The Carbon softball squad ended the season in Spanish Fork on Saturday May 15.  With a 20-5 record overall, they also claimed the Region 12 crown with a 9-1 mark. Throughout the season, they battled in one of the toughest conferences in 3A with Carbon, Emery and Grand all ending the season in the top 10 of the RPI.

Even thought they came up short, Lady Dino coach Kirt Nunley had nothing but great things to say about his team.

“I told the girls there was no way you should leave this complex with your heads down, your heads should be up. You guys fought through this whole tournament,” Nunley said. “These girls worked their tails off, I couldn’t be any more happy than I am now.”

Below is a recap of the 2021 season:

March 11- Pineview- Win 20-5

The Lady Dinos blew the the game open with a nine run second inning. Brooke Moosman got it started with a double that brought in one run. Singles from Amya Prettyman, Haven Byerly, Graycie Hansen and Oman also brought in runs for the inning. In the third Byerly would step up to the plate sending a grand slam home run over the left field fence.

Byerly would lead the Dinos with three hits driving in five runs and scoring three. Gianna Bruno, Lindsey Madrigal, Katie Jones and Prettyman all collected two RBIs as well.

On the mound, Moosman got the victory, giving up five runs (four earned) giving up six hits.

March 11- Hurricane- Win 9-4

In their second game of the day the Lady Dinos added one run in the first as Molly Horsley would steal home. Three more runs in the third off of singles from Madrigal and Prettyman pushed the Dino lead to 4-2.

Byerly and Madrigal would each drivein two runs in the Dino win.

Tenley Madsen got the complete game win allowing four earned on six hits striking out seven.

March 12- Mountain View- Win 26-0

In the final game for the Dinos of the weekend, they would unload on Mountain View, a 5A team from Orem, 26-0 in three innings.

Carbon jumped out early with 11 runs in the first inning. They would go on to add three in the second and 12 in the third.

There was plenty of offense to go around for the Dinos with three players: Brooke Moosman, Molly Horsley and Lyndsey Madrigal each contributing five RBI’s in the game.

Moosman would go two innings and Haven Byerly would come in to pitch the final inning.

March 16- South Seveir- Win 24-0

Carbon jumped out early in the top of the first scoring 11 runs in the inning. South Sevier struggled from the mound walking three Dinos player and also hitting four with pitches. In the second it was more of the same for Carbon with one out on the scoreboard, Lyndsey Madrigal homered driving in Molly Horsley and Heaven Vigil pushing the score to 16-0. The Dinos would carry all the momentum in to the third inning and finsh off the Rams.

Molly Horsley would collect three runs on three hits and five RBI’s in the win. Lyndsey Madrigal would add four RBI’s and two runs on two hits and Graycie Hansen would also contribute four RBI’s and 2 runs on two hits. Five other Dino players had at least one RBI in the contest.

On the mound it was Brooke Madsen getting the start and the win for the Dinos going two innings and striking out three while allowing one hit. Tenley Madsen would go one inning striking out two.

March 17- Manti Loss 9-8

Carbon took an early lead after scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. Faced with an 0-2 count, with one out, Carbon senior Lyndsey Madrigal went yard for the fourth time this season as she sent a two-run shot over the right field wall.

Manti answered with one run in the bottom of the first and took the lead with a four run frame in the third. The Templars carried the three run lead into the seventh inning, where both teams came alive to deliver drama.

Trailing 5-2 entering the top of the seventh, the Lady Dinos continued to chip away. Gracie Hansen started the rally with a single to right field. Moments later Molly Horsley singled to left, leading to a Manti throwing error that brought Hansen in for a run.

The seventh inning rally continued as Gianna Bruno singled, putting runners at first and second. Madrigal then crushed a line drive to center field, scoring Horsley and advancing Bruno to third. A walk by Amya Prettyman loaded the bases with no outs and Carbon down by one.

Despite the loss Carbon managed to out hit Manti 11-8. Madrigal, Moosman, Hansen and Tenley Madsen all recorded two hits. Madrigal also recorded a team best three RBIs.

Madsen, Byerly and Moosman all shared time on the mound. Madsen allowed four hits and four earned runs as she fanned five batters in three innings of work to start the game. Byerly allowed two earned runs on two hits in three frames.

March 19- San Juan- Win 20-3

The Dinos got right to work in the first inning staring with a Lyndsey Madrigal home run that brought in Molly Horsley. Later in the same inning Katie Jones would double to left scoring Haven Byerly, Heaven Vigil and Amya Prettyman. Jones would score on a Tenley Madsen double to left.

