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The Bagdad (AZ) varsity baseball team won Saturday's home playoff game against Desert Christian (Tucson, AZ) by a score of 8-0.

Game Details: Bagdad High School

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

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Game Stats

Desert Christian

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.0912322020000
2Austin Yarger (Jr).00033000000
6Paul LaPoff (So).00022000000
7Jett Payne (Jr).00022000000
10Caden Esquerra (So).00033000000
11Bennett Vondrak (Jr).66733020000
15Cooper Payne (Fr).00022000000
16Ethan Craig (So).00022000000
17Cruz Smith (Jr).00032000000
22Adam Vavala (Jr).00033000000
Bagdad

Batting

#Athlete NameAvgPAABRHRBI2B3BHRGS
Team Totals.2923024876200
1Aaron Landers.33333110000
2M. Langston (So).00033000000
3Jayce Myers.50032012100
6Tanner Decker.00031100000
7Shane Hooper.00043101000
8Blayne Rockhill.00011000000
12Joseph Gonzalez.50042310100
13Caleb Gomez.00022000000
21Nick Martinez1.00033131000
24Deegan Owings.25044112000
Desert Christian

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals001130002.130.090.221
2Austin Yarger (Jr)00020001.000.000.000
6Paul LaPoff (So)00010000.000.000.000
7Jett Payne (Jr)00010000.000.000.000
10Caden Esquerra (So)00010000.000.000.000
11Bennett Vondrak (Jr)00010000.667.6661.334
15Cooper Payne (Fr)00020000.000.000.000
17Cruz Smith (Jr)00120002.333.000.333
22Adam Vavala (Jr)00030000.000.000.000
Bagdad

#Athlete NameSFSH/BBBKHBPROEFCLOBOBPSLGOPS
Team Totals00452107.433.375.808
1Aaron Landers00000000.333.333.666
3Jayce Myers00110000.6671.0001.667
6Tanner Decker00200000.667.000.667
7Shane Hooper00001102.250.000.250
8Blayne Rockhill00000001.000.000.000
12Joseph Gonzalez00101001.7501.0001.750
13Caleb Gomez00020003.000.000.000
21Nick Martinez000000001.0001.0002.000
24Deegan Owings00020000.250.250.500
Desert Christian

Baserunning

#Athlete NameSBSBA
Team Totals1
11Bennett Vondrak (Jr)1
Desert Christian

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals.90331181030
2Austin Yarger (Jr).900108110
10Caden Esquerra (So)1.00031200
11Bennett Vondrak (Jr).60051220
16Ethan Craig (So)1.00065100
17Cruz Smith (Jr)1.00022000
22Adam Vavala (Jr)1.00051400
Bagdad

Fielding

#Athlete NameFPTCPOAEDPTPPBSBASBCSCS%
Team Totals1.0002921800
1Aaron Landers1.0001413100
6Tanner Decker1.00011000
7Shane Hooper1.00030300
12Joseph Gonzalez1.00020200
21Nick Martinez1.00010100
24Deegan Owings1.00087100
Desert Christian

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals1.1701.00010
10Caden Esquerra (So)4.2001.00010
11Bennett Vondrak (Jr)0.000010
Bagdad

Pitching

#Athlete NameERAWLW%APPGSCGSOSVNHPG
Team Totals0.00101.00010
7Shane Hooper0.00101.00010
Desert Christian

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals66814503024
10Caden Esquerra (So)1.24614101510
11Bennett Vondrak (Jr)4.12200401514
Bagdad

#Athlete NameIPHRERBBK2B3BHRBFAB
Team Totals720011302322
7Shane Hooper720011302322
Desert Christian

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.250.40002113003
10Caden Esquerra (So).400.6000159003
11Bennett Vondrak (Jr).143.2000154000
Bagdad

#Athlete NameOBAOBPWPHBPSFSH/B#PBKPOSB
Team Totals.091.1300087011
7Shane Hooper.091.1300087011
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Game Story

Arizona High School Baseball - Bagdad defeats Desert Christian

May 6, 2023: Bagdad, AZ 86321

Bagdad Sultans (Bagdad, AZ) fans exited the stadium thrilled Saturday as they observed their baseball squad overcome the visiting Desert Christian Eagles (Tucson, AZ), 8-0 in a non-league test.

With the win, Bagdad upgrades its record to 18-6 on the season. The Sultans travel to Williams (Williams, AZ) to battle the Vikings in a non-league test on Friday, May 12. The Vikings come into the test with a record of 26-5. Williams won 8-6 in their recent non-league test against Mogollon (Heber, AZ)

With the defeat, Desert Christian falls to 17-6 on the season.

Rankings & Records

Desert Christian (22-23)

AZDiv.
1458
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %RFRA
17-612-29-28-20-2.739.857243121

Bagdad (22-23)

AZDiv.
993
OverallSectionHomeAwayNeutralWin %Section %RFRA
19-710-013-05-51-2.7311.00025197

Team Scoring Averages

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Desert Christian
2.02.02.01.81.61.9.31.04.010.610.52.5
Bagdad
2.51.22.02.11.8.71.31.0-9.710.22.6

Team Stat Comparison

Desert ChristianBagdad
.359Batting Average.375
.478On Base Percentage.474
.511Slugging Percentage.458
.898Fielding Percentage.912
.773Win Loss Percentage.895

Team Leaders

Desert ChristianBagdadNational Avg.
#11 Bennett Vondrak.589Batting Average#7 Shane Hooper.524.243
#11 Bennett Vondrak.660On Base Percentage#17 Hayden Murphy.667.375
#11 Bennett Vondrak1.054Slugging Percentage#7 Shane Hooper.797.307
#16 Ethan Craig.972Fielding Percentage#11 Ezrah Aguilar1.000.861
#11 Bennett Vondrak1.000Win Loss Percentage#21 Nick Martinez1.000.543

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Desert Christian2-2Bagdad2-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/29/23St. DavidDesert Christian(L) 10-24/7/23St. DavidBagdad(W) 6-1
4/21/23Desert ChristianSt. David(L) 11-0
4/3/23RayDesert Christian(W) 7-13/25/23RayBagdad(W) 11-0
4/17/23Desert ChristianRay(W) 23-7

Record Breakdown

Desert Christian (22-23)

Bagdad (22-23)

17-6
Overall
19-7
12-2
League
10-0
4-1
Non-League
5-3
0-1
Head to Head
1-0
2-2
Common Opponent
2-0
9-2
Home
13-0
8-2
Away
5-5
0-2
Neutral
1-2
1-1
Playoff
3-1
17-5
In-State
18-7
0-1
Out-of-State
1-0