Municipal Stadium
588 East Alma Avenue San Jose CA 95112
SAN JOSE -- In BYU's first extra inning game of the season, San Jose State won 2-1 in 10 innings on Friday.
For the second night in a row, David Pierson played a major role in scoring the winning run. Pierson scored the winning run on Thursday, and on Friday he doubled in the winning run that gave the Spartans (5-3-1) their second win in a row over BYU 2-1).
After a 38-minute delay in the start time due to rain earlier in the day, San Jose State took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning. Dave Jolliff hit a triple and then scored on a single to left field by Pierson.
Brandon Taylor crossed the plate to tie the game in the seventh inning. After doubling, Taylor scored on a sacrifice fly from Tim Law.
The Cougars had the go ahead run on second with no outs in the ninth after Adam Wilkes reached on a dropped ball by the right fielder. Spartan reliever Brad Kilby then struck out the side to end the threat.
For the first time this season, Ranger Wiens played defense for the Cougars. Wiens, a shortstop for BYU the past two years, began the season in the designated hitter role due to an injury. After pinch-hitting in the seventh inning, Wiens took over at third base for the first time in his BYU career.
Paul Jacinto (0-4) started the game for the Cougars and made it into the seventh inning but received a no decision in his best start of the year. Freshman Joshua Barrett (0-1) took his first loss after entering the game in the 10th.
BYU and San Jose State play the final of the three-game series on Saturday at noon (PST). The game is not available for live stats or webcasts, but check www.byucougars.com for immediate updates following the game.
BYU at San Jose StateFeb 20, 2004 at San Jose, Calif (Municipal Stadium)
BYU 1 (2-11)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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LAW, Tim 1b.............. 3 0 0 1 0 1 15 2 0
BILLS, Kevin cf.......... 5 0 1 0 0 3 4 0 2
SAYLOR, Ben rf........... 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
ITRI, Rob dh............. 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0
HIESTAND, Jeff lf........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
KNELL, Kory ph/lf....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LUCAS, Blair 3b/2b....... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0
TAYLOR, Brandon ss....... 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 2
WILKES, Adam c........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 4
VEST, Wade pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLOWARD, Casey c........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HALES, Brad 2b........... 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
WIENS, Ranger ph/3b..... 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0
JACINTO, Paul p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
BEUS, Lance p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
BARRETT, Joshua p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 35 1 6 1 3 13 28 19 10
San Jose State 2 (5-3-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Pierson 2b............... 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 2 0
Frandsen lf.............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Becktel rf............... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
Kilby dh/p............... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2
Fromm 1b................. 3 0 1 0 0 2 10 1 0
Anderson ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Niheu 1b................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Martinez 3b.............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
Contreras ss............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Bautista c............... 3 0 1 0 1 1 11 2 0
Bland pr................ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jolliff cf............... 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3
Cabral p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals................... 31 2 7 2 4 7 30 13 7
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 000 000 100 0 - 1 6 0
San Jose State...... 001 000 000 1 - 2 7 3
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Becktel(1); Martinez(2); Contreras(4). DP - SJSU 1. LOB - BYU 10; SJSU
7. 2B - TAYLOR(2); Pierson(1). 3B - Jolliff(1). SH - LAW(1); WILKES(2);
Frandsen(2); Jolliff(1). SF - LAW(2). SB - WIENS(4); Frandsen(2). CS -
Pierson(1); Kilby(1).
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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JACINTO, Paul....... 6.1 5 1 1 2 6 22 24
BEUS, Lance......... 2.2 0 0 0 2 1 7 10
BARRETT, Joshua..... 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 2 3
San Jose State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Cabral.............. 6.1 6 1 1 2 7 23 27
Kilby............... 3.2 0 0 0 1 6 12 14
Win - Kilby (1-0). Loss - BARRETT (0-1). Save - None.
WP - JACINTO(1); Cabral(3).
Umpires - HP: Ted Kovach 1B: Greg Charles 3B: Bob Lloyd
Start: 6:38 pm Time: 2:57 Attendance: 538
Play-by-Play
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BYU at San Jose State - Play-by-Play
Feb 20, 2004 at San Jose, Calif (Municipal Stadium)
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 000 000 100 0 - 1 6 0
San Jose State...... 001 000 000 1 - 2 7 3
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BYU starters: 1/1b LAW; 11/cf BILLS; 25/rf SAYLOR; 21/dh ITRI; 16/lf
HIESTAND; 6/3b LUCAS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 24/c WILKES; 10/2b HALES; 15/p
JACINTO;
San Jose State starters: 1/2b Pierson; 3/lf Frandsen; 16/rf Becktel; 25/dh
Kilby; 42/1b Fromm; 8/3b Martinez; 4/ss Contreras; 10/c Bautista; 29/cf
Jolliff; 31/p Cabral;
BYU - inning 1
LAW grounded out to 3b. BILLS struck out swinging. SAYLOR struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 1
Pierson grounded out to 2b. Frandsen singled to third base. Becktel flied
out to cf. Frandsen stole second. Kilby struck out swinging, out at first
c to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 2
ITRI struck out swinging. HIESTAND lined out to 1b. LUCAS singled to left
field. TAYLOR singled up the middle; LUCAS advanced to second. WILKES
struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
San Jose State - inning 2
Fromm struck out looking. Martinez grounded out to ss. Contreras grounded
out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 3
HALES struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. LAW out at first 1b to
p. BILLS singled to left field. SAYLOR grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 3
Bautista grounded out to 3b. Jolliff tripled to right center. Pierson
singled to left field, RBI; Jolliff scored. Pierson advanced to second on
a wild pitch. Frandsen grounded out to 3b; Pierson advanced to third on a
fielder's choice. Becktel struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU - inning 4
ITRI grounded out to ss. HIESTAND singled to left field. LUCAS reached on
a throwing error by ss; HIESTAND advanced to second on a fielder's
choice. LUCAS advanced to second on a wild pitch; HIESTAND advanced to
third on a wild pitch. TAYLOR walked. WILKES grounded into double play ss
to 2b to 1b; TAYLOR out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 4
Kilby walked. Fromm struck out swinging. Martinez flied out to cf. Kilby
out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 5
HALES singled to shortstop. LAW grounded out to p, SAC; HALES advanced to
second. BILLS grounded out to 3b; HALES advanced to third. SAYLOR flied
out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 5
Contreras out at first 1b to p. Bautista struck out looking. Jolliff
flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 6
ITRI struck out looking. HIESTAND struck out swinging. LUCAS grounded out
to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 6
Pierson walked. Pierson out at first c to 2b to 1b, caught stealing.
