<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3MTHzH_1BTG8cjP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3MTHzH_1BTG8cjP00" width="1200" height="630" >Grady had never been to a state championship baseball game before, but the fourth-seeded Bronchos made the most of it, outscoring No. 2 Gateway Christian 18-12 in the state championship game on Friday afternoon at Lobo Field.Grady (14-9) scored 16 of its runs in the first three innings, with six in the first, and five apiece in the second and third.Junior catcher Andre Garcia had an enormous day at the plate for Grady, going 5-for-6 with four RBIs. Gavin Stielow also drove in four runs for the Bronchos.Grady beat Gateway Christian 18-12 on Friday in the Class A Final of the 2026 Nusenda Credit Union State Baseball Championships. Here are some of the highlights (courtesy NFHS network) @nusendacu pic.twitter.com/e8RNYNuH9o— NMAA (@_NMAA) May 16, 2026CLASS 4A(2) GODDARD 1, (6) HOPE CHRISTIAN: Jaden Fuentes singled home the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as No. 2 Goddard (23-7) outlasted sixth-ranked Hope Christian (23-7) 1-0, for their second straight walk-off win.Goddard will play top seed Artesia at 3:30 p.m. in the Class 4A championship on Saturday at Lobo Field. The Rockets also edged Bloomfield 4-3 on Thursday with a game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh.“All these games have been tough. They've all been close,” said Goddard coach Gilbert Alvarado. “But that's what's been good about it is the boys have gotten used to it a little bit. They know that as long as they have outs, they have chances.”The majority of the semifinal was a pitcher’s duel between the Rockets’ Cameron Brown, who allowed four hits and no runs over eight innings, and Hope pitcher Adam Jimenez, who gave up four hits and one run over seven. Jimenez, a sophomore, was lifted in the eighth after putting the first two batters on with a walk and a hit batsman. That set the stage for Fuentes to drive home Drake Brown for the game-ending heroics.“It’s what you dream of,” Fuentes said. “I mean, this is what state should be. It should be a dog fight all the way to the end. We just pushed through this time, and we're thankful for that.”Offense came at a premium throughout. It wasn’t just Brown and Jimenez who were in peak form, however. Both Hope and Goddard were also stellar in the field, with plenty of hitters putting the ball in play on both sides. Perhaps the Huskies’ best scoring opportunity came in the top of the fourth inning, when Brandon Wiles laced a single to left field with two outs and Luciano Gabaldon on second. A stellar relay and throw home caught Gabaldon at the plate to end the frame, and Hope had just one hit the rest of the way.“It was a great relay job by our left fielder. Great throw by our third baseman. Another great catch and tag by our catcher,” Alvarado said. “I would have done the same thing if I was the Hope Christian coach. We weren't getting many base hits either side. You’ve got to take a chance in those situations.”Goddard beat Hope Christian 1-0 on Friday in the Semifinals of the Class 4A 2026 Nusenda Credit Union State Baseball Championships. The Rockets advance to Saturday’s final. Here are some of the highlights (courtesy NFHS network) @nusendacu pic.twitter.com/1cmjeSUQ9p— NMAA (@_NMAA) May 15, 2026(1) ARTESIA 7, (4) DEMING 4: In the late semifinal Friday night, No. 1 seed and defending state champion Artesia (22-8) downed Deming.Ezra Sainz drove in two first-inning runs with a double for the Wildcats in hte first inning.Artesia tied the game 2-all in the third, then scored three in the fourth and two additional insurance runs in the fifth.Charlie Campbell pitched two scoreless, hitless innings of relief for the Bulldogs, striking out five and earning the save.Each of the top four hitters in the Artesia lineup drove in a run in the win.CLASS 3ANO. 1 EAST MOUNTAIN 10, NO. 4 WEST LAS VEGAS 0, 5 INNINGS: The Timberwolves (27-1) moved one step closer to their first blue trophy since 2012 by overwhelming the Dons (17-7).After three scoreless innings, East Mountain flexed its offensive might with three runs in the fourth and seven in the fifth to bring the Class 3A semifinal matchup to an early conclusion. The Timberwolves racked up a total of seven extra base hits (five doubles, two triples) during their offensive onslaught.“As that game was tied up there in the third, 0-0, I just felt like we were ready to blow this thing wide open,” said East Mountain coach Chris Moya.Luke Stoerner led the way for the Timberwolves, going 3-for-3 with two RBI. Charles Birdwell and Quinlan Gwyther also drove in two runs for East Mountain, which saw total of seven players drive in at least one run. West Las Vegas starter Cesar Montoya allowed just two hits through the first three innings before the Timberwolves began to heat up. Moya was pleased with his team’s approach even before the runs started to arrive.“(We were) taking good at-bats, seeing pitches, trying to put competitive swings out there,” he said. “Even though they were good at-bats, they may have not resulted in a hit, but they ran pitch counts up and kind of set up the rest of the game.”For East Mountain, starter Cole Darnell cruised, allowing just two hits while striking out seven.“We threw our 1.5 (starter) today, and he's got a bazooka arm,” Moya said. “So we ran him out there and we still had our No. 1 ready to go and didn't need him.”NO. 3 ST. MICHAEL’S 7, NO. 10 RUIDOSO 6: The Horsemen (20-7) rallied from a five-run deficit to fend off the upset-minded Warriors (14-15).Ruidoso led 4-0 after two innings and 6-1 heading into the bottom of the sixth. St. Michael’s scored six runs in the bottom of the frame, including a grand slam by Carson West that gave the Horsemen the lead for good. Ruidoso went down in order in its final chance in the top of the seventh. West also started for St. Michael’s, striking out 11 over five innings while allowing four runs.Andres Marmolejo led Ruidoso with two hits and two RBI.St. Michael’s beat Ruidoso 7-6 on Friday in the Semifinals of the Class 3A 2026 Nusenda Credit Union State Baseball Championships. The Horsemen advance to Saturday’s final. Here are some of the highlights, including a go-ahead grand slam! (courtesy NFHS network) pic.twitter.com/1pK5vvAWny— NMAA (@_NMAA) May 15, 2026CLASS 2ANo. 3 Hozho Academy and No 4 Mesilla Valley Christian won semifinal games Friday, and will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the 2A final at Lobo Field.(3) HOZHO ACADEMY 9, (2) SANTA ROSA 8: The Wolves (20-8) won a wild one-run decision over No. 2 Santa Rosa on Friday afternoon.Down four runs, 7-3, in the sixth, Hozho Academy put up six runs on four hits in the top of the sixth against the Lions.Freshman Nico Cousens, hitting at the bottom of the order, delivered the key hit in that inning, a two-RBI triple to center that tied the game 7-all.The Wolves held off Santa Rosa in the last of the seventh as the Lions cut the deficit to a single run.(4) MESILLA VALLEY CHRISTIAN 4, (1) EUNICE 0: The SonBlazers, sparked by the outstanding starting pitching performance of junior Weston Marr, shut out No. 1 Eunice 4-0. Marr tossed a complete-game 1-hitter, walking three and striking out nine.Mesilla Valley (18-3) scored all its runs in the fourth inning. A bases-loaded walk scored the game’s first run. Kaden Warner’s RBI single scored another run, but two additional runs scored on the play on an outfield error.</div></body>

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Grady had never been to a state championship baseball game before, but the fourth-seeded Bronchos made the most of it, outscoring No. 2 Gateway Christian 18-12 in the state championship game on Friday afternoon at Lobo Field. Grady (14-9) scored 16 of its runs in the first three innings, with...

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