May 20, 2024 @ 04:30 PM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cyprus Pirates (20-10) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | 0 |
vs Brighton Bengals (27-5) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 10 | 12 | 0 |
Top seed Brighton defeated Cyprus 10-0 in 5A state tournament bracket play on Monday at UVU, led by a dominant pitching performance from Case Beames. The junior pitched six innings, allowing only three hits and striking out 10 batters. The Bengals (25-3) grabbed an early lead with three runs in each of the first three innings. Jack Saba was a standout at the plate, going 3 for 3 with a double, a home run, three runs scored and two RBIs. Easton Fry and Riley Brown each contributed two RBIs. Brighton's pounded out 12 hits to win in six innings. Brighton remains in the winners bracket and will play Orem on Tuesday at 7 p.m., with Cyprus playing in an elimination game at 1:30 p.m. against Springville. Cyprus (20-9), the No. 8 seed, struggled to find momentum against Beames' pitching and was held scoreless throughout the game. Gabriel Kendrick took the loss for the Pirates.
Brighton Player Stats | |||||
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NO | PLAYER | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI |
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
18 | 1 | ||||
23 | 1 | 1 | |||
11 | 1 | 1 | |||
25 | 1 | 2 | |||
6 | 1 | ||||
24 | 2 | ||||