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Top-ranked Bountiful picks up four more wins in softball ahead of Spring Break

Apr 12, 2024 08:38AM ● By Catherine Garrett
Kaitlyn Riley, Viewmont (6) tells her coach how the ball hit her bat and then her helmet at a game against Northridge March 21. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Kaitlyn Riley, Viewmont (6) tells her coach how the ball hit her bat and then her helmet at a game against Northridge March 21. Photo by Roger V. Tuttle

Bountiful, the number one team in 5A, outscored opponents 39-5 in four games the week of March 25. Four other games with area teams were cancelled because of field and weather conditions.


Bountiful

Top ranked Bountiful blanked Woods Cross 15-0 March 26 behind Melissa Turpin’s two-hitter – and seven strikeouts – on the mound and plenty of offense.

“Melissa pitched her second shutout game of the year,” said head coach Butch Latey. “Every one of our girls had a hit.”

Turpin, Kamryn Rasmussen, Athena Tongaonevai and Claire Yates each drove in two runs while Isabeau Hoff, Ella Miller, Frankie Galeana and Aspen Danner had an RBI. The four-inning game ended when Tongaonevai and Hoff hit back-to-back home runs.

The Redhawks’ March 28 game with Roy was cancelled and is rescheduled for April 12.

Against Cyprus March 29, Bountiful won 6-3 after being down 3-0 in the seventh inning before scoring six runs to win the game.

Miller struck out 15 Pirates’ batters while Tongaonevai had three RBIs and Jaci Alvey added two RBIs.

In the Bengal Bash March 30, the Redhawks picked up wins over Westlake 7-2 and Brighton 11-0. In the two victories, Tongaonevai recorded five RBIs while Miller and Turpin both had seven strikeouts and two RBIs. Also adding offense were Yates (three RBIs), Alvey (two RBIs), Aspen Danner (two RBIs), Hoff (one RBI) and Mylie Burnes (one RBI).

Bountiful improved to 11-2.



Farmington

Farmington’s scheduled game against Davis on Mar. 28 was cancelled because of wet fields and will be played May 9.

The Phoenix squad lost to Taylorsville 8-7 March 29, getting down 8-4 by the end of the sixth inning. Farmington then scored three in the top of the seventh inning, coming up just short in the loss.

Madison Kelker drove in three runs while Lexi Crowley and Nev Carrasquel adding two each.

The Phoenix are 4-4 through eight games this season.



Woods Cross

In Woods Cross’ 15-0 loss to Bountiful March 26, the Wildcats held the Redhawks scoreless early before Bountiful’s offense took over.

“We were only able to put together two hits and had four errors that cost us a lot of runs and we couldn’t fight back,” said head coach Casey Plowman.

The game between Woods Cross and Viewmont on March 28 was cancelled due to weather.

The Wildcats remain winless through five games.



Davis

Davis’ scheduled game against Farmington on Mar. 28 was cancelled because of wet fields and will be played May 9.

The Darts are 7-2 this season.



Viewmont

With Viewmont’s game against Woods Cross cancelled this week, the Vikings remain 3-4 on the year.