Miller Park
400 E University Parkway Provo UT 84604
PROVO -- Brock Jacobsen and Paul Jacinto teamed-up for Brigham Young to take the nightcap of the doubleheader versus San Diego State on Friday, 9-5, after the Aztecs took game one, 11-4.
After splitting the doubleheader, BYU's record goes to 23-21 overall, and 15-11 in the Mountain West Conference. SDSU goes to 23-29, 15-11.
In game two, Doug Jackson turned hustle into a run, giving BYU the 1-0 lead in the first inning. The wet grass slowed the ground balls down enough to allow Jackson to turn a single into a double and score on a ground out to the short stop. Jackson went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and four base-on-balls in the combined games.
Everything went BYU's way through the first four innings in the second game of the day. Behind Jacinto's no-hit ball through the four frames, BYU took the lead for good, highlighted by Jacobsen's triple in the second to make the score 3-0. Jacinto (8-5) hurled 126 pitches in eight innings to record his eighth win of the season.
After combining for 10 hits in the first game for SDSU, Anthony Gwynn and Rielly Embrey were shut down by Jacinto in game two, going 0-for-6 together.
"I saw what they hit and the mistakes we made, and adjusted to get them out," Jacinto said.
In the fifth, Jacinto's no-hitter was broken-up by Jake McLintock, who later scored one of the two runs for the Aztecs in the game. For the Cougars in the inning, they loaded the bases and scored two runs without a hit, and after a two-run single by Casey Cloward, BYU extended its lead to 6-2. Cloward extended his hitting streak to 14 games. The Cougars scored five runs on two hits, six walks and four wild pitches to put them up, 8-2.
Game one of the three-game series, which was scheduled for Thursday night, was rained out. The two teams made up the game in a doubleheader on Friday. The MWC gave permission to BYU and SDSU to play two nine-inning games in the double dip. Previously, the conference had limited the games to one seven-inning game and one complete, nine-inning game.
Gwynn and Embrey led the hit parade to take game one from the Cougars by a score of 11-4.
Gwynn capped off a trio of singles by the first three batters in game one to give the Aztecs an early 2-0 lead. Gwynn, in game one, went 5-for-5 with three runs scored, but in game two he put up a goose egg, going 0-for-4.
SDSU pitcher Mike Moat (5-5) struggled to find an easy out in the Cougars' line-up in the first game, running up a full count to four different hitters in the second inning, throwing 34 pitches before striking out Rob Itri. Moat pitched six innings, allowing eight hits and four runs on 101 pitches thrown.
In the third inning of the afternoon game, the bats for the Cougars came alive for three hits and two runs to cut the deficit to one run, 3-2.
The wind picked-up in the fourth inning to carry the game-tying home run by Jake Stubblefield over the trees in centerfield. BYU took a 4-3 lead after Clayton Carson hit an opposite field double that sailed over the head of Landon Burt.
The rain started to fall in the sixth along with the Aztecs' hits. Embrey hit a two-run home run to give SDSU a 9-4 lead. Embrey had six RBI in the first game.
Rain forced the umpires to call for a one hour and 19 minutes rain delay during game one. SDSU's Chad Corona promptly singled after play resumed. The Aztecs added a run in the seventh and the eighth innings to make the final score 11-4.
Despite getting the leadoff man on in the final three innings, BYU was unable to make up any ground against relief pitcher Daryl Harang, who recorded his first career save.
San Diego State at Brigham Young UnivMay 09, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
San Diego State 11 (23-28,15-10 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BURT lf.................. 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
GUERRERO ss.............. 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 2
GWYNN cf................. 5 3 5 1 0 0 5 0 0
COOK dh.................. 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0
EMBREY 1b................ 5 2 5 6 0 0 8 0 0
MCLINTOCK rf............. 5 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0
CORONA 3b................ 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
WILSON 2b................ 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 6 0
SWAYDAN c................ 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 2
MOAT p................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HARANG p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 41 11 17 11 2 3 27 9 7
Brigham Young Univ 4 (22-21,14-11 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug lf......... 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
CHAMBERS, Ryan rf........ 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0
WIENS, Ranger ss......... 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 0
OBREY, Kainoa 3b......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake 1b.... 4 1 1 1 0 0 12 0 0
JACOBSEN, Brock cf....... 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 1
ITRI, Rob 2b............. 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 1
CARSON, Clayton dh....... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
WILKES, Adam c........... 3 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0
MOUSSER, Jeff p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
BERGERON, Michel p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HEID, Tyler p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHRISMAN, Jacob p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 33 4 11 4 1 5 27 13 5
Score by Innings R H E
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San Diego State..... 201 033 110 - 11 17 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 002 200 000 - 4 11 2
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E - ITRI; CHRISMAN. DP - SDSU 3; BYU Cougars 2. LOB - SDSU 7; BYU Cougars 5.
