Durango softball beats Desert Oasis, 12-6
 
Durango softball beats Desert Oasis, 12-6

Durango’s softball team earned a 12-6 road win over Desert Oasis on Thursday
to lock up second place in the Southwest League. Kaitlin Fazenden hit a two-run homer in the third inning
to get the Trailblazers on the board. Winning pitcher Trinity Valentine hit a two-run single in the fourth to give Durango the lead for good. Valentine and Alexis Geraldo each drove in three runs for Durango, which had 13 hits. The Trailblazers took two of three games from the Diamondbacks, and will be the league’s No. 2 seed in the upcoming Sunset Region tournament.

Desert Oasis edges Bishop Gorman, 9-8
 
Desert Oasis edges Bishop Gorman, 9-8

Desert Oasis’ baseball team edged visiting Bishop Gorman 9-8 on Monday in a key Southwest League game. Cole Schaefer induced a double-play grounder with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth to get the top-ranked Diamondbacks out of a jam. Chaison Miklich hit a two-run homer for Desert Oasis, which won despite walking 11 batters. Schaefer got the final five outs to earn a save and struck out Gorman’s John Gaughan with the potential tying run on base to end the game. The third-ranked Gaels host the Diamondbacks on Tuesday and Thursday to complete the Southwest League series.