SAN -- One run shy in the Conoco Mountain West Conference Baseball Tournament, BYU basked Thursday in the euphoria of eliminating Utah, 25-18, and agonized over a 7-6 loss to New Mexico.

For the ninth time in NCAA history BYU tied an NCAA record of three grand slams in one game as the Cougars defeated the Utes before being eliminated from the tourney by the Lobos.

“We ran out of steam in the second game,” said BYU coach Vance Law. “At first I thought it was going to be a blowout over Utah and we were trying to save some pitching. I never feel comfortable until the last out in a ball game.”

After almost six hours of play in a doubleheader in a day that started before the morning commute, BYU’s players did what Law asked and gave everything they had on the field.

There were good BYU starts to both games, taking a 14-0 lead over Utah and being ahead 6-0 over UNM.

The Cougars jumped out early over Utah, loading the bases in the first inning with a one-run lead before Sean McNaughton hit the first of his two grand slam home runs in the game. The BYU score soared to 7-0 as Ute pitcher Andrew Wilding left the game in favor of Stephen Streich—all in the first inning.

BYU loaded the bases again in the second, but was unable to score. Juiced bases again in the third set the table for Austin Hall’s grand slam as the Cougars took a 14-0 lead.

“I was just trying to hit the ball to the outfield for a sacrifice fly,” said Hall.

The Utes rallied for eight runs in the fifth inning, closing the gap to 14-8, and forcing starter Shawn Hardesty from the mound in favor of eventual winning pitcher Chunner Nyberg.

McNaughton then hit his second slam of the day in the fifth inning to put BYU up 19-8.

“They were both fastballs,” said McNaughton of his an MWC Tourney record-tying home-run slams.

The three grand slams by McNaughton and Hall were not the only record performances in the BYU-Ute tilt.

--NCAA record of three grand slams in one game ties eight other teams

--23 BYU RBI in the game, new MWC Tourney record

--two teams combined MWC Tourney record with 43 runs

--McNaughton tied MWC Tourney record with eight RBI

The Utes battled back time after time as BYU went through five pitchers. Utah’s MWC Player of the Year, C.J. Cron, knocked a three-run homer with one out in the ninth in a last gasp effort.

BYU then earned the right to play New Mexico just over an hour later for the second game of the loser-bracket doubleheader.

Dane Nielsen hit an 0-1 pitch with one out for a two-run homer which put the Cougars up 3-0 in the second inning. Hall got his second homer of the day with a two-run blast in the fifth to give BYU a 6-0 lead.

New Mexico had only one hit through the first three innings before finally getting to Cougar lefty Chris Howard in the two-run fifth. Then Justin Howard parked a three-run blast just clearing the deepest part of the centerfield wall on an 0-1 offering from newly-arrived Kevin Sloan on the mound to knot the game 6-6 in the sixth.

The Lobos scored the eventual winning run in the seventh when Ryan Honeycutt led off with a single and scored off Max Willets’ leftfield single to put them up 7-6.

“Lachapelle (Mike) handcuffed us and did a good job mixing his pitches,” said Law of the Lobo reliever and winning pitcher who entered the game in the second inning, behind 3-0.

“I’m really glad to have finished it off well and have no regrets at the end of the day,” said McNaughton who was four-for-eight with eight RBI in the two games combined. “I did a good job helping my team.”

The Cougars end the season with a 27-31 record. The 25-18 victory over Utah was the highest in the series since BYU beat the Utes 26-14 in 1997.

