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Queen Creek and Casteel won crucial games on May 9 in the 6A baseball tournament, keeping their championship hopes alive. Queen Creek eliminated Phoenix Brophy Prep 6-3, with Tyke Daniels hitting a pivotal three-run homer.
Queen Creek, Casteel continue to climb back out of 6A losers' bracket
No. 1-seed Queen Creek and No. 2 Casteel both won must-win games on May 9 to keep their title hopes alive in the 6A baseball tournament.
Queen Creek eliminated Phoenix Brophy Prep 6-3, erasing a 3-0 deficit with Tyke Daniels delivering a three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth inning. Shortstop Dre Ethier knocked in Brophy's first two runs with singles in his first two times at bat.
Diego Armenta hit a solo homer for the Bulldogs. Sophomore Kasen Barricklow got the win for Queen Creek, pitching three innings of relief, giving up two hits and walking none.
"Brophy is really a well-coached team," Queen Creek coach Mikel Moreno said. "We knew we would have to be fundamentally sound and execute at a high level to give ourselves the opportunity to advance."
Queen Creek (27-4) will get another shot against Mesa Red Mountain (22-8) at 4 p.m. on May 12 at Queen Creek, with the winner advancing to the state semifinals.
Red Mountain gave Queen Creek its first loss in the tournament on May 5, a 7-5 decision. Red Mountain dropped into the losers' bracket after a 7-2 loss to defending state champion Tempe Corona del Sol (21-7) on Saturday night.
Casteel (22-8) will also get a chance to reach the semifinals with a May 12 rematch against Phoenix Sandra Day O'Connor (24-9) at 4 p.m. at Casteel. Casteel eliminated Yuma Kofa, 12-6, on Saturday, behind Jose Bingochea's three hits and four RBIs. He hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning and an RBI single in the sixth. Connor Russell had four hits and three RBIs for the Colts, who had 16 hits.
Casteel used three pitchers, with Nolan Leitner earning the win, giving up three hits and no runs in four innings.
Chandler Hamilton (20-9) rallied to beat No. 10 O'Connor 11-7, behind clutch hitting from Gavin Hamilton, whose bases-loaded triple in the fifth cut O'Connor's lead to 7-4. A sacrifice fly made it 7-5.
Gavin Hamilton was up again with the bases loaded in the sixth. A wild pitch scored a run to make it 7-6. Hamilton walked to load the bases. Catcher Kristopher De Santiago then ripped a two-run single to give the Huskies an 8-7 lead.
A bases-clearing double by Tyler Nelson increased the lead to 11-7.
Hamilton advances to the semifinals on Friday, May 15, at Mesa's Hohokam Stadium, awaiting the Casteel-O'Connor winner.
The teams competing include Queen Creek, Casteel, and Phoenix Brophy Prep.
Queen Creek won 6-3, overcoming a 3-0 deficit with a three-run homer by Tyke Daniels.
Tyke Daniels was a standout player, hitting a three-run homer that helped secure the victory.
Their victories are crucial for keeping their championship hopes alive in the 6A baseball tournament.
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No. 4 Corona del Sol awaits the Queen Creek-Red Mountain winner in the other semifinal on May 15 at Hohokam.
Kellan Tom got the win for Corona del Sol, giving up four hits and two runs in six innings. Conor Rae, who had three hits, worked the seventh inning for the Aztecs.
Richard Obert has been covering high school sports since the 1980s for The Arizona Republic. He also covers Grand Canyon University athletics and the Arizona Rattlers. Please sign up for Azcentral Preps Now newsletter. To suggest human-interest story ideas and other news, reach Obert at richard.obert@arizonarepublic.com or 602-316-8827. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter:@azc_obert
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Top seeds climbing out of 6A baseball playoffs losers' bracket