University of Utah
10-2
UC Riverside
7-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 0 |
| UC Riverside | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
Big Innings and Balanced Effort Pace Baseball Over UC Riverside
3/2/2025 3:47 PM | Baseball
Jackson goes 4-for-5 with two RBI and three runs scored in 17-7 victory
Utah (10-2) had all nine starters score at least one run. Core Jackson went 4-for-5 with a double, two RBIs and four runs scored. The performance tied Jackson's career-highs both for hits and runs scored, as well as the most in both categories by a Utah player this season.
Jackson was one of eight Utes to contribute a multi-hit performance on a day that also saw Kaden Carpenter go 3-for-5 with two RBIs and score twice. Tyler Quinn scored three runs, while Jake Long (3), Austen Roellig and Riverside native Jack Kleveno each had multiple RBIs. Leadoff man Matt Flaharty was 2-for-4 and has hit safely in 11 of Utah's 12 games this season.
Utah's 21 hits tied the most this season by a Big 12 team entering today as well. The Utes had seven hits with two outs and put the leadoff hitter aboard in five of eight innings.
Utah batted around in the first inning and opened the scoring with six runs, its most in an opening frame since the 2023 season. After the first three batters reached for the Utes, Carpenter put a single into right field that scored Flaharty and Jackson. Long followed with a single plus a two-base error as both Carpenter and Quinn came home. Then with two away, Kleveno drove in the pair of Long and Rohne Klein to build the Utes' lead to an early 6-0 margin.
Austen Roellig added an RBI single in the fourth before Jackson doubled in the fifth to score Kleveno. In the meantime, UC Riverside scored once in the third inning and had a four-spot in the fourth as Utah remained ahead 8-5 after five innings of play.
In the top of the seventh, Utah belted out seven more hits and were aided by two errors as seven runs came across the plate for a 14-6 score at stretch time. The visitors pushed three more across in the eighth and the Highlanders answered with one run before the game was called.
With a two-inning relief appearance, left-hander Mateus Conaway was the winning pitcher in relief of starter Dillon Fine. Cameron Nielson contributed 2.2 innings out of the bullpen and Dylan Gazaway finished off the eighth inning.
Next Up
Just one non-conference weekend remains for the Utes; the team heads out to San Jose State for a three-game series from March 7-9. First pitch in the series opener is set for 4 p.m. MT.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Conaway, Mateus (2-0)
L: DOHEMANN, C (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Flaharty, Matt 1 ; Jackson, Core 1 ; Kleveno, Jack 1
RBI: Flaharty, Matt 1 ; Jackson, Core 2 ; Quinn, Tyler 1 ; Carpenter, Kaden 2 ; Roellig, Austen 2 ; Long, Jake 3 ; Smith, Derek 1 ; Kleveno, Jack 2
SH: Kleveno, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Flaharty, Matt 2 ; Jackson, Core 4 ; Quinn, Tyler 3 ; Carpenter, Kaden 2 ; Roellig, Austen 2 ; Long, Jake 1 ; Klein, Rohne 1 ; Panaro, Santino 1 ; Kleveno, Jack 1
SB: Jackson, Core 1 ; Roellig, Austen 1 ; Panaro, Santino 1
HBP: Quinn, Tyler 1
Batting:
2B: HARRISON, G 1 ; LOPEZ, J 1
HR: WHITTLE, D 1
RBI: NUNES, L 1 ; HARRISON, G 2 ; WHITTLE, D 3
Base Running:
RUNS: CHAPMAN, M 1 ; GORDON, T 1 ; WEBER, M 2 ; WALTON, T 1 ; WHITTLE, D 2
HBP: PITTS, R 1
