Utah Tech University Athletics

Utah Tech dropped a heartbreaking 10-7 decision in 14 innings to California Baptist in the quarterfinal round of the 2026 University Credit Union Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday afternoon at Hohokam Stadium.
 
The loss moved the Trailblazers into the one-loss bracket and into an elimination game vs. No. 5 seed Abilene Christian on Thursday night at approximately 8:30 p.m. (MT). 
 
Down 5-4 after eight innings complete, Utah Tech (34-23) managed to push across the tying run with two outs in the top of the ninth to force extra innings.

Andrew Pyle led off the frame with a sharp single to right and would scamper to second base on a Lancer fielding error.
 
Pyle was lifted for pinch-runner Ethan Gardner, who advanced to third on a Petey Soto Jr. sacrifice bunt, and sprinted home on a Kyle McDaniel run-scoring fly out.
 
The Trailblazers had traffic on the base paths in each of the next four extra frames, but were unable to push across a go-ahead run, with two of those rally chances getting snuffed out by CBU double plays. 
 
Utah Tech finally broke through in the 14^th with a pair of runs to jump out to a 7-5 lead. Hudson Manwaring started the rally with lead-off single and raced to third when Miller Durham doubled off the batter's eye in straight-away centerfield.
 
Finnegan Stewart then stepped up and lined a single to the gap in right center to plate Manwaring and move Durham to third.
 
Ty Johnsen would later drive in Durham on a fielder's choice as Utah Tech headed to the home 14^th three outs away from victory.
 
CBU (44-13) quickly answered with three-straight hits open its half of the stanza, with Bryce McFeely tying the game with a two-run single.
 
Then with two on and two outs, Matt Chavez ended the game with a walk-off, three-run home run.
 
Utah Tech rapped out 16 hits in loss, led by Durham, who went 4-for-7 with that double and one run scored. Stewart also tripled and doubled twice as part of a three-hit day, while Manwaring, Pyle and Soto Jr. had two safeties apiece.
 
Of note, Thursday's 14-inning game was Utah Tech's longest game, in terms of innings played, in the program's 20-year NCAA era.