Bear River Bears baseball. Photo by Clint Allen. PROVO – The Bear River Bears survived an up and down contest to get the day started in the 4A baseball playoffs at Larry H. Miller Field at Brigham Young University on Tuesday. #8 Bear River outlasted #5 Desert Hills 11-10 in an up and down game in the consolation bracket. With the win, they will play Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Utah Valley University against fellow Region 11 foe Mountain Crest. #6 Ridgeline has struggled to get runners on base and across home plate, while also stopping their opponents from doing the same. On Monday, Ridgeline lost 10-1 vs. Dixie and Tuesday wasn’t much better. The Riverhawks lost 8-1 vs #2 Crimson Cliffs, meaning Ridgeline is officially eliminated from the playoffs. Later in the day, #7 Green Canyon suffered a similar 8-1 loss to #3 Dixie. But the Wolves were not eliminated from contention. They will face the team who took out the Riverhawks – Crimson Cliffs – at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the consolation bracket at Utah Valley University in Orem. The night cap featured #4 Mountain Crest vs #1 Snow Canyon. The Warriors needed a walk off home run

Green Canyon baseball. Photo by Sean Greene. PROVO – In the opening round of Bracket Play of the 4A baseball playoffs at Brigham Young University, #4 Mountain Crest began the day with a 5-1 victory over #5 Desert Hills. The #8 Bear River Bears held a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the 7th inning before a two run walk off home run by #1 Snow Canyon propelled the Warriors to a 3-2 win. #7 Green Canyon pulled off an upset with a 5-1 victory over #2 Crimson Cliffs. In the nightcap, the #3 Dixie Flyers got the best of #6 Ridgeline 10-1. All teams will be back in action Tuesday, with Mountain Crest and Green Canyon advancing in the winner’s bracket. But since it is a double elimination tournament, Bear River and Ridgeline are not out of it yet. Monday Scores:#4 Mountain Crest 5#5 Desert Hills 1 #1 Snow Canyon 3#8 Bear River 2 #7 Green Canyon 5#2 Crimson Cliffs 1 #3 Dixie 10#6 Ridgeline 1 Tuesday Schedule:#8 Bear River vs #5 Desert Hills at 12:30 p.m. (with play-by-coverage on 104.9 The Ranch in Box Elder County). #6 Ridgeline vs #2 Crimson Cliffs at 3 p.m. (with play-by-coverage on