Summit’s two-sport star dominating on the diamond
Printed 11:42 am Monday, April 20, 2026
Again in mid-October, Summit soccer coach Corben Hyatt wished to know which sport his star quarterback cherished extra, soccer or baseball.
Following the 37-7 soccer win over Criminal County, Andrew Guthrie gave the protected reply and wouldn’t be swayed a technique or one other.
“I really like each of them for certain,” stated the 6-foot-5-inch junior on Oct. 18, 2025. “I’ve at all times informed anybody who asks that query that it relies upon what I’m taking part in proper now.”
Six months later, all of it is smart why.
After a breakout season on the soccer area by which he was the one of many state’s prime signal-callers, Guthrie is now dominating on the baseball diamond for the Storm.
“That child is a stud in a whole lot of alternative ways,” stated Summit baseball coach Aaron Boehm. “He’s turning into an ideal pitcher and lots of people are taking discover.”
The proper arm of Guthrie, whether or not spinning a soccer everywhere in the area or hurling a baseball that may contact 90 mph, is particular. And this 12 months it has actually begun to point out.
In his second season because the beginning quarterback, Guthrie handed for greater than 2,000 yards with 23 landing passes and solely 4 interception to assist the Storm attain the 5A soccer state title recreation.
He was named the Intermountain Convention’s Offensive Participant of the 12 months, and 5A first-team quarterback by the OSAA.
Now he’s placing collectively an analogous season on the baseball area.
In final week’s collection win towards Ridgeview, Guthrie performed an enormous function within the Storm taking two of three video games towards the reigning IMC champions. He was dominant on the mound to assist the Storm win Sport 1, then he drove dwelling the successful run for an 8-7 walk-off win in Sport 2.
His bat is beginning to warmth up. After beginning the season 3-for-16 on the plate, he has gone 9-for-19 with six RBIs previously six video games to lift his batting common to .325.
Nevertheless it has been on the mound, the place the Storm actually wanted it, the place Guthrie has actually thrived.
Throughout Summit’s run to the 5A state title final 12 months, the Storm rode the arm of two faculty pitchers in Alex Through (5A’s Pitcher of the 12 months now pitching on the College of Portland) and Carter Hess (now pitching at Mt. Hood Neighborhood School).
In six outings this season, Guthrie has pitched 21 innings, permitting simply six earned runs whereas putting out 33 batters. Over the 4 video games that he has began, he has solely allowed two earned runs.
On April 14 towards Ridgeview, Guthrie spun a gem. He threw his first full recreation of the season, putting out 13 Ravens batters whereas permitting only one earned run within the Storm’s 8-1 win.
“Ridgeview’s lineup is stacked prime to backside,” Guthrie stated. “There’s not a weak spot in that lineup. That was my first large efficiency on the varsity stage as a starter. My arm felt good. (Catcher Henry Gruetzmacher) and I have been dialed in. And I simply wished to go on the market and compete.”
The competitiveness that comes from attempting to compete with two older brothers and his new dedication to an offseason throwing program has turned Guthrie from a bullpen pitcher with expertise to the workforce’s ace.
“I used to be primed for it after the loss within the pitching division,” Guthrie stated. “Somebody needed to step up and I used to be prepared to tackle the problem. I at all times assume that I’m the most important competitor on the sector. So I took on the problem. I labored all offseason with our pitching program.”
Whereas Guthrie is targeted on every sport in-season, soccer was the precedence final fall whereas baseball took the again seat.
However when Summit baseball’s winter coaching began in January, Guthrie didn’t miss a exercise and was throwing three days every week.
“He went all-in on the pitching and the baseball aspect,” Boehm stated. “That’s after I knew that it was going to be particular. I introduced him as our Sport 1 starter within the third week of the season. So we began making ready him for that. We wanted children to step up and he’s clearly our ace.”
Absolutely, whereas within the midst of turning into a standout baseball participant, Guthrie is now beginning to favor the diamond over the gridiron.
Nope.
Months later, regardless of breaking out on the baseball diamond, he’s steadfast in love for whichever sport is in season.
“That’s nonetheless completely how I really feel proper now,” Guthrie stated. “I’m targeted on baseball proper now, however as soon as baseball is completed and when soccer is again in gear, I’ll be targeted on soccer.”
