The Falcons and Pioneers will begin the 6A state tournament in the best-of-three Super Regionals tomorrow and Friday (May 14-15).
Here’s how each Lehi-area softball team is positioned.
Lehi
Season record: 12-0 Region 3 (1st), 25-3 overall
Final RPI ranking: 3 in 6A
MaxPreps ranking: 3 in 6A, 8 statewide
Next contest: May 15
Prospects: The Pioneers are in Bracket 2 and will host #14 Lone Peak (9-14) on Thursday at 4 p.m. On Friday the teams will play again at 1 p.m., with a tiebreaker to immediately follow if needed. The Pioneers won all three Region 3 games against the Knights this season. The series victor will move on to face the winner of the series between #6 Mountain Ridge (15-10) and #11 Syracuse (15-10) on Tuesday (May 19) at the Valley Complex in Taylorsville at 3 p.m. Lehi has not played the Sentinels or the Titans this season.
Skyridge
Season record: 9-3 Region 3 (2nd), 15-12 overall
Final RPI ranking: 10 in 6A
MaxPreps ranking: 11 in 6A, 41 statewide
Next contest: May 14
Prospects: The Falcons also landed in Bracket 2 and will start the playoffs on the road against #7 Westlake (15-10) on Thursday at 4 p.m. The teams will play again on Friday at 1 p.m., with a tiebreaker to immediately follow as necessary. Whoever prevails will move on to face the winner of the series between #2 Herriman (23-4) and #15 Weber (6-21) on Tuesday (May 19) at the Valley Complex in Taylorsville at 3 p.m. Skyridge hasn’t played any of these opponents this year.