Miller Park
400 E University Parkway Provo UT 84604
PROVO -- Eight runs in the seventh inning saved the game and the season for BYU, earning the come-from-behind victory over UNLV, 8-7 on Friday night.
On completing the roller-coaster night cap, the Cougars ended a 27-hour period with almost 11 hours of intense baseball, playing three games that all ended with two runs or less between each team.
BYU held off UNLV Thursday night in a four-hour marathon game for a 13-11 victory, then came back to Larry H. Miller Field less than ten hours later to warm up for a one-run ninth-inning 11-10 loss to San Diego State Friday morning. That loss came despite a superb relief performance from lefty Jeff Stone who enabled BYU to tie the Friday morning game with SDSU.
Then down 8-0 on Friday night, the Cougars completed the second-best comeback in Mountain West Conference Tournament history. BYU defeated UNLV for the second straight day, earning the right for a rematch with San Diego State for the Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship on Saturday.
David Seccombe gave up only three hits in his first six innings, all to Doug Jackson, striking out eight and holding the Cougars scoreless until the seventh.
"There is no quit in this team," said BYU Coach Vance Law. "We went six innings without a threat, then the guys started talking about how we needed to get something going."
With Seccombe tiring entering the seventh, BYU hit their way into the Rebel bullpen on their way to eight runs on six hits in the inning. Lars Birkeland and Ryan Chambers each hit two-RBI singles, while Jackson hit an RBI double. Matt Carson put the Cougars within one run with an RBI groundout, and Rob Itri earned BYU the lead with a two-RBI double to bring most of the 1,713 fans to feet.
"They started me off with a breaking ball yesterday," Itri said. "So I was looking for something off speed. I got a pitch I could hit."
Jacob Chrisman came in to contain the explosive UNLV offense. Chrisman registered his first win at BYU, giving up two runs on five hits in 4.1 innings.
"Jake (Chrisman) came in and pitched beautifully tonight," Law said. "Every out tonight was so important so we could save something for tomorrow. I was real pleased with the way Jake battled for us tonight."
Joe Wickman and David Trujillo led the Rebel offense. Wickman went 3-for-4 on the night with two runs scored and two RBI. Trujillo hit a two-run home run in the fifth, his third of the day and fifth of the MWC Tournament.
"I guess I'm almost as shocked as anybody," Law said. "We just never quit. We always think we have a chance to win."
The Cougars, now 27-29-1, host San Diego State, 43-21, on Saturday at 3 p.m., for the automatic NCAA tournament berth. BYU will be the visiting team both games because the Aztecs are the No. 1 seed.
Mountain West Conference Tournament
Brigham Young Univ. at San Diego St.
May 24, 2002 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Brigham Young Univ. 10 (26-29-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug cf......... 6 0 2 1 0 0 5 0 4
COUGHLAN, Cameron 2b..... 5 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 0
JENSEN, Dave 1b.......... 5 2 2 0 1 2 7 1 3
CARSON, Matt rf.......... 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
ITRI, Rob 3b............. 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
WIENS, Ranger ss......... 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 4 0
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake dh.... 4 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
BIRKELAND, Lars c........ 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 0 3
CHAMBERS, Ryan lf........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
WILKES, Adam ph......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
YI, Han pr/lf........... 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
FERNLEY, Sam p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STONE, Jeff p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
DABO, Tyler p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 40 10 15 8 6 5 24 10 11
San Diego St. 11 (43-41)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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LEE, Taber ss............ 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 3 0
COTA, Carlo 2b........... 5 1 2 3 0 0 4 3 1
STEPHENS, Jonathan 3b/1b. 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3
EMBREY, Rielly 1b........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 1
COOK, Garrett ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CORONA, Chad 3b......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
MCLINTOCK, Jake rf....... 5 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0
GWYNN, Anthony cf........ 5 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 3
WILSON, Ryan dh.......... 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
BARRETT, Riley pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BURT, Landon lf.......... 4 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0
MANFRED, Brian c......... 4 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 0
HARRAND, Robert p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JENSON, Drew p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CARQUE, Joe p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HARANG, Daryl p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HUMAN, Eric p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RING, Royce p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 40 11 16 10 2 3 27 8 9
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 013 002 220 - 10 15 2
San Diego St........ 044 100 011 - 11 16 2
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Note: None out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - JACKSON(11); ITRI(16); BURT(2); HUMAN(2). DP - Aztecs 1. LOB - BYU
Cougars 11; Aztecs 9. 2B - STUBBLEFIELD(9); BIRKELAND(7); GWYNN(9); BURT(2).
