BYU pulls off another miraculous comeback to beat Utah

BYU pulls off another miraculous comeback to beat Utah

Nowhere, Agbayani stepped up to the plate with BYU trailing by one run with two runners on base and just one out.

On a full count, Agbayani more than connected with the pitch, hitting a no-doubter into center field. The last hit of the night was the only home run of the game.

“That definitely was the highlight of my softball career,” Agbayani said. “My six years of playing, that was it right there.”

When asked what the message was to the trailing Cougars before the seventh inning, Agbayani said, “(Eakin) just told us to put up a fight.

“We’re not gonna let them run all over us. We’re gonna push back and show them that we are BYU. We can win this thing.”

After the first game of the series also ended in a BYU walk-off, Cougar coaches and players noted how much this rivalry means to them.

Agbayani shared that sentiment moments after her historic homer.

“We showed (Utah) who really runs this state,” Agbayani said.

Before the seventh inning, both starting pitchers were having career games. Hailey Maestretti only gave up one run in the first six innings for Utah, and BYU’s Kate Dahle tossed 123 pitches before getting pulled in the final frame.

“(Kate) was throwing so well,” Eakin said. “There were several times where we talked about if it was time to take her out, but she was just throwing so well.”

In a game that had 18 runs, it’s strange to highlight how good both pitchers played, but the game itself was strange. If it wasn’t for the high-scoring seventh inning, both coaches would have raved about their defensive showing.

Instead, Agbayani’s homer will be all that people will remember.

BYU and Utah will play the final game of the series Saturday at 1:30 p.m MDT.