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Ralph R. Zobell
| Posted: 30 Apr 2005 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
USAF ACADEMY -- Apana Nakayama hit a two-out double in the nine-run seventh inning to lead BYU in a 17-9 victory Saturday over the Air Force Academy.
Nakayama's game-winning RBI broke open a contest that was tied 7-7, reminiscent of the score of Friday's suspended game which was also completed Saturday. The Falcons won that suspended game, 8-7 in the 11th inning.
The split leaves BYU still atop the Mountain West Conference standings with a 16-5 record and a 31-13-1 overall mark, while AFA falls to 6-36 overall and 1-20 in the league.
The Cougars got untracked in game three, starting with a three-run homer by Jeff Hiestand in the first inning for their initial lead. AFA tied the game at four-all in the first inning when Price Paramore doubled to left field, but was thrown out trying to extend it to a triple.
Ryan Chambers led off the second inning with a homer to right field to put BYU up 5-4.
Paramore tied the game at seven-all with two unearned runs on a homer to right field with two out in the fifth.
Nakayama's double off the right-centerfield wall in the seventh put BYU on top again, 9-7. Hiestand followed that play with another double to score Nakayama. Then the floodgates opened with Knell and Chambers doubling as the Cougars ended up scoring nine runs that inning to take a 16-7 lead. The Falcons used four of their seven pitchers of the game in that inning to stop BYU.
Brandon Taylor cranked his 17th homer of the season in the eighth.
"When you let these guys hang around they are just feisty enough to bite you," said BYU Coach Vance Law. "The middle of the order really came through for us in the third game. Apana (Nakayama) came through for us again,. It was a huge one because we were letting these guys hang on again. No lead is safe here."
Karl Bolt hit a 2-0 pitch over the left centerfield in the 11th inning to give Air Force an 8-7 victory Saturday in the completion of a suspended game from Friday at the Academy.
Bolt's walk-off homer provided the first conference victory in regular season for AFA since 2003, a team that had been 0-47 the past two seasons. The Falcons' last regular season victory was a 17-11 win over BYU in 2003 at the Academy.
BYU was retired in order in the top of the 10th and the 11th as game two continued on Saturday. AFA got two hits in the 10th, including a one-out double down the rightfield line, but the Falcon coach held the runner at third. Justin Su'a struck out two Falcons with men on the corners.
The Cougars next fact Utah Valley State on Monday at 7 p.m., at the Parkway Crossing Stadium in Orem before returning home to host New Mexico in a three-game series starting Thursday.
BYU at Air Force (Game 2)Apr 29, 2005 at USAF Academy, Colo. (Falcon Field)
BYU 7 (30-13-1,15-5 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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MOLINA, Adrian cf........ 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
CHAMBERS, Ryan cf....... 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss..... 5 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 2
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh....... 6 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
TAYLOR, Brandon 3b....... 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 1
SAYLOR, Ben 1b/rf........ 4 1 2 0 1 0 10 0 0
KNELL, Kory rf........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
HIESTAND, Jeff ph/1b.... 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0
NELSON, Casey c.......... 4 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 4
IORG, Seth lf............ 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0
LAW, Andrew 2b........... 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2
CHRISTIANSEN,Brandon p... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JENSEN, Matthew p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BARRETT, Joshua p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
SU'A, Justin p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 39 7 9 6 5 4 31 10 9
Air Force 8 (6-35,1-19 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JEFFERS, Troy 2b......... 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
SALAZAR, Geno ss......... 5 1 2 1 1 2 3 3 2
DeROHAN, Nathan 3b....... 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 4 2
BOLT, Karl dh............ 5 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 0
KASEL, Dale rf........... 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0
TITTLE, Brent 1b......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 12 2 1
MUSSER, Matt lf.......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3
PARAMORE, Price ph/lf... 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0
LAMSON, Reid cf.......... 5 1 2 0 0 2 5 0 2
POLSTON, Jon c........... 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0
COUCH, Clayton p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
PRATT, Paul p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BROWN, Mitch p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DePIERRE, Kyle p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 44 8 13 6 3 8 33 17 10
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 013 100 200 00 - 7 9 1
Air Force........... 202 110 100 01 - 8 13 0
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Note: 1 out, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - TAYLOR(10). DP - Falcons 1. LOB - Cougars 9; Falcons 10. 2B - VILLEZCAS
2(11); SAYLOR(19); SALAZAR(9); POLSTON(3). 3B - PARAMORE(1). HR -
NAKAYAMA(8); TAYLOR(16); IORG(2); BOLT(10); KASEL(2). HBP - MOLINA 2; TAYLOR
2; TITTLE. SH - KNELL(3); POLSTON(4). SB - DeROHAN(3); MUSSER(3). CS -
TAYLOR(3).
