Tarleton State Baseball drops series opener to Utah Valley

OREM, Utah - Tarleton State Baseball (15-24, 3-7 WAC) fell to the Utah Valley Wolverines (25-13, 10-3 WAC) on Thursday, losing 14-2 in the series opener.

The Texans notched five hits opposed to 12 from the Wolverines. Tarleton State's bullpen registered eight strikeouts while Utah Valley recorded five.

got things going with a one-out single in the first inning, extending his hit streak to five consecutive games. After walked, Heinrich was driven in by an RBI double from that accounted for the first run of the ballgame. The Texans held a 1-0 lead heading into the bottom of the first.

Utah Valley quickly turned the tables in their favor with a five-run inning on four hits and a walk. This scoring spurt was highlighted by two home runs from Landon Frei and CJ Colyer that made the game 5-1 in favor of the Wolverines.

blasted a lead-off home run to left field, a solo shot that cut the lead to three runs. Guerra now has six home runs in his last nine games and has registered at least one hit in 12 of his last 13 appearances. The senior currently ranks second among the Texans in total home runs with seven.

The Wolverines tacked on three more runs in the bottom of the second stanza thanks to an RBI single from Mason Strong and a two-RBI double from Nate Bach. Despite a lead-off walk from Heinrich, Tarleton State couldn't accrue any runs in the top of the third, leaving the game at 8-2.

Utah Valley orchestrated their best inning of the game during the third frame, putting up six runs off three hits and five walks. This contained a two-RBI home run from Joe McBride as well as a grand slam from Strong to mark his fifth RBI of the contest.

tacked on two singles in the fourth and seventh innings. Tarleton State, however, couldn't cut into the lead and remained at two runs for the rest of the ballgame. pitched the final three innings of work, allowing no runs and only two hits. Beagle tallied three strikeouts en route to his sixth scoreless appearance of his sophomore campaign.

The Purple and White eventually fell to the Wolverines 14-2. Tarleton State Baseball will look to bounce back during game two tomorrow at 3 p.m. CT. Fans can tune in on ESPN+ or get tickets here.