Miller Park
400 E University Parkway Provo UT 84604
PROVO -- Since sustaining a concussion in a collision at home plate against New Mexico on May 6, junior outfielder Kory Knell has done nothing but hit, going 12-for-25 (.480) during the stretch.
"It shook me up a little bit and was a wild experience," Knell said. "Maybe it's been for the best because I've been on a tear since."
Knell's hot hitting helped lead BYU to two more victories against Air Force on Friday in 17-2 and 22-14 victories at Larry H. Miller Field.
The tear reached a climax on Friday as Knell blasted four home runs in the doubleheader, including a grand slam in game two. He came into today with only one home run all season. Knell finished the two games 6-for-10 with 10 RBI.
With the two wins, BYU improves to 26-28 and 16-12 in the Mountain West Conference while Air Force falls to 5-45 and 0-26.
Knell wasn't the only one on a tear in Friday's games. Picking a star from BYU's team in the two blowout victories proved to be a difficult decision since so many of them were available for selection.
One homer behind Knell was Jeff Hiestand who had three on the night, two in game one and one in game two. Hiestand now has eight home runs on the year and finished 5-for-8 with five RBI. In the first game, the sophomore was a single short of the cycle. A few extra feet on his triple off the wall to centerfield and the sophomore would have also had four homers on the night.
Ranger Wiens also came up a hit short of a cycle in game one. Wiens began his first three at-bats with a single, a double and a triple in consecutive order.
Three Cougars knocked in at least four RBI in the first game with Hiestand and Wade Vest both with four. Six of the nine position starters for BYU had multiple hit games. Vest added a 3-for-5 performance in the second game and finished with seven RBI in the day.
Kevin Bills started game two in right field and hit a two-run bomb over the 400-foot wall in centerfield that landed in the street and bounced into the bushes at the Marriott Center across the road. The senior went 4-for-6 in game two, adding two doubles and four runs scored.
Then there was senior pitcher Paul Jacinto who a day after throwing a three-hit victory on Thursday and a day before the senior day, entered game two as a pinch hitter. In his first collegiate plate appearance, Jacinto walked and scored a run and then came up later to deliver a RBI single. The California native hit .450 as a third baseman his senior year at LaCosta High in Encinitas, Calif.
Bryce Searle (2-1) picked up his second win after allowing only one run on two hits through four innings in game one. After allowing a triple in the first and a single in the second, Searle held the Falcons hitless through the next two innings.
Following Searle, J.D Stambaugh (3-0) struck out eight batters in the final three inning to earn his second save. Seven of the eight strikeouts were swinging.
Nathan Hess picked up the win in game two, allowing six runs off seven hits through four innings while striking out four.
The Cougars are now locked as the fourth seed in the Mountain West Conference beginning Wednesday. BYU will face fifth seed Utah at 11 a.m. (PST) on Wednesday. The Utes have lost 13 straight to the Cougars.
"These games against Air Force are preparing us for the conference tournament," Knell said. "That's what we're preparing for now. Our goal now is to win the tournament."
Game five and six of the six-game series with Air Force is Saturday at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. KOVO 960 AM will broadcast the game live. The first game is also available as a live audiocast and throught the BYU Radio channel on DirecTV and the Dish Network. Both games will have live stats. Links to the audiocast and webcasts can be found on BYU baseball's schedule page at www.byucougars.com.
Air Force Academy at Brigham Young Univ.May 21, 2004 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Air Force Academy 2 (5-44,0-25 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WOLFRAM, Josh cf......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
FUGLER, Travis rf........ 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
KASEL, Dale rf.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
TITTLE, Brent lf......... 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
BROWN, Jason dh.......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
BOLT, Karl 1b............ 1 0 1 1 2 0 4 1 0
DeROHAN, Nathan 3b....... 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 3
SALAZAR, Geno ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
ADAMS, Billy 2b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1
POLSTON, Jon c........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0
COUCH, Clayton p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MEYERS, John p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 22 2 4 2 4 10 18 5 4
Brigham Young Univ. 17 (25-28,15-12 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........ 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1
KNELL, Kory lf........... 3 4 3 5 1 0 0 0 0
TAYLOR, Brandon ss....... 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1
HIESTAND, Jeff dh........ 5 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0
SAYLOR, Ben rf........... 5 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 3
WIENS, Ranger 3b......... 4 3 3 0 0 1 1 3 0
LAW, Tim 1b.............. 4 2 2 1 0 0 6 1 0
WILKES, Adam c........... 3 1 0 0 1 2 10 0 1
VEST, Wade 2b............ 3 1 2 4 0 0 2 2 0
SEARLE, Bryce p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
STAMBAUGH,J.D. p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 37 17 18 15 2 7 21 8 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Air Force Academy... 100 001 0 - 2 4 2
Brigham Young Univ.. 236 132 X - 17 18 1
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E - BOLT; DeROHAN; KNELL. DP - BYU Cougars 2. LOB - AFA Falcons 4; BYU
Cougars 6. 2B - KNELL; HIESTAND; SAYLOR; WIENS; VEST. 3B - FUGLER; HIESTAND;
WIENS. HR - KNELL 2(3); HIESTAND 2(7). HBP - KNELL. SF - TITTLE; VEST.
