ST. GEORGE — The four semifinalists are set for the St. George Summer Classic after another red-hot day on the diamonds in 111-degree Dixie.
With a late evening victory over Cedar City, the Dixie team clinched first place in the Liberty Division of pool play. The Flyers squad pulled out a narrow 5-4 win to go 3-0 in the two days of Round Robin pool play. With the first-place finish, Dixie will host the St. George Sentinels in one of two semifinals. The game will be played at Snow Canyon High at 5 p.m.
The other semifinal will pit Freedom Division winner Springville against Liberty Division second-place squad Colorado, which had beaten Snow Canyon, but lost to Dixie on Friday. Springville, 3-0, won two games Thursday and then beat Highland (Calif.) 9-6 Friday evening. The Springville-Colorado semifinal will be at Bruce Hurst Field.
The Sentinels got second place in the Freedom Division by beating Highland 13-4 Friday.
The two semifinal winners will square off for the St. George Summer Classic title at 8 p.m. at Hurst Field. last season, the St. George Sentinels beat Cedar City 11-9 in the championship game.
Here are the final pool play standings, Friday’s scores and Saturday’s schedule.
LIBERTY POOL:
#1 DIXIE 3-0
#2 COLORADO 2-1 (6 run differential and beat Cedar)
#3 CEDAR 2-1 (beat BSF)
#4 BLACKSMITH FORK 2-1
#5 SNOW CANYON 1-2
#6 RICHFIELD 0-3
FREEDOM POOL:
#1 SPRINGVILLE 3-0
#2 ST GEORGE 2-1 (beat MINNESOTA)
#3 MINNESOTA 2-1
#4 CANYON VIEW 1-2 (beat Desert Hills)
#5 DESERT HILLS 1-2
#6 HIGHLAND 0-3
FRIDAY Results
BLACKSMITH FORK (15) VS. RICHFIELD (2)
SNOW CANYON (8) VS. COLORADO (9)
RICHFIELD (2) VS. SNOW CANYON (11)
COLORADO (5) VS. DIXIE (12)
SPRINGVILLE (9) VS. HIGHLAND (6)
CANYON VIEW (11) VS. DESERT HILLS (9)
ST GEORGE (13) VS. HIGHLAND (4)
CEDAR CITY (4) VS. DIXIE (5)
CANYON VIEW (3) VS. MINNESOTA (8)
BLACKSMITH FORK (1) VS. CEDAR (10)
SATURDAY’S Schedule (location)
9:30 AM DESERT HILLS VS. SNOW CANYON (SC)
9:30 AM HIGHLAND VS. RICHFIELD (DSU)
12:00 PM CANYON VIEW VS. BLACKSMITH FORK (SC)
12:00 PM CEDAR CITY VS. MINNESOTA (DSU)
5:00 PM ST GEORGE VS. DIXIE (SC)
5:00 PM COLORADO VS. SPRINGVILLE (DSU)
8:00 PM CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (DSU)
Tyson Fisher at the plate for Dixie, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Cedar pitcher Drake Lewis, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Dixie pitcher Stockton Sorden, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Brock Oldroyd takes a swing for Cedar, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Kade Christensen rips a double for Dixie, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Hobbs Nyberg puts the ball in play for Dixie, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Cedar shortstop Bracken Yardley throws to first after a force out at second, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Bracken Yardley at the plate for Cedar, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Ryan Slack with a hit for Cedar, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Drake Lewis hustles to first base for Cedar, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News Dixie pitcher Stockton Sorden awaits a throw as Cedar's Ryan Slack slides in to home safely after a wild pitch, Dixie vs. Cedar, Baseball, St. George, Utah, June 26, 2015, | Photo by Robert Hoppie, ASPpix.com, St. George News
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