Sahuaro grad Verdugo makes debut with Loons
Sahuaro High grad Alex Verdugo, the Dodgers’ second-round draft selection last June, opened the baseball season Friday for the Great Lakes Loons, a Class A Midwest League franchise in Midland, Michigan.
Sahuaro's Alex Verdugo (11) swings at a pitch in the sixth inning during the Sahuaro vs. Bradshaw Mountain Division II high school playoff baseball game on Friday, May 9, 2014, at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Sahuaro won 8-7 on a walk-off in the ninth inning after giving up 4 unanswered runs in the seventh.
Mike Christy / Arizona Daily StarSahuaro High grad Alex Verdugo, the Dodgers’ second-round draft selection last June, opened the baseball season Friday for the Great Lakes Loons, a Class A Midwest League franchise in Midland, Michigan.
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Sahuaro's Alex Verdugo (11) swings at a pitch in the sixth inning during the Sahuaro vs. Bradshaw Mountain Division II high school playoff baseball game on Friday, May 9, 2014, at Tempe Diablo Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Sahuaro won 8-7 on a walk-off in the ninth inning after giving up 4 unanswered runs in the seventh.
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