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| Posted: 25 May 2007 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
LAS -- A rematch with TCU for the Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship comes as a result of Friday's split decision for BYU.
The Cougars (37-19) face TCU (45-12) for the second day in a row on Saturday after having the defending champion on the ropes, but fell short in an 8-7 contest. Then BYU had to stave off UNLV, 10-9, in a late evening survival game after falling to the Horned Frogs.
"It was mentally and physically exhausting to be six outs away from beating TCU and have a ball bounce over the head of (Steve) Parker at third base, but that's the breaks of the game," said BYU Coach Vance Law.
Andrew Walker's single in the eighth over Steve Parker drove in two runs and snatched a victory away from BYU's Jesse Craig. Craig left the game in the seventh, ahead 7-6, and ended up with no decision.
"I didn't have my best stuff today," said Craig, a Las Vegas native. "I thought the zone was a little squeezed, but there are no weak spots in TCU's lineup."
Law praised his senior hurler.
"He didn't pitch as well and we would have liked, but he kept us in the game," said Law.
The fifth and sixth innings of the TCU-BYU tilt had lots of crooked numbers. The Horned Frogs posted three runs off three hits and a trio of BYU errors to take a 3-2 lead. The Cougars answered back in the sixth with five runs on four hits, getting their first five batters on base as TCU cycled through three pitchers.
Freshmen Parker and Stephen Wells each had three hits for BYU in the TCU game, the last of which came in the ninth when Wells lead off. Well's drilled a first-pitch offering from ace Frog reliever Sam Demel down the leftfield line. But the Cougars attempt to tie the score went for naught.
Quickly the Cougars had to turn around and face host UNLV in the survivor game for the right to play TCU.
The Cougars jumped out to a 10-1 lead over UNLV through five innings, highlighted by an inning-ending diving catch in the fifth by Wells in centerfield. BYU batted through its lineup in the fifth with Wells accounting for two of the five runs that inning.
Wells and Parker had three and four hits, respectively in the defeat of the Rebels.
Sophomore hurler Jordan Muir, also from Las Vegas, had BYU cruising along into the seventh. Then the Rebels caught fire as Muir departed. Xavier Scruggs ignited the Rebels with a grand slam as UNLV batted through its order to close the gap to 10-8.
As BYU tried to put out the fire with two relievers in the seventh, it needed a diving snag by Kasey Ko down the first base line to end the inning.
Scruggs hustled down the line in the eighth to beat out a single in the eight to pull UNLV within one. However, BYU was able to fight off the Rebels, who had eliminated New Mexico earlier in the day.
Technically the rematch with the Horned Frogs is the title game for only TCU, since the Cougars would have to win twice on Saturday to capture the league championship.
BYU at #18 TCUMay 25, 2007 at Las Vegas, NV (Earl E. Wilson)
BYU 7 (36-19)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WELLS, Stephen cf........ 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
VARGAS, Dan ss........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 1
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh....... 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
WALTON, Kent lf.......... 3 3 1 0 2 0 2 0 1
PARKER, Steve 3b......... 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 0
KO, Kasey 1b............. 4 1 2 3 0 0 12 0 1
JOHNSON, Leon rf......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
MUSSO, J.T. c............ 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 2
HALL, Austin 2b.......... 4 0 1 2 0 1 3 1 0
CRAIG, Jesse p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
STAMBAUGH, J.D. p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WARD, Michael p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JENSEN, Matt p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 37 7 11 7 2 8 24 10 6
TCU 8 (45-12)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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KERVIN, Bryan ss......... 5 2 3 0 0 0 3 2 2
TROUT, Steven 3b......... 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 1
CONLON, Keith cf......... 4 3 3 1 1 0 1 0 0
ADAMS, Austin rf......... 5 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1
WALKER, Andrew c......... 5 1 2 3 0 0 7 1 0
ARNOLD, Clint lf......... 4 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 0
VERN, Matt 1b............ 5 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 2
STEGLICH, Corey dh....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
McGUIRK, Matt dh........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KREDER, Teddy dh........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
CARRUTHERS, Ben 2b....... 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 3
JOHNSON, Chris p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FURROW, Donald p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LOCKWOOD, Tyler p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DEMEL, Sam p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 38 8 14 7 1 4 27 10 12
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 010 105 000 - 7 11 4
TCU................. 002 031 02X - 8 14 2
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E - WELLS(1); VARGAS(12); MUSSO(9); CRAIG(4); VERN(3); CARRUTHERS(4). DP -
BY 1; TCU 2. LOB - BY 6; TCU 12. 2B - WELLS(9); PARKER(13); WALKER(20). 3B -
CONLON 2(5). HBP - TROUT; ARNOLD; McGUIRK; CARRUTHERS. SH - VARGAS(6);
TROUT(11). SB - WELLS 2(9); CONLON(12).
