MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Interstat) — Dawson Montesa delivered seven strong innings and the West Virginia Mountaineers rallied from an early deficit to defeat the BYU Cougars 7-4 in a Big 12 conference opener Thursday.

BYU built a 4-0 lead, powered by two home runs from Easton Jones. West Virginia responded with four runs in the second inning to tie it and took the lead for good in the sixth on Gavin Kelly’s two-run homer.

Montesa earned the win, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out seven over seven innings, rebounding from two rough recent starts. Jones finished with three RBIs for BYU, which managed only five hits. West Virginia improved to 14-4, while BYU fell to .500 at 10-10. The teams continue their series Friday.