High school baseball: 6A/5A recap of Friday’s playoff games

Preston Jacobsen hit a double, a triple, and pitched the win on the mound as the second-seeded Miners racked up 14 hits and 14 runs to pick up a two-game sweep over Syracuse in the 6A second round.

No. 19 seed Layton pulled off the Game 2 upset of No. 3 seed Riverton as it forced a decisive Game 3 in the 6A second round series. Crew Harrop drove in a pair of runs to lead the Lancers.

No. 1 seed Fremont closed things out quickly against underdog Clearfield as it coasted to the 2-0 series sweep in the 6A second round series. Landon Salvesen picked up the win for the ‘Wolves while Logan Penland had a solid day at the plate with a double and three RBIs.