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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CRAIG, Jesse........ 6.1 12 6 4 0 1 31 34
STAMBAUGH, J.D...... 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 3 5
WARD, Michael....... 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 2 3
JENSEN, Matt........ 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
TCU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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JOHNSON, Chris...... 5.0 5 4 3 2 4 20 22
FURROW, Donald...... 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 3 3
LOCKWOOD, Tyler..... 3.0 2 0 0 0 3 11 11
DEMEL, Sam.......... 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 4
Win - LOCKWOOD (5-2). Loss - STAMBAUGH (0-1). Save - DEMEL (13).
WP - JOHNSON(5). HBP - by CRAIG (CARRUTHERS); by CRAIG (McGUIRK); by STAMBAUGH
(TROUT); by WARD (ARNOLD).
Umpires - HP: Tom Chandler 1B: John Ausmus 2B: Ray Leible 3B: Jason Rogers
Start: 3:10 pm Time: 3:11 Attendance:
Game notes:
JOHNSON faced 2 batters in the 6th.
FURROW faced 3 batters in the 6th.
STAMBAUGH faced 3 batters in the 8th.
BYU starters: 1/cf WELLS; 13/ss VARGAS; 24/dh NAKAYAMA; 9/lf WALTON; 5/3b
PARKER; 22/1b KO; 14/rf JOHNSON, L.; 10/c MUSSO; 18/2b HALL; 35/p CRAIG;
TCU starters: 1/ss KERVIN; 16/3b TROUT; 27/cf CONLON; 44/rf ADAMS; 6/c WALKER;
5/lf ARNOLD; 21/1b VERN; 3/dh STEGLICH; 20/2b CARRUTHERS; 37/p JOHNSON;
BYU 1st - WELLS singled to left field. VARGAS lined into double play 3b
to 1b; WELLS out on the play. NAKAYAMA lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
TCU 1st - KERVIN flied out to lf. TROUT singled to right field. CONLON
flied out to cf. ADAMS lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - WALTON walked. PARKER doubled to center field, RBI; WALTON
scored. KO flied out to cf. JOHNSON, L. grounded out to 1b unassisted; PARKER
advanced to third. MUSSO struck out. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
TCU 2nd - WALKER grounded out to 3b. ARNOLD singled to left field. VERN
reached on a fielding error by ss; ARNOLD advanced to second. STEGLICH flied
out to lf. CARRUTHERS grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - HALL popped up to ss. WELLS singled up the middle. VARGAS
popped up to 3b. WELLS stole second. NAKAYAMA flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
TCU 3rd - KERVIN singled to center field. TROUT grounded out to 1b
unassisted, SAC, bunt; KERVIN advanced to second. CONLON tripled to center
field, RBI; KERVIN scored. ADAMS singled up the middle, RBI; CONLON scored.
WALKER flied out to rf. ARNOLD singled up the middle; ADAMS advanced to third.
VERN lined out to 2b. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 4th - WALTON singled to center field. PARKER grounded out to 2b;
WALTON advanced to second. KO singled to left field, RBI; WALTON scored. KO
advanced to second on a wild pitch. JOHNSON, L. struck out. MUSSO flied out to
lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
TCU 4th - STEGLICH grounded out to 1b unassisted. CARRUTHERS hit by
pitch. KERVIN singled to left field; CARRUTHERS advanced to second. TROUT
grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; KERVIN out on the play. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - HALL struck out. WELLS grounded out to 2b. VARGAS struck out,
out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
TCU 5th - CONLON singled up the middle. ADAMS struck out; CONLON stole
second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c. WALKER doubled to center
field, advanced to third on a fielding error by cf, RBI; CONLON scored. ARNOLD
singled to shortstop, RBI; WALKER scored, unearned. VERN reached on a throwing
error by p, advanced to second; ARNOLD scored, unearned. McGUIRK to dh for
STEGLICH. McGUIRK hit by pitch. CARRUTHERS grounded out to ss; McGUIRK advanced
to second; VERN advanced to third. KERVIN grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 3
hits, 3 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - NAKAYAMA reached on a fielding error by 2b. WALTON walked;
NAKAYAMA advanced to second. FURROW to p for JOHNSON. PARKER singled to right
field; WALTON advanced to second; NAKAYAMA advanced to third. KO singled to
left field, 2 RBI; PARKER advanced to second; WALTON scored; NAKAYAMA scored,
unearned. JOHNSON, L. singled, bunt; KO advanced to second; PARKER advanced to
third. LOCKWOOD to p for FURROW. MUSSO struck out. HALL singled to left field,
2 RBI; JOHNSON, L. advanced to third; KO scored; PARKER scored. WELLS reached
on a fielder's choice, RBI; HALL out at second ss to 2b; JOHNSON, L. scored,
team unearned. WELLS stole second. VARGAS struck out. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
TCU 6th - TROUT grounded out to ss. CONLON tripled to left field. ADAMS
grounded out to 3b, RBI; CONLON scored. WALKER grounded out to 1b unassisted.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - NAKAYAMA reached on a throwing error by 1b. WALTON reached on
a fielder's choice; NAKAYAMA out at second 3b to 2b. PARKER singled to right
field; WALTON advanced to third. KO grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b;
PARKER out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
TCU 7th - ARNOLD singled up the middle. VERN grounded out to ss; ARNOLD
advanced to second. STAMBAUGH to p for CRAIG. KREDER, T. to dh for McGUIRK.