2B - GWYNN; EMBREY; CARSON. HR - EMBREY(8); STUBBLEFIELD(8). HBP - GUERRERO.
SH - COOK. SF - WIENS; WILKES. SB - GWYNN; JACOBSEN 2.
San Diego State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MOAT................ 6.0 8 4 4 1 3 23 26
HARANG.............. 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 10 10
Brigham Young Univ IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MOUSSER, Jeff....... 5.2 13 9 8 1 2 29 32
BERGERON, Michel.... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
HEID, Tyler......... 0.0 2 1 1 1 0 2 3
CHRISMAN, Jacob..... 3.0 2 1 0 0 1 9 9
Win - MOAT (5-5). Loss - MOUSSER (5-6). Save - HARANG (1).
HBP - by MOUSSER (GUERRERO).
Umpires - HP: Keith Bailey 1B: Kelly Gonzales 3B: Mike Andrews
Start: 7:06 pm Time: 2:47 Attendance: 681
Game notes:
Game 1 of 3 in Provo...game time does not reflect a rain delay
of one hour and 19 minutes
HEID faced 3 batters in the 7th.
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San Diego State at Brigham Young Univ - Play-by-Play
May 09, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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San Diego State..... 201 033 110 - 11 17 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 002 200 000 - 4 11 2
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San Diego State starters: 8/lf BURT; 1/ss GUERRERO; 2/cf GWYNN; 20/dh COOK;
7/1b EMBREY; 15/rf MCLINTOCK; 18/3b CORONA; 13/2b WILSON; 12/c SWAYDAN;
5/p MOAT;
Brigham Young Univ starters: 13/lf JACKSON; 22/rf CHAMBERS; 8/ss WIENS;
32/3b OBREY; 33/1b STUBBLEFIELD; 3/cf JACOBSEN; 21/2b ITRI; 23/dh CARSON;
24/c WILKES; 35/p MOUSSER;
San Diego State - inning 1
BURT reached on a fielding error by 2b. GUERRERO singled to third base;
BURT advanced to second. GWYNN singled up the middle, RBI; GUERRERO
advanced to third; BURT scored, unearned. COOK struck out swinging.
EMBREY singled to left field, RBI; GWYNN advanced to second; GUERRERO
scored. MCLINTOCK flied out to lf. CORONA flied out to rf. 2 runs, 3
hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 1
JACKSON walked. CHAMBERS grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b;
JACKSON out on the play. WIENS flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 2
WILSON grounded out to 2b. SWAYDAN grounded out to p. BURT walked.
GUERRERO flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 2
OBREY flied out to cf. STUBBLEFIELD flied out to cf. JACOBSEN singled up
the middle. JACOBSEN stole second. ITRI struck out looking. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 3
GWYNN doubled down the lf line. COOK grounded out to ss. GWYNN stole
third. EMBREY doubled to left center, RBI; GWYNN scored. MCLINTOCK
grounded out to 3b. CORONA flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 3
CARSON grounded out to 3b. WILKES singled through the right side. JACKSON
singled to shortstop; WILKES advanced to second. CHAMBERS singled to
right field, RBI; JACKSON advanced to third; WILKES scored. WIENS flied
out to cf, SF, RBI; JACKSON scored. OBREY struck out looking. 2 runs, 3
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 4
WILSON flied out to rf. SWAYDAN flied out to rf. BURT grounded out to 1b
unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 4
STUBBLEFIELD homered to center field, RBI. JACOBSEN grounded out to 2b.
