SEATTLE -- The BYU softball team ended its season in the championship game of the Seattle Regional on Saturday, falling 7-5 to No. 14 Washington.

After qualifying for the NCAA tournament for the seventh-consecutive season, the Cougars finish with a 40-18 record after losing earlier to Washington and defeating No. 21 Auburn twice during the weekend.

BYU took the lead twice at 1-0 and 4-2, but Washington rallied both times to snatch away a possible victory.

Senior third baseman Caschjen Davis-Atagi, an All-Tournament Team unanimous selection, completed a solid weekend by hitting a two-run single against Washington. Junior designated hitter Tiffany Messerschmidt went 3-for-3 with two runs.

Down 2-1 going into the top of the fifth, Kristin Delahoussaye and Messerschmidt reached base, enabling JC Clayton to bring in Delahoussaye to tie the game.

Later in the inning with the bases loaded, Atagi roped a two-run single to right field, giving BYU a 4-2 lead.

But Washington scored five runs on four hits and two Cougar errors, using a collection of hits to left field to bring multiple runners around and retake the lead for the final time.

Messerschmidt scored a final run in the seventh on a comebacker to the Husky pitcher by junior Delaney Willard.

Pitching in her final game, senior Paige Affleck got the start, striking out five with four walks, four hits and two runs in a no decision. Affleck joined Atagi on the All-Tournament Team after starting all four games for BYU over the weekend, winning two.

Affleck, Atagi, Delahoussaye, catcher Jessica Fitu and catcher April Thorson finished out their careers for the Cougars in Seattle.

BYU at #15 Washington

May 21, 2011 at Seattle (Husky Softball)

BYU 5 (40-18)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b.. 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 0

MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa dh.. 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0

CLAYTON, JC ss........... 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0

FITU,Jessica c........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 10 2 2

ATAGI,Caschjen 3b........ 3 0 1 2 1 2 0 3 1

MILLETT,Lacey pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

WILLARD, Delaney rf...... 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

HUDSON,Alexandra rf..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

DUCKWORTH,Carly lf....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

GRAHAM, Stacie 1b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 1

DUGAS,Jessica cf......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFFLECK,Paige p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ALMOND,Tori p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HOWELL,Hannah p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals................... 31 5 9 4 2 6 18 10 8

Washington 7 (37-14)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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Pohlman, K. cf........... 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Salling, J. ss........... 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 4 2

Williams, N. 1b.......... 4 1 1 2 0 1 7 0 0

Inglesby, K. p........... 3 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 0

Stuart, M. 3b............ 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0

Wright, S. c............. 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 4

Creger-Zier pr.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Clifton, J. dh........... 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3

Hayward, V. lf........... 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0

Wagner, M. 2b............ 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0

Tuiasosopo rf............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Totals................... 29 7 10 5 5 9 21 8 9

Score by Innings R H E

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BYU................. 100 030 1 - 5 9 3

Washington.......... 101 005 X - 7 10 2

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E - CLAYTON; ATAGI; DUCKWORTH; Stuart, M. 2. LOB - BYU 8; WASH 9. 2B -

Williams, N.; Inglesby, K.. SH - CLAYTON. SB - Pohlman, K..

BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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AFFLECK,Paige....... 3.0 4 2 2 4 5 13 17

ALMOND,Tori......... 2.1 6 5 4 1 2 13 14

HOWELL,Hannah....... 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 3 3

Washington IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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Inglesby, K......... 7.0 9 5 4 2 6 31 34

Win - Inglesby, K. (25-8). Loss - ALMOND (10-4). Save - None.

WP - ALMOND 2; HOWELL; Inglesby, K..

Umpires - HP: Paul Edds 1B: John Bennett 3B: Ron Burkhart

Start: 2:30 pm Time: 2:43 Attendance: 1181

Weather: cloudy, windy

BYU starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 20/dh MESSERSCHMID; 16/ss CLAYTON; 10/c FITU;

9/3b ATAGI; 28/rf WILLARD; 3/lf DUCKWORTH; 21/1b GRAHAM; 19/cf DUGAS; 12/p

AFFLECK;

Washington starters: 4/cf Pohlman, K.; 7/ss Salling, J.; 3/1b Williams, N.;

13/p Inglesby, K.; 18/3b Stuart, M.; 1/c Wright, S.; 14/dh Clifton, J.; 21/lf

Hayward, V.; 8/2b Wagner, M.; 19/rf Tuiasosopo;

BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE singled to center field. MESSERSCHMID singled;

DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to second. CLAYTON reached on an error by 3b, SAC,

advanced to second; MESSERSCHMID advanced to third; DELAHOUSSAYE scored,

unearned. FITU struck out swinging. MESSERSCHMID out at third c to 3b, picked

off. ATAGI struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Washington 1st - Pohlman, K. walked. Pohlman, K. stole second. Salling,

J. singled, advanced to second; Pohlman, K. advanced to third. Williams, N.

struck out swinging. Inglesby, K. walked. Stuart, M. grounded out to 2b, RBI;

Inglesby, K. advanced to second; Salling, J. advanced to third; Pohlman, K.

scored. Wright, S. struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

BYU 2nd - WILLARD struck out swinging. DUCKWORTH flied out to rf. GRAHAM

popped up to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Washington 2nd - Clifton, J. struck out swinging. Hayward, V. struck out

swinging. Wagner, M. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0

LOB.

