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Payson Desert Hills

Lions

Thunder

The Desert Hills (St. George, UT) varsity softball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Payson (UT) by a score of 5-2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Payson	0	1	0	0	0	1	-	2	3	0
Desert Hills	2	0	0	3	0	-	-	5	5	3

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Desert Hills (24-25)

Payson

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	HR
	Team Totals	.125	24	24	2	3	2	1
2	Ellie Prior (So)	.500	2	2	0	1	1	0
3	L. Armstrong (So)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
4	Anna Marvin (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
14	Lucy Jessen (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
16	Peyton Staheli (Sr)	.000	2	2	0	0	0	0
18	Lexie Harmer (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
23	A. Christensen (So)	.333	3	3	0	1	0	0
27	Allie Callahan (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
28	P. Beckstead (Jr)	.333	3	3	2	1	1	1

Desert Hills

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR
	Team Totals	.250	25	20	5	5	5	2	2
00	Sierra Dennison (Sr)	.500	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
2	Sam Spencer (So)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
3	Jojo Sparks (Sr)	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0	0
6	Reagan Rivera (Fr)		0	0	1	0	0	0	0
11	Oaklee Koester (Fr)	.000	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
15	Jayla Ybright (Jr)	.000	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
17	Bailey Lee (Jr)	.500	3	2	1	1	2	0	1
22	Lulu West (Jr)	.667	3	3	1	2	3	1	1
40	Payten Benson (Sr)	.500	3	2	0	1	0	1	0
55	Riley Greene (Jr)	.000	3	2	1	0	0	0	0

Payson

#	Athlete Name	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	11	3	4	.125	.250	.375
2	Ellie Prior (So)	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
3	L. Armstrong (So)	2	0	2	.000	.000	.000
4	Anna Marvin (So)	2	1	1	.000	.000	.000
14	Lucy Jessen (Sr)	1	0	1	.000	.000	.000
16	Peyton Staheli (Sr)	1	0	2	.000	.000	.000
18	Lexie Harmer (Sr)	0	1	2	.000	.000	.000
23	A. Christensen (So)	1	0	1	.333	.333	.666
27	Allie Callahan (Sr)	2	0	1	.000	.000	.000
28	P. Beckstead (Jr)	1	1	1	.333	1.333	1.666

Desert Hills

#	Athlete Name	BB	K	FC	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	5	8	1	5	.400	.650	1.050
00	Sierra Dennison (Sr)	0	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000
2	Sam Spencer (So)	0	2	0	4	.000	.000	.000
3	Jojo Sparks (Sr)	0	3	0	4	.000	.000	.000
11	Oaklee Koester (Fr)	1	1	0	1	.500	.000	.500
15	Jayla Ybright (Jr)	1	0	1	2	.333	.000	.333
17	Bailey Lee (Jr)	1	0	0	0	.667	2.000	2.667
22	Lulu West (Jr)	0	0	0	1	.667	2.000	2.667
40	Payten Benson (Sr)	1	0	0	0	.667	1.000	1.667
55	Riley Greene (Jr)	1	1	0	2	.333	.000	.333

Payson

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
2	Ellie Prior (So)	1

Desert Hills

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB
	Team Totals	4
00	Sierra Dennison (Sr)	1
11	Oaklee Koester (Fr)	1
15	Jayla Ybright (Jr)	1
17	Bailey Lee (Jr)	1

Payson

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A
	Team Totals	1.000	16	15	1
4	Anna Marvin (So)	1.000	2	2	0
8	Haven Jarvis (Jr)	1.000	1	1	0
14	Lucy Jessen (Sr)	1.000	9	9	0
18	Lexie Harmer (Sr)	1.000	2	1	1
28	P. Beckstead (Jr)	1.000	2	2	0

Desert Hills

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.870	23	18	2	3
2	Sam Spencer (So)	1.000	2	2	0	0
3	Jojo Sparks (Sr)	1.000	1	1	0	0
11	Oaklee Koester (Fr)	.000	2	0	0	2
15	Jayla Ybright (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
17	Bailey Lee (Jr)	1.000	4	4	0	0
22	Lulu West (Jr)	1.000	1	0	1	0
40	Payten Benson (Sr)	1.000	11	11	0	0
55	Riley Greene (Jr)	.000	1	0	0	1

Payson

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	7.00	0	1	.000	1				0
16	Peyton Staheli (Sr)	7.00	0	1	.000	1				0

Desert Hills

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	L	W%	APP	GS	CG	SO	SV	NH	PG
	Team Totals	1.17	1	0	1.000	1				0
22	Lulu West (Jr)	1.17	1	0	1.000	1				0

Payson

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	5	5	5	5	5	8			2	25	20
16	Peyton Staheli (Sr)	5	5	5	5	5	8			2	25	20

Desert Hills

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	2B	3B	HR	BF	AB
	Team Totals	6	3	2	1	0	11			1	24	24
22	Lulu West (Jr)	6	3	2	1	0	11			1	24	24

Payson

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.250	.400	0	0			105
16	Peyton Staheli (Sr)	.250	.400	0	0			105

Desert Hills

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	WP	HBP	SF	SH/B	#P
	Team Totals	.125	.125	0	0			90
22	Lulu West (Jr)	.125	.125	0	0			90

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Game Story

Utah High School Softball - Payson Desert Hills

March 15, 2025: St. George, UT 84790

Desert Hills Thunder (St. George, UT) backers left the game pleased Saturday as they saw their softball squad nudge the visiting Payson Lions (Payson, UT), 5-2 in a non-league game.

