Top seeds fare well at baseball, softball Metro semifinals
Cleveland and Rio Rancho, the top two seeds and who have lost only one game between them in 23 tries this season, will determine the winner of the Albuquerque Metro Baseball Championships. Volcano Vista prevented a 1-2 metro softball final. The Hawks upset No.
1 Cibola on Friday in the semifinals, setting up a Volcano visit to No. 2 La Cueva at 10 a. m.
Saturday. Rio Rancho will visit Cleveland, also at 10 a. m.
SOFTBALL: The fourth-seeded Hawks (9-3) and new coach Melody Smith gained one of the more surprising upsets of the young season, as they went to District 1-5A rival Cibola (5-5) and beat the Cougars 6-3. Audrianna Jim pitched a complete-game five-hitter against one of the top offenses in 5A softball. Only one of the three runs were earned.
Jim struck out five and walked two in her complete game. Eighth-grader Madison Mazuranich delivered three of Volcano Vista’s hits in the win, and drove in a run. At La Cueva, the Bears (5-3) and No.