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PROVO -- Senior second baseman Kristin Delahoussaye hit two home runs and a triple, three of seven extra-base hits for BYU in a 9-0 win over Utah State on Tuesday at Gail Miller Field.

Delahoussaye went 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs in the first multi-home run game of her career. She also set a new career high with 11 total bases and tied her career best in runs.

Freshman right fielder Carly Duckworth hit her second home run in as many games to end the contest early by the mercy rule while senior catcher Jessica Fitu’s two-run rocket came in the first inning, giving her eight homers on the year.

Duckworth finished hitting 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run and Fitu added two RBI and two runs on 2-for-3 from the plate.

BYU (17-14) scored in each of the game’s five innings against Utah State (5-27), starting with Delahoussaye’s leadoff triple in the first and Fitu’s home run two batters later to give BYU an early 2-0 lead.

The Cougars scored two runs with two outs for the second-straight inning on Delahoussaye’s first home run of the day. The senior also brought in junior Tiffany Messerschmidt after Messerschmidt had reached first base on a hit that died right in front of the plate.

BYU extended its lead to seven on Delahoussaye's second home run in the fourth inning. Duckworth closed it out with her fourth home run of the year and BYU's fourth of the game, also scoring senior Caschjen Atagi.

Atagi matched a career high by hitting two doubles while adding a run and a stolen base. Messerschmidt also had two hits to go with two runs and a stolen base in her first action back after missing the last nine games with a leg injury.

Utah State at BYU
Mar 29, 2011 at Provo, UT (Gail Miller Field)
Utah State 0 (5-27)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Cummings, Christina rf...  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
 Bava, Krista rf.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Uchida, Kassandra 2b.....  1  0  0  0   1  1  0  1   0
Marquez, Lindsey dh......  2  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   1
Kaneshiro, Kelly 3b......  2  0  1  0   0  0  0  2   1
 Thomas Annie pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
McDonald, Megan lf.......  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Karl, Brandy pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Ferguson, Tina c.........  2  0  0  0   0  0  5  2   0
Day, Tatem 1b............  1  0  0  0   0  0  6  0   0
 Ventura, Ashley ph......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Landers, Joreigh cf......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
 Tyteca, Shasta ph.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Lenzora, Allison ss......  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
Harmon, Mandy p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Chaplin, Dani p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 Tyteca, Shelbi p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 16  0  3  0   2  5 12  8   4
BYU 9 (17-14)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  3  3  3  4   0  0  1  2   0
DUGAS,Jessica cf.........  2  0  0  0   1  2  0  0   0
CLAYTON, JC ss...........  3  0  0  0   0  2  3  1   0
FITU,Jessica c...........  3  2  2  2   0  1  5  2   1
ATAGI,Caschjen dh........  2  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
DUCKWORTH,Carly rf.......  3  1  2  3   0  0  0  0   1
HICKS, Krista 3b.........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   1
GRAHAM, Stacie 1b........  2  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa lf..  2  2  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
 HUDSON,Alexandra lf.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
AFFLECK,Paige p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 HOWELL,Hannah p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 22  9 11  9   1  6 15  7   3
Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Utah State.......... 000 00 -  0  3  2
BYU................. 221 22 -  9 11  1
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E - Cummings, C.(1); Chaplin, D.(2); CLAYTON. LOB - Utah State 4; BYU 3. 2B - Lenzora, A.(2); ATAGI 2. 3B - DELAHOUSSAYE. HR - DELAHOUSSAYE 2; FITU; DUCKWORTH. SH - Cummings, C.(1); ATAGI. SB - ATAGI; MESSERSCHMID. CS - Tyteca, Sha.(1); DUCKWORTH.
Utah State             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Harmon, Mandy.......  2.0  5  4  4  0  4 11 11
Chaplin, Dani.......  1.1  4  3  3  1  0  7  9
Tyteca, Shelbi......  0.2  2  2  2  0  2  4  4
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK,Paige.......  4.0  3  0  0  2  4 13 16
HOWELL,Hannah.......  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3
Win - AFFLECK (10-9).  Loss - Harmon, M. (4-17).  Save - None.
Umpires - HP: Clair McBride  1B: Brett Higgins  3B: Steve Poulsen
Start: 4 pm   Time: 1:42   Attendance: 254
Weather: cloudy and cool 40s
Utah State starters: 2/rf Cummings, C.; 4/2b Uchida, K.; 10/dh Marquez, L.;
6/3b Kaneshiro, K; 11/lf McDonald, M.; 19/c Ferguson, T.; 8/1b Day, T.; 3/cf
Landers, J.; 16/ss Lenzora, A.; 17/p Harmon, M.;
BYU starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 19/cf DUGAS; 16/ss CLAYTON; 10/c FITU; 9/dh
ATAGI; 3/rf DUCKWORTH; 22/3b HICKS; 21/1b GRAHAM; 20/lf MESSERSCHMID; 12/p
AFFLECK;
Utah State 1st - Cummings, C. walked. Uchida, K. struck out swinging. Marquez, L. struck out looking. Kaneshiro, K grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE tripled down the rf line. DUGAS struck out swinging. CLAYTON struck out swinging. FITU homered to left center, 2 RBI; DELAHOUSSAYE scored. ATAGI doubled to right center. DUCKWORTH grounded out to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah State 2nd - McDonald, M. singled to left field. Karl, B. pinch ran for McDonald, M.. Ferguson, T. reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; Karl, B. out at second 3b to ss. Day, T. fouled out to 1b. Landers, J. lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - McDonald, M. to lf for Karl, B.. HICKS grounded out to 3b. GRAHAM struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. MESSERSCHMID singled to catcher, advanced to second on an error by rf, advanced to third. DELAHOUSSAYE homered to left center, 2 RBI; MESSERSCHMID scored. DUGAS struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Utah State 3rd - Lenzora, A. doubled to right center. Cummings, C. grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Lenzora, A. advanced to third. Uchida, K. walked. Lenzora, A. out at third c to 3b, picked off. Marquez, L. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - Chaplin, D. to p for Harmon, M.. Bava, K. to rf for Cummings, C.. CLAYTON grounded out to p. FITU singled up the middle. ATAGI reached on a throwing error by p, SAC, bunt, no advance; FITU advanced to third. ATAGI stole second. DUCKWORTH singled to second base, RBI; ATAGI advanced to third; FITU scored. DUCKWORTH out at first c to 2b to 1b, caught stealing. HICKS grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Utah State 4th - Kaneshiro, K singled down the lf line. Thomas, A. pinch ran for Kaneshiro, K. McDonald, M. struck out swinging. Ferguson, T. reached on a fielder's choice; Thomas, A. out at second ss to 2b. Ventura, A. pinch hit for Day, T.. Ventura, A. flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - Kaneshiro, K to 3b for Thomas, A.. Ventura, A. to 1b. Uchida, K. to dh. Marquez, L. to 2b. GRAHAM out at first p to 2b, bunt. MESSERSCHMID singled to third base. MESSERSCHMID stole second. DELAHOUSSAYE homered to left field, 2 RBI; MESSERSCHMID scored. DUGAS walked. Tyteca, She. to p for Chaplin, D.. CLAYTON struck out looking. FITU struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah State 5th - HOWELL to p for AFFLECK. HUDSON to lf for MESSERSCHMID. Tyteca, Sha. pinch hit for Landers, J.. Tyteca, Sha. reached on an error by ss. Lenzora, A. struck out looking; Tyteca, Sha. out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Bava, K. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - Landers, J. to cf for Tyteca, Sha.. ATAGI doubled to left center. DUCKWORTH homered to right center, 2 RBI; ATAGI scored. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