With the triumph, Desert Hills upgrades its record to 10-1 on the year. The Thunder travel to Stansbury (Stansbury Park, UT) to battle the Stallions in a non-league bout on Saturday, March 15. The Stallions go into the bout with a record of 1-1. Stansbury lost 8-7 in their recent non-league bout against Uintah (Vernal, UT)

In their next game, the Lions battle the Hurricane Tigers (Hurricane, UT) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, March 15. Payson will attempt to advance on its 5-1 season record. The Tigers go into the bout with a 2-7 record after their 11-8 non-league loss to Mountain Ridge (Herriman, UT).

Payson @ Desert Hills Softball Game Info

Sat., Mar. 15, 2025 @ 11a

Snow Canyon High School

The Desert Hills (St. George, UT) varsity softball team won Saturday's home non-conference game against Payson (UT) by a score of 5-2.

Rankings & Records

Payson (24-25)

UT	Class
20	5

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
22-8	8-2	11-2	7-4	4-2	.733	.800	279	150

Desert Hills (24-25)

UT	Class
4	2

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	RF	RA
32-4	12-0	17-1	9-2	6-1	.889	1.000	333	81

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Payson	1.8	1.5	2.0	1.6	1.0	.9	2.0	1.8	1.0	0	1.0	9.3	10.1	1.7
Desert Hills	2.2	.8	1.8	1.4	2.2	1.8	.3	2.0	-	-	-	9.3	9.9	1.5

Team Stat Comparison

Payson		Desert Hills
.367	Batting Average	.373
.438	On Base Percentage	.450
.563	Slugging Percentage	.661
.918	Fielding Percentage	.940
.704	Win Loss Percentage	.889

Team Leaders

Payson		Desert Hills	National Avg.
#28 Paisley Beckstead.484	Batting Average	#11 Oaklee Koester.500	.287
#2 Ellie Prior.556	On Base Percentage	#11 Oaklee Koester.643	.406
#28 Paisley Beckstead.874	Slugging Percentage	#55 Riley Greene1.009	.393
#16 Peyton Staheli1.000	Fielding Percentage	#16 Haiden Brotherson1.000	.829
#15 Ella Watkins1.000	Win Loss Percentage	#2 Sam Spencer1.000	.558

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Payson	8-3		Desert Hills	10-3

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
3/14/25	Emery	Payson	(W) 12-1	4/12/25	Emery	Desert Hills	(W) 13-6
3/14/25	Payson	Snow Canyon	(W) 10-9	4/22/25	Desert Hills	Snow Canyon	(W) 16-1
				4/25/25	Snow Canyon	Desert Hills	(W) 7-3
3/15/25	Payson	Hurricane	(W) 8-2	4/1/25	Hurricane	Desert Hills	(W) 12-1
4/26/25	Payson	Hurricane	(W) 13-1	4/4/25	Desert Hills	Hurricane	(W) 5-2
5/13/25	Hurricane	Payson	(W) 17-0
3/17/25	Spanish Fork	Payson	(W) 8-5	3/14/25	Spanish Fork	Desert Hills	(W) 2-1
				4/15/25	Desert Hills	Spanish Fork	(W) 4-0
4/12/25	Salem Hills	Payson	(L) 6-4	4/16/25	Desert Hills	Salem Hills	(W) 13-9
4/26/25	Payson	Bear River	(L) 5-3	3/8/25	Bear River	Desert Hills	(L) 9-3
5/13/25	Payson	Bear River	(L) 10-0	5/15/25	Desert Hills	Bear River	(L) 6-3
				5/16/25	Desert Hills	Bear River	(W) 3-1
				5/16/25	Desert Hills	Bear River	(L) 3-2
5/8/25	Mountain Crest	Payson	(W) 9-4	3/7/25	Mountain Crest	Desert Hills	(W) 16-1
5/9/25	Mountain Crest	Payson	(W) 7-6

Record Breakdown

Payson (24-25)		Desert Hills (24-25)
22-8	Overall	32-4
8-2	League	12-0
11-2	Non-League	5-0
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
8-3	Common Opponent	10-3
11-2	Home	17-1
7-4	Away	9-2
4-2	Neutral	6-1
3-2	Playoff	6-2
22-8	In-State	32-4
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0