Idaho State plated two in the opening inning, earning a walk before a home run to center field.
BYU batted through the order in the bottom of the second, scoring four runs as six Cougars reached base safely in the frame. Morrow, Ailana Agbayani, Maddie Bejarano and Owens each recorded RBI with BYU taking a 4-2 lead.
The Bengals got one back in the top of the third inning, stringing together a double and a single before a Cougar error plated a run, making it 4-3, BYU.
Maddie Udall left off the home half of the third getting hit by a pitch. Three batters later, Hailey Morrow sent a two-run home run to right center for a 6-3 Cougar advantage.
ISU threatened in the fourth inning, loaded the bases on a double, bunt single and walk, but a force out at home, foul out and pop out ended the opportunity.
Added to its lead in the bottom of the fourth, BYU saw Bejarano draw a walk before Owens launched a towering two-run shot to left, putting the Cougars in front, 8-3.
BYU tacked on two more in the bottom of the fifth as Agbayani drew a four-pitch walk and Morrow sent out her second two-run homer of the game, this one just past the left field wall, for a 10-3 lead.
Idaho State responded in the top of the sixth inning, reaching on a BYU error and placing a double into the left center gap to score one and cut into the Cougar advantage at 10-4.
The Bengals got one runner aboard in the seventh, but a trio of ground outs finished them off and sealed the midweek win.
On Deck
BYU will resume Big 12 play, hosting Iowa State for a three-game series, beginning on Thursday, April 18. All three games will be streamed through Big 12 Now on ESPN+.