3B - JACKSON(6); MCLINTOCK(4). HR - STUBBLEFIELD(4); MCLINTOCK(8). HBP -
CHAMBERS; LEE. SF - WIENS(3); BURT(1). SB - JACKSON(18); BIRKELAND(5).
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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FERNLEY, Sam........ 2.2 10 8 7 1 2 17 20 82
STONE, Jeff......... 5.0 5 2 2 0 1 21 21 67
DABO, Tyler......... 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 22
San Diego St. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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HARRAND, Robert..... 2.1 7 4 4 1 0 13 16 43
JENSON, Drew........ 4.1 3 3 3 2 3 15 17 64
CARQUE, Joe......... 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 3 4 2
HARANG, Daryl....... 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 3 4 17
HUMAN, Eric......... 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 4 5 14
RING, Royce......... 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 12
Win - RING (5-1). Loss - DABO (2-2). Save - None.
WP - HARRAND(3); CARQUE(13); HARANG(8). HBP - by FERNLEY (LEE); by HARRAND
(CHAMBERS). Pitches/strikes: FERNLEY 82/51; STONE 67/43; DABO 22/13; HARRAND
43/25; JENSON 64/38; CARQUE 2/2; HARANG 17/8; HUMAN 14/7; RING 12/9.
Umpires - HP: Blake Jensen 1B: Keith Bailey 2B: Billy Jo Speck 3B: Dale Luker
Start: 11:05 Time: 3:26 Attendance:
Game notes:
Game 7...SDSU advances to play Saturday at 3 p.m. in championship...
BYU plays tonight at 7 p.m. vs. winner of UNLV-Utah
Attendance for this game will be announced by session at end of day.
DABO faced 2 batters in the 9th.
Game: MWC7
Play-by-PlayMountain West Conference Tournament
Brigham Young Univ. at San Diego St. - Play-by-Play
May 24, 2002 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 013 002 220 - 10 15 2
San Diego St........ 044 100 011 - 11 16 2
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Brigham Young Univ. starters: 13/cf JACKSON; 11/2b COUGHLAN; 17/1b JENSEN;
28/rf CARSON M.; 21/3b ITRI; 8/ss WIENS; 33/dh STUBBLEFIELD; 12/c
BIRKELAND; 27/lf CHAMBERS; 29/p FERNLEY;
San Diego St. starters: 1/ss LEE; 3/2b COTA; 30/3b STEPHENS; 7/1b EMBREY;
15/rf MCLINTOCK; 2/cf GWYNN; 13/dh WILSON; 8/lf BURT; 11/c MANFRED; 23/p
HARRAND;
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
JACKSON grounded out to 2b (3-2). COUGHLAN flied out to lf (3-1). JENSEN
singled to right field (0-0). CARSON M. grounded out to 2b (0-1). 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego St. - inning 1
LEE hit by pitch (2-1). COTA flied out to lf (1-2). STEPHENS flied out to
cf (1-2). EMBREY struck out looking (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
ITRI flied out to lf (0-0). WIENS grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2).
STUBBLEFIELD doubled to left center (3-2). BIRKELAND singled up the
middle, RBI (1-0); STUBBLEFIELD scored. BIRKELAND stole second. CHAMBERS
hit by pitch (1-0). JACKSON popped up to ss (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego St. - inning 2
MCLINTOCK homered to right field, RBI (2-0). GWYNN singled to left field
(1-1). WILSON singled to second base (1-2); GWYNN advanced to third. BURT
flied out to lf, SF, RBI (1-0); GWYNN scored. MANFRED singled, advanced
to second on a throwing error by cf (0-1); WILSON scored. LEE singled up
the middle (2-2); MANFRED advanced to third. COTA grounded out to 3b, RBI
(0-1); LEE advanced to second; MANFRED scored, unearned. STEPHENS
grounded out to 3b (3-2). 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
COUGHLAN singled to left field (0-0). COUGHLAN advanced to second on a
wild pitch. JENSEN walked (3-0). CARSON M. singled to left field, RBI
(1-0); JENSEN advanced to second; COUGHLAN scored. ITRI singled to
pitcher (0-0); CARSON M. advanced to second; JENSEN advanced to third.
