

— No. 5D Doral Academy 16, No. 4M Las Vegas 4: Jenna Becker went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and Alyssa Marshall went 2-for-4 with a double and six RBIs to lead the Dragons (12-7) past the Wildcats (10-12). Doral Academy will play at Silverado, the No. 1 seed from the Desert League, at 4 p.m. Thursday.

— No. 3D Spring Valley 18, 6M Legacy 3: Isabella Lenahan went 4-for-4 with two triples and four RBIs as the Grizzlies (16-6) defeated the Longhorns (8-15). Spring Valley will play at Tech, the No. 2 seed from the Mountain League, at 4 p.m. Thursday.

— No. 4D Chaparral 15, No. 5M Bonanza 4: The Cowboys (10-9) rolled past the Bengals (8-14) in their opening-round game. Chaparral will play at Bishop Gorman, the No. 1 seed from the Mountain League, at 4 p.m. Thursday.

— No. 3M Durango 21, No. 6D Mojave 7: The Trailblazers (12-7) routed the Rattlers (6-13). Durango will play at Cimarron-Memorial, the No. 2 seed from the Desert League, at 4 p.m. Thursday.

Class 3A

— No. 1D Virgin Valley 11, No. 1M Boulder City 0: The Bulldogs (30-0) cruised past the Eagles (14-9) to advance to Friday’s Southern Region title game and clinch a berth in the state tournament.

— No. 5 Moapa Valley 14, No. 6 Pahrump Valley 13: Tyelar Anderson went 3-for-4 with two doubles and three RBIs, and Kyndall Longman went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three RBIs to help the Pirates (9-6) edge the Trojans (6-12). Moapa will face Clark in an elimination game Thursday.

— No. 2D Clark 4, No. 2M SLAM Nevada 3: The Chargers (16-9) edged the Bulls (15-6) to stay alive.