VINEYARD, Utah (Interstat) — Kaden Carpenter homered and drove in two runs, Mason Strong added a two-run homer and four RBIs, and Utah Valley defeated Texas-Arlington 13-5 on Thursday at Brent Brown Ballpark in a Western Athletic Conference game.

The Wolverines improved to 13-35 overall. The Mavericks fell to 18-29.

Carpenter went 4 for 5 with a double, a home run and two RBIs. Strong finished 2 for 5 with a home run and four RBIs. Chipper Beck went 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI. Cooper Brass had two hits and an RBI in five at-bats.

Ray Hernandez earned the win for Utah Valley, allowing three earned runs on five hits with three strikeouts over six innings. Garrett Miller pitched three innings of relief, surrendering two earned runs on four hits while striking out four.

For Texas-Arlington, Jackson Hill went 2 for 4 with an RBI. Xander McAfee drove in two runs on a double. Caylon Dygert started and yielded five earned runs on zero hits with seven strikeouts in five and one-third innings. Jacob Havern pitched a scoreless inning of relief.

Utah Valley seized control with a four-run third inning. Singles by Kade Anda and Caleb Katschke set the table before a sacrifice fly by Cole Block brought home the first run. Carpenter doubled, and Beck followed with a two-base hit that scored Katschke. Strong’s groundout plated Carpenter, and Evan Hamlin singled home Beck to give the Wolverines a 4-0 lead.

Texas-Arlington answered in the top of the fifth. Hill doubled and scored on a single by Kaden Knott, cutting the deficit to 4-1. In the sixth, the Mavericks tied the game. Jack Fields walked, Bryce Laracuente singled, and a bunt groundout by Jaxon Springs scored Fields. Hill then doubled to right center, driving in Laracuente to make it 5-4 Texas-Arlington.

The Wolverines responded in the bottom of the sixth. Anda singled, Katschke doubled him home, and the game was tied 5-5.

The pivotal moment came in the bottom of the seventh. Carpenter led off with a home run to center field, his 15th of the season, giving Utah Valley a 6-5 lead. After Beck walked, Strong launched a home run to left field, scoring Beck and pushing the lead to 8-5. Later, Hamlin singled, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Springs. Brass then singled to right field, plating Hamlin and making it 9-5.

Utah Valley added three more runs in the eighth. Block doubled, Carpenter doubled him home, Beck doubled, and a throwing error by Havern allowed Carpenter and Beck to score unearned, extending the margin to 13-5.

Texas-Arlington collected nine hits in the game, while Utah Valley finished with 18 hits.

The Mavericks and Wolverines continue their series Friday and Saturday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Texas-Arlington 3, Utah Valley 1. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Mavericks a 53.60 percent probability to win.