The second inning was quiet with Carbon scoring three runs on a Gianna Bruno home run that scored Horsley and Madrigal. San Juan scored their only runs of the game in the bottom of the the third.

It was the fourth inning where the Dinos did some serious damage. Scoring eight of their 11 runs in the inning on a two out rally with nine players registering hits in the inning and being capped off by Prettyman scoring on a Jones single to left to push the score to 20-3. In the bottom of the inning the Dinos faced three batters registering three strikeouts, ending the contest in four.

Leading the way for Carbon was Lyndsey Madrigal with four RBIs on three hits including one home run and scoring three. Katie Jones registered five RBIs on three hits scoring two runs and Gianna Bruno registered four RBIs on two hits including a homerun.

On the mound the Dinos, Brooke Moosman got the start going three innings allowing three earned runs striking out six Haven Byerly ended the game going one inning striking out three.

March 23- Richfield- Win 25-2

he Dinos scored first on a Lyndsey Madrigal double that brought in Graycie Hansen. The next batter up Gianna Bruno would add three runs with a single swing of the bat bringing home Molly Horsley and Madrigal with a home run shot to left.  The next three batters that came to the plate were walks loading the bases. Stevie Oman was hit by a pitch scoring Haven Bryerly.  Six singles, two batters hit by a pitch and a walk later the Dinos owned a 15-0 lead.

In the second inning Brooke Moosman brought home Bruno on a single to center to start another batch of runs courtesy of singles and walks. Byerly would cap off the inning with a three run shot to left bringing home Paisley Houskeeper and Heaven Vigil, capping the score at 25-0 going to the top of the third. They would give up just two runs to Richfield, invoking the mercy rule and taking the victory.

The Dinos were led in the game by Haven Bryerly with four RBIs on two hits, she also tallied four runs, Graycie Hansen had four RBIs on three hits and scored three runs. Seven other Dinos had multiple RBIs in this great team win.

Brooke Moosman got the start for Carbon going two innings allowing four hits and striking out two. Tenley Madsen would go one giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out two.

March 24- Grantsville- Win 4-3

It was a relatively quiet game and a it rested in the hands of the pitchers for both teams. Haven Bryerly got the complete game win for the Dinos giving up seven hits and three earned runs striking out 18. For Grantsville, Austin Cowan pitched a gem as well giving up 12 hits and three runs, two earned, while striking out 7 Dinos.

Carbon was the first to score in the top of the third when Stevie Oman crossed the plate on an error by the first baseman. The scoring drought would end in the top of the sixth when Amya Prettyman would bring home Gianna Bruno on a single to center field. Prettyman would score later in the inning on an error by the third baseman.

Grantsville was able to tie it up in the bottom of the sixth when Mackenzie Allen would double to right field but that would be as close as the Cowboys would get. Carbon would go on to score a final run in the top of the eighth when Oman would ground into a fielders choice scoring Jenna Richards giving Carbon the win.

In what was really a defensive battle Lyndsey Madrigal would register three hits while Amya Prettyman and Stevie Oman would register one RBI each.

March 26- Emery- Win 13-5

Scoring for the Dinos would start in the first inning off a Gianna Bruno home run to left field bringing in Makayla Scovil. Scoring for both teams would go quiet until the top of the third when Scovill would ground out to second base but scoring Katie Jones. On the very next pitch Lyndsey Madrigal would send one sailing over the left field wall. The scoring for the Dinos would end in the inning when Gianna Bruno would take another one for a ride this time over the wall in center to make the score 5-0 heading into the bottom of the third.

For Carbon it was Lyndsey Madrigal with 6 RBIs on three hits and scoring two runs. Gianna Bruno claimed four RBIs on four hits and scored two.

Defensively Haven Bryerly gets the complete game win giving up five earned runs on six hits while striking out 13.

April 8- Union- Win 12-2

Carbon went to work in the second inning when Graycie Hansen hit a single to left field, Amaya Prettyman would advance to third and then score on an error by the left fielder, and Stevie Oman would score stealing home. Hansen would come home later in the inning on a single by Makayla Scovill, Lyndsey Madrigal would smack a triple to right field scoring Scovill making the score 4-0 at the end of the inning.

The Dinos added two runs in the next inning when a Molly Horsley single to center brought in Brooke Moosman and Heaven Vigil. Two singles and an error in the fifth inning would make the score 10-1, Carbon added two more runs in the top of the seventh pushing it to 12-1, and in their final inning Union scored just one run giving Carbon the victory.