BYU softball is hosting its first home opener on Thursday, Mar. 24, against Weber State before facing Utah State on Tuesday, Mar. 29, at Gail Miller Field.

COUGAR QUICK HITS

— BYU senior catcher Jessica Fitu was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for the second time this season after earning Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament MVP last weekend. Fitu had eight hits, five runs, 10 RBI and 18 total bases, including two doubles, a triple and two home runs to lead the Cougars to a 5-1 record last weekend.

— Senior pitcher Paige Affleck was listed under the week’s Top Performance by the National Fastpitch Coaches’ Association after going 4-0 with two shutouts and wins over three ranked teams last weekend at the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament. Affleck had a career-high 13 strikeouts in the Cougars’ first game against No. 16 Hawaii and became the MWC’s all-time career wins leader in a win over No. 9 California. For her efforts, Affleck was also named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Pitcher.

— Sophomore JC Clayton, senior Kristin Delahoussaye and freshman Carly Duckworth were named to the Spring Fling All-Tournament team.

— BYU won three games over ranked opponents in one weekend for the first time in program history, defeating No. 16 Hawaii twice and No. 9 California once on its way to winning the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament championship.

— BYU received nine votes in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Top 25, placing the team tied for the 28th-most votes.

OPPONENTS SERIES NOTES

Weber State has never faced BYU despite its campus resting 80 miles north of Provo in Ogden. The Wildcats have had a rough go through the early part of 2011, coming into their game with BYU with a 3-15 record. Like BYU, Weber State has lost games to Oregon and Sacramento State while also falling twice to Hawaii, a team BYU defeated twice last week. Erika James is one of two Wildcats to have started every game this season. James leads the team with a .294 batting average and 15 hits. Weber State utilizes four pitchers in its lineup with Britinie Hardine leading the way with a 2.36 ERA.

BYU and Utah State have a long history dating back to the Cougar softball program’s first year in 2000. The Cougars won the first 19 games of the series before the Aggies recorded their first win in Logan in 2005. BYU has outscored Utah State 36-6 in its current four- game win streak, including a 9-1 victory in Logan last season. Kassandra Uchida has the team’s highest batting average at .329 with 23 hits while Kelley Kaneshiro has team highs of 11 runs and five home runs. In the circle, Mandy Harmon leads the Aggies with a 5.47 ERA and four wins in 21 appearances. Utah State is on a 10-game losing streak.

ALL-TIME CONFERENCE WINS LEADER

Already the record holder in all BYU career pitching categories, senior Paige Affleck became the winningest pitcher in Mountain West Conference history on Mar. 19, winning the 74th game of her career over No. 9 California in the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament championship game.

TAKING MORE

BYU has 12 players with at least one stolen base so far this year, including seven steals by junior Jessica Dugas. The Cougars have 36 stolen bases overall, with eight players totaling three or more. Against Florida State and Iona, BYU combined for a season-high four stolen bases.

GOTTA SCORE

BYU is 10-0 when scoring at least six runs and 12-0 when leading after five innings. In addition, 11 of BYU’s 14 losses have come by three runs or less.