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Davis Journal

Softball region play winding down

May 12, 2023 11:58AM ● By Catherine Garrett

Bountiful’s Alivia Trump (8) slides safely into third below the tag of Northridge’s Anairi Fonoti-makui. However, the Redhawks went high on the scoreboard beating the Knights 6-0. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Farmington

Farmington defeated Clearfield 12-3 May 4, jumping out to a 9-0 lead early and coasting to the win.

“It was a good game,” said head coach Haleigh Mortensen.

Elle Mortensen led the Phoenix squad with five RBIs while Lola Ogzewalla added three and Courtney Christiansen, Lexi Crowley, Riley Eckhardt and Eva O’Brien each drove in a run.

Madison Kelker was the winning pitcher, striking out six Falcons batters.

Against Fremont May 5, Farmington won 10-8 after being down 5-2 until the bottom of the fifth and then scoring eight runs over the final two innings.

“It was such a great game,” said coach Mortensen.

Christiansen had a huge game offensively with seven RBIs with Mortensen, Crowley and Nev Carrasquel each driving in a run.

The Phoenix team improved to 7-4 in Region 1 and 8-5 on the year.

Davis

Davis beat Clearfield 12-4 May 2, going up 7-0 after the first inning and then scoring five runs in the last half of the game in the big win.

“It was a great day to celebrate our senior players – Nina Attanasio, Ellie Black, Abby Olsen, Abby Hicks and Laney Tuft,” said head coach Todd Street. “They all played great.”

Rayleigh Starnes drove in three runs to lead the Darts with Hadlee Isaacs (two RBIs), Attanasio (one RBI), Black (one RBI), Jewel Korth (one RBI) and Tuft (one RBI) also contributing offensively. Black was the winning pitcher.

Davis is now 5-5 in Region 1 and 10-7 overall.

Bountiful

Bountiful beat Northridge 6-0 May 2 behind an 11-strikeout – and two-hitter – performance from Eva Stoddard.

Melissa Turpin and Ella Miller both had two RBIs. Mylie Burnes added one RBI and also had three stolen bases in the shutout.

Against Box Elder May 4, the Redhawks were trying to clinch the Region 5 title and went into the final inning – up 5-4 – prepared to do just that. But, the Bees tied the game and then scored six more in the eighth inning to win 11-6.

Turpin drove in two runs while Miller, Athena Tongaonevai, Eva Stoddard and Jaci Alvey each recorded an RBI. Miller struck out 11 Box Elder batters in the loss.

Box Elder and Bountiful are now in a tie at the top of Region 5 with one region game remaining. The Redhawks are 8-1 in the region and 16-3 this season.

Viewmont

Viewmont lost to Morgan 7-5 May 1. The Vikings got down 6-0 before scoring its five runs in the third inning, but couldn’t complete the comeback.

Molly Roberts had two RBIs at the plate while also appearing on the mound in the losing effort, striking out six Trojan batters.

Against Bonneville May 2, Viewmont lost 16-10. The Vikings struck first with six runs in the first inning but then gave up nine in the bottom half of the inning. Most of the game’s scoring was through the first three innings.

Kennedy Embrey had three RBIs while Ricky Smith (two RBIs), Karli Dickerson (two RBIs) and Amanda Barton (one RBI) were also part of the offense.

Viewmont then defeated Woods Cross 19-4 May 3, scoring 14 runs in the bottom of the first inning to put the game away early.

Smith had six RBIs to lead the Vikings with Roberts (three RBIs), Sydni Steed (two RBIs), Marlee Moser (two RBIs), Barton (one RBI), Dickerson (one RBI) and Jena Eggett (one RBI) also contributing in the win.

Viewmont finishes Region 5 play with a 3-6 mark and a 3-10 regular season record.

Woods Cross

Woods Cross lost to Skyline 17-12 May 1. The Wildcats came out strong with five runs in the first inning and a 9-7 lead after two, but couldn’t pull out the win.

Kali Crockett drove in three runs to lead Woods Cross with Zoe Williams (two RBIs), Ili Crockett (one RBI), Olivia Wauneka (one RBI), Natalie Wall (one RBI) and Mel Zarate (one RBI) also contributed offensively.

Against Box Elder May 2, the Wildcats lost 17-2 in the three-inning matchup.

Zarate and Aspen Lewis both had RBIs in the loss.

In its loss to Viewmont May 4, Ili Crockett’s three RBIs led the team with Zarate also driving in a run.

Woods Cross failed to win a Region 5 game this season and are 2-14 with one non-region matchup left to play. λ