Spartan baseball hit its stride at the right time heading into postseason play, but unfortunately, they ran into the eventual State Champion Canyon View Falcons. Emery sat in the No. 12 spot in the final RPI, turning things on with back-to-back Super Regional wins at Manti and moving them into the next rounds, where they faced last season’s runner-up, Morgan, winning not one but two meetings with the Trojans; however, the Spartans came up just short in the final round against Canyon View.

Coach Chase Julian joined us to talk about the successes of the 2025 baseball season. He discussed the senior class and what the off-season will look like.

“They’ve grown tremendously, they’re great kids”, speaking of the seniors. “They’re great athletes, they’re great kids, they’re great in the community. To be a part of that and to be able to say that I was a part of their lives, it’s truly an amazing thing as a coach, and that’s kind of what makes coaching all the better.”

“We have a summer league that we’ll be playing in, and we’ll hit some tournaments. I think one’s in June and one’s in July.  I think we’ve got seven double headers scheduled in June, so we’ll get some work in and try to wrap things up so they can get into the swing of football”, speaking on the offseason.

Below is a recap of the 2025 Emery Spartan baseball season.

March 4- vs. Union

It’s windy and cold in early March—it must be time for some spring baseball. The Spartans opened the 2025 season on Tuesday, welcoming the defending 3A State Champion Union Cougars to Castle Dale. The Cougars struck in the first inning and again in the fourth to earn the lead. The Emery rally in the seventh came up short, and Union handed the Spartans a 6-3 loss.

The Spartans ended last season 17-13 overall and entered the postseason as the No. 8 seed, falling to Morgan. Union won it all with two straight wins over Manti in the Championships. Last season, these two teams met in the season opener in Roosevelt, as Emery came away with the 5-4 win.

The Cougars got on the board first, putting up a pair of runs in the opening frame, but then Union’s defense took over, working through six scoreless innings. The Cougars’ bats would come alive again in the fourth, plating four more runs to take a 6-0 lead.

After building the lead, the Union sent Brennen Mecham to the mound. He pitched three straight innings of 1-2-3 ball, logging nine straight outs and defending the lead until the bottom of the seventh.

The Spartans would find some much-needed offense with their final three outs in front of them. First up in the bottom of the seventh was Tyce Larsen. Larsen worked the count full and then hit one that trailed foul down the first base line, but left Union enough room to catch it and record the first out. Peyton Nielson was next, sending a line drive to center for a single. Trygg Jensen stepped into the batter’s box, taking the first pitch for a ball and then being hit by the next, giving Emery a pair of base runners. Hayden Christiansen was the next batter up, working his way through the count and finally finding a pitch he liked, sending a line drive to left field, bringing Nielson home to put Emery on the board for the first time in the contest.

Hayden Abrams stepped up to the plate, flying out to left field, putting two outs on the board for the Spartans. Treven Gilbert singled to left, bringing Jensen home to push the score to 6-2. With two outs and two on, Garrett Conover came to the plate and took his second pitch to center, giving Christiansen the chance to score, adding one more run. Bronx Olsen was up next and fought through pitch after pitch sending a fly to right field for the final out and the rally came up just short 6-3.

Gilbert collected three hits in the game for the Spartans and added an RBI. Christiansen earned a hit, a run, and one RBI. Nielson got on the stat sheet with a hit and one run, and Conover had one hit and one RBI. Larsen had one hit, and Jensen collected a run in the loss.

Gilbert also started on the mound, going two innings, surrendering two hits and two runs with one strikeout.  Christiansen entered the game to go a couple of innings with three hits, four earned runs, and struck out three, and Hayden Abrams closed the game with a pair of hits and four strikeouts.

March 11- @ Uintah

On Tuesday, the Emery Spartan baseball team was still searching for its first win when it traveled to Vernal to face the Uintah Utes. The first two innings were all about offense for both teams, but the Utes would find another three runs and handed the Spartans their second loss of the season, 9-7.

Emery opened the season at home with the defending 3A Champion Union Cougars falling 6-3.

The Spartans hit the ground running at the top of the first when Treven Gilbert was intentionally walked to load the bases. Garrett Conover stepped up to the plate and sent a grounder to left field that drove in Hayden Christiansen and Hayden Abrams. Bronx Olsen came up to bat with a pair of outs with two on and connected on a line drive to center that brought home Gilbert to put Emery ahead 3-0, headed to the bottom of the inning.

Uintah found offense in the first and added three runs to tie things up, heading to the second. In the second, with the bases loaded, Abrams found his pitch with a 1-2 count and sent it over the wall in left field to bring everyone home with a grand slam, putting the Spartans back in front 7-3.

Uintah found three runs in the inning to cut the Spartan lead to 7-6 and then went quiet for an inning. The Utes would score two on a double in the bottom of the fourth, all while holding Emery scoreless as they took a slight lead at 8-7.

In the bottom of the sixth, Uintah added one more run and, in the top of the seventh, got three outs on four batters as Cooper Kay walked one but got out of the inning to secure the win for the Utes, 9-7.

Abrams had three hits with four RBIs and scored two runs for the Spartans. Christiansen had two hits and scored two runs; Beau Stilson collected two hits and one run scored; Conover had two RBIs and one hit, and Olsen earned one hit and an RBI.

Jace Frandsen got the start on the mound, going two innings and giving up six runs, three earned, on two hits. Conover would come in to go 3.1 innings, surrendering three earned runs on two hits and striking out six, and Trygg Jensen went the rest of the way, giving up two hits.

