SAN JOSE, Calif.--(February 25, 2005) After dropping a 5-4 heart-breaker in 10 innings of the first game, BYU bounced back to win Friday's nightcap, 13-5, against host San Jose State.

The Cougars (2-2), who lost game one on a 10th-inning error, used a hitting barrage to make sure game two wouldn't be close.

The opening game of the doubleheader started out as a pitching dual with BYU junior hurler Dave Horlacher, throwing four shutout innings. However, San Jose pitcher Branden Dewing matched Horlacher's effort, pitching four scoreless innings of his own.

The Cougars grabbed a fifth inning lead, 2-0, only to be matched by the Spartans two fifth-inning runs.

Last year's home run leader Brandon Taylor hit BYU's first round-tripper of the season in the sixth inning to give the Cougars the lead again. The lead was short-lived, as the Spartans added two runs in the bottom of the sixth in part due to Nate Corrick's second double of the game.

BYU failed to take advantage of men reaching base in the middle innings. The Cougars' sixth, seventh and eighth frames all ended with inning-ending double plays. The score remained 4-3 until the top of the ninth, when BYU's Sean McNaughton came up clutch for the Cougars. McNaughton hammered a game-tying RBI single to score Kory Knell on a two-strike count with two out in the inning.

Junior pitcher James Platt retired the side in the Spartans half of the ninth to send the game to extra innings.

The Spartans won the game in the bottom of the 10th when pinch-hitter Justin Santich-Hughes, got a single. The Cougars committed an error on the play that allowed Corrick to score the game-winning run.

In game two, the Cougars got offensive. In the first inning, Apana Nakayama hit a towering, 410-foot, three-run home run to deep centerfield with two out. The Spartans countered with a Sam Hall two-run homer in the bottom of the first.

BYU continued its torrid hitting with a big inning in the third, scoring four runs highlighted by Knell's two-run home run with two batters out. The homer ended SJS starting pitcher Brandon Hennessey's night. Casey Cloward joined the hitting parade in the sixth, adding a RBI double. Taylor and Nakayama each picked up a double as the Cougars cashed in four more runs in the seventh.

SJSU brings a 4-5 record into Saturday's series finale, which starts at noon (PST).

