Utah scored the winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the seventh inning and edged the Cougars 4-3 on Tuesday night in front of an announced crowd of 2,920 at chilly Smith’s Ballpark to even the scheduled four-game series at one win apiece.
But it was a thing of beauty for the Utes, now 7-20 after the horrendous start. BYU lost its third straight game and fell to 14-13.
With the scored knotted at 3, Utah got the go-ahead run in the seventh when Wade Gulden drew a bases-loaded walk off BYU reliever Rhett Parkinson. The Utes loaded the bases when Oliver Dunn walked on a full-count pitch, Braden DeBenedictis was hit by a pitch on another full count offering and Davis Delorefice reached on a fielder’s choice.