Billy Hebert Field
3545 Alvarado Ave Stockton CA 95204
STOCKTON -- A four run fourth inning by St. Mary's lifted the Gaels to a 9-5 win over BYU on Thursday.
Each team scored one run in its half of the first inning. Blair Lucas gave the Cougars a brief one-run lead in the third inning with a solo home run, making the score 2-1. The Gaels came right back with four runs in the fourth inning, giving them a 5-2 lead.
St. Mary's increased its lead to four runs with another run in the fifth inning. Led by a two-run home run by Ranger Wiens, BYU gained three of the four runs back in the bottom of the fifth inning making the score 6-5.
The Gaels closed the door on any Cougar comeback, shutting BYU out in the final four innings. St. Mary's scored three more runs in the final three innings to pull away with a four point victory, led by Gilbert Gil's two-run double in the ninth inning.
Paul Jacinto picked up his second loss of the season and St. Mary's Jordan Simo picked up his first win.
Ben Saylor hitting streak increased to four games. Wiens finished the game 2-for-3, scoring two runs. He is now batting an even .500.
BYU plays the University of Pacific on Friday at 6 p.m. (PST). The Pacific Invitation host opens its season against the 0-4 Cougars. Nevada also opens its season against St. Mary's in the invitational's early game on Friday. The BYU-Pacific game can be followed by live audio over the Internet. A link to the web cast can be found at www.byucougars.com.
Saint Mary's vs BRIGHAM YOUNGFeb 05, 2004 at Stockton, Calif (Billy Hebert Field)
Saint Mary's 9 (1-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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HARRIS 2b................ 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 4 0
CARTER lf................ 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
BYRNE 3b................. 5 2 3 1 0 1 3 3 0
GALLAGHER 1b............. 5 1 2 1 0 1 10 2 2
CALLAN dh................ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
YOUNG dh................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MUSGROVE c............... 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0
SANSOE cf................ 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 0
BELLOWS rf............... 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 1
GIL ss................... 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 1 0
SIMO p................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
DOBRINICH p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 36 9 12 9 3 8 27 13 4
BRIGHAM YOUNG 5 (0-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WIENS, Ranger dh......... 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0
LAW, Tim 1b.............. 4 0 0 1 0 1 12 0 1
CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........ 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
SAYLOR, Ben rf........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0
ITRI, Rob 3b............. 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
KNELL, Kory lf........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1
TAYLOR, Brandon ss....... 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
CLOWARD, Casey c......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 0
LUCAS, Blair 2b.......... 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 0
JACINTO, Paul p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
SU'A, Justin p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 32 5 6 4 2 4 27 12 3
Score by Innings R H E
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Saint Mary's........ 100 410 102 - 9 12 2
BRIGHAM YOUNG....... 101 030 000 - 5 6 1
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E - BYRNE; MUSGROVE; LUCAS. DP - Gaels 1. LOB - Gaels 4; Cougars 3. 2B -
GALLAGHER 2; GIL 2. HR - BYRNE; WIENS; LUCAS. HBP - LUCAS. SF - CARTER. SB -
GIL; WIENS 2. CS - HARRIS; CLOWARD.
Saint Mary's IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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SIMO................ 5.0 5 5 4 1 0 20 22
DOBRINICH........... 4.0 1 0 0 1 4 12 13
BRIGHAM YOUNG IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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JACINTO, Paul....... 6.0 8 6 6 2 6 24 26
SU'A, Justin........ 3.0 4 3 3 1 2 12 14
Win - SIMO. Loss - JACINTO. Save - None.
WP - SIMO. HBP - by SIMO (LUCAS). BK - SIMO 2.
Umpires - HP: Rob Guerro 1B: Mark Beller 3B: Jeff Heinrichs
Start: 6:00 pm Time: 8:33 pm Attendance: 50
SIMO faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Play-by-Play
Saint Mary's vs BRIGHAM YOUNG - Play-by-Play
Feb 05, 2004 at Stockton, Calif (Billy Hebert Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Saint Mary's........ 100 410 102 - 9 12 2
BRIGHAM YOUNG....... 101 030 000 - 5 6 1
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Saint Mary's starters: 26/2b HARRIS; 19/lf CARTER; 9/3b BYRNE; 21/1b
GALLAGHER; 2/dh CALLAN; 35/c MUSGROVE; 3/cf SANSOE; 15/rf BELLOWS; 7/ss
GIL; 23/p SIMO;
BRIGHAM YOUNG starters: 8/dh WIENS; 1/1b LAW; 22/cf CHAMBERS; 25/rf SAYLOR;
21/3b ITRI; 12/lf KNELL; 3/ss TAYLOR; 9/c CLOWARD; 6/2b LUCAS; 15/p
JACINTO;
Saint Mary's - inning 1
HARRIS grounded out to p. CARTER grounded out to 2b. BYRNE singled to
pitcher. GALLAGHER doubled to right center, out at second 2b to ss, RBI;
BYRNE scored. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 1
WIENS singled to third base. WIENS stole second, advanced to third on an
error by c. LAW grounded out to 2b, RBI; WIENS scored, unearned. CHAMBERS
out at first 1b to p. SAYLOR flied out to lf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0
LOB.