BYU 3rd - DUGAS lined out to p. DELAHOUSSAYE popped up to 2b.

MESSERSCHMID walked. CLAYTON singled to shortstop; MESSERSCHMID advanced to

second. FITU grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Washington 3rd - Pohlman, K. out at first c to 2b, bunt. Salling, J.

walked. Williams, N. grounded out to 3b; Salling, J. advanced to second.

Inglesby, K. doubled to left center, RBI; Salling, J. scored. Stuart, M.

walked. Wright, S. popped up to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

BYU 4th - ATAGI struck out looking. WILLARD reached on an error by 3b,

advanced to second. DUCKWORTH flied out to rf. GRAHAM struck out swinging. 0

runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Washington 4th - Clifton, J. singled to left field. Hayward, V. singled

to center field; Clifton, J. advanced to second. ALMOND to p for AFFLECK.

Hayward, V. advanced to second on a wild pitch; Clifton, J. advanced to third

on a wild pitch. Wagner, M. grounded out to 2b. Pohlman, K. reached on an error

by ss; Clifton, J. out at home ss to 2b to c. Pohlman, K. advanced to second on

a wild pitch; Hayward, V. advanced to third on a wild pitch. Salling, J. struck

out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

BYU 5th - DUGAS singled through the left side. DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a

fielder's choice; DUGAS out at second 3b to 2b. MESSERSCHMID singled, bunt;

DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to second. MESSERSCHMID advanced to second on a wild

pitch; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to third on a wild pitch. CLAYTON singled, RBI;

MESSERSCHMID advanced to third; DELAHOUSSAYE scored. FITU reached on a

fielder's choice; CLAYTON advanced to second. ATAGI singled to right field, 2

RBI; FITU advanced to third; CLAYTON scored; MESSERSCHMID scored. WILLARD

fouled out to 1b. DUCKWORTH popped up to ss. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2

LOB.

Washington 5th - Williams, N. grounded out to 3b. Inglesby, K. singled

to second base. Tuiasosopo pinch ran for Inglesby, K.. / for Tuiasosopo.

Stuart, M. struck out swinging. Wright, S. singled to left field; Tuiasosopo

advanced to second. Clifton, J. grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0

errors, 2 LOB.

BYU 6th - Inglesby, K. to p for Tuiasosopo. Tuiasosopo to rf. GRAHAM

grounded out to 3b. DUGAS grounded out to ss. DELAHOUSSAYE struck out swinging.

0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Washington 6th - HUDSON to rf for WILLARD. Hayward, V. walked. Wagner,

M. singled, bunt; Hayward, V. advanced to second. Pohlman, K. singled to left

field; Wagner, M. advanced to second; Hayward, V. advanced to third. Salling,

J. reached on a fielder's choice; Pohlman, K. advanced to second; Wagner, M.

advanced to third; Hayward, V. out at home 2b to c. Williams, N. doubled to

left field, 2 RBI; Salling, J. advanced to third; Pohlman, K. scored; Wagner,

M. scored. Inglesby, K. singled, advanced to second, RBI; Williams, N. advanced

to third, scored on an error by lf; Salling, J. scored. HOWELL to p for ALMOND.

Inglesby, K. advanced to third on a wild pitch. Stuart, M. struck out looking.

Wright, S. reached on an error by 3b; Inglesby, K. scored, unearned.

Creger-Zier pinch ran for Wright, S.. Clifton, J. struck out swinging. 5

runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.

BYU 7th - Wright, S. to c for Creger-Zier. MESSERSCHMID singled to

second base. CLAYTON grounded out to 1b unassisted; MESSERSCHMID advanced to

second. FITU singled to left field; MESSERSCHMID advanced to third. ATAGI

walked; FITU advanced to second. WILLARD to rf for HUDSON. MILLETT pinch ran

for ATAGI. WILLARD out at first p to ss to 1b, RBI; MILLETT advanced to second;

FITU advanced to third; MESSERSCHMID scored. DUCKWORTH grounded out to ss. 1

run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

PROVO, Utah -- The BYU softball team will play in its seventh-straight NCAA Regional beginning Thursday in Seattle against No. 21 Auburn at 3:30 p.m.

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NCAA Seattle Regional Schedule

Thursday

Game 1 - 3:30 p.m Auburn vs. BYU

Game 2 - 6 p.m. Portland State vs. Washington

Friday

Game 3 - 3 p.m. Winner of game 1 vs. winner of game 2

Game 4 - 5:30 p.m. Loser of game 1 vs. loser of game 2

Game 5 - 8 p.m. Winner of game 4 vs. loser of game 3

Saturday

Game 6 - 2:30 p.m. Winner of game 3 vs. winner of game 5

Game 7 - 2:30 p.m. Winner of game 6 vs. loser of game 6 (if necessary)

COUGAR QUICK HITS

— BYU has a 8-13 regular-season record against 2011 NCAA tournament teams. Before Mar. 5, the Cougars went 1-11 against such teams, but have since gone 7-2 against tourney teams.