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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CHRISTIANSEN,Brandon 4.1 8 6 5 1 2 21 23
JENSEN, Matthew..... 1.2 0 0 0 2 1 5 7
BARRETT, Joshua..... 3.0 2 1 1 0 3 11 12
SU'A, Justin........ 1.1 3 1 1 0 2 7 7
Air Force IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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COUCH, Clayton...... 6.0 7 5 5 2 1 22 27
PRATT, Paul......... 1.0 2 2 1 1 2 5 7
BROWN, Mitch........ 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 6 9
DePIERRE, Kyle...... 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6
Win - DePIERRE (1-2). Loss - SU'A (4-2). Save - None.
HBP - by COUCH (MOLINA); by COUCH (TAYLOR); by PRATT (MOLINA); by BARRETT
(TITTLE); by BROWN (TAYLOR). PB - POLSTON(12).
Umpires - HP: Chad McCardell 1B: Dom Butry 3B: Ted Bergquist
Start: 4:25 pm Time: 2:47 Attendance: 52
Game notes:
Falcons snap 47 game conference losing streak dating back to May 17, 2003
A 17-11 win over BYU.
BYU at Air Force (Game 2) - Play-by-Play
Apr 29, 2005 at USAF Academy, Colo. (Falcon Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 013 100 200 00 - 7 9 1
Air Force........... 202 110 100 01 - 8 13 0
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BYU starters: 1/cf MOLINA; 10/ss VILLEZCAS; 24/dh NAKAYAMA; 3/3b TAYLOR; 25/1b
SAYLOR; 12/rf KNELL; 8/c NELSON; 19/lf IORG; 6/2b LAW; 31/p CHRISTIANSEN;
Air Force starters: 12/2b JEFFERS; 2/ss SALAZAR; 8/3b DeROHAN; 13/dh BOLT; 18/rf
KASEL; 3/1b TITTLE; 7/lf MUSSER; 1/cf LAMSON; 14/c POLSTON; 23/p COUCH;
BYU 1st - MOLINA grounded out to 3b. VILLEZCAS doubled to left field.
NAKAYAMA out at first 1b to p; VILLEZCAS advanced to third. TAYLOR flied out to cf.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force 1st - JEFFERS flied out to rf. SALAZAR grounded out to 3b. DeROHAN
singled to center field. BOLT walked; DeROHAN advanced to second. KASEL singled up
the middle, RBI; BOLT advanced to second; DeROHAN scored. TITTLE singled to left
field, RBI; KASEL advanced to second; BOLT scored. MUSSER struck out swinging. 2
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 2nd - SAYLOR doubled to center field. KNELL grounded out to p, SAC, bunt;
SAYLOR advanced to third. NELSON walked. IORG grounded out to 3b, RBI; NELSON
advanced to second; SAYLOR scored. LAW flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Air Force 2nd - LAMSON flied out to lf. POLSTON lined out to 1b. JEFFERS
lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - MOLINA grounded out to p, bunt. VILLEZCAS doubled to center field.
NAKAYAMA homered to left center, 2 RBI; VILLEZCAS scored. TAYLOR homered down the lf
line, RBI. SAYLOR walked. KNELL grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; SAYLOR out
on the play. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Air Force 3rd - SALAZAR doubled down the lf line. DeROHAN singled to third
base; SALAZAR advanced to third. BOLT struck out swinging; DeROHAN stole second;
SALAZAR scored. KASEL grounded out to 2b; DeROHAN advanced to third. TITTLE reached
on a fielding error by 3b; DeROHAN scored, unearned. MUSSER popped up to 2b. 2
runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - NELSON grounded out to ss. IORG homered to left field, RBI. LAW
struck out swinging. MOLINA hit by pitch. VILLEZCAS grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force 4th - LAMSON singled through the right side. POLSTON grounded out
to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt; LAMSON advanced to second. JEFFERS grounded out to 2b;
LAMSON advanced to third. SALAZAR singled up the middle, RBI; LAMSON scored. DeROHAN
flied out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - NAKAYAMA flied out to cf. TAYLOR hit by pitch. TAYLOR out at second
c to ss, caught stealing. SAYLOR out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Air Force 5th - BOLT flied out to cf. KASEL homered to left center, RBI.
JENSEN to p for CHRISTIANSEN. TITTLE flied out to cf. MUSSER walked. MUSSER stole
second. LAMSON struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - KNELL flied out to cf. NELSON singled to center field. IORG reached
on a fielder's choice; NELSON out at second 3b to 2b. LAW reached on a fielder's
choice; IORG out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force 6th - POLSTON grounded out to 3b. JEFFERS grounded out to ss.
