ABILENE, Texas (Interstat) — Brady Ladusau went 4 for 6 with six RBIs to lead Abilene Christian past Utah Valley 16-6 on Sunday afternoon at Kimbrell Arena. The Wildcats amassed 12 hits, while the Wolverines managed six. Diego Cardenas added three hits including two home runs and two RBIs. JT Thompson drove in four runs on two hits. Carson Wallace tossed 3 1/3 scoreless innings with three strikeouts. Reese Borho homered and Maddox Miesse recorded two RBIs.

Utah Valley’s Derek Houston homered and drove in two. Chance Wallace struck out three over two scoreless innings. The Wolverines grabbed an early 6-0 lead in the first inning, but Abilene Christian answered with three in the bottom half and never trailed thereafter. The Wildcats took the lead for good in the fifth on Cardenas’ second homer.

Abilene Christian improved to 24-25 overall, while Utah Valley fell to 12-34. The Wildcats have won two of three in the series after losing the opener Saturday.