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The Empire (Tucson, AZ) varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against Walden Grove (Sahuarita, AZ) by a score of 9-5.

Game Details: Empire High School

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Walden Grove-------9112
Empire0003002521
Final score provided by B. Rosthenhausler.
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Game Stats

Walden Grove

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.312353291091
7A. Martinez (Sr).33333112
8Rick Ochoa (Sr)211
9AJ Escarcega (Sr).500422141
11Alec Jimenez (Fr).5004412
13Gauge Abalos (Fr).50022211
15L. Navarro (Sr)44
17Javier Lopez (So).2504411
19S. Gallardo (Fr).2504411
25Vaughn Sexton (So).250441
27Andrew Romo (Jr).50044121
Empire

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.0833224523000
3Asher Bird (Fr).33343110000
7Chance Bird (Jr).00032100000
8Micah Tiggas (So).33343010000
10Ian Lemus (Sr).00044001000
11Kaden Mercer (Jr).00031100000
13Z. Breinlinger (So).00043001000
15Vincent Zizzo (Jr)00100000
18C. Lopez (Sr).00031101000
22Ben Savage (Sr).00044000000
Brady Carey (So).00033000000
Walden Grove

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals2111.371.406.777
7A. Martinez (Sr)1.333.333.666
8Rick Ochoa (Sr)1.500.000.500
9AJ Escarcega (Sr)11.7502.0002.750
11Alec Jimenez (Fr).500.5001.000
13Gauge Abalos (Fr).500.5001.000
15L. Navarro (Sr)3.000.000.000
17Javier Lopez (So)2.250.250.500
19S. Gallardo (Fr)3.250.250.500
25Vaughn Sexton (So)1.250.250.500
27Andrew Romo (Jr)1.500.5001.000
Empire

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals006122216.312.083.395
3Asher Bird (Fr)00110101.500.333.833
7Chance Bird (Jr)00100002.333.000.333
8Micah Tiggas (So)00100003.500.333.833
10Ian Lemus (Sr)00030014.000.000.000
11Kaden Mercer (Jr)00210001.667.000.667
13Z. Breinlinger (So)00001102.250.000.250
18C. Lopez (Sr)00111000.667.000.667
22Ben Savage (Sr)00030003.000.000.000
Brady Carey (So)00030001.000.000.000
Walden Grove

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals33
2Issac Clay (Sr)11
13Gauge Abalos (Fr)11
27Andrew Romo (Jr)11
Empire

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals1
3Asher Bird (Fr)1

Fielding

Walden Grove has not entered any fielding stats.
Empire

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.9642821610
2RJ Friend (Jr)1.00055000
3Asher Bird (Fr)1.00031200
8Micah Tiggas (So)1.00010100
10Ian Lemus (Sr)1.00010100
11Kaden Mercer (Jr)1.00011000
13Z. Breinlinger (So)1.0001111000
15Vincent Zizzo (Jr)1.00011000
18C. Lopez (Sr)1.00011000
22Ben Savage (Sr).75041210
Walden Grove

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals2.0011.000311
7A. Martinez (Sr)11
13Gauge Abalos (Fr)6.001
27Andrew Romo (Jr)11.00011
Empire

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals8.000010
2RJ Friend (Jr)28.000010
8Micah Tiggas (So)0.000010
10Ian Lemus (Sr)7.000010
Walden Grove

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals73526123226
7A. Martinez (Sr)11143
13Gauge Abalos (Fr)2.112222108
27Andrew Romo (Jr)3.223391815
Empire

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals7118821113632
2RJ Friend (Jr)164402098
8Micah Tiggas (So)2100120108
10Ian Lemus (Sr)44441711716
Walden Grove

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.115.281128
7A. Martinez (Sr).25014
13Gauge Abalos (Fr).125.30030
27Andrew Romo (Jr).133.27884
Empire

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.344.41712144004
2RJ Friend (Jr).750.7780140001
8Micah Tiggas (So).125.3001131002
10Ian Lemus (Sr).250.2940073001
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Game Story

Arizona High School Baseball - Walden Grove holds off Empire

March 21, 2024: Tucson, AZ 85747

In Thursday's non-league challenge, the Walden Grove Red Wolves (Sahuarita, AZ) baseball squad the host Empire Ravens (Tucson, AZ), by a final score of 9-5.

With the win, Walden Grove upgrades its record to 11-5 on the season. The Red Wolves travel to Douglas (Douglas, AZ) to battle the Bulldogs in a 4A Gila challenge on Monday, March 25. The Bulldogs come into the challenge with a record of 12-4. Douglas won 6-4 in their recent league challenge against Sahuarita (Sahuarita, AZ)

With the defeat, Empire falls to 6-10 on the season. The Ravens host Palo Verde (Tucson, AZ) to battle the Titans in a non-league challenge on Monday, March 25. The Titans come into the challenge with a record of 6-5. Palo Verde won 5-1 in their recent non-league challenge against Amphitheater (Tucson, AZ)

Rankings & Records

Walden Grove (23-24)

AZDiv.
4811
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %RFRA
16-115-57-44-45-3.593.500191138

Empire (23-24)

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

Team Scoring Averages

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Walden Grove
1.7.72.01.0.7.9.9-7.18.11.2
Empire
1.7.6.6.7.4.71.11.05.37.42.0

Team Stat Comparison

Walden GroveEmpire
.329Batting Average.290
.406On Base Percentage.395
.421Slugging Percentage.371
.946Fielding Percentage.917
.577Win Loss Percentage.538

Team Leaders

Walden GroveEmpireNational Avg.
#15 Luispablo Navarro.444Batting Average#10 Ian Lemus.422.241
#2 Issac Clay.600On Base Percentage#14 Austin Mittness1.000.380
#15 Luispablo Navarro.677Slugging Percentage#10 Ian Lemus.609.303
#1 Fabian Martinez1.000Fielding Percentage#1 Santino Gigliotti1.000.861
#13 Gauge Abalos1.000Win Loss Percentage#1 Santino Gigliotti1.000.545

Record Breakdown

Walden Grove (23-24)

Empire (23-24)

16-11
Overall
11-15
5-5
League
0-1
5-3
Non-League
6-10
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
10-4
Common Opponent
4-6
7-4
Home
5-6
4-4
Away
3-7
5-3
Neutral
3-2
1-0
Playoff
0-0
15-10
In-State
11-13
1-1
Out-of-State
0-2