Trojans wrap up summer baseball regular season
Jul 18, 2024 09:08AM ● By Brian Shaw
Though the end of the season did not turn out to be a winning one in one sense, the Trojans got a lot out of playing summer baseball through June and July and will continue doing so as the regular season kicks its cleats in the dirt for one time more or two.
“The teams are doing great, we have had situational learning opportunities that will pay dividends in the future,” said Coach Stuart.
The Trojans varsity squad finished the regular season of the Utah Summer Baseball League with a record of three wins, eight losses and one tie.
They defeated Copper Hills, Roy and Grantsville and took Bonneville to the brink before tying that matchup 6-6.
All of those games, according to Coach Stuart, will help the Trojans varsity squad as they’ll now turn to the postseason—a varsity tournament that begins Tuesday July 16.
“It is a double elimination tournament format this summer season,” said Coach Stuart. The Trojans will play Clearfield, a school that wasn’t on the team’s schedule in the summer league or the 32 games that Morgan’s varsity team played this past spring.
The Trojans JV team also wrapped up their season this past week, finishing its 12-game slate with three wins, eight losses and one tie—the same as the varsity did.
The next guys in line to take varsity spots in a year or two put together some big wins. The Trojans JV team knocked off Northridge and West Jordan and also defeated Grantsville. They ended up tying Bountiful 7-7 at the midpoint.
The young men that comprise the 8th-grade and freshmen Trojans team have been unable to capture a victory thus far this season, but will still have two more games left to play. At the moment, they have a record of no wins and nine losses on the season.
For Coach Stuart, the mission has been accomplished and the young men of Morgan have done what they set out to do when they all committed to an extra month or two of baseball.
“There have been plenty of opportunities for our athletes to get more reps in the field and at the plate,” said Coach Stuart. “It is great to see even the small successes in each individual.” λ
