Ron Williams

United States

Sportswriter at Prescott eNews

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Badgers Season Comes to an End on Final Play

1 month ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

Photo: Kingston Douthit attempts to beat the tag by Tuffy CallandarThe Prescott Badgers and their fans were primed for another comeback win in the bottom of the seventh, but it was not to be as the #14 Flagstaff Eagles held on to upset #3 Prescott 7-6 on a game ending double play dashing the Badgers title hopes. Trailing 7-5 going into the bottom of the seventh, Prescott needed two runs to tie to send the game into extra innings or three to win it.
Badgers Begin Playoff Run with Familiar Foe: Bradshaw Mountain hits the road

1 month ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

Photo: The scenic view from the stands at Prescott High SchoolPlayoff baseball opens up today with the Badgers hosting the Flagstaff Eagles. The two teams split the games in the regular season with each team winning at home. The Badgers won 14-5 in Prescott on April 15. The Eagles held on to win 7-6 on April 17 in Flagstaff, after leading six zip. Flagstaff needed a play-in game win over the Douglas Bulldogs to advance to the first round.
Badgers 5-Run Rally Beats Crismon 10-9

1 month ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

This season the Prescott Badgers seem at times that they enjoy living on the edge. Yesterday was no different as they flirted with disaster but rallied to beat the Crismon Rattlers 10-9 in 8 innings, in a battle of top 10 teams. It was a rough start for the Badgers as the first three Rattlers reached base without even hitting the ball out of the infield. Starting pitcher Travis Gates hung in there and kept battling, but Crismon hung a four spot on the board in the top half of the first inning.
Prescott Wins at Gilbert North 8-7, Then Wins Region Title

2 months ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

Photo: 43 Travis Gates raised his season batting average to .382 with three hits, including a triple, and two RBIs, in the Badgers 8-7 winThe Prescott Badgers have won the Grand Canyon Region title after the Bradshaw Mountain Bears fell in the second game of a doubleheader at Lee Williams. The Badgers finished at (10-2) in the region and the Bears were (8-2) going into the Saturday games in Kingman.
Badgers Win 10-3 on Senior Day

2 months ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

Photo: Cooper Magnett receives a bullseye throw from catcher Jacob Patterson before tagging out Mason Davis attempting to steal second baseThe Prescott Badgers closed out the Grand Canyon Region portion of their season with a 10-3 win over the Mingus Marauders on Senior Day at Prescott High School. The pre-game recognized 11 seniors with their families. Prescott finishes at (10-2) in the GCR with Bradshaw Mountain now at (8-2) with two games left to play.
Sanderford’s Two Hitter Blanks Bears 10-0: Whitwell’s walk-off ends the game in six

2 months ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

Photo: Ashton Whitwell (center) and the Badgers celebrate his two RBI single to end the game with a 10-0 win over Bradshaw MountainThe Prescott Badgers got a great effort by pitcher Adrian Sanderford and the bats produced the runs needed in a 10-0 six inning win over rival Bradshaw Mountain Bears at Prescott High School. Photo: Adrian Sanderford was dominate in his six innings of workSanderford was nearly perfect, giving up just two hits with zero walks.
Badgers Hit, and Get Hit, Pounding Mingus 22-8

2 months ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

Photo: Ivan Schuster hit his second homerun of the season in the Badgers big 11 run fifth inningThe Prescott Badgers pounded the Mingus Marauders 22-8 in a game that saw Prescott get 14 hits and hit 8 times at the plate. All nine Badgers recorded a hit and six were hit.
Wranglers Fall In Second Half

2 months ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

Photo: 1 Deshon Stoudemire would put a spin move after this catch and go the distance for the Wranglers first touchdownTucson quarterback Jorge Reyna rushed for three touchdowns and threw for one more in a 44-24 win over the Northern Arizona Wranglers. The Sugar Skulls jumped on top 10-0 on a 32 yard field goal by Kevin Macias and a three yard run by Devonte Lych-Sapp. The Wranglers scored all their points in the second quarter.
Late Inning Rally Comes Up Short: Baseball Roundup

2 months ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

Photo: Ivan Schuster with a big swing in the home game with FlagstaffThe Prescott Badgers came up short on the road as the Flagstaff Eagles held on to a 7-6 win. The Badgers put up 14 on the scoreboard at home on Tuesday, but were slow to get the offense going. Flagstaff took a 3-0 lead after four innings, all unearned runs off of starter Travis Gates. The Badgers fielding woes allowed for a total of four unearned runs in the contest.
Badgers Take Down Flagstaff 14-5: Baseball Roundup

2 months ago | prescottenews.com | Ron Williams

Photo: 10 Dominic Cruz slides into second base for the first of his two doubles on the dayAdrian Sanderford and Luke Tobin combined for nine hits and split eight RBIs between them to lead the Prescott Badgers to a 14-5 win over the Flagstaff Eagles. Sanderford, who was perfect at the plate with five hits, also picked up the win tossing five and two thirds innings. Matt Hepperle came into pitch with two outs in the sixth inning and closing out the game.