Air Force Academy IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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COUCH, Clayton...... 5.0 15 15 13 2 6 31 35
MEYERS, John........ 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 6 6
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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SEARLE, Bryce....... 4.0 2 1 1 3 2 11 15
STAMBAUGH,J.D....... 3.0 2 1 1 1 8 11 12
Win - SEARLE (2-1). Loss - COUCH (2-7). Save - STAMBAUGH (2).
WP - SEARLE. HBP - by COUCH (KNELL). PB - POLSTON.
Umpires - HP: Randy Upton 1B: Ted Bergquist 3B: Ron Barnes
Start: 4:02 pm Time: 2:08 Attendance:
Game notes:
Game three of six. Air Force is the home team in game four today.
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
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Air Force Academy... 100 001 0 - 2 4 2
Brigham Young Univ.. 236 132 X - 17 18 1
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Air Force Academy starters: 6/cf WOLFRAM; 17/rf FUGLER; 3/lf TITTLE; 10/dh
BROWN J.; 13/1b BOLT; 8/3b DeROHAN; 2/ss SALAZAR; 25/2b ADAMS; 26/c
POLSTON; 23/p COUCH;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 12/lf KNELL; 3/ss TAYLOR;
16/dh HIESTAND; 25/rf SAYLOR; 8/3b WIENS; 1/1b LAW; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b
VEST; 26/p SEARLE;
Air Force Academy - inning 1
WOLFRAM grounded out to 2b. FUGLER tripled to right center. TITTLE flied
out to cf, SF, RBI; FUGLER scored. BROWN J. grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
CHAMBERS lined out to 2b. KNELL walked. TAYLOR grounded out to p; KNELL
advanced to second. HIESTAND homered to left field, 2 RBI; KNELL scored.
SAYLOR struck out swinging. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 2
BOLT walked. DeROHAN singled up the middle; BOLT advanced to second.
SALAZAR reached on a fielder's choice; DeROHAN out on the play; BOLT out
on double play 1b to 3b to ss. ADAMS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
WIENS singled, bunt. LAW singled, bunt; WIENS advanced to third. WILKES
struck out looking. VEST flied out to cf, SF, RBI; WIENS scored. CHAMBERS
singled down the lf line; LAW advanced to second. CHAMBERS advanced to
second on a passed ball; LAW advanced to third. KNELL doubled to left
field, 2 RBI; CHAMBERS scored; LAW scored. TAYLOR flied out to rf. 3
runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 3
POLSTON grounded out to ss. WOLFRAM grounded out to 1b unassisted, bunt.
FUGLER struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
HIESTAND homered to right field, RBI. KASEL to rf for FUGLER. SAYLOR
struck out looking. WIENS doubled to center field. LAW singled to center
field, RBI; WIENS scored. WILKES walked; LAW advanced to second. VEST
doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; WILKES scored; LAW scored. CHAMBERS
flied out to cf; VEST advanced to third. KNELL hit by pitch. TAYLOR
reached on a fielding error by 3b; KNELL advanced to second; VEST scored,
unearned. HIESTAND reached on a throwing error by 1b, advanced to second;
TAYLOR advanced to third; KNELL scored, unearned. SAYLOR struck out
swinging. 6 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 4
TITTLE walked. BROWN J. grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; TITTLE
out on the play. BOLT walked. BOLT advanced to second on a wild pitch.
