High school baseball: American Fork, Lehi, Fremont, Corner Canyon march on in 6A state tournament

Here’s a recap of the 6A baseball state tournament games at BYU on Monday, May 20. Corner Canyon, American Fork, Lehi and Fremont were victorious to advance in the winners bracket.

American Fork 3, Syracuse 0

Dax Watts threw a one-hitter with seven strikeouts to lead No. 1 seed American Fork past No. 8 seed Syracuse 3-0 in the 6A state tournament at BYU on Monday. The Cavemen (21-6) scored two runs in the second inning and never looked back.

American Fork leadoff hitter CJ Mascaro went 2 for 2 with two walks and an RBI to support Watts’ stellar outing. Crew Ingersoll delivered a key two-run single in the second inning to get American Fork on the board, while Cache Poulson added a double in the win. Watts was dominant on the mound, pitching six innings and allowing just one hit and three walks to earn the victory.

The Titans (14-11) struggled offensively, managing only the single hit in the game. Jake Hopkins took the loss for Syracuse, striking out two in his outing.

American Fork advances to Tuesday’s winners bracket game against the Lehi-Riverton winner at 7 p.m. Syracuse faces the Lehi-Riverton loser in a 6A elimination game at 1:30 p.m.

Corner Canyon 8, Davis 6

No. 10 seed Corner Canyon rallied for six runs in the sixth inning to upset No. 2 seed Davis 8-6 in the first bracket play game of the 6A state tournament at UVU on Monday. The Chargers (16-11) trailed 3-1 after three innings but fought back to remain in the winners bracket.

Pinch hitter Logan Nordhoff delivered a clutch two-run single to key the decisive six-run sixth for Corner Canyon. Drew Whatcott went 1 for 3 with two RBIs and Garrett Downing was 1 for 3 with two RBIs to lead the Chargers offensively. Whatcott also contributed a double in the win.

On the mound, Jacob Troast pitched five solid innings, striking out four, to earn the victory for Corner Canyon. For Davis (22-5), Max Hunter recorded a double while Carter Garrett recorded a triple.

With the win, Corner Canyon moves on in the winners bracket and plays again on Tuesday night at BYU, while Davis plays an 6A elimination game on Tuesday afternoon at BYU.

Lehi 10, Riverton 5

No. 5 seed Lehi used a five-run third inning to pull away from No. 4 seed Riverton and win 10-5 in the 6A state tournament at BYU. The Pioneers (19-9) pounded out 14 hits in the victory.

Cole Ybarra led Lehi’s offensive attack, going 3 for 5 with three RBIs. Cooper Williams went 2 for 4 with a double and two RBIs. Braden Hansen earned the win on the mound for the Pioneers, pitching six innings and allowing six hits and one walk while striking out five.

Lehi advances to face top seed American Fork on Tuesday in a winners bracket game at 7 p.m. Riverton will face Syracuse in an elimination game at 1:30 p.m.

Fremont 8, Mountain Ridge 4

No. 6 seed Fremont jumped out to an early lead and held on to beat No. 3 seed Mountain Ridge 8-4 in the 6A state tournament at BYU.

The Silverwolves (18-9) scored three runs in both the first and third innings to take control. They will face Corner Canyon on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in a winners bracket game, while No. 3 Mountain Ridge will face Davis in an elimination game at at 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Anthony Marziale led Fremont offensively, going 3 for 4 with two doubles.

Tyson Grieve and Grady Garrett each went 1 for 3 with two RBIs, while Brady Penland, Maximus Johnson, Karsten Jamison and Jace Hadley all drove in a run in the win. Marziale also starred on the mound, pitching four innings and striking out four to earn the victory.

Kade Nance came on in relief and threw three scoreless innings to secure the win for the Silverwolves. For Mountain Ridge (20-7), Juan Gonzalez drove in two runs in the loss.