Pleasant Grove's Rand Davis went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBIs to lead the Vikings to the 5-4 extra-inning victory over Olympus in prep baseball action Thursday.

Olympus (0-1) led 3-2 after five innings, but the Vikings (1-0) scored the equalizer in the sixth and scored two in the eighth to win their season opener.

In other baseball action:

BOYS GAMES

NONREGION

CLEARFIELD 12, BEN LOMOND 2:Chad Smout struck out nine and drove in two runs in the win for Clearfield.

HILLCREST 9, HUNTER 1:Andrew Lawrence recorded six strikeouts in four innings to lead the Huskies.

SKYLINE 7, LONE PEAK 2:Dallas Reid pitched four innings for the Eagles, giving up just two hits and no earned runs.

GIRLS SOFTBALL

NONREGION

BRIGHTON 15, WOODS CROSS 5:Christine Mendenhall finished the game with three hits, and gave up just five to Woods Cross.

HILLCREST 4, FREMONT 0: Husky Alicia Braner reached base four times in four at-bats, scored a run, and made a key defensive play to save a run.

MOUNTAIN VIEW 12, SPRINGVILLE 1:Ericka Jones had 10 strikeouts and Kirby Jacobs had four RBIs and a homer to lead the Bruins.

PLEASANT GROVE 7, TIMPVIEW 2: Pleasant Grove pitcher Jenny Scoville helped her own cause, going 2-for-3 with a triple to get the win.

JORDAN 1, TAYLORSVILLE 0:Normandy Jackson singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth for the Beetdiggers. Lindsie Nielsen threw a one-hitter in nine innings of work.

BOYS SOCCER

NONREGION

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GRAND 1, HURRICANE 0:Xan Jones scored the only goal late in the second half to get Grand off to 1-0 start.

DAVIS 2, LONE PEAK 0: The Darts shutout the Knights in non-region soccer play Wednesday.

PROVO 3, JUAN DIEGO 2: The Bulldogs and Soaring Eagle played a tough game where offense was abundant. In the end, the Bulldogs came out on top.

CORRECTION: The pitcher in a photograph on the front page of the Deseret News' sports section Wednesday was misidentified. The Jordan pitcher in the photo was Lindsie Nielsen.

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