March 13-15 @ Grand County Tournament

The Spartan baseball squad traveled to Moab on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for the Grand County Tournament. They faced four teams in three days, finishing with a 3-1 record and logging wins over host Grand, American Leadership, and San Juan. Their only loss was by one run to Beaver.

In Emery’s first game on Thursday, they faced host Grand. The Spartans got on the board early, holding the Red Devils off the scoreboard until the sixth, and powered through to take the 9-2 win.

The Spartans jumped on the board in the second, putting two up, but, more importantly, with Trevin Gilbert on the mound and the Emery defense behind him, they were able to hold Grand scoreless until they were already up six as Grand would add a pair of runs in the bottom of the sixth. Emery added three more in the top of the seventh to collect a 9-2 win.

Bronx Olsen was 3-3 at the plate, scoring one run; Beau Stilson scored 2-2 with a run and three RBIs, and Tyce Larsen scored 2-3 with a pair of RBIs and scored one.

Gilbert won the complete game with two earned on two hits and striking out five.

In game two, the first of two games on Friday, the Spartans faced the American Leadership Academy Eagles. Emery took an early lead but used a big sixth inning to close out the contest 7-1.

The first inning was quiet, but the Spartans would plate two runs in the second and another in the fifth, putting the score at 3-1. Emery’s bats would come alive in the top of the sixth, adding our runs to take the 7-1 win.

Hayden Christiansen went 2-3 with one run scored. Garrett Conover was 1-2, and Stilson collected two RBIs in the win.

Zander Robinson started on the mound, going four innings with one earned run on three hits, and Jace Frandsen went two innings, surrendering one hit.

In the second game on Friday, they would face the Beaver Beavers. It was a tight game from beginning to end, but the Beavers handed the Spartans their only weekend loss, 5-4.

Emery put one run up in the first inning and followed that up with another in the third to take a 2-0 lead after the top of the inning. In the bottom half of the frame, Beaver tied things up with a pair of runs of their own. Each team would add two runs in the sixth inning, and Emery couldn’t plate any runs in the seventh, but Beaver would get one across the plate to take the 5-4 win.

Stilson was 2-3 for Emery, scoring one run. Larsen was 1-1, and Olsen went 1-3 with an RBI and a run scored.

Hayden Abrams started on the mound, going three innings and giving up two earned runs on two hits with two strikeouts. Christiansen closed the contest, surrendering three runs on four hits with one strikeout.

The final game was a meeting with the San Juan Broncos. With the contest tied after four, the Spartans put up two more in the fifth to earn the 5-3 win.

San Juan jumped out to an early 2-0 lead after one. Emery returned to tie up the game in the second inning and added one more run in the top of the third. The Broncos added one more in the fourth to regain the lead, but at the top of the fifth, the Spartans put two more on to take the 5-3 win.

Abrams went 3-4 in the contest, and Stilson closed out his great weekend by going 3-2 with a pair of hits, an RBI, and a run scored. Mason Thornley went 2-3 in the win.

Conover started on the mound, going four innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on three hits, fanning five. Trygg Jensen closed out the game with four hits and striking out one.

March 19- vs. Canyon View

Spartan baseball had to play a doubleheader with Canyon View on Wednesday after inclement weather hit the state on Tuesday. In both games, Emery struggled offensively, taking two losses by the scores of 5-3 and 14-2.

The Spartans were set to welcome the Falcons on Tuesday and then turn around and travel to Cedar City on Wednesday, but the weather forced the two teams to play a doubleheader in Castle Dale instead.

The opening contest was close, but the Spartans still came up on the short end of the 5-3 score.

Canyon View scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and then added single runs in the third and fourth innings. The Falcons held the Spartans off the scoreboard until the seventh, but the Emery rally fell short when they could only plate three runs in their last at-bat.

Hayden Christiansen went 1-4 with a pair of RBIs. Bronx Olsen was 1-3 with an RBI and a run scored, and Beau Stilson was 1-3 and scored one run.

Trevin Gilbert got the start and took the loss on the mound, surrendering five runs, one earned, on seven hits, and struck out one. Hayden Abrams had time on the mound and had five strikeouts in the loss.

In the second game of the doubleheader, Canyon View started quietly for both teams, but the Falcons came on strong in the later innings, and they closed out the Spartans in six innings, 14-2.

At the end of one inning, both teams were tied at 1-1; the Falcons came out in the second to take a 2-1 lead. In the bottom of the fourth, with the score 7-1, the Spartans added another run, which was as close as they would get. Canyon View would close them out by adding seven more runs in the fifth and sixth to end the game in six innings, 14-2.

Hayden Abrams and Trygg Jensen each went 2-3 at the plate. Tyce Larsen and Bronx Olsen had an RBI, and Christiansen and Stilson scored two runs in the contest.

Conover got the start on the mound and took the loss, giving up four runs, three earned on two hits, and struck out two. Christiansen came in during the third inning and gave up six runs, four earned, on five hits and struck out one. Jace Frandsen came in for the fifth inning, going the rest of the way, and surrendered four runs, three earned, on three hits.

March 20 & 21- St. George Tournament

Starting Thursday, Emery baseball traveled to St. George for a two-day tournament. Playing three games in two days, the Spartans were unable to get a win in three contests against Pine View, Juan Diego, and Payson.

Emery started Thursday with a contest against Pine View. The Panthers used a ten-run third inning to get the 15-0 win over the Spartans.

