SAN -- Errors proved costly for BYU’s baseball team as it was unable to capitalize from a 4-4 deadlock Saturday in an 11-5 loss at San Diego State.

The Cougars, now 13-8 overall, fall into a tie with SDSU, now 14-8, as both teams are 4-2 in the Mountain West Conference.

Kent Walton got BYU on the scoreboard with a solo homer in the third and added another dinger in the ninth to up his total to three on the season.

Four straight singles led to a run and bases loaded with no outs in the fifth for BYU. Then the Aztecs turned a third-to-home-to-first double play. With two outs, the Cougars benefited from an SDSU error at first, which allowed Walton and Andrew Law to score and tie the game at four-all.

The loss was the first for the trio of BYU freshman pitchers as Adam Miller was saddled with the loss, the first in seven decisions.

“It was a contrasting pitching style as (Jon) Berger throws a lot of off-speed stuff,” said BYU coach Vance Law, referencing the Cougars victory Friday night over flame-throwing Stephen Strasburg. “Overall it has been a very good week. We are going to be very competitive in the league, but we have a lot to worry about with Utah Valley on Tuesday.”

The Cougars host UVU, 6-14, on Tuesday at 6 p.m., at Larry H. Miller Field.

BYU at San Diego State
Mar 21, 2009 at San Diego, Calif. (Tony Gwynn Stadium)
BYU 5 (13-8,4-2 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WALTON, Kent dh..........  5  3  3  2   0  0  0  0   0
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  4  1  2  1   0  0  0  4   0
 LAW, Adam 2b............  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  5  0  1  0   0  2  2  1   1
KO, Kasey 1b.............  3  0  0  0   0  1  7  2   1
 BILLS, Thomas ph........  1  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
RELF, Brandon ss.........  3  0  1  0   0  1  3  3   1
 VARGAS, Dan ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
BOWEN, Michael rf........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
AYOSO, Bryce 3b..........  3  0  0  0   1  1  1  1   1
NACAPOY, Chad c..........  3  1  1  0   0  2  4  0   0
 WHITNEY, Brock ph.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   2
BANKS, Stetson cf........  4  0  1  0   0  2  2  0   1
MILLER, Adam p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
 OSLUND, Marc p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 SHUTT, Justin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 37  5 10  3   1  9 24 13   7
San Diego State 11 (14-8,4-2 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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COLWELL cf...............  4  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   2
DECKER ss................  5  1  0  0   0  0  4  2   0
MEREDITH lf..............  5  3  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
CASTRO 3b................  3  3  2  5   2  0  0  1   0
WILSON dh................  3  1  0  0   1  2  0  0   2
VAUGHN rf................  4  2  4  3   0  0  4  0   0
BLACKBURN 2b.............  3  0  0  1   0  0  1  5   0
TORRES 1b................  3  0  0  1   0  0  8  0   1
PARKER c.................  2  1  1  1   2  1  9  2   0
BERGER p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 LAVIGNE p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32 11  9 11   6  4 27 11   5
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 001 030 001 -  5 10  3
San Diego State..... 300 133 10X - 11  9  1
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E - RELF 2; BANKS; TORRES. DP - BY 1; SDSU 1. LOB - BY 7; SDSU 5. 2B -
CASTRO; VAUGHN 2. HR - WALTON 2(3); CASTRO(2). HBP - BOWEN. SF - BLACKBURN;
TORRES. SB - PARKER.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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MILLER, Adam........  4.1  6  7  5  4  3 19 23   -
OSLUND, Marc........  2.2  3  4  1  2  1 10 14   -
SHUTT, Justin.......  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3   -
San Diego State        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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BERGER..............  6.0  8  4  2  0  8 26 27   -
LAVIGNE.............  3.0  2  1  1  1  1 11 12   -
Win - BERGER (2-2).  Loss - MILLER, A. (2-1).  Save - LAVIGNE (1).
HBP - by BERGER (BOWEN). BK - MILLER, A.. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Asa Howard  1B: Bill Speck  3B: Dale Luker
Start: 1:07 pm   Time: 2:35   Attendance: 640
Weather: Partly cloudy, warm
Play-By-Play
