SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — Luke Jacobs went 5 for 6 with a home run and five RBIs to lead Utah to a 16-9 victory over Utah Tech on Tuesday. Matt Flaharty added three hits, including a homer, and four RBIs, while Jake Long homered and drove in three runs. Cameron Gurney also homered for the Utes, who improved to 25-22. Utah Tech fell to 28-21 despite 11 hits, including four from Hudson Manwaring. Derek Render pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings for the Trailblazers. Utah erupted for seven runs in the first inning, keyed by Long’s two-run homer, Flaharty’s two-run double and Jacobs’ two-run double. Gurney and Flaharty homered in the second. Utah Tech answered with three runs in the third and three in the sixth, but Utah pulled away with Jacobs’ three-run homer in the eighth. Ryan Kittredge threw two scoreless innings for the win.