ITRI singled to center field. CARSON doubled to left field; ITRI advanced
to third. WILKES flied out to rf, SF, RBI; CARSON advanced to third; ITRI
scored. JACKSON flied out to rf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 5
GUERRERO hit by pitch. GWYNN singled down the lf line; GUERRERO advanced
to second. COOK grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; GWYNN advanced to second;
GUERRERO advanced to third. EMBREY singled to center field, RBI; GWYNN
advanced to third; GUERRERO scored. MCLINTOCK singled up the middle, RBI;
EMBREY advanced to second; GWYNN scored. CORONA struck out swinging.
WILSON singled to center field, RBI; MCLINTOCK advanced to third; EMBREY
scored. SWAYDAN grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 5
CHAMBERS flied out to lf. WIENS grounded out to 2b. OBREY flied out to
cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 6
BURT singled to third base. GUERRERO flied out to cf; BURT advanced to
second. GWYNN singled to right field; BURT advanced to third. GWYNN out
at first p to 1b, picked off. COOK singled to shortstop, RBI; BURT
scored. EMBREY homered to right center, 2 RBI; COOK scored. BERGERON to p
for MOUSSER. MCLINTOCK grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 6
STUBBLEFIELD grounded out to 2b. JACOBSEN singled up the middle. JACOBSEN
stole second. ITRI struck out swinging. CARSON flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 7
HEID to p for BERGERON. CORONA singled to left field. WILSON singled
through the right side; CORONA advanced to second. SWAYDAN walked; WILSON
advanced to second; CORONA advanced to third. CHRISMAN to p for HEID.
BURT reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; SWAYDAN out at second ss to 2b;
WILSON advanced to third; CORONA scored. GUERRERO grounded into double
play 3b to 1b; BURT out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 7
HARANG to p for MOAT. WILKES singled up the middle. JACKSON grounded into
double play 1b unassisted; WILKES out on the play. CHAMBERS popped up to
2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 8
GWYNN singled up the middle. COOK flied out to rf. GWYNN advanced to
second on a throwing error by p, advanced to third. EMBREY singled to
left field, RBI; GWYNN scored, unearned. MCLINTOCK grounded into double
play 2b to ss to 1b; EMBREY out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 8
WIENS singled up the middle. OBREY struck out swinging. STUBBLEFIELD
reached on a fielder's choice; WIENS out at second 2b to ss. JACOBSEN
flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 9
CORONA flied out to rf. WILSON struck out looking. SWAYDAN grounded out
to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 9
ITRI singled to right field. CARSON struck out swinging. WILKES grounded
into double play ss to 2b to 1b; ITRI out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State at Brigham Young Univ
May 09, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
San Diego State 5 (23-29,15-11 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BURT lf.................. 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
GUERRERO ss.............. 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3
GWYNN cf................. 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
COOK dh.................. 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
EMBREY 1b................ 3 0 0 0 2 2 9 2 3
MCLINTOCK rf............. 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
CORONA 3b................ 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
ALLEN c.................. 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 2 1
FLOQUET 2b............... 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 4 0
CARQUE p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
LINDSEY p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LEUTHARD p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
LEVY p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 35 5 7 3 6 5 24 14 9
Brigham Young Univ 9 (23-21,15-11 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug lf......... 2 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 1
CHAMBERS, Ryan rf........ 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 4
WIENS, Ranger ss......... 4 1 2 2 1 0 2 1 0
OBREY, Kainoa 3b......... 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0
LUCAS, Blair 3b......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake 1b.... 2 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0
LAW, Tim 1b............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
JACOBSEN, Brock cf....... 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
ITRI, Rob dh............. 3 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1
CLOWARD, Casey c......... 4 0 2 3 0 1 5 0 0
VEST, Wade 2b............ 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 2 0
JACINTO, Paul p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BARNES, Clayton p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 9 9 8 10 8 27 5 9
Score by Innings R H E
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San Diego State..... 000 020 003 - 5 7 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 120 051 00X - 9 9 2
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E - LUCAS; STUBBLEFIELD. LOB - SDSU 9; BYU Cougars 9. 2B - CORONA; JACKSON;
VEST. 3B - JACOBSEN. HR - WIENS(4). SH - CHAMBERS. CS - CLOWARD.
