OREM, Utah – Utah Valley University baseball split a Saturday doubleheader with Seattle University at UCCU Ballpark. UVU (25-23, 15-9) fell in the opening game 11-10 before returning to win the nightcap 7-3 over Seattle U (14-33, 7-17). Daniel Dickinson and Nate Bach finished 4-for-9 on the day to lead a potent UVU offensive attack.
 
"That was a great series win for us. Robby Butenschoen really stepped up on the mound today after some more great outings from Chase Hennessey," said UVU head coach Eddie Smith.
 
GAME ONE
The Wolverines jumped on Seattle starter Blake Smith, tagging him for three early runs, starting with a single by Dickinson before Cole Jordan tripled to make it 1-0. The next hitter for UVU made it 3-0 on a two-run homer from Calyn Halvorson.
 
The Redhawks didn't score until the fourth inning when Jake Reed homered to cut the UVU lead to 3-2, and they tied the game in the top of the fifth. The Wolverines quickly answered in the home half after walks to Dickinson and Burke Camper. A throwing error on a pickoff move put both runners in scoring position for Jordan, who lined a double to plate two runs and make it a 5-3 game.
 
Seattle U kept chipping away and regained the 7-5 lead in the top of the sixth, but UVU once again responded, scoring a run in the sixth inning on a wild pitch, allowing Jayden Smith to hustle home from third base.
 
The Wolverines got a shutdown inning from Ethan Fowlks in the seventh, and the momentum stayed in UVU's favor when Camper launched his 18th home run of the season to tie the game at seven. The homer ties Camper with Goose Kallunki for the most home runs in a single season. Kallunki set the record in the 2012 season.
 
Trailing heading into the bottom of the eighth, Utah Valley had yet another rally in them. Doubles by Matthew Schwarz and Dickinson cut the Redhawk lead to 11-8, and a single from Camper later in the inning made it 11-9. The Wolverines continued their rally in the bottom of the ninth with two outs. Isaac Lovings walked, and Smith singled through the left side before Broussard's single made it a one-run game at 11-10. The bases were loaded after a walk to Schwarz, but Dickinson's liner was caught in center for Seattle U to hold on.
 
Jayden Smith finished 3-for-5 in the game. Jordan finished 2-for-5 with three RBIs, and Camper, Dickinson, Bach, and Schwarz all had two hits.
 
GAME TWO
Utah Valley continued its fast start in the second game. Dickinson singled to start the bottom of the first inning and later scored on a single by Bach to make it 1-0 UVU. Chase Hennessey got in an early groove in his two innings of work. He struck out four consecutive hitters between the last two outs of the first and the start of the second.
 
Seattle U took a 2-1 lead in the fourth on a two-run single by Brandon Stinnett, but they did not get much off Robby Butenschoen during his career-high five innings of work against the Redhawks. They ended up getting seven hits and three runs against him.
 
Trailing 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth innings, Lovings hit a two-run homer to right field to quickly put UVU in front 3-2. Utah Valley added to its lead in the fifth inning after Iverson was hit, and Smith reached on a fielder's choice. A clutch single from Broussard moved Smith to third before the Wolverines took advantage of a defensive miscue on an infield popup that was dropped, allowing a run to score.
 
The top of the lineup scored a run for Seattle U in the seventh after a double and single made it 4-3. They looked to tie the game up in the eighth, but Butenschoen came up with a foul out with runners on first and third and held the one-run lead for the Wolverines.
 
The offensive took their turn and added much-needed insurance after Dickinson and Jordan were hit by pitches. Bach delivered a three-run homer to make it 7-3. Nick Sims retired the leadoff hitter on a foul out in the ninth and added a strikeout before Ethan Brodsky closed the door on a comeback with a groundout.
 
Bach finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs in the game two victory with Lovings adding a pair of runs. Hennessey finished with two innings and struck out five of his six outs recorded. Jackson Thomas, Sims, and Brodsky all added scoreless appearances.
 
The Wolverines host BYU on Tuesday, May 7, at 6:05 p.m. MT. They are looking for their third consecutive win over the Cougars. UVU travels to Tarleton State next weekend for a big WAC series that starts on Friday, May 10, at 2:00 p.m. MT in Stephenville.