Arizona
Grand Canyon stuns Arizona in Tucson NCAA baseball regional
Paul Landry Quinsigamond Community College baseball
At 51 years old, and with a prosthetic lower right leg, Paul Landry is giving college baseball a shot for the first time this spring.
TUCSON — Two out, two strikes, bases loaded, a Hi Corbett Field record crowd of 8,798 screaming and waiting.
Eddy Pelc delivered in the biggest moment in Grand Canyon baseball history Friday night with a bases-clearing double over the center fielder’s head, fueling the Lopes’ first-ever NCAA regional victory, defeating host Arizona, the Tucson region’s No. 1 seed, 9-4.
Pelc’s hit gave GCU, the No. 4 seed, a 5-3 lead. He drove in another run in the eighth, and, just to make sure, Zach Yorke’s two-run double in the ninth sent the Wildcats into the loser’s bracket.
No. 3-seed West Virginia, which won its game earlier Friday, will meet GCU at 7 p.m., Saturday in the winner’s bracket. Arizona, the 13th overall seed in the 64-team NCAA Tournament, plays No. 2 Dallas Baptist at 1 p.m., Saturday for survival. The loser of that game will be eliminated.
Pelc’s hit came against Arizona’s hottest pitcher, Clark Candiotti, who had gotten into a groove after giving up an opening home run to Tyler Wilson and seeing another run cross the plate in the second.
But, after Arizona went up 3-2 against GCU left-hander Grant Richardson, the Lopes got their first hit since the second inning in the sixth when Yorke singled, after Candiotti walked Cade Verdusco.
Candiotti struck out cleanup hitter Eli Paton, before hitting Michael Diaz with a pitch. After getting Elijah Buries to look at a called third strike, it set the stage for Pelc with two outs.
“It was a high-pressure spot, a spot where we needed somebody to show up,” Pelc said. “I happened to be the guy to do it. I was trying to battle, put my best swing on the ball, stay in the box as long as I could and win that at-bat.”
After battling off pitch after pitch with foul balls, Pelc drove the ball. It appeared center fielder Brendan Summerhill took a step in before realizing how far Pelc hit Candiotti’s two-strike pitch. He watched the ball clear his head and off the wall, scoring three runs.
That gave GCU (35-23) a 5-3 lead.
Arizona (36-22) scored a run in the sixth after a Mason White double and an RBI single by Blake McDonald. Richardson then struck out Maddox Mihalakis with runners on the corners to end the inning.
That’s all Isaac Lyon, making a rare relief appearance, would need, pitching the final three innings of shutout ball for the lopes, giving up two hits and striking out four.
Lyon usually is the Saturday starter for GCU. But coach Gregg Wallis talked to pitching coach Nathan Bannister about having a lead in the seventh and how he wanted to go with Lyon to finish it out against the top seed in the regional.
“A tournament is different from the regular season,” Wallis said. “You can’t think traditionally. At least we didn’t want to think traditionally. We felt Isaac is one of our top two pitchers right now. We talked about it before the game, if we’re in the seventh inning and it’s tied or we have the lead, we’re going with Isaac.”
It paid off. And it made history for a team that a week ago was praying for a miracle to get into the NCAA Tournament, after getting knocked out of the WAC tournament with two losses in one day.
They only got in because WAC tournament winner Tarleton State wasn’t eligible because it was in the final season of the transition from D-II to D-I. That gave the regular-season champion, GCU, the automatic bid from the WAC.
It also gave the Lopes tremendous confidence knowing they were coming into Tucson, playing a team they had beaten two out of three times in the regular season with the last win coming a month ago, a 24-8 win at Hi Corbett Field.
Pelc said the team is playing with “house money.” Richardson was ecstatic to help give the program its first regional win, and in front of a sellout crowd.
“But we’re not done yet,” Richardson said.
Wallis said it was too soon to take in the historic moment for the GCU program. He was excited about the crowd, even though most of it was decked out in Wildcats’ red. He was excited for Wilson opening the game with a home run, for Richardson battling through UA’s three-run second after taking a hard liner off the knee, and for Pelc’s big hit.
Richardson ended up walking in a run after getting hit by the drive, but he got through the inning, and worked the next four innings, giving up just three hits and a run.
