ST. GEORGE, Utah (Interstat) — Utah Tech defeated Abilene Christian 7-4 on Friday at Burns Arena in a Western Athletic contest.

The Trailblazers (30-21) rallied from an early 4-0 deficit. After Abilene Christian’s Diego Cardenas singled in a run in the third, Kyle McDaniel answered with a solo homer in the bottom half and Micah Durham added an RBI single.

Utah Tech tied the game on a balk in the fourth. Abilene Christian (24-27) regained the lead in the fifth on RBI from Braden Regala and a sacrifice fly, but Hudson Manwaring crushed a three-run homer in the sixth to put the Trailblazers ahead 6-4. An unearned run in the seventh extended the lead.

Cardenas homered for the Wildcats in the eighth, but Utah Tech’s bullpen held. Starter Dakoda West allowed one earned run over four innings. McDaniel finished 3 for 4 with a homer. The teams close the series Saturday.