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The Empire (Tucson, AZ) varsity baseball team won Tuesday's home tournament game against Buckeye (AZ) by a score of 11-2.

Game Details: Lancer Baseball Classic at Randolph Park (Tucson)

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Buckeye00101--232
Empire4601---1141
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Game Stats

Buckeye

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.1582419232100
2Maddux Villegas (Fr).50032110000
3Isaiah Leyva (Sr).00032100000
5J. Higuera Avalos (Fr)10000000
7Giovanni Molina (Sr)1.00032022100
9M. Morales Montano (So).00022000000
17Nicholas Tripp (Fr).00022000000
21Ivan Garcia (Fr).00032000000
23S. Droing (So).00022000000
25Nathan Bunger (So).00033000000
26Channing Murphy (Fr).00022000000
Empire

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.33326181168200
3Asher Bird (Fr).00031200000
5James Blocker (Sr).00032102000
7Chance Bird (Jr).00021000000
8Micah Tiggas (So).66733222200
9Jeremy Watson (Jr)1.00011010000
10Ian Lemus (Sr)20001000
11Kaden Mercer (Jr).00032002000
12Travis Linkous (Jr).00033100000
13Z. Breinlinger (So)1.00032021000
14Austin Mittness (Jr)00200000
15Vincent Zizzo (Jr).00011200000
22Ben Savage (Sr)1.00011110000
Brady Carey (So).00011000000
Buckeye

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals00451126.333.210.544
2Maddux Villegas (Fr)00110000.667.5001.167
3Isaiah Leyva (Sr)00001011.333.000.333
5J. Higuera Avalos (Fr)001000001.0001.000
7Giovanni Molina (Sr)001000001.0001.5002.500
9M. Morales Montano (So)00010000.000.000.000
21Ivan Garcia (Fr)00110103.333.000.333
23S. Droing (So)00000012.000.000.000
25Nathan Bunger (So)00010003.000.000.000
26Channing Murphy (Fr)00010000.000.000.000
Empire

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals00711103.538.444.982
3Asher Bird (Fr)00101000.667.000.667
5James Blocker (Sr)00100003.333.000.333
7Chance Bird (Jr)00110000.500.000.500
8Micah Tiggas (So)00000001.6671.3332.000
9Jeremy Watson (Jr)000000001.0001.0002.000
10Ian Lemus (Sr)002000001.0001.000
11Kaden Mercer (Jr)00100001.333.000.333
12Travis Linkous (Jr)00000103.000.000.000
13Z. Breinlinger (So)001000001.0001.0002.000
22Ben Savage (Sr)000000001.0001.0002.000

Baserunning

Buckeye has not entered any baserunning stats.
Empire

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals3
3Asher Bird (Fr)1
5James Blocker (Sr)1
14Austin Mittness (Jr)1
Buckeye

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.9002012620
2Maddux Villegas (Fr).00010010
3Isaiah Leyva (Sr)1.00011000
7Giovanni Molina (Sr)1.00077000
9M. Morales Montano (So)1.00020200
17Nicholas Tripp (Fr)1.00033000
21Ivan Garcia (Fr).75040310
25Nathan Bunger (So)1.00021100
Empire

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals1.0001515000
3Asher Bird (Fr)1.00011000
5James Blocker (Sr)1.00022000
8Micah Tiggas (So)1.00011000
13Z. Breinlinger (So)1.00055000
15Vincent Zizzo (Jr)1.00022000
18C. Lopez (Sr)1.00022000
22Ben Savage (Sr)1.00011000
Brady Carey (So)1.00011000
Buckeye

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals10.5001.00010
25Nathan Bunger (So)10.5001.00010
Empire

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals2.80101.00010
10Ian Lemus (Sr)0.00101.00010
15Vincent Zizzo (Jr)4.670010
Buckeye

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals441167202618
25Nathan Bunger (So)441167202618
Empire

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals54224502419
10Ian Lemus (Sr)200013076
15Vincent Zizzo (Jr)34223201713
Buckeye

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.222.4623195004
25Nathan Bunger (So).222.4623195004
Empire

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.211.3751199000
10Ian Lemus (Sr).000.1430035000
15Vincent Zizzo (Jr).308.4711164000
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Game Story

Arizona High School Baseball - Empire prevails Buckeye

March 12, 2024: Tucson, AZ 85747

The Empire Ravens (Tucson, AZ) baseball trounced the visiting Buckeye Hawks (Buckeye, AZ), 11-2 in Tuesday's non-league contest.

Coming up next, the Ravens play the Williams Vikings (Williams, AZ) in a non-league contest, on Wednesday, March 13. Empire will attempt to better on its 2-9 season record. The Vikings enter the contest with a 9-2 record after their 8-0 non-league loss to Cienega (Vail, AZ).

The Hawks now sport a 3-5 record. They take the field next when they host Cienega for a non-league contest on Wednesday, March 13. Buckeye will play a Bobcats squad coming off a 8-0 non-league win over Williams (Williams, AZ). The Bobcats record now stands at 7-3.

Rankings & Records

Buckeye (23-24)

AZDiv.
17736
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %RFRA
9-195-74-95-90-1.321.417157217

Empire (23-24)

AZDiv.
13119
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %RFRA
11-150-15-63-73-2.423.000139167

Team Scoring Averages

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Buckeye
1.3.7.8.9.81.2.805.66.12.8
Empire
1.7.6.6.7.4.71.11.05.37.42.0

Team Stat Comparison

BuckeyeEmpire
.272Batting Average.290
.402On Base Percentage.395
.345Slugging Percentage.371
.885Fielding Percentage.917
.296Win Loss Percentage.538

Team Leaders

BuckeyeEmpireNational Avg.
#3 Isaiah Leyva.386Batting Average#10 Ian Lemus.422.241
#24 Cristian Fierro-Higuera.531On Base Percentage#14 Austin Mittness1.000.380
#10 Alexander Coronado.500Slugging Percentage#10 Ian Lemus.609.303
#10 Alexander Coronado1.000Fielding Percentage#1 Santino Gigliotti1.000.861
#12 Zaiden Davis1.000Win Loss Percentage#1 Santino Gigliotti1.000.545

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Buckeye0-2Empire1-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/12/24WilliamsBuckeye(L) 18-23/13/24WilliamsEmpire(W) 4-3
3/13/24CienegaBuckeye(L) 16-23/11/24EmpireCienega(L) 6-2

Record Breakdown

Buckeye (23-24)

Empire (23-24)

9-19
Overall
11-15
5-7
League
0-1
1-5
Non-League
6-10
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
0-2
Common Opponent
1-1
4-9
Home
5-6
5-9
Away
3-7
0-1
Neutral
3-2
0-0
Playoff
0-0
9-18
In-State
11-13
0-1
Out-of-State
0-2