Game One
Utah vs BYU
May 27, 2010 at San Diego, Calif. (Tony Gwynn Stadium)
Utah 18 (24-27)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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BELTRAN, Michael ss......  4  3  1  3   2  0  1  2   0
KUROCZKO, Nick 3b........  5  3  3  3   1  0  0  2   0
CRON, C.J. c.............  5  3  4  6   1  1  5  0   0
GUMESON, Nik lf..........  4  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   3
 HUSSEY, Kevin lf........  2  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
SHARRAR, Jo Jo dh........  5  2  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
CORNU, Rick rf...........  4  1  1  1   1  2  2  0   0
MOORMAN, Mark 1b.........  2  1  0  0   1  0  4  1   0
 MYERS, Kyle 1b..........  2  0  0  1   0  0  4  0   0
YAGI, Tyler 2b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 REED, Josh 2b...........  5  2  3  3   0  1  1  3   1
BLANC, Cooper cf.........  1  1  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
 SHACKELFORD, Austin rf..  3  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   1
WILDING, Andrew p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 STREICH, Stephen p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 DUKE, Brock p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 ANDERSEN, Tyler p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
 CARD, Bryn p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 42 18 16 18   7  8 24  9   5
BYU 25 (27-30)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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RELF, Brandon ss.........  5  2  1  0   2  0  2  5   0
WELLS, Stephen cf........  6  5  5  1   1  0  2  0   0
WOLFE, Alex c............  5  3  5  3   1  0  5  0   0
 MICHON, Brandon p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 NOALL, Kevin ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
 BREWER, Devin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BIRCH, Nick p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
CLUFF, Jonathan rf.......  6  3  4  3   0  0  2  0   1
 LUKER, Brock rf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
BERNAL, Ryan 1b..........  4  2  0  0   1  0 10  0   1
McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  4  3  2  8   1  1  0  0   0
 HANCOCK, Alex lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HALL, Austin 3b..........  6  2  2  4   0  0  0  2   0
FRAMPTON, Chase dh.......  5  2  1  0   1  3  3  0   3
NIELSEN, Dane 2b.........  5  3  2  4   1  1  3  1   0
HARDESTY, Shawn p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
 NYBERG, Chunner p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 47 25 22 23   8  5 27 12   8
Score by Innings                       R  H  E
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Utah................ 000 8   02 143 - 18 16  2
BYU................. 707 (10)01 00X - 25 22  1
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E - MOORMAN(3); YAGI(13); WELLS(5). DP - BY 1. LOB - UT 5; BY 8. 2B -
CRON(16); CORNU(8); REED(1); WOLFE 3(18); CLUFF(20); NIELSEN(13). 3B -
KUROCZKO(3). HR - CRON 2(20); McNAUGHTON 2(18); HALL(5); NIELSEN(2). HBP -
SHARRAR; BERNAL; McNAUGHTON. SB - REED(1); BLANC(10). CS - WELLS(4).
Utah                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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WILDING, Andrew.....  0.2  6  7  6  1  0  9 11  34
STREICH, Stephen....  1.2  6  7  7  3  0 10 14  51
DUKE, Brock.........  1.0  5  9  9  4  1  8 12  50
ANDERSEN, Tyler.....  3.2  3  2  1  0  2 15 15  42
CARD, Bryn..........  1.0  2  0  0  0  2  5  5  23
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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HARDESTY, Shawn.....  3.2  3  7  7  5  1 13 19  68
NYBERG, Chunner.....  3.2  9  7  5  1  4 20 21  64
MICHON, Brandon.....  0.2  2  1  1  0  1  4  4   8
BREWER, Devin.......  0.1  2  3  3  1  1  3  4  20
BIRCH, Nick.........  0.2  0  0  0  0  1  2  2   7
Win - NYBERG (1-4).  Loss - WILDING (4-3).  Save - None.
WP - WILDING(7); ANDERSEN(2); HARDESTY(6). HBP - by WILDING (BERNAL); by
HARDESTY (SHARRAR); by STREICH (McNAUGHTON). PB - WOLFE(2). Inherited
runners/scored: STREICH 2/0; ANDERSEN 1/1; NYBERG 2/2; MICHON 1/1.
Pitches/strikes: WILDING 34/19; STREICH 51/22; DUKE 50/24; ANDERSEN 42/28; CARD
23/15; HARDESTY 68/31; NYBERG 64/41; MICHON 8/5; BREWER 20/11; BIRCH 7/5.
Umpires - HP: Blake Jensen  1B: Keith Bailey  2B: Dale Luker  3B: Bill Van
Raaphorst  Start: 11:02 am   Time: 3:18   Attendance:
Weather: Partly cloudy, warm, wind calm
Utah 1st - BELTRAN grounded out to ss (3-1). KUROCZKO grounded out to 2b
(2-2). CRON doubled down the lf line (1-1). GUMESON grounded out to ss (1-0).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 1st - RELF grounded out to ss (0-0). WELLS singled to center field
(1-1). WOLFE singled to center field (1-1); WELLS advanced to third. CLUFF
singled to shortstop, RBI (1-2); WOLFE advanced to second; WELLS scored. CLUFF
