SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah rallied from an early deficit to defeat Southeastern Louisiana, 14-5, Saturday at Smith's Ballpark.
Southeastern (26-10) had its four-game winning streak snapped as Utah (11-20) split the series at one game apiece.
The Lions jumped out in front early, 5-1, with three runs in the first and another two in the third.
Julian Service led off the third with a single to right field and then stole second base.
Daniel Midyett drove in Service with a double to right-center.
Kevin Carr singled up the middle, putting runners on the corners.
Brett Hoffman then singled to left for the Lions' fourth-straight hit to open the inning, driving in Midyett.
Utah scored 13 unanswered runs to close out the game.
Dalton Carroll (4-4) earned the win for the Utes. Junior right-hander
Jake Johnson (6-1) suffered the loss, his first of the season.
Midyett (2-for-4) and Hoffman (2-for-4) led the Lions at the plate. Freshman
Drew Avans picked up his first collegiate hit in the ninth, a pinch-hit single to left.
Southpaw
Kyle Cedotal (4-2, 1.84), a junior from Denham Springs, Louisiana, draws the starting nod for Southeastern in Sunday's series finale against Ute right-hander Jayson Rose (2-3, 4.07).
The game can be heard in the Hammond area on KSLU 90.9 FM, online and through either the KSLU or TuneIn Radio smartphone apps. Fans can also keep up with the action through live statistics or by following @SLUathletics on Twitter. Streaming video is available. Audio, video and stats are linked on the baseball schedule page at www.LionSports.net.
Utah Utes 14, Southeastern La. 5 (Apr 11, 2015 at Salt Lake City, Utah)
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Southeastern La..... 302 000 000 - 5 9 3 (26-10)
Utah Utes............... 106 050 20X - 14 11 1 (11-20)
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Pitchers: Southeastern La. - Johnson, Jake; Carlini, Domenick (3); Keller, Kyle (5); Pickett, Gage (6); Klotz, Mason (8) and Eades, Chris. Utah Utes - Carroll, Dalton; Drachler, Dylan (7); Stoltz, Trenton (8) and Young, AJ; Taylor, Cole.
Win-Carroll, Dalton (4-4) Loss-Johnson, Jake (6-1) T-2:57 A-1069
HR UTAH - Gulden, Wade (1).
Weather: Partly cloudy and warm
Johnson, J. faced 5 batters in the 3rd.
