TOP 10 TEAM BREAKDOWN

1) DIXIE

Record: 15-2 / 3-1

Summary: Went 6-0 in week three with 2 region wins vs Cedar by a total score of 27-1. The Flyers then reeled off a 4-0 record to win the Red Rock Classic as the host school. The 4 wins came over American Fork and Pleasant Grove in front of sold out crowds at Flyer Field and then 2 victories over Taylorsville and Timpanogos. With a schedule bye week in region 9 play, the Flyers hosted Stansbury on Saturday and prevailed 10-0 behind a 4-5 performance from SS-Boston Vest and a 6 inning, 4 hit shutout on the mound from two way senior Logan Leavitt, who has solidified himself as one of the 3 aces for the Flyers headed into the heat of region action over the next four weeks! The Flyers are much like Snow Canyon and Mountain Ridge in next level talent, with C-Ridge Erickson (BYU) the top defensive catcher in the state in the last 8 years. SS-Boston Vest (New Mexico State), 3B-Logan Leavitt (Glendale CC), 1B/RHP-Cooper Bartholomew (CSI), LHP-Braxton Yates (CSI) and RHP-Jake Andreas (offer on the table to a nationally ranked JC)

2) SNOW CANYON

Record: 12-3 / 4-0

Summary: After winning  the Buck’s Ace Tourney with a split of Lone Peak and wins over Salem Hills and Woods Cross. The Warriors defeated #9 Pine View 6-3 and 10-0 in home and home affairs. In game 1, SS-Crew Secrist and OF-Makaio Swensen each paced the Warriors with two hits apiece, with Swensen notching a double and triple on the night. In game 2, 2B-Damon Ence and C-Hayden Smith each produced two hit games, with OF-Corbin Hafen and Swensen having big nights with three hits apiece. Hafen notched 2 doubles and Swensen an RBI double as well. Junior RHP-Andrew Lyon in game 2, was stellar on the mound as he threw a 6 inning run rule CG shutout, while only allowing 2 hits on the night. The Warriors are loaded with next level talent with RHP-Talan Kelly (Utah Tech) and touched 94 vs Lone Peak. SS-Crew Secrist (CSI), transfer RHP-Darius Henderson who at some point will make his debut up to 94, while nursing tenderness in his right arm. RHP/OF-Makaio Swensen (Salt Lake CC) hitting .491 with a 88-91 mph FB. OF-Ryder Harrison (Salt Lake CC), RHP-Jackson Kirby (Glendale CC), RHP-Kyson Goates (Lassen CC) and RHP-Andrew Lyon and his mid to upper 80’s FB. The deepest pitching staff in the state along with Mountain Ridge! 

3) MOUNTAIN RIDGE

Record: 5-3

Summary: The Sentinels traveled to FL for the IMG National Classic and went 2-2 against stiff competition on a national stage, with the biggest bat coming from junior 3B-Stockton Fowlks, who went an absurd 10-14 with 3 doubles and 2 triples as part of his big week. Senior RHP-Jaxson Reiser threw a 5 inning, 4 hit game, allowing only one run and striking out 9 in one of the Sentinel wins and in the other victory, Junior RHP-Ethan Iacono, went 4 innings, allowing 3 hits, while striking out 8 White Plains, NY hitters. The only team in the state with 4 yes 4 D1 signees or commits in RHP/CF-Jaxson Reiser (Oklahoma), LHP-Dylan Singleton (Yale), OF-Cooper Goff (TCU) and C-Austin Ellis (Northwestern State), but the next wave of 3B-Stockton Fowlks, RHP-Ethan Iacono and his 88-91 mph FB, and on base machine LF-Remington Edwards. All should be committed before seasons end with Edwards and summer time with Fowlks and Iacono. Iacono will most likely be a D1 commit with an offer on the table and others talking to him currently. 

4) MAPLE MOUNTAIN

Record: 8-2

Summary: with a run rule 10-0 victory vs Herriman the week before, leading into an 8 day break the Golden Eagles shutout Westlake 5-0, behind the splendid pitching of senior RHP-Blake Carter and his 7 inning CG shutout, allowing only 4 hits, NO BB and striking out 7 Thunder hitters. The Golden Eagles are another next level talented team with C-AJ Thomas, top prospect 1B-Cy Chrisman, CF/RHP-Bennett Averett and his upper 80’s FB and 92-93 arm from CF. Then there’s the staff ace in BYU commit LHP-Chase Johnston. 

