Thunderbird Park
Thunderbird Park Cedar City UT 84720
Cedar City (April 2, 2008)--Southern Utah jumped out to a 14-0 lead Wednesday through two innings over BYU's baseball team and built upon that foundation for an 18-6 victory.
BYU used 24 players, including six pitchers, as its record fell to 12-16 overall, while the T-Birds improved to 11-11. BYU substituted at every position in the game.
The victory enabled former Cougar Alec Reichle to get his first win of the season. BYU got off to a rocky start when SUU scored its first run off a double steal, then cleared the bases with a double in the first inning to take a 6-0 lead.
The best the Cougars could muster was a three-run fifth inning when it loaded the bases, started by a lead-off double from Steve Parker. Parker's double was one of three for BYU, which gave up 23 hits to the T-Birds. BYU's Sean McNaughton, whose third-inning double went for naught, extended his hitting streak to 11 consecutive games.
The Cougars try to end the six-game skid as they return to Mountain West Conference action on Thursday at UNLV in a game that begins at 7 p.m. PDT.
Brigham Young Univ. vs Southern Utah Univ. (4/2/08)Brigham Young Univ. at Southern Utah Univ.
4/2/08 at Cedar City, Utah (Thunderbird Park)
Brigham Young Univ. 6 (12-16)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WALTON, Kent cf.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2
BOWEN, Michael ph/cf.... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MCNAUGHTON, Sean lf...... 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 3
SLOAN, Kevin ph/lf...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PARKER, Steve 3b......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
LEACH, J.C. 3b.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VARGAS, Dan ss........... 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 3 2
HERMOSILLO, Kiko ph/2b.. 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
KO, Kasey 1b............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 0
BILLS, Thomas 1b........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
CLUFF, Jonathan rf....... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
DRZAYICH, Jake ph....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
AYOSO, Bryce dh.......... 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
WOAHN, Benji ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MUSSO, J.T. c............ 4 0 3 3 0 1 4 1 2
MEISE, Jeff c........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
LAW, Andrew 2b........... 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 2
RELF, Brandon ph/2b..... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
WESTENSEE, Tyler p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MICHON, Brandon p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JUDD, Eric p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
CHRISTENSEN, Llyr p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WELCH, Daniel p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SHUTT, Justin p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 40 6 13 6 3 5 24 12 11
Southern Utah Univ. 18 (11-11)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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FREITAS cf............... 6 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 4
ZABLAN 2b................ 5 3 4 2 1 0 2 2 0
C. NELSON c.............. 4 2 3 1 1 0 5 0 1
JOHNSON ph/c............ 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
R. WRIGHT rf............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SANFORD pr/rf........... 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
WILSON 3b................ 4 3 3 4 1 1 2 3 2
MESSERLY ph/3b.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
AONA dh.................. 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
GOLLAHER ph/dh.......... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. WRIGHT 1b............. 3 1 2 4 0 1 6 1 0
HOGGE 1b................ 3 0 2 1 0 0 6 0 3
M. NELSON ss............. 5 2 2 3 1 0 3 7 0
ROMNEY lf................ 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
PENA lf................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
REICHLE p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MELLING p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HAMMAN p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
THOMPSON p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 45 18 23 17 9 5 27 15 13
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 132 000 - 6 13 1
Southern Utah Univ.. 680 121 00X - 18 23 2
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E - PARKER; ZABLAN; WILSON. DP - BYU 2; SUU 2. LOB - BYU 11; SUU 13. 2B -
WALTON; MCNAUGHTON; PARKER; ZABLAN; SANFORD; HOGGE; M. NELSON; ROMNEY. HR -
J. WRIGHT. HBP - AYOSO; ROMNEY. SB - WALTON; MCNAUGHTON; FREITAS; ZABLAN.
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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WESTENSEE, Tyler.... 0.2 3 6 6 3 1 5 8
MICHON, Brandon..... 0.1 5 6 6 2 1 6 8
JUDD, Eric.......... 3.2 11 5 3 0 1 22 22
CHRISTENSEN, Llyr... 1.0 2 1 1 2 0 4 7
WELCH, Daniel....... 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 5 7
SHUTT, Justin....... 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 3 3
Southern Utah Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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REICHLE............. 5.0 10 4 4 1 3 26 28
MELLING............. 1.0 2 2 1 1 2 6 7
HAMMAN.............. 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3
THOMPSON............ 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 5 6
Win - REICHLE (1-4). Loss - WESTENSEE (1-3). Save - None.
