Cougars fall in tight series finale with Red Raiders, 2-1

BYU's lone hit in game three was a solo home run by Ilove'a Brittingham.

Author Lauren Thomas Bosco
Cougars fall in tight series finale with Red Raiders, 2-1Cougars fall in tight series finale with Red Raiders, 2-1
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PROVO, Utah — BYU softball dropped game three of its series with No. 11 Texas Tech, 2-1 at Gail Miller Field on Saturday evening.

The senior night contest and regular season finale drew 1,608 fans.

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The Cougars (31-16, 13-11 Big 12) honored five seniors following the game: infielder Keila Kamoku, outfielder Aleia Agbayani, outfielder Lauren Flanders, right-handed pitcher Alyssa Aguilar and catcher Lindy Milkowski.

Player Highlights

The Red Raiders got on the scoreboard first as a two-RBI single gave them a 2-0 advantage in the top of the third.

Freshman Ilove’a Brittingham homered to left center for her second solo home run of the series, bringing the game to 2-1 in the bottom of the fourth.

Brittingham's 20 homers on the season are good for the second-most home runs by a freshman in BYU softball history, passing All-American Libby Suggs’ record from 2016. 

BYU’s senior Kamoku tagged a player out at third base who was caught in a pickle for a crucial out, leading to zero runs allowed by the Cougar defense in the top of the fifth.

The Cougar defense also pulled off a double play from shortstop to first base in the top of the sixth to keep their momentum going.

With the score remaining at 2-1 through six and a half innings, the Cougars needed action from their offense to survive in the final frame. After a fly out, foul out and strikeout, however, the game would conclude, with Texas Tech winning the game and the series, 2-1.

On Deck
BYU awaits its seed in the Big 12 Championship which will be held at OGE Field at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, starting on Wednesday, May 7.