Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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.
