Baseball Recap: Farmington Takes a Loss

By Team Reports May 7, 2025, 10:06pm

Baseball Recap: Farmington Phoenix vs. Davis Darts

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Farmington had lost five straight on the road, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 5-20 to make it six. They fell 14-9 to the Davis Darts. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Darts this season, with their most recent defeat being a 3-2 loss on Tuesday.

Farmington got a good showing from Easton Willis, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Willis has allowed since back in March.

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On the hitting side, Lincoln Westlund and Landon Leavitt stepped up to the plate in a big way. Westlund went 1-for-4 with two runs and one RBI, while Leavitt went 2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI. Westlund has become a key player for Farmington: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-18 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kaden Stock, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

As for Davis, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games.

On Davis' side, Croydon Christensen looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Christensen has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Owen Talbot and Wally Grant did most of the damage at the plate: Talbot went 4-for-5 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Grant got on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. Talbot has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Mcguire, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.

As of now, neither Farmington nor Davis have any future games scheduled.

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