Box Score SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah defeated Utah Valley University, 9-5, on Tuesday night at Charlie Monfort Field at America First Ballpark. UVU (15-32) was led by Chipper Beck, who finished 3-for-4, while Trenton Rowan went 2-for-2 and reached base in all three of his plate appearances. Utah (24-19) hit five home runs in the game, led by Luke Jacobs, who homered twice.
 
Utah Valley answered in the top of the second inning after Beck led off with a single to left field to extend his reached-base streak to 11 games. Ryan Kittredge responded with back-to-back strikeouts, but Cooper Brass hit a 3-1 hanging curveball over the left-field wall for his first home run as a Wolverine and the second of his career after transferring from New Mexico.
 
Utah used a five-run second inning that featured Jacobs' second home run of the game before Daniel Arambula added a two-run shot to give the Utes a 6-2 lead after two innings.
 
The Wolverines put runners on the corners with two outs in the third inning after Kaden Carpenter walked and Beck dropped a single into shallow left field. UVU was unable to score in the inning, but with two outs in the fourth, Rowan doubled to right field before Joseph Barnhardt hit a two-run home run over the center-field batter's eye to make it 6-4. It was the second of his UVU career and his first of 2026.
 
Garrett Miller tossed 1 1/3 innings, including holding the Utes scoreless in the bottom of the third with three groundouts.
 
Utah added a run in both the fourth and fifth innings to extend the lead to 8-4. Wolverine Chance Wallace threw a 1-2-3 sixth inning, and with the top of the order coming up in the seventh, UVU looked to cut into the deficit but was unable to score.
 
The Wolverines had two runners on in the eighth inning, with Brass drawing a walk and Rowan reaching on a single, when Barnhardt was called out on a check swing. Jacob Beltran pitched the eighth for the Wolverines and worked around a couple of Utah baserunners to keep them scoreless.
 
In the ninth, the Wolverines put two in scoring position following a single by Block and a double from former Ute, Carpenter, with one out in the ninth to extend his hitting streak to four games. UVU made it 9-5 on a sac fly from Mason Strong, but the Utes held on for the win.
 
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Utah Valley returns to WAC play this weekend for a three-game series against Abilene Christian. First pitch is set for Friday, May 8 at 5:05 p.m. MT / 6:05 p.m. CT.