OREM, Utah—A five-run eighth inning Wolverine comeback wasn't enough as Utah Valley dropped a 10-7 decision to BYU Tuesday evening at Brent Brown Ballpark.

Colton Shaver and Cole Wilstead each hit home runs in the top of the second to help BYU (7-10) take an early 2-0 lead. The Cougars added another run in the top of the third to make it 3-0 on a sacrifice fly by Dillon Robinson.

Utah Valley (3-12) answered by scoring two runs in the bottom of the fifth on a single by Kade Andrus and a sacrifice fly by Mark Krueger. 

The Cougars extended their lead in the top of the eighth by scoring six runs on four hits, four walks and one error that made it 9-2.

The Wolverines mounted a comeback in the bottom of the eighth as Jordan Schlehuber and Greyson Bogden each drove in two of UVU's five runs in the stanza to make it a 9-7 game. BYU pitcher Michael Rucker struck out UVU leadoff hitter Kade Andrus, who represented the tying run, to end the rally. BYU added an insurance run in the top of the ninth inning to secure the win.

 "Our guys, they'll fight, they scramble, they do their stuff," said Utah Valley head coach Eric Madsen. "It's good to see them try and claw their way back but we've got to find a way to win games, that's plain and simple."

Jake Mayer (0-2) took the loss on the mound as he allowed three runs on five hits while striking out one batter.  BYU's Brady Corless picked up his first win of the season after working 5.0 innings with a pair of strikeouts.

UVU begins a 10-game road trip at TD Ameritrade Park, home of the College World Series, for a four-game series against Creighton on Friday.