Don Ketchum
Former Staff Writer, AZPreps365.com

Division III, IV state competition set to begin

April 30, 2012 by Don Ketchum, AZPreps365


Teams in Division III and Division IV will get into state-tournament action this week.

Baseball begins on Tuesday (May 1) for both divisions and softball begins on Wednesday (May 2) for both. Second round for both sports is Friday (May 4). The tournaments are single-elimination.

First-round schedules (seedings in parentheses) . . .

Division III baseball

Camp Verde (17) vs. Snowflake (16) at Surprise Complex Field #6, 3:30 p.m.; Kayenta Monument Valley (24) vs. Cottonwood Mingus (9) at Flagstaff Coconino High, 4 p.m.; Safford (21) vs. Thatcher (12) at Eastern Arizona Junior College, 4; Page (20) vs. Tombstone (13) at Surprise Field #5, 3:30; Phoenix Northwest Christian (19) vs. Holbrook (14) at Surprise Field #4, 3:30; San Tan Valley Combs (22) vs. Willcox (11) at Surprise Field #4, 7 p.m.; Ganado (23) vs. Tucson Empire (10) at Surprise Field #3, 7; Morenci (18) vs. Fountain Hills (15) at Surprise Field #3, 3:30.

Division IV baseball

Fredonia (17) vs. Flagstaff Northland Prep (16) at Tempe Diablo Complex NE, 12:30 p.m.; Glendale Joy Christian (24) vs. Winkelman Hayden (9) at Diablo NW, 7 p.m.; Glendale Rancho Solano (21) vs. St. Johns (12) at Diabo SE, 3:30 p.m.; Joseph City (20) vs. Scottsdale Prep (13) at Diablo SW, 3:30; Elfrida Valley Union (19) vs. Williams (14) at Diablo NW, 3:30; San Manuel (22) vs. Ash Fork (11) at Diablo SE, 7; Phoenix Veritas Prep (23) vs. Tempe Prep (10) at Diablo SW, 7; Miami (18) vs. Tucson Tanque Verde (15) at Diablo NE, 4 p.m.

Division III softball

Fountain Hills (17) vs. Kayenta Monument Valley (16) at Rose Mofford Field #1, 6 p.m.; Coolidge (24) vs. Fort Defiance Window Rock (9) at Mofford Field #2, 6; Tuba City (21) vs. Page (12) at Flagstaff Coconino High, 4 p.m.; Phoenix Horizon Honors (20) vs. Willcox (13) at Mofford Field #4, 6; Florence (19) vs. Chino Valley (14) at Mofford (Field TBA), 7:30 p.m.; Morenci (22) vs. River Valley (11) at Mofford (Field TBA), 7:30; Show Low (23) vs. Safford (10) at Mofford (Field TBA), 7:30; Phoenix Cortez (18) vs. Snowflake (15) at Mofford (Field TBA), 7:30.

Division IV softball

Tempe Prep (17) vs. Tucson Tanque Verde (16) at Rose Mofford Field #1, 4 p.m.; Scottsdale Salt River (24) vs. Tucson St. Augustine (9) at Mofford Field #2, 4; Seligman (21) vs. Chandler Valley Christian (12) at Mofford Field #3, 4; Williams (20) vs. Miami (13) at Mofford Field #4, 4; Phoenix Christian (19) vs. Phoenix Scottsdale Christian (14) at Mofford Field #5, 4; Joseph City (22) vs. Elfrida Valley Union (11) at Mofford Field #6, 4; Kearny Ray (23) vs. Winkelman Hayden (10) at Mofford Field #5, 6 p.m.; Wellton Antelope (18) vs. Bagdad (15) at Mofford Field #6, 6.