HORACE LANGFORD / PVT Mike Gonzalez was the winner as the Pahrump Valley Trojans rallied past visiting Henderson Liberty 3-2. HORACE LANGFORD / PVT Destini Codera took the loss as the Lady Trojans fell 10-7 in a non-division battle with the Patriots. Advertisement

Sunset Region Southwest Class 4-A Division baseball and fast-pitch softball action begins Monday for Pahrump Valley.

The Trojans will open at home against Las Vegas Clark, with both games starting at 3:30 p.m.

The baseball team is 2-4 this spring, after senior righthander Mike Gonzalez withstood several challenges Wednesday to earn a 3-2 come-from-behind victory against visiting Henderson Liberty.

The Lady Trojans fell to 3-3 as Liberty used six PVHS errors to score nine unearned runs in a 10-7 win.

The Trojans' K.J. Jasperson went 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored to help the Trojans prevail in baseball. Gonzalez, a former Liberty player, went the distance with 13 strikeouts. The key hit in a two-run sixth-inning rally was a double by Casey Clendenen.

Liberty had the tying run on in the seventh, but Gonzalez, who had surrendered 10 hits, got out of still another crisis.

In other baseball games involving Southwest Division teams:

Spring Valley 7, Centennial 3 -- At Centennial, Aaron Blair threw a three-hitter with nine strikeouts as the Grizzlies beat the Bulldogs.

Enzo Bello was 3-for-5 with a double and Garrett Blair was 2-for-5 with two runs and an RBI for Spring Valley. Ryan Hendershot added two hits.

Sierra Vista 5, Coronado 3 -- At Sierra Vista, Brooks Klein was 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored as the Mountain Lions edged the Cougars.

Alex Estrella earned the win, and Blair Goldsacks picked up the save. Scotty Tomassetti drove in two runs for Sierra Vista.

Eldorado 20, Clark 10 -- At Eldorado, Daniel LeCavalier went 4-for-5 with a home run, two doubles, three runs and six RBIs to lead the Sundevils past the Chargers.

Silverado 10, Durango 4 -- At Silverado, Morgan Stotts was 3-for-4 with a home run and six RBIs to lead the Skyhawks past the Trailblazers.

Zach Hollenback was 2-for-3 with a home run for Durango.

Brophy Prep (Ariz.) 10, Bishop Gorman 8 -- At Scottsdale, Ariz., Brandon Bayardi hit a go-ahead solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to lead the Broncos past the Gaels at the Big League Dugout Invitational.

Joey Rickard was 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles and scored three runs to lead Gorman. Stephen Manthei went 3-for-5 and scored two runs and Johnny Field belted a three-run homer for the Gaels.

In softball, the Trojans scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh, but they had played themselves into a tough position by committing six errors. Only one Liberty run was earned.

For Liberty, second basxeman Breanna English went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs as the Patriots withstood that rally by the Trojans.

Rebecca Gamble had a bases-loaded double to spark that seventh-inning rally.

Elsewhere in softball:

Bonanza 1, Arbor View 0 -- At Arbor View, Sam Snyder tossed a two-hitter Wednesday as Bonanza's softball team nipped visiting Arbor View, 1-0.

Snyder struck out 10 and walked two. Bonanza's run came in the fifth when Nicolette Lind singled home Alex Teed with one out.

Lind and Teed each had two hits for the Bengals.

Cimarron-Memorial 4, Clark 0 -- At Cimarron, Carrie Sheehan pitched out of a one-out, bases-loaded jam in the first inning and went on to blank the Chargers.

J.J. Fukuda had a triple for Clark.

Coronado 4, Sierra Vista 2 -- At Sierra Vista, the Cougars took advantage of three errors to score four runs in the fifth inning and defeat the Mountain Lions.

Talyer Aleman was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Sierra Vista, and Ashley Krumme went 2-for-3 with a run.

Foothill 8, Desert Oasis 1 -- At Desert Oasis, Alex Petrolia tossed a four-hitter to lead the Falcons past the Diamondbacks.

Morgan Hughes went 1-for-3 with a triple for Desert Oasis.

Centennial 10, Spring Valley 6 -- At Centennial, Paige Reese was 2-for-4 with two RBIs to lead the Bulldogs past the Grizzlies.

Katie Campo was 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI for Spring Valley.

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In a high school track meet Tuesday at Faith Lutheran, Pahrump Valley's girls got wins from Ashley Lindgren (0:24.33 in the 200-meter dash), McKenzie Dean (13:11.46 in the 3200 and 5:55.02 in the 1600), the 4x200 relay (2:05.86), Kayla Foster (4-6 in the high jump) and Ashley Rencher in the shot put (40 feet, 4 inches) and discus (120-11).

Mason John won the boys' 3200 in 12:06.72 for the Trojans. Nick Stearns was first in the 110-hurdles in 0:15.97 and the 300 hurdles in 0:45.36. The Trojans won the 4x800 in 10:02.78.

Alex Anderson went 43- 3 1/2 to win the triple jump and Stearns won the pole vault at 11 feet.

Las Vegas Western joined Faith Lutheran and Pahrump Valley in the midweek tri-meet.

Saturday, Pahrump Valley is in the Louise Heitkotter Invitational, starting at 9:30 a.m. at Faith Lutheran. Beatty, Round Mountain and Tonopah are also slated to compete in the meet.