advanced to second on a wild pitch; WOLFE advanced to third on a wild pitch.
BERNAL hit by pitch (3-2). McNAUGHTON homered to center field, 4 RBI (3-1);
BERNAL scored; CLUFF scored; WOLFE scored. HALL flied out to cf (2-2). FRAMPTON
walked (3-0). NIELSEN doubled down the lf line, RBI (0-1); FRAMPTON scored.
RELF reached on a dropped fly by 2b; NIELSEN scored, unearned. WELLS singled
through the right side (0-1); RELF advanced to third. STREICH to p for WILDING.
WELLS out at second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. 7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Utah 2nd - SHARRAR hit by pitch (1-0). CORNU reached on a fielder's
choice (1-0); SHARRAR out at second 3b to 2b. MOORMAN grounded into double play
p to ss to 1b (0-2); CORNU out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 2nd - REED to 2b for YAGI. WOLFE doubled down the rf line (2-1).
CLUFF singled through the left side (1-0); WOLFE advanced to third. BERNAL
popped up to p, bunt (0-0). McNAUGHTON hit by pitch (3-1); CLUFF advanced to
second. HALL fouled out to 1b (2-2). FRAMPTON flied out to rf (3-1). 0 runs,
2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Utah 3rd - REED grounded out to 3b (0-1). BLANC grounded out to p (2-1).
BELTRAN grounded out to p (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - NIELSEN walked (3-0). RELF walked (3-1); NIELSEN advanced to
second. WELLS singled through the right side, RBI (0-1); RELF advanced to
third; NIELSEN scored. WOLFE singled to left center, RBI (0-0); WELLS advanced
to third; RELF scored. CLUFF singled to shortstop, RBI (0-0); WOLFE advanced to
second; WELLS scored. BERNAL grounded out to 2b (3-2); CLUFF advanced to
second; WOLFE advanced to third. McNAUGHTON walked (3-1). HALL homered to left
field, 4 RBI (3-2); McNAUGHTON scored; CLUFF scored; WOLFE scored. DUKE to p
for STREICH. FRAMPTON struck out swinging (1-2). NIELSEN grounded out to 2b
(0-2). 7 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah 4th - KUROCZKO walked (3-2). CRON walked (3-0); KUROCZKO advanced
to second. GUMESON struck out swinging (1-2). CRON advanced to second on a wild
pitch; KUROCZKO advanced to third on a wild pitch. SHARRAR grounded out to ss,
RBI (2-0); CRON advanced to third; KUROCZKO scored. CORNU walked (3-0). MOORMAN
walked (3-2); CORNU advanced to second. REED doubled to left center, 2 RBI
(1-1); MOORMAN advanced to third; CORNU scored; CRON scored. BLANC walked
(3-2). BELTRAN singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-1); BLANC advanced to second;
REED scored; MOORMAN scored. NYBERG to p for HARDESTY. BLANC stole third.
KUROCZKO tripled to center field, 2 RBI (1-2); BELTRAN scored; BLANC scored.
CRON singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); KUROCZKO scored. GUMESON struck
out looking (2-2). 8 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - CORNU to cf. SHACKELFORD to rf for BLANC. RELF flied out to cf
(3-2). WELLS walked (3-1). WOLFE walked (3-1); WELLS advanced to second. CLUFF
doubled to right field, RBI (1-0); WOLFE advanced to third; WELLS scored.
BERNAL walked (3-2). McNAUGHTON homered to center field, 4 RBI (2-1); BERNAL
scored; CLUFF scored; WOLFE scored. HALL singled through the left side (1-0).
FRAMPTON singled up the middle (1-2); HALL advanced to second. NIELSEN homered
to left field, 3 RBI (1-0); FRAMPTON scored; HALL scored. RELF walked (3-0).
ANDERSEN to p for DUKE. RELF advanced to second on a wild pitch. WELLS reached
on an error by 1b (1-0); RELF scored. WOLFE doubled down the rf line, RBI
(0-0); WELLS scored, unearned. CLUFF flied out to rf (0-0). BERNAL flied out to
lf (2-2). 10 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Utah 5th - SHARRAR popped up to 2b (1-1). CORNU struck out swinging
(0-2). MOORMAN popped up to ss (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - McNAUGHTON struck out swinging (1-2). HALL popped up to 2b
(1-2). FRAMPTON struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Utah 6th - REED singled to left field (1-0). SHACKELFORD singled,
advanced to second on an error by cf (2-2); REED advanced to third. BELTRAN
grounded out to p, RBI (2-2); SHACKELFORD advanced to third; REED scored.
KUROCZKO singled through the right side, RBI (0-0); SHACKELFORD scored,
unearned. CRON struck out swinging (0-2). GUMESON flied out to rf (0-0). 2
runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - HUSSEY to lf for GUMESON. MYERS to 1b for MOORMAN. NIELSEN
flied out to lf (2-1). RELF lined out to p (1-0). WELLS singled through the
right side (1-2). WOLFE doubled down the lf line, RBI (0-0); WELLS scored.
CLUFF grounded out to 3b (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah 7th - SHARRAR singled through the left side (0-0). CORNU struck out
swinging (1-2). MYERS fouled out to rf (0-0). SHARRAR advanced to second on a
passed ball. REED singled to right center, RBI (2-1); SHARRAR scored, unearned.
