Campus briefs

BYU

BASEBALL: With its largest margin of victory this season, BYU (5-15) defeated Cal State Northridge by six runs on Saturday, 10-4.

Catcher Casey Cloward, who finished 2-for-4, provided much of the early fireworks with a three-run home run in the fourth inning, giving the Cougars a 5-0 lead. The home run is Cloward's first since his freshman year in 2000.

The Cougars had 15 hits in the game, led by Brad Hales, who finished 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Five BYU players had multiple hits in the game.

Justin Su'a (2-1) earned his second victory, pitching seven strong innings. Su'a allowed two runs off six hits and struck out six.

Ryan Chambers drove in the Cougars' first run in the third inning with a single after a double by Wade Vest. BYU then scored four more runs in the fourth led by Cloward's home run and a triple by Rob Itri.

Utah

BASEBALL: Utah (4-8) rattled off 16 hits en route to its third straight win, a 14-10 victory over Central Michigan at Dixie High School in St. George on Saturday.

Freshman Travis Kohn (1-1) earned the win on the mound, pitching 4.0 innings. He gave up just one hit while striking out five and walking one.

Utah scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning, two on an RBI-double by junior Matt Ciaramella, another on a one-run double by junior Tyson Olson. The Utes plated the other two runs on ground-outs.

Central Michigan responded with eight runs on five hits in the top of the second to take an 8-5 lead. The Utes cut the lead to two in the bottom of the inning when senior Jared Pena scored on a double play.

Utah took a 10-8 lead in the bottom of the third when senior Michael Westfall Jr. and junior Trevor Eastman both doubled, followed later by a Pena three-run homer to center field. Central Michigan tied the game at 10 apiece in the top of the fourth with a solo homer and an RBI-double.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Utes took the lead for good when Pena hit an RBI-double, then advanced to third on a wild pitch and was brought home on a single by sophomore Ryan Khoury.

Five Utes had multi-hit games, led by Pena, who was a perfect 5-for-5 with four runs and five RBI.