During its 8-7 loss in an exhibition game against the Utah Valley Wolverines on Oct. 16, the BYU women's softball team supported a local club team dealing with the death of one of its coaches.
The Utah Twisters is a club team that is from the Provo area that suddenly lost one of their coaches to a heart attack. Nathan Tenney was a coach for the Twisters for three years and was loved by the softball community.
Tenney, a father of four, passed away on Aug. 29.
The Twisters are a softball organization that serves athletes all around Utah and Salt Lake County. The BYU players were examples to these young athletes.
“We wanted to honor them and make them feel special on this day,” BYU infielder Keila Kamoku said.
Throughout the game, the Twisters team was all over the stands cheering on BYU.
The game featured an exciting sixth inning which brought up everyone’s energy. At the top of the sixth, UVU was up 4-2. The Wolverines got multiple hits in a row, which caused for a total of four runners batted in, making the score 8-2.
The Cougars responded to that. BYU had bases loaded and after a wild pitch, BYU stole home. After that play, Lindy Milkowski stepped up to the plate. With two runners on, she hit a three-run home run, making the score 8-7.
UVU ultimately came out on top by one run, but the Twisters were able to be there and cheer on their role models.
After the game, the Twisters team was able to meet and talk with the BYU players and even get signed memorabilia from them as well. Even though that they were hoping for a Cougar win, there was still positive energy after the sixth inning.
The fall season is almost done for the Cougars. They have one more game against Utah Tech on Oct. 26, in St. George, Utah. After that, they will be getting ready for the upcoming 2025 season.