WIENS flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-1); CARSON M. advanced to third; JENSEN
scored. STUBBLEFIELD singled up the middle, RBI (0-0); ITRI advanced to
second; CARSON M. scored. JENSON to p for HARRAND. BIRKELAND grounded
into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-1); STUBBLEFIELD out on the play. 3
runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego St. - inning 3
EMBREY flied out to cf (1-0). MCLINTOCK singled up the middle (1-1).
GWYNN doubled to left center, RBI (2-2); MCLINTOCK scored. WILSON struck
out looking (3-2). BURT singled to left field, advanced to second on the
throw, RBI (0-0); GWYNN scored. MANFRED singled to right field (2-1);
BURT advanced to third. LEE walked (3-2); MANFRED advanced to second.
COTA singled through the left side, 2 RBI (2-2); LEE advanced to second;
MANFRED scored; BURT scored. STONE to p for FERNLEY. STEPHENS reached on
a fielder's choice (1-0); COTA out at second ss to 2b. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
CHAMBERS grounded out to p (1-2). JACKSON singled to center field (2-0).
COUGHLAN flied out to rf (1-2). JACKSON stole second. JENSEN struck out
swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego St. - inning 4
EMBREY flied out to cf (3-2). MCLINTOCK tripled to center field (0-0).
GWYNN grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-1); MCLINTOCK scored. WILSON grounded
out to ss (1-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
CARSON M. grounded out to ss (0-0). ITRI grounded out to ss (1-1). WIENS
flied out to cf (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego St. - inning 5
BURT grounded out to ss (1-2). MANFRED grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). LEE
singled to pitcher (2-1). COTA reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); LEE
out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
STUBBLEFIELD homered to left field, RBI (0-0). BIRKELAND walked (3-1).
CHAMBERS struck out swinging (0-2). JACKSON tripled to right center, RBI
(3-2); BIRKELAND scored. COUGHLAN popped up to 2b (0-0). JENSEN popped up
to 3b (0-0). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego St. - inning 6
STEPHENS struck out swinging (1-2). EMBREY grounded out to p (2-2).
MCLINTOCK reached on an error by 3b (1-0). GWYNN flied out to lf (0-0). 0
runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 7
CARSON M. flied out to rf (2-2). ITRI struck out looking (3-2). WIENS
walked (3-2). CARQUE to p for JENSON. STUBBLEFIELD singled through the
left side (0-0); WIENS advanced to third. BIRKELAND doubled to right
field, RBI (0-0); STUBBLEFIELD advanced to third; WIENS scored. BIRKELAND
advanced to third; STUBBLEFIELD scored on a wild pitch. WILKES pinch hit
for CHAMBERS. WILKES walked. YI pinch ran for WILKES. JACKSON popped up
to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego St. - inning 7
YI to lf. WILSON flied out to rf (0-0). BURT out at first 1b to p (1-0).
MANFRED lined out to 2b (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 8
HARANG to p for CARQUE. COUGHLAN walked (3-1). JENSEN singled to center
field (1-1); COUGHLAN advanced to third. CARSON M. popped up to 1b (3-2).
JENSEN advanced to second; COUGHLAN scored on a wild pitch. ITRI popped
up to 2b (1-0). HUMAN to p for HARANG. WIENS singled to left field, RBI
(0-0); JENSEN scored. WIENS advanced to second on a throwing error by p.