REED stole second. SHACKELFORD popped up to 2b (2-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 7th - BERNAL grounded out to 3b (1-2). McNAUGHTON grounded out to ss
(1-0). HALL lined out to p (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah 8th - LUKER to rf for CLUFF. HANCOCK to lf for McNAUGHTON. FRAMPTON
to c. /  for NYBERG. NYBERG to p for WOLFE. BELTRAN walked (3-1). KUROCZKO
flied out to cf (2-1). CRON homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-0); BELTRAN scored.
HUSSEY singled through the left side (2-0). MICHON to p for NYBERG. SHARRAR
singled to shortstop (0-1); HUSSEY advanced to second. CORNU doubled to left
center, RBI; SHARRAR advanced to third; HUSSEY scored. MYERS grounded out to
ss, RBI; CORNU advanced to third; SHARRAR scored. REED struck out swinging
(3-2). 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - CARD to p for ANDERSEN. FRAMPTON struck out looking (3-2).
NIELSEN struck out swinging (2-2). RELF singled to center field (0-1). WELLS
singled through the left side (2-2); RELF advanced to third. NOALL pinch hit
for MICHON. NOALL grounded out to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Utah 9th - BREWER to p for NOALL. SHACKELFORD struck out looking (3-2).
BELTRAN walked (3-1). KUROCZKO singled to right field (1-2); BELTRAN advanced
to second. CRON homered to right field, 3 RBI (1-2); KUROCZKO scored; BELTRAN
scored. BIRCH to p for BREWER. HUSSEY struck out swinging (2-2). SHARRAR flied
out to cf (0-0). 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Game Two
BYU vs New Mexico
May 27, 2010 at San Diego, Calif (Tony Gwynn Stadium)
BYU 6 (27-31)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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RELF, Brandon ss.........  5  2  2  0   0  0  1  6   0
WELLS, Stephen cf........  5  0  1  0   0  1  3  0   0
WOLFE, Alex c............  4  0  1  1   0  1  1  1   0
CLUFF, Jonathan rf.......  4  0  1  0   1  0  1  0   1
BERNAL, Ryan 1b..........  4  0  0  1   0  1  8  0   2
McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  4  1  2  0   0  0  4  0   2
HALL, Austin 3b..........  4  1  1  2   0  0  0  2   0
FRAMPTON, Chase dh.......  2  1  0  0   2  1  0  0   0
NIELSEN, Dane 2b.........  4  1  1  2   0  0  6  2   2
HOWARD, Chris p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 PARRY, David p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 SLOAN, Kevin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 McKNIGHT, David p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  6  9  6   3  4 24 13   7
New Mexico 7 (36-19)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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COURCHA, A 2b............  4  1  1  0   1  0  1  7   0
HOWARD, J 1b.............  5  1  2  3   0  0 11  0   0
NEDA, Rafael c...........  5  0  1  1   0  1  5  0   2
HONEYCUTT, R dh..........  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   1
JUAREZ, C lf.............  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   2
WILLETT, M cf............  4  0  2  1   0  0  4  0   0
HELD, K rf...............  2  0  0  0   1  0  4  0   1
 SMITH, C ph.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
ALLBRITTON 3b............  4  2  2  0   0  0  0  1   2
GONZALEZ, D ss...........  4  2  4  1   0  0  0  1   0
TOVES, K p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 LACHAPELLE p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  7 14  6   2  1 27  9   8
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 130 020 000 -  6  9  1
New Mexico.......... 000 024 10X -  7 14  0
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E - HALL(17). DP - BY 1. LOB - BY 7; NM 8. 2B - RELF(18); HOWARD, J(31). 3B
- GONZALEZ, D(4). HR - HALL(6); NIELSEN(3); HOWARD, J(10). HBP - WOLFE. SH -
JUAREZ, C(11). CS - GONZALEZ, D(5).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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HOWARD, Chris.......  4.2  8  2  2  1  0 21 22  84
PARRY, David........  1.0  2  3  3  1  0  5  6  22
SLOAN, Kevin........  1.1  4  2  2  0  0  7  8  20
McKNIGHT, David.....  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3  12
New Mexico             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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TOVES, K............  1.1  3  4  4  2  1  7 10  39
LACHAPELLE..........  7.2  6  2  2  1  3 29 30  97
Win - LACHAPELLE (5-2).  Loss - SLOAN (9-2).  Save - None.
HBP - by TOVES, K (WOLFE). BK - HOWARD(1); PARRY(1); SLOAN(2). Inherited
runners/scored: PARRY 2/0; SLOAN 2/2; McKNIGHT 1/0; LACHAPELLE 1/1.
Pitches/strikes: HOWARD 84/54; PARRY 22/11; SLOAN 20/15; McKNIGHT 12/7; TOVES, K
39/19; LACHAPELLE 97/67.
Umpires - HP: Rich Padilla  1B: Jason Rogers  2B: Rick Scarbery  3B: Dave Yeast
Start: 3:22 pm   Time: 2:31   Attendance:
Weather: Clear, warm, light breeze
BYU 1st - RELF singled to right center (2-1). WELLS struck out swinging
(0-2). WOLFE hit by pitch (3-2); RELF advanced to second. CLUFF walked (3-0);
