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Cameron Gurney (18) celebrates with teammates after his grand slam gave Utah key insurance runs in the ninth inning.
Photo by: Sophia Kuder/Utah Athletics
Gurney’s Grand Slam Ices Victory at UVU
3/31/2026 6:37 PM | Baseball
Long homers for second straight game and extends hitting streak to 21 games
OREM, Utah – A back-and-forth ballgame saw the Utah baseball team score six runs in the ninth innings as the Utes defeated in-state foe Utah Valley by a 15-9 score on Tuesday afternoon inside UCCU Ballpark.
Utah was tied nine-apiece with the Wolverines after eight innings before the visitors made it back-to-back games with a six-run inning. Cameron Gurney highlighted the frame with his first collegiate grand slam and the first by a Utah player since 2024.
Eight Utah players had a hit and the team combined for 15 overall. Cal Miller and Bradley Navarro both went 3-for-5 and combined for three RBIs and three runs scored. Jake Long homered as part of a 2-for-6 day as Long's hitting streak reached 21 games, the longest by a Utah player since 2011. Gurney and Jet Gilliam also had multi-hit afternoons.
The Utes used seven pitchers for the midweek contest and Dylan Gazaway earned the win on the mound.
UVU took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run homer that narrowly evaded the glove of a leaping Gilliam at the wall in center field.
But the Utes made quick work to chip away and eventually take the lead. Navarro blooped an RBI single in the second inning that scored Miller, then Long clubbed a two-run opposite-field homer in the third as Utah pulled in front 3-2. It sailed 375 feet and had an exit velocity of 96 miles per hour, all while extending Long's hitting streak to 21 straight games.
Miller gave the Utes another run in the fourth, scoring on a passed ball after the inning was extended with an error by UVU.
The Wolverines came storming back in the home half of the fifth, posting a four-run inning as the lead went back to UVU in a 6-4 score.
A quick counter from the Utes, however, put Utah ahead 8-6 in the top of the sixth inning. A pair of walks began the inning then Derek Smith poked a double into left field that scored Gilliam. Luke Jacobs followed, breaking into the hit column with a single that plated a pair. Daniel Arambula then lifted a sac fly that brought in Matt Flaharty and gave Utah a two-run cushion after six innings.
Miller drove in an insurance run for Utah in the eighth inning, lacing a double down the left field line as Arambula trotted him from third base.
In the home half of the eighth inning, UVU evened the score at nine after a pair of home runs.
Utah quickly loaded the bases with nobody out in the ninth inning; Smith was hit by a pitch, Flaharty looped a single to right field and Jacobs worked a walk with the lineup turning back over. Long then grounded into a fielder's choice that brought in pinch runner Nevan Noonan with the go-ahead run.
With another walk to Arambula on the books, Gurney took the first pitch for a ball before going opposite field—just as Long did earlier in the game—for his grand slam. It was the sixth home run of the game combined between the teams. Later on in the inning Navarro had an RBI single as Gilliam came home with Utah's final run of the day.
Gazaway came back out for the bottom of the ninth and was unfazed by a leadoff double, helping the Utes lock up the victory.
Next Up
It's a quick turnaround for the Utes as the team heads out to Kansas for a Big 12 Conference series. With a holiday weekend coming up, the series will run from Thursday to Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kansas.
Follow Utah Baseball
Keep up with the Utes by following @utahbaseball and by visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.
Utah was tied nine-apiece with the Wolverines after eight innings before the visitors made it back-to-back games with a six-run inning. Cameron Gurney highlighted the frame with his first collegiate grand slam and the first by a Utah player since 2024.
Eight Utah players had a hit and the team combined for 15 overall. Cal Miller and Bradley Navarro both went 3-for-5 and combined for three RBIs and three runs scored. Jake Long homered as part of a 2-for-6 day as Long's hitting streak reached 21 games, the longest by a Utah player since 2011. Gurney and Jet Gilliam also had multi-hit afternoons.
The Utes used seven pitchers for the midweek contest and Dylan Gazaway earned the win on the mound.
UVU took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning on a two-run homer that narrowly evaded the glove of a leaping Gilliam at the wall in center field.
