The final weeks of school have a lot of excitement, including playoff time for spring sports. Davis County baseball teams are putting everything on the line in the state tournament. 

In Class 6A, Davis secured the No.2 seed, while Viewmont is No. 3 in Class 5A. The state tournament wraps up May 24, 25.

Davis vs. Farmington

The Darts went 12-3 in Region 1 play, taking first. The Darts grabbed 6A’s second seed and take their 20-5 record against a familiar opponent in the super regionals of the state tournament. The Darts take on Farmington, having just ended the regular season with a three-game sweet of the Phoenix. 

Davis won 8-3, 12-1 and 14-7 on those three contests, played May 8 and 9 (with two games on May 9). The Darts got a rest afterward, not having to play in the regionals May 11 and 13. The super regionals consist of a best-of-three series, May 16 and 17, with the higher-seeded team getting a home game in game one and three (the latter if necessary). 

The Phoenix have their work cut out for them. 

Farmington comes into super regional play with an overall mark of 10-16. The team was 6-9 in Region 1, tied for fourth place. The Phoenix got the No. 15 seed and took care of Westlake in the regionals, winning the series two games to none. Farmington defeated Westlake 7-5 on May 11, building a 7-1 run after four innings and holding on for the victory. Gage Farr, the winning pitcher, struck out eight batters in an impressive showing. From the plate, he also had two RBI. Landon Leavitt and James Peterson also had two RBI, while Pickle Monk and Jaxon Ball hit doubles. 

Two days later, Farmington advanced to the next round to face Davis by beating Westlake 6-1. All six Farmington runs came in the sixth inning. Ball hit a triple, while Max Pearson hit a double. Lincoln Green led the way with two RBI. 

The Phoenix will have to slow down a powerful Davis offense that has averaged 8.4 runs per game, second in 6A. The winner of the series takes on the winner of Skyridge and Corner Canyon on May 20. 

Viewmont

The 18-5 Vikings won Region 5 by finishing with a 12-2 mark. Now, the Vikings are looking for an even bigger prize. 

On Thursday, after our press deadline, Viewmont hosted No. 14 seed Box Elder in the super regionals. The Vikings defeated the Bees in both regular season matchups. 

Viewmont wrapped up the Region 5 championship last week with a 16-0 rout of Roy on May 9. Cal Miller had four strikeouts and got the win, as the Vikings allowed just three hits all game long. Meanwhile, the Vikings racked up 15 hits of their own and put up enough runs to end the game after just five innings. Miller also hit a home run and had two RBI. Elias Culley stuffed the stat sheet with two doubles and five RBI. Aden Garcia had a double and two RBI, while Spencer Rees drove in three runs. The victory was especially big considered that just the day before, Roy defeated Viewmont 6-5, handing the Vikings one of its two league losses. 

If Viewmont gets by Box Elder in the super regionals, it will advance to bracket play to face the winner of Spanish For and Salem Hills on May 20. 

Woods Cross

No. 10 seed Woods Cross is also in the super regionals. The Wildcats defeated Wasatch 5-2 on May 11 and 14-0 on May 13 to reach the next round. At 17-10, Woods Cross, which placed second in Region 5 with an 11-3 mark, takes on Murray in the super regionals. 

The Wildcats won their first game over Wasatch thanks to an all-around effort with good hitting, fielding and pitching. Beckham Stanger had four strikeouts and allowed five hits. Woods Cross got all of its runs in the fourth inning after falling behind 2-0 Kason Lythgoe had a double and two RBI, while Alex Razee had a double and an RBI. 

Win No. 2 was an impressive display. 

Woods Cross only needed four innings at bat to blow away the Wasps. The Wildcats collected nine hits and allowed only three, with Harley Vicchrilli striking out 10 batters in a tremendous outing. Stanger hit a home run and drove in two more. Tyler Story, Razee and Lythgoe each hit doubles, and Stetson Critchley had three RBI. 

Facing Murray will be a tall task for the Wildcats. The two teams met May 16, after our press deadline, with a second game coming May 17. If Woods Cross advances, it will take on the winner of Maple Mountain and Clearfield in the bracket play on May 20. 

Bountiful

The Redhawks’ season came to an end a little early. 

Bountiful bowed out of the Class 5A state tournament in the regionals with a pair of losses to Jordan. Bountiful also picked up a victory in the best-of-three series but lost the deciding game three 11-6 on May 13. 

In the Redhawks’ win, the 10-17 team won 9-4 on May 13 on the road. Bountiful picked up 13 hits and got a solid game on the mound from Tavis Danner, with the pitcher striking out three batters. Krew Nelson had a double, a home run and an RBI for the Redhawks. Jake Stapley and Jefferson Duryea also had doubles, while Danner and Kash Kuehne had three RBI and two RBI, respectively. 

Bountiful placed fifth in Region 5 with a 6-8 record this season.