High school softball: Herriman rolls in 6A championship, Riverton beat Davis in ‘if necessary’ game to advance

Herriman pitcher Sierra Prescott (12) delivers a pitch to a Mountain Ridge batter during bracket play as part of the 6A softball state tournament held at the Valley Regional Softball Complex in Taylorsville on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. | Isaac Hale, Deseret News Here’s a recap of the 6A softball state tournament games at Valley Complex on Wednesday, with Riverton and Herriman advancing to the best-of-3 championship series. Riverton 10, Davis 5 The goal for top-ranked Riverton was to play one game on Wednesday.

However, when Davis staved off elimination and upset the ‘Wolves in 6A bracket play, suddenly the tournament favorites were staring at potential elimination in the “if necessary” rematch 30 minutes later. The urgency of that reality refocused Riverton, which regrouped and rolled in the second “if necessary” game 10-5 to advance to the best-of-3 6A state championship series beginning on Thursday at BYU. Riverton coach Whitley Haimin said there was a subtle shift in mindset between the games, and it paid dividends right away as the ‘Wolves jumped out fast with four runs in the bottom of the first inning.

Payton Sanchez led off the inning with a solo home run and Riverton never looked back, stretching the lead to 10-2 after four innings. “Super proud and very confident going into this weekend. I can’t say enough good things about our kids.

I feel like they’re very resilient. We made it a little bit harder, but overall, don’t want to take anything away from Davis. They are a great squad.