LAS VEGAS -- Corner infielders Dillon Robinson and Austin Hall teamed with BYU pitchers Saturday afternoon to provide a 9-5 victory over UNLV.

Hall, a junior first baseman, beat out a single, stole second and scored on Robinson’s two-run homer in the second inning. The duo struck big again in the fifth and seventh innings.

A two-run single by Robinson, a freshman third baseman, in the fifth proved to be the game-winning RBI, giving BYU a 6-1 lead at that point.

Hall tripled off the left-center wall to lead off the seventh and scored easily on the same play when the ball was bobbled to give BYU a 7-2 lead.

“I hit it pretty good and Coach (Ryan) Roberts told me I was going all the way,” said Hall. “I’ve had a couple go off the wall this year, but haven’t had one go over yet.”

BYU head coach Vance Law was ejected from the game for arguing a foul ball ruled fair near the right field line after Ryan Bernal dove in attempting the catch in the third inning.

Wes Guenther added the final Cougar blow with a two-run homer in the ninth.

“The story today was our pitching,” said Roberts. “I was excited for Blake finishing the game up. We cut down on when we struck out, so that was a big difference, too.”

BYU improved to 18-14 overall and 6-5 in the Mountain West Conference, while UNLV is now 24-14 and 4-7.

The Cougars next host the University of Utah in a rare non-conference game on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