Brigham Young Univ. at San Jose State Univ.
Feb 25, 2005 at San Jose, Calif. (Municipal Stadium)
Brigham Young Univ. 4 (1-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean 2b......  4  0  1  1   0  2  0  7   0
CHAMBERS, Ryan cf/p......  5  0  0  0   0  0  5  0   5
TAYLOR, Brandon 3b.......  5  1  1  1   0  1  2  2   0
HIESTAND, Jeff 1b........  4  0  1  0   1  1 13  0   0
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh.......  5  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
 MOLINA, Adrian cf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
KNELL, Kory lf...........  2  2  0  0   2  0  3  0   2
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss.....  3  0  1  1   1  0  1  1   0
NELSON, Casey c..........  1  0  0  1   0  0  3  0   0
 LAW, Andrew pr..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 CLOWARD, Casey c........  1  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
HORLACHER, Dave p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 PLATT, James p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 34  4  8  4   4  5 29 12   7
San Jose State Univ. 5 (4-4)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Contreras, Anthony ss....  3  1  1  0   1  0  2  8   0
Hall, Sam lf.............  5  1  2  1   0  0  2  0   1
Becktel, Travis cf.......  5  0  1  1   0  1  2  0   3
Fromm, Brandon 1b........  4  0  0  1   0  0 17  0   0
Birrenkott, Jared dh.....  3  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   3
 Peterson, Drew pr.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Kilby, Brad p...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Corrick, Nate rf.........  4  2  3  0   1  1  1  0   0
Angel, Ryan 3b...........  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  1   1
Pierson, David 2b........  4  0  0  0   0  0  1  7   2
 Epidendio, Nick ph......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Fitch, Daniel c..........  4  1  2  1   0  1  4  0   0
 Williammee, Chris pr....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Santich-Hughes, J. c....  1  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
Dewing, Branden p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Crombie, Daniel p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Esparza, Mark p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Waite, Randy p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 38  5 10  4   4  5 30 16  11
Score by Innings                      R  H  E
---------------------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 021 001 0 -  4  8  4
San Jose State Univ. 000 022 000 1 -  5 10  1
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Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - McNAUGHTON 2; TAYLOR; VILLEZCAS; Fitch. DP - BYU Cougars 1; SJS Spartans
3. LOB - BYU Cougars 7; SJS Spartans 11. 2B - Corrick 2. HR - TAYLOR(1). HBP
- NELSON; Contreras. SH - Angel. SF - NELSON; Fromm. SB - Contreras 2; Hall
2; Becktel. Reached on CI - McNAUGHTON.
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
HORLACHER, Dave.....  5.0  3  2  2  2  3 19 23
PLATT, James........  4.1  6  3  2  2  1 17 20
CHAMBERS, Ryan......  0.1  1  0  0  0  1  2  2
San Jose State Univ.   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Dewing, Branden.....  6.0  6  3  3  2  3 22 27
Crombie, Daniel.....  0.1  0  0  0  0  1  1  1
Esparza, Mark.......  0.2  0  0  0  0  0  1  1
Waite, Randy........  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1
Kilby, Brad.........  2.2  2  1  1  2  1  9 11
Win - Kilby (1-1).  Loss - CHAMBERS (0-1).  Save - None.
HBP - by HORLACHER (Contreras); by Dewing (NELSON). CI - Fitch.
Umpires - HP: Dixson  1B: Acerogiles  3B: Navarro
Start: 3:07 pm   Time: 2:55   Attendance:
Dewing faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Play-by-Play
Brigham Young Univ. at San Jose State Univ. - Play-by-Play
Feb 25, 2005 at San Jose, Calif. (Municipal Stadium)
Score by Innings                      R  H  E
---------------------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 021 001 0 -  4  8  4
San Jose State Univ. 000 022 000 1 -  5 10  1
---------------------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 15/2b McNAUGHTON; 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/3b TAYLOR;
   16/1b HIESTAND; 24/dh NAKAYAMA; 25/rf SAYLOR; 12/lf KNELL; 10/ss
   VILLEZCAS; 8/c NELSON; 11/p HORLACHER;
San Jose State Univ. starters: 4/ss Contreras; 7/lf Hall; 16/cf Becktel;
   42/1b Fromm; 28/dh Birrenkott; 24/rf Corrick; 23/3b Angel; 12/2b Pierson;
   39/c Fitch; 3/p Dewing;
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
   McNAUGHTON struck out looking. CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. TAYLOR struck
   out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 1
   Contreras walked. Hall reached on an error by 2b; Contreras advanced to
   second. Becktel flied out to cf. Hall stole second; Contreras stole
   third. Fromm grounded out to p. Birrenkott flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0
   hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
   HIESTAND singled to center field. NAKAYAMA grounded out to 2b; HIESTAND
   advanced to second. SAYLOR grounded out to 1b unassisted; HIESTAND
   advanced to third. KNELL grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
   LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 2
   Corrick struck out swinging. Angel flied out to cf. Pierson flied out to
   lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
   VILLEZCAS grounded out to ss. NELSON fouled out to 1b. McNAUGHTON
   grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 3
   Fitch struck out swinging. Contreras lined out to 1b. Hall singled,
   advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b. Becktel grounded out to 3b.
   0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
   CHAMBERS grounded out to 1b unassisted. TAYLOR grounded out to ss.
   HIESTAND struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 4
   Fromm flied out to cf. Birrenkott grounded out to 1b unassisted. Corrick
   doubled to left center. Angel walked. Pierson fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
   NAKAYAMA grounded out to ss. SAYLOR singled to right field. KNELL walked;
   SAYLOR advanced to second. VILLEZCAS singled, RBI; KNELL advanced to
   third; SAYLOR scored. NELSON flied out to rf, SF, RBI; KNELL scored.
   McNAUGHTON reached on catcher's interference; VILLEZCAS advanced to
   second. CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 5