Pine View scored five in the top of the first and then went quiet in the second, but in the top of the third inning, they would go on a hitting spree, adding 10 runs to move the score to 15-0. The Panthers held the Spartans scoreless and ended the game in four innings.

Tyce Larsen had the lone hit for Emery, going 1-2 at the plate.

Bronx Olsen got the start on the mound, giving up seven runs, two earned on four hits, and striking out two in 2.0 innings. Zander Robinson closed the game, surrendering eight earned runs on seven hits, striking out two.

Next up was a competitive contest with Juan Diego. Emery would put up a fight in this one, but the Soaring Eagle came away with the 6-5 win.

Juan Diego started the game by adding a pair of runs at the bottom of the first. The Spartans answered back with four runs in the top of the second. However, the Soaring Eagles would regain the lead at the bottom of the frame by scoring three runs to go up 5-4.

What came next was four innings of scoreless baseball, as neither team could plate any runs. Emery would strike first in the top of the seventh to tie up the game 5-5. Juan Diego needed just one run to take the 6-5 win.

Larsen went 2-4 with a run scored, Trevin Gilbert was 2-2, scoring one, and Olsen had a hit with a pair of RBIs.

Trygg Jensen started on the mound, going three innings with five runs, four earned, on six hits with four strikeouts. Conover came in, giving up one run on two hits while striking out four.

The Spartans’ final game of the tournament was against the Payson Lions. The Spartans struggled at the plate and could not earn any runs, falling to the Lions 11-0 in five innings.

Payson scored one run in the first inning, but neither team could find any offense in the next two. In the fourth, Payson added a pair of runs, and then they exploded for eight runs in the fifth, closing out the Spartans in five innings.

Larsen, Beau Stilson, and Easton Stoker each had one hit.

Hayden Christiansen got the start on the mound, going four innings and giving up six earned runs on eight hits, striking out four. Peyton Nielson closed the contest, going one inning and giving up five earned runs on six hits.

March 25- @ Juab

Coming off a tough weekend in St. George, the Emery Spartan baseball team was back on the road Tuesday in Nephi to take on the Juab Wasps. The Spartans could plate five runs, but it wasn’t enough, and they fell to the Wasps 11-5.

Emery is on a six-game losing streak, three of which came from a tournament at Pine View last weekend. The Spartans hold a 3-9 record overall and are still searching for a Region 12 win, going 0-3.

Emery had one run in the first, but at the bottom of the frame, Juab scored three to take the lead. The Wasps added another trio of runs in the bottom of the second to go up 6-1.

Emery found their bats in the top of the sixth with the score now 8-1. Bronx Olsen came to the plate with one out and sent a single to right, driving in Mason Thornley. Garrett Conover went to the plate with another single to right, bringing Beau Stilson in to push the score to 8-3. With the bases loaded, Hayden Christiansen drew a walk, and Olsen would score. Next batter up, Trygg Jensen grounded out to the shortstop, scoring Conover, to get the score to 8-5. Juab would score three more in the bottom of the sixth, and close out the Spartans 11-5.

Conover was 2-3 in the contest with a run and an RBI. Stilson was 2-4 with a run, and Olsen went 1-4 with a run and an RBI in the loss.

Conover got the start on the mound, going four innings, giving up eight runs, four earned, on three hits, and striking out five. Frandsen also put in some time and surrendered three earned runs on two hits.

March 28- vs. Juab

Friday, the Emery Spartan baseball club welcomed the Juab Wasps to Castle Dale, facing them for the second time in a week. The Spartans started quietly, and their late-inning rally fell just short in the 6-5 loss.

The loss drops Emery to 3-10 overall and has them still looking for their first Region 12 win at 0-4. Earlier in the week, the two teams squared off in Nephi with the Wasps taking an 11-5 win.

The Wasps plated runs in the first and third innings to push the score to 3-0. Heading to the bottom of the fourth, the Spartans were able to get a run across to cut into the lead. Juab and Emery would trade runs in the fifth and sixth innings, and Juab added two more in the top of the seventh inning to push their lead to 6-2.

The Emery rally started with two outs and two on as Hayden Abrams came to the plate, hitting a triple to deep center to drive in Garrett Conover and Hayden Christiansen. Tyce Larsen came up to bat next, sending a ground ball to center, bringing the score to 6-5. That was as close as the Spartans would get, as Juab would end the game to take the win.

Larsen was 2-3 from the plate with an RBI. Trygg Jensen went 2-4, and Abrams was 1-3 with two RBIs and scored two runs in the loss.

Trevin Gilbert got the start on the mound, going four innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on five hits and striking out two. Abrams got in some work, surrendering three runs, two earned, on five hits and striking out three.

April 2- vs. Judge Memorial

Emery baseball was on the diamond on Wednesday when it welcomed the Judge Memorial Bulldogs to Castle Dale for a non-region tilt. The Spartans collected 12 hits and used them to win 17-1 in front of the home crowd.

The Spartans are 4-10 overall and 0-4 in Region 12. On Monday, the Utah High School Activities Association released the RPI rankings for baseball, and Emery was in the No. 13 spot to start the season. After the win over Judge Memorial, they jumped to No. 10.

Judge Memorial scored their only run in the top of the first, and then Emery took over.

Emery added eight runs in the bottom of the inning. With the score 4-1, Brek Griffin scored on a passed ball with Garrett Conover at bat, who would ground out, and Beau Stilson scored to make the score 6-1.

