ST. GEORGE — Region 10 baseball games were fast and furious last week as local teams scrambled their schedules to accommodate Mother Nature.

The Cedar Reds played home games in St. George while their soggy ball field dried out after snow and rain saturated Cedar City for much of March.

Other Region 10 games were canceled and rescheduled.

Uncertain weather causes missed practices and disrupted games which lead to lopsided scores.

For example, the results from Region 10 contests on Tuesday, March 28: Crimson Cliffs 16, Cedar 0; Snow Canyon 16, Pine View 4; Desert Hills 21, Hurricane 4.

St. George News asked Crimson Cliffs head coach Justin Abbott if March’s bad weather played a part in the blowout games.

“When you can’t get outside and take ground balls and take live BP (batting practice) and see fly balls and react to live game situations, it definitely makes a difference,” Abbott said. “So, does that change things? Yeah, I think a little bit.”

Friday, March 31

Crimson Cliffs 18, Cedar 0

The Mustangs’ stat line read 18 runs off 13 hits and no errors.

The Reds, playing as the home team in the contest at Washington Fields, put up no runs, no hits and seven errors.

Crimson Cliffs’ right-hander Aaron Morris sailed through three innings of no-hit ball for the win.

“Aaron’s a competitor,” Abbott said. “He puts us in a good position all the time. I love what he does on the mound.”

Dean Berrett recorded a homer and six RBI for Crimson Cliffs, while Brexten Starley hit a single, double and had four RBI. Tate Maynard and Tyler West each drove in two runs for the winners.

Crimson Cliffs sent 17 different batters to the plate and they all finished with at least one hit.

“Guys stepped up,” Abbott said. “We’ve got some good guys in the lineup and they’re doing a good job. I like the way our guys are playing baseball right now.”

Crimson Cliffs, Snow Canyon and Dixie all have yet to lose a Region 10 game.

“It’s kind of a week-by-week thing,” Abbott said. “This region is hard. This region is tough. We just have to stay focused, have a planned approach, have some fun while we’re doing it and keep putting in the extra work. We’ll see where we’re at.”

Desert Hills 10, Hurricane 7

The Thunder jumped out to an 8-0 lead after four innings, then survived a late-inning rally to beat the Tigers.

Kyler Terry collected two RBI in the Desert Hills win, while four Thunder batters (Beau Wall, Haigen Reed, Jace Fillmore, Tytan Tate) each had a solo RBI.

Sam Johanson and Grant Scholzen both drove in two runs for Hurricane in the loss. Luke Hirschi and Asher Christensen had an RBI apiece.

The Tigers committed seven fielding errors, while Desert Hills had four miscues.

Snow Canyon 3, Pine View 1

Junior Ryder Harrison smacked a walk-off two-run home run and the Warriors won a thriller at home.

Blake Stucki’s RBI single-plated Emmitt Gardine and Pine View grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth.

Nash Shroeder pitched a gem for the Panthers, giving up a single run off three hits in 5.2 innings of work. He walked four Warriors and struck out seven.

Makaio Swensen swatted an RBI double and the home team tied the game 1-1 after six innings, setting up Harrison’s heroics in the bottom of the seventh.

Snow Canyon pitcher Talan Kelly matched Schroeder’s stellar outing. Kelly’s line read seven hits scattered over six complete innings. He allowed one run, walked none and struck out eight.

Swensen pitched the seventh frame for Snow Canyon. He walked one Panther and struck out three to preserve the win.

Thursday, March 30

Crimson Cliffs 16, Desert Hills 2

Tyler West and Tate Maynard each had a four-RBI day to lead the Mustangs’ rout on the road. Jayger Baldwin added three hits, including two doubles and two RBI in the victory.

Pitcher Beau Sampson hurled four complete innings for Crimson Cliffs. He surrendered two runs off three hits, walked four and struck out six in picking up the win.

Kyler Terry doubled and had an RBI for Desert Hills, while Cole DeCastro had a hit and scored a run in the defeat.

Wednesday, March 29

Snow Canyon 11, Hurricane 3

The Warriors scored nine times in the fifth inning to break open a close game and beat the Tigers.

Kyson Goates drove in three for the winners and Crew Secrist hit a home run and plated four Warriors in the victory.

Meanwhile, Luke Hirschi drove in two and Grant Scholzen had three hits and an RBI in the Hurricane loss.

Hurricane plays a nonconference game Tuesday, April 4 at 5 p.m. at home against Moapa Valley (Nevada).

Region 10 baseball standings (region, overall) as of April 2:

1. Snow Canyon 4-0, 13-2
2. Crimson Cliffs 4-0, 12-2 
3. Dixie 2-0, 11-1
4. Desert Hills 2-2, 7-7
5. Pine View 0-2, 3-7-2
6. Hurricane 0-4, 3-5
7. Cedar City 0-4, 1-13

Region 10 games Tuesday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m. Pine View at Dixie, Desert Hills at Cedar, Snow Canyon at Crimson Cliffs.

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