   Fitch reached on an error by ss. Contreras hit by pitch; Fitch advanced
   to second. Hall reached on a fielder's choice; Contreras advanced to
   second; Fitch out at third p to 3b. Hall stole second; Contreras stole
   third. Becktel singled, RBI; Hall advanced to third; Contreras scored.
   Fromm flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Hall scored. Becktel stole second.
   Birrenkott struck out swinging. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
   TAYLOR homered, RBI. HIESTAND grounded out to 3b. NAKAYAMA singled.
   SAYLOR singled to right field; NAKAYAMA advanced to second. KNELL
   grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; SAYLOR out on the play. 1 run,
   3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 6
   PLATT to p for HORLACHER. Corrick doubled to right field. Angel grounded
   out to 2b; Corrick advanced to third. Pierson grounded out to 2b. Fitch
   singled up the middle, RBI; Corrick scored. Contreras singled; Fitch
   advanced to second. Hall singled up the middle, RBI; Contreras advanced
   to second; Fitch scored. Becktel popped up to 1b. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0
   errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 7
   VILLEZCAS walked. NELSON hit by pitch; VILLEZCAS advanced to second.
   Crombie to p for Dewing. LAW pinch ran for NELSON. McNAUGHTON struck out
   swinging. Esparza to p for Crombie. CHAMBERS grounded into double play 2b
   to ss to 1b; LAW out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 7
   CLOWARD to c for LAW. Fromm grounded out to 2b. Birrenkott walked.
   Peterson pinch ran for Birrenkott. Corrick singled to left field;
   Peterson advanced to second. Angel grounded into double play 2b to ss to
   1b; Corrick out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 8
   Waite to p for Esparza. TAYLOR flied out to cf. Kilby to p for Peterson.
   /  for Waite. HIESTAND walked. NAKAYAMA grounded into double play 2b to
   ss to 1b; HIESTAND out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 8
   Pierson grounded out to 2b. Fitch singled to right field. Williammee
   pinch ran for Fitch. Contreras flied out to lf. Hall grounded out to 2b.
   0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 9
   Santich to c for Williammee. SAYLOR grounded out to 2b. KNELL walked.
   VILLEZCAS flied out to cf. CLOWARD singled up the middle; KNELL advanced
   to third. McNAUGHTON singled up the middle, RBI; CLOWARD advanced to
   second; KNELL scored. CHAMBERS flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,
   2 LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 9
   Becktel struck out swinging. Fromm flied out to cf. Kilby grounded out to
   2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 10
   TAYLOR fouled out to 1b. HIESTAND flied out to lf. NAKAYAMA struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State Univ. - inning 10
   Corrick walked. Angel grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Corrick advanced to
   second. CHAMBERS to p. MOLINA to cf for NAKAYAMA. /  for PLATT. Epidendio
   pinch hit for Pierson. Epidendio struck out looking. Santich singled,
   advanced to second on an error by 2b; Corrick scored, unearned. 1 run, 1
   hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young at San Jose State (Game 2)
Feb 25, 2005 at San Jose (Municipal Stadium)
Brigham Young 13 (2-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean 2b......  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   0
 LAW, Andrew ph..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   4
CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0
 MOLINA, Adrian ph.......  2  1  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
TAYLOR, Brandon 3b.......  2  3  1  0   2  0  1  2   0
 SLOAN, Kevin 3b.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HIESTAND, Jeff 1b........  5  3  2  1   0  0  7  1   0
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh.......  5  4  4  5   0  0  0  0   0
KNELL, Kory lf...........  4  1  1  2   0  1  1  1   0
 IORG, Seth ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  5  1  4  3   0  0  2  0   0
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss.....  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
 RELF, Brandon ph........  2  0  1  0   0  1  1  1   0
CLOWARD, Casey c.........  3  0  1  1   0  1  7  1   2
 AYOSO, Bryce ph.........  1  0  0  0   1  0  2  0   0
WELLS, Patrick p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 JENSEN, Matthew p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 SU'A, Justin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 42 13 14 12   4  5 27 10   6
San Jose State 5 (4-5)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Contreras, Anthony ss....  5  1  1  0   0  1  2  2   4
Hall, Sam lf.............  3  1  1  2   0  0  0  0   0
 Williammee, Chris ph....  1  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Becktel, Travis cf.......  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
 Costa, Casey ph.........  1  0  0  1   0  0  0  0   0
Fromm, Brandon 1b........  4  0  0  1   0  1 12  0   0
Corrick, Nate rf.........  2  0  0  0   1  1  2  0   0
 Peterson, Drew cf.......  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   3
Angel, Ryan 3b...........  4  1  1  0   0  2  1  2   1
Epidendio, Nick dh.......  3  1  2  0   1  1  0  0   0
Pierson, David 2b........  1  0  0  0   1  0  2  2   0
 Birrenkott, Jared ph....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Fitch, Daniel c..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  5  2   1
 Thomas, Josh c..........  1  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Hennessey, Brandon p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Porter, Wes p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Brechmann, Shane p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jones, Steve p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Malott, Mike p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 33  5  5  4   4  7 27  9   9
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
Brigham Young....... 304 001 401 - 13 14  2
San Jose State...... 200 001 002 -  5  5  2
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E - McNAUGHTON(3); VILLEZCAS(2); Corrick(1); Angel(3). LOB - Cougars 6;
Spartans 9. 2B - TAYLOR(1); NAKAYAMA 2(2); CLOWARD(1); Contreras(3);
Epidendio(2). HR - NAKAYAMA(1); KNELL(1); Hall(1). HBP - Costa; Fromm;
Pierson; Birrenkott. SB - SAYLOR(1). CS - CLOWARD(1).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
