#1 Bountiful softball squad keeps on rollin’
Apr 18, 2024 09:53AM ● By Catherine Garrett
Mylie Burnes, Bountiful (44) watches the pitch as Aspen Danner leads-off from Second base. Photos by Roger V. Tuttle
Bountiful picked up three more wins this week – outscoring opponents 17-2 – and remain undefeated through seven Region 5 games. Viewmont went 2-1 while Davis and Farmington split their two Region 1 games and Woods Cross won its first game of the season this past week.
Bountiful
Top-ranked Bountiful battled with Clearfield April 9 in a scoreless game through six innings before Jaci Alvey scored all the way from first base on an errant throw – on a close play at home – in the seventh inning to pull out a 1-0 win.
“It was a good game with both teams playing great defense,” said head coach Butch Latey. “Both pitchers were outstanding.”
Ella Miller struck out 12, pitching a one-hitter and facing just 21 Falcons batters, to help the Redhawks to the narrow win.
Against Bonneville April 11, Bountiful won 3-0. After three scoreless innings, the Redhawks got on the board and then added two more runs in the sixth inning.
Isabeau Hoff provided much of the offense with a double and home run, driving in two runs.
Ella Miller was the winning pitcher with 13 strikeouts on the mound and giving up just two hits. Hoff’s home run and double brought in two of the team’s three runs.
Bountiful then beat Roy 13-2 April 12. Melissa Turpin had six strikeouts as the winning pitcher on the mound and helped herself on offense with a double and two RBIs. Frankie Galeana went 3-for-4 at the plate with one double and two RBIs.
Bountiful defeated Viewmont 5-0 April 16. After a scoreless first inning, the Redhawks put up four runs in the bottom of the second inning before adding another run in the fourth.
Ella Miller had struck out 15 Vikings batters, pitching a one-hitter, to pick up the win on the mound. Melissa Turpin and Jaci Alvey drove in two runs with Mylie Burnes adding an additional RBI.
Bountiful is now 15-2 overall and 8-0 in Region 5.
Viewmont fell to 4-7 this season and 1-3 in Region 5.
Viewmont
Viewmont defeated Roy 13-9 April 9. The Vikings were up 5-3 early before having to battle back from an 8-6 deficit with seven runs over the later innings to pull out the win.
Ricki Smith and Kennedy Embrey combined for seven RBIs to lead the offense while Marlee Moser (two RBIs), Haley Rodabough (one) and Emi Jones (one) also drove in runs.
Against Clearfield April 11, Viewmont won 11-10. The Vikings got down 5-0 going into the third inning before nearly equalizing things with four runs in the top half of the inning. The game went back and forth from there with the Vikings bringing in two runs in extra innings to go up 11-9 and then holding the Falcons to a run to pull out the win.
Molly Roberts recorded six strikeouts as the winning pitcher while also helping herself at the plate with an RBI. Also providing offense were Smith and Embrey with three RBIs each and Moser and Karli Dickerson each driving in a run.
Viewmont lost to Box Elder 14-0 April 12, bringing their Region 5 mark to 2-1 with a 5-5 season record.
Davis
Davis began Region 1 play with a 10-3 win over Syracuse April 9. The Darts started off strong, going up 6-0 by the end of the second inning before adding four runs in the later innings to win handily.
“We won with a great team effort in both hitting and fielding,” said head coach Todd Street.
Jewel Korth led offensively with four RBIs while Rayleigh Starnes (two), Katie Klauman (two) and Hadlee Isaacs (one) also drove in runs. Serena Roth struck out five Titans batters as the winning pitcher.
Against Fremont April 11, Davis lost 7-6. The Darts struck first with three runs to begin the game in a back-and-forth affair that was tied at 6-all in the sixth inning before the Silverwolves scored on a walkoff to end the game in the bottom of the seventh.
“We made a few errors and struggled to get key hits,” Street said.
Starnes had two RBIs with Roth, Korth and Sydney Marrelli also driving in a run each in the loss.
Davis is now 1-1 in Region 1 play and 8-3 overall.
Farmington
Farmington pulled out a 5-4 win April 9 over Fremont to start off its region slate, breaking a 4-4 tie when Ruby Andrus singled to score the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Nev Carrasquel, Lexi Crowley, Kiley Gazafy and Madison Kelker also drove in a run for the Phoenix while Kelker was the winning pitcher on the mound.
Against Weber April 11, Farmington lost 16-7. The Phoenix squad scored first and controlled much of the game, holding a 7-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning before the Warriors scored 13 runs over the next two innings to flip the script in the loss.
Ella Nielson drove in three runs while Crowley, Andrus and Lola Ogzewalla had an RBI each.
Farmington is 1-1 in Region 1 and 5-5 on the season.
Woods Cross
Woods Cross lost to Northridge 14-4 April 9. The Wildcats scored first and had the game tied at 2-all after three innings before the Knights put up 12 runs over the final three innings to run away with the game.
“We had a pretty good game going until the fifth inning,” said head coach Casey Plowman. “They went ahead three runs and then their bats just got hot and they scored nine more in the next two innings while we could only answer back with two more runs. We were also only able to put together three hits for the whole game.”
Savannah Juggert had two RBIs with Tina Tuakiapimahu also driving in a run in the loss.
Against Box Elder April 11, Woods Cross lost 11-1. The Wildcats gave up runs in every inning to get down 11-0 by the top of the fifth before Natalie Wall drove in a run to avoid the shutout.
Woods Cross picked up their first win of the season with an 18-5 victory over Highland April 12.
Audrey Ayala hit an in-the-park grand slam – going 4-for-4 in her plate appearances – and brought in five runs, coming up a double short of hitting for the cycle. She also was the winning pitcher on the mound. Ashlynn Nelson went 2-for-3, including a double, while Kaylee Moen and Breck Harris also hit doubles in the win.
The Wildcats are now 1-7 on the year and 0-6 in Region 5 play.