High school softball: Tuesday’s 5A bracket play recap
Salem Hills, Box Elder, Spanish Fork, West Field, Maple Mountain and Springville survive to day two of the 5A state tournament.
Box Elder’s Kennadie Blackmer (15) pitches against Spanish Fork’s McKenna Anderson (20) during the first day of bracket play during the 5A softball state tournament at Valley Regional Softball Complex in Taylorsville on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News 5A bracket play, game two Salem Hills 13, West Field 1 After losing last year’s championship series to West Jordan, Salem Hills felt it had something to prove in this year’s 5A state tournament. The Sky Hawks started strong and earned a 13-1 mercy-rule win over West Field to advance to day two.
They also beat Springville 7-0 in the first round of the 5A tournament. “I think there’s been questions of, ‘Is Salem for real? ’ all year,” said Salem Hills coach Kaleb Stokes.
“We were there last year, and I think people were wondering, ‘Are they good enough to get back? ’ It’s been a driving force this year for our girls, and they’re just playing their game. ” Salem Hills had the at-bats going all game.
The Sky Hawks totaled 11 hits, five of which were home runs. Audree Stokes , Adalun Mattinson and Aliyah Elmer each hit one home run, while Leila Stevenson had two and totaled five RBIs. “We got a lot of fastballs this game, and we just didn’t miss them,” Stokes said.
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