Brigham Young Univ. at UNLV Rebels
Apr 16, 2011 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Wilson Stadium)
Brigham Young Univ. 9 (18-14,6-5 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WELLS, Stephen cf........  6  0  1  0   0  0  3  0   3
LAW, Andrew ss...........  5  1  0  0   0  1  2  7   3
WOLFE, Alex c............  4  1  1  0   1  0  7  2   0
BERNAL, Ryan lf..........  4  1  1  1   1  0  0  0   0
BRUGMAN, Jaycob rf.......  5  1  0  0   0  1  2  0   4
HALL, Austin 1b..........  4  3  4  0   1  0 10  2   0
GUENTHER, Wes dh.........  5  1  1  2   0  1  0  0   0
ROBINSON, Dillon 3b......  4  1  4  4   1  0  1  0   0
NIELSEN, Dane 2b.........  5  0  2  0   0  0  2  3   1
NEIL, Matthew p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 NYBERG, Chunner p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MILLER, Jared p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 TORGERSON, Blake p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 42  9 14  7   4  3 27 15  11
UNLV Rebels 4 (24-14,4-7 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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KIRK, T. cf..............  4  2  1  0   1  1  6  0   0
DYSINGER, S. 2b..........  5  2  4  0   0  0  2  3   0
COOK, T. 1b..............  4  0  3  2   0  0  7  0   0
BAYARDI, B. dh...........  3  0  1  1   1  0  0  0   2
SCOTT, R. c..............  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   3
 FEINER, T. ph...........  1  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
 PULLIN, R. c............  1  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
ROUNDY, R. lf............  3  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
 BEATY, H. ph............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   3
 BERKE, S. lf............  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   2
JIMENEZ, R. 3b...........  3  0  1  0   1  0  1  1   0
HIGA, D. ss..............  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  2   1
THOMAS, C. rf............  3  0  0  0   1  2  1  0   0
BORDEN, B. p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
 JAVATE, M. p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 IODENCE, T. p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 RAINFORD, B. p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  4 13  4   4  7 27  9  11
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 020 040 102 -  9 14  1
UNLV Rebels......... 001 010 101 -  4 13  3
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E - WOLFE; KIRK, T.; JIMENEZ, R. 2. DP - BY 4; UNLV 1. LOB - BY 11; UNLV 11.
2B - BERNAL; NIELSEN; BAYARDI, B.. 3B - HALL; COOK, T.; JIMENEZ, R.. HR -
GUENTHER; ROBINSON. HBP - LAW; BAYARDI, B.. SB - HALL 2; ROBINSON. CS -
WOLFE. Reached on CI - COOK, T..
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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NEIL, Matthew.......  5.0  8  2  2  1  4 20 23
NYBERG, Chunner.....  1.2  0  1  1  2  1  4  6
MILLER, Jared.......  0.0  1  0  0  1  0  1  2
TORGERSON, Blake....  2.1  4  1  1  0  2 11 11
UNLV Rebels            IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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BORDEN, B...........  4.0  7  3  3  1  1 18 20
JAVATE, M...........  2.0  3  4  3  2  1 11 13
IODENCE, T..........  1.0  0  0  0  1  0  3  4
RAINFORD, B.........  2.0  4  2  2  0  1 10 10
Win - NEIL (2-2).  Loss - BORDEN, B. (0-2).  Save - TORGERSON (1).
WP - NEIL. HBP - by BORDEN, B. (LAW); by NEIL (BAYARDI, B.). PB - WOLFE. CI -
WOLFE.
Umpires - HP: Ruben Chavira  1B: William Van Raaphors  3B: Scott Johnston
Start: 1:07 pm   Time: 2:44   Attendance: 852
Weather: 82, partly cloudy, 5 mph wind
BORDEN, B. faced 1 batter in the 5th.
JAVATE, M. faced 1 batter in the 7th.
MILLER faced 2 batters in the 7th.
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 5/cf WELLS; 6/ss LAW; 18/c WOLFE; 10/lf BERNAL;
4/rf BRUGMAN; 26/1b HALL; 9/dh GUENTHER; 3/3b ROBINSON; 16/2b NIELSEN; 36/p
NEIL;
UNLV Rebels starters: 16/cf KIRK, T.; 17/2b DYSINGER, S.; 33/1b COOK, T.; 24/dh
BAYARDI, B.; 19/c SCOTT, R.; 12/lf ROUNDY, R.; 5/3b JIMENEZ, R.; 4/ss HIGA, D.;
40/rf THOMAS, C.; 22/p BORDEN, B.;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - WELLS grounded out to 2b. LAW flied out to cf
to left center. WOLFE walked. BERNAL doubled down the lf line; WOLFE advanced
to third. BRUGMAN flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV Rebels 1st - KIRK, T. struck out looking. DYSINGER, S. singled to
second base. COOK, T. reached on catcher's interference; DYSINGER, S. advanced
to second. BAYARDI, B. hit into double play p to ss to 1b to c to 3b; DYSINGER,
S. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - HALL singled. HALL stole second. GUENTHER
grounded out to ss. ROBINSON homered to right field, 2 RBI; HALL scored.
NIELSEN doubled down the lf line. WELLS popped up to 2b. LAW popped up to 2b.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV Rebels 2nd - SCOTT, R. grounded out to ss. ROUNDY, R. struck out
swinging. JIMENEZ, R. tripled to left field. HIGA, D. struck out, out at first
c to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - WOLFE singled through the right side. WOLFE
out at second p to ss, caught stealing. BERNAL flied out to lf. BRUGMAN flied
