2/25/2011 12:12:07 PM
On day 2 of the Scottsdale Invitational Tournament the defending 5A Division I Champions, Horizon bounced back after a season opening loss to Saguaro on Wednesday. After falling 9-3 to the defending 4A Division I Champions, the Huskies took on another defending champ, 5A Division II's reigning champs Desert Ridge.
This game featured a pair of interesting pitching prospects and drew a crowd of scouts. Horizon ace LHP
Nick Valenza squared off with Desert Ridge's ace RHP
Scott Hoffman. Hoffman went 18-0 with a 1.83 ERA in 2010 and enters the season as one of the top RHP prospects in the state. Valenza had some early trouble but worked his way out of it and wound up picking up the win. Horizon's offense managed to pile up 11 hits against formidable pitching, a positive sign for arguably the best lineup in Arizona (led by
Jordan Dunatov).
Other Thursday scores from Scottsdale Invitational:
- Boulder Creek 3, Chaparral 0
- Mountain Pointe 8, Highland 4