STUBBLEFIELD intentionally walked (3-0). BIRKELAND struck out looking
(3-2). 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
San Diego St. - inning 8
LEE flied out to cf (1-1). COTA singled to left field (3-1). STEPHENS
singled to third base (1-1); COTA advanced to second. COOK pinch hit for
EMBREY. COOK flied out to cf (1-2); COTA advanced to third. MCLINTOCK
singled to center field, RBI (1-1); STEPHENS advanced to second; COTA
scored. DABO to p for STONE. GWYNN flied out to lf (2-2). 1 run, 3 hits,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 9
STEPHENS to 1b. CORONA to 3b for COOK. YI singled to left field, advanced
to second on a fielding error by lf (0-1). JACKSON fouled out to 3b
(0-0). RING to p for HUMAN. COUGHLAN grounded out to 3b (1-2). JENSEN
struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
San Diego St. - inning 9
WILSON walked (3-2). BARRETT pinch ran for WILSON. BURT doubled to right
field, RBI (3-2); BARRETT scored. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Mountain West Conference Tournament
UNLV at Brigham Young Univ.
May 24, 2002 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
UNLV 7 (30-30)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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RUIZ, Ryan ss............ 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 0
JOHNSON, Brent cf........ 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
TRUJILLO, David dh....... 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0
WICKMAN, Joe lf.......... 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
NIELSEN, Eric 1b......... 4 0 2 1 1 0 11 0 1
SHITANISHI, Garett 2b.... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2
REUSS, Jason rf.......... 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2
SCHULER, Tony 3b......... 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0
VANKIRK, Robert c........ 5 0 1 1 0 2 7 1 3
SECCOMBE, David p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
HARRIS, Chad p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WEINBERG, Jeremy p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 38 7 12 7 5 7 24 11 12
Brigham Young Univ. 8 (27-29-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug cf......... 4 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0
COUGHLAN, Cameron 2b..... 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 3 1
JENSEN, Dave 1b.......... 3 1 0 0 1 1 8 0 1
CARSON, Matt rf.......... 4 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1
ITRI, Rob 3b............. 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 0
WIENS, Ranger ss......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 1
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake dh.... 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
BIRKELAND, Lars c........ 4 1 1 2 0 2 8 0 0
CHAMBERS, Ryan lf........ 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0
JACINTO, Paul p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHRISMAN, Jacob p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 32 8 9 8 4 8 27 10 4
Score by Innings R H E
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UNLV................ 110 032 000 - 7 12 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 000 80X - 8 9 2
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E - JACKSON(11); JENSEN(9). DP - Rebels 1; BYU Cougars 1. LOB - Rebels 12;
BYU Cougars 4. 2B - WICKMAN, Jo(14); SCHULER(14); JACKSON(17); ITRI(15). HR
- TRUJILLO(18). HBP - RUIZ 2; SHITANISHI. SB - WICKMAN, Jo(3); JACKSON(18).
CS - NIELSEN(2).
UNLV IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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SECCOMBE, David..... 6.1 7 5 5 1 8 26 27 98
HARRIS, Chad........ 0.0 1 3 3 2 0 1 3 15
WEINBERG, Jeremy.... 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 5 6 20
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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JACINTO, Paul....... 4.2 7 5 3 5 5 20 26 105
CHRISMAN, Jacob..... 4.1 5 2 2 0 2 18 20 59
Win - CHRISMAN (1-2). Loss - HARRIS (3-1). Save - None.
WP - SECCOMBE 2(13); HARRIS(3). HBP - by JACINTO (RUIZ); by CHRISMAN (RUIZ); by
CHRISMAN (SHITANISHI). Pitches/strikes: SECCOMBE 98/63; HARRIS 15/6; WEINBERG
20/13; JACINTO 105/60; CHRISMAN 59/36.
Umpires - HP: Keith Bailey 1B: Joe Burleson 2B: Dale Luker 3B: Kelly Gonzales
Start: 7:25 Time: 3:08 Attendance: 1713
Game notes:
Game 9
HARRIS faced 3 batters in the 7th.
