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Superior Panthers
The Superior baseball team defeated both Mogollon and Pima last week by identical 11 – 1 scores.
Junior Marcos Bueno had two hits, including a triple, and drove in two runs in the Panthers’ win against Mogollon on Mar. 7. Edgar Galindo, a senior, also had two hits with an RBI.
Sophomore starting pitcher Steven Ybarra picked up his first win of the season, going four and two-thirds, allowing one run on three hits with four strikeouts and four walks. Senior Austin Navarrette pitched one-third of an inning in relief and fanned the only Mustangs’ hitter he faced.
Against Pima last Friday, Edgar Galindo had a hit and three RBI while Kale Major, who earned his third straight win as the starting pitcher, helped himself with two hits and two RBI.
Major, who lowered his ERA to 1.50, pitched five innings, allowing a single run on five hits with seven strikeouts and three walks. It was the sophomore’s third-straight game in which he fanned at least seven opposing batters.
Andrew Luberda began writing for Copper Area News Publishers (CANP) in February 2013 after working 15 years in Healthcare Financial Management. Andy covers sports for 11 high schools. His stories are published in Copper Basin News, San Manuel Miner and Superior Sun, in addition to the San Tan Valley Daily PRSS and CopperArea websites. Additionally, he has written human interest stories and business profiles. In May 2012, he earned an AAS in Sports Management at Central Arizona College before graduating with a BS in Communication from Arizona State University in 2014. He and his wife, Kelli, have three sons – AJ, Kyle, and Kade.
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