Blue Devil News Sunnyside

.@SHSDevilSports senior ace Taty Vega finally broke through with a win against rival Tucson after coming up short in three straight tight games against the Badgers dating to last season. The @PimaAthletics signee persevered in the 11-6 win to improve to 6-1 with a 1.72 ERA this season.

With a heavy heart after attending her Tata’s funeral earlier in the day, Sunnyside senior captain Tatyana Vega had one of her best performances in her high school career - perhaps the best. Sunnyside defeated Salpointe 2-1 behind her performance in the circle - only five hits and one run allowed in seven innings with nine strikeouts and one walk.

Sunnyside coach Ozzie Carbajal talks about the importance of beating Salpointe 2-1 to improve to 7-2 overall. The Blue Devils won the emotion-filled game rallying around senior starting pitcher Tatyana Vega, who pitched a complete-game victory on the same day she attended her grandfather’s funeral. The game was originally scheduled yesterday but a leak from a pipe under Sunnyside’s field caused a postponement to today at Salpointe. Carbajal said Vega still wanted to pitch. She was dominant.

Sunnyside first baseman Soleil Ponce had two of the three hits Salpointe ace Macee Jackson allowed in the Blue Devils’ 2-1 win over Salpointe. Ponce, who scored a run, is one of Sunnyside’s senior captains along with pitcher Tatyana Vega, who went to the circle on the same day she attended her grandfather’s funeral. Ponce discusses the team supporting Vega through the emotional day.

No. 1 Pinnacle beats visiting No. 9 Sunnyside 2-1 in OT in the Open Division quarterfinals. The Blue Devils end their season 21-4 after taking the state's top-rated team to the limit. Goal in OT for Pinnacle controversial because it appeared Miggy Lugo had the ball in his hands with the save when a Pinnacle player bumped into him to jar the ball loose and then scored. At any rate, another good season for Casey O'Brien and the Blue Devils to get this far in the Open Division and almost upset Pinnacle on the road.

The AIA rule for OT in soccer in the postseason: Two 10-minute halves. If the game is tied after the two periods, it will come down to penalty kicks. The game between Sunnyside and Pinnacle is tied at 1, 5 minutes into the first half of OT.

Sunnyside's Open Division quarterfinal match at top-seeded Pinnacle is going to OT tied at 1 after the Blue Devils scored a goal with 5 minutes to spare in regulation.

Pinnacle just went ahead of Sunnyside 1-0 at the 44-minute mark.

At the half: Sunnyside 0, Pinnacle 0 Stalemate. The AIA considers Pinnacle the top team in the state as the No. 1 seed in the Open Division.

Lead is now 29-24 with 1:35 left 2Q. Blue Devils on a 16-3 run.