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Thatcher Valley Christian

Eagles

Trojans

The Valley Christian (Chandler, AZ) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home playoff game against Thatcher (AZ) by a score of 11-4.

Game Details: Valley Christian High School

This game is a part of the "2023 AIA Baseball 1A, 2A, 3A State Championships (Arizona) - 3A" tournament.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Thatcher	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	4	-	-
Valley Christian	2	1	1	1	1	5	-	11	-	-

Recap
Box Score
Matchup

Game Stats

Valley Christian (22-23)

Thatcher

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.406	34	32	4	13	4	2
1	Koye Farris (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
3	Jett Howard (So)	.000	4	3	0	0	0	0
5	Tanner Rios (Sr)	.750	4	4	0	3	0	0
6	Landon Duncan (Sr)	.500	4	4	1	2	0	0
8	Brandon Napier (Sr)	.500	4	4	1	2	2	1
11	Paxton Echols (So)	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0
12	Trevor Bingham (Sr)	.333	4	3	1	1	1	1
14	Landon Rios (Jr)	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
15	Kody Bingham (So)	.333	3	3	1	1	0	0
16	Branson Hughes (So)	.750	4	4	0	3	1	0

Valley Christian

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	3B	HR
	Team Totals	.500	35	30	11	15	10	1	1	3
2	Caleb Danzeisen (So)	1.000	4	2	2	2	2	0	1	0
5	Hunter Heeringa (Sr)	.500	4	4	2	2	3	0	0	1
6	Carson Grier (So)	.667	4	3	2	2	1	0	0	1
8	Will Bastian (Jr)	.250	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
11	Kyle Grier (So)	.667	4	3	1	2	0	0	0	0
22	Jimmy Twombly (Jr)	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0
23	Gavin Smith (Jr)	.250	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
29	Jake Harrison (Jr)	.500	4	4	0	2	2	1	0	0
41	Brock Jackson (Fr)	.667	4	3	3	2	2	0	0	1

Thatcher

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	2	8	9	.441	.468	.910
1	Koye Farris (Sr)	0	2	5	.000	.000	.000
3	Jett Howard (So)	1	1	1	.250	.000	.250
5	Tanner Rios (Sr)	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500
6	Landon Duncan (Sr)	0	1	1	.500	.500	1.000
8	Brandon Napier (Sr)	0	1	1	.500	.750	1.250
11	Paxton Echols (So)	0	1	1	.333	.333	.666
12	Trevor Bingham (Sr)	1	0	2	.500	.666	1.167
14	Landon Rios (Jr)	0	1	0	.000	.000	.000
15	Kody Bingham (So)	0	1	2	.333	.333	.666
16	Branson Hughes (So)	0	0	0	.750	.750	1.500

Valley Christian

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	HBP	ROE	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	4	3	1	1	2	6	.571	.900	1.471
2	Caleb Danzeisen (So)	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
5	Hunter Heeringa (Sr)	0	0	0	1	0	2	.500	1.250	1.750
6	Carson Grier (So)	1	0	0	0	0	1	.750	1.666	2.417
8	Will Bastian (Jr)	0	2	0	0	0	2	.250	.250	.500
11	Kyle Grier (So)	1	0	0	0	1	2	.750	.666	1.417
22	Jimmy Twombly (Jr)	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.666
23	Gavin Smith (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	5	.250	.250	.500
29	Jake Harrison (Jr)	0	0	0	0	0	0	.500	.750	1.250
41	Brock Jackson (Fr)	1	0	0	0	1	2	.750	1.666	2.417

Baserunning

Thatcher has not entered any baserunning stats.

Valley Christian

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	4
2	Caleb Danzeisen (So)	2
23	Gavin Smith (Jr)	1
41	Brock Jackson (Fr)	1

Thatcher

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	DP
	Team Totals	1.000	28	18	10	1
1	Koye Farris (Sr)	1.000	3	2	1	0
3	Jett Howard (So)	1.000	6	4	2	0
5	Tanner Rios (Sr)	1.000	3	1	2	1
6	Landon Duncan (Sr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
8	Brandon Napier (Sr)	1.000	2	0	2	0
11	Paxton Echols (So)	1.000	1	1	0	0
12	Trevor Bingham (Sr)	1.000	3	3	0	1
14	Landon Rios (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
15	Kody Bingham (So)	1.000	6	5	1	1
16	Branson Hughes (So)	1.000	2	1	1	0

Valley Christian

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.967	30	21	8	1
1	Ethan Gomez (So)	1.000	1	0	1	0
2	Caleb Danzeisen (So)	1.000	9	7	2	0
5	Hunter Heeringa (Sr)	1.000	7	7	0	0
22	Jimmy Twombly (Jr)	1.000	2	0	2	0
23	Gavin Smith (Jr)	1.000	4	3	1	0
24	Dylan Suzuki (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
26	Caleb Sweeney (So)	.500	2	0	1	1
29	Jake Harrison (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0	0
41	Brock Jackson (Fr)	1.000	2	2	0	0

