ST. GEORGE, Utah – Tarleton baseball's wacky weekend of game cancellations and a location change came to an end on Saturday as they lost 7-6 to Utah Valley at Utah Tech's Bruce Hurst Field.
 
The game was the only one the two teams will play this season after snowy field conditions in Orem were too much to overcome. The Texans and Wolverines traveled to St. George where they could only play one game as Utah Tech and Stephen F. Austin were playing a weekend series.
 
The Texans (14-8, 1-3 WAC) allowed Utah Valley (13-10, 2-2 WAC) to plate multiple runs in three different innings. Keeping UVU off the bases was a challenge, as the Texans walked 13 batters, striking out just seven.

Tarleton scored three runs in the eighth inning, cutting the deficit to 7-6 as Kooper Shook hit a sacrifice fly to score Cris Enriquez and Dylan Kurahashi-Choy Foo hit a two-run single up the middle to make it a one run ballgame.
 
Zane Badmaev threw the bottom of the eighth for Tarleton, allowing just one hit while keeping UVU off the board. Tarleton was sat down in order in the top of the ninth as the Wolverines' Casey Anderson (S, 1) struck out the side, picking up his first save of the season.
 
Shook hit his fourth home run of the season in the fifth inning for Tarleton's first run of the game to make it 2-1 in favor of UVU. The Wolverines added two more in the bottom half of the fifth, stretching their lead to 4-1.
 
Tarleton responded with two runs of their own in the sixth. Mason Hammonds walked, stole second and reached third on a passed ball, setting up Enriquez for an RBI single up the middle. Shook came through again, singling up the middle to score Enriquez as the Texans trailed 4-3.
 
The seventh inning was the backbreaker for Tarleton. Grant Garza exited the game with two Wolverines on board and one out, making way for Jake Burcham. The second batter that Burcham saw hit a three-run home run to left center field, extending the UVU lead to 7-3.
 
Dylan Delvecchio (L, 1-2) got the start on the mound for the Texans. He threw 4.0 innings, allowing four runs (two earned) on one hit. He struck out two and walked eight.
 
Matt Haley came in for Delvecchio midway through the bottom of the fifth. He tossed 1.0 scoreless innings, striking out three.
 
Enriquez, Shook, Alec Williams and Jordan Andrade each totaled two hits. Shook led with three RBI.
 
Tarleton will return to action next weekend as they travel to Edinburg for a weekend WAC series at UTRGV.