KREDER, T. struck out. CARRUTHERS grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - JOHNSON, L. grounded out to 3b. MUSSO struck out looking. HALL
popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
TCU 8th - KERVIN singled to left field. TROUT hit by pitch; KERVIN
advanced to second. CONLON walked; TROUT advanced to second; KERVIN advanced to
third. WARD to p for STAMBAUGH. ADAMS struck out. WALKER singled to left field,
2 RBI; CONLON advanced to second; TROUT scored; KERVIN scored. ARNOLD hit by
pitch; WALKER advanced to second; CONLON advanced to third. JENSEN to p for
WARD. VERN struck out. KREDER, T. popped up to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors,
3 LOB.
BYU 9th - DEMEL to p for LOCKWOOD. WELLS doubled to left field. VARGAS
out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; WELLS advanced to third. NAKAYAMA struck out.
WALTON lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV at BYU
May 25, 2007 at Las Vegas, NV (Earl E. Wilson)
UNLV 9 (24-36)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BEAMON, Calvin rf........ 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
KOWALSKI, Ryan cf........ 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
SMITH, Keith 2b.......... 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 5 3
NAVARRO JR., Efren 1b.... 4 3 3 0 1 0 9 1 0
SCRUGGS, Xavier 3b....... 4 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 0
GAILEN, Blake lf......... 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
MILLER, Chad dh.......... 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0
WALKER, Braden ss........ 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3
BRENLY, Michael c........ 5 1 3 1 0 1 7 0 0
TABOR, Ryan p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
BACA, Marc p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
PUPO, Koji p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MOSER, Adam p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 40 9 15 9 4 1 24 16 9
BYU 10 (37-19)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WELLS, Stephen cf........ 6 1 3 2 0 1 6 0 0
VARGAS, Dan ss........... 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 2
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh....... 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
WALTON, Kent lf.......... 4 2 1 2 1 0 2 1 1
PARKER, Steve 3b......... 5 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 0
KO, Kasey 1b............. 5 1 3 2 0 1 6 0 4
JOHNSON, Leon rf......... 4 1 2 0 1 1 4 0 0
MUSSO, J.T. c............ 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
GUENTHER, Wes ph/c...... 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
HALL, Austin 2b.......... 3 2 0 0 2 0 7 3 2
MUIR, Jordan p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PEREZ, Jacob p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KIDD, Brad p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 37 10 17 9 6 5 27 10 12
Score by Innings R H E
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UNLV................ 000 101 610 - 9 15 3
BYU................. 013 150 00X - 10 17 0
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E - BEAMON, C.(6); SCRUGGS, X. 2(16). DP - LV 2; BY 1. LOB - LV 9; BY 12. 2B
- NAVARRO JR.,(14); MILLER, Chad(10); BRENLY, M.(9); GUENTHER(1). HR -
SCRUGGS, X.(9). HBP - BEAMON, C.; VARGAS. SH - VARGAS 2(8). SB - WELLS(10);
WALTON(12); PARKER(6).
UNLV IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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TABOR, Ryan......... 2.1 8 4 3 1 2 14 16
BACA, Marc.......... 2.0 4 5 4 2 0 8 11
PUPO, Koji.......... 0.1 2 1 1 2 0 2 5
MOSER, Adam......... 3.1 3 0 0 1 3 13 14
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MUIR, Jordan........ 6.1 9 5 5 3 0 26 30
PEREZ, Jacob........ 0.0 3 3 3 1 0 3 4
KIDD, Brad.......... 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 11 11
Win - MUIR (6-4). Loss - TABOR, Ryan (2-2). Save - KIDD (2).
