MORAGA, Calif. – Utah Valley University baseball closed out Saturday's suspended game for a 9-4 win before dropping the nightcap to Saint Mary's in ten innings. SMC (5-2) got a pair of home runs from Ryan Pierce in the win. UVU's (3-5) Calyn Halvorson finished the series hitting .667 (8-for-12).

"It's always exciting to start off the season. We found out a lot about our team on this trip. I'm excited to get back to work and keep improving," said UVU head coach Eddie Smith. 
 
GAME ONE
Utah Valley broke a 0-0 tie in the top of the second inning after a single from Halvorson. He moved up from first to third after a pair of groundouts and scored on a single from Matthew Schwarz to put UVU in front 1-0. The Gaels answered back, scoring two runs in the second and one in the third to take a 3-1 lead.
 
In the top of the fifth inning, The Wolverines broke through and regained the lead, starting with a base hit from Broussard, and Isaac Lovings was hit by a pitch before Dickinson hit his second three-run blast of the day to make it 4-3. Utah Valley, later in the fifth inning, went back-to-back for the first time this year as Nate Bach and Halvorson each hit solo shots, increasing the lead to 6-3.
 
Lovings got in on the action with his third of the year in the sixth and the team's third of the game to go in front 7-3. Ethan Fowlks finished the day throwing 5.1 innings, allowing six hits, three runs, and recording four strikeouts.
 
The Wolverines added a pair of runs in the eighth as Broussard and Lovings reached base with two outs, and then Camper provided a single to plate both runners. Gray Bailey pitched in relief of Fowlks and went 1.2 innings of one-hit ball. The Gaels pushed a run across in the ninth, but UVU held on for a 9-4 win.
 
GAME TWO
The Wolverines trailed 2-0, heading to the top of the second inning when Schwarz walked to start the inning. After SMC had retired the next two hitters, Matt Olive tied the game with a two-run home run.
 
UVU starter Jackson Thomas went 2.0 innings and gave way to Nick Sims, who made his 54^th career appearance while striking out five.
 
The Wolverines broke the tie in the fifth after Halvorson singled to center before Bach homered to right field to make it 4-2. After a walk to Luke Iverson, it was Cole Jordan who pushed SMC starter Jason Reitz out of the game with a double to left field. Schwarz added a single to make it 5-2 and Jordan later scored on a passed ball to increase the lead to 6-2.
 
The Gaels scored a run in the bottom of the fifth, but UVU responded quickly as Olive was hit by a pitch and moved to second on a wild pitch. He scored on a base hit from Halvorson to make it 7-3.
 
Jayse Burkett finished with 1.2 innings with no hits and no runs. Saint Mary's came back in the late innings with a pair of home runs from Ryan Pierce, including a walk-off in the tenth inning.
 
Utah Valley will return home to UCCU Ballpark for the home opener on Friday, Mar. 1 at 4:05 p.m. MT against Portland. The series continues with a game on Mar. 2 at 2:05 p.m. MT and Mar. 3 at 12:05 p.m. MT. UVU is scheduled to host WCC foe Gonzaga on Mar. 4 at 2:05 p.m. MT.