In the fourth, Hayden Abrams would start with an inside-the-park home run, pushing the score to 10-1. Stilson doubled to left, bringing in Ben Johansen. Brox Olsen was hit by a pitch in his at-bat to load the bases for Conover, who would knock a line drive to left, bringing home Trevin Gilbert and Stilson to push the score to 13-1. Then, with the score 15-1 with two outs, Tyce Larsen stepped in, hitting a double to left to bring home Mason Thornley and Hayden Christiansen, getting the score to 17-1, giving the Spartans the win.

Larsen went 4-4 at the plate with three RBIs and a run scored for Emery. Stilson was 3-3 with three RBIS and scored two runs. Abrams scored 1-4 with a pair of RBIs and runs, and Conover was 1-3 with three RBIs and a run scored in the win.

Gilbert got the start on the mound and the win, going 3.0 innings with one run on three hits and striking out four. Christiansen came in and surrendered one hit with a pair of strikeouts.

April 8- vs. Manti

The Spartans took to the baseball field on Tuesday afternoon to welcome the Manti Templars to Castle Dale. Emery is still looking for their first Region 12 win but could not find enough offense to take down the Templars, and Manti handed them a 9-6 loss.

The Spartans are 4-11 overall and 0-5 in league play, with nine games remaining before the playoffs begin on May 8. Emery also sits at No. 9 in the latest RPI.

The Templars were up 3-0 when Hayden Abrams came up to the plate in the bottom of the third with two outs and sent a triple to center, driving in Mason Thornley and Trygg Jensen, and the next batter up was Tyce Larsen who singled to center bringing in Abrams to tie up the score 3-3.

Manti regained the lead by adding three more runs in the fourth. Emery’s Beau Stilson was the first batter up in the bottom half of the inning and reached on a single. With Bronx Olson at the plate, Stilson stole second and third and made his way home to score off an error by the third baseman for the Templars. With a pair of outs, Olson would steal his way to third and score on a Hayden Christiansen double to cut the Manti lead to 6-5. The Templars collected three more runs in the next two innings to push the lead to 9-5. The Spartans were down to their last out in the bottom of the seventh, when Stilson would send a single to left, driving in Jace Frandsen to cut into the Manti lead to 9-6, and that was as close as they would get, as the Templars earned the win.

Stilson was 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored for Emery. Larsen was 3-4 with an RBI, Christiansen was 1-3 with an RBI, and Abrams was 1-4 with a pair of RBIs and scored a run in the Spartan loss.

Abrams got the start on the mound, going four innings, giving up six runs, three earned, on five hits, and striking out five. Trygg Jensen entered in relief, going three and surrendered three runs, one earned, on four hits with two strikeouts.

April 11- @ Manti

Emery baseball was on the road in Manti Friday to face the Templars. On Tuesday, the two teams met in Castle Dale, with the Templars taking the win. On Friday, the Spartans split the season series, taking an 11-4 win and earning their first Region 12 win.

Emery is 5-11 overall and 1-5 in region play. With eight games left, it holds the No.10 spot in the RPI.

The Spartans took control in the first inning, adding five runs, starting with a Hayden Abrams double to center that drove in Beau Stilson. Tyce Larsen stepped into the box next and sent a line drive to short, which gave Hayden Christiansen time to score from third to put the score at 2-0. During Mason Thornley’s at bat, the Spartans pulled off a double steal as Larsen stole second and Abrams scored on a steal of home. Later in the inning, Larsen scored on an error by the shortstop, and then one batter later, Trygg Jensen drove one to left field, bringing Jace Frandsen home to put the score at 5-0.

Emery held Manti off the board until the bottom of the fourth, when they cut the Spartan lead in half at 6-3. Then Emery would put together another really in the sixth. With the score 8-3, Trevin Gilbert came to the plate and sent a line drive grounder to left that drove in Christiansen and Abrams to get the Spartan lead to seven, 10-3. Emery added one more in the seventh and closed out the Templars in the bottom of the inning to take the 11-4 win.

Abrams had a day going 4-5 with two runs scored and an RBI for the Spartans. Trevin Gilbert went 3-4 with a pair of RBIs, and Easton Stoker was 3-3 with two RBIs in the win.

Gilbert got the start on the mound, going four innings and giving up three runs, one earned, on seven hits and striking out one.  Garrett Conover closed the game with three innings, giving up one earned run on two hits and striking out three.

April 15- vs. North Sanpete

The Emery Baseball squad welcomed the North Sanpete Hawks to Castle Dale on Tuesday for the first two meetings this week. The Spartans used a big sixth inning to put the game away, taking the 7-2 win.

Emery is 6-11 overall and 2-5 in Region 12 with eight games left.

The Spartans’ game with the Hawks was a pitcher’s duel for the most part until the late innings, although Jace Frandsen was able to score on a steal of home in the second inning. Emery did the most damage in the sixth.

With the bases loaded and no outs, Hayden Abrams sent a double to center, driving in Peyton Nielson and Beau Stilson to move the score to 3-0. Tyce Larsen came up next and sent a line drive to right, bringing Hayden Christiansen home, and Trygg Jensen stepped into the batter’s box, sending his first pitch to right, allowing Abrams to score. Trevin Gilbert was the next batter up, and Stilson re-entered the game as a courtesy runner for Larsen and scored on a steal of home. Gilbert then got a hold of one for a single to left, and Jensen would score to run the score to 7-0. North Snapete was able to plate a pair of runs in the seventh, but Emery closed them out to take the 7-2 win.

