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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. \u2013 Utah Valley fell 8-2 to Cal State Bakersfield in the series finale on Saturday afternoon at Hardt Field. UVU (14-16) scored first, but the Runners (13-18) scored eight unanswered runs and came up with timely hits to get the finale. Kaden Carpenter<\/a>, Chipper Beck<\/a>, and DJ Massey<\/a> all finished with two hits in the contest.
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\nThe Wolverines opened the scoring in the first inning after Kaden Carpenter<\/a> singled with one out in the inning, and Mason Strong’s<\/a> double to right-center put two runners in scoring position. Chipper Beck<\/a> recorded an RBI on a sacrifice fly to put UVU up 1-0.
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\nThe CSUB pitching staff was tough on the Wolverines, only allowing more hits through the first five innings, with DJ Massey<\/a> recording a single back in the first inning and a double in the fifth inning.
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\nThe Roadrunners took a 4-1 lead after the second inning when they took advantage of a couple of fielding errors in the first two frames, and in the second extended the lead on a double by Evan Cloyd.
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\nUtah Valley looked to rally in the sixth after a two-out infield single by Beck before Mason Hamlin<\/a> doubled down the right-field line to put two in scoring position. They would not get a run across but did do so in the seventh inning. After a leadoff double by Will Applegate<\/a>, they immediately had a runner in scoring position, and he scored on a fielding error later in the inning to cut the lead to 8-2. Carpenter continued the inning with a double to put runners on second and third, but the CSUB bullpen came up with a groundout to end the threat.
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\nThe Wolverines’ offense produced six doubles in the game, tying a season high set against Stanford. Beck had the sixth of the contest to start the eighth inning.
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\nJacob Heppner<\/a> tossed five innings with four runs, but only one earned, to take the loss. Chance Wallace<\/a> and Carter Seely<\/a> tossed scoreless innings late for the Wolverines.
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\nUP NEXT
\nUtah Valley will return home for a midweek matchup against BYU on Tuesday, April 7 at 6:05 p.m. MT. The Wolverines will open WAC play next weekend at Sacramento State before continuing on to Air Force.
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