WOLFE advanced to second; RELF advanced to third. BERNAL reached on a fielder's
choice, RBI (2-0); CLUFF out at second 2b unassisted; WOLFE advanced to third;
RELF scored. McNAUGHTON flied out to cf (1-1). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
New Mexico 1st - COURCHA, A grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). HOWARD,
J reached on a throwing error by 3b (2-2). NEDA, Rafael flied out to cf (1-0).
HONEYCUTT, R reached on a fielder's choice (1-0); HOWARD, J out at second ss to
2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - HALL grounded out to 2b (2-0). FRAMPTON walked (3-1). NIELSEN
homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1); FRAMPTON scored. RELF doubled to right
field (2-2). LACHAPELLE to p for TOVES, K. WELLS grounded out to 2b (3-2); RELF
advanced to third. WOLFE singled through the right side, RBI (2-2); RELF
scored. CLUFF singled to right field (0-1); WOLFE advanced to second. BERNAL
flied out to cf (0-0). 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New Mexico 2nd - JUAREZ, C flied out to lf (1-1). WILLETT, M grounded
out to ss (1-2). HELD, K walked (3-1). HELD, K advanced to second on a balk.
ALLBRITTON flied out to rf (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - McNAUGHTON singled to right field (0-0). HALL out on batter's
interference (0-0). FRAMPTON flied out to rf (0-0). NIELSEN fouled out to 1b
(1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 3rd - GONZALEZ, D singled to center field (2-1). GONZALEZ, D
out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. COURCHA, A lined out to 2b (2-2).
HOWARD, J doubled to right center (0-1). NEDA, Rafael grounded out to p (3-2).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - RELF flied out to rf (2-2). WELLS grounded out to 2b (1-2).
WOLFE grounded out to 2b (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 4th - HONEYCUTT, R flied out to lf (1-2). JUAREZ, C grounded
out to 2b (1-2). WILLETT, M singled to left center (0-1). HELD, K reached on a
fielder's choice (1-0); WILLETT, M out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - CLUFF grounded out to 2b (1-0). BERNAL flied out to rf (0-1).
McNAUGHTON singled to left field (0-1). HALL homered to right center, 2 RBI
(0-0); McNAUGHTON scored. FRAMPTON walked (3-1). NIELSEN flied out to cf (2-2).
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 5th - ALLBRITTON singled up the middle (2-2). GONZALEZ, D
singled to right field (0-2); ALLBRITTON advanced to second. COURCHA, A singled
to right field (1-1); GONZALEZ, D advanced to second; ALLBRITTON advanced to
third. HOWARD, J grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (1-0); COURCHA, A out
on the play; GONZALEZ, D advanced to third; ALLBRITTON scored. NEDA, Rafael
singled to left field, RBI (2-2); GONZALEZ, D scored. HONEYCUTT, R singled
through the left side (3-2); NEDA, Rafael advanced to third. PARRY to p for
HOWARD. JUAREZ, C reached on a fielder's choice (2-2); HONEYCUTT, R out at
second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - RELF grounded out to ss (0-0). WELLS singled to shortstop
(0-2). WOLFE struck out swinging (1-2). CLUFF flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 6th - WILLETT, M flied out to cf (1-1). HELD, K flied out to
lf (1-2). ALLBRITTON singled to third base, bunt (2-0). ALLBRITTON advanced to
second on a balk. GONZALEZ, D singled to right center, RBI (1-1); ALLBRITTON
scored. COURCHA, A walked (3-0); GONZALEZ, D advanced to second. SLOAN to p for
PARRY. HOWARD, J homered to center field, 3 RBI (0-1); COURCHA, A scored;
GONZALEZ, D scored. NEDA, Rafael grounded out to 3b (0-0). 4 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - BERNAL struck out looking (3-2). McNAUGHTON grounded out to 3b
(0-2). HALL grounded out to 2b (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 7th - HONEYCUTT, R singled up the middle (0-2). JUAREZ, C out
at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); HONEYCUTT, R advanced to second. WILLETT, M
singled to left field, RBI (0-0); HONEYCUTT, R scored. SMITH, C pinch hit for
HELD, K. SMITH, C flied out to lf (1-1). WILLETT, M advanced to second on a
balk. ALLBRITTON flied out to cf (2-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - JUAREZ, C to rf. SMITH, C to lf. FRAMPTON struck out looking
(3-2). NIELSEN flied out to lf (0-1). RELF grounded out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 8th - GONZALEZ, D tripled to right center (2-2). McKNIGHT to
p for SLOAN. COURCHA, A grounded out to ss (1-0). HOWARD, J grounded out to 3b
(2-2). NEDA, Rafael struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 9th - WELLS grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1). WOLFE flied out to
cf (0-2). CLUFF flied out to rf (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UNLV is BYU’s opening game for the first time in the 10-year history of the Mountain West Conference baseball tournament.

