Prep baseball playoffs: Layton lands lone home berth among Region 1 qualifiers
BRIAN WOLFER, Special to the Standard-Examiner
Layton High's Burkon Beus takes a cut at a Farmington pitch during a Region 1 baseball game Tuesday, May 5, 2026, in Layton.Just three Region 1 squads landed seats in the 6A baseball state playoff bracket unveiled by the UHSAA on Friday.
Region champion Layton (18-6) received the No. 8 seed and a home berth; Davis (15-10) received the No. 12 seed, and Farmington caught the final at-large bid as the No. 16 seed.
First-round, super regional contests are contested May 13-14 at home sites to whittle the 16-team field to eight. Then, double-elimination bracket play matchups are contested May 18-21 at BYU’s Miller Park.
After the final two teams remain, a best-of-three state championship series is scheduled for May 22-23 at Utah Valley University’s UCCU Ballpark.
In 6A’s 18-team classification, No. 17 Syracuse (4-21) and No. 18 Weber (4-19) did not make the bracket.
LOCAL PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
6A SUPER REGIONALS (Best of 3, May 13-14)
• No. 9 Jordan at No. 8 Layton
• No. 12 Davis at No. 5 Lehi
• No. 16 Farmington at No. 1 American Fork
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