WELLS, Patrick......  6.0  4  3  2  3  5 23 27
JENSEN, Matthew.....  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  6  6
SU'A, Justin........  1.0  1  2  2  1  2  4  8
San Jose State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Hennessey, Brandon..  2.2  5  7  6  2  1 13 15
Porter, Wes.........  3.1  3  1  1  1  2 12 13
Brechmann, Shane....  1.0  3  4  3  1  2  8  9
Jones, Steve........  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3
Malott, Mike........  1.0  3  1  1  0  0  6  6
Win - WELLS (1-1).  Loss - Hennessey (2-1).  Save - None.
WP - Porter(2). HBP - by WELLS (Pierson); by SU'A (Birrenkott); by SU'A (Costa);
by SU'A (Fromm).
Umpires - HP: Acerogiles  1B: Navarro  3B: Dixon
Start: 6:42 pm   Time: 2:54   Attendance: 412
Play-by-Play
Brigham Young at San Jose State (Game 2) - Play-by-Play
Feb 25, 2005 at San Jose (Municipal Stadium)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
-------------------------------------------
Brigham Young....... 304 001 401 - 13 14  2
San Jose State...... 200 001 002 -  5  5  2
-------------------------------------------
Brigham Young starters: 15/2b McNAUGHTON; 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/3b TAYLOR; 16/1b
   HIESTAND; 24/dh NAKAYAMA; 12/lf KNELL; 25/rf SAYLOR; 10/ss VILLEZCAS; 9/c
   CLOWARD; 4/p WELLS;
San Jose State starters: 4/ss Contreras; 7/lf Hall; 16/cf Becktel; 42/1b
   Fromm; 24/rf Corrick; 23/3b Angel; 8/dh Epidendio; 12/2b Pierson; 39/c
   Fitch; 6/p Hennessey;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   McNAUGHTON grounded out to 3b. CHAMBERS popped up to ss. TAYLOR walked.
   HIESTAND singled to right field; TAYLOR advanced to third. NAKAYAMA
   homered to center field, 3 RBI; HIESTAND scored; TAYLOR scored. KNELL
   grounded out to p. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 1
   Contreras doubled to right field. Hall homered, 2 RBI; Contreras scored.
   Becktel flied out to rf. Fromm flied out to cf. Corrick walked. Angel
   struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   SAYLOR flied out to rf. VILLEZCAS flied out to cf. CLOWARD struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 2
   Epidendio struck out swinging. Pierson hit by pitch. Fitch grounded out
   to 2b; Pierson advanced to second. Contreras fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   McNAUGHTON grounded out to ss. CHAMBERS grounded out to 1b unassisted.
   TAYLOR walked. HIESTAND singled, advanced to second on the throw; TAYLOR
   scored on an error by rf, unearned. NAKAYAMA singled, RBI; HIESTAND
   scored. KNELL homered, 2 RBI; NAKAYAMA scored. Porter to p for Hennessey.
   SAYLOR singled. SAYLOR advanced to second on a wild pitch. VILLEZCAS
   walked. CLOWARD fouled out to 1b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 3
   Hall fouled out to c. Becktel flied out to cf. Fromm struck out swinging.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   McNAUGHTON flied out to cf. CHAMBERS struck out looking. TAYLOR popped up
   to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 4
   Corrick struck out looking. Angel struck out swinging. Epidendio doubled.
   Pierson walked. Fitch reached on an error by ss; Pierson advanced to
   second; Epidendio advanced to third. Contreras out at first 1b to p. 0
   runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   HIESTAND lined out to rf. NAKAYAMA grounded out to 1b unassisted. KNELL
   grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 5
   Hall grounded out to 3b. Becktel grounded out to 3b. Fromm grounded out
   to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   SAYLOR singled. SAYLOR stole second. VILLEZCAS grounded out to 2b; SAYLOR
   advanced to third. CLOWARD doubled, RBI; SAYLOR scored. CLOWARD out at
   third c to 2b to 3b, caught stealing. McNAUGHTON struck out looking. 1
   run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 6
   Corrick popped up to 2b. Angel singled up the middle. Epidendio walked;
   Angel advanced to second. Pierson reached on a fielder's choice;
   Epidendio advanced to second, out at third lf to 3b; Angel advanced to
   third, scored on an error by 2b, unearned. Fitch flied out to lf. 1 run,
   1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   Brechmann to p for Porter. MOLINA pinch hit for CHAMBERS. MOLINA reached
   on an error by 3b. TAYLOR doubled; MOLINA advanced to third. HIESTAND
   reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; MOLINA scored, unearned. NAKAYAMA
   doubled, RBI; HIESTAND advanced to third; TAYLOR scored. KNELL struck out
   swinging. SAYLOR singled to right field, 2 RBI; NAKAYAMA scored; HIESTAND
   scored. RELF pinch hit for VILLEZCAS. RELF struck out swinging. AYOSO
   pinch hit for CLOWARD. AYOSO walked; SAYLOR advanced to second. LAW pinch
   hit for McNAUGHTON. LAW grounded out to c. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2
   LOB.
San Jose State - inning 7
   LAW to 2b. MOLINA to cf. SLOAN to 3b for TAYLOR. RELF to ss. AYOSO to c.
   JENSEN to p for WELLS. Contreras grounded out to p. Williammee pinch hit
   for Hall. Williammee flied out to rf. Costa pinch hit for Becktel. Costa
   popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 8
   Williammee to lf. Costa to rf. Peterson to cf for Corrick. Thomas to c
   for Fitch. Jones to p for Brechmann. MOLINA grounded out to 1b
   unassisted. SLOAN grounded out to ss. HIESTAND flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 8
   Fromm grounded out to 2b. Peterson flied out to cf. Angel grounded out to
   ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 9
   Malott to p for Jones. NAKAYAMA doubled. IORG pinch hit for KNELL. IORG
   popped up to ss. SAYLOR singled, RBI; NAKAYAMA scored. RELF singled;
   SAYLOR advanced to second. AYOSO popped up to 2b. LAW popped up to 2b. 1
   run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 9
   IORG to lf. SU'A to p for JENSEN. Epidendio singled. Birrenkott pinch hit
   for Pierson. Birrenkott hit by pitch; Epidendio advanced to second.
   Thomas reached on a fielder's choice; Birrenkott out at second p to ss;
   Epidendio advanced to third. Contreras struck out swinging.   Williammee
   walked; Thomas advanced to second. Costa hit by pitch, RBI; Williammee
   advanced to second; Thomas advanced to third; Epidendio scored. Fromm hit
   by pitch, RBI; Costa advanced to second; Williammee advanced to third;
   Thomas scored. Peterson struck out swinging. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3
   LOB.

