Patterson Complex
700 N Cincinnati St Spokane WA 99258
Spokane, Wash. (February 29, 2008)--One slipped away and the other one got away as BYU's baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Gonzaga, 7-6 and 12-5.
BYU, now 1-5, was ahead most of game one and trailed 3-2 midway in game two before it got out of hand. Gonzaga, now 3-4, hosts the Cougars in a single game Saturday morning for the fourth contest in the series.
In the nightcap, Dan Vargas' one-out triple scored Sean McNaughton in the third. Vargas was singled in by Walton to extend his hitting streak to 13 games, making the score 3-2.
The Cougars didn't score again until the seventh when Brandon Relf doubled and crossed the plate on McNaughton's sac-fly. That was followed by a leadoff single from Walton, who was doubled in by Thomas Bills in the eighth. Bryce Ayoso doubled in Bills to make the score 10-5.
In Friday's first game, the Cougars were never behind with Jordan Muir on the mound, but Gonzaga took advantage when he left the game in the eighth with a 5-3 lead.
BYU grabbed the early lead when Vargas hit a two-out double to score Relf to give BYU a 1-0 lead in the third.
Vargas led off with a single in the sixth and scored on the next play when Kent Walton tripled. Two batters later, Kasey Ko singled in Walton to put the Cougars up, 3-1.
In the seventh, J.T. Musso hit a one-out triple and scored Sean McNaughton's groundout to third. Vargas then hit a two-out single, stole second and scored when Walton singled to rightfield.
Muir was replaced by a pair of relievers in the eighth and Mark McKimmy blasted a three-run homer to put the Zags on top, 7-5.
Relf led off with a double and advanced around the bases to score on a wild pitch and a passed ball in the ninth to bring the Cougars within one run, 7-6. McNaughton then doubled, but was caught stealing to third in a rundown.
BYU COUGARS at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (Game 1)Feb 29, 2008 at Spokane, Wash. (Patterson Complex)
BYU COUGARS 6 (1-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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MCNAUGHTON, Sean lf...... 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1
VARGAS, Dan ss........... 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 4 0
WALTON, Kent cf.......... 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 0 1
PARKER, Steve 3b......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
KO, Kasey 1b............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 10 1 0
CLUFF, Jonathan rf....... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
AYOSO, Bryce dh.......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
RELF, Brandon 2b......... 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 2 0
MUSSO, J.T. c............ 4 1 1 0 0 3 3 1 0
MUIR, Jordan p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
MICHON, Brandon p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TORGERSON, Blake p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 34 6 10 5 3 7 24 11 5
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 7 (2-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WELLS 2b................. 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 6 0
CHATWOOD ss.............. 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 0
VAN WINKLE dh............ 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
WAYT pr/dh.............. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WIEGAND 1b............... 3 1 2 1 0 0 14 0 0
McKIMMY rf............... 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 2
NICHOLAS lf.............. 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
BLANK pr/lf............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
WINSTON 3b............... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
KVEDER c................. 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
HEID cf.................. 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
CASTELLITTO ph.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
RHODES pr/cf............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIELDS p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
McCLURE p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARTIN p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 28 7 8 7 3 3 27 16 2
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU COUGARS......... 001 002 201 - 6 10 1
GONZAGA BULLDOGS.... 000 102 04X - 7 8 0
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E - CLUFF(1). DP - BY 3; Gonzaga 1. LOB - BY 5; Gonzaga 2. 2B -
MCNAUGHTON(1); VARGAS(1); RELF(1); CHATWOOD(1). 3B - WALTON(1); MUSSO(1). HR
- McKIMMY(1). HBP - VAN WINKLE. SH - MCNAUGHTON(1). SF - WIEGAND(1). SB -
VARGAS(1); CLUFF(3); RELF(1). CS - MCNAUGHTON(2); BLANK(1).
BYU COUGARS IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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MUIR, Jordan........ 7.0 6 3 2 2 2 23 26
MICHON, Brandon..... 0.1 0 1 1 1 0 1 2
TORGERSON, Blake.... 0.2 2 3 3 0 1 4 5
GONZAGA BULLDOGS IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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FIELDS.............. 6.0 5 3 3 3 6 21 25
McCLURE............. 2.0 3 2 2 0 0 9 9
MARTIN.............. 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 4 4
Win - McCLURE (1-1). Loss - TORGERSON (1-1). Save - MARTIN (1).
WP - McCLURE(2); MARTIN(1). HBP - by TORGERSON (VAN WINKLE). BK - MICHON(1). PB
- KVEDER(1).
