SEATTLE -- Washington and the rain took a toll on BYU’s baseball team as the Huskies got a 9-3 victory Wednesday night.

A rain delay over two hours got BYU off to a slow start as the Cougars fell to a 28-22 record, while Washington improved to 24-25.

Home runs by Washington’s Jake Rife and Troy Scott doomed the Cougars. A 365-plus line shot by BYU’s Brandon Relf cleared the fence for a two-run homer in the fourth inning.

A Kent Walton double in the sixth paved the way for BYU’s third run when he was singled in by Michael Bowen.

The Cougars now take time for rare practices the end of this week when they return to Provo. Depending on the finish of teams in the Mountain West Conference, BYU could finish anywhere from second to fourth. A third or fourth place finish would mean BYU plays on Tuesday, while a second place finish gives that team a bye until Wednesday.

BYU at Washington
May 13, 2009 at Seattle, Wash. (Husky Ballpark)
BYU 3 (28-22)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  4  0  1  0   0  1  7  0   0
 NIELSEN, Dane ph........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
BANKS, Stetson 2b........  4  0  0  0   0  3  0  2   1
 WHITNEY, Brock ph.......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
WALTON, Kent dh..........  4  1  2  0   0  1  0  0   0
 LAW, Adam ph............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
PARKER, Steve 3b.........  3  1  0  0   1  1  1  1   1
BOWEN, Michael rf........  4  0  2  1   0  1  3  0   0
KO, Kasey 1b.............  3  0  0  0   1  1  2  0   0
RELF, Brandon ss.........  3  1  1  2   1  2  1  0   1
CLUFF, Jonathan cf.......  4  0  2  0   0  1  4  0   3
MUSSO, J.T. c............  4  0  1  0   0  1  6  1   2
TORGERSON, Blake p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BUNCH, Nathan p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MILLER, Jared p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  3  9  3   3 14 24  4   9
Washington 9 (24-25)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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GardnerYoung lf..........  4  0  1  1   1  0  1  0   2
Rankin 2b................  4  1  1  0   1  3  3  1   0
Rife dh..................  3  3  2  2   2  1  0  0   0
Conley rf................  4  1  0  0   1  1  3  0   3
Scott 1b.................  5  2  1  3   0  0  5  0   3
C. Brown cf..............  4  0  3  2   1  0  2  0   0
Wilcox c.................  5  1  0  0   0  0 11  3   0
Pollard 3b...............  1  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Russell ph/3b...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Bethel ss................  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  1   1
Snow p...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Kittredge p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 G. Brown p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 West p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Dickey p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 35  9 10  8   6  6 27  6  10
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 201 000 -  3  9  2
Washington.......... 104 020 02X -  9 10  0
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E - BANKS(3); PARKER(15). LOB - BYU 9; Washington 10. 2B - WALTON(10);
BOWEN(15); CLUFF 2(7); MUSSO(6); Rankin(13); Pollard(8). HR - RELF(3);
Rife(6); Scott(10). HBP - Pollard 2. SB - McNAUGHTON(8); BOWEN(12). CS - C.
Brown(6).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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TORGERSON, Blake....  3.0  5  5  4  2  2 15 18   -
BUNCH, Nathan.......  1.2  2  2  2  4  2  7 12   -
MILLER, Jared.......  3.1  3  2  1  0  2 13 13   -
Washington             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Snow................  4.0  3  2  2  2  8 15 17   -
Kittredge...........  3.0  4  1  1  0  2 12 12   -
G. Brown............  0.2  1  0  0  1  2  4  5   -
West................  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1   -
Dickey..............  1.0  1  0  0  0  2  4  4   -
Win - Kittredge (4-3).  Loss - TORGERSON (6-2).  Save - None.
WP - BUNCH(6). HBP - by TORGERSON (Pollard); by BUNCH (Pollard). PB - Wilcox(6).
Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires - HP: Randy Sutton  1B: Dave Natali  3B: Chris Thomas
Start: 8:45 pm   Time: 2:52   Attendance: 128
Weather: 45, light rain, no wind
Game notes:
Start of game delayed 2 hours, 15 minutes due to rain.
Play-by-Play
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. BANKS
struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. WALTON singled to right field.
PARKER flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Washington 1st - GardnerYoung flied out to lf. Rankin struck out