DeROHAN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
WIENS tripled to right center. LAW out at first 1b to 2b. WILKES struck
out swinging, out at first c to 1b. VEST singled up the middle, RBI;
WIENS scored. CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 5
STAMBAUGH to p for SEARLE. SALAZAR struck out swinging. ADAMS struck out
swinging. POLSTON struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
KNELL homered down the lf line, RBI. TAYLOR singled to shortstop.
HIESTAND doubled to left field, RBI; TAYLOR scored. SAYLOR doubled down
the rf line, RBI; HIESTAND scored. WIENS struck out looking. LAW grounded
out to 2b; SAYLOR advanced to third. WILKES lined out to 3b. 3 runs, 4
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 6
WOLFRAM struck out swinging. KASEL struck out swinging. TITTLE singled to
third base. BROWN J. walked; TITTLE advanced to second. BOLT singled to
left field, advanced to second, RBI; BROWN J. advanced to second,
advanced to third on a throwing error by lf; TITTLE scored. DeROHAN
struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
MEYERS to p for COUCH. VEST flied out to lf. CHAMBERS singled to right
center. KNELL homered to left field, 2 RBI; CHAMBERS scored. TAYLOR
struck out swinging. HIESTAND tripled to center field. SAYLOR flied out
to cf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 7
SALAZAR struck out looking. ADAMS lined out to 2b. POLSTON struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. at Air Force Academy
May 21, 2004 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Brigham Young Univ. 22 (26-28,16-12 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........ 5 3 1 3 1 1 1 0 1
KNELL, Kory lf........... 7 3 3 5 0 1 1 1 0
WIENS, Ranger ss......... 7 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 2
HIESTAND, Jeff dh........ 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0
JACINTO, Paul dh........ 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
BILLS, Kevin rf.......... 6 4 4 2 0 1 1 0 1
LUCAS, Blair 3b.......... 4 2 2 1 2 0 1 4 0
LAW, Tim 1b.............. 4 3 2 3 2 1 10 1 1
CLOWARD, Casey c......... 4 2 1 1 2 1 8 4 2
VEST, Wade 2b............ 5 2 3 3 1 1 3 2 1
HESS, Nathan p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
HEID, Tyler p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PARSONS, Kalen p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 46 22 19 21 10 8 27 13 8
Air Force Academy 14 (5-45,0-26 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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LAMSON, Reid cf.......... 5 1 1 3 1 2 3 0 0
DeROHAN, Nathan ss....... 6 3 3 1 0 2 3 2 3
TITTLE, Brent lf......... 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0
BOLT, Karl 1b............ 5 1 4 2 1 0 6 0 0
BROWN, Jason rf.......... 5 2 2 2 1 2 1 0 0
WALTER, Colton dh........ 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 1
SALAZAR, Geno 2b......... 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 1 5
ADAMS, Billy 3b.......... 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
OAKLEY, Josh c........... 2 2 1 0 2 0 8 0 0
BROWN, Mitch p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
EDWARDS, Jackson p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 42 14 19 12 6 9 27 5 10
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 326 203 222 - 22 19 3
Air Force Academy... 003 303 050 - 14 19 1
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E - WIENS 2; CLOWARD; DeROHAN. DP - BYU Cougars 1. LOB - BYU Cougars 8; AFA
Falcons 10. 2B - BILLS 2; LUCAS 2; DeROHAN 2; BROWN J.. HR - CHAMBERS(4);
KNELL 2(5); HIESTAND(8); BILLS(3). HBP - CHAMBERS; OAKLEY. SH - TITTLE;
WALTER. SB - WIENS; BILLS; LUCAS; CLOWARD 2. CS - ADAMS.
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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HESS, Nathan........ 4.0 7 6 5 2 4 16 20
HEID, Tyler......... 1.2 3 3 3 4 0 7 12
PARSONS, Kalen...... 3.1 9 5 5 0 5 19 19
Air Force Academy IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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BROWN, Mitch........ 3.0 9 13 13 6 2 18 24
EDWARDS, Jackson.... 6.0 10 9 8 4 6 28 33
Win - HESS (3-3). Loss - BROWN M. (0-7). Save - None.
WP - BROWN M.; EDWARDS. HBP - by HESS (OAKLEY); by EDWARDS (CHAMBERS). PB -
OAKLEY 2.
Umpires - HP: Ted Bergquist 1B: Ron Barnes 3B: Randy Upton
Start: 6:47 pm Time: 3:25 Attendance: 1986
Game notes:
Game four of six. Air Force is the home team for the game.
