OREM, Utah — UVU scored five runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to come from behind and defeat BYU, 9-8, on Tuesday night at UCCU Ballpark.

With the victory the Wolverines improve to 14-10 on the year and break a 14-game losing streak to the Cougars. The loss drops BYU to 8-15 on the season, 3-10 on the road. 

Game Summary
  •  Cougars scored eight runs on six hits, while the Wolverines tallied nine runs on nine hits
  •  The two teams combine for 18 base on balls
  •  Three BYU errors in the bottom of the ninth lead to five unearned UVU runs

Player Highlights  
  •  Cooper Vest: 2-5, 5 RBI, Grand Slam, 10-game hitting streak
  •  Jacob Wilk: 2-4, BB, 2 Runs
  •  Easton Jones: 1-4, 2 RBI, BB
  •  Carter Smith: 2.0 IP, 4 SO, win

BYU got off to a fast start scoring four runs in the top of the first on a grand slam to left center by designated hitter Cooper Vest. Utah Valley got a run back in the bottom of the inning on two walks and a double to left center to cut the Cougar lead to 4-1. 

The Wolverines tied the game at 4-4 with a home run in the second inning and two more runs on a walk and two hits in the third. 

Three walks and a warning track sacrifice fly to right field by Luke Anderson gave BYU a 5-4 lead in the top of the fourth inning. The Cougars extended the lead to 7-4 in the fifth with a single by Jacob Wilk, a walk by Chad Call and a two-out double over the centerfielders head by Easton Jones that scored both runners. 

The Cougars picked up another run in the sixth inning on a Vest single through the left side of the infield to score Tate Gambill, who had walked to lead off the inning. The run gave BYU an 8-4 advantage with three innings to play. 

The Wolverines scored five runs in the ninth off a walk, three BYU errors and three singles for the 9-8 victory. All five runs were unearned. 

BYU stays on the road for a three-game conference series at Gonzaga, March 30-31 and April 1, at Patterson Complex in Spokane, Washington. 
 

PROVO, Utah — BYU baseball returns to action on Tuesday, March 28, against Utah Valley in a game scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT at UCCU Ballpark. 

The game will air live on the BYU Radio App and 107.9 FM in the northern Utah market, with Greg Wrubell on the call. The contest will also be broadcast live by UVU on ESPN+.  

Tuesday will be the 45th all-time meeting between the Cougars and the Wolverines, and the second of two games in 2023 between the neighboring universities. BYU won the first game 15-7 at Miller Park on March 21. A previous game was scheduled between the two teams for earlier in the 2023 season but was canceled to due inclement weather.

The Cougars are 35-9 all-time versus the Wolverines and have won 14-straight games dating back to May 10, 2016. The first game between the two schools was held on March 8, 2005, a BYU 15-8 win. 

UVU enters the contest with a 13-10 record and is 2-2 in Western Athletic Conference play. The Wolverines went 1-1 last week, defeating Tarleton, 7-6, on Saturday after dropping the Tuesday game at BYU. 

BYU played four games last week, going 2-2, and is now 8-14 on the year, 2-4 in West Coast Conference play. The Cougars lost the first two games of a three-game series with Saint Mary's on Thursday (11-8) and Saturday (6-4) but bounced back to win the second game of the double header (4-3) on Saturday afternoon. 

Following the Tuesday evening game with UVU, BYU hits the road for a three-game conference series at Gonzaga, March 30-31 and April 1 at Patterson Complex in Spokane, Washington.