Frandsen grounded out to 3b. Becktel struck out swinging, out at first c
to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 7
TAYLOR doubled down the lf line. WILKES out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt;
TAYLOR advanced to third. WIENS pinch hit for HALES. WIENS walked. Kilby
to p. / for Cabral. WIENS stole second. LAW flied out to cf, SAC, RBI;
TAYLOR scored. BILLS struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 7
LUCAS to 2b. WIENS to 3b. Kilby flied out to cf. Fromm singled to center
field. Martinez singled to left field; Fromm advanced to second. BEUS to
p for JACINTO. Contreras flied out to cf. Bautista walked; Martinez
advanced to second; Fromm advanced to third. Jolliff struck out swinging,
out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU - inning 8
SAYLOR reached on a fielding error by 3b. ITRI walked; SAYLOR advanced to
second. KNELL pinch hit for HIESTAND. KNELL reached on a fielder's
choice; ITRI advanced to second; SAYLOR out at third p to 3b. LUCAS
struck out swinging. TAYLOR flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.
San Jose State - inning 8
KNELL to lf. Pierson walked. Frandsen grounded out to p, SAC, bunt;
Pierson advanced to second. Becktel grounded out to p; Pierson advanced
to third. Kilby flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 9
WILKES reached on an error by rf, advanced to second. VEST pinch ran for
WILKES. WIENS struck out swinging. LAW struck out swinging. BILLS struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 9
CLOWARD to c for VEST. Anderson pinch hit for Fromm. Anderson grounded
out to 3b. Martinez grounded out to ss. Contreras out at first 1b to p. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 10
Niheu to 1b for Anderson. SAYLOR flied out to ss. ITRI struck out
swinging. KNELL flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 10
BARRETT to p for BEUS. Bautista singled to left field. Bland pinch ran
for Bautista. Jolliff grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; Bland advanced to
second. Pierson doubled down the rf line, RBI; Bland scored. 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Looking to end a three-game skid, BYU begins a three-game series at San Jose State University on Thursday.
The Cougars (2-9) return to California for the third time after being swept by UC Riverside last week. Head coach Vance Law said he's surprised by the slow start but isn't worried. In 2002, BYU began the season 2-10, but it ended up winning the conference tournament and making a strong appearance in the NCAA Regional Tournament in Los Angeles.
"We have the personalities who are capable of doing well," Law said. "We've played teams that if we played the way we can play, we should've won."
Probable pitching starters for the San Jose series are Patrick Wells (1-2, 5.59) on Thursday, Paul Jacinto (0-4, 7.33) on Friday and Justin Su'a (1-1, 5.73) on Saturday. Game times are 6 p.m. (PST) on Thursday and Friday and 1 p.m. (PST) on Saturday.
Su'a earned the Cougars' lone win last week in a relief appearance against Santa Clara. He then started his first collegiate game on Feb. 13, taking a 4-2 loss to UC Riverside.
Three Cougars currently have a batting average over .300. Rob Itri leads the pack with his .316 average. Ben Saylor had a 10-game hitting streak snapped in the final game against Riverside last Saturday. The longest current hitting streak now belongs to Jeff Hiestand who is at five games.
Hiestand and Brandon Taylor both made impressive offensive strides last week. Hiestand increased his batting average from .143 to .300. In games against Santa Clara and UC Riverside, Hiestand went 5-for-13 with three RBI.
Riding his offensive showcase in an 11-10 win over Santa Clara last week, Taylor had a .682 slugging percentage for the week. The sophomore's two-homer game on Feb. 10 doubled his 2001 freshman total at UVSC in 52 games.
San Jose State started its season 3-3-1. The Spartans are coming off a three-game series at UC Santa Barbara where they one two of three. The Cougars are 6-7 all-time against their former Western Athletic Conference opponent. BYU last played San Jose in a three-game series at Provo in 1999 where the Cougars won two out of three.
None of the games in the series are available for live stats or web casts.
