PROVO, Utah – Utah State softball (26-27, 11-10 Mountain West) lost 9-1 to BYU (39-10, 10-2 WCC) on Tuesday night.
 
Senior left fielder Emily Tidd was a perfect 2-for-2 at the plate as she recorded a pair of singles to lead the Aggies. Senior right fielder Bri Lerma was hit by a pitch in both of her appearances at the plate as she now holds the program single season record after being hit by a pitch 13 times in 2022.
 
The Cougars took an early 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.
 
Sophomore second baseman Zaia Castruita scored USU's lone run of the game as she singled up the middle in the top of the fourth, advanced to second on a ground out, took third on a Tidd single to right field and scored on a BYU error.
 
BYU scored three runs in the bottom of the frame to extend their lead to 7-1. The Cougars went on to win 9-1 with a walk-off two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth.
 
Senior Kapri Toone made the start in the circle for the Aggies, recording one strikeout and one walk in her 1.0 innings of work. Junior Alyssa Millemon relieved Toone in the top of the second, posting two strikeouts in her 4.1 innings pitched.

Utah State concludes its 2022 campaign by hosting San José State (21-27, 6-15 MW) on Thursday, May 12, at 4 p.m., Friday, May 13, at 4 p.m., and Saturday, May 14, at 11 a.m. Saturday's game will also serve as USU's Senior Day as Utah State honors its six seniors in Gabriella Jimenez, Lerma, Lexi Orozco, Sydnee Smith, Tidd and Toone.
 
For more information on the Utah State softball program, follow the Aggies on Twitter at @USUSoftball, on Facebook at USUSoftball and on Instagram at ususoftball.
 
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