Three Utah pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts as the Utes' baseball team defeated Utah Valley, 5-3, in Orem on Tuesday evening.
Utah took a 3-0 lead in the first inning with C.J. Cron hitting a two-run home run to center field to put the Utes on the board. The Wolverines broke through in the fifth when Sage Thorpe had a two-run single to make it 3-2.
The Utes would not be outdone, rallying back in the top of the sixth to score two runs and take a 5-2 lead. Gumeson led off the inning with a solo home run to left center field to start the scoring, and Jo Jo Sharrar scored on an error.
Utah starter Andrew Wilding had a season-high seven strikeouts, picking up his third win of the year. Zach Adams entered in the sixth, striking out six batters over 21?3 innings. Brock Duke entered in the ninth and struck out two of the three batters he faced to pick up his fourth save of the year.
Sharrar led Utah at the plate with a 3-for-4 performance.
"They are one of the better offensive clubs that we've seen all year, and we pitched really well to win tonight," head coach Bill Kinneberg said. "All three guys pitched great. Andrew battled and really competed and Adams came in in a crucial situation and got some big strikeouts. Brock also pitched great.
"The three early runs got our offense going, but we had chances to score a lot more runs and we really have to pick it up."
The Utes also snapped a 24-game hitting streak by Utah Valley's Chris Benson. The Utes go on the road this weekend for a three-game series at San Diego State, beginning on Friday, April 16.