Cougars host Gaels for second WCC series at home

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PROVO, Utah – BYU softball will play its second West Coast Conference series as it hosts Saint Mary’s on Friday and Saturday at Gail Miller Field.

BYU (24-17, 1-2 WCC) has never lost to Saint Mary’s (18-20-1, 5-1 WCC) in 14 games, including a 7-0 record at home. In 2015 BYU swept the series in Moraga, California, starting with a 7-3 win in 10 innings.

The Cougars are fresh off of a 1-0 victory over Utah Valley in Orem on Wednesday. McKenna Bull threw six strikeouts to move up to fifth place on the season strikeouts list at BYU with 217.

Leading the conference, Saint Mary’s has lost just one league game to Pacific, winning the series against the Tigers 2-1 at home. They are led by pitcher Katie Moss who is in the top five in the WCC in strikeouts, ERA and wins.

The doubleheader on Friday will start at 5 p.m. MDT and will be streamed on TheW.tv. The game on Saturday will begin at 12 p.m. MDT and will be on BYUtv and BYU Radio – Sirius XM 143. Live stats will also be available for all of the games on the BYU schedule page.