Baseball Game Preview: North Sanpete Hawks vs. Carbon Dinos

The North Sanpete Hawks will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Carbon Dinos at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. North Sanpete is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.

North Sanpete barely beat Carbon the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. North Sanpete never let Carbon get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Wednesday. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Dinos recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.

Hudson Smith

Runs (Career)

03/19/25 @ Carbon	3
03/11/25 @ Judge Memorial Catholic	2
03/08/25 vs Summit Academy	2
05/02/24 @ Carbon	2
05/03/24 @ Carbon	1

Hudson Smith made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. He has become a key player for North Sanpete: the team is undefeated when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 1-3 otherwise. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Wyatt Williams, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. What's more, he posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaydyn Robinson, who scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.

North Sanpete now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Carbon, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season.