Strong hitting powers Cougars to 12-4 victory over Trailblazers

BYU softball defeated Utah Tech 12-4 in five innings on Tuesday evening at Gail Miller Field, with home runs by Ailana and Aleia Agbayani leading the Cougars to victory.

Author Trevor Rich
BYU softball cheers with Lily Owens after her bases-clearing walk off double in win against Utah Tech at Gail Miller Field on April 2, 2024BYU softball cheers with Lily Owens after her bases-clearing walk off double in win against Utah Tech at Gail Miller Field on April 2, 2024
Box Score

PROVO, Utah — BYU softball defeated Utah Tech 12-4 in five innings on Tuesday evening at Gail Miller Field, with home runs by Ailana and Aleia Agbayani leading the Cougars to victory.

BOX SCORE

BYU improved to 21-13, scoring 12 runs on 13 hits. The visiting Trailblazers fell to 11-22, recording five hits and four runs. The Cougars faced a 4-1 deficit heading into the bottom of the fourth, where it tied the game up.

Batting through the order and putting up an eight-spot in the fifth, BYU earned a run-rule win on a walk-off bases-clearing double by Lily Owens, the Cougars' second walk-off in as many games.

Player Highlights

  • Aleia Agbayani: 3-3, HR, 4 RBI
  • Ailana Agbayani: 2-3, HR, 2 RBI
  • Lilly Owens: 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI
  • Maddie Udall: 2-3, 2B, RBI
  • Chloe Temples (W, 6-3): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 K
Maddie Udall connects with a pitch during win against Utah Tech on April 2, 2024
Aleia Agbayani comes home after hitting home run against Utah Tech on April 2, 2024
Ailana Agbayani comes home after hitting home run against Utah Tech on April 2, 2024

BYU took a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Keila Kamoku reached on a fielder's choice. A two-out hit by Hailey Morrow and an RBI single from Aleia Agbayani put the Cougars ahead.

Utah Tech responded in the fourth, scoring four runs on four hits to take a 4-1 lead. BYU answered in the bottom of the fourth, with a leadoff double to left center field from Maddie Udall that set up an RBI double to right field from Kamoku before a two-run home run to center field from Aleia Agbayani evened the score at 4-4 heading into the top of the fifth inning. 

In the bottom of the fifth, BYU rallied with Huntyr Ava leading off with a single up the middle. Owens followed with a single to left, putting runners on the corners with no outs. Udall's RBI single then put BYU ahead 5-4.

Kamoku's RBI fielder's choice extended the lead to 6-4. Aleia Agbayani's RBI double made it 7-4, and Ailana Agbayani's two-run homer increased the margin to 9-4. The Cougars loaded the bases before Owens' game-ending, bases-clearing walk-off double to secured the 12-4 run-rule victory.

On Deck
Next, BYU travels to Orlando for a three-game series starting Thursday, April 4, with streaming available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.