ST. GEORGE — Crimson Cliffs and Snow Canyon remained tied atop the Region 10 baseball standings as the state playoffs rapidly approach.

Crimson Cliffs continued to prove that the paths to the region championship as well as to the 4A state title go through Washington Fields.

The defending state champion Mustangs took two from Dixie last week, handing the Flyers their first Region 10 losses and maintaining the tie for first place with Snow Canyon. Both teams have region records of 9-1.

Following are recaps from the Region 10 baseball diamonds, beginning with games from April 21.

Crimson Cliffs 11, Dixie 1

McKay Wright continued to swing a hot bat for the Mustangs, connecting safely three times including a double. Senior shortstop Petey Soto had the big blast, a three-run homerun that broke the game open in the fourth inning.

Brexten Starley doubled, singled and drove in three runs for the winners while Jayger Baldwin contributed two RBI, doubled and scored a run for Crimson Cliffs.

Mustangs senior lefthander Beau Sampson won on the hill, hurling five innings and allowing two hits. Working with curveballs and off-speed stuff, Sampson yielded the one run, walked one and struck out six Flyers batters.

The run charged to Sampson was unearned as the Mustangs only blemish was an uncharacteristic three errors by the defense, including one by Sampson.

Cayson Bell and Braxton Yates provided the only two hits for Dixie, both singles. Max Orton scored once for the Flyers.

Logan Leavitt took the loss for Dixie, charged for eight runs off of nine hits in his four innings of work. The junior hurler threw two strikeouts and walked four Mustangs batters in the setback.

Snow Canyon 13, Desert Hills 3

The Warriors plated three runs in the first inning then seven more in the second in the rout at home.

Ryder Harrison remained in the zone for the Warriors at the plate. His two hits included a homerun and the junior slugger had two RBI and scored three times in the win.

Leadoff hitter Talan Kelly recorded three RBI to help lead Snow Canyon’s attack. Damon Ence and Hayden Smith each drove in two RBI for the victors. Corbin Hafen had two hits and an RBI.

Sam Lindsery, McKaio Swensen and Crew Secrist accounted for the other three Snow Canyon RBI.

Senior Coden Herman picked up the pitching win for the Warriors, throwing all five innings and yielding six hits. Three of the six runs against him were unearned and Herman walked one batter and struck out five others.

Desert Hills scored one run in the third inning and two in the fifth.

Senior Corbin Thompson had two hits for the Thunder including a solo home run. Senior Cole DeCastro hit two doubles in the defeat and Jace Fillmore’s double scored two Desert Hills runs.

Fillmore, Crew Christensen and Kayson Turner all pitched for the Thunder in the game.

Hurricane 13, Pine View 11

Hurricane led at Pine View 11-0 after three frames, then the Panthers chipped away until the Tigers plated two more tallies in the top of the seventh to hold on and win the high-scoring affair.

Asher Christensen led the way for Hurricane with three hits. The senior had two doubles among his three hits, scored once and collected an RBI.

Senior Levi Leavitt hit twice safely, both singles, and scored three times for the Tigers. Senior Brigham Staley hit the big blow for Hurricane, a grand slam in the first for four RBI.

Sam Johanson also swung a loud bat, pounding out two home runs and a double for three RBI. He scored three times for the Tigers in the victory.

Johanson did most of the work on the hill for Hurricane, throwing 4.2 innings and yielding 10 hits and seven runs (four unearned). He walked one Panther and struck out six.

Kyson Milne doubled twice for Pine View and drove in three runs. Andrew Shakespeare doubled and also had three RBI in the defeat.

Pedro Duarte (two), Blake Stucki and Carson Archibald posted Pine View’s other RBI.

Parker Plough pitched for Pine View and recorded a strikeout.

Games April 18

Crimson Cliffs 2, Dixie 0 (8 innings)

On a windy night at Dixie, Petey Soto collected three of the Mustangs’ five total hits and led Crimson Cliffs to a clutch extra-inning win on the road.

Dixie starting pitcher Cayson Bell went seven complete innings without allowing a run. He gave up three hits, walked three batters and struck out nine Mustangs.

But Crimson got to Flyers reliever Braxton Yates in the top of the eighth frame. While retiring the side with three strikeouts, Yates also yielded two runs, two hits and two walks to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Crimson Cliffs’ hurlers Javien Ross and Aaron Morris combined to hold Dixie hitless in the contest.

Ross started and went five innings, walking three Flyers and striking out five.

Morris finished the job on the hill for Crimson with three innings in the win. He walked one and threw two Ks.

Soto picked up an RBI in the win and the other two hits came off the bats of Crimson’s Tyler West and Fehi Faolenua, who also scored a run for the Mustangs.

Snow Canyon 6, Desert Hills 2

Trailing by one after three innings on the road, Snow Canyon erupted for six scores over the next three frames to defeat the Thunder.

Talan Kelly had himself a day for the Warriors. The junior righthander earned the pitching win, lasting into the fifth inning and giving up two runs off of eight hits. He also walked two and struck out nine Thunder batters.

Kelly’s big double in the fifth inning scored two and broke open the game. Damon Ence had three hits and Ryder Harrison swatted two knocks as the Warriors combined for 10 hits in the contest.

Jace Fillmore led the Thunder with two hits, a run scored and an RBI. Kayson Turner recorded a hit and an RBI in his lone at-bat for Desert Hills.

Tytan Tate was saddled with the loss for Desert Hills, giving up five runs off of five hits in his one-plus inning of work. He walked two and struck out two Warriors in the setback.

Hurricane 16, Pine View 12

The homestanding Tigers put up a nine-spot in the bottom of the fourth inning and outlasted the Panthers in a slugfest.

Asher Christensen and Grant Scholzen each had three hits and the Tigers belted out 12 knocks in the win. Christensen, Scholzen, Landon Stewart and Casey Robinson each posted two RBI for Hurricane.

Five different Hurricanes combined to swipe six bases in the win, including two pilfered bags by Caleb Pearson.

Robinson, Anthony Guzman and Sam Johansen all pitched for the Tigers, with Robinson collecting the win after going four innings on the hill. Robinson’s stat line read 10 runs (two unearned) off of 11 hits, two walks and five strikeouts.

Nash Schroeder led the way for Pine View with three RBI. Andrew Shakespeare hit two doubles and drove in one and Blake Stucki recorded two RBI for the Panthers in the defeat.

Region 10 games Tuesday, April 25

Hurricane at Cedar, 3 p.m.; Pine View at Desert Hills, 7:30 p.m.; Dixie at Snow Canyon, 7:30 p.m.

Region 10 baseball standings (region, overall) as of April 24

1. Snow Canyon 9-1, 19-3
2. Crimson Cliffs 9-1, 17-3
3. Dixie 6-2, 15-5
4. Desert Hills 4-4, 11-9
5. Hurricane 2-6, 6-8
6. Pine View 0-8, 3-13-2
7. Cedar 0-8, 1-19

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