SALAZAR walked. DeROHAN flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 7th - PRATT to p for COUCH. MOLINA hit by pitch. VILLEZCAS walked; MOLINA
advanced to second. NAKAYAMA singled to left field, RBI; VILLEZCAS advanced to
second; MOLINA scored. TAYLOR struck out looking. SAYLOR singled to left field;
NAKAYAMA advanced to second; VILLEZCAS advanced to third. SAYLOR advanced to second;
NAKAYAMA advanced to third; VILLEZCAS scored on a passed ball, unearned. KNELL
struck out swinging. NELSON flied out to cf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Air Force 7th - CHAMBERS to cf for MOLINA. BARRETT to p for JENSEN. BOLT
grounded out to 2b. KASEL grounded out to p. TITTLE hit by pitch. PARAMORE pinch hit
for MUSSER. PARAMORE tripled to right center, RBI; TITTLE scored. LAMSON struck out
looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - PARAMORE to lf. BROWN to p for PRATT. IORG flied out to lf. LAW
grounded out to 3b. CHAMBERS walked. VILLEZCAS flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force 8th - POLSTON flied out to cf. JEFFERS grounded out to p, bunt.
SALAZAR struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 9th - NAKAYAMA grounded out to 2b. TAYLOR hit by pitch. SAYLOR grounded
out to 2b; TAYLOR advanced to second. HIESTAND pinch hit for KNELL. HIESTAND
intentionally walked. NELSON grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Air Force 9th - SAYLOR to rf. HIESTAND to 1b. DeROHAN grounded out to ss.
BOLT struck out swinging. KASEL singled to center field. TITTLE grounded out to p.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 10th - DePIERRE to p for BROWN. IORG popped up to ss. LAW struck out
looking. CHAMBERS flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Air Force 10th - SU'A to p for BARRETT. PARAMORE flied out to cf. LAMSON
singled to left field. POLSTON doubled down the rf line; LAMSON advanced to third.
JEFFERS struck out looking. SALAZAR struck out looking. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
BYU 11th - VILLEZCAS fouled out to 3b. NAKAYAMA flied out to lf. TAYLOR
fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Air Force 11th - DeROHAN flied out to cf. BOLT homered to left center, RBI.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU at Air Force (Game 3)
Apr 30, 2005 at USAF Academy, CO (Falcon Field)
BYU 17 (31-13-1,16-5 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........ 4 1 2 3 2 0 3 0 0
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss..... 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 1
SLOAN, Kevin 2b......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh....... 6 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
HIESTAND, Jeff 1b........ 6 2 3 4 0 1 10 0 0
TAYLOR, Brandon 3b....... 5 3 3 3 0 0 2 2 0
SAYLOR, Ben rf........... 4 2 3 1 2 0 4 0 0
KNELL, Kory lf........... 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1
IORG, Seth ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
CLOWARD, Casey c......... 5 2 2 2 0 0 5 0 4
LAW, Andrew 2b........... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2
RELF, Brandon ph........ 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0
TORGERSON, Blake p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
BEUS, Lance p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 43 17 18 17 6 3 27 12 10
Air Force 9 (6-36,1-20 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JEFFERS, Troy 2b......... 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 3 0
ADAMS, Billy ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SALAZAR, Geno ss......... 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
FERRERIA, Austin ph..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DeROHAN, Nathan 3b....... 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 1
BOLT, Karl dh............ 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
KASEL, Dale rf........... 3 2 1 1 2 1 6 0 0
TITTLE, Brent 1b......... 5 1 1 1 0 0 9 1 0
PARAMORE, Price lf....... 4 1 3 4 1 0 5 0 1
POLSTON, Jon c........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
SMITH, Dustin ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
MEENTS, Josh c.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
LAMSON, Reid cf.......... 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0
MUSSER, Matt ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DePIERRE, Kyle p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TETRAULT, Jeff p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VIGNOLA, Paul p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
YAMAMOTO p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GARRISON, Mike p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FUGLER, Travis p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GOSS, Andrew p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 38 9 13 9 3 5 27 9 7
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 420 100 910 - 17 18 1
Air Force........... 410 020 101 - 9 13 1
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E - LAW(4); JEFFERS(17). DP - Cougars 1; Falcons 1. LOB - Cougars 10;
Falcons 7. 2B - CHAMBERS(14); VILLEZCAS(12); NAKAYAMA(14); HIESTAND(14);
SAYLOR(20); KNELL(9); DeROHAN(7); TITTLE(7); PARAMORE(2). HR - CHAMBERS(8);
HIESTAND(8); TAYLOR(17); SAYLOR(7); DeROHAN(7); PARAMORE(2). HBP -
VILLEZCAS; TAYLOR; KNELL; BOLT. SH - LAW(1); SALAZAR(2). SF - CLOWARD(4). SB
- TAYLOR 2(9).