But the Utes made quick work to chip away and eventually take the lead. Navarro blooped an RBI single in the second inning that scored Miller, then Long clubbed a two-run opposite-field homer in the third as Utah pulled in front 3-2. It sailed 375 feet and had an exit velocity of 96 miles per hour, all while extending Long's hitting streak to 21 straight games.
Miller gave the Utes another run in the fourth, scoring on a passed ball after the inning was extended with an error by UVU.
The Wolverines came storming back in the home half of the fifth, posting a four-run inning as the lead went back to UVU in a 6-4 score.
A quick counter from the Utes, however, put Utah ahead 8-6 in the top of the sixth inning. A pair of walks began the inning then Derek Smith poked a double into left field that scored Gilliam. Luke Jacobs followed, breaking into the hit column with a single that plated a pair. Daniel Arambula then lifted a sac fly that brought in Matt Flaharty and gave Utah a two-run cushion after six innings.
Miller drove in an insurance run for Utah in the eighth inning, lacing a double down the left field line as Arambula trotted him from third base.
In the home half of the eighth inning, UVU evened the score at nine after a pair of home runs.
Utah quickly loaded the bases with nobody out in the ninth inning; Smith was hit by a pitch, Flaharty looped a single to right field and Jacobs worked a walk with the lineup turning back over. Long then grounded into a fielder's choice that brought in pinch runner Nevan Noonan with the go-ahead run.
With another walk to Arambula on the books, Gurney took the first pitch for a ball before going opposite field—just as Long did earlier in the game—for his grand slam. It was the sixth home run of the game combined between the teams. Later on in the inning Navarro had an RBI single as Gilliam came home with Utah's final run of the day.
Gazaway came back out for the bottom of the ninth and was unfazed by a leadoff double, helping the Utes lock up the victory.
Next Up
It's a quick turnaround for the Utes as the team heads out to Kansas for a Big 12 Conference series. With a holiday weekend coming up, the series will run from Thursday to Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark in Lawrence, Kansas.
Follow Utah Baseball
Keep up with the Utes by following @utahbaseball and by visiting www.UtahUtes.com. Download the Utah 360 app here.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gazaway, Dylan (2-2)
L: Beltran, Jacob (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Smith, Derek 1 ; Miller, Cal 1
HR: Long, Jake 1 ; Gurney, Cameron 1
RBI: Long, Jake 3 ; Smith, Derek 1 ; Gurney, Cameron 4 ; Navarro, Bradley 2 ; Arambula, Daniel 1 ; Jacobs, Luke 2 ; Miller, Cal 1
SF: Arambula, Daniel 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Long, Jake 2 ; Smith, Derek 1 ; Gurney, Cameron 1 ; Flaharty, Matt 2 ; Noonan, Nevan 1 ; Navarro, Bradley 1 ; Arambula, Daniel 2 ; Jacobs, Luke 1 ; Miller, Cal 2 ; Gilliam, Jet 2
SB: Gilliam, Jet 1
CS: Navarro, Bradley 1 ; Gilliam, Jet 1
HBP: Smith, Derek 1 ; Arambula, Daniel 1
PO: Gilliam, Jet 1
Batting:
2B: Strong, Mason 1 ; Carpenter, Kaden 1 ; Beck, Chipper 1 ; Smith, Jayden 1
3B: Applegate, Will 1
HR: Beck, Chipper 1 ; Smith, Jayden 1 ; Houston, Derek 1 ; Katschke, Hunter 1
RBI: Strong, Mason 1 ; Beck, Chipper 2 ; Smith, Jayden 2 ; Houston, Derek 1 ; Katschke, Hunter 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Applegate, Will 1 ; Brass, Cooper 1 ; Strong, Mason 1 ; Carpenter, Kaden 1 ; Beck, Chipper 1 ; Smith, Jayden 1 ; Houston, Derek 1 ; Massey, DJ 1 ; Katschke, Hunter 1
SB: Carpenter, Kaden 1
HBP: Carpenter, Kaden 1 ; Massey, DJ 1
PO: Carpenter, Kaden 1
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