HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT Lefthander Dax Duesing was the winning pitcher in Pahrump Valley's 14-3 victory against Las Vegas Bishop Gorman Wednesday at Honeysuckle Park. He allowed eight hits and slugged a two-run homer. HORACE LANGFORD JR. / PVT Ethan Wald, a Pahrump Valley High School grad (Class of 2008) did a solid job catching for the Trojans, in their 14-3, 9-3 sweep of Bishop Gorman Wednesday. Advertisement

Pahrump Valley's American Legion baseball team is turning Honeysuckle Park into a rival pitcher's nightmare.

In four Silver Division games played in the cozy confines of Field No. 1, the Trojans have won them all, outscoring opponents 47-11, including a 14-3, 9-3 sweep of the Las Vegas Titans, a Bishop Gorman-based team Wednesday night.

"We got excellent pitching from Dax (Duesing) and Mike (Gonzalez) ... we got great hitting (from almost everybody) ... and made some timely plays defensively," said Brandon Bietar, the PVAL manager. His team is now 4-2 with 10 days off before it plays again (at Rivera Park against Las Vegas Sierra Vista) June 28.

In Silver Division games played through Wednesday, Sierra Vista is 6-0, with Henderson Foothill and Las Vegas Legacy both at 5-1 and Eldorado 6-2. The top four teams qualify for the Silver playoffs in late July.

When the Trojans lost 10-8 and 10-3 to Eldorado Saturday, three starters were missing, but that "shouldn't have been an issue," said Bietar. "These kids can play the game."

Duesing, a PVHS Class of 2007 product, limited the Titans to eight hits, while striking out eight and walking three.

Meanwhile, the Trojans' offense collected 12 hits, including three each by leadoff hitter Iggy Wagner and the No. 2 hitter, John McHugh, who scored twice each in the first two innings.

Pahrump Valley scored in every inning in the first game to earn the 10-run mercy rule victory against Bishop Gorman's No. 2 team. Duesing gave the Trojans an 11-run lead with a two-run homer in the fifth. Wagner finished 3-for-3 with three runs scored and two runs batted in and two stolen bases.

In the nightcap, Gonzalez benefitted from a quick start offensively, as the Trojans jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first two innings. The Trojans put it beyond reach in the sixth, scoring five runs to expand a tenuous one-run advantage to six. A three-run double off the left-center field fence by sophomore infielder Joey McCaw was the big hit in that uprising.

Gonzalez, a rising senior righthander, had a few rough spots, but when he had control of his fast ball, the Titans rarely generated a threat.