ST. GEORGE, Utah — An infield single with bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth gave Dixie State a 5-4 walk-off win over BYU on Tuesday at Bruce Hurst Field.

The Cougars took an early lead in bottom of the second inning. With one out, Cooper Vest walked to get things started and advanced to third on a single through the right side by Bryan Call. Andrew Pintar’s sack fly to centerfield scored Vest to give BYU a 1-0 lead.

Dixie State (2-10) got on the board in the fourth with a four-run inning that included five hits, a Cougar error and one left on base. At the end of four the Trailblazers led 4-1.

After scoreless innings in both the fifth and sixth, BYU (3-11) responded with three runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 4-4. Call and Mitch McIntyre led off the inning with back-to-back walks. With one out and a 3-2 count, Cole Gambill homered down the rightfield line to tie the ball game.

After a quick three up, three-down by DSU in the top of the seventh, BYU threatened again in the top of the eighth. A two-out infield single by McIntyre, followed by a single to right center by Josh Cowden put Cougars on the corners, but Trailblazer pitcher Zach Hansen got Gambill to ground out to end the threat. BYU stranded 13 runners on the night.

Dixie State catcher Tanner Harper was hit by a pitch to lead off the bottom of the ninth. A single up the middle, followed by a fielder’s choice and an intentional walk loaded the bases with one out. With the infield in, Lane Pritchard’s infield single was the difference giving the Trailblazers a 5-4 win.

Player Highlights
• Gambill: 1-3, HR, 3RBI, 2BB
• McIntyre: 2-3, 1R, 2BB

The Cougars travel to Los Angeles for a three-game weekend series, March 18-20, at LMU to open West Coast Conference play.

The Thursday and Friday games are scheduled for 6:00 p.m. PT, with Saturday’s game at 1:00 p.m. PT. The opening game will be streamed live on the WCC Network. The BYU Sports Network will have all three games live on BYU Radio FM 107.9, BYUCougars.com and the BYU Cougars app. Live stats are available through StatBroadcast.com.

PROVO, Utah — BYU baseball is on the road again this week in St. George, Utah for a single game on Tuesday, March 16 with Dixie State. The Cougars will then head to Los Angeles to kickoff West Coast Conference play in a weekend series with LMU on March 18-20. 

Dixie State
The non-conference game on Tuesday against the Trailblazers is scheduled to be played at Bruce Hurst Field with the first pitch at 6:05 p.m. MT. The game will be streamed live on the WAC Digital Network and also broadcast by BYU Sports Network on BYU Radio FM 107.9, BYUCougars.com and the BYU Cougars app. Live stats are available through the Dixie State website.

The Cougars (3-10) have yet to play at home in 2021, having played 13 road games at Texas State (4), No. 10 Texas (4), No. 23 Oregon State (3) and Utah (2). BYU was originally slated to play its season home opener versus the Utes on Saturday, March 13, but the game was rescheduled for May 18 due to inclement weather. 

Dixie State (1-10) returns home after playing seven-straight games on the road at Wichita State (3) and New Mexico State (4). The Trailblazers outslugged the Aggies in game four of the series 19-13 for their first victory as a member of the Western Athletic Conference and first win as a NCAA Division 1 baseball program. 

BYU and Dixie State have previously met 10 times in baseball, with the Cougars having won all ten games. Cougar skipper Mike Littlewood was the head coach at Dixie State from 1996-2012. In 16 seasons, he complied a record of 605-249 (.708), while leading DSU to four NJCAA College World Series appearances and a NJCAA National Championship in 2004. 

Loyola Marymount
LMU (7-7) returns home to host BYU after playing seven-straight games on the road at Washington (3) and Cal (4). The Lions took two of three games from the Huskies and one of four from the Cal Bears. 

The Cougars and Lions have met 32 times with LMU holding a 17-15 advantage in the series. Due to the 2020 pandemic, the conference foes last met during the regular-season at BYU on March 2-4, 2019. LMU took game one 5-1, but BYU bounced back with wins on Friday (8-5) and Saturday (10-3) to capture the series and propel the Cougars towards a WCC regular-season title. 

The BYU-LMU games are scheduled for 6:00 p.m. PT on Thursday and Friday, with Saturday’s game at 1:00 p.m. PT. Thursday's game will be streamed live on the WCC Network. The other two games will not be streamed. The BYU Sports Network on BYU Radio FM 107.9, BYUCougars.com and the BYU Cougars app, will broadcast all three games live. Stats are available through StatBroadcast.