out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV Rebels 3rd - THOMAS, C. walked. KIRK, T. hit into double play 1b to
ss; THOMAS, C. out on the play. DYSINGER, S. singled to shortstop. DYSINGER, S.
advanced to second on a wild pitch. COOK, T. tripled to left field, RBI;
DYSINGER, S. scored. BAYARDI, B. grounded out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - HALL singled up the middle. HALL stole second.
GUENTHER struck out swinging. ROBINSON singled to right field; HALL advanced to
third. NIELSEN grounded out to p. WELLS grounded out to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV Rebels 4th - SCOTT, R. struck out swinging. ROUNDY, R. grounded out
to 1b unassisted. JIMENEZ, R. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - LAW hit by pitch. JAVATE, M. to p for BORDEN,
B.. WOLFE reached on an error by 3b; LAW advanced to third. BERNAL reached on a
fielder's choice, RBI; WOLFE advanced to second; LAW scored. BRUGMAN reached on
an error by 3b, advanced to second; BERNAL advanced to third; WOLFE scored.
HALL walked. GUENTHER popped up to 3b. ROBINSON singled up the middle, 2 RBI;
HALL advanced to second; BRUGMAN scored, unearned; BERNAL scored. NIELSEN
grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; ROBINSON out on the play. 4 runs,
1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV Rebels 5th - HIGA, D. singled up the middle. THOMAS, C. grounded
into double play ss to 2b to 1b; HIGA, D. out on the play. KIRK, T. singled
through the right side. DYSINGER, S. singled to center field; KIRK, T. advanced
to second. COOK, T. singled up the middle, RBI; DYSINGER, S. advanced to
second; KIRK, T. scored. BAYARDI, B. hit by pitch; COOK, T. advanced to second;
DYSINGER, S. advanced to third. SCOTT, R. popped up to 2b. 1 run, 4 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - WELLS singled up the middle. LAW grounded out
to 3b; WELLS advanced to second. WOLFE flied out to lf. BERNAL walked. BRUGMAN
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV Rebels 6th - NYBERG to p for NEIL. ROUNDY, R. grounded out to ss.
JIMENEZ, R. walked. HIGA, D. grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; JIMENEZ,
R. out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - HALL tripled to center field, scored on an
error by cf. IODENCE, T. to p for JAVATE, M.. GUENTHER flied out to cf.
ROBINSON walked. NIELSEN flied out to cf. ROBINSON stole second. WELLS flied
out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
UNLV Rebels 7th - THOMAS, C. struck out looking. KIRK, T. walked.
DYSINGER, S. flied out to cf. MILLER to p for NYBERG. COOK, T. singled through
the right side; KIRK, T. advanced to second. KIRK, T. advanced to third on a
passed ball. BAYARDI, B. walked; COOK, T. advanced to second. FEINER, T. pinch
hit for SCOTT, R.. No play. TORGERSON to p for MILLER. FEINER, T. singled to
shortstop, RBI; BAYARDI, B. advanced to second; COOK, T. advanced to third;
KIRK, T. scored. BEATY, H. pinch hit for ROUNDY, R.. BEATY, H. struck out
looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - PULLIN, R. to c for FEINER, T.. BERKE, S. to
lf for BEATY, H.. RAINFORD, B. to p for IODENCE, T.. LAW struck out swinging.
WOLFE flied out to cf. BERNAL grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
UNLV Rebels 8th - JIMENEZ, R. grounded out to ss. HIGA, D. grounded out
to 2b. THOMAS, C. struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - BRUGMAN flied out to cf. HALL singled to third
base. GUENTHER homered to right field, 2 RBI; HALL scored. ROBINSON singled up
the middle. NIELSEN singled up the middle; ROBINSON advanced to second. WELLS
flied out to rf. LAW flied out to lf. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV Rebels 9th - KIRK, T. flied out to rf. DYSINGER, S. singled to
shortstop. COOK, T. flied out to cf. BAYARDI, B. doubled to left center, RBI;
DYSINGER, S. scored. PULLIN, R. singled through the left side; BAYARDI, B.
advanced to third. BERKE, S. flied out to cf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

Second-place BYU’s baseball team ventures to UNLV for its first league games out-of-state at Las Vegas this Thursday.

BYU, now 17-12 overall and 5-3 in the Mountain West Conference, starts a three-game series at UNLV with Taylor Cole (3-1, 2.68) on the mound Thursday at 7 p.m. PT. Cole, a sophomore from Las Vegas will be facing his former coach in UNLV’s Tim Chambers, in his first year at the Rebel helm. Cole pitched for Chambers at the College of Southern Nevada in 2008 before serving a mission.

UNLV began the week at 22-12 overall and 2-6 in the MWC. The Rebels play Tuesday at UC Riverside. When BYU and UNLV meet on Friday, it will be sophomore Chris Capper (3-2, 3.56) as the Cougar starter.

“Standings mean very little right now,” said BYU coach Vance Law. “We haven’t played everyone in our league yet, but it is nice we are playing well now. UNLV is a hitter-friendly ballpark, so our pitchers will have to be very sharp against a team with a different style of play and a new coach.”

The Cougars won three of four games last week, losing the last contest to the weather. The cancelled BYU-Air Force game will be made up the end of May at the Academy. All of BYU’s games at UNLV will be broadcast live locally over Radio 960 AM.

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