WP - BACA, Marc(7). HBP - by MUIR (BEAMON, C.); by PUPO, Koji (VARGAS).
Umpires - HP: Bradley Hungerford 1B: Chad McCardell 2B: Keith Bailey 3B:
Michael Gilmore Start: 7:05 Time: 3:13 Attendance: 393
Game notes:
PEREZ faced 4 batters in the 7th.
UNLV starters: 38/rf BEAMON, C.; 12/cf KOWALSKI, R.; 14/2b SMITH, Keith; 35/1b
NAVARRO JR.,; 16/3b SCRUGGS, X.; 22/lf GAILEN, B.; 44/dh MILLER, Chad; 10/ss
WALKER, B.; 18/c BRENLY, M.; 17/p TABOR, Ryan;
BYU starters: 1/cf WELLS; 13/ss VARGAS; 24/dh NAKAYAMA; 9/lf WALTON; 5/3b
PARKER; 22/1b KO; 14/rf JOHNSON, L.; 10/c MUSSO; 18/2b HALL; 12/p MUIR;
UNLV 1st - BEAMON, C. grounded out to 2b. KOWALSKI, R. flied out to lf.
SMITH, Keith popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 1st - WELLS struck out. VARGAS singled to center field. NAKAYAMA
grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; VARGAS out on the play. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV 2nd - NAVARRO JR., singled, out at second lf to 2b. SCRUGGS, X.
popped up to lf. GAILEN, B. popped up to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 2nd - WALTON singled to right field. PARKER singled to right field;
WALTON advanced to third. KO singled through the left side, RBI; PARKER
advanced to second; WALTON scored. JOHNSON, L. reached on a fielder's choice;
KO advanced to second; PARKER out at third p to 3b. MUSSO struck out. HALL
grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV 3rd - MILLER, Chad flied out to rf. WALKER, B. flied out to cf.
BRENLY, M. singled to center field. BEAMON, C. hit by pitch; BRENLY, M.
advanced to second. KOWALSKI, R. walked; BEAMON, C. advanced to second; BRENLY,
M. advanced to third. SMITH, Keith flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
3 LOB.
BYU 3rd - WELLS singled up the middle. WELLS stole second. VARGAS
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; WELLS advanced to third. NAKAYAMA walked. WALTON
reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; NAKAYAMA advanced to second on a throwing
error by 3b, advanced to third; WELLS scored. PARKER singled to center field,
RBI; WALTON advanced to second; NAKAYAMA scored. KO singled to center field,
RBI; PARKER advanced to second; WALTON scored, unearned. JOHNSON, L. singled to
second base, bunt; KO advanced to second; PARKER advanced to third. BACA, Marc
to p for TABOR, Ryan. MUSSO lined into double play p to ss, bunt; PARKER out on
the play. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
UNLV 4th - NAVARRO JR., doubled to left field. SCRUGGS, X. walked.
GAILEN, B. grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; SCRUGGS, X. out on the
play; NAVARRO JR., advanced to third. MILLER, Chad doubled to center field,
RBI; NAVARRO JR., scored. WALKER, B. flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - HALL walked. WELLS reached on a fielding error by rf; HALL
advanced to second. VARGAS grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; WELLS advanced to
second; HALL advanced to third. NAKAYAMA grounded out to 2b, RBI; WELLS
advanced to third; HALL scored, unearned. WALTON grounded out to p. 1 run, 0
hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
UNLV 5th - BRENLY, M. popped up to 2b. BEAMON, C. lined out to 2b.
KOWALSKI, R. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - PARKER singled to left field. PARKER stole second. KO singled
to center field; PARKER advanced to third, out at home cf to c. JOHNSON, L.
singled to right field; KO advanced to second. GUENTHER pinch hit for MUSSO.
