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The Central (Phoenix, AZ) varsity baseball team lost Saturday's neutral tournament game against Valley Christian (Chandler, AZ) by a score of 5-0.

Game Details: Cougar Classic @ Arizona Lutheran HS

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Valley Christian221000-5--
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Final score provided by L. Lujan.
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Game Stats

Valley Christian

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.1922826552100
3Vinnie LaGatta (So).00033100000
4TJ Oster (Fr).00044000000
5Morgan Davies (Jr).00011100000
7Carson Slater (Jr).33333110000
8Bennie Matos (So).33333011000
9Jake Liberta (Jr).00032000000
11Jake Terry (Fr).00033000000
24Trey Harrison (Jr).33333010000
30Ryan Peterson (So)1.00021110000
34Levi Graham (Fr).33333111100
Central

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.05323190100000
1Samuel Ortiz (Sr).000310000000
4A. Saavedra (Jr).000110000000
6Miguel Motta (Sr).000330000000
7Mario Guzman (Jr).000220000000
9Ismael Torres (Jr).000330000000
11Efren Torres (Sr).000320000000
16Josh Sambrano (Sr).500320100000
17Felipe Avalos (So).000220000000
20Derek Tolano (Jr).000110000000
24Edwin Gurrola (Jr).000220000000
Valley Christian

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals00200405.250.230.481
3Vinnie LaGatta (So)00000202.000.000.000
4TJ Oster (Fr)00000102.000.000.000
5Morgan Davies (Jr)00000001.000.000.000
7Carson Slater (Jr)00000001.333.333.666
8Bennie Matos (So)00000002.333.333.666
9Jake Liberta (Jr)00100002.333.000.333
11Jake Terry (Fr)00000001.000.000.000
24Trey Harrison (Jr)00000101.333.333.666
30Ryan Peterson (So)001000001.0001.0002.000
34Levi Graham (Fr)00000002.333.6661.000
Central

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals00371005.217.052.270
1Samuel Ortiz (Sr)00101000.667.000.667
4A. Saavedra (Jr)00010003.000.000.000
6Miguel Motta (Sr)00020000.000.000.000
7Mario Guzman (Jr)00010000.000.000.000
9Ismael Torres (Jr)00010000.000.000.000
11Efren Torres (Sr)00100002.333.000.333
16Josh Sambrano (Sr)00110000.667.5001.167
24Edwin Gurrola (Jr)00010000.000.000.000
Valley Christian

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals7
3Vinnie LaGatta (So)1
7Carson Slater (Jr)2
8Bennie Matos (So)1
9Jake Liberta (Jr)1
24Trey Harrison (Jr)1
30Ryan Peterson (So)1

Baserunning

Central has not entered any baserunning stats.
Valley Christian

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals1.0001818000
3Vinnie LaGatta (So)1.00011000
4TJ Oster (Fr)1.00011000
8Bennie Matos (So)1.00044000
9Jake Liberta (Jr)1.00011000
11Jake Terry (Fr)1.00022000
16Hunter LeResche (Jr)1.00077000
24Trey Harrison (Jr)1.00022000
Central

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.852271674000660.000
6Miguel Motta (Sr)1.000110000
7Mario Guzman (Jr).889953100
9Ismael Torres (Jr).800513100
10Andrew Taylor (So).500210100
11Efren Torres (Sr)0000000660.000
16Josh Sambrano (Sr)1.000541000
17Felipe Avalos (So)1.000330000
20Derek Tolano (Jr)1.000110000
24Edwin Gurrola (Jr).000100100
Valley Christian

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals0.00101.00010
24Trey Harrison (Jr)0.00101.00010
Central

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals2.331.00021
4A. Saavedra (Jr)14.001.00011
16Josh Sambrano (Sr)0.001
Valley Christian

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals61003702319
24Trey Harrison (Jr)61003702319
Central

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals6552203002826
4A. Saavedra (Jr)13221030076
16Josh Sambrano (Sr)5230100002120
Valley Christian

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.053.2170182000
24Trey Harrison (Jr).053.2170182000
Central

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.192.250000091001
4A. Saavedra (Jr).500.571000024001
16Josh Sambrano (Sr).100.143000067000
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Game Story

Arizona High School Baseball - Valley Christian defeats Central

February 24, 2018: Chandler, AZ 85226

Spectators at Saturday's non-league battle between the Valley Christian Trojans (Chandler, AZ) and the visiting Central Bobcats (Phoenix, AZ), saw Valley Christian's baseball squad knock off Central by a count of 5-0.

Coming up next, the Trojans play the Pusch Ridge Christian Academy Lions (Tucson, AZ) in a non-league battle, on Tuesday, February 27. Valley Christian will attempt to move on its 2-0 season record.

The Bobcats now possess a 3-1 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Westwood for a non-league match on Thursday, March 1. Central will confront a Warriors team coming off a 7-4 non-league loss to Mountain Pointe (Phoenix, AZ). The Warriors record now stands at 4-2.

Players of the Game

Valley Christian (17-18)

Valley Christian has not selected any Players of the Game.

Central (17-18)

Congratulations to #16 Josh Sambrano for being selected the Central Baseball Player of the Game.

Rankings & Records

Valley Christian (17-18)

NationalAZDiv.
4,6179313
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %RFRA
17-98-37-57-33-1.654.727270146

Central (17-18)

NationalAZDiv.
8,94415937
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %RFRA
9-132-83-74-52-1.409.200132137

Team Scoring Averages

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Valley Christian
2.21.51.51.92.51.3.9-10.49.42.0
Central
1.1.61.3.61.41.201.06.07.42.8

Team Stat Comparison

Valley ChristianCentral
.349Batting Average.320
.446On Base Percentage.410
.496Slugging Percentage.433
.906Fielding Percentage.909
.652Win Loss Percentage.409

Team Leaders

Valley ChristianCentralNational Avg.
#24 Trey Harrison.455Batting Average#13 Chance Reyes.538.254
#30 Ryan Peterson.562On Base Percentage#2 Cristofer Lara.600.370
#24 Trey Harrison.924Slugging Percentage#13 Chance Reyes.923.316
#1 Gabe Scoggin1.000Fielding Percentage#12 John Mardueno1.000.855
#13 H Grako1.000Win Loss Percentage#16 Josh Sambrano1.000.529

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Valley Christian2-0Central1-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
2/22/18Valley ChristianWashington(W) 9-32/23/18CentralWashington(W) 4-2
2/24/18Valley ChristianCamelback(W) 9-33/6/18CamelbackCentral(L) 4-2

Record Breakdown

Valley Christian (17-18)

Central (17-18)

17-9
Overall
9-13
8-3
League
2-8
4-4
Non-League
4-4
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
2-0
Common Opponent
1-1
7-5
Home
3-7
7-3
Away
4-5
3-1
Neutral
2-1
0-0
Playoff
0-0
17-9
In-State
9-13
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0