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Eva Stoddard threw a no-hitter against Olympus May 8, striking out 17 batters. The only Titans player that even reached base was their lead-off hitter at the beginning of the game that ended in a 2-0 score.

Athena Tongaonevai and Jaci Alvey drove in the game’s only runs.

Against Bonneville May 9, fourth-ranked Bountiful won 3-2 in extra innings. The game for the Region 5 championship was scoreless through five innings until Bountiful got on the board in the bottom of the sixth.

Ella Miller struck out 13 Lakers’ batters in a one-hitter performance on the mound. Eva Stoddard and Isabeau Hoff each drove in a run.

Bountiful and Box Elder tied for first in the region.

The Redhawks entered the 5A state playoffs with a #2 seed and received a bye in the Regionals round. They are scheduled to face the winner of #9 Timpview or #24 Mountain View in the Super Regionals May 18-19.

Farmington

Farmington defeated Davis 17-8 May 9 on Senior Night.

“It was amazing,” said head coach Haleigh Mortensen. “The seniors did so good!”

Seniors Elle Mortensen led the Phoenix squad with four RBIs while four other seniors – Courtney Christiansen (three RBIs), Eva O’Brien (two RBIs), Riley Echkardt (two RBIs) and Lisa Rasmussen (one RBI) – contributed offensively. Nev Carraswquel (two RBIs) and Lexi Crowley (one RBI) also drove in runs in the win 

Seniors Kiley Gazafy and Kate Hansen were also recognized for their roles in the program.

Farmington began the 6A state playoffs ranked eighth, bypassing the Regionals round, and will face the winner of #15 Taylorsville and #18 Copper Hills in the Super Regionals May 18-19.

Davis

In Davis’ loss to Farmington May 9, the Darts scored first, but got down quickly and couldn’t match Farmington’s offense.

“They got some timely hits to break the game open,” said head coach Todd Street, noting that the Darts had 11 hits to the Phoenix squad’s 14.

Rayleigh Starnes recorded four RBIs with Lauryn Hall driving in two runs and Abby Olsen bringing in one.

Against Layton May 10, Davis won 7-5. The Darts were down 3-1 early until they tied the game in the fifth inning and scored four more runs in the final two innings to end the game. 

Jewel Korth drove in two runs while Sydney Marrelli added one in the win.

In the 6A state playoffs, the 13-seeded Davis squad defeated Lone Peak 16-1 May 13 in Game 1 of the Regional round behind three RBIs from Korth and a six-strikeout performance on the mound from Serena Roth. In Game 2 May 15, the Darts beat the Knights 11-2 with nine strikeouts from Roth and four RBIs from Laney Tuft, including two home runs.

“We played great in our first game and it was a fun game for the girls,” said head coach Todd Street. “We were a little lackluster in the middle innings in game two, but we played well, hitting and fielding great. We are playing some of our best ball. We will need to in order to compete in the next round. Fun to still be playing!”

Davis moves on to the Super Regionals May 18-19 where they will face Bingham.

Viewmont

Viewmont finished the season with a 4-11 record. The Vikings were led by junior Kennedy Embrey, who batted .630 and drove in 25 runs on the year, and junior Molly Roberts who recorded 18 RBIs.

Woods Cross

Woods Cross lost to Mountain Ridge 19-1 May 9, giving up 14 runs in the second inning in the big loss.

Natalie Wall drove in the Wildcats’ only run.

Wall, a junior, and senior Kaii Crockett led the team – who finished with a 2-15 record – with 11 RBIs each this season. λ