PROVO, Utah – Sophomore pitcher McKenna Bull earned a single-season record 33rd win as BYU softball took the final game of the series 8-0 in five innings against cross-county foe Utah Valley Tuesday night at Gail Miller Field.

"Thirty-three wins in one season is phenomenal," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "McKenna's had a terrific year; she's been the cornerstone of our team. We've worked her every weekend really hard and she's held up well. Sydney Broderick had a huge home run in the first to set the tone for this game tonight. We're going to miss playing here at home for the rest of the season. This is a great environment to play in."

Bull threw her 27th complete game of the season while breaking the tie with former Cougar pitcher Paige Affleck for most wins in a single season. The Ogden, Utah, native held the Wolverines to just one hit in the game while striking out eight and pitching her eighth shutout of the year.

"It feels good," Bull said of the outing. "It was double sweet that I did get the record and that I also got to pitch a good game against a team I had struggled against early on in the season."

Broderick went 1-for-3 with three RBI while Gordy Bravo and Lauren Bell each went 1-for-2 with two RBI in the win.

UVU (16-39) started out the first inning strong with a double from Morgan Smith. The Wolverines couldn't capitalize, however, ending the inning with two runners on base after Bull's second-straight strikeout. 

With runners on second and third in the bottom of the first, Broderick homered to center field to give BYU (38-10) a 3-0 edge early on. It was her seventh home run of the season.

Bull then retired UVU's batters in order during the second, third and fourth innings.

Bravo collected an RBI with a single straight up the middle before a double from Bell scored two more Cougar runners. Megan Arnold followed by doubling to left field, allowing Bell to score a run and increasing the advantage to 7-0. 

With the bases loaded for BYU in the bottom of the fifth, Caitlyn Larsen scored the final run on Bravo's walk-off sacrifice fly, ending the game early.

The Cougars return to conference play Friday at Loyola Marymount in a doubleheader beginning at 12 p.m. PDT. The game will be streamed live on TheW.tv. Links to live stats and the video feed can be found on the BYU softball schedule page.

Box Score -- BYU vs. UVU

PROVO, Utah – After clinching the West Coast Conference for the second year in a row, BYU softball finishes the regular season with a nonconference home finale against Utah Valley and a road series at Loyola Marymount.

The Cougars (37-10, 12-0 WCC) host UVU in the rubber game Tuesday at 5 p.m. MDT on BYUtv. BYU will then head down to Southern California to wrap up WCC play with a three-game series with LMU beginning with a doubleheader Friday at 12 and 2 p.m. PDT with the third game Saturday at noon. The first game Friday will be broadcast on The W.tv.

• At the plate. Junior centerfielder Gordy Bravo has a nine-game hitting streak with a conference-best .464 batting average and 70 hits for the second time in her career. Lacey Hofstedt is second in the conference with her .441 clip at the plate.
• Stolen bases. Hofstedt stole three bases in the conference-clinching win over Santa Clara. She has 23 total stolen bases on the season – two behind the BYU single season record of 25 set by Hofstedt in 2013.
• From the circle. Pitcher McKenna Bull is 32-7 with 220 strikeouts and a 1.99 ERA. She is currently tied with Paige Affleck for the most victories in a single season in BYU history. She also broke Affleck’s mark of most strikeouts by a sophomore pitcher.
• Runs. Sydney Broderick and Ashley Thompson are 1-2 in the RBI category with 41 and 40, respectively. Seven of the eight starters have surpassed their RBI totals from 2014.
• Win total. With the 37-10 mark, BYU is just three wins shy of its ninth season with 40 or more wins.
• 11-straight NCAA Regionals. The postseason is the expectation with the Cougars having a total of 12 NCAA appearances and 11-straight including the recent clinching of the automatic bid. The NCAA Selection/Championship Bracket Announcement is Sunday May 10 at 10 p.m. EDT on ESPNU.

Links to video and live stats will be available on the softball schedule page.

UVU (Tues. 5 p.m. MDT | BYUtv)

The Wolverines took the first game of the series on March 21 at Gail Miller Field, and the Cougars knotted the series with a win at UVU on April 7. Utah Valley is 16-38 after dropping a two-game series to No. 5 Oklahoma including a perfect game in a 14-0 loss to the Sooners. UVU leaders at the plate are Brianna Gatlin (.338 BA, 8 HR, 22 RBI), Jaylen Watson (.315 Ba, 11 HR, 27 RBI) and Brittney Vansway (.302 BA, 9 HR, 33 RBI). From the circle Bailey Moore (10-19, 5.33 ERA) leads the team in appearances with 45.

Loyola Marymount University (Fri. 12* & 2 p.m. PDT, Sat. 12 p.m. | *The W.tv)

The Lions (24-27, 6-6 WCC) are coming off their conference bye week after a home series win against Saint Mary’s, taking the first two games by one run before falling in the third game. LMU is paced offensively by Amanda Dirks (.367 BA, 7 HR, 34 RBI), Alicia Brown (.328 BA, 6 HR, 25 RBI), Alex Finie (.325 BA, 5 HR, 29 RBI) and Stephanie Maciel (.313 BA, 9 HR, 20 RBI). Rachael Farrington leads the Lions with a 19-14 record and a 2.77 ERA with 200 innings pitched.