Photos: No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 CDO 4 in 4A softball playoffs
The No. 1 Canyon del Oro Dorados fell to the No. 5 Salpointe Catholic Lancers 5-4, as the Lancers advance to the 4A state softball semifinals in Tucson.
Photos by Mike Christy and Steven Spooner / Arizona Daily Star
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic's Yannira Acuna (4) screams and pumps her fist after sliding home to score ahead of the throw to Canyon del Oro catcher Alexis Kaiser (9) during the third.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
The Lancers mob pitcher Alyssa Aguilar (44), center right, after securing the final out during the seventh inning.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic's Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage (13) roars toward the Lancer dugout after a double during the seventh inning.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe's Erika Marquez swings through a pitch.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic's Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage, right, celebrates after a seventh-inning double next to Canyon del Oro's Miia Campos.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Malala Rocha slides into third.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic runner Yannira Acuna (4) steals second ahead of the throw to Canyon del Oro's Miia Campos, left, during the third.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic infielder Kimmy McDaniels fields the sacrifice bunt from Canyon del Oro's Hope Banales (26) during the fifth.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
The Canyon del Oro Dorados go through their traditional pre-game high-fives before the game.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Canyon del Oro pitcher Amya Legarra (18) deals during the second inning.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic's Yannira Acuna (4) slides home to score ahead of the throw to Canyon del Oro catcher Alexis Kaiser (9) during the third.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Canyon del Oro first baseman Kaylani Felix (17) stretches to snare a double-up attempt on Salpointe Catholic's Yannira Acuna (4) during the fourth.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Canyon del Oro infielder Miia Campos (4) shovels the ball to shortstop Anya Gonzalez (1) for the force out on Salpointe Catholic runner Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage (13) during the fourth.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Canyon del Oro's Kaylani Felix knocks a pitch into center field.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Canyon del Oro's Kaylani Felix (17) fouls off a pitch during the fourth inning.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Canyon del Oro's celebrates plating a run with Stephanie Cota (22) Ellessa Bonstrom (3) during the fifth inning.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic third baseman Kimmy McDaniels tracks down a popup in foul territory during the sixth inning.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic's Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage (13) clubs a double during the seventh inning.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic's Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage (13) slides home for the winning run on a sacrifice fly during the seventh inning.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic's Anjolee Aguilar-Beaucage (13) slides home for the winning run on a sacrifice fly during the seventh inning.
No. 5 Salpointe Catholic 5, No. 1 Canyon del Oro 4, 4A quarterfinal softball
Salpointe Catholic players cheers for their teammates after making an inning-ending catch.
TEMPE — With the big hitter up, the bases loaded and the score tied, all Sahuarita needed was a hit.