Baseball Recap: North Sanpete Gets the Win

North Sanpete was handed a six-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the American Leadership Academy Eagles 9-7. The game was the first time the Hawks have beaten the Eagles on their field since April 22, 2019.

Maddex Bailey

Stolen Base

03/27/25 @ American Leadership Academy	3
03/21/25 vs Carbon	2
03/07/25 vs Manti	2
03/12/25 @ Providence Hall	1
03/08/25 vs Summit Academy	1

Maddex Bailey was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. He has become a key player for North Sanpete: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Chaetton Osborne, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.

North Sanpete pushed their record up to 5-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for American Leadership Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Sanpete will head out to challenge Manti at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. North Sanpete's pitchers better be ready for this one: Manti has averaged an impressive 6.8 runs per game this season. As for American Leadership Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against Summit Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Summit Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.78 runs per game on average), something American Leadership Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.