WP - CHRISTENSEN; WELCH; MELLING. HBP - by REICHLE (AYOSO); by CHRISTENSEN
(ROMNEY).
Umpires -
Start: 2:00 pm Time: 3:15 Attendance: 201
MICHON faced 6 batters in the 2nd.
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 9/cf WALTON; 15/lf MCNAUGHTON; 5/3b PARKER; 13/ss
VARGAS; 22/1b KO; 8/rf CLUFF; 11/dh AYOSO; 10/c MUSSO; 6/2b LAW; 23/p
WESTENSEE;
Southern Utah Univ. starters: 8/cf FREITAS; 7/2b ZABLAN; 18/c C. NELSON; 10/rf
R. WRIGHT; 28/3b WILSON; 36/dh AONA; 12/1b J. WRIGHT; 13/ss M. NELSON; 9/lf
ROMNEY; 2/p REICHLE;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - WALTON doubled to left center. MCNAUGHTON
grounded out to ss. PARKER struck out swinging. WALTON stole third. VARGAS
grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 1st - FREITAS walked. ZABLAN singled, bunt; FREITAS
advanced to third. ZABLAN stole second; FREITAS stole home. C. NELSON walked.
R. WRIGHT reached on a fielder's choice; C. NELSON out at second ss to 2b;
ZABLAN advanced to third. WILSON singled to right field, RBI; R. WRIGHT
advanced to second; ZABLAN scored. SANFORD pinch ran for R. WRIGHT. AONA
walked; WILSON advanced to second; SANFORD advanced to third. J. WRIGHT struck
out looking. M. NELSON doubled to center field, 3 RBI; AONA scored; WILSON
scored; SANFORD scored. MICHON to p for WESTENSEE. ROMNEY doubled to left
center, RBI; M. NELSON scored. FREITAS struck out swinging, out at first c to
1b. 6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - SANFORD to rf. KO grounded out to ss. CLUFF
grounded out to ss. AYOSO singled through the right side. MUSSO singled to
right field; AYOSO advanced to second. LAW struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 2nd - ZABLAN walked. C. NELSON singled through the
left side; ZABLAN advanced to second. SANFORD singled, bunt; C. NELSON advanced
to second; ZABLAN advanced to third. WILSON singled down the lf line, 2 RBI;
SANFORD advanced to third; C. NELSON scored; ZABLAN scored. AONA walked; WILSON
advanced to second. J. WRIGHT homered to left field, 4 RBI; AONA scored; WILSON
scored; SANFORD scored. JUDD to p for MICHON. M. NELSON grounded out to ss.
ROMNEY lined out to rf. FREITAS singled through the right side. ZABLAN singled
to right field; FREITAS advanced to third. C. NELSON singled through the left
side, RBI; ZABLAN advanced to second; FREITAS scored. SANFORD doubled to left
field, RBI; C. NELSON advanced to third; ZABLAN scored. WILSON struck out
looking. 8 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - WALTON grounded out to 3b. MCNAUGHTON doubled
down the rf line. PARKER out at first 1b to p; MCNAUGHTON advanced to third.
VARGAS flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 3rd - AONA singled to right center. J. WRIGHT
singled to right center; AONA advanced to third. M. NELSON grounded into double
play p to ss to 1b; J. WRIGHT out on the play. ROMNEY fouled out to 1b. 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - KO grounded out to 3b. CLUFF singled to right
field. AYOSO singled to left field; CLUFF advanced to second. MUSSO singled
through the left side, RBI; AYOSO advanced to second; CLUFF scored. LAW struck
out swinging. WALTON reached on a fielding error by 2b; MUSSO advanced to
second; AYOSO advanced to third. MCNAUGHTON lined out to ss. 1 run, 3 hits,
1 error, 3 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 4th - FREITAS grounded out to 3b. ZABLAN flied out
to cf. C. NELSON singled to left field. SANFORD singled through the left side;
C. NELSON advanced to second. WILSON singled to left center, RBI; SANFORD
advanced to third; C. NELSON scored. AONA flied out to lf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - HOGGE to 1b for J. WRIGHT. PARKER doubled to
left field. VARGAS walked. KO flied out to cf. CLUFF grounded out to 3b; VARGAS
advanced to second; PARKER advanced to third. AYOSO hit by pitch. MUSSO
singled, 2 RBI; AYOSO advanced to second; VARGAS scored; PARKER scored. LAW
singled up the middle, RBI; MUSSO advanced to second; AYOSO scored. WALTON
lined out to 3b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 5th - HOGGE singled up the middle. M. NELSON reached
on a fielder's choice; HOGGE out at second 3b to 2b. ROMNEY lined out to lf.
