


Peoria Sports Complex
16101 North 83rd Avenue Peoria AZ 85382
PEORIA, Arizona—A three-run double in the ninth inning Thursday by Nebraska third baseman Blake Headley broke a tie to sting BYU baseball with a 6-3 loss.
The Cougars (0-5) jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning before 930 fans at the Peoria Sports Complex in the first of a four-game series against Nebraska (2-2).
Dillon Robinson’s two-run triple to the gap in right-center field in the first inning helped the Cougars to a 3-0 lead after he scored on Dallen Reber’s single.
That gave BYU starting pitcher Kolton Mahoney a cushion to work from as he tallied six strikeouts in as many innings before Nebraska tied the score in the sixth frame.
“It was nice to see Kolton (Mahoney) come out strong and set the tone for us,” BYU coach Mike Littlewood said. “Our hitters did a great job today, but we need to get hits when they count. We are stranding far too many base runners out there inning after inning. The bottom half of our lineup needs to step up, be competitive, and do a better job of grinding out at bats.”
Hayden Nielsen went 4-for-5 batting after lead-off hitter Brennon Lund had his five-game hitting streak ended by the Huskers.
The Huskers loaded the bases in the third inning when Mahoney fielded a nubber but couldn’t get the lead runner and missed throwing out Jake Schleppenbec at first. Quick hands by Cougar second baseman Tanner Chancey stopped another threat in the fifth when he threw out Schleppenbec for the second out.
In the sixth inning, Chauncey’s throw to home was a shade off target as Nebraska plated its second run. Cougar right fielder Eric Urry nabbed a sacrifice fly on the warning track as the Huskers tied the score, 3-3, that inning.
Reliever Mason Marshall retired Nebraska in order in the eighth, starting with Lund laying out to secure an out. In the ninth the Huskers led off with consecutive singles from Marshall before he was replaced by Michael Rucker, who gave up an intentional walk to load the bases before Headley’s double.
The Cougars left the bases loaded in the third, but a 5-3 double play closed that frame.
“This was a good college baseball game and the team that won got the big hit today,” Littlewood said.
The two teams play a doubleheader on Friday at noon MDT in the four-game series which ends Saturday.
Nebraska is no longer ranked, but will provide stiff competition this week for BYU baseball when the two teams compete in Arizona.
The Cornhuskers (1-2) lost two of three games and their No. 23 ranking last week at UNLV, while BYU (0-4) is looking for its first win. The Cougars and Nebraska play a four-game series starting Thursday at the Peoria Sports Complex, site of the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres spring training camp.
“We knew how tough these first two weeks would be,” BYU coach Mike Littlewood said. “Our goal is to get better and at Santa Barbara we played well and got better in those four days. Similarly, we want to compete and get better this week and the games with Nebraska will enable us to do this.”
Kolton Mahoney (0-1, 5.40) will start Thursday’s game at 1 p.m. MDT,Jeff Barker (0-1, 3.60) starts the first game of a doubleheader on Friday at noon, followed by Brandon Kinser (0-0, 0.00), and Brady Corless (0-1, 5.40) will start Saturday’s game at noon.
“We have moved Kinser into our starting rotation because Hayden (Rogers) needs to work on some things,” Littlewood said. “We don’t know if this is a temporary move, but it will give us a left-hander coming out of the pen that can go hard for a couple of innings.
“Buffo (Maverik) was a nice surprise for us with his mound presence and we feel comfortable with him coming out of the pen.”
Kinser, Buffo and Gonzaga transfer Michael Rucker all have earned run averages of 0.00 in a combined nine innings on the mound this season. Kinser will be making his second start as a Cougar, having been pressed into a starting role last year at Dallas Baptist at the last minute due to a pre-game injury to Hayden Rogers. Kinser, a senior, has made 32 appearances as a Cougar reliever.
Centerfielder Brennon Lund has a current five-game hitting streak and leads the Cougars with a .410 batting average.
The Nebraska-BYU games can be listened to and followed through live links on www.byucougars.com. Last year BYU lost its four-game series at this same Peoria Sports Complex to Kansas.
Following the Nebraska games, the Cougars travel to play a four-game series at Oklahoma next week before the home opener against Hartford in March.
