LOGAN, Utah – Utah State softball lost 13-4 to UNLV on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Rebels scored at least one run in all five innings, scoring three in the first, one in the second, two in both the third and fourth, and five in the fifth.
 
The Aggies chipped away at the lead in the bottom of the fifth as sophomore pinch hitter Taryn Edds had a leadoff home run over the left field wall. Redshirt freshman pinch hitter Emily Dority singled to right field and senior center fielder Tyler Thornton, who came back in to run the bases, scored on an RBI single from sophomore third baseman Claire Raley. Graduate first baseman Gabriella Jimenez brought home the final two runs for USU with a two-RBI single to center field as UNLV held on for the 13-4 win.
 
Five Aggies saw time in the circle on Saturday in sophomore Mia Reynolds, freshman Hailey McLean, senior Alyssa Millemon, senior Nya Laing and freshman Sydney Saldaña.
 
Up Next
Utah State (16-24, 7-11 MW) and UNLV (21-26, 7-12 MW) meet for the series finale on Sunday, April 30, at noon. The Aggies will honor their five seniors in Laing, Millemon, Makenzie and Mazie Macfarlane, and Thornton for Senior Day.
 
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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