Thatcher

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	APP
	Team Totals	12.83	1
8	Brandon Napier (Sr)	8.40	1
14	Landon Rios (Jr)	35.00	1

Valley Christian

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	W%	APP
	Team Totals	3.00	1	1.000	1
6	Carson Grier (So)	0.00	1	1.000	1
24	Dylan Suzuki (Jr)	9.00	0		1
26	Caleb Sweeney (So)	0.00	0		1

Thatcher

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	18	11	11	4	3	3	35	30
8	Brandon Napier (Sr)	5	13	6	6	3	3	2	26	23
14	Landon Rios (Jr)	1	5	5	5	1	0	1	9	7

Valley Christian

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	11	4	3	2	8	34	32
6	Carson Grier (So)	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	3
24	Dylan Suzuki (Jr)	2.1	5	3	3	1	1	13	12
26	Caleb Sweeney (So)	3.2	6	1	0	1	6	18	17

Thatcher

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	HBP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.600	.657	1	132	5
8	Brandon Napier (Sr)	.565	.615	0	97	2
14	Landon Rios (Jr)	.714	.778	1	35	3

Valley Christian

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	#P	SB
	Team Totals	.344	.382	2	117	1
6	Carson Grier (So)	.000	.000	0	7	0
24	Dylan Suzuki (Jr)	.417	.462	2	45	1
26	Caleb Sweeney (So)	.353	.389	0	65	0

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Game Story

Arizona High School Baseball - Valley Christian defeats Thatcher

May 2, 2023: Chandler, AZ 85226

Valley Christian Trojans (Chandler, AZ) fans exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the visiting Thatcher Eagles (Thatcher, AZ), 11-4 in a non-league test.

With the win, Valley Christian upgrades its record to 24-2 on the season. The Trojans host San Tan Foothills (Queen Creek, AZ) to battle the Sabercats in a non-league test on Saturday, May 6. The Sabercats come into the test with a record of 17-8. San Tan Foothills won 17-3 in their recent non-league test against Scottsdale Christian Academy (Phoenix, AZ)

With the defeat, Thatcher falls to 13-14 on the season.

Rankings & Records

Thatcher (22-23)

AZ	Div.
114	15

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	RF	RA
13-14	3-6	6-4	6-7	1-3	.481	.333	167	129

Valley Christian (22-23)

AZ	Div.
20	2

Overall	Section	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Section %	RF	RA
27-4	11-0	14-2	9-1	4-1	.871	1.000	323	92

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Thatcher	.7	1.9	1.5	.7	.9	.4	.8	6.2	7.4	1.3
Valley Christian	1.3	1.6	1.6	2.5	1.5	1.9	2.0	10.4	11.1	2.0

Team Stat Comparison

Thatcher		Valley Christian
.341	Batting Average	.360
.433	On Base Percentage	.478
.497	Slugging Percentage	.526
.949	Fielding Percentage	.940
.625	Win Loss Percentage	1.000

Team Leaders

Thatcher		Valley Christian	National Avg.
#17 Gavin Rogers.667	Batting Average	#19 Ryan Kao.545	.243
#9 Bryce Larson1.000	On Base Percentage	#19 Ryan Kao.688	.375
#8 Brandon Napier.887	Slugging Percentage	#19 Ryan Kao.909	.307
#10 Chad Johnson1.000	Fielding Percentage	#11 Kyle Grier1.000	.861
#16 Branson Hughes1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#11 Kyle Grier1.000	.543

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Thatcher	1-4		Valley Christian	7-0

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/2/23	Thatcher	San Tan Foothills	(L) 6-2	4/17/23	Valley Christian	San Tan Foothills	(W) 12-2
				5/6/23	San Tan Foothills	Valley Christian	(W) 11-1
3/21/23	Thatcher	Pusch Ridge Christian Academy	(L) 12-0	4/1/23	Pusch Ridge Christian Academy	Valley Christian	(W) 7-6
3/27/23	Thatcher	Sabino	(L) 11-1	4/11/23	Sabino	Valley Christian	(W) 10-4
4/22/23	Thatcher	Florence	(L) 9-4	3/27/23	Florence	Valley Christian	(W) 16-1
4/26/23	Thatcher	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 8-1	4/6/23	Valley Christian	Benjamin Franklin	(W) 15-1
				4/21/23	Benjamin Franklin	Valley Christian	(W) 6-2

Record Breakdown

Thatcher (22-23)		Valley Christian (22-23)
13-14	Overall	27-4
3-6	League	11-0
6-3	Non-League	7-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-4	Common Opponent	7-0
6-4	Home	14-2
6-7	Away	9-1
1-3	Neutral	4-1
1-1	Playoff	4-2
13-14	In-State	24-4
0-0	Out-of-State	3-0