GREELEY, Colorado - Utah Valley State dropped its third straight game in the Division-I Independent Invitational and finished the 2005 season on a sour note after losing a late lead and falling 9-6 to South Dakota State. The Wolverines led 6-5 going into the bottom of the seventh, but two runs in both the seventh and eighth gave the Jackrabbits the come from behind win.

Kory Drew finished off the season well individually as he went 4-for-5 in his final college game and finished the season with a .333 average and was named to the All-Invitational Team. Drew led Utah Valley State with 79 hits in 2005.

Kevin Hashimoto tied Drew for second on the team with a .333 average after going 3-for-4 in his final college baseball game. Eli Slesk finishes with the top average (.367) after going 1-for-4 against South Dakota. Slesk finished the year hitting in 17 of the last 18 ballgames.

Cory Newton and Reno Mendenhall both added home runs for Utah Valley State, as the Wolverines ended up with 50 home runs in 2005.

The team's top home run hitter, Dan Bulow, finished with 15 but broke his foot against Arizona State and didn't play in the final seven games of the year.

Trent Perry finished as the team leader in RBI's (57) and doubles (21).

It's been an up and down season for Utah Valley State that included the first ever win over BYU and the first win in school history over a ranked opponent when they knocked off #17 Arizona State in Tempe on May 4th.