Baseball
3A Elimination Games
BLUFFDALE, Utah-Jared Hendon drove in a pair of runs and the No. 9 Summit Academy Bears blanked No. 10 Grantsville 5-0 Tuesday in a 3A elimination game. Rick Hansen posted four strikeouts in seven innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Bears. The Bears next face No. 6 Juan Diego Thursday at 11:30 am at Kearns High School in the one-loss bracket.
DRAPER, Utah-Andrew Lombana homered and the No. 6 Juan Diego Soaring Eagle clobbered No. 13 ALA 16-0 in a 3A elimination game Tuesday. Caden Fenger recorded four strikeouts in five innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Soaring Eagle.
OGDEN, Utah-Ellio Saenz drove in three runs and the No. 7 Ogden Tigers bested No. 8 Emery 8-6 Tuesday in a 3A elimination game. Sean Garceau netted 7 strikeouts in 6 innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Tigers. Ogden next faces Union Thursday at 11:00 am at Kearns High School.
ROOSEVELT, Utah-Brady Mecham homered and the No. 5 Union Cougars downed No. 11 Richfield 7-5 in a 3A elimination game Tuesday. Gavin Roberts earned the win on the mound for the Cougars, posting a strikeout in 3.2 innings of work. Richard Brower, Emery Thorson, Reggie Hafen, Hayden Reed and Jess Curtis each drove in a run in defeat for the Wildcats.
2A Elimination Games
DUCHESNE, Utah-The No. 3 Duchesne Eagles pounded No. 13 North Summit 11-4 Tuesday in a 2A elimination game. Paxton Smith, Tucker Pace and Wyatt Morrill each drove in a run in defeat for the Braves. Duchesne next faces No. 8 Millard Thursday at 1:30 pm at Miller Park on the BYU campus in Provo.
GUNNISON, Utah-Parker Sanders homered and the No. 7 Gunnison Valley Bulldogs pounded No. 9 Parowan 10-1 in a 2A elimination game Tuesday. Easton Newman posted three strikeouts in three innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Bulldogs. Gunnison Valley next faces No. 5 San Juan Thursday at 11:00 am at Miller Park on the BYU campus in Provo.
FILLMORE, Utah-Colton Hatch homered and the No. 8 Millard Eagles outlasted No. 10 Milford 10-8 Tuesday in a 2A elimination game. Treyden Terry posted a strikeout in three innings of work and earned the win on the mound for the Eagles. Kilo Tsosie drove in a pair of runs in the loss for the Tigers.
BLANDING, Utah-Talon Mendoza, Parker Snyder and Collin Baker each homered and the No. 5 San Juan Broncos outgunned No. 11 North Sevier 16-13 in a 2A elimination game Tuesday. Jerzy Nieves netted three strikeouts in 2.22 innings of work to earn the win on the mound for the Broncos. Tyler Foote and Parker Jensen drove in two runs apiece in the loss for the Wolves.
