Miller Park
400 E University Parkway Provo UT 84604
PROVO -- Paul Jacinto pitched a one-hit complete game to beat UNLV 3-1, Friday night at Larry H. Miller Field.
The win improves BYU's record to 7-13 overall and 2-3 in the Mountain West Conference, while UNLV falls to 18-8, 4-1.
"Paul had his whole game working today," said BYU Head Coach, Vance Law. "He was able to work both sides of the plate effectively."
Jacinto (2-4) retired 16 straight before giving up his only hit in the sixth inning. Peter White lined a one-out single to left field. Jacinto got out of a bases loaded jam in the sixth, giving up only one run on a sacrifice fly, to go the distance for the Cougars.
The Cougar junior hurler finished the game, throwing 117 pitches, striking out seven hitters and walking three. He set the Rebels down in order in the first four innings and again in the seventh.
Jacinto said he just wanted to keep the team in the game. "UNLV is a tough team, but our bats were working and our defense played great."
Jake Stubblefield set the table in the fourth inning with a leadoff single, and after a hit batsman and a fielder's choice, he scored the games first run off a passed ball. Stubblefield extended his team-high 14-game hitting streak, going 3-for-4 on the night.
In the fifth, Stubblefield started a two out rally with a hot shot up the middle for an RBI single and Kainoa Obrey followed with a double off the right field wall, giving the Cougars a 3-0 lead.
UNLV pitcher Robbie Van (2-3) was pulled in the sixth after walking the bases loaded. The Cougars knocked Van around for six hits and three runs.
The attendance for Friday's game was 1,530.
Ken Gravley will lead the Cougars in the final game of the three-game series against UNLV on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast live over KOVO 960 AM and livestats can be found at www.byucougars.com.
UNLV at Brigham Young UnivMar 21, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
UNLV 1 (18-8,4-1 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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D'ANGELO cf.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
JOHNSON 3b............... 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1
NIELSEN rf............... 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
VALENZUELA 1b............ 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 1 2
DOBSON lf................ 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
GILL dh.................. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BRAUN ph................ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
GHUTZMAN ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
VAN KIRK c............... 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 4 1
SHITANISHI 2b............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
WHITE ss................. 3 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0
VAN p.................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
LESKO p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 28 1 1 1 3 7 24 11 5
Brigham Young Univ 3 (7-13,2-3 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug lf......... 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
WIENS, Ranger ss......... 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 2
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake 1b.... 4 2 3 1 0 1 9 0 3
LAW, Tim 1b............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
OBREY, Kainoa 3b......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1
JACOBSEN, Brock cf....... 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0
ITRI, Rob 2b............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 2
VEST, Wade 2b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KNELL, Kory dh........... 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
CARSON, Clayton ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHAMBERS, Ryan rf........ 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3
CLOWARD, Casey c......... 3 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 0
JACINTO, Paul p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 30 3 8 2 6 6 27 8 11
Score by Innings R H E
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UNLV................ 000 001 000 - 1 1 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 120 00X - 3 8 1
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E - ITRI. LOB - UNLV 5; BYU Cougars 11. 2B - STUBBLEFIELD; OBREY. HBP -
D'ANGELO; WIENS; OBREY. SF - NIELSEN. CS - WIENS; JACOBSEN.
UNLV IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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VAN................. 5.1 6 3 3 6 5 20 28
LESKO............... 2.2 2 0 0 0 1 10 10
Brigham Young Univ IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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JACINTO, Paul....... 9.0 1 1 1 3 7 28 33
Win - JACINTO (2-4). Loss - VAN (2-3). Save - None.
WP - VAN 2. HBP - by VAN (WIENS); by VAN (OBREY); by JACINTO (D'ANGELO). PB -
VAN KIRK.
Umpires - HP: John Cortez 1B: Tom Chandler 3B: Blake Jensen
Start: 7:05 pm Time: 2:37 Attendance: 1530
Game notes:
Game 2 of 3
New Mexico beat Utah in Salt Lake City this afternoon, 12-2
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Play-by-Play
UNLV at Brigham Young Univ - Play-by-Play
Mar 21, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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UNLV................ 000 001 000 - 1 1 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 120 00X - 3 8 1
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UNLV starters: 1/cf D'ANGELO; 45/3b JOHNSON; 36/rf NIELSEN; 33/1b
VALENZUELA; 5/lf DOBSON; 46/dh GILL; 16/c VAN KIRK; 10/2b SHITANISHI;
7/ss WHITE; 22/p VAN;
Brigham Young Univ starters: 13/lf JACKSON; 8/ss WIENS; 33/1b STUBBLEFIELD;
32/3b OBREY; 3/cf JACOBSEN; 21/2b ITRI; 12/dh KNELL; 22/rf CHAMBERS; 9/c
CLOWARD; 15/p JACINTO;
UNLV - inning 1
D'ANGELO lined out to 3b. JOHNSON grounded out to 2b. NIELSEN grounded
out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 1
JACKSON singled up the middle. JACKSON out at first p to 1b, picked off.