swinging. Rife homered to right field, RBI. Conley walked. Scott flied out to
lf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - BOWEN struck out swinging. KO walked. RELF struck out
swinging. CLUFF doubled down the lf line; KO advanced to third. MUSSO struck
out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Washington 2nd - C. Brown singled to second base. Wilcox flied out to
cf. Pollard hit by pitch; C. Brown advanced to second. Bethel struck out
swinging. GardnerYoung flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - McNAUGHTON fouled out to ss. BANKS struck out swinging. WALTON
struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 3rd - Rankin doubled to right field. Rife walked. Conley
reached on a fielding error by 3b, advanced to second; Rife advanced to third;
Rankin scored, unearned. Scott homered to left field, 3 RBI; Conley scored;
Rife scored. C. Brown flied out to cf. Wilcox flied out to lf. Pollard doubled
down the lf line. Bethel flied out to rf. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
BYU 4th - PARKER walked. BOWEN popped up to 2b. KO popped up to 2b. RELF
homered to left field, 2 RBI; PARKER scored. CLUFF struck out swinging. 2
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 4th - BUNCH to p for TORGERSON. GardnerYoung walked. Rankin
walked; GardnerYoung advanced to second. Rife struck out looking. Conley flied
out to cf; GardnerYoung advanced to third. Rankin advanced to second on a wild
pitch. Scott flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 5th - Kittredge to p for Snow. MUSSO flied out to cf. McNAUGHTON
singled to center field. BANKS struck out swinging. McNAUGHTON stole second.
McNAUGHTON out at third c to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 5th - C. Brown walked. Wilcox reached on a fielder's choice;
C. Brown out at second 2b to ss. Pollard hit by pitch; Wilcox advanced to
second. Bethel singled to left field; Pollard advanced to second; Wilcox
advanced to third. GardnerYoung singled to third base, RBI; Bethel advanced to
second; Pollard advanced to third; Wilcox scored. Rankin struck out swinging.
Rife walked, RBI; GardnerYoung advanced to second; Bethel advanced to third;
Pollard scored. MILLER, J. to p for BUNCH. Conley struck out looking. 2
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 6th - WALTON doubled to right center. PARKER grounded out to 2b;
WALTON advanced to third. BOWEN singled up the middle, RBI; WALTON scored. KO
flied out to lf. RELF struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Washington 6th - Scott grounded out to 2b. C. Brown singled to center
field. Wilcox flied out to lf. Russell pinch hit for Pollard. Russell grounded
out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 7th - Russell to 3b. CLUFF doubled to right field. MUSSO grounded
out to ss. McNAUGHTON flied out to cf; CLUFF advanced to third. BANKS grounded
out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Washington 7th - Bethel flied out to rf. GardnerYoung flied out to cf.
Rankin struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 8th - G. Brown to p for Kittredge. WALTON popped up to 2b. PARKER
struck out swinging. BOWEN doubled to left center. BOWEN stole third. KO struck
out swinging, reached first on a passed ball. RELF walked; KO advanced to
second. West to p for G. Brown. CLUFF flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
Washington 8th - Rife singled through the left side. Conley flied out to
lf. Scott reached on a fielding error by 2b, advanced to second; Rife advanced
to third. C. Brown singled to right center, advanced to second on the throw, 2
RBI; Scott scored, unearned; Rife scored. C. Brown out at third c to 3b, caught
stealing. Wilcox flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU 9th - Dickey to p for West. MUSSO doubled to left center. NIELSEN
pinch hit for McNAUGHTON. NIELSEN flied out to rf. WHITNEY pinch hit for BANKS.
WHITNEY struck out swinging. LAW, Ad. pinch hit for WALTON. LAW, Ad. struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

A pair of games at the University of Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday nights are the final games of the regular season for BYU’s baseball team.

Freshman Marc Oslund (5-1, 2.76) gets the starting nod for Tuesday’s game. Blake Torgerson (6-2, 5.82) is scheduled to start on Wednesday. Both games start at 6:30 p.m. PDT and will be broadcast live locally over KSRR (1400 AM) and on the Internet through BYU Radio.

BYU, now 27-21 overall, is in second place in the Mountain West Conference with a 14-8 record, while Washington is 23-24 overall and 12-10 in the Pac-10.

Following the games in Washington, the Cougars fly home for a practice on Friday to ready for next week’s MWC Tournament at Ft. Worth, Texas.