The Orem Tigers will square off against the Summit Academy Bears at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Orem has four straight wins, Summit Academy has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Orem was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain View, taking the game 14-9.
Chase Ford made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Ford was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with one triple and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.
Benji Engemann
| 04/03/26 @ Mountain View | 4 |
| 03/17/26 @ Skyline | 3 |
| 03/25/26 vs Provo | 2 |
| 03/14/26 @ Skyline | 1 |
| 03/07/26 vs Park City | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Benji Engemann, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Mack Ellison was another key player, going 4-for-5 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Orem kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 24 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 11.4.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Summit Academy's offense. They lost 13-0 to Timpanogos on Friday.
The win got Orem back to even at 8-8. As for Summit Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Summit Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Orem has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Summit Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 3.4 strikeouts. Will Orem keep running through batters, or will the Bears buck the trend? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