UNLV beat New Mexic 13-4 earlier today.
BROWN M. faced 3 batters in the 4th.
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 326 203 222 - 22 19 3
Air Force Academy... 003 303 050 - 14 19 1
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Brigham Young Univ. starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 12/lf KNELL; 8/ss WIENS; 16/dh
HIESTAND; 11/rf BILLS; 6/3b LUCAS; 1/1b LAW; 9/c CLOWARD; 5/2b VEST; 18/p
HESS;
Air Force Academy starters: 1/cf LAMSON; 8/ss DeROHAN; 3/lf TITTLE; 13/1b
BOLT; 10/rf BROWN J.; 4/dh WALTER; 2/2b SALAZAR; 25/3b ADAMS; 30/c
OAKLEY; 37/p BROWN M.;
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
CHAMBERS struck out swinging. KNELL singled to left field. KNELL advanced
to second on a wild pitch. WIENS singled to right center, RBI; KNELL
scored. WIENS stole second. HIESTAND popped up to ss. BILLS homered to
center field, 2 RBI; WIENS scored. LUCAS doubled to center field. LAW
struck out looking. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 1
LAMSON struck out looking. DeROHAN struck out looking. TITTLE struck out
looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
CLOWARD walked. CLOWARD stole second. VEST grounded out to ss. CLOWARD
stole third. CHAMBERS homered to right center, 2 RBI; CLOWARD scored.
KNELL flied out to cf. WIENS flied out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 2
BOLT out at first 1b to p. BROWN J. struck out swinging. WALTER grounded
out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
HIESTAND walked. BILLS reached on a fielder's choice; HIESTAND out at
second p to 2b. BILLS advanced to second on a passed ball. LUCAS popped
up to 2b. LAW walked. CLOWARD walked; LAW advanced to second; BILLS
advanced to third. VEST walked, RBI; CLOWARD advanced to second; LAW
advanced to third; BILLS scored. CHAMBERS walked, RBI; VEST advanced to
second; CLOWARD advanced to third; LAW scored. KNELL homered to left
field, 4 RBI; CHAMBERS scored; VEST scored; CLOWARD scored. WIENS flied
out to cf. 6 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 3
SALAZAR flied out to lf. ADAMS singled to center field. ADAMS out at
second c to 2b, caught stealing. OAKLEY hit by pitch. LAMSON walked;
OAKLEY advanced to second. DeROHAN singled to center field, RBI; LAMSON
advanced to third; OAKLEY scored. TITTLE singled down the lf line, RBI;
DeROHAN advanced to third; LAMSON scored. BOLT singled to left field,
RBI; TITTLE advanced to second, out at third lf to 3b; DeROHAN scored. 3
runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
HIESTAND homered to right field, RBI. BILLS doubled to center field.
LUCAS doubled to right center, RBI; BILLS scored. EDWARDS to p for BROWN
M.. LAW lined out to 1b. LUCAS advanced to third on a passed ball.
CLOWARD grounded out to 1b unassisted. VEST struck out swinging. 2 runs,
3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 4
BROWN J. singled up the middle. WALTER grounded out to c, SAC; BROWN J.
advanced to second. SALAZAR singled up the middle, advanced to second,
RBI; BROWN J. scored. ADAMS singled up the middle; SALAZAR advanced to
third. OAKLEY walked; ADAMS advanced to second. LAMSON reached on a
fielder's choice, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss, 2 RBI;
OAKLEY out at second 2b to ss; ADAMS scored, unearned; SALAZAR scored.
DeROHAN flied out to cf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
CHAMBERS popped up to ss. KNELL lined out to ss. WIENS struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 5
HEID to p for HESS. TITTLE reached on a fielding error by ss. BOLT
singled to left field; TITTLE advanced to second. BROWN J. flied out to
rf. WALTER walked; BOLT advanced to second; TITTLE advanced to third.
SALAZAR grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; WALTER out on the play.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
HIESTAND struck out looking. BILLS doubled to center field. LUCAS walked.
LUCAS stole second; BILLS stole third. LAW singled to right field,
advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; LUCAS scored; BILLS scored.
CLOWARD flied out to lf. VEST singled to center field, RBI; LAW scored.
CHAMBERS flied out to rf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 6
ADAMS singled to third base. OAKLEY walked; ADAMS advanced to second.
