Box Score PROVO, Utah – Utah State softball (15-23, 6-10 Mountain West) lost 10-5 to BYU (24-13) on the road on Tuesday night.
 
BYU jumped out to an early 8-0 lead after scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning and six in the bottom of the second.
 
USU did not back down, however, as the Aggies loaded the bases in the top of the third after freshman designated player Grace Matej singled to center field, while freshman left fielder Jaden Colunga and senior catcher Makenzie Macfarlane each drew a walk. Sophomore second baseman Giselle Gonzalez then stepped up to the plate to hit a grand slam and cut the deficit in half, 8-4. It marked her first home run of the season.
 
The Cougars extended their lead to 10-4 after scoring two runs in the bottom of the fourth.
 
Sophomore pinch hitter Taryn Edds scored Utah State's last run of the game was a solo bomb to left field in the top of the sixth inning to trim the BYU advantage to five, but the Cougars held on for the 10-5 win.
 
Three Aggies saw time in the circle in freshman Hailey McLean, sophomore Mia Reynolds and freshman Tess Bumiller. Bumiller gave up no runs and just one hit in her 2.0 innings of work.
 
Up Next
Utah State returns to Logan for the last time this season as the Aggies host UNLV (20-25, 6-11 MW) in a three-game Mountain West series on Friday, April 28, at 4 p.m., Saturday, April 29, at noon, and Sunday, April 30, at noon. USU will honor its five seniors in Nya Laing, Makenzie Macfarlane, Mazie Macfarlane, Alyssa Millemon and Tyler Thornton for Senior Day in its game on Sunday.
 
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