5) AMERICAN FORK

Record: 4-2

Summary: The defending 6A state champs go 3-1 in the previous week, Red Rock Classic with their lone loss to new #1 Dixie and then run off 3 in a row vs Timpanogos, Coronado and Desert Oasis out of Las Vegas. This past week, the Cavemen prevailed over Fremont 5-4 in a game played at BYU, with the big bats coming from sophomore 2B/DH-Bode Gaggero with 4-4 showing, OF-Isaac Murdoch (Utah Valley) had a 2 hit game with a 3B, 1B-Dax Watts (Utah) a 2 hit game himself with a 2B and 2 RBI, while CF-CJ Mascaro (TCU) had an RBI single, 2 BB and 3 SB’s to pace the bats. Senior LHP-Court Taylor (CSI) came on in the middle innings to throw 4.1 strong innings of 2 hit baseball, while striking out 8 batters. The glue to the team is two way SS/RHP-Jett Walker (Colorado Mesa) as he fronts the rotation and is a highlight reel at SS with emerging power. 

6) RIVERTON

Record: 5-4

Summary: The Silverwolves go 1-3 on the week, dropping 3 games to Cypress, CA, Villa Park, CA and split with Bishop Alemany. In the lone win of the week, senior RHP-Dylan Zillowullo (Hartnell College) survived 7 BB’s to throw 5.1 innings of no-hit baseball with 6 strikeouts. In the 15-9 defeat to Villa Park, 3B-Drake Piersall  (Salt Lake CC) notched a 3 hit game with a HR and 3 RBI’s, while Zack Edwards (Oregon State) has a 2 hit game with a 2B and an RBI. The Cohen Brothers, Cohen Allred also has a 3 hit game with a 2B and a HR, while Kaden Allredd (Utah Tech) pitched in with 2 hits and a 3B. The Cypress affair also saw Edwards notch a 2 hit game with a 2B and Cohen Allred once again slammed a 2-run HR to continue his hot week of hitting. 

7) CRIMSON CLIFFS

Record: 12-4 / 5-1

Summary: The two-time defending 4A State Champs go 2-1 in previous week with lopsided splits with Desert Hills and a decisive 20-0 blowout of Canyon View. This past week, the Mustangs took two from Cedar by scores of 12-0 and 7-2. In game one at Cedar, CF-Tyler West (BYU football commit with baseball offers) continues his torrid season with 2 triples, while Kyler Skinner, Trey Evans (CSN) and Parker Andrus (SUU football commit) all blast HR’s to help senior LHP-Jarvis Osborn (Glendale CC) to the 5 inning run rule CG shutout on 2 hits, NO BB and 7 strikeouts! In game 2, West and SS-Jace McArthur each have 2 hit games with McKay Wright (103.4 EV at the Preseason All-State) and Parker Andrus each hitting 2-run HR’s to power the Mustang offense. Senior RHP-Steele Barben (football offers and 4A football MVP) goes all 7 innings in a CG victory with one hit allowed on one BB and striking out 10 Reds to complete the two game region sweep. 

8) DESERT HILLS

Record: 14-4 / 4-2

Summary: In previous weeks action, the Thunder go 4-1 on the week with their lone loss to a split of #7 Crimson Cliffs and 3 wins over Union, Cedar Valley and defending 3A champion Juab. This past week saw a complete unheard of scenario in baseball circles, as they took on region foe Hurricane on the Tigers home turf and defeat them 12-5, before a wild game back home, as they get NO-HIT and win 1-0, in large part to 4 errors by the Tigers and 2 BB, that plated the games only run. The Tigers reached base 8 times with 5 hits and 3 BB,  it stranded all 8 runners in a losing a No-Hit game! The Thunder have been led at the plate by junior slugging OF-Haigen Reed who’s hitting .500 with 6 HR’s and a state leading 31 RBI along with sophomore SS-Harmon Skeen who’s hitting .477 with 9 extra base hits and 20 RBI’s. 

9) OREM

Record: 8-2

Summary: Go 3-0 on the week with wins over Alta, Bountiful and Brighton. The Tigers move up to #9, but although they have a better W/L record over Desert Hills, the Thunder defeated the Tigers 5-2 the previous week in St. George. In both wins this week over Herriman 8-4 and Woods Cross 11-3, 3B-Merrick Bostock (the top uncommitted junior bat in the state) had 2 hit games in each affair with a HR in each as well. Senior RHP-Owen Miller (BYU) went 6 strong in game one with one walk and 5 K’s, while senior RHP-Easton Davies (Arizona State) had a huge game on the mound in his outing, as he went 6 dominate innings with 3 hits allowed, 2 BB’s and punched out 13 Wildcat hitters. 

10) GRANTSVILLE

Record: 11-0

Summary: (6 of their 11 wins vs 4A/5A teams) A sweep of Morgan by scores of 11-1 and 5-2, and a blowout of Summit Academy 18-2, puts the Cowboys into the Top 10, as they’ve run the table to start the season. The Cowboys are led by senior RHP-Kyle Brimhall. The 6-3 righty and his mid to upper 80’s FB has led to a 4-0 record with 28 K’s in 17 IP. This past week vs Morgan, Brimhall went 5 innings, allowing just one run and struck out 10!