PROVO, Utah--(Feb. 22, 2005) Fresh off a two-game split with the No. 18 UC Irvine Anteaters, BYU heads to San Jose State for a three-game series with the Spartans beginning Thursday.

The Cougars (1-1) will try to continue swinging hot bats against the Spartans (3-4). Game times are 6 p.m. (PST) on Thursday and Friday with a noon start on Saturday. None of the games will be carried via the Internet.

After an impressive debut, junior Dave Horlacher (1-0, 1.80 ERA) will make his second division one start Thursday. Lefty Patrick Wells (0-1, 8.31) is expected to start Friday and junior college transfer Brandon Christiansen (0-0, 0.00) will make his Cougar pitching debut Saturday.

BYU head coach Vance Law is cautiously optimistic after the first weekend of the season.

"I wanted to go out with the attitude that we would win games and not just show up at the ballpark," he said.

The Cougars did show up, blasting 30 hits in two games against a good UC Irvine pitching team. BYU heads into the San Jose batting .357 in the early season while holding its opponents to a .269 average.

"I thought we hit the ball very well," Law said. "My biggest concern is whether we would compete and I think we did."

Although the Cougars split the series and looked very good against UC Irvine, they still hope to improve against the Spartans.

"We are still in a finding-out-about-ourselves mode," Law said. "I can't tell exactly where we are after just one weekend."

BYU flies out Thursday morning for the evening game.

A multi-page release can be found by downloading the PDF file at the top of this story, which gives a detailed analysis of the Cougars.