The Cougars, now 25-29 overall, play UNLV, 27-27, on Tuesday at 3 p.m. PDT, in San Diego, Calif. No. 4-seeded BYU is scheduled to start freshman Chris Capper (4-1, 4.68) on the mound, while the Rebels will counter with Tanner Peters (6-5, 5.99). The two teams were 3-3 in head-to-head competition during the regular season.

“We are hoping our young players can step up in a significant way and take this opportunity to achieve a goal we set out to accomplish at the beginning of the season,” said BYU coach Vance Law.

Injuries have plagued the Cougars in recent weeks with the losses of starting pitcher Matthew Neil and catchers Bryce Ayoso and Wes Guenther. Ayoso had surgery last week on his rotator cuff.

“We’ve never had to deal with this many injuries,” said Law, who is hopeful that Alex Wolfe will be able to play in the MWC Tourney after going down with an injury in the 22-19 loss last Saturday at the Air Force Academy.

Depending on the fortunes of the UNLV game, BYU will advance in the winner’s bracket against either defending champion TCU or No. 2 seen New Mexico on Wednesday afternoon/evening. Should the Cougars falter against the Rebels, on Wednesday morning they would face the loser of the Utah-San Diego State game.

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

Tuesday, May 25
Game 1 - #4 BYU vs. #5 UNLV - 3 p.m. PT The Mtn/CBS C
Game 2 - #3 San Diego State vs. #6 Utah - 7 p.m. PT The Mtn/CBS C
Wednesday, May 26
Game 3 - Loser Game #1 vs. Loser Game #2 - 11 a.m. PT The Mtn/CBS C
Game 4 - #2 New Mexico vs. Highest Seed to Advance from Games #1 & #2 - 3 p.m. PT The Mtn./CBS C
Game 5 - #1 TCU vs. Lowest Seed to Advance from Games #1 & #2) - 7 p.m. PT The Mtn./CBS C
Thursday, May 27
Game 6 - Lower Seed Game #4 or #5 vs. Winner Game #3 - 11 a.m. PT The Mtn./CBS C
Game 7 - Higher Seed Game #4 or #5 vs. Winner Game #6 - 3 p.m. PT The Mtn/CBS C
Game 8 - Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #4 - 7 p.m. PT The Mtn/CBS C
Friday, May 28
Game 9 - Loser Game #8 vs. Winner Game #7 - 3 p.m. PT The Mtn.
Game 10 - Championship Game (Winner Game #8 vs. Winner Game #9 - 7 p.m. PT The Mtn/CBS C
Saturday, May 29
Game 11 - Championship Game (if necessary), 1 p.m. PT The Mtn./CBS C