“I’m excited we came here and played great baseball,” Wallis said. “That’s what I told the boys after the game. I’m proud of them, not just because of what the scoreboard said. It was how we came out with intent to play great baseball. And we did it.”
Arizona coach Chip Hale said he hopes to see GCU again later in the tournament.
“We just didn’t play very well tonight,” Hale said. “They played well. They made the plays. They made some really hard ones. And we just didn’t play our best game.”
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Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you’re more likely to land than big bucks.
The Arizona Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at Tuesday, July 7, 2026 results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers
02-31-35-36-63, Mega Ball: 12
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 3 Evening numbers
Evening: 4-7-2
Winning Fantasy 5 numbers
03-05-10-14-37
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Winning Triple Twist numbers
03-06-18-23-27-32
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What time is the Powerball drawing?
Powerball drawings are at 7:59 p.m. Arizona time on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
How much is a Powerball lottery ticket today?
In Arizona, Powerball tickets cost $2 per game, according to the Arizona Lottery.
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To play, select five numbers from 1 to 69 for the white balls, then select one number from 1 to 26 for the red Powerball.
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All Arizona Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $100 and may redeem winnings up to $599. For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at Arizona Lottery offices. By mail, send a winner claim form, winning lottery ticket and a copy of a government-issued ID to P.O. Box 2913, Phoenix, AZ 85062.
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PAGE, ARIZ., – A suspect has been arrested after two people were found shot to death inside a home near the Arizona-Utah border.
What we know:
On July 5 at 11:30 p.m., the Page Police and Fire Communications Center responded to a report that two people had been shot near Elm and El Camino.
Once at the home, officers found a man and a woman with gunshot wounds. They were pronounced dead at the scene.
“The suspect was unknown and not on scene when officers arrived,” police said.
Dig deeper:
Police secured the home and obtained a search warrant. Investigators then began processing the crime scene.
“Evidence collected provided investigators with a person of interest who may have been present when the shootings occurred,” police said. “Investigators located the person of interest and interviewed him but did not initially charge him with any crimes related to the double homicide investigation.”
The next day, the person of interest was arrested and booked into jail. He’s accused of two counts of first-degree murder.
What we don’t know:
No identities were released. Police didn’t release any details on what led up to the shooting.
Local perspective:
Police “do not believe there is any remaining threat to the community, as the alleged suspect and the weapon allegedly used have been seized by law enforcement.”
What you can do:
If anyone has information related to the investigation, they advise contacting Detective Terry TerEick at ttereick@pageaz.gov.
Map of the cross streets where the shooting occurred:
The Source: Information for this article was gathered from the Page Police Department’s Facebook page.
Arizona Diamondbacks (45-45, second in the NL West) vs. San Diego Padres (44-46, third in the NL West)
San Diego; Tuesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Diamondbacks: Zac Gallen (0-0); Padres: TBD
LINE: Padres -131, Diamondbacks +108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres are looking to end their three-game home slide with a victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
San Diego has a 44-46 record overall and a 23-22 record at home. The Padres have a 26-13 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
Arizona is 45-45 overall and 18-25 on the road. The Diamondbacks have gone 16-4 in games when they hit two or more home runs.
The teams match up Tuesday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Manny Machado has 16 doubles and 18 home runs for the Padres. Fernando Tatis Jr. is 11 for 43 with three doubles, two home runs and five RBIs over the last 10 games.
Ketel Marte has 18 doubles, three triples and 17 home runs for the Diamondbacks. Geraldo Perdomo is 13 for 39 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 1-9, .255 batting average, 8.02 ERA, outscored by 51 runs
Diamondbacks: 4-6, .222 batting average, 3.84 ERA, outscored by one run
INJURIES: Padres: Jason Adam: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Randy Vasquez: 15-Day IL (ankle), Freddy Fermin: 10-Day IL (head), Matt Waldron: 15-Day IL (arm), David Morgan: 15-Day IL (knee), Jeremiah Estrada: 15-Day IL (knee), Lucas Giolito: 15-Day IL (elbow), Nick Pivetta: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Musgrove: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ramon Laureano: 60-Day IL (hip), Bryan Hoeing: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Diamondbacks: James McCann: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Blake Walston: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Lawlar: 10-Day IL (hamstring), A.J. Puk: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryne Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Mike Soroka: 15-Day IL (lower body), Corbin Burnes: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Mena: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Saalfrank: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Martinez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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