— After starting the season with an 8-13 record, BYU has won 30 of its last 33, 26 of its last 28 and 14 of its last 15 games with a current three-game win streak, improving its record to 38-16 overall.

— In the last 28 games, BYU has averaged a 7.8 - 1.3 margin of victory with 13 shutouts and 10 games scoring in double-digits.

— BYU senior pitcher Paige Affleck was named MWC Pitcher of the Year and head coach Gordon Eakin was named MWC Coach of the Year for the third-straight season on Tuesday. Six Cougars were also named to the All-MWC team.

OPPONENTS SERIES NOTES

AUBURN - This is Auburn’s eighth berth in the NCAA Tournament since 2002. Auburn is 6-14 all-time in NCAA Regional play and has advanced to the regional championship game one time, with that coming in 2006. BYU and Auburn have never faced each other.

The 2011 senior class of Katie Colton, Kelley Smiley, Caitlin Stangl and Kyndall White helped give the program another first by advancing to a NCAA Regional for a record fourth consecutive season. This season the senior class has led the Tigers to the program’s longest winning streak (15 games) the program’s first series win over a top five team, the most wins over top 25 teams (seven) since 2005 and the program’s longest stay in the NFCA top 25 since 2006, current at 12 consecutive weeks.

Morgan Estell leads the team with a .378 batting average including team highs of 59 hits and 17 doubles. The Tigers split time between three pitchers and are led by Angel Bunner’s 1.58 ERA and 16-6 record. Jenee Loree is second on the team with a 2.61 ERA in 24 apperances while Lauren Schmalz leads thea team with 143 strikeouts.

WASHINGTON - The Huskies finished 9-12 in the Pac-10 this year, tied for sixth with UCLA. The team has advanced to the Women’s College World Series three times in the last four seasons and have been to the NCAA Super Regional five of the last six seasons.

BYU defeated Washington when the Huskies came to Provo last fall but were shut out last season when the two teams met in regular season play.

Senior infielder Jenn Salling leads the Huskies with 15 doubles and is second on the team with a .373 batting aver- age, .503 on-base percentage, .648 slugging percentage, 92 total bases and 43 RBIs while starting all 48 games for Washington.

PORLTAND STATE - Portland State comes in after winning the Pacific Coast Softball Conference title. The Vikings and Cougars faced off earlier this year in BYU’s second game of the season, losing by a single run in eight innings. Cougar catcher Jessica Fitu hit two home runs in the game while pitcher Paige Affleck no-hit Portland State through seven innings.

Jenna Krogh leads the team with a .405 batting average. Nicole Latham and Anna Bertrand split time in the circle with identical 16-8 records while Latham posted a 1.71 ERA to lead the team. As a team, the Vikings boast a .311 bat- ting average and a 2.03 ERA.

UNBEATABLE AT HOME

The Cougars have the third-longest home win streak in the country, having won 20-straight games, including a 13-0 record this season. BYU has won 10-straight at home against conference opponents and 34 straight against non-conference foes.

Texas A&M - 24

BYU - 20

Alabama - 20

Jacksonville - 16

GRAND RECORDS

Senior catcher Jessica Fitu hit the fifth grand slam of her career and second of the season at home vs. UNLV, moving her into third place in NCAA history for career grand slams. Fitu’s fourth grand slam earlier this year against Cal State Northridge set a new BYU career record.

In addition to her grand slam record, Fitu’s career RBI total is currently tied for 15th all-time in NCAA history while her hit by pitch total ties her for 8th in the NCAA record book.

SIX COUGARS EARN ALL-MWC, AFFLECK NAMED PITCHER OF THE YEAR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- BYU senior Paige Affleck earned the Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year award and BYU head coach Gordon Eakin captured MWC Coach of the Year honors for the third consecutive season as selected by the league’s six head coaches.

Affleck, a New Harmony, Utah, product, is the second Cougar hurler (Christie Zinanti, 2009) to earn the MWC Pitcher of the Year award. This season, she went 9-2 in Conference play, including six complete games, with a league-low earned run average of 1.18. The right-hander also led the league in strikeouts with 62 and was second in opposing batting average (.222) and innings pitched (65.1).

Eakin collected his third MWC coaching honor (2009, 2010, 2011) after guiding BYU to its sixth regular-season league crown and seventh consecutive NCAA Regional appearance. In his 9th season as head coach, Eakin led the Cougars to an 11-2 Conference record (38-16 overall) this season, push- ing his all-time record at BYU to 369-158 (.700).

BYU led the conference with six players named All-MWC, including Affleck, senior third baseman Caschjen Atagi, senior second baseman Kristin Delahoussaye, freshman left fielder Carly Duckworth, junior center fielder Jessica Dugas and senior catcher Jessica Fitu.

Affleck, Delahoussaye and Fitu were named to the team for the third time in each of their respective careers while Atagi, Duckworth and Dugas earned their first-career selections.

UNLV senior Ashli Holland was named MWC Player of the Year, San Diego State’s Hayley Miles gar- nered MWC Freshman of the Year acclaim.