San Diego State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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CARQUE.............. 4.2 6 5 5 3 3 18 22
LINDSEY............. 0.1 2 3 3 4 1 3 7
LEUTHARD............ 2.0 1 1 1 2 3 7 9
LEVY................ 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 3 4
Brigham Young Univ IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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JACINTO, Paul....... 8.0 5 2 0 3 4 29 32
BARNES, Clayton..... 1.0 2 3 1 3 1 6 9
Win - JACINTO (8-5). Loss - CARQUE (4-5). Save - None.
WP - CARQUE 4; LINDSEY; JACINTO.
Umpires - HP: Kelly Gonzales 1B: Mike Andrews 3B: Keith Bailey
Start: 7:48 pm Time: 2:52 Attendance:
Game notes:
Game 2 of 3, second game played on May 9
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San Diego State at Brigham Young Univ - Play-by-Play
May 09, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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San Diego State..... 000 020 003 - 5 7 0
Brigham Young Univ.. 120 051 00X - 9 9 2
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San Diego State starters: 8/lf BURT; 1/ss GUERRERO; 2/cf GWYNN; 20/dh COOK;
7/1b EMBREY; 15/rf MCLINTOCK; 18/3b CORONA; 3/c ALLEN; 10/2b FLOQUET;
11/p CARQUE;
Brigham Young Univ starters: 13/lf JACKSON; 22/rf CHAMBERS; 8/ss WIENS;
32/3b OBREY; 33/1b STUBBLEFIELD; 3/cf JACOBSEN; 21/dh ITRI; 9/c CLOWARD;
5/2b VEST; 15/p JACINTO;
San Diego State - inning 1
BURT walked. GUERRERO fouled out to rf; BURT advanced to second. GWYNN
flied out to lf. COOK flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 1
JACKSON doubled to center field. CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b; JACKSON
advanced to third. WIENS grounded out to ss, RBI; JACKSON scored. OBREY
grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 2
EMBREY walked. MCLINTOCK flied out to rf. EMBREY advanced to second on a
wild pitch. CORONA struck out swinging. ALLEN struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 2
STUBBLEFIELD out at first 1b to p. JACOBSEN tripled to right field. ITRI
singled to left field, RBI; JACOBSEN scored. ITRI advanced to second on a
wild pitch. CLOWARD singled to center field, RBI; ITRI scored. CLOWARD
out at first c to 2b to 1b, caught stealing. VEST singled, bunt. JACKSON
grounded out to c, bunt. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 3
FLOQUET lined out to 1b. BURT grounded out to 1b unassisted. GUERRERO
flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 3
CHAMBERS struck out swinging. WIENS singled to right field. OBREY walked;
WIENS advanced to second. STUBBLEFIELD popped up to 2b. JACOBSEN grounded
out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 4
GWYNN grounded out to 2b. COOK grounded out to 3b. EMBREY flied out to
lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 4
ITRI struck out looking. CLOWARD out at first 1b to p. VEST struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 5
MCLINTOCK singled to right field. CORONA doubled to left center;
MCLINTOCK advanced to third. ALLEN grounded out to 1b unassisted. FLOQUET
grounded out to 1b unassisted; CORONA scored, unearned; MCLINTOCK scored
on a throwing error by 1b, unearned. BURT singled to right field.
GUERRERO fouled out to rf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 5
JACKSON walked. JACKSON advanced to second on a wild pitch. CHAMBERS
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; JACKSON advanced to third. JACKSON scored
on a wild pitch. WIENS flied out to rf. OBREY walked. OBREY advanced to
second on a wild pitch. LINDSEY to p for CARQUE. STUBBLEFIELD walked.
STUBBLEFIELD advanced to second; OBREY advanced to third on a wild pitch.