Saint Mary's - inning 2
CALLAN struck out looking. MUSGROVE popped up to 2b. SANSOE grounded out
to p, bunt. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 2
ITRI grounded out to 3b. KNELL grounded out to 3b. TAYLOR lined out to
3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Saint Mary's - inning 3
BELLOWS struck out. GIL flied out to lf. HARRIS walked. HARRIS out at
second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 3
CLOWARD reached on an error by 3b. CLOWARD out at second c to 2b, caught
stealing. LUCAS homered to left field, RBI. WIENS grounded out to ss. LAW
lined out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Saint Mary's - inning 4
CARTER singled up the middle. BYRNE struck out. GALLAGHER doubled down
the rf line; CARTER advanced to third. CALLAN struck out. MUSGROVE
walked. SANSOE singled through the right side, 2 RBI; MUSGROVE advanced
to third; GALLAGHER scored; CARTER scored. BELLOWS singled to center
field, RBI; SANSOE advanced to third; MUSGROVE scored. GIL doubled to
right field, out at third rf to 3b, RBI; BELLOWS advanced to third;
SANSOE scored. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 4
CHAMBERS flied out to cf. SAYLOR grounded out to p. ITRI walked. ITRI
advanced to second on a balk. KNELL popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Saint Mary's - inning 5
HARRIS grounded out to ss. CARTER flied out to rf. BYRNE homered to right
field, RBI. GALLAGHER struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 5
TAYLOR singled to right field. TAYLOR advanced to second on a balk.
CLOWARD flied out to cf; TAYLOR advanced to third. TAYLOR scored on a
wild pitch. LUCAS hit by pitch. WIENS homered to left field, 2 RBI; LUCAS
scored. LAW grounded out to 1b unassisted. CHAMBERS out at first 1b to p.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Saint Mary's - inning 6
CALLAN flied out to lf. MUSGROVE reached on an error by 2b. SANSOE
grounded out to p, bunt; MUSGROVE advanced to second. BELLOWS struck out
looking, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 6
SAYLOR singled up the middle. DOBRINICH to p for SIMO. ITRI reached on a
fielder's choice; SAYLOR out at second 2b to ss. KNELL singled to third
base; ITRI advanced to second. TAYLOR grounded into double play 3b to 1b;
ITRI out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Saint Mary's - inning 7
SU'A to p for JACINTO. GIL singled through the left side. GIL stole
second. HARRIS grounded out to 1b unassisted; GIL advanced to third.
CARTER flied out to rf, SF, RBI; GIL scored. BYRNE grounded out to 1b
unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 7
CLOWARD grounded out to p, bunt. LUCAS flied out to rf. WIENS walked.
WIENS stole second. LAW struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Saint Mary's - inning 8
GALLAGHER grounded out to 2b. YOUNG to dh for CALLAN. YOUNG grounded out
to 1b unassisted. MUSGROVE struck out looking, out at first c to 1b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 8
CHAMBERS struck out. SAYLOR struck out looking. ITRI grounded out to 2b.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Saint Mary's - inning 9
SANSOE struck out, bunt. BELLOWS walked. GIL doubled down the lf line,
RBI; BELLOWS scored. HARRIS singled to left center, RBI; GIL scored.
HARRIS interference. HARRIS interference. CARTER out on batter's
interference. BYRNE singled to left field; HARRIS advanced to second.
GALLAGHER grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 9
KNELL flied out to lf. TAYLOR grounded out to 2b. CLOWARD struck out,
grounded out to c unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
PROVO -- A return to California on Thursday hopes to boost the confidence of a BYU team off to a 0-3 start.
"Being outside really helps us," head coach Vance Law said. "A couple of our players competed well, but overall we were lacking. We've had a rougher start, but we're all going to get better."
The Cougars will get their first chance to play under the lights in the Pacific Invitational hosted by the University of Pacific. Thursday's game against St. Mary's and Friday's game against Pacific are both scheduled for 6 p.m. (PST) with a final tournament game on Saturday against the University of Nevada (Reno) at 2 p.m. (PST).
Paul Jacinto (0-1, 4.05) is the probable starter for Thursday with Bryce Searle (0-1, 21.00) and Patrick Wells (0-1, 5.40) most likely getting the remaining weekend starts.
Going into the tournament, both first baseman Tim Law and outfielder Ben Saylor have three-game hitting streaks. Saylor leads the team with five hits, and infielder Rob Itri is the team's RBI leader with four.
The St. Mary's Gaels were swept by Cal Poly at home in three games to open its season. St. Mary's is coming off an 18-37-1 season and are picked to finish last in the West Coast Conference.
Pacific plays its season opener against BYU. The Tigers feature a new coaching staff with first time head coach Ed Sprague, a former major league all-star, leading the crew.
Nevada opens its season in the invitational after finishing 32-24 in 2003. Saturday's game will be the first of two meetings between BYU and Nevada this year. The two teams also pair up at the Battle at the Beach Tournament hosted by Pepperdine on Feb. 27.
BYU's leading hitter, Ranger Wiens, will face his former team for the first time since joining the Cougars in 2002. Wiens played his freshman year with the Wolf Pack in 1999 before serving a Church mission. He helped lead Nevada to a 38-20 record and a 21-9 mark in the Big West.
Monday the Cougars travel south for a two-game series against Santa Clara University on Monday and Tuesday at 6 and 3 p.m. (PST). The Broncos began their season winning two of three games at No. 34 UC Riverside. The pitching starters for the series are to be announced.
Friday's and Saturday's games can be followed by live audio, and all of the games except for the match-up on Friday can be tracked with live stats. The live audio in the Nevada game on Saturday requires a College Sports Pass. The pass is also required to listen to future games scheduled against Fresno and San Diego State. Information on the pass and a free 14-day trial pass can be found through a link on BYU's web site. Links to all the web casts can be found at www.byucougars.com.