Brigham Young 1st - WALTON popped up to ss. LAW, An. popped up to ss. McNAUGHTON singled through the left side. KO struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 1st - COLWELL grounded out to 2b. DECKER reached on a fielding error by ss. MEREDITH singled up the middle; DECKER advanced to second. CASTRO doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; MEREDITH scored; DECKER scored, unearned. WILSON struck out swinging. VAUGHN singled through the left side, RBI, out at first lf to ss to 2b to 1b; CASTRO scored, unearned. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 2nd - RELF lined out to ss. BOWEN flied out to lf. AYOSO struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 2nd - BLACKBURN out at first 1b to p. TORRES out at first 1b to p. PARKER struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 3rd - NACAPOY struck out swinging. BANKS struck out swinging. WALTON homered to left center, RBI. LAW, An. singled to center field. McNAUGHTON struck out, out at first c to 1b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 3rd - COLWELL walked. DECKER grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; COLWELL out on the play. MEREDITH reached on a fielding error by cf, advanced to second. CASTRO walked. CASTRO advanced to second on a balk; MEREDITH advanced to third on a balk. WILSON struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 4th - KO grounded out to p. RELF singled to center field. BOWEN reached on a fielder's choice; RELF out at second 2b to ss. AYOSO reached on a fielder's choice; BOWEN out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 4th - VAUGHN singled to center field. BLACKBURN flied out to lf. TORRES flied out to lf. PARKER singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; VAUGHN scored. COLWELL grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 5th - NACAPOY singled to third base. BANKS singled to center field; NACAPOY advanced to second. WALTON singled to right field; BANKS advanced to second; NACAPOY advanced to third. LAW, An. singled to right field, RBI; WALTON advanced to second; BANKS advanced to third; NACAPOY scored. McNAUGHTON grounded into double play 3b to c to 1b; LAW, An. advanced to second; WALTON advanced to third; BANKS out on the play. KO reached on a throwing error by 1b, advanced to second on the throw; LAW, An. scored, unearned; WALTON scored, unearned. RELF struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 5th - DECKER grounded out to 1b unassisted. MEREDITH singled to third base. CASTRO walked; MEREDITH advanced to second. WILSON walked; CASTRO advanced to second; MEREDITH advanced to third. OSLUND to p for MILLER, A.. VAUGHN doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; WILSON advanced to third; CASTRO scored; MEREDITH scored. BLACKBURN flied out to cf, SF, RBI; WILSON scored. TORRES popped up to ss. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 6th - BOWEN hit by pitch. AYOSO grounded out to 2b; BOWEN advanced to second. NACAPOY struck out swinging. BANKS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 6th - PARKER walked. COLWELL struck out swinging; PARKER stole second. DECKER fouled out to 3b. MEREDITH reached on a fielding error by ss; PARKER advanced to third. CASTRO homered to right field, 3 RBI, unearned; MEREDITH scored, unearned; PARKER scored, unearned. WILSON popped up to ss. 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 7th - LAVIGNE to p for BERGER. WALTON flied out to rf. LAW, An. grounded out to 2b. McNAUGHTON fouled out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 7th - VAUGHN doubled down the lf line. BLACKBURN grounded out to 2b; VAUGHN advanced to third. TORRES flied out to cf, SF, RBI; VAUGHN scored. PARKER walked. COLWELL grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 8th - BILLS pinch hit for KO. BILLS singled up the middle. VARGAS pinch hit for RELF. VARGAS grounded out to ss; BILLS advanced to second. BOWEN flied out to rf; BILLS advanced to third. AYOSO walked. WHITNEY pinch hit for NACAPOY. WHITNEY flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego State 8th - BILLS to 1b. VARGAS to ss. AYOSO to c. LAW, Ad. to 2b for LAW, An.. WHITNEY to 3b. SHUTT to p for OSLUND. DECKER popped up to 2b. MEREDITH grounded out to 3b. CASTRO grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 9th - BANKS grounded out to 2b. WALTON homered to left field, RBI. LAW, Ad. grounded out to 2b. McNAUGHTON struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

This week’s four-game series in California is the first extended road trip since the beginning of the season for BYU’s baseball team.

The Cougars, now 10-7, have a single game on Tuesday afternoon at Cal State Northridge, 6-10, before returning to Mountain West Conference action on Thursday at San Diego State. BYU is 2-1 in MWC action, while SDSU is 3-0.

Freshman Nathan Bunch (1-0, 4.70) is the likely starter for BYU against the CSUN Matadors.

For the two evening games at San Diego State, the Cougar probable starters are Jeremy Toole (3-1, 3.58) and Blake Torgerson (1-2, 7.71) on Thurssday and Friday, respectively. Saturday afternoon’s probable BYU starter is freshman Adam Miller (2-0, 0.84). All of the BYU-SDSU games will be broadcast live locally over KSRR Radio (1400 AM).

Freshmen Bunch, Miller and Marc Oslund are a combined 5-0 thus far.

Following the California trip the Cougars return to host Utah Valley University on March 24.

For more information, please download the multi-page PDF document at the top of this page.