Lyndsey Madrigal, Gianna Bruno Molly Horsley and Makayla Scovill each collected two RBIs in the win. Madrigal with four hits, Bruno with three and Horsley and Scovill each had two. The Dinos gathered 15 hits throughout the contest while committing one error.

Haven Byerly got the complete game win for Carbon, giving up two runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out 11.

April 9- South Sevier- Win 16-3

Carbon allowed three runs to South Sevier and they scored them all in the top of the first inning. The Dinos would score two runs in the inning but their bats came alive in inning number two when Makayla Scovill doubled to left scoring Heaven Vigil, in the next at bat Lyndsey Madrigal crushed a home run to center which allowed Molly Horsley and Scovill to score. A Brooke Moosman single to center would score Gianna Bruno then Stevie Oman would double to center to bring in Moosman. Vigil would tag a single to center that brought Katie Jones and Oman across the plate pushing the score to 11-3 after two innings.

In the third, Oman would double scoring Moosman and Graycie Hansen, Oman would later be brought in by a Vigil single. The Dinos added one more run in the fourth off a Madrigal solo shot to center.

Lyndsey Madrigal led the Dinos with four RBIs on four hits and scored four runs. Two Dinos, Stevie Oman and Heaven Vigil each registered three RBIs with both registering three hits. Makayla Scovill added two RBIs on two hits including a home run and Gianna Bruno and Brooke Moosman both added one RBI with each collecting two hits.

April 13- San Juan- Win 16-0

The Dinos did their damage in the first inning scoring 11 runs. Makayla Scovill would get things started with a triple to left bringing Molly Horsley home. On the next pitch Lyndsey Madrigal sent a two run shot to right to bring Scovill home. Haven Bryerly would come to the plate and clear the bases once more with a shot to left field. Katie Jones would double to second, add that to a Graycie Hansen single that would push the score to 8-0. Later in the inning Brooke Moosman would single to center scoring Hansen and Horsley and the inning would end with Madrigal stealing home.

In the second inning, Amya Prettyman would come home on a fielder’s choice. Tenley Madsen grounded out to the second baseman but that would allowing Katie Jones to score. Hansen would cross the plate off of an error on the first baseman. Madrigal would collect her second home run of the day with a shot to center field bringing in Scovill.

Lyndsey Madrigal went for four RBIs on three hits and scoring three runs. Haven Bryerly would add three RBIs with one hit and one run. Five other players would collect at least one RBI in the win.

Brooke Moosman got the complete game win, giving up three hits with no runs and struck out six.

April 14- Grand- Win 10-0

In the first inning, Lyndsey Madrigal would send a double to center allowing Makayla Scovill to cross the plate putting Carbon’s first run on the board. Haven Byerly would hold Grand to just 10 batters through three innings, and in the bottom of the third the Dinos were ready to add more runs to the board. Four different players collected singles in the inning and a Molly Horsley double would run the score up to 8-0 going into the fourth. Two more singles in the bottom of the fifth and then Madrigal would come up to the plate sending one over the left field fence that would bring Scovill home and end the game 10-0.

Lyndsey Madrigal would collect three RBIs on four hits and added two runs. Madrigal sits in the top five in the state in three offensive categories: batting average (.792), home runs (11) and RBIs (41).  She is just outside the top 5 in runs scored with 32.

Gianna Bruno and Molly Horsley each had two RBIs on two hits. Amya Prettyman, Brooke Moosman and Makayla Scovill collected one RBI, Scovill also collected four hits in four at bats.

April 16- Richfield- Win 16-0

Senior Lyndsey Madrigal once again went yard as she finished 2-4 at the plate with three RBIs. Brooke Moosman also hit a home run, while tallying three RBIs in a 3-3 effort. Makayla Scovill nearly hit for the cycle as she ended with a single, double and triple to go with a team-high four RBIs.

As a team the Lady Dinos gathered 14 hits with four different players finishing with at least two. The offensive production was extremely lopsided as Richfield ended with just one hit.

Moosman continued her dominance on the mound as she pitched a complete game. Allowing just one hit, she also struck out two batters. She currently holds a perfect 5-0 record on the hill with a 2.92 ERA in 26.1 innings so far this season.

April 19- Uintah- Loss 11-1

Carbon collected eight hits in the contest but very uncharacteristically committed four errors, three in the sixth that were responsible for three Uintah runs. The Dinos only score came in the fifth inning when Stevie Oman was driven in by a Molly Horsley ground out to the first baseman.

Stevie Oman and Lyndsey Madrigal each collected two hits for the Dinos in the loss. Molly Horsley had the lone RBI on one hit.