Umpires - HP: Mik Hendrickson 1B: Jim Paronto 3B: Matt Stellges
Start: Noon Time: 2:35 Attendance:
Game: GON2
BYU COUGARS starters: 15/lf MCNAUGHTON; 13/ss VARGAS; 9/cf WALTON; 5/3b PARKER;
22/1b KO; 8/rf CLUFF; 11/dh AYOSO; 4/2b RELF; 10/c MUSSO; 12/p MUIR;
GONZAGA BULLDOGS starters: 5/2b WELLS; 6/ss CHATWOOD; 20/dh VAN WINKLE; 31/1b
WIEGAND; 10/rf McKIMMY; 33/lf NICHOLAS; 4/3b WINSTON; 11/c KVEDER; 16/cf HEID;
18/p FIELDS;
BYU COUGARS 1st - MCNAUGHTON flied out to cf. VARGAS lined out to 2b.
WALTON struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 1st - WELLS grounded out to ss. CHATWOOD flied out to
lf. VAN WINKLE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 2nd - PARKER struck out looking. KO grounded out to ss.
CLUFF singled to shortstop. CLUFF stole second. AYOSO grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 2nd - WIEGAND singled through the left side. McKIMMY
grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; WIEGAND out on the play. NICHOLAS
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 3rd - RELF walked. MUSSO struck out looking. MCNAUGHTON
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; RELF advanced to second. VARGAS doubled to right
center, RBI; RELF scored. WALTON grounded out to c. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 3rd - WINSTON flied out to cf. KVEDER grounded out to
2b. HEID grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 4th - PARKER walked. KO reached on a fielder's choice;
PARKER out at second ss to 2b. CLUFF grounded into double play 1b unassisted;
KO out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 4th - WELLS singled to left field. CHATWOOD walked;
WELLS advanced to second. VAN WINKLE singled to pitcher, bunt; CHATWOOD
advanced to second; WELLS advanced to third. WIEGAND flied out to cf, SAC, RBI;
CHATWOOD advanced to third; WELLS scored. McKIMMY grounded into double play ss
to 1b; VAN WINKLE out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 5th - AYOSO grounded out to 2b. RELF walked. MUSSO struck
out swinging. RELF stole second. MCNAUGHTON grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 5th - NICHOLAS grounded out to 1b unassisted. WINSTON
flied out to cf. KVEDER out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU COUGARS 6th - VARGAS singled to right field. WALTON tripled to right
field, RBI; VARGAS scored. PARKER grounded out to 2b. KO singled through the
left side, RBI; WALTON scored. CLUFF struck out swinging. AYOSO struck out
looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 6th - HEID flied out to lf. WELLS singled to shortstop.
CHATWOOD doubled to left field; WELLS advanced to third. VAN WINKLE singled to
right field, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf, 2 RBI; CHATWOOD
scored, unearned; WELLS scored. WIEGAND fouled out to lf. McKIMMY flied out to
cf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 7th - McCLURE to p for FIELDS. RELF grounded out to ss.
MUSSO tripled to center field. MCNAUGHTON grounded out to 3b, RBI; MUSSO
scored. VARGAS singled through the left side. VARGAS stole second. WALTON
singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; VARGAS scored.
WALTON advanced to third on a wild pitch. PARKER grounded out to 2b. 2 runs,
3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 7th - NICHOLAS walked. BLANK pinch ran for NICHOLAS.
WINSTON struck out looking; BLANK out at second c to ss, caught stealing, double play.
KVEDER grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 8th - BLANK to lf. KO grounded out to 2b. CLUFF grounded out
to ss. AYOSO flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 8th - MICHON to p for MUIR. CASTELLITTO pinch hit for
HEID. CASTELLITTO walked. RHODES pinch ran for CASTELLITTO. WELLS grounded out
to 1b unassisted; RHODES advanced to second on a balk, advanced to third.
TORGERSON to p for MICHON. CHATWOOD grounded out to ss, RBI; RHODES scored. VAN
WINKLE hit by pitch. WIEGAND singled up the middle; VAN WINKLE advanced to
second. WAYT pinch ran for VAN WINKLE. McKIMMY homered to left field, 3 RBI;
WIEGAND scored; WAYT scored. BLANK struck out looking. 4 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 9th - WAYT to dh. RHODES to cf. MARTIN to p for McCLURE.
RELF doubled to right field. MUSSO struck out swinging. RELF advanced to third
on a wild pitch. RELF scored on a passed ball, unearned. MCNAUGHTON doubled to
left field. MCNAUGHTON out at third p to 3b to ss to 3b, caught stealing.
