ST. GEORGE – With 26 teams from four different states descending on St. George for the March Warmup, local Region 9 teams got some much needed action to prepare them for region play next week. Both Desert Hills and Hurricane swept their games Friday, while Pine View took two out of three. Dixie dropped its three games. Snow Canyon’s game against Richfield was cancelled and had an intrasquad scrimmage in its place. Cedar was the only Region 9 team not in action.
Desert Hills 3, Bonneville (Idaho) 1
Desert Hills 16, Ogden 0 (4 innings)
Desert Hills 10, Grand 1
The Lady Thunder went 3-0 on the day. Bonneville traveled from Idaho Falls to participate in the March Warmup. “Bonneville is a very talented team,” said Desert Hills head coach Brady Fonnesbeck. “It was good to see us respond against them and get a tough, close win early in the day.”
Brianna St. Clair again pitched the complete game, striking out nine and scattering four hits over seven innings. All of the scoring came in the fifth inning. Wilcox hit a solo shot for her second home run of the year. St. Clair and Sammi Clark also scored.
Against Ogden, Sophie Wilcox got the start and pitched a complete game for the win. Twin sisters Shelby and Shyann Reynolds both had multiple hits. Shelby collected two doubles that both hit the fence. Shyann had one that went the distance for her first home run of the year.
The Lady Thunder avenged last year’s loss against Grand.
“They mercy-ruled us last year in this same event,” said Fonnesbeck. “That was certainly in our minds when we played them today.”
St. Clair struck out 13 and allowed only two hits in seven innings to improve to 6-1. Ashlee File hit a three-run shot in the third inning to break the game open. Shelby Reynolds and Wilcox both had multiple hits in the game.
The Lady Thunder improve to 7-2. They will face Skyline at 11:15 a.m. and Beaver at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Canyons.
Hurricane 15, Millard 8
Hurricane 15, Summit Academy 2 (5 innings)
Hurricane 18, Emery County 3 (5 innings)
The Tigers also went 3-0 Friday.
Against Millard they faced an early deficit as the Lady Eagles put up four runs in the first. Hurricane responded with three runs in both the second and fourth innings. They followed that up with nine runs in the next two innings.
Jaquoi Allen led five different batters in multiple hits with three. Savannah Garner got the win, pitching six innings and allowing three hits and striking out 10 batters.
Against Summit Academy, the Lady Tigers put up six runs in each of the first two innings for a 12-0 lead then cruised to the 15-2 victory in five innings. Jaiden Smith and Garner both had multiple hits. Garner was again the winning pitcher, going three innings and striking out five. She combined with Morgan Huntsman to pitch a no-hitter.
Hurricane also got an early lead against Emery. The Lady Tigers scored five runs in the second inning to take an early 7-2 lead. They added 11 runs in the fourth and fifth innings to 10-run the Lady Spartans. Hayley Teta pitched a complete game, scattering seven hits and striking out four in five innings.
The Tigers improve to 5-3. They will play Morgan at 9 a.m. and Highland at 3:45 p.m. Saturday at the Canyons.
Boulder City (NV) 4, Pine View 2
Pine View 20, Park City 1 (5 innings)
Pine View 17, Delta 1 (3 innings)
Pine View took an early lead against Boulder City but could not hold on. Abby Nielsen knocked in two runs in the second inning, but the Lady Eagles doubled up Pine View with four runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Addi Horspool pitched five innings and struck out six for the Lady Panthers.
The Lady Panthers took out their frustration against Park City. Horspool led Pine View with four hits and three RBIs. Jordan Gosik got the win, collecting six strikeouts in three and two-thirds innings.
Pine View dispatched the Lady Rabbits in just three innings. The Lady Panthers put up 15 runs in the first inning and coasted to the 17-1 win. Horspool struck out five to collect the win. Gosik and Aubry Neilson led the team in hits with two apiece. Neilson also led the team with three RBIs.
Gunnison 11, Dixie 2
South Summit 17, Dixie 2 (5 innings)
Wasatch 11, Dixie 5
The Lady Flyers dropped their three games, but were competitive in two of them. The inexperienced Dixie squad dropped to 0-8 on the season.
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