Game: MWC9
Play-by-Play
Mountain West Conference Tournament
UNLV at Brigham Young Univ. - Play-by-Play
May 24, 2002 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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UNLV................ 110 032 000 - 7 12 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 000 80X - 8 9 2
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UNLV starters: 4/ss RUIZ; 45/cf JOHNSON; 27/dh TRUJILLO; 12/lf WICKMAN, Jo;
36/1b NIELSEN; 10/2b SHITANISHI; 7/rf REUSS; 2/3b SCHULER; 16/c VANKIRK;
24/p SECCOMBE;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 13/cf JACKSON; 11/2b COUGHLAN; 17/1b JENSEN;
28/rf CARSON M.; 21/3b ITRI; 8/ss WIENS; 33/dh STUBBLEFIELD; 12/c
BIRKELAND; 27/lf CHAMBERS; 15/p JACINTO;
UNLV - inning 1
RUIZ singled to center field (1-1). JOHNSON walked (3-1); RUIZ advanced
to second. TRUJILLO struck out swinging (1-2). WICKMAN, Jo singled up the
middle, RBI (1-1); JOHNSON advanced to third; RUIZ scored. NIELSEN out on
batter's interference, grounded out to 2b unassisted, caught stealing
(3-2); WICKMAN, Jo out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
JACKSON singled to right field (0-2). COUGHLAN grounded out to 1b
unassisted; JACKSON advanced to second. JACKSON advanced to third on a
wild pitch. JENSEN popped up to 3b (1-0). CARSON M. struck out swinging
(3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV - inning 2
SHITANISHI lined out to 1b (2-2). REUSS struck out looking (2-2). SCHULER
singled to center field, advanced to second on a fielding error by cf
(1-2). VANKIRK singled to center field, RBI (1-2); SCHULER scored,
unearned. RUIZ walked (3-2); VANKIRK advanced to second. JOHNSON flied
out to cf (1-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
ITRI grounded out to p, bunt (1-0). WIENS struck out looking (1-2).
STUBBLEFIELD struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV - inning 3
TRUJILLO struck out swinging (2-2). WICKMAN, Jo singled up the middle
(0-0). NIELSEN flied out to lf (0-0). WICKMAN, Jo stole second.
SHITANISHI flied out to cf (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
BIRKELAND struck out swinging (2-2). CHAMBERS flied out to cf (2-0).
JACKSON singled to right field (3-1). COUGHLAN reached on a fielder's
choice (0-0); JACKSON out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
UNLV - inning 4
REUSS singled to right center (3-2). SCHULER struck out looking (0-2).
VANKIRK grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-0); REUSS out on the
play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
JENSEN grounded out to 2b (0-0). CARSON M. grounded out to 2b (0-0). ITRI
grounded out to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV - inning 5
RUIZ hit by pitch (0-0). JOHNSON struck out looking (1-2). TRUJILLO
homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-2); RUIZ scored. WICKMAN, Jo reached on a
fielding error by 1b (1-2). NIELSEN walked (3-0); WICKMAN, Jo advanced to
second. SHITANISHI popped up to lf (0-1). REUSS walked (3-0); NIELSEN
advanced to second; WICKMAN, Jo advanced to third. SCHULER walked, RBI
(3-0); REUSS advanced to second; NIELSEN advanced to third; WICKMAN, Jo
scored, unearned. CHRISMAN to p for JACINTO. VANKIRK struck out swinging
(1-2). 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
WIENS grounded out to p, bunt (0-1). STUBBLEFIELD grounded out to 3b
(0-0). BIRKELAND struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
UNLV - inning 6
RUIZ singled through the left side (1-0). JOHNSON reached on a fielder's
choice (0-1); RUIZ out at second 2b to ss. TRUJILLO grounded out to p
(0-0); JOHNSON advanced to second. WICKMAN, Jo doubled to right center,
RBI (2-0); JOHNSON scored. NIELSEN singled to left center, RBI (2-1);
WICKMAN, Jo scored. SHITANISHI grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1). 2
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
CHAMBERS flied out to lf (1-0). JACKSON singled to second base (2-2).
COUGHLAN struck out swinging (3-2); JACKSON stole second. JACKSON
advanced to third on a wild pitch. JENSEN struck out swinging, out at
first c to 1b (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV - inning 7
REUSS grounded out to 2b (2-1). SCHULER doubled to left center (2-1).
