OREM, Utah — Utah Valley Wolverines baseball hits the road for the final time during the 2026 regular season this weekend, traveling to Abilene for a three-game series against Abilene Christian Wildcats baseball. The series begins Friday, May 8, at 5:05 p.m. MT. The series continues Saturday at 2:05 p.m. MT and concludes Sunday at 11:05 a.m. MT.
BROADCAST INFO
The series will air on WAC International, which is free but requires a subscription. Roman Raffaeli (play-by-play) and Josiah Wonell (analyst) will have the call from Abilene. Live stats will be available at GoUVU.com/stats.
LAST TIME OUT
The Wolverines dropped a 9-5 midweek game Tuesday night to Utah Utes baseball. The Utes hit five home runs as Utah Valley battled back early, taking a 2-1 lead in the top of the second inning on a two-run homer by
Cooper Brass before
Joseph Barnhardt hit his first home run of the season in the fourth inning.
Chipper Beck finished 3-for-4, while
Trenton Rowan went 3-for-3 for Utah Valley.
SCOUTING ABILENE CHRISTIAN
The Wildcats enter the weekend series 23-25 overall and 6-6 in WAC play after winning a weekend series at Sacramento State last weekend. The series features the top three power hitters in the league, with
Hunter Katschke and Diego Cardenas tied for the conference lead with 20 home runs each. ACU's Grant Watkins ranks third in the league with 19 home runs.
Abilene Christian is led offensively by JT Thompson (.322) and Zandt Payne (.321), who set the table for the middle of the order.
On the mound, the Wildcats have not been as sharp as in previous seasons and enter the weekend with a 6.75 team ERA. ACU is expected to start Pittsburgh transfer Aidan Coleman on Friday night after he emerged as the leader of the starting staff this season. Brett Lanman continues to pile up strikeouts, averaging more than one per inning, but UVU tagged him for six runs last season in Orem.
UP NEXT
Utah Valley travels to BYU for a midweek game Tuesday, May 12, at 6:05 p.m. before returning home to host UT Arlington Mavericks baseball in the regular-season finale beginning Thursday, May 14, at UCCU Ballpark.