On the mound the Dinos would use two pitchers against the Utes. Haven Byerly started the game and took the loss going 5 1/3 innings giving up eight runs (six earned) on 11 hits and struck out four. Tenley Madsen came in going 2/3 and gave up two runs on three hits.

April 20- Emery- Win- 13-8

It’s always a battle when these two teams get together and this time wouldn’t be any different with Emery scoring first and then taking the lead in the top of the fifth inning. The Dinos used a big sixth inning scoring seven runs and putting the game away.

Carbon would take the lead on a single swing from the bat of Stevie Oman sending a grand slam home run over the left field fence scoring Molly Horsley, Makayla Scovill and Gianna Bruno.

For the Dinos offense, it was Stevie Oman and Gianna Bruno who both collected four RBIs. Oman also had one hit and scored a run and Bruno added three hits and three runs.

On the mound Haven Byerly would get the complete game for the Dinos giving up 12 hits and six earned runs while striking out 13.

April 23- Grand- Loss 9-2

The top of the third started out promising for the Dinos with a Molly Horsley double. Grand pitcher Jaci Shumway walked the next two batters and then Horsley would steal home putting a run on the board for Carbon. Shumway locked down the Dinos after that striking out the next three batters.  The Dinos tried to get something going again in the seventh with a lead off double from Gianna Bruno. The Red Devils committed three errors in the inning one of which allowed Bruno to score.

Amaya Prettyman was the only Dino that collected multiple hits with two in the game, five other players added one hit each and Stevie Oman added one RBI.

On the mound for Carbon, Haven Bryerly got the start going just two innings and took the loss giving up six earned runs and five hits striking out two.  Brooke Moosman came in going four and gave up three runs (two earned) on three hits and struck out three.

April 28- North Sanpete- Win 4-0

Brooke Moosman was locked in as she got the complete game shutout win. Moosman allowed just six hits in the contest and the stingy Dino defense behind her did not allow any of those hits to go for extra bases.

Carbon did their damage on offense in just one inning. A Haven Byerly single to center allowed Molly Horsley to cross the plate getting the Dinos on the board in the fourth. The next batter up Amya Prettyman sent one over the left field fence driving home Horsley and Gianna Bruno.

Prettyman collected three RBIs in the contest on one hit and scored one run. Horsley, Bruno, Byerly, Lyndsey Madrigal and Graycie Hansen registered five hits in the victory.

May 8- Richfield- Win 11-1

In Saturday’s game, Lyndsey Madrigal seemed to pick up where she left off, smacking a two run home run over the center field fence driving in Molly Horsley and putting the Dinos in the lead 2-1.  Madrigal is in the top 10 in the state in batting average, home runs and RBIs.

The Carbon bats would come alive in a six run second inning, where they really put the game away. They ran off Richfield starting pitcher Whitlee Christensen after one inning of work where she gave up eight earned runs on five hits. The next Wildcat to take the mound McKelle Syddall, came in to retire the side but not before allowing two more runs from the Dinos. Carbon scored three more times, one each in innings four, five and six.

Graycie Hansen went 3-of-3 at the plate scoring two runs and driving in one. Madrigal was 2-of-3 with four RBIs. Gianna Bruno and Stevie Oman also had multiple hits in the Dino win.

Defensively after allowing one run in the first inning, the Lady Dinos defense was dialed in behind starting pitcher Brooke Moosman, who earned the complete game victory giving up just three hits, all singles and one earned run.

May 13- Grand- Loss 7-3

The Lady Dinos were looking for revenge on Thursday in Spanish Fork when they faced the Grand Red Devils in the second round of the 3A State Championships. The two teams from Region 12 split their regular season match-ups, and were looking forward to the rubber match in the playoffs. Grand jumped out early with a two run home run in the first inning and continued to build on their lead taking the 7-3 victory.

Grand pitcher Jaci Shumway helped her own cause when she stepped up to the plate in the first inning and hit a two run shot to center field, one of three home runs she would hit in the game. In Carbon’s half of the inning Gianna Bruno came up to the plate and sent a single to center to bring home a run.

Bruno would come up with another single to center driving in Makayla Scovill and two batters later a Brooke Moosman single to short brought Lyndsey Madrigal home putting the score at 5-3.  Shumway sent another shot to center in the fifth and Grand added another run in the sixth.

Carbon collected 10 hits in the contest with RBIs coming from the bats of Bruno and Moosman.

Haven Bryerly got the start and took the loss for the Dinos from the mound. Bryerly gave up seven earned runs on six hits and struck out 13 in seven innings.