VARGAS flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU COUGARS at GONZAGA BULLDOGS (Game 2)
Feb 29, 2008 at Spokane, Wash (Patterson Complex)
BYU COUGARS 5 (1-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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MCNAUGHTON, Sean lf...... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 0
VARGAS, Dan ss........... 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 4 0
WALTON, Kent cf.......... 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 1 0
PARKER, Steve 3b......... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
KO, Kasey 1b............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 0
BILLS, Thomas ph/1b..... 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
CLUFF, Jonathan rf....... 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0
AYOSO, Bryce c........... 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0
RELF, Brandon dh......... 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
HERMOSILLO, Kiko 2b...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
BOWEN, Michael ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
CASTLEBERRY, Nelson p.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHUTT, Justin p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MICHON, Brandon p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
LEACH, J.C. p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 32 5 8 5 4 2 24 13 6
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 12 (3-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WELLS 2b................. 6 1 3 2 0 1 2 2 0
CHATWOOD ss.............. 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 10 0
VAN WINKLE dh............ 5 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 3
WIEGAND 1b............... 4 1 1 0 1 0 16 1 2
McKIMMY rf............... 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
NICHOLAS lf.............. 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
BLANK lf................ 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
WINSTON 3b............... 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0
KVEDER c................. 3 1 2 4 0 0 2 1 3
HEID cf.................. 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2
RHODES cf............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
POWELL p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
McCLURE p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 32 12 14 12 6 2 27 20 12
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU COUGARS......... 002 000 120 - 5 8 0
GONZAGA BULLDOGS.... 030 610 02X - 12 14 2
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E - WINSTON 2(3). DP - BY 1; Gonzaga 3. LOB - BY 6; Gonzaga 12. 2B -
BILLS(1); AYOSO(1); RELF(3); VAN WINKLE(1); WIEGAND(2); NICHOLAS(1). 3B -
VARGAS(1). HR - HEID(1). HBP - McKIMMY; NICHOLAS; WINSTON 2; KVEDER; RHODES.
SH - PARKER(1); HEID(1). SF - MCNAUGHTON(1); McKIMMY(1); WINSTON(2);
KVEDER(1). SB - MCNAUGHTON(4).
BYU COUGARS IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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CASTLEBERRY, Nelson. 3.1 8 9 9 3 2 16 21
SHUTT, Justin....... 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 3 6
MICHON, Brandon..... 3.0 2 0 0 1 0 10 13
LEACH, J.C.......... 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3 8
GONZAGA BULLDOGS IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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POWELL.............. 7.0 5 3 3 4 1 24 29
McCLURE............. 2.0 3 2 2 0 1 8 9
Win - POWELL (1-1). Loss - CASTLEBERRY (0-1). Save - None.
HBP - by CASTLEBERRY (NICHOLAS); by SHUTT (WINSTON); by MICHON (WINSTON); by
MICHON (KVEDER); by LEACH (McKIMMY); by LEACH (RHODES). BK - LEACH(1).
Umpires - HP: Jim Paranto 1B: Matt Stellges 3B: Mik Hendrickson
Start: 3 p.m. Time: 2:41 Attendance: 669
SHUTT faced 1 batter in the 5th.
BYU COUGARS starters: 15/lf MCNAUGHTON; 13/ss VARGAS; 9/cf WALTON; 5/3b PARKER;
22/1b KO; 8/rf CLUFF; 11/c AYOSO; 4/dh RELF; 3/2b HERMOSILLO; 21/p CASTLEBERRY;
GONZAGA BULLDOGS starters: 5/2b WELLS; 6/ss CHATWOOD; 20/dh VAN WINKLE; 31/1b
WIEGAND; 10/rf McKIMMY; 33/lf NICHOLAS; 4/3b WINSTON; 11/c KVEDER; 16/cf HEID;
24/p POWELL;
BYU COUGARS 1st - MCNAUGHTON flied out to rf. VARGAS grounded out to 3b.
WALTON grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 1st - WELLS struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
CHATWOOD grounded out to ss. VAN WINKLE flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 2nd - PARKER walked. KO grounded into double play 3b to ss
to 1b; PARKER out on the play. CLUFF walked. AYOSO walked; CLUFF advanced to
second. RELF struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 2nd - WIEGAND doubled to center field. McKIMMY grounded
out to ss; WIEGAND advanced to third. NICHOLAS hit by pitch. WINSTON walked;
NICHOLAS advanced to second. KVEDER singled up the middle, 2 RBI; WINSTON
advanced to second; NICHOLAS scored; WIEGAND scored. HEID reached on a
fielder's choice; KVEDER out at second 1b to ss; WINSTON advanced to third.
WELLS singled up the middle, advanced to third on the throw, RBI; HEID advanced
to third, out at home cf to 3b to lf to c; WINSTON scored. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 3rd - HERMOSILLO grounded out to ss. MCNAUGHTON singled
through the left side. VARGAS tripled to left center, RBI; MCNAUGHTON scored.