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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TORGERSON, Blake.... 6.2 12 8 6 1 3 30 33
BEUS, Lance......... 2.1 1 1 1 2 2 8 10
Air Force IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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DePIERRE, Kyle...... 1.2 6 6 4 1 1 11 14
TETRAULT, Jeff...... 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3
VIGNOLA, Paul....... 4.0 5 2 2 2 1 16 18
YAMAMOTO............ 0.2 1 2 2 0 0 2 4
GARRISON, Mike...... 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2
FUGLER, Travis...... 0.0 2 4 4 2 0 2 4
GOSS, Andrew........ 2.1 2 1 1 0 1 9 9
Win - TORGERSON (6-2). Loss - VIGNOLA (0-4). Save - None.
WP - YAMAMOTO(3); FUGLER 2(7). HBP - by DePIERRE (TAYLOR); by TORGERSON (BOLT);
by TETRAULT (KNELL); by YAMAMOTO (VILLEZCAS).
Umpires - HP: Dom Butry 1B: Ted Bergquist 3B: Chad McCardell
Start: 1 p.m. Time: 2:54 Attendance: 86
BYU at Air Force - Play-by-Play
Apr 30, 2005 at USAF Academy, CO (Falcon Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 420 100 910 - 17 18 1
Air Force........... 410 020 101 - 9 13 1
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BYU starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 10/ss VILLEZCAS; 24/dh NAKAYAMA; 16/1b HIESTAND; 3/3b
TAYLOR; 25/rf SAYLOR; 12/lf KNELL; 9/c CLOWARD; 6/2b LAW; 32/p TORGERSON;
Air Force starters: 12/2b JEFFERS; 2/ss SALAZAR; 8/3b DeROHAN; 13/dh BOLT; 18/rf
KASEL; 3/1b TITTLE; 10/lf PARAMORE; 14/c POLSTON; 1/cf LAMSON; 28/p DePIERRE;
BYU 1st - CHAMBERS grounded out to 1b unassisted. VILLEZCAS reached on a
fielding error by 2b. NAKAYAMA singled to center field; VILLEZCAS advanced to
second. HIESTAND homered to left field, 3 RBI; NAKAYAMA scored; VILLEZCAS scored,
unearned. TAYLOR hit by pitch. SAYLOR singled through the right side; TAYLOR
advanced to second. KNELL walked; SAYLOR advanced to second; TAYLOR advanced to
third. CLOWARD flied out to lf, SF, RBI; TAYLOR scored, unearned. LAW flied out to
rf. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Air Force 1st - JEFFERS singled to second base. SALAZAR grounded out to 3b,
SAC, bunt; JEFFERS advanced to second. DeROHAN doubled to right center, RBI; JEFFERS
scored. BOLT hit by pitch. KASEL singled through the left side, RBI; BOLT advanced
to second; DeROHAN scored. TITTLE fouled out to 1b. PARAMORE doubled, out at third
lf to ss to 3b, 2 RBI; KASEL scored; BOLT scored. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 2nd - CHAMBERS homered to right field, RBI. VILLEZCAS doubled to left
field. NAKAYAMA flied out to rf; VILLEZCAS advanced to third. HIESTAND struck out
swinging. TAYLOR singled to left center, RBI; VILLEZCAS scored. TETRAULT to p for
DePIERRE. TAYLOR stole second. TAYLOR stole third. SAYLOR walked. KNELL hit by
pitch; SAYLOR advanced to second. CLOWARD flied out to lf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
Air Force 2nd - POLSTON grounded out to p. LAMSON singled to center field.
JEFFERS singled to shortstop; LAMSON advanced to second. SALAZAR singled through the
right side, RBI; JEFFERS advanced to third; LAMSON scored. DeROHAN flied out to rf.
BOLT flied out to rf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - VIGNOLA to p for TETRAULT. LAW struck out swinging. CHAMBERS
walked. VILLEZCAS flied out to lf. NAKAYAMA grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force 3rd - KASEL struck out looking. TITTLE flied out to cf. PARAMORE
singled up the middle. POLSTON flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 4th - HIESTAND singled to center field. TAYLOR grounded into double play
3b to 2b to 1b; HIESTAND out on the play. SAYLOR homered to right field, RBI. KNELL
singled to third base. CLOWARD grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Air Force 4th - LAMSON struck out looking. JEFFERS singled to shortstop.
