BYU baseball came from behind in both games of its Saturday double header with Stetson, winning the first game, 5-4, and the night cap, 7-5, to capture the four-game series, 3-1, at Miller Park.

With the win, BYU improves to 10-5 on the year, while Stetson falls to 8-8. The Cougars have now won eight of their last 10-games, including three-straight series wins over CSUN (2-1), Gonzaga (3-0) and Stetson (3-1).

BYU senior first baseman Cooper Vest singled to left center with one out in the bottom of the ninth to score Crew McChesney for a come-from-behind, 5-4, victory in Game 1 of Saturday’s double header.

Cougar starter Jaden Harris threw a season-high five innings, surrendering just two hits while notching five strikeouts and holding the Hatters scoreless.

BYU scored two runs off a walk and two hits in the bottom of the first for a 2-0 lead. Ryder Robinson singled to left field and advanced to third on a fielder’s choice by Cooper Vest. Luke Anderson then doubled to left field to score Robinson and Vest for an early lead.

After six scoreless innings, Stetson got on the board in the top of the eighth with a run on two hits and a Cougar defensive error to cut the BYU lead in half, 2-1.

After holding BYU scoreless in the bottom half of the eighth inning, the Hatters took a 4-2 lead in the top of the ninth with three runs on four hits and a walk.

BYU fought back in the bottom of the ninth with a leadoff single by Parker Goff, followed by a walk from Keoni Painter. Crew McChesney then singled to right field, scoring Goff and advancing Painter to third. Robinson then flew out to right field to score Painter and tie the game at 4-4.

A stolen base by McChesney, followed by a walk by Easton Jones set up the Vest heroics as the senior singled to left center for the walk-off win.

In Game 2, BYU senior second baseman Brock Watkins went 4-4 and scored three runs in the nightcap to lead the Cougars to a 7-5 win.

BYU took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning off a groundball to short by Ridge Erickson that scored Watkins, who had singled to open the inning.

Stetson answered back with a five-run third to take a 5-1 lead. The Hatters combined for five hits in the inning, including a grand slam home run. BYU responded in the fourth with a sacrifice fly by Erickson to right field that scored Watkins who had again singled to open the inning.

After three and a half scoreless innings by Cougar relievers Brayden Marx and Nolan Ficklin, the BYU offense struck for five runs in the bottom of the eighth to come from behind for a 7-5 victory.

With one out, Watkins singled, for his fourth hit of the night. Hansen then walked and Erickson singled to left center to score Watkins and move Hansen to second. Keoni Painter then reached on a ground ball that scored Hansen and sent Erickson to second. Tate Gambill then reach on a fielder’s choice that sent Tu’alau Wolfgramm–who had entered the game to pinch run–to third base.

With two outs, Robinson singled to centerfield to score Wolfgramm and tie the game at 5-5, while Gambill advanced to third. A double to left center by Jones, scored Gambill and Robinson for the 7-5 lead.

BYU lefty closer Justis Reiser came on in the ninth to retire the three Hatters he faced with two strikeouts and a groundball for the save. Ficklin closed out the eighth inning for the win, his second of the season.

BYU remains home to open Big 12 play next week with a three-game series against the UCF Knights, March 13-15 at Miller Park. Game one is set for Thursday, March 13 at 2 p.m. MT. All three games will be broadcast live on ESPN+ and BYU Radio.

Cougar volleyball gets swept by USC

BYU dropped its second-straight match to No. 5 USC 3-0 (25-27, 24-26, 20-25) in its first three-set loss at the Smith Fieldhouse this season on Saturday night.

BYU hit a .305 clip overall but were outblocked 11-4 by USC. Despite both teams recording 45 kills each, the Trojans found momentum and overtook BYU’s set points in both the first and second sets.

Senior outside hitter Luke Benson had a season-high hitting percentage of .630 combined with a match-high 18 kills to lead the Cougars.

Tyler Herget earned a match-high 38 assists, with Miks Ramanis and Keoni Thiim each securing 12 kills on the night.

BYU will next face Harvard in Provo on Sat. March 15. at 7 p.m. MDT with coverage on Big10+. Following the match, the BYUtv app and byutv.org will have a rebroadcast of the game at 10 p.m. MT.

BYU softball loses heartbreaker at ASU

BYU softball took Arizona State to extra innings before ultimately falling in the series finale, 6-5 at Farrington Softball Stadium in Tempe, Arizona, on Saturday afternoon.

A two-run homer in the seventh by Lily Owens gave the Cougars (15-6, 1-2 Big 12) their first lead of the game, but the Sun Devils responded with a home run of their own to push the game into extras, where BYU ultimately came up short, dropping their season-opening Big 12 series.

Out-hit by ASU, 10-5, the Cougars also had three errors in the contest.

The Cougars have a Big 12 bye week and will play a single game at Utah Tech on Tuesday, Mar. 11 at 4 p.m. MDT. The game will be streamed on WAC International.

Cougar gymnastics scores 195.800 in loss at Arizona

BYU fell to No. 22 Arizona 196.775-195.800 in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, Saturday afternoon for the final Big 12 dual meet of the season.

Chloee Hoke scored a career-high 9.850 on beam and 9.775 in her vault debut.

The Cougars are back on the road next week as they visit Cal on Friday, March 14 for a quad meet including Big 12 opponent ASU and Washington. The competition is set to start at 7 p.m. MT and will be streamed on ESPN+.

BYU men’s tennis beats LMU, women’s tennis loses to Texas Tech

BYU men’s tennis picked up their 11th win of the season on Friday against LMU at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. The Cougars won the match 4-2, picking up the doubles point and securing three of five singles matches, with the last being unfinished.

The Cougar men’s team will return to the road for their first Big 12 matchup in Stillwater, Okla. against Oklahoma State on Thursday, March 13 at 5 p.m.

The BYU women’s tennis team fought against top-ranked Texas Tech at home in Provo on Saturday, losing 4-2 with two singles wins from Bobo Huang and Kendall Kovick. The Cougars are now 11-6 overall and 6-1 at home.

BYU will return to the Indoor Tennis Courts at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 15, against Utah. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ and YouTube.