WALTON singled to center field, RBI; VARGAS scored. PARKER grounded into double
play 2b to ss to 1b; WALTON out on the play. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 3rd - CHATWOOD singled to second base. VAN WINKLE flied
out to rf. WIEGAND reached on a fielder's choice; CHATWOOD out at second 1b to
ss. McKIMMY struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 4th - KO grounded out to p. CLUFF grounded out to ss. AYOSO
walked. RELF lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 4th - NICHOLAS walked. WINSTON singled through the
right side; NICHOLAS advanced to third. KVEDER singled through the right side,
RBI; WINSTON advanced to second; NICHOLAS scored. HEID grounded out to c, bunt,
SAC; KVEDER advanced to second; WINSTON advanced to third. WELLS singled to
second base, RBI; KVEDER advanced to third; WINSTON scored. CHATWOOD walked;
WELLS advanced to second. VAN WINKLE doubled to right field, 2 RBI; CHATWOOD
advanced to third; WELLS scored; KVEDER scored. SHUTT to p for CASTLEBERRY.
WIEGAND walked. McKIMMY flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; CHATWOOD scored. NICHOLAS
doubled to left center, RBI; WIEGAND advanced to third; VAN WINKLE scored.
WINSTON hit by pitch. KVEDER flied out to cf. 6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
BYU COUGARS 5th - HERMOSILLO out at first 1b to p. MCNAUGHTON singled up
the middle. MCNAUGHTON stole second. VARGAS reached on a throwing error by 3b.
WALTON grounded out to p; VARGAS advanced to second; MCNAUGHTON advanced to
third. PARKER flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 5th - HEID homered to left field, RBI. MICHON to p for
SHUTT. WELLS flied out to lf. CHATWOOD grounded out to 2b. VAN WINKLE singled
through the right side. WIEGAND lined out to 1b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU COUGARS 6th - BILLS pinch hit for KO. BILLS flied out to lf. CLUFF
reached on a throwing error by 3b. AYOSO grounded into double play ss to 2b to
1b; CLUFF out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 6th - BILLS to 1b. McKIMMY singled to third base, bunt.
NICHOLAS flied out to rf. WINSTON hit by pitch; McKIMMY advanced to second.
KVEDER hit by pitch; WINSTON advanced to second; McKIMMY advanced to third.
HEID grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; KVEDER out on the play. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 7th - RELF doubled to left center. HERMOSILLO grounded out
to ss; RELF advanced to third. MCNAUGHTON flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; RELF
scored. VARGAS grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 7th - WELLS grounded out to ss. CHATWOOD flied out to
cf. VAN WINKLE walked. WIEGAND flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU COUGARS 8th - No play. McCLURE to p for POWELL. BLANK to lf for
NICHOLAS. RHODES to cf for HEID. WALTON singled through the right side. PARKER
grounded out to c, SAC, bunt; WALTON advanced to second. BILLS doubled to right
center, RBI; WALTON scored. CLUFF grounded out to p. AYOSO doubled to left
field, RBI; BILLS scored. RELF grounded out to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 8th - LEACH to p for MICHON. McKIMMY hit by pitch.
BLANK singled to left field; McKIMMY advanced to second. BLANK advanced to
second on a balk; McKIMMY advanced to third. WINSTON flied out to rf, SAC, RBI;
BLANK advanced to third; McKIMMY scored. KVEDER flied out to lf, SAC, RBI;
BLANK scored. RHODES hit by pitch. WELLS singled through the right side; RHODES
advanced to second. CHATWOOD walked; WELLS advanced to second; RHODES advanced
to third. VAN WINKLE popped up to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU COUGARS 9th - BOWEN pinch hit for HERMOSILLO. BOWEN struck out
swinging. MCNAUGHTON grounded out to ss. VARGAS grounded out to ss. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
A four-game series at Gonzaga this week brings the challenge of BYU's baseball team facing better pitching.
The Cougars, 1-2, open the series at Spokane, Wash., on Thursday at 3 p.m., followed by a Friday doubleheader at noon and a fourth game on Saturday at 11 a.m. Gonzaga is 0-4 this season, but won the first of three games last year in Provo.
The probable starting pitchers for BYU are Jake Wortham (0-0, 2.25), Jordan Muir (0-1, 5.40), Nelson Castleberry (0-0, 1.80) and Sean Amerson (0-0, 18.00), in that order. Wortham's two-hit outing in eight-plus innings last week brought him no decision, but led to BYU's 4-2 victory in 11 innings at Portland.
"We didn't swing the bats as well as I thought we would, but we moved around the bases in good order in our first game," said BYU Coach Vance Law. "It was disconcerting to not score later in the series when we had runners on third. And we are concerned about walking leadoff batters."
Cougar junior Kent Walton brings a current 10-game hitting streak into this week's action.
The BYU-Gonzaga games will be available via livestats on links through www.byucougars.com.
For more information, see the PDF document at the top of this page.