VANKIRK grounded out to 3b (0-0). RUIZ hit by pitch (1-0). JOHNSON
reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); RUIZ out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 7
CARSON M. struck out looking (3-2). ITRI walked (3-0). WIENS singled to
center field (1-2); ITRI advanced to second. STUBBLEFIELD singled to
center field; WIENS advanced to second; ITRI advanced to third. BIRKELAND
singled to left field, advanced to second, 2 RBI (0-0); STUBBLEFIELD
advanced to third; WIENS scored; ITRI scored. CHAMBERS singled through
the right side, 2 RBI (2-2); BIRKELAND scored; STUBBLEFIELD scored.
HARRIS to p for SECCOMBE. JACKSON doubled down the lf line, RBI (1-1);
CHAMBERS scored. COUGHLAN walked (3-2). COUGHLAN advanced to second;
JACKSON advanced to third on a wild pitch. JENSEN walked (3-1). WEINBERG
to p for HARRIS. CARSON M. grounded out to 2b, RBI (2-2); JENSEN advanced
to second; COUGHLAN advanced to third; JACKSON scored. ITRI doubled down
the rf line, 2 RBI (0-0); JENSEN scored; COUGHLAN scored. WIENS grounded
out to 2b (1-2). 8 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV - inning 8
TRUJILLO flied out to cf (1-0). WICKMAN, Jo lined out to ss (2-1).
NIELSEN singled to right field (0-1). SHITANISHI hit by pitch (1-2);
NIELSEN advanced to second. REUSS reached on a fielder's choice (1-2);
SHITANISHI out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 8
STUBBLEFIELD walked (3-2). BIRKELAND grounded into double play ss to 1b
(0-0); STUBBLEFIELD out on the play. CHAMBERS flied out to cf (0-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV - inning 9
SCHULER grounded out to ss. VANKIRK struck out swinging (1-2). RUIZ
grounded out to ss (2-2).
There will be a third game for BYU against the Air Force Academy in Provo, but this time it will be in the opening round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Third-seeded BYU, 24-28-1 overall and 15-14 in the MWC, hosts the third annual MWC Tournament at Larry H. Miller Field. First up for the Cougars in the double-elimination tourney is No. 4 seeded Air Force, 7-26 overall and 14-15, whom BYU did not get to play for a third time last month because of travel constraints. On Thursday, the Cougars will play at either 3 p.m. (if they lose Wednesday) against San Diego State or New Mexico or again at 7 p.m. (if they win on Wednesday) against either Utah or UNLV.
"Our record doesn't show the kind of ball club we have," said BYU Coach Vance Law. "I've got confidence that all of our pitchers can get people out."
Should the Cougars win four straight games and claim the MWC automatic berth to the NCAA tournament it would be the first time all season that BYU has posted a .500 record. BYU is the defending MWC Tourney champion and returned to bettering its opponents in MWC games with a .349 average compared to .347 and an ERA of 7.06 compared to 7.08 for the opposition.
In all games, BYU is batting .317 compared to .323 for its opponents and has a 6.85 ERA. First baseman Dave Jensen is the Cougar batting leader with a .394 average from 85 hits, including 26 doubles and 10 homers.
Law tabbed his ace pitcher Jeff Mousser (8-4, 5.09) to start against the Falcons, but hasn't named a starter for the rest of the tournament.
The Cougars split with AFA in Provo at the end of last month, but heavy rains delayed the start of a scheduled third game. The Falcons had a flight to catch that Saturday evening, so league rules did not allow for a make up. BYU has a 3-2 record against AFA this season.
The BYU-AFA game will be broadcast live locally by KOVO Radio (960 AM), but the AFA radio broadcast can be heard on the Internet or read live via webcast at Game Three of the MWC Tourney. All games of the MWC Tournament will be on the Internet via webcasts and games involving AFA, San Diego State and UNLV will be audiocast on the Internet.
Top-seeded San Diego State meets New Mexico at to start the tourney at 11 a.m. Game two of the tourney is Utah versus UNLV at 3 p.m.
Tickets for the MWC Tourney are $75 for a VIP pass, $25 for an All Session Pass, $15 for an student or senior citizen All-Session pass, $12 for an All-Day Pass, $8 for an all-day student/senior citizen pass, $8 for a single game or $5 for a single game for students or senior citizens. There is the possibility of 11 games in the tournament and at least 10 games as it runs its course through Saturday.
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