GUENTHER singled to right field; JOHNSON, L. advanced to second; KO advanced to
third. GUENTHER advanced to second on a wild pitch; JOHNSON, L. advanced to
third on a wild pitch; KO scored on a wild pitch. HALL walked. PUPO, Koji to p
for BACA, Marc. WELLS singled up the middle, out at second cf to 1b to 2b, 2
RBI; HALL advanced to third; GUENTHER scored; JOHNSON, L. scored. VARGAS hit by
pitch. NAKAYAMA walked; VARGAS advanced to second. WALTON walked, RBI; NAKAYAMA
advanced to second; VARGAS advanced to third; HALL scored. PARKER singled up
the middle, RBI; WALTON advanced to second; NAKAYAMA advanced to third; VARGAS
scored. MOSER, Adam to p for PUPO, Koji. KO struck out. 5 runs, 6 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
UNLV 6th - GUENTHER to c. SMITH, Keith grounded out to 3b. NAVARRO JR.,
singled to left field. SCRUGGS, X. flied out to cf. GAILEN, B. walked; NAVARRO
JR., advanced to second. MILLER, Chad singled to left field, RBI; GAILEN, B.
advanced to third; NAVARRO JR., scored. WALKER, B. flied out to cf. 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - JOHNSON, L. walked. GUENTHER singled to shortstop; JOHNSON, L.
advanced to second. HALL grounded out to 2b; GUENTHER advanced to second;
JOHNSON, L. advanced to third. WELLS grounded out to ss. VARGAS struck out
looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV 7th - BRENLY, M. doubled to left field. BEAMON, C. singled to left
field; BRENLY, M. advanced to third. KOWALSKI, R. reached on a fielder's
choice, RBI; BEAMON, C. out at second ss to 2b; BRENLY, M. scored. SMITH, Keith
singled to left field; KOWALSKI, R. advanced to second. PEREZ to p for MUIR.
NAVARRO JR., walked; SMITH, Keith advanced to second; KOWALSKI, R. advanced to
third. SCRUGGS, X. homered to left field, 4 RBI; NAVARRO JR., scored; SMITH,
Keith scored; KOWALSKI, R. scored. GAILEN, B. singled, bunt. MILLER, Chad
singled to center field; GAILEN, B. advanced to second. KIDD to p for PEREZ.
WALKER, B. flied out to rf; GAILEN, B. advanced to third. BRENLY, M. singled to
third base, RBI; MILLER, Chad advanced to second; GAILEN, B. scored. BEAMON, C.
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 7th - NAKAYAMA flied out to rf. WALTON reached on a fielding error
by 3b. WALTON stole second. PARKER grounded out to 2b; WALTON advanced to
third. KO popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
UNLV 8th - KOWALSKI, R. singled to right field. SMITH, Keith singled to
left field; KOWALSKI, R. advanced to second. NAVARRO JR., reached on a
fielder's choice; SMITH, Keith out at second 2b to ss; KOWALSKI, R. advanced to
third. SCRUGGS, X. reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; NAVARRO JR., out at
second ss to 2b; KOWALSKI, R. scored. GAILEN, B. reached on a fielder's choice;
SCRUGGS, X. out at second ss to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - JOHNSON, L. struck out. GUENTHER doubled to center field. HALL
flied out to rf. WELLS singled to left field; GUENTHER advanced to third, out
at home lf to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 9th - MILLER, Chad flied out to cf. WALKER, B. grounded out to ss.
BRENLY, M. struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Anonymous
| Posted: 21 May 2007 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Both second-seeded BYU and No. 1 TCU get first-round byes in this week's Mountain West Conference Tournament at Las Vegas.
Ironically these two teams are the only ones who have faced the other teams three times, while the other four teams have played each other six times this season (TCU played Air Force and BYU six times, and BYU played UNLV and TCU six times). The Cougars' first opponent on day two of the tourney will be either Utah, New Mexico or San Diego State, but not host UNLV.
BYU, 35-18 overall and 17-7 in the MWC for second place, begins play on Thursday at 11 a.m., PDT. None of BYU's team sport impressive numbers individually, but collectively has lost only six of the past 27 games since the beginning of April.
"We stressed from day one last Fall that it is always a team effort," said BYU Coach Vance Law. "One of our strengths is our execution as this young team has developed. We have a well-balanced attack and have created a bit of momentum going this tournament."
The Cougars just finished a three-game sweep of rival Utah and the first-round bye provides some needed rest.
"It's an advantage because you use one less starter from our pitchers," said Law, whose pitchers have fashioned a 3.69 team ERA, the best in 24 years at BYU. "Pitching has been a staple of our program this year."
BYU's pitching rotation depends on which opponent it will face, but Law says he could go with any of four on the mound. That foursome includes Jesse Craig (10-2, 2.80) and Jordan Muir (5-4, 5.10) or lefties ) Jake Wortham (7-4, 4.52) and Blaine Howell (2-2, 4.63).
All of BYU's games will be broadcast live over KOVO Radio 960 AM and televised live by The Mountain network.
For more information on BYU's baseball team for this week, click on the PDF link at the top of this page.