Larsen and Jensen shared the same stat line, going 2-3 with an RBI for Emery. Abrams was 1-3 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored.

Abrams started on the mound, going five innings with three hits and seven strikeouts. Jensen came in to close the game with two innings of work and surrendered two runs, one earned, on two hits while striking out two.

April 22- vs. Richfield

It’s always a great contest when Emery and Richfield get together, regardless of the sport, and on Tuesday, the Wildcats came to Castle Dale. Emery grabbed the early lead in the first two innings, but then the bats went quiet, and the Wildcats used a four-run seventh to take the lead and win 10-5.

The loss puts Emery at 6-12 overall and 2-6 in region play. They also hold the No. 11 spot in the latest RPI rankings.

The first batter up in the game for Emery was Beau Stilson, who sent one to deep right field for a triple to give the Spartans a runner in scoring position. Two batters later, Hayden Abrams hit one to the shortstop, and after an error, Stlson scored to get the Spartans on the board first.  Tyce Larsen reached on interference from the catcher, and with two on, Trygg Jensen stepped up and sent one to right field to bring Abrams home. Trevin Gilbert came to the plate and ground out to the second baseman, but it gave Jace Frandsen, who had entered the game as a courtesy runner for Larsen, the chance to score to give Emery the 3-1 lead.

Richfield would tie the game up at the top of the second, and then at the bottom of the frame, Emery would go back to work. Peyton Nielson would double with one out, and Stilson would bring him home in Emery’s next at bat to give the Spartans a one-run lead. Hayden Christiansen would draw a walk, and then Abrams came back to the plate, sending a grounder to third and driving Stilson home.

Richfield tied things up in the fourth and then took the lead in the fifth. Emery kept the Wildcats off the board until the top of the seventh, when they added four more to take the lead and then closed out the Spartans, taking a 10-5 win.

Stilson went 2-3 in the game for Emery, scoring two runs and collecting an RBI. Abrams was 1-3 with two RBIs and a run scored, and Gilbert went 1-3 with an RBI in the loss.

Gilbert got the start, going 4.2 innings, giving up six runs, five earned, on 12 hits, striking out two. Conover put in 2.1 innings of work, with four earned runs on four hits with seven strikeouts.

April 23- vs. Spanish Fork

On Wednesday, the Emery Spartan baseball squad stepped out of region play to take on the Spanish Fork Dons. The Spartans could not plate a run and collected just one hit in the 5-0 loss.

Emery slides to 6-13 overall and 2-6 in Region 12. They sit in the No. 12 spot of the latest RPI. Spanish Fork hails from 5A and sits in the No. 18 spot in the rankings.

Emery struggled at the plate in the game, primarily due to Spanish Fork’s Tilden Scott, who faced just 22 batters and surrendered one hit to Emery, a single to Trygg Jensen in the fourth.

Jace Frandsen got the start on the mound, going three innings and giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits and striking out three. Hayden Christiansen closed the game, surrendering two runs, one earned, on five hits and struck out two.

The Spartans will be busy as they head into the final week of the regular season with one more game against Richfield, a set of games against Delta and Carbon, and a makeup game with North Sanpete all on the schedule.

April 25- @ Richfield

On Friday, the Emery Spartan baseball team traveled to Richfield to face the Wildcats. The Spartans took an early lead and held off Richfield to win 9-3.

Emery has a 7-13 overall lead and a 3-6 region mark. The RPI has been removed and will not be available until May 6, when the final rankings and bracket for the State Championships, which will begin on May 8 and 9, will be released.

Emery got on the board early with a Beau Stilson steal of home. The Spartans kept the Wildcats off the board in the bottom of the frame, and would add four more in the second inning that started with Hayden Christiansen drawing a walk to start. Trevin Gilbert came up to bat next and sent a double to right, driving in Christiansen. Easton Stoker sent a double to right and drove in Jace Frandsen and Gilbert. Later in the inning, Trygg Jensen sent a grounder to right, and Stoker would score, giving Emery the 5-0 lead.

Moving into the fifth, Emery added a trio of runs, starting with a Bronx Olsen single to right to drive in Christiansen. Stoker came back up to the plate, and during his at-bat, Frandsen stole second, and Gilbert scored on an error by the second baseman. Stilson sent a line drive to the shortstop, and reached on an error, and Frandesn would score, putting the Emery lead at 8-0. The Spartans added one more in the sixth, then held the Wildcats to just three runs to take the 9-3 win.

Gilbert went 3-3 from the plate with two runs scored and an RBI. Stoker was 1-3 with two RBIs and a run scored, and Christiansen went 1-3 with two runs and one RBI in the win.

Hayden Abrams got the complete game win with three earned runs on three hits and struck out nine.

April 29- @ Carbon

Carbon and Emery baseball met on the diamond on Tuesday for the first of two meetings this week. For Carbon, it was Senior Day, and as the Dinos thanked seven seniors for their contributions, Carbon came away with a 4-3 win over the Spartans.

Trevor Williams, Stockton Kennedy, Mike Vigil, Kanon Childs, Ty Madsen, Rydge Butler, and Logan Madrigal all played their final regular-season game in front of the home crowd, and they did not disappoint.

Emery jumped on the board in the first when Tyce Larsen hit into a double play, but after tagging up, Beau Stilson scored.  Hayden Christiansen came up to bat next, sending a double to center, driving in Hayden Abrams to put the Spartans up 2-0.

