(Provo, Utah - April 8, 2025) - The Trailblazers battled tough on Tuesday night at BYU falling to the Cougars, 12-7 at Gail Miller Field.

Utah Tech (14-25) totaled six hits getting base knocks from six different Trailblazers.

Freshman Kennedy Embrey recorded her first career double while junior Brooklyn Dowdle came off the bench with a pinch-hit two-run RBI single and Baylee Howley scored a pair of runs.

In the circle, Sauren Garton got the starting nod for the 19th start time season tossing 4.1 innings limiting BYU (24-10) to five hits, seven runs (six earned) and struck out four.

Riley Price and Lexie Wilson combined for the final 1.2 innings of action.

How It Happened
With the Cougars getting the scoring started in the bottom of the first, BYU loaded the bases after a Trailblazer throwing error, walk and single. Keila Kamoku came up two batters later and smacked a grand slam to center field for a 4-0 lead.

BYU tacked on a run in the third on an RBI single up the middle, but the Trailblazers responded back with a five-run fourth inning to tie the contest.

Back-to-back walks by Rylie Haith and Jorja Crider put a pair of Trailblazers on base for Kinley Pappas, who delivered Utah Tech's first hit of the game with an RBI single back up the middle.

An RBI ground out by Gabi Giroux and an RBI single by Carly Eldredge tacked on two more runs to cut the BYU lead down to 5-3.

A pair of fielders choices and a walk to Lakaiya-Braessia Kahahawai-Kekona loaded the bases for pinch-hitter Dowdle, who laced an RBI single to right-center to knot the game at five.

The Cougars took back the lead with a four-run fifth inning securing the go-ahead runs with a two-run home run by Lindy Milkowski and a two-run RBI double by Bre Townsend.

A three-run home run by Kamoku extended the BYU lead to 12-5 and two late runs by the Trailblazers, scoring one run apiece on a passed ball and a sacrifice fly, gave UT seven runs in the contest.

Up Next
The Trailblazers remain in the state of Utah this weekend making the short trip to Southern Utah (9-22, 4-8 WAC) on Friday and Saturday.