JACOBSEN walked. ITRI walked, RBI; JACOBSEN advanced to second;
STUBBLEFIELD advanced to third; OBREY scored. CLOWARD singled to right
field, 2 RBI; ITRI advanced to third; JACOBSEN scored; STUBBLEFIELD
scored. VEST doubled down the lf line, RBI; CLOWARD advanced to third;
ITRI scored. JACKSON walked. CHAMBERS struck out swinging. 5 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 6
GWYNN grounded out to 2b. COOK grounded out to 1b unassisted. EMBREY
walked. MCLINTOCK grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 6
LEUTHARD to p for LINDSEY. WIENS homered to left field, RBI. OBREY flied
out to cf. STUBBLEFIELD walked. JACOBSEN grounded out to p; STUBBLEFIELD
advanced to second. ITRI grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
San Diego State - inning 7
LAW to 1b for STUBBLEFIELD. CORONA singled to shortstop. ALLEN reached on
a fielder's choice; CORONA out at second 1b to ss. FLOQUET singled up the
middle; ALLEN advanced to second. BURT popped up to 3b. GUERRERO struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 7
CLOWARD struck out swinging. VEST struck out swinging. JACKSON walked.
CHAMBERS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 8
LUCAS to 3b for OBREY. GWYNN flied out to lf. COOK popped up to 2b.
EMBREY struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 8
LEVY to p for LEUTHARD. WIENS walked. LUCAS reached on a fielder's
choice; WIENS out at second ss to 2b. LAW reached on a fielder's choice;
LUCAS out at second 2b to ss. JACOBSEN struck out looking. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 9
BARNES to p for JACINTO. MCLINTOCK walked. CORONA reached on a fielder's
choice; MCLINTOCK advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b. ALLEN
singled to center field; CORONA advanced to second; MCLINTOCK advanced to
third. FLOQUET reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; ALLEN out at second ss
to 2b; CORONA advanced to third; MCLINTOCK scored, unearned. BURT singled
up the middle, RBI; FLOQUET advanced to second; CORONA scored. GUERRERO
walked; BURT advanced to second; FLOQUET advanced to third. GWYNN popped
up to ss. COOK walked, RBI; GUERRERO advanced to second; BURT advanced to
third; FLOQUET scored, unearned. EMBREY struck out swinging. 3 runs, 2
hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Former major leaguers Tony Gwynn and Vance Law lead their teams on a collision course this week in Provo with hopes for second place in the Mountain West Conference.
Law's BYU Cougars, now 20-22 and 14-10 in the MWC, host Gwynn's San Diego State Aztecs, 22-27 and also 14-10, in a three-game series which starts Thursday.
Thursday's game will also be televised live by KBYU-TV channel 11 and BYU-TV nationally, starting at 7 p.m., with Jay Monsen and Gary Sheide calling the action.
"Our series could determine who ends up in second place, depending on what happens this weekend with UNLV at New Mexico," said Law. "Our games with San Diego State could determine our destiny depending on how well we play this week. It helped to get back on track with our play last week against Utah. We know our situation to go to a regional depends on winning the league tournament."
BYU and SDSU are six games out of first place, but only two behind New Mexico. With two weeks left in the regular season before the tournament at Albuquerque, this week's play is important.
Scheduled to start on the mound for BYU Thursday is Jeff Mousser (5-5, 5.38). Paul Jacinto (7-5, 4.01) is the probable BYU starter for Friday's game at 7 p.m. And southpaw Ken Gravley (3-1, 4.92) is the projected starter for Saturday's game which begins at 1 p.m.
In the latest NCAA statistics through May 4, BYU's Kainoa Obrey is ranked 27th in RBI at 1.22 per game and tied for 15th in doubles with teammate Ranger Wiens at 0.46 average a game. BYU's Doug Jackson is tied for fourth in triples. The Cougars are ranked 24th in batting average at .322 and 17th in runs scored at 8.2. San Diego State is not mentioned in any of the NCAA rankings.
The Aztecs hosted UC Riverside on Tuesday night before readying to come to Provo. SDSU won two of the three games earlier this season in San Diego in Gwynn's first year at the helm.
All of the BYU-SDSU games will be carried live locally over KOVO Radio 960 AM and live on the Internet through links on www.byucougars.com.
The BYU-SDSU games are the final home league games for the Cougars, who host Southern Utah on Monday and Tuesday in non-conference games to close the home season at Miller Park. The Cougars close the MWC season next week at the Air Force Academy.
