2022 State Champions
CLASS 4A STATE TITLE GAME: CANYON DEL ORO 7, SALPOINTE CATHOLIC 6
Sweet victory': CDO edges Salpointe Catholic 7-6 to win school's ninth state baseball championship
Justin Spears May 17, 2022 Updated May 17, 2022
There were two things on the line between Salpointe Catholic and Canyon del Oro Monday night: The season series and — more importantly — the Class 4A state baseball championship.
The fourth-seeded Dorados in the all-Tucson title game under the lights at Hi Corbett Field, rallying back from a three-run deficit to edge the third-seeded Lancers 7-6. CDO catcher Ernie Alvarez sealed the victory by blocking a pitch in the dirt, then throwing out the would-be tying runner as he tried to steal third base for the final out of the game.
The Dorados now have nine state titles in program history.
“Both teams were out of gas with their arms. It was just a matter of who was going to survive. Our kids just fought and battled,” said CDO coach and former Arizona Wildcat Jason Hisey. “They believed the whole way.”
Following a leadoff single by Salpointe Catholic right fielder Jose Simon and a hit by senior first baseman Omar Monreal in the bottom of the second inning, junior Conner Raetzman put the Lancers ahead 1-0 with an RBI single. A sacrifice fly by junior Roman Basurto brought in Monreal for the second run of the game. ….