Friday night starter Matthew Sox racked up 11 strikeouts in the series opener, one short of tying Utah's single-game record.

Stanford swept last year's series in Salt Lake City, though there were some standout individual performances from the Utes.

Randon Hostert, Zac McCleve and Ashman took it from there to complete the doubleheader sweep.

Kiernan drove in three runs in the nightcap, complementing Jaden Harris' three-inning staff day start. Utah put up eight runs in the first inning of Game 2, working seven walks and putting three Utes on base by HBP.The time was put in place to allow enough time for field prep as well as accommodate a hard start time with game two airing on TV and radio. The first game was called after eight innings due to reaching a pre-determined time of day that no new inning could begin.TJ Clarkson, Bransen Kuehl, Blake Whiting and Jaxon Grossman also saw time on the bump. Left-hander Ernesto Lugo-Canchola picked up the Game 1 win for the Utes, thanks to 2.1 scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit and a walk.Kiernan and Gurney had three hits apiece and Matt Flaharty logged his first three RBI as a Ute. Utah had a season-high 16 hits in the first game, aided by six multi-hit performances throughout the lineup. Cameron Gurney and Jayden Kiernan each had four RBI in the doubleheader and Micah Ashman capped off the night with his fifth save of the season.

The Utes and Bears were originally scheduled to play Tuesday and Wednesday, but the Wednesday game was moved up a day due to inclement weather in the forecast.

Utah knocked off Northern Colorado by a 12-5 score in eight innings during the first game on Tuesday, followed up with a 12-8 triumph in the nightcap.

With the Cardinal on quarter exams this week, the series will run from Saturday through Monday at Sunken Diamond, rather than the traditional Friday through Sunday docket. Winners in three straight games, the Utah baseball team resumes Pac-12 Conference play this weekend with a three-game series out at No. Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // #GoUtes // #UteNotes

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