Box Score SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Utah defeated Utah Valley 8-2 on Tuesday night at Smith's Ballpark. It was UVU's final visit to the ballpark before Utah (18-25) moves to their new ballpark on campus next season. UVU (27-22) was led by Jayden Smith who finished 3-for-5 in the contest.
 
Wayland Crane made the start for the Wolverines and went the first innings. He gave up a single in the first, but the UVU defense worked an inning-ending 4-6-3 double play to retire the Utes. Nate Bach gave Utah Valley a 2-0 lead in the second inning when he launched a home run over the left field fence for his 25^th career home run to place him at No. 6 all-time at UVU.
 
The Utes came back and scored eight unanswered runs to take an 8-2 lead in the game. Smith finished 2-for-4 in the contest with a pair of singles, including an infield single in the fifth inning to advance Luke Iverson, who reached base for the 47^th consecutive game this season. He finished 1-for-4 with a triple in the seventh inning.
 
Utah Valley had baserunners in the late innings, with Landon Frei working a walk with two outs in the eighth inning. He finished the game 1-for-3 with a single in the fourth inning in his return to Smith's Ballpark, where he played infield for three years to start his collegiate career. Dominic Longo II singled for his second hit of the game to put runners on the corners, but UVU did not get a run across.
 
In the ninth inning, Joseph Barnhardt reached on a fielding error to start the inning, but a pair of fielder's choices got it down to the final out. Smith's final hit of the game came with two outs in the ninth inning.
 
George Albrecht tossed 1 1/3 innings of relief, allowing no hits, and adding a strikeout. Jacob Beltran added 1 2/3, Ray Hernandez and Carter Krosky being the final two pitchers of the night, and each tossed scoreless frames.
 
UP NEXT
The Wolverines will host Sacramento State for a three-game series this weekend, beginning on Friday, May 9, at 6:00 p.m. MT. The games will continue on Saturday, May 10, at 4:00 p.m. MT before the year's final home game on Sunday, May 11, at 1:00 p.m. MT.