WIENS flied out to lf. STUBBLEFIELD doubled to right field. OBREY flied
out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV - inning 2
VALENZUELA flied out to cf. DOBSON grounded out to 1b unassisted. GILL
popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 2
JACOBSEN walked. ITRI singled to right center; JACOBSEN advanced to
second. KNELL struck out swinging. ITRI advanced to second; JACOBSEN out
at third c to 3b, caught stealing. CHAMBERS struck out looking. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV - inning 3
VAN KIRK struck out swinging. SHITANISHI popped up to ss. WHITE struck
out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 3
CLOWARD grounded out to ss. JACKSON struck out looking. WIENS hit by
pitch. WIENS out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV - inning 4
D'ANGELO struck out swinging. JOHNSON grounded out to ss. NIELSEN
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 4
STUBBLEFIELD singled to right center. OBREY hit by pitch; STUBBLEFIELD
advanced to second. JACOBSEN popped up to p, bunt. ITRI reached on a
fielder's choice; OBREY advanced to second; STUBBLEFIELD advanced to
third. ITRI advanced to second; OBREY advanced to third; STUBBLEFIELD
scored on a wild pitch. KNELL struck out looking. CHAMBERS flied out to
rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV - inning 5
VALENZUELA walked. DOBSON lined out to lf. GILL grounded out to ss;
VALENZUELA advanced to second. VAN KIRK grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 5
CLOWARD grounded out to 3b. JACKSON flied out to cf. WIENS walked. WIENS
advanced to second on a wild pitch. STUBBLEFIELD singled to shortstop,
RBI; WIENS scored. STUBBLEFIELD advanced to second on a passed ball.
OBREY doubled to right field, RBI; STUBBLEFIELD scored. JACOBSEN walked.
ITRI flied out to lf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV - inning 6
SHITANISHI grounded out to 1b unassisted. WHITE singled to left field.
D'ANGELO hit by pitch; WHITE advanced to second. JOHNSON walked; D'ANGELO
advanced to second; WHITE advanced to third. NIELSEN flied out to cf, SF,
RBI; WHITE scored. VALENZUELA popped up to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 6
KNELL struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. CHAMBERS walked. CLOWARD
walked; CHAMBERS advanced to second. JACKSON walked; CLOWARD advanced to
second; CHAMBERS advanced to third. LESKO to p for VAN. WIENS reached on
a fielder's choice; JACKSON advanced to second; CLOWARD advanced to
third; CHAMBERS out at home 3b to c. STUBBLEFIELD struck out swinging,
out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
UNLV - inning 7
DOBSON popped up to 2b. BRAUN pinch hit for GILL. BRAUN struck out
swinging. VAN KIRK struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 7
OBREY grounded out to ss. JACOBSEN grounded out to 1b unassisted. ITRI
lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV - inning 8
SHITANISHI reached on a fielding error by 2b. WHITE struck out swinging.
D'ANGELO grounded out to ss; SHITANISHI advanced to second. JOHNSON flied
out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 8
CARSON pinch hit for KNELL. CARSON fouled out to lf. CHAMBERS singled to
shortstop. CLOWARD singled to left field; CHAMBERS advanced to second.
JACKSON reached on a fielder's choice; CLOWARD out at second 1b to ss;
CHAMBERS advanced to third. WIENS grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV - inning 9
LAW to 1b for STUBBLEFIELD. VEST to 2b for ITRI. NIELSEN grounded out to
ss. VALENZUELA walked. DOBSON struck out swinging. GHUTZMAN pinch hit for
BRAUN. GHUTZMAN flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Home at last after 18 games, BYU's baseball team begins its season at Miller Park this Thursday when it hosts UNLV.
The Cougars, 6-12 overall and 1-2 in the Mountain West Conference, start a three-game series with UNLV, 16-7 and 3-0, on Thursday at 7 p.m. Junior Jeff Mousser (3-1, 5.11) is scheduled to start the 2003 home campaign on the mound.
The Rebels are the only MWC team that has been receiving votes in national polls. BYU is scheduled to throw Paul Jacinto (1-4, 4.89) against UNLV in Friday's game at 7 p.m. Game time has changed for Saturday's contest to 2 p.m., because of the BYU Spring Football Game at noon and Ken Gravley (1-1, 5.92) is the anticipated starter.
"After what seems like two months on the road, it is nice to finally be home," says Coach Vance Law, who leads BYU into its second full season at Larry H. Miller Field. "We start defending our championship at home. They are a good team and are off to a good start, so we have our work cut out."
Among the hot Cougar batters are Rob Itri, Jake Stubblefield and Doug Jackson. Itri improved his batting average to .325 by batting .667 in last week's action. Stubblefield batted .538 last week, while Jackson was .533.
In last week's series at New Mexico, Jackson broke the BYU career triples record by hitting a pair to boost his total to 20. Jackson's five triples this season is half-way to the school season record of 10.
This week's UNLV games are the first of 17 hosted by the Cougars this season at Larry H. Miller Field where they have a 24-12 record the past two years. The three games will be broadcast live over KOVO Radio (960 AM), with Thursday and Friday's games making the inaugural appearance also as live audiocasts on the Internet. For links to those games, please visit www.byucougars.com.
Following the series with UNLV, BYU plays next week at Southern Utah before returning to league play at the University of Utah.
