Zia pulls out win in state Junior Division

CARLSBAD — The Clovis Zia All-Stars got run-scoring singles from Rafa Maldonado and Edgar Madrid in the top of the seventh and edged Albuquerque Zia 17-15 in a 3 1/2-hour marathon on Tuesday night in the Little League state Junior Division tournament.

Clovis Zia trailed 9-2 after two innings, but scored four in the fourth and six in the fifth to pull even 14-14. Gabriel Montoya pitched the final two innings, shutting out Albuquerque Zia.

Clovis Zia now faces either Roswell Noon Optimists or Carlsbad Shorthorn today in a 7 p.m. clash. Those teams, both unbeaten in the double-elimination event, started their winners bracket final after 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

The championship game is set for Thursday, with the "if" game on Friday.

LITTLE LEAGUE STATE TOURNAMENTS

Double-elimination

Junior Division

At Carlsbad

Saturday

Roswell Noon Optimists 8, Albuquerque Zia 5

Clovis Zia 14, Albuquerque South Valley 9

Carlsbad 8, Santa Fe 1

Silver City 14, Taos 8

Sunday

Albuquerque Zia 14, South Valley 3

Santa Fe 5, Taos 1

Noon Optimist 11, Clovis Zia 4

Carlsbad 8, Silver City 6

Monday

Albuquerque Zia 13. Silver City 0

Clovis Zia 11, Santa Fe 1

Tuesday

Noon Optimist vs. Carlsbad (n)

Clovis Zia 17, Albuquerque Zia 15 (loser 4th)

Wednesday

Noon Optimist-Carlsbad loser vs. Clovis Zia, 7 p.m. (loser 3rd)

Thursday

Noon Optimist-Carlsbad winner vs. Wednesday winner, 7 p.m. (championship)

Friday

Second championship game, if necessary, 7 p.m.

Major Division

At Taos

Saturday

Albuquerque Petroglyff 7, Carlsbad Shorthorn 2

Silver City 4, Roosevelt County 3

Albuquerque Westgate 13, Roswell Noon Optimists 7

Atrisco 11, Espanola Valley 1

Sunday

Petroglyff 17, Las Vegas 6

Shorthorn 12, Roosevelt County 2

Monday

Las Vegas 8, Espanola Valley 2

Shorthorn 5, Noon Optimist 1

Westgate 6, Silver City 5

Petroglyff 11, Atrisco 1

Tuesday

Las Vegas 16, Silver City 4

Shorthorn 17, Atrisco 3

Petroglyff 12, Westgate 2

Wednesday

Shorthorn vs. Las Vegas, 4 p.m. (loser 4th)

Thursday

Westgate vs. Wednesday winner, 4 p.m. (loser 3rd)

Friday

Petroglyff vs. Thursday winner, noon (championship)

Saturday

Second championship game, if necessary, 7 p.m.

10-11 Division

At Carlsbad

Saturday

Albuquerque Altamont 7, Clovis Zia 5

Espanola Valley advances over District 7 by forfeit

Carlsbad American Red 5, Albuquerque Petroglyff 2

Albuquerque Westgate 14, Las Vegas 12

Sunday

Zia advances over District 7 by forfeit

Petroglyff 10, Las Vegas 0

Altamont 18, Espanola Valley 1

American Red 3, Westgate 1

Monday

Westgate 9, Zia 8

Petroglyff 10, Espanola Valley 0

American Red 8, Altamont 0

Tuesday

Petroglyff 12, Westgate 4 (loser 4th)

Wednesday

Altamont vs. Petroglyff, 7 p.m. (loser 3rd)

Thursday

American Red vs. Wednesday winner, 7, (championship)

Friday

Second championship game, if necessary, 7 p.m.

9-10 Division

At Portales

Friday

Albuquerque Eastdale 15, Albuquerque Roadrunner 2

Albuquerque South Valley 13, Las Vegas 2

Saturday

Los Alamos 9, Deming 1

Albuquerque Eastdale 29, Clovis Zia 7

Carlsbad Shorthorn Green 6, Alamogordo Rotary 2

Roadrunner 12, Las Vegas 2

Sunday

Rotary 5, Zia 4

Deming 6, Roadrunner 0

Los Alamos 11, South Valley 5

Eastdale 7, Shorthorn Green 0

Monday

South Valley 17, Rotary 8

Shorthorn Green 5, Deming 3

Eastdale 12, Los Alamos 2

Tuesday

Shorthorn Green 8, South Valley 5 (loser 4th)

Wednesday

Los Alamos vs. Shorthorn Green, 7 p.m. (loser 3rd)

Thursday

Eastdale vs. Wednesday winner, 7 p.m. (championship)

Friday

Second championship game, if necessary, 7 p.m.