Utah Valley baseball won the series finale, 10-7 in 11 innings on Monday against UC Riverside at the Riverside Sports Complex in Riverside, Calif.

UVU (2-2) took the lead in the 11th on a single from Landon Frei and added two more on a home run from Pacific University transfer CJ Colyer. Garrett Miller was lights out on the mound in the final two innings, striking out five UCR (2-2) hitters.

“The guys came out ready to fight today, and that’s just what they did,” said UVU head coach Nate Rasmussen. “We had some great individual performances that came stacked on top of one another. It was great to end the series on a high note.”

For the first time in 2025, the Wolverines scored in the first inning when Luke Iverson scored on a wild pitch. The lead held up until the bottom of the second inning when the Highlanders answered back with two runs against Utah Valley starter Aaron Rice, who went 3 1/3 innings allowing only two hits.

Trailing 3-1 heading to the top of the fifth inning, the Wolverines put runners on the corner after DJ Massey walked and Iverson singled to center field. The duo made it 3-2 when they pulled off a double steal. Iverson scored his second of three runs on the day, later in the inning when Mason Strong reached on a ground ball to short.

Cooper Littledike made his debut for the Wolverines and tossed 2 2/3 innings, allowing one hit and struck out three hitters. Luke Kimmel pitched a clean seventh inning with two strikeouts.

The pitching performances gave the offense a chance to come alive, and the offense responded in the eighth, starting with a double by Mason Strong down the left field line before Colyer singled against UCR’s Friday starter Kurt Marton, who made his second appearance of the weekend.

The Wolverines took a 6-3 lead when Dominic Longo II homered to left field on a 3-2 pitch. After Marton retired the next two hitters, Iverson added a solo shot to centerfield to make it 7-3.

After the Highlanders rallied on Saturday, they looked to get something going in the eighth inning against George Albrecht. Still, UVU went around the horn for an inning-ending double play to eliminate the threat. UCR, however, did rally and tie the game in the ninth to send the game to extra innings.

Miller struck out the side in the bottom of the tenth inning and UVU’s offense did not waste time with singles by Jimmy De Anda and Frei and with two outs, following a UCR pitching change to Saturday’s starter Matthew O’Brien, Colyer homered to left field to give the Wolverines a 10-7 lead.

Miller then quickly retired the Highlanders in order to secure his first win as a Wolverine after transferring from the College of Southern Idaho.

Utah Valley will play a four-game series starting Thursday, Feb. 20, at Excite Ballpark in San Jose against the Spartans. Thursday and Friday’s game will air on the Mountain West Network, but no stream will be available for Saturday and Sunday.

Welling honored as WAC Newcomer of the Week for third time

Utah Valley sophomore forward Carter Welling has been named the University Credit Union WAC Newcomer of the Week, the league office announced Monday.

Welling earns the honor for the third time this season after helping lead the Wolverines to a 70-68 road win over in-state rival Southern Utah on Saturday night.

Welling played a key role in the victory, scoring 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field and 7-of-14 from the free throw line. He also added nine rebounds, three blocks, and three steals in 29 minutes of action. The 6-foot-10 forward was a defensive presence in the paint and helped UVU fend off a late SUU rally to secure the team’s 13th win in its last 14 games.

The Wolverines will return to action on Thursday, Feb. 20, for another in-state WAC road matchup against Utah Tech in the Old Hammer Rivalry. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. MT in St. George, with the game streaming live on ESPN+.

Wolverine men’s golf in second place in Mesquite

Led by a 5-under-par 67 from Zachary Erskine, the Utah Valley men’s golf team fired an impressive 11-under-par 277 in Monday’s second round of the Mesquite Desert Classic at Casablanca Resort in Mesquite, Nev.

The Wolverines climbed one spot on the 12-team leaderboard to second place heading into Tuesday’s final round.

Utah Valley sits at 15-under-par 561 (284-277) after two rounds, just five strokes behind leader Eastern Kentucky (-21).

The Wolverines will look to chase down Eastern Kentucky in Tuesday’s final round, set to begin at 10 a.m. MT.

UVU softball loses tough game at Arizona State

Tatum Hall went 1-for-3 with two RBIs and Rachael Brown went 1-for-3 with one RBI as Utah Valley fell 4-3 in a heartbreaker to the Arizona State Sun Devils on Sunday in Tempe, Arizona.

The Wolverines led 3-0 heading into the sixth inning, but back-to-back homers gave the Sun Devils all the offense they needed.

Utah Valley will make its first-ever trip to Georgia for seven games next week in the Peach State. The first five of those will be at the Georgia Classic in Athens, Ga., where the Wolverines will open play on Friday against Syracuse and the host Bulldogs.

Wolverine track wins eight events at Mountain States Games

Ella Hopper followed up her win in the 200 on Friday with a first-place finish and a school record (54.29) in the women’s 400-meter finals on Saturday at the Mountain States Games at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho.

The Wolverines also had first-place finishes from Caila Odekirk (mile) Gabe Remy (60m), Kade Thompson (200m), and Caleb Washington (triple jump). Whitney Fisher, Kali McEuen, Hopper, and Talia Conrad also won the women’s 4×400 relay in 3:47.22, good enough for third on the all-time top 10 at UVU.

This week was the final meet on the schedule prior to the WAC Indoor Championships, which will be held Feb. 28-March 1 at the Podium in Spokane, Washington.

UVU women’s golf loses twice in match play

The Utah Valley women’s golf team completed two rounds of match play Monday at the Great River Cup at Windance Country Club in Gulfport, Miss., battling through tough competition with one final round remaining on Tuesday.

Utah Valley opened the tournament against ULM, falling 4.5-0.5, and then lost to Little Rock, 3.5-1.5.

The Wolverines will conclude tournament play Tuesday morning in the final round at Windance Country Club.