Grantsville took the field against Park City as they continued with the Class 3A State Tournament. They defeated the Miners 2-1 to advance to the next round against the 3-time defending state champion Juan Diego Soaring Eagles. Their season came to an end in a disappointing 14-6 loss to the Eagles.
The loss caps the high school careers for Dalen Erickson, Drew Sutton, Connor Turner, & Jake Ortiz.
Grantsville 2 Park City 1
In the first game of the day the Cowboys started fast putting up 2 runs in the top of the first inning. Kelby Landon drew a lead off walk. He moved to second on an infield single by Skyler Cloward and scored on a ground out. Dalen Erickson came up with a key 2 out RBI single to score Cloward and give the Cowboys all the runs they would need.
Cloward got the nod on the mound and held Park City to 1 run on 1 hit striking out 6 in 6 innings of work. Erickson came in to retire the side in the 7th striking out 2 to earn the save.
Juan Diego 14 Grantsville 6
The Cowboys gave the defending champions all they wanted in an elimination game but the Soaring Eagles took advantage of a couple of mistakes and eliminated the Cowboys.
The Cowboys threatened to take the lead in the 4th inning but had a runner thrown out at the plate. With the score tied at 6-6 and 2 outs in the 6th inning Juan Diego took advantage of a couple of Cowboy errors and posted 5 runs to take control of the game. They would put up 3 more in the 7th to eliminate the Cowboys.
Grantsville was led offensively by Ky Fisher with 3 hits, Kelby Landon with 2 doubles and 2 walks, and Dalen Erickson with 2 hits including a double and 2 RBI's. Wyatt Smith & Dallin Williams also had hits for Grantsville.
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