SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — The Utah Utes erased a nine-run deficit with a relentless offensive display to defeat the Utah Valley Wolverines 16-9 on Tuesday at Smith’s Ballpark.

Utah Valley stunned the home crowd early, blasting three first-inning home runs from Chipper Beck, Kaden Carpenter and Hunter Katschke to build a commanding 9-0 lead. The Utes began their methodical comeback with a six-run second inning, highlighted by a two-run homer from Zakye Hawkins and a two-run double by Daniel Arambula.

Hawkins, who finished 2 for 4 with a homer and three RBIs, later delivered a go-ahead single in Utah’s seven-run seventh inning. Jake Long added three RBIs for Utah, which recorded 17 hits. The Utes improved to 21-15, while the Wolverines fell to 11-25. Carter Seely provided three scoreless relief innings for Utah Valley in the loss.