The Dinos would wait until the bottom of the second with two outs on the board, and with a swing of the bat, Childs sent a double to center, bringing home Jordan Nichols and Cash Withers, tying the score at 2-2. In the third, Butler scored off of an error by the catcher to give Carbon the lead at 3-2, and then in the fourth, Madsen would fly out to center, but Withers came home after tagging up, giving the Dinos the 4-2 lead.

The next couple of innings were quiet for both teams until the top of the seventh, when the Spartans put together a rally.

Emery started the inning with two singles, and with runners on first and third, Bronx Olsen came up to the plate and flied out to right field, which gave Christiansen time to score after tagging up. However, that is where the Emery rally would end. Paxton Falk, who had entered the game as a pitcher, retired the next two Spartans to give Carbon the 4-3 win.

Christiansen led the way for Emery, going 3-3 with an RBI and a run scored. Abrams was 1-3 with one run, and Garrett Conover was 1-3 in the loss.

Jace Frandsen got the start on the mound for the Spartans, going four innings and giving up four runs, two earned, on two hits and striking out three. Christiansen entered the game, putting in two innings’ worth of work, with two hits and striking out one.

Madrigal was 2-2 in the game for Carbon. Childs went 1-2 with a pair of RBIs, and Maddex Willson was 1-3 in the win.

Mike Vigil started on the mound for the Dinos, going six innings with two earned runs on six hits and striking out seven. Falk came into close out the game, surrendering one earned run on two hits and two strikeouts.

May 2- vs. Carbon

A big fifth inning lifted the Carbon Dinos past the Emery Spartans 5-3 Friday afternoon, earning a season-series sweep in the process, in Castle Dale.

Stockton Kennedy pitched five strong innings, allowing three hits and two earned runs, while striking out seven to earn the win. Paxton Falk earned a six-out save, preventing the Spartans from forcing extra innings.

“We played well, and we have to hand it to Emery because they gave us a challenge for two great baseball games,” said manager Rob Smith, following the win on Friday afternoon. “Stockton had an awesome game, as he has all year. He came out, did his job, and gave us an opportunity to win, then Paxton came out and closed the game down.”

The Dinos never trailed, taking an early lead as Rydge Butler scored the game’s first run on a passed ball in the top of the first inning. Carbon extended its advantage to two as Maddex Willson laced an RBI single to score Logan Bennett in the third.

Hitless for the first two innings, the Spartans finally received a spark as Beau Stilson beat the tag with a head-first slide into third for a triple. Stilson scored the first run for Emery moments later, also on a passed ball.

The score remained 2-1 until the Dinos broke through in the fifth inning with three runs. The rally started with back-to-back singles from Wilson and Logan Madrigal. Tyrus Madsen and Kanon Childs each laced doubles on the ensuing at-bats, extending the lead to 5-1.

Emery’s most productive inning followed in the bottom half of the fifth, scoring two runs. Stilson and Garrett Conover delivered sacrifice RBIs, scoring Bronx Olsen and Payton Nielson.

Needing two runs to force an extra frame, the Spartans had life as Olsen reached with a one-out single. Falk then recorded a strikeout and a pop-up to record the final two outs, leaving one runner stranded.

May 5- @ North Sanpete

The Emery Spartan baseball team wrapped up its regular season on Monday in Mount Pleasant, where it faced the North Sanpete Hawks. The Spartans collected an 11-0 shutout win, and then on Tuesday, they found out their postseason fate, earning the No. 12 spot in the final RPI.

Emery finished the regular season with an 8-17 overall mark and went 4-10 in Region 12. On Tuesday, the Utah High School Activities Association released the final RPI and bracket for the 3A State Championships, with the Spartans landing in the No.12 spot.

Monday was the last day of the regular season, and the Spartans had to play a make-up game with the Hawks. The contest was a defensive battle until the Spartans came alive in the sixth.

Emery started the inning with three singles off the bats of Beau Stilson, Trygg Jensen, and Hayden Abrams. Tyce Larsen stepped up with the bases loaded and sent a double to left field, bringing in Stilson and Jensen. One batter later,  Trevin Gilbert sent a single to the left to drive in Abrams. Later in the inning, with the score sitting at 6-0, Jensen came back to the plate and drilled a single to left, driving in Garrett Conover and Bronx Olsen to give the Spartans the 8-0 lead.

The Spartans made quick work of the Hawks in the bottom of the sixth and then went back to work in the top half of the seventh. With two on, Olsen came up to the plate and, through a series of wild pitches and errors, Larsen would score, and Christiansen got himself into scoring position as Olsen grounded out to the shortstop, but that gave Christiansen just enough time to make it home, putting Emery’s lead at 10-0.  The Spartans added one more off a Stilson single that let Conover come home. Emery got North Sanpete down one-two-three to take the 11-0 win.

Larsen led the way for the Spartans, going 3-4 with two RBIs and scoring two runs. Conover and Jensen each went 2-4, earning two RBIs and one run. Stilson was 2-5 with a pair of RBIs and scored on a run in the rout.

Gilbert got the complete game win on the mound, giving up five hits and striking out six.

May 8- Manti- Super Regionals- Game One

The Spartan baseball squad traveled to Manti to face the Templars in game one of the best-of-three series. Emery jumped out early to take a lead and never looked back, earning the 8-0 win.

