Cyprus baseball closed out their season winning six of their last seven games and clinched a fifth seed in the state tournament. 

“We have had a great season,” Pirates head coach Alessander Aldana said.

The Pirates finished second in the UHSAA Region 4, two games behind West Jordan, the region champion. Its 19 wins this year fall just one short of the 20 wins they secured last year. 

Senior Cody Densley led the team with 31 hits and a .437 batting average. His leadership was evident as the season wound down. In the final regular season game he pitched 6 ⅓ innings, allowing only one earned run off six hits. In six consecutive appearances he has not allowed more than two walks. 

Densely is one of four seniors who have accepted offers to continue their baseball careers after high school. Densely along with Easton Anderson and Easton Seeley have signed to play at Yakima Community College in Washington and Nick Griffel will attend Thomas College in Maine. 

“These players have been important to this program,” Aldana said.

Anderson had two home runs and 24 stolen bases, Seeley posted a 6-2 record and a 2.56 ERA, and Griffel was second on the team with 23 RBI. 

Pitching was a strength for the Pirates this season. Junior Alex Larsen and senior DJ Oveson helped strengthen a strong mound presence. Oveson had 35 strikeouts in 31 innings. Larsen only walked eight batters in 37 innings. λ