PROVO, Utah (Interstat) — The BYU Cougars defeated the Utah Valley Wolverines 13-3 on Tuesday, May 12, at Larry H. Miller Field. BYU improved to 26-25 while Utah Valley fell to 12-35.

BYU collected 13 hits, matching the 13 runs. Utah Valley had eight hits. The Cougars broke the game open with an eight-run fourth inning.

Ezra McNaughton homered in the first inning for BYU, driving in two runs. Tu’alau Wolfgramm doubled in two runs in the fourth and added an RBI single in the sixth. Matt Hansen had two singles, collecting three RBIs overall. Parker Goff doubled and singled, driving in two runs.

Utah Valley’s Kaden Carpenter homered in the top of the first to give the Wolverines a 3-0 lead. Hunter Katschke later homered in the fifth.

Blade Paragas pitched for BYU, while Trey Jacobsen, Cohen Baack, Chance Wallace and Aaron Rice worked for Utah Valley. Tyler Ball and Luke Sterner also pitched for BYU.

BYU hosts Kansas next, while Utah Valley visits Texas-Arlington.