Baseball Game Preview: Spanish Fork Dons vs. Alta Hawks

The Spanish Fork Dons will head out on the road to square off against the Alta Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Spanish Fork is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.

On Saturday, Spanish Fork made easy work of Clearfield and carried off a 7-1 victory.

Jackie Sorenson

Hits (Career)

05/10/25 @ Clearfield	4
04/25/25 @ Springville	2
03/21/25 vs Cedar	2
03/12/25 @ Riverton	2
03/08/25 vs Syracuse	2

Jackie Sorenson was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Boston Duvall, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.

Spanish Fork was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Alta and Jordan meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Hawks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Beetdiggers 5-4.

Alta's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nash Williams, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

Alta is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games. That somehow still isn't as good as their 19-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Spanish Fork, their record now sits at 11-16.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Spanish Fork has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Alta struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.