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Rivalry Rematch Sends Utah to BYU on Tuesday Night
4/22/2024 3:17 PM | Baseball
Utes looking to bounce back from a setback to Cougars earlier this month
| 2024 Utah Baseball Game Notes | |
| Game 39 Date // Time (MT) |
Utah (26-12) at BYU (15-21) Tuesday, April 23 // 6 p.m. |
| Location | Provo, Utah (Miller Park) |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast |
| Watch | Big 12 Now (ESPN+) |
| Game Notes | Utah // BYU (available shortly) |
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The First Pitch: Things to Know
The Utah Baseball team is receiving votes in the NCBWA and USA Today (Coaches) polls for the fifth straight week and makes the trek down to Provo on Tuesday for a rivalry rematch with the BYU Cougars. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. MT at Miller Park, with the game being broadcast on Big 12 Now.
- Utah is looking to avenge a 7-3 loss to the Cougars back on April 9 at Smith's Ballpark. The Utes tied the score at three thanks to Core Jackson's two-run homer in the seventh inning, but BYU countered with a four-run eighth on the way to the final result.
- Two of three games went to Utah this past weekend as the team captured its fifth Pac-12 series win at the hands of Washington. It moved the Utes to 11-7 in Pac-12 Conference play and put the team into a tie for second place in the league standings.
- Playing in the home confines of Smith's Ballpark, Gary Henderson's club won the opener, 8-6, before a six-run eighth inning in Sunday's rubber match put the exclamation on a 14-3 victory for the Utes. It was the fifth conference series win for the team (including three on the road), the most for the Utes since 2017.
- The Utes also erased a seven-run deficit in the middle game of the series against the Huskies, but UW pushed five across in the top of the ninth to even the series at a game apiece.
- Shortstop and leadoff man Core Jackson hit .400 in the series including four doubles, a home run, eight RBI and four runs scored. He and center fielder Kai Roberts combined for three stolen bases on the weekend—it now gives Roberts a total of 25 on the season, two away from tying the program's single-season record.
- Roberts continues to pace the Utah bats with a team-leading batting average of .371, ranking second in the Pac-12 behind only Oregon State's Travis Bazzana (.434). The Lehi, Utah native sits over 100 points North of where he finished the 2023 season hitting .266. He also leads the Pac-12 and ranks top-10 nationally with 25 stolen bases.
- Jackson is hitting .356—good for second on the team and top-five in the conference. His 16 stolen bases trails only Roberts for the league lead.
- Approaching the final month of the regular season, Utah remains one of the Pac-12's higher-scoring offenses at 7.7 runs per game. It ranks second in the conference, 69th in the country and continues a steady climb over the last three seasons. In part thanks to assistant coach Todd Guilliams' guidance, the Utes averaged 6.2 runs per game in 2022 and rose to 6.7 runs per game in '23.
- The pitching staff also has shown continued progress from a year ago. Now with a 4.88 ERA on the season, the Utes rank fourth in the Pac-12 and top-60 in the country. It's an improvement from a 7.12 tally at the end of the 2023 season.
- Gary Henderson's club reached the 25-win mark in their first 36 games, the fastest in recorded program history. The previous-fastest was when three different Utah teams reached the 26-win mark in 41 games, a five-game difference from the 2024 club.
- Pac-12 Conference play resumes this Friday when UCLA visits Smith's Ballpark for a three-game series. First pitch in the opener is scheduled for 6 p.m. MT.
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