SALT LAKE CITY (Interstat) — Zak Skinner went 4 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs to lead UCF to a 12-4 victory over Utah in the first game of a Big 12 doubleheader Saturday evening.

John Smith added two homers and three RBIs for the Knights, who improved to 25-15. Utah fell to 21-18.

UCF collected 13 hits, while Utah managed eight. The Knights broke the game open with an eight-run eighth inning.

Kaniel Rosado tossed four hitless innings with six strikeouts, Kris Sosnowski worked three hitless frames with three strikeouts and Anthony Lariz contributed a scoreless inning for UCF.

For Utah, Payton Riske allowed two hits and one earned run with three strikeouts over five innings. Matt Flaharty went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs, and Daniel Arambula hit a two-run homer. Easton Jones threw 1 2/3 hitless innings.

Skinner, named the top star for UCF, singled in the first, later homered and added a two-run single in the eighth. Smith homered in the sixth and seventh innings. UCF won its second straight over Utah after a 12-2 victory Friday.