SALAZAR singled to right field; JEFFERS advanced to second. DeROHAN grounded into
double play 2b to ss to 1b; SALAZAR out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 5th - LAW grounded out to ss. CHAMBERS walked. VILLEZCAS flied out to rf.
NAKAYAMA reached on a fielder's choice; CHAMBERS out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force 5th - BOLT flied out to lf. KASEL flied out to cf. TITTLE reached
on a fielding error by 2b. PARAMORE homered to right field, 2 RBI, unearned; TITTLE
scored, unearned. POLSTON grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU 6th - HIESTAND flied out to rf. TAYLOR flied out to rf. SAYLOR doubled to
left field. KNELL flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force 6th - LAMSON struck out swinging. JEFFERS grounded out to ss.
SALAZAR popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - CLOWARD singled to right center. YAMAMOTO to p for VIGNOLA. LAW out
at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; CLOWARD advanced to second. CHAMBERS flied out to lf.
VILLEZCAS hit by pitch. CLOWARD advanced to third on a wild pitch. NAKAYAMA doubled
to right center, 2 RBI; VILLEZCAS scored; CLOWARD scored. GARRISON to p for
YAMAMOTO. HIESTAND doubled to left center, RBI; NAKAYAMA scored. TAYLOR singled to
right field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; HIESTAND scored. FUGLER to p for
GARRISON. SAYLOR intentionally walked. KNELL doubled to center field, 2 RBI; SAYLOR
scored; TAYLOR scored. CLOWARD singled to center field, RBI; KNELL scored. RELF
pinch hit for LAW. CLOWARD advanced to second on a wild pitch. CLOWARD advanced to
third on a wild pitch. RELF walked. GOSS to p for FUGLER. CHAMBERS doubled down the
rf line, 2 RBI; RELF scored; CLOWARD scored. VILLEZCAS grounded out to 2b. 9
runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force 7th - RELF to 2b. DeROHAN flied out to cf. BOLT flied out to rf.
KASEL walked. TITTLE doubled to right center, RBI; KASEL scored. BEUS to p for
TORGERSON. PARAMORE walked. SMITH pinch hit for POLSTON. SMITH grounded out to 2b.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 8th - MEENTS to c for SMITH. NAKAYAMA grounded out to 1b unassisted.
HIESTAND flied out to cf. TAYLOR homered down the rf line, RBI. SAYLOR grounded out
to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Air Force 8th - MUSSER pinch hit for LAMSON. MUSSER grounded out to 2b. ADAMS
pinch hit for JEFFERS. ADAMS grounded out to 3b. FERRERIA pinch hit for SALAZAR.
FERRERIA struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 9th - ADAMS to 2b. FERRERIA to ss. MUSSER to cf. IORG pinch hit for
KNELL. IORG struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. CLOWARD flied out to cf. RELF
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Air Force 9th - SLOAN to 2b for VILLEZCAS. RELF to ss. IORG to lf. DeROHAN
homered to right field, RBI. BOLT struck out swinging. KASEL walked. TITTLE flied
out to lf. PARAMORE grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Ralph R. Zobell
| Posted: 25 Apr 2005 | Updated: 28 Apr 2011
Ralph R. Zobell
For the second consecutive week BYU's baseball team is on the road now that final exams are done.
This week the Cougars, 28-11-1 and 14-4 in the Mountain West Conference, are in Colorado. They play non-conference games on Tuesday and Wednesday at Greeley, Colo., before returning to league action at the Air Force Academy on Thursday.
Dave Horlacher (4-2, 3.84) is scheduled to start the three-game series in Thursday's 2 p.m., matchup. On Friday at 2 p.m., Brandon Christiansen (3-0, 4.58) is scheduled to take the hill. On Saturday, freshman Blake Torgerson (5-2, 5.77) will be on the mound for the game at 1 p.m.
The games at the University of Northern Colorado are the last non-league games outside Utah for the Cougars in the regular season. The Cougars are hopeful the next time they journey out of the Beehive State for non-league games will be in June's NCAA post-season tournament, but first they must take care of business to maintain a league-leading lead.
UNLV is now tied with BYU at 14-4 atop the MWC standings, so the three-game series at Air Force is important to the Cougars.
The Cougars are nursing some injuries, the latest of which is another thumb injury. This time it is Ryan Chambers, who jammed his thumb sliding into third base last week at Utah. Still out of the lineup is freshman Sean McNaughton, who didn't make the trip to Colorado because of his broken thumb.
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.
