Baseball Recap: Provo Bulldogs vs. Uintah Utes
Even though Uintah scored an imposing ten runs on Monday, Provo still came out on top. The Provo Bulldogs took their contest against the Uintah Utes 14-10. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Provo.
Provo got a great performance from Kyler Toone as he pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Toone has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kampton Fuller, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Malachi Aulava, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Uintah's side, Angel Rios and Sheason Sheffield did some serious damage despite the final result: Rios got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Sheffield scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaron Colton, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Provo pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs per game. As for Uintah, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5.
Provo will have a chance to go back-to-back against Uintah: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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