Bountiful

In its first game of the year, Bountiful lost to Grantsville 8-1 March 14. The Redhawks were down 3-0 after three innings before they got on the board with a solo homerun from Ella Miller.

“No excuses because we played terrible, but Grantsville played six games last weekend and we haven’t even been able to get out on the field,” Head Coach Butch Latey said. “Hopefully this was a wake-up call.”

Pitcher Ellie Black struck out eight Cowboys batters in the loss.

Bountiful won all five of its games at the March Warm-Up Classic in St. George March 17-18.

Against Mountain Ridge, the Redhawks won 8-5, jumping out to a 3-0 lead before the Sentinels made a run. Three late runs helped ensure the win.

Eva Stoddard struck out six batters with Miller driving in two runs and Mylie Burnes, Frankie Galeana, Katelyn Rogers and Melissa Turpin also recorded an RBI.

Against Blackfoot, Idaho, Bountiful won 6-4, coming back from a 4-2 deficit after three innings before scoring four runs in the fourth to pull out the win.

Ella Miller was the winning pitcher with nine strikeouts while also bringing in a run and Stoddard (two RBIs), Jaci Alvey (one), Athena Tongaonevai (one) and Turpin (one) also provided offense.
Against Emery, the Redhawks won 10-3, scoring six runs in the final two innings to extend its lead.

Stoddard struck out 11 Spartans batters and helped herself at the plate with an RBI. Turpin went 4-for-4, driving in a run, with Claire Yates (three RBIs), Miller (two), Rogers (one) and Tongaonevai (one) also contributing offensively.

Against Hillcrest, Idaho, Bountiful won 4-2. The Redhawks were down 2-1 until the bottom of the final inning when they scored three runs.

Miller was the winning pitcher with seven strikeouts while also belting two home solo homeruns. Yates and Isabeau Hoff also brought in a run in the win.

In its final game at the St. George tournament, Bountiful defeated Needles, California, 2-0, when Hoff and Alvey drove in runs to produce the game’s only scoring in the bottom of the third inning.

Stoddard struck out 10 batters in the shutout.

The Redhawks are now 5-1 this season.

Davis

Davis defeated Woods Cross 26-3 March 14. The Darts scored 10 runs to start the game and added 15 more runs in the second inning in the big win.

“The girls played well,” said Head Coach Todd Street.

Hadlee Isaacs led the Darts with four RBIs while Sydney Marrelli (three RBIs), Laney Tuft (two RBIs), Serena Roth (two RBIs), Libby Miller (two RBIs), Jewel Korth (two RBIs), Jada Chilton (two RBIs), Ellie Black (two RBIs), Adelyn Turpin (one RBI), Rayleigh Starnes (one RBI) and Abby Hicks (one RBI) also added offense in the big win. 

Black was the winning pitcher.

Davis’ games against Layton and Roy were cancelled because of unplayable fields. 

The Darts are now 4-1 on the season.

Viewmont

Viewmont faced Mountain Crest March 17 and pulled out a 26-24 win.

“Holy cow, it was the longest game, taking us three hours and 51 minutes,” said Head Coach Bree Lopez. “It was a dog fight every inning, but the girls kept their fire, and we were able to close it.”

Woods Cross

In its first game of the season March 14, Woods Cross lost 26-3 to Davis. The Wildcats found themselves down 10-0 before even batting in the bottom of the first inning. Woods Cross brought in three runs by Mel Zarate, Natalie Wall and Aspen Lewis but couldn’t manage any more offense in the blowout loss.

“It was a tough game for us,” said Head Coach Casey Plowman. “We did answer back after they put up 10 on us and score three runs which was fun to see.”

Against Olympus March 17, the Wildcats lost 22-2 after being down 13-1 after the first inning. 

“My assistant coach Madi’s brother coaches at Olympus so we just have a lot of history with them,” said Plowman. “We did not do well though. They came out wanting to swing.”

Woods Cross starts the season 0-2.

Farmington

Farmington’s games against Morgan and Syracuse this week were cancelled because of unplayable fields.