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Location: Peoria, Arizona
Time: Date: 2/19/2015
Attendance: 930
Box Score
Linescore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB |
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NEB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8 |
BYU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
Univ. of Nebraska 2-2
Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Darby, A.rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Reveles, S.ss | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
Boldt, R.cf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.750 | 0.750 | 0.800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Headley, B.3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.400 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
Miller, B.dh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Lubach, T.c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Christensen1b | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.250 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Schleppenbac2b | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 0.667 | 0.750 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
Cox, C.lf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Batting Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.306 | 0.333 | 0.366 | 27 | 12 | 1 | 0.975 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burkamper, Dp | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.364 | 5.400 |
Eddins, R.p | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
McSteen, J.p | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.000 |
Chesnut, J.p | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.000 |
Roeder, J.p | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.000 |
Pitching Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.316 | 3.000 |
Brigham Young Univ. 0-5
Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LUND, Brennoncf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
NIELSEN, Haydenss | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.800 | 0.800 | 0.800 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
CHAUNCEY, Tanner2b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.600 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
ROBINSON, Dillon1b | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.600 | 0.200 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
REBER, Dallenlf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
URRY, Ericrf | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
SHAVER, Coltondh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
JARVIS, Jarrettc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
LARSEN, Bronsonph/c | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
HSU, Brian3b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
Batting Totals | 38 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.316 | 0.368 | 0.350 | 27 | 14 | 0 | 1.000 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAHONEY, Koltonp | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.304 | 4.500 |
MARSHALL, Masonp | 2.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.273 | 6.750 |
RUCKER, Michaelp | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 27.000 |
Pitching Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.306 | 6.000 |
Play By Play
Inning 1
Play | Outs | NEB | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
Darby, A. flied out to lf. | 0 | - | - |
Reveles, S. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. | 1 | - | - |
Boldt, R. grounded out to 2b. | 2 | - | - |
LUND grounded out to ss. | 0 | - | - |
NIELSEN singled to center field. | 1 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY singled through the right side; NIELSEN advanced to second. | 1 | - | - |
ROBINSON tripled to right center, 2 RBI; CHAUNCEY scored; NIELSEN scored. | 1 | 0 | 2 |
REBER singled to shortstop, RBI; ROBINSON scored. | 1 | 0 | 3 |
URRY flied out to cf. | 1 | - | - |
SHAVER singled to shortstop; REBER advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
JARVIS out at first p to 2b to 1b. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 2
Play | Outs | NEB | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
Headley, B. grounded out to 3b. | 0 | - | - |
Miller, B. grounded out to ss. | 1 | - | - |
Lubach, T. struck out swinging. | 2 | - | - |
HSU grounded out to ss. | 0 | - | - |
LUND grounded out to 1b unassisted. | 1 | - | - |
NIELSEN singled to center field. | 2 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY flied out to lf. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 3
Play | Outs | NEB | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
Christensen singled to right field. | 0 | - | - |
Schleppenbac singled through the right side; Christensen advanced to second. | 0 | - | - |
Cox, C. singled, bunt; Schleppenbac advanced to second; Christensen advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
Darby, A. grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; Cox, C. out on the play; Schleppenbac advanced to third; Christensen scored. | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Reveles, S. struck out swinging. | 2 | - | - |
ROBINSON flied out to lf. | 0 | - | - |
REBER singled through the left side. | 1 | - | - |
REBER advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff attempt. | 1 | - | - |
URRY walked. | 1 | - | - |
SHAVER singled to left field; URRY advanced to second; REBER advanced to third. | 1 | - | - |
JARVIS grounded into double play 3b to 1b; URRY out on the play. | 1 | - | - |
Inning 4
Play | Outs | NEB | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
Boldt, R. singled to second base. | 0 | - | - |
Boldt, R. out at first p to 1b, picked off. | 0 | - | - |
Headley, B. struck out looking. | 1 | - | - |
Miller, B. singled to left field. | 2 | - | - |
Lubach, T. out at first 1b to p. | 2 | - | - |
HSU struck out looking. | 0 | - | - |
LUND flied out to lf. | 1 | - | - |
NIELSEN grounded out to 2b. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 5
Play | Outs | NEB | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
Christensen grounded out to 3b. | 0 | - | - |
Schleppenbac singled to left field. | 1 | - | - |
Cox, C. reached on a fielder's choice; Schleppenbac out at second 2b to ss. | 1 | - | - |
Cox, C. advanced to second on a balk. | 2 | - | - |
Darby, A. walked. | 2 | - | - |
Reveles, S. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. | 2 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY grounded out to ss. | 0 | - | - |
ROBINSON lined out to 2b. | 1 | - | - |
REBER struck out looking. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 6
Play | Outs | NEB | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
Boldt, R. singled to center field. | 0 | - | - |
Headley, B. hit by pitch; Boldt, R. advanced to second. | 0 | - | - |
Miller, B. flied out to lf. | 0 | - | - |
Headley, B. advanced to second on a wild pitch; Boldt, R