Emery was ready for this game, and it showed early. After a Hayden Christiansen single, Trevin Gilbert sent a double to left to bring him in. A Bronx Olsen sacrifice to advance Gilbert to third, and a Garrett Conover single to right brought Gilbert home. With two outs and Conover on first, Beau Stilson stepped up and slammed a double to center, driving Conover in to give Emery a 3-0 lead.

A Conover single in the third drove Christiansen home, giving the Spartans a four-run lead.

Things went quiet for the next three innings, but in the seventh, the Spartans got back to work and were ready to put the contest away.

A Tyce Larsen double started Emery’s inning. Christiansen came up next, getting on base with a single. Gilbert came to the plate, hitting a grounder to short and reaching on an error, bringing Larsen home. Olsen would hit a sacrifice fly to right, driving in Christiansen. Conover was up next, getting hit by a pitch, then Peyton Nielson came up and hit into a fielder’s choice, driving Frandsen in to score. Stilson would return to the plate and send a sacrifice fly to left to bring Nielson home to put the score at 8-0.

The Spartans kept the Templars at arm’s length in the bottom of the eighth to earn the win.

Christiansen went  3-4 at the plate with three runs for Emery. Stilson was 3-4 with a pair of RBIs, Conover went 2-3 with a pair of runs and RBIs, and Gilbert went 2-4 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored in the win.

Hayden Abrams pitched a gem, getting the complete game win, giving up four hits and no runs while striking out five.

May 9- Manti- Super Regionals- Game Two

The No. 12-seeded Emery Spartans completed the upset and series sweep of No. 5 Manti with a 9-7 road win Friday afternoon, clinching a spot in the final eight of the 3A State Championship Tournament.

A day after stunning Manti 8-0, the Spartans continued to hit the ball with ferocity, avoiding the decisive game three by scoring runs in the final four innings to earn the win.

Trailing 4-0 heading to the bottom of the third inning, the Emery bats awoke. The biggest frame came in the sixth as the Spartans plated five runs to put the game on ice.

Hayden Sitterud dazzled at the plate, finishing 3-4 with an RBI and a double. Treven Gilbert, Tyce Larsen, Bronx Olsen, Peyton Nielson, and Trygg Jensen finished with two hits.

The explosive Emery offense forced Manti to dig deep into pitching early. The Templars relied on Kellen Lund, Tazj Hill, and Russell Squire to save the season. Regardless of the pitcher, the Spartans were seeing beach balls. Emery gathered 16 hits, six RBI, and five extra-base hits as a team.

Garrett Conover received most of the work on the mound, tossing 5.2 innings and allowing only three runs. Conover managed to keep the Templars off balance as he fanned five batters of the 24 faced to earn the win.

The win on Friday sets the stage for the final week of the season. The Spartans will join seven other teams for a week-long double-elimination tournament at Utah Valley University in Orem.

May 12- Morgan- State Championships

Fresh off an upset of the Manti Templars, the Emery Spartans traveled to Utah Valley University to open bracket play in the 3A state tournament. They took on the Morgan Trojans, who just a year ago eliminated the Spartans from postseason play. Emery would avenge last year’s postseason loss against Morgan, coming away with a 10-3 upset win over the Trojans.

Morgan would break the ice early, with the bases loaded, Emery would give up a fielder’s choice to junior Cooper Stuart, bringing one Trojan home and giving Morgan the 1-0 lead. Emery would battle back and escape the remainder of the inning unscathed.

Emery would go three up, three down at the top of the third, but Morgan would continue their offensive momentum. Junior Luke Baurele would hammer a stand-up triple to set the Trojans up in scoring position. A hard ground ball to shortstop from junior Easton Venz brought Baurele home to increase Morgan’s lead 2-0.

Looking to strike back, Emery loaded the bases at the top of the fourth. Senior Trevin Gilbert capitalized on the opportunity, hitting a sacrifice fly that brought home two runners for the Spartans to even the score at 2-2. Sophomore Garrett Conover continued the momentum, hitting a single to bring home senior Hayden Christiansen and give Emery the lead at 3-2.

The Spartans wouldn’t stop there, with junior Peyton Neilson poking a single through to bring home senior Jace Frandsen – doubling up the Trojans 4-2. A Beau Stilson single would again load the bases for Emery, something sophomore Trygg Jensen would capitalize on, slapping an RBI single to shallow right field to bring another runner home. Senior Hayden Sitterud would pop up a ball to deep center field, sacrificing himself for another Emery RBI and a 6-2 advantage.

Circling back to the top of the order, junior Tyce Larsen smoked a ball into right field, bringing two more runners across home plate and building the lead even further to 8-2.

Emery would end the fourth inning scoring eight runs on six hits.

Emery would drive the dagger a little deeper in the top of the sixth when Sitterud smashed a ball over the left field wall for a two-run homer. This elevated Emery’s lead to 10-2.

A late run would come through in the bottom of the seventh for the Trojans, but it was too little, too late as Emery came away with the 10-3 win.

“The bigger the game the bigger these kids step up,” said Manager Chase Julian following the contest. ”It’s contagious when you get going, it gets everyone going. It’s amazing what it can do”

Sitterud would end the evening with the win on the mound, going six full innings, giving up seven hits and three earned runs, but striking out six Trojans. Offensively, Sitterud went 2-3, scored two runs, and scored three RBIs.

Rounding out the Spartans’ offensive attack was Larsen, who went 1-3 with two RBIs. Jensen, Gilbert, Conover and Neilson each added an RBI of their own.