LAMSON grounded out to c; OAKLEY advanced to second; ADAMS advanced to
third. OAKLEY advanced to third on a throwing error by c, scored; ADAMS
scored. DeROHAN doubled to right center. TITTLE grounded out to p, SAC;
DeROHAN advanced to third. BOLT walked. BROWN J. walked; BOLT advanced to
second. PARSONS to p for HEID. WALTER singled to second base, RBI; BROWN
J. advanced to second; BOLT advanced to third; DeROHAN scored. SALAZAR
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 7
KNELL homered to left field, RBI. WIENS grounded out to 2b. JACINTO to dh
for HIESTAND. JACINTO walked. BILLS singled to left field; JACINTO
advanced to second. LUCAS reached on a fielder's choice; BILLS out at
second ss to 2b; JACINTO advanced to third. LAW singled to second base,
RBI; LUCAS advanced to second; JACINTO scored. CLOWARD struck out
swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 7
ADAMS popped up to 1b. OAKLEY grounded out to 3b. LAMSON struck out
looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 8
VEST singled up the middle. CHAMBERS hit by pitch; VEST advanced to
second. KNELL flied out to cf; VEST advanced to third. CHAMBERS advanced
to second on a wild pitch. WIENS grounded out to p; CHAMBERS advanced to
third on an error by ss; VEST scored. JACINTO singled to left field, RBI;
CHAMBERS scored, unearned. BILLS struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 8
DeROHAN doubled to right field. TITTLE singled to left field; DeROHAN
advanced to third. BOLT singled to right field, RBI; TITTLE advanced to
second; DeROHAN scored. BROWN J. doubled to right center, 2 RBI; BOLT
scored; TITTLE scored. WALTER struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b;
BROWN J. advanced to third. SALAZAR singled to right field, RBI; BROWN J.
scored. ADAMS reached on a fielder's choice; SALAZAR out at second 3b to
2b. OAKLEY singled to right field; ADAMS advanced to third. LAMSON
singled to left field, RBI; OAKLEY advanced to second; ADAMS scored.
DeROHAN struck out swinging. 5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 9
LUCAS walked. LAW walked; LUCAS advanced to second. CLOWARD singled to
right field, RBI; LAW advanced to second; LUCAS scored. VEST singled to
left field, RBI; CLOWARD advanced to second; LAW scored. CHAMBERS
grounded out to 1b unassisted; VEST advanced to second; CLOWARD advanced
to third. KNELL struck out swinging. WIENS popped up to 2b. 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Air Force Academy - inning 9
TITTLE grounded out to 3b. BOLT singled to left field. BROWN J. struck
out swinging. WALTER struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
A six-game series in Provo with the Air Force Academy beginning Thursday concludes BYU's regular season.
The Cougars (22-28, 12-12 in the Mountain West Conference) will play three doubleheaders in three-straight days against the Falcons (5-41, 0-22). Thursday and Friday's doubleheaders begins at 4 p.m. with the second game starting close to 7 p.m. Saturday's doubleheader is 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
This week's series will make up a postponed three-game series between the two teams. BYU traveled to Colorado Springs to play Air Force on April 22-24, but weather postponed the series. The Falcons have had eight postponed conference games this year.
The Cougars are 113-21 all-time against Air Force. BYU is 7-3 in the last 10 games against the Falcons and finished 5-1 against them last year. The two schools first met in 1963 for a two-game series. The Cougars won both games.
Patrick Wells (6-4, 5.65) and Paul Jacinto (2-9, 6.14) are scheduled to get the starts for BYU in Thursday's doubleheader. The Cougars' remaining four starters have yet to be announced.
In its fourth full season at Larry H. Miller Field, attendance closes in on the 100,000 milestone. With three home dates left, the Cougars need to draw 4,998 fans to reach the date this year, an average of 1,666 fans per date. BYU is averaging 1,640 fans per game this year, the highest average in the four-year history. So far this year, the Cougars have drawn 19,680 fans to 12 dates.
The first game of all three doubleheaders will be broadcast live by KOVO 960 AM with veteran broadcaster Brent Norton calling the play-by-play. Saturday's 11 a.m. broadcast is also available on the BYU Radio channel on DirecTV and the Dish Network as well as over the Internet. Live stats are available for all six games. Links to the webcasts and audiocast can be found on the BYU baseball's schedule page at www.byucougars.com.
The MWC Tournament in Las Vegas begins Wednesday, May 26 and concludes on Saturday, May 29.
