LOGAN, Utah – With the game tied at 4-all and two outs on the board in the bottom of the seventh, it looked like Utah State and San Diego State were headed to extra innings.
 
But Taryn Edds said nope.
 
The sophomore pinch hitter stepped up to the plate in just her second appearance of the game and knocked the first pitch beyond the centerfield wall for the 5-4 walk-off victory.
 
The homer was Edds' first of her career and Utah State's first walk-off homerun of the season.
 
"It was crazy," Edds said. "I felt like I needed it at one point in my career. Having my people with me, they've been cheering me on the whole season, so it was good."
 
After SDSU scored two runs in the top of the first inning, senior catcher Makenzie Macfarlane had a lead-off double in the bottom of the second before being brought home on a bomb from graduate first baseman Gabriella Jimenez to tie it at 2-apiece.
 
The Aztecs regained the lead after scoring a run in both the top of the third and fifth innings, but a pair of RBI singles from Jimenez and sophomore second baseman Claudia Medina in the bottom of the sixth evened the score at 4-each.
 
USU put away the SDSU batters in order in the top of the seventh with three-straight groundouts. The Aztecs turned around and struck out the first two Aggie batters in the bottom of the frame before Edds' heroics gave Utah State the 5-4 win.
 
"It was huge," head coach Steve Johnson said. "We didn't play up to our expectations yesterday in any aspect of the game. We knew we were better than that, but we just had to come out and execute. Mia (Reynolds) did a great job. She went out and made the pitches for us and we made the plays behind her. We got a big hit from Gabby early on and just stayed in it. Tess (Bumiller) did a really great job at the end coming in and shutting things down. We just kept battling those last two innings and had some really good at-bats."
 
Sophomore Mia Reynolds made the start in the circle for the Aggies, striking out three batters in 4.1 innings pitched. She was relieved by freshman Tess Bumiller who gave up no runs and just one hit in 2.2 innings of work for her fourth win of the season.
 
Up Next
The Aggies (12-16, 4-4 MW) and the Aztecs (23-11, 7-4 MW) will battle for the series victory in game 3 on Saturday, April 8, at 11 a.m.
 
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