May 13- Canyon View- State Championships

Following Monday’s thrilling 10-3 upset over the Morgan Trojans, the Emery Spartans took the field against a familiar foe: the Canyon View Falcons. Canyon View dominated throughout the contest – an effort highlighted by a five-run fifth inning as the Falcons cruised to a 13-1 win.

Canyon View would draw blood early, first drawing a walk with the bases loaded to grab an early lead. Zach Maine for the Falcons would then hit a single to bring home Jeter Sanders and hand Canyon View an early 2-0 lead.

Emery would strike back in the bottom of the first, a Beau Stilson triple set the Spartans in scoring positions, and a Hayden Sitterud ground out would bring Stilson home to cut into the Canyon View lead 2-1.

Not wanting Emery to get back into the contest, Canyon View would increase their offensive effort, starting the second inning with an RBI double courtesy of Trenton Ludlow to make it a 3-1 ballgame. The next batter, Asher Slack, would bring home two more Falcons and build the lead even higher to 5-1.

Canyon View would tack on a few insurance runs against the Spartans in the top of the fifth. A Chase McClellan bunt brought Jarron Bradshaw home. Immediately following this, a Jake Thomas bunt allowed Price Atwood to cross home plate. A stand-up triple from Cannon Williams brought home two and increased the Canyon View advantage to 9-1.

Slack would collect another RBI, hitting a center field single that brought Williams across home plate to cap off a five-run inning for the Falcons and create a daunting 10-1 lead.

Canyon View would put the final touches on the route in the sixth, scoring three runs and raising the Falcons’ advantage to 13-1. With the mercy rule in effect, Emery could not bring the game within nine, ending the contest in the sixth inning with Canyon View coming away with the 13-1 win.

Emery ended the contest with one run on five hits with 12 strikeouts as a team. Defensively, the Spartans committed three errors. The Spartans utilized four pitchers in the contest. The pitching staff gave up 13 runs on 11 hits and struck out two.

“Our goal is still a state championship,” said Senior Jace Frandsen following the contest. “We still think we’re the best team out here, and we’re not the underdog to any team.”

May 14- Morgan & Canyon View- State Championships

Fighting to stay alive in the 3A state tournament, the Emery Spartans took the diamond on Wednesday, May 14. Conjuring feelings of déjà vu, Emery again faced the Morgan Trojans, a team whom the Spartans defeated 10-3 Monday evening to open bracket play. Again Emery would emerge victorious 7-5, setting up a second showdown with the top seeded Canyon View Falcons.

In a second showdown with Canyon View, the Spartans played the Falcons close but found their bats coming up short as they were eliminated in a 2-0 defensive showdown.

Morgan

Both teams were held scoreless through the first, but the Trojans drew first blood in the bottom of the second. Junior Cooper Stuart would send a line drive to left field, bringing home sophomore Owen Gilson and placing himself on second base with the double. Kanyon Leonelli would follow this up by hitting into a fielder’s choice that allowed Stuart to cross home plate and give Morgan the 2-0 lead.

Emery answered back in the top of the Third, a rally kicked off by a Beau Stilson fielder’s choice and subsequent steal of second base. Trygg Jensen would capitalize on this momentum, sending a shot to left field and bringing Stilson home, making it a 2-1 ballgame.

Morgan’s offense didn’t slow down in the bottom of the third. A wild pitch set up an RBI single courtesy of Easton Venz, which allowed Luke Baurele to score. The Spartans’ defense was able to limit the damage, but nonetheless, the Trojans entered the fourth with a 3-1 advantage.

Not wanting to fall behind, Emery’s offense exploded for a five-run top of the fourth, a flurry started with a Trevin Gilbert double to bring freshman Brek Griffin across the threshold. Emery would knot the game at three apiece off a Garrett Conover double to bring Gilbert home. Emery would take the lead for the first time off a Morgan error that allowed Conover to score.

This lead would increase further when Jensen picked up two more RBIs on the day, sending a triple to center field that brought home Peyton Neilson and Stilson, and gave Emery a 6-3 lead entering the bottom of the fourth.

Morgan rallied back in the bottom of the fourth, scoring two runs and putting pressure on the Spartans for the remainder of the game.

Neither team scored until the seventh, when Tyce Larsen slammed a single to bring home Hayden Sitterud, giving Emery a 7-5 lead, which they held until the end of the contest.

Jensen led the way for Emery, ending the contest with two hits and three RBIs. Gilbert collected one hit, one RBI and scored one run. Zander Robinson came away with the win on the mound, going 3.2 innings, giving up one hit and striking out two.

With the win, Emery advanced to again face Canyon View.

Canyon View

It was a defensive gem as the Spartans met the Falcons. Fresh off the win against the Trojans, Robinson threw a complete game, halting a potent Canyon View offense that, up to this game, had put the mercy rule on every team they faced in the tournament.

The difference maker in the elimination game was a single error by the Spartans in the bottom of the second inning. The error allowed Jarron Bradshaw to cross home plate and Price Atwood to reach base. Two batters later, Atwood would score a run and elevate the Falcons to a 2-0 lead.

Neither team could score after the second inning, with Robinson going a full six innings while only allowing three hits and no walks. For Canyon View, Chandler McClellan would toss six innings, giving up two hits, three walks, and striking out five in the 2-0 win.

With the loss, the Spartans’ season has come to a close with a top-four finish and a 12-19 record.

Castle Country Radio would like to congratulate the Spartans on their season and wish the squad’s seniors good luck in their future endeavors.