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No. 10-seeded Utah lost its first-ever Big 12 baseball tournament game as No. 11-seeded Kansas State used a four-run eighth inning to defeat the Utes 9-5 in Surprise, Arizona.<\/p>\n

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In a back-and-forth game, Kansas State retook the lead for good in the top of the eighth on an error by Ute catcher Derek Smith. Smith tried to nab Carlos Vasquez on a pitchout to third base, but his throw was off the mark and into left field, allowing Vasquez to score the go-ahead run.<\/p>\n

That was just the start of the Utes\u2019 woes in the frame, as Cadyn Karl singled, stole second base and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Dee Kennedy brought him home with an RBI single that put Kansas State up 7-5.<\/p>\n

A two-RBI single by Ty Smolinski later in the inning increased the Wildcats\u2019 lead to 9-5.<\/p>\n

Jake Long, a consistent offensive presence for the Utes and an All-Big 12 second team honoree, broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth inning with a double to right field that brought home two runs and advanced to third on an error by Kansas State right fielder Kyan Lodice.<\/p>\n

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Utes are on the board\u203c\ufe0f@jakeplong knocks in two and Utah leads 2-0<\/p>\n

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Earlier in the inning, Smith and Luke Jacobs singled to set Long up for the Utes\u2019 first runs of the day.<\/p>\n

After Daniel Arambula walked, Cal Miller continued the momentum with an RBI single that scored Long to put Utah up 3-0.<\/p>\n

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.@calmiller06 knocks in another!<\/p>\n

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Kansas State struck back in the top of the sixth inning with a two-run homer by AJ Evasco. <\/p>\n

The Wildcats took their first lead of the game in the top of the seventh with an RBI triple from Kennedy, followed by a Lodice single that gave Kansas State a 4-3 advantage. Kansas State would build on its lead later in the inning on a sacrifice fly from Bear Madliak that scored Lodice, who advanced to third on a Smolinski single and a wild pitch.<\/p>\n

That lead didn\u2019t last long, however, as the Utes answered with a two-run bottom of the seventh. Jacobs hit a solo homer to right field to cut the deficit to one, then Long hit a double and advanced to third on an Arambula fly-out. <\/p>\n

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Cue up the helmet stickers coming to @lukejacobs23 <\/p>\n

8 pitch AB and a 408-foot \ud83d\udca3 Utes back within a run!<\/p>\n

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Miller\u2019s sacrifice fly brought Long home to tie the game before the Wildcats broke it open in the eighth.<\/p>\n

In a surprise move, Utah started pitcher Demitri Diamant, who had pitched 37 innings in relief this season but hadn\u2019t started a game. Coach Gary Henderson\u2019s decision paid off, as Diamant pitched three innings, allowing two hits and three walks but no runs.<\/p>\n

Utah\u2019s pitching staff \u2014 Diamant, Ian Culver and Easton Jones \u2014 kept a clean sheet through five innings before things started to unravel for the Utes in the later frames.<\/p>\n

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