May 13- Providence Hall- Win 14-1

Carbon really put the game away early, scoring 13 runs in the first two innings. A Lyndsey Madrigal three run shot over the fence in left in the first and in the second, Gianna Bruno came to the plate with bases loaded and took one deep to left for a grand slam accounted for half the scoring.

Brooke Moosman and the Carbon defense were in complete control in the contest allowing only three hits, all singles. Moosman surrendered just one earned run and struck out three batters.

Bruno went 1-of-2 from the plate with four RBI’s. Madrigal was 1-of-2 scoring two runs and driving in three. Six other Dinos collected at least one hit in the win.

May 13- North Sanpete- Win 12-1

After making quick work of Providence Hall, the Dinos would change their focus to the No. 7 North Sanpete Hawks. These two teams faced each other on April 28 with Carbon coming out on top 4-0. The Dinos started quickly once again scoring five runs in the first inning and then brought the game to a early end scoring another five in the bottom of the fifth going up by 11 ending the game and moving on in the playoffs.

Madrigal would come to the plate with two on in the bottom of the first and send another deep to center for her second home run of the day. In the fifth with two outs and Carbon feeling the strain from playing their third game in seven hours, the Dinos dug in and rallied to put five more runs on the board ending the contest.

Madrigal was 2-of-3 scoring three runs and driving in four. Moosman went 3-of-4 driving in two. Three other Dinos registered multiple hits in the victory.

On the mound for Carbon, Haven Byerly turned in another dominating performance, getting the complete game giving up one run on one hit and fanning nine Hawks.

May 14- South Summit- Win 13-4

Carbon opened up the first inning putting four runs on the board and carried that momentum into the second when Makayla Scovill stepped up to the plate and took one deep over the right field fence bringing home Molly Horsley. Amya Prettyman would single later in the inning driving in one more run pushing the Dino lead to 7-1.

South Summit thought they had something going in the fifth inning putting three runs on the board, but the Carbon defense held strong putting an end to South Summit’s season.

The Dinos collected 17 hits in the win.  Scovill went 3-of-5 with three hits, three RBIs and scored three runs. Lyndsey Madrigal went 3-of-3  with a home run, scoring three runs and driving in one.

On the mound Haven Byerly got the complete game and the win for the Dinos. Byerly gave up four runs (three earned) on six hit and struck out three.

May 14- Grand- Win 7-6

The game with Grand was a battle. Early on it looked like Carbon was going to walk away with it when Stevie Oman tripled to right bringing home Byerly pushing the score to 5-0.

Grand fought right back, scoring six runs in the next two innings, tying the score at 6-6.

When it looked like we were headed for extra innings, Scovill came up to the plate and singled to left allowing Graycie Hansen to come home and score, breaking the tie and sending Grand home.

Scovill led the Dinos with three hits, adding one run and driving in another. Horsley, Byerly and Stevie Oman all had two hits in the win for the Dinos.

Brooke Moosman got the start going 4 and 2/3 innings. She gave up six earned runs on five hits. Byerly came in taking the win, going 2 and 1/3 allowing one hit and no runs, and struck out seven.

May 15- Manti- Loss 8-7

Carbon wouldn’t put any runs up until the sixth inning. A pair of singles from Amya Prettyman and Stevie Oman tied up the score at 2-2. Coming to the plate in the seventh Lyndsey Madrigal sent a home run over the wall in left bringing home Molly Horsley.

Manti would tie it up at four in the seventh inning, when Katie Larsen would cross the plate off of an Oman error.

Carbon would take the lead back in the eighth only to see Manti tie it back up again. In the top of the ninth, Gianna Bruno would reach on an error that would score Graycie Hansen and Haven Byerly would send a single to left allowing Madrigal to come home putting Carbon up 7-5.

Manti came into the bottom of the ninth tying it up on an error. A single from the Templars Tiffany Hermansen bringing home Sadie Cox would give Manti the win, ending the Dinos season.

Madrigal went 3-for-3  scoring three runs and driving in two.  Horsley, Byerly, Prettyman and Oman each registered one hit.

Byerly would get the start and take the loss on the mound, going eight and 1/3, allowing six runs (two earned) on nine hits and struck out 11. Brooke Moosman came in to finish out the contest.

The Lady Dinos ended the season one game shy of the championship game. And while Nunley says he will miss this years seniors, he remains optimistic about next year.

“I honestly believe that the success that we’ve had this year going into next year, we’ve got quite a bit of the younger classmen, freshman and sophomores that are good ball players. And I honestly think that Carbon softball’s future is very, very bright.”

Below is the interview with Carbon coach Nunley: