Cougars earn 5-2 victory over Utah State on Senior Night

PROVO, Utah – The BYU softball team defeated Utah State 5-2 on senior night at Gail Miller Field.

Game Highlights

• In the bottom of the first, Emilee Erickson homered to center field, bringing home Olivia Sanchez and Libby Sugg.
• Ashley Godfrey hit a home run to left field in the bottom of the fourth inning.

Player Highlights

• Emilee Erickson: 1-3, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 HR
• Ashley Godfrey: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 R, 1 HR
• Olivia Sanchez: 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B
• Libby Sugg: 2-3, 1 RBI, 1 R

BYU vs. USU Box Score

In the bottom of the first inning, a three-run homer from Erickson gave the Cougars a 3-0 lead over the Aggies.

BYU and Utah State remained scoreless through the second and third innings until Godfrey hit a home run to put the Cougars up 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth.

The Aggies scored their first run of the night in the top of the fifth but a single down the line from Sugg in the bottom half brought Rylee Jensen home to get the run back and put the Cougars up 5-1.

With a runner on third base, Utah State’s Stephanie Reed hit an RBI groundout to short that brought Mia Maher home, cutting the lead to 5-2 for the BYU in the sixth inning.

Kerisa Viramontes fanned the Aggies' last batter to close out the seventh inning to earn the save. 

The Cougars hit the road to face Santa Clara in a three-game series to close out the regular season on March 10-11.