FREITAS reached on a fielding error by 3b; M. NELSON advanced to second. ZABLAN
doubled to left center, 2 RBI; FREITAS scored, unearned; M. NELSON scored,
unearned. CHRISTENSEN to p for JUDD. C. NELSON flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2
hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - MELLING to p for REICHLE. MCNAUGHTON reached
on a throwing error by 3b. MCNAUGHTON stole second. PARKER lined out to 3b.
VARGAS walked; MCNAUGHTON advanced to third on a wild pitch. KO singled to left
center, RBI; VARGAS advanced to third; MCNAUGHTON scored, unearned. CLUFF
singled to center field, RBI; KO advanced to second; VARGAS scored. AYOSO
struck out looking. MUSSO struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 6th - BILLS to 1b for KO. SANFORD grounded out to
2b. WILSON walked. GOLLAHER pinch hit for AONA. GOLLAHER singled through the
right side; WILSON advanced to second. HOGGE doubled to center field, RBI;
GOLLAHER out at second cf to c; WILSON scored. M. NELSON walked; HOGGE advanced
to third on a wild pitch. ROMNEY hit by pitch; M. NELSON advanced to second.
WELCH to p for CHRISTENSEN. FREITAS reached on a fielder's choice; ROMNEY out
at second 2b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - HAMMAN to p for MELLING. PENA to lf for
ROMNEY. RELF pinch hit for LAW. RELF singled to center field. BOWEN pinch hit
for WALTON. BOWEN reached on a fielder's choice; RELF out at second ss to 2b.
SLOAN pinch hit for MCNAUGHTON. SLOAN grounded into double play ss to 1b; BOWEN
out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 7th - BOWEN to cf. SLOAN to lf. RELF to 2b. LEACH to
3b for PARKER. ZABLAN singled to left field. JOHNSON pinch hit for C. NELSON.
ZABLAN advanced to second on a wild pitch. JOHNSON struck out looking. SANFORD
walked. MESSERLY pinch hit for WILSON. MESSERLY grounded out to p; SANFORD
advanced to second; ZABLAN advanced to third. GOLLAHER to dh. GOLLAHER walked.
HOGGE grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - JOHNSON to c. MESSERLY to 3b. THOMPSON to p
for HAMMAN. LEACH popped up to 2b. HERMOSILLO pinch hit for VARGAS. HERMOSILLO
grounded out to 3b. BILLS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 8th - HERMOSILLO to 2b. MEISE to c for MUSSO. RELF
to ss. SHUTT to p for WELCH. M. NELSON singled to right field. PENA struck out
swinging. FREITAS grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; M. NELSON out on
the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - DRZAYICH pinch hit for CLUFF. DRZAYICH walked.
WOAHN pinch hit for AYOSO. WOAHN grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b;
DRZAYICH out on the play. MEISE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
A game Wednesday at Southern Utah University precedes BYU's baseball team returning to Mountain West Conference action.
The Cougars, 12-15 overall and 3-3 in the MWC, play the T-Birds, 10-11, in Cedar City at 2 p.m., on Wednesday en route to Las Vegas. The bus ride continues as BYU has a three-game series starting Thursday at UNLV at 7 p.m. (PDT).
BYU is looking to end a five-game losing streak and get back to a more regular pitching rotation. Freshman Tyler Westensee (1-2, 6.20) gets the nod to start at SUU against former Cougar lefty Alec Reichle (0-4, 8.28).
Southpaw Jake Wortham (2-1, 7.38) and Jordan Muir (2-2, 4.89) will start the first two games at UNLV, with Saturday's starter yet to be announced.
The Cougars are also hopeful their bats will come back to life, as Sean McNaughton leads the team with a 10-game hitting streak. Fellow outfielder Kent Walton went hitless for the second time this season in the middle of the three-game series at Oral Roberts.
For more information, please see the multi-page release in the above PDF.