Prep Baseball Report

Arizona Playoff Roundup: Tuesday, May 12th


Antonio Torres
Arizona Director

The postseason intensity continued Tuesday night across Arizona as teams battled for positioning and survival in the AIA playoffs. Welcome to the Prep Baseball Arizona Playoff Roundup, where our staff provides daily scores, game recaps, and standout performances from around the state throughout the postseason. With every game carrying elevated pressure, this roundup remains your go to source for tracking the biggest moments and top performers during the playoff run.

We source the majority of our scores through MaxPreps and our in person coverage. Be sure to follow us on all socials at @PrepBaseballAZ to stay locked in on everything happening this postseason, including Daily Roundups, Diamond Notes, Player of the Week features, and more.

Below are the scores and notes from action on Tuesday, May 12th.

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NOTE: All scores listed below were provided by MaxPreps. Games not included were either not listed or did not have a final score at time of publication.


Notable Recaps from Tuesday

Sandra Day O'Connor 12, Casteel 3

O'Connor broke things open with a massive eight run third inning to power past Casteel 12-3 on Tuesday night. Sheets delivered the biggest swing with a grand slam to left field, while Sollars added a two run homer as part of a 16 hit offensive outburst. Pascanu set the tone on the mound with nearly six strong innings before Boncore closed the door in relief.

Notable Performers:
Clayton Sheets (SDO): 2-for-4, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R
Brent Sollars (SDO): 2-for-4, HR, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, 2 SB
Erick Jaylen Jimenez (SDO): 3-for-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R, SB
Thomas Pascanu (SDO): 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K (W)

Queen Creek 9, Red Mountain 2

Queen Creek continued its strong postseason run with a convincing 9-2 victory over Red Mountain on Tuesday. The Bulldogs erupted offensively in the middle innings behind home runs from Armenta, Gearhart, and Howard, while Daniels controlled the game on the mound early. Gearhart led the attack with three hits and three RBIs as Queen Creek finished with nine hits overall.

Notable Performers:
Frank Gearhart (QC): 3-for-4, HR, 2 2B, 3 RBI
David Howard (QC): 2-for-3, HR, 2B, 3 RBI
Jordan Ransom (QC): 2-for-3, 2B, R
Tyke Daniels (QC): 4.1 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K (W)

Yuma Catholic 12, Northwest Christian 0

Yuma Catholic fired on all cylinders Tuesday night in a dominant 12-0 shutout victory over Northwest Christian at Tempe Diablo Stadium. The Shamrocks jumped ahead early and never looked back, highlighted by Ruiz's three run homer in the second inning and a five run fifth inning that put the game out of reach. Alatorre was electric on the mound, allowing just one hit across five scoreless innings.

Notable Performers:
Erik Topete (YC): 3-for-4, 3B, 3 RBI
Daniel Ruiz (YC): 1-for-3, HR, 3 RBI
Thiago Rodriguez (YC): 1-for-2, 3 RBI
Jose 'Chepe' Alatorre (YC): 5 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K (W)

Valley Christian 10, Kingman 0

Valley Christian rode a dominant performance from Bergloff to a 10-0 win over Kingman on Tuesday at Diablo Stadium. The left hander struck out 10 across four shutout innings, while the Trojans offense struck early with a five run first inning led by Sanchez and Spade. Bergloff also contributed offensively with a run scoring double as Valley Christian advanced comfortably.

Notable Performers:
Cameron Bergloff (VC): 1-for-3, 2B, 3 RBI; 4 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 K (W)
Parker Spade (VC): 2-for-3, 3B, 2 RBI
Nate Danzeisen (VC): 2-for-3, 2 R, SB
Ryan Sanchez (VC): 1-for-3, 3B, 2 RBI


2026 Arizona High School Baseball Scores: Tuesday, May 12th

6A Division

Away Team Away Home Team Home
Red Mountain 2 Queen Creek 9
Sandra Day O'Connor 12 Casteel 3

3A Division

Away Team Away Home Team Home
Kingman 0 Valley Christian 10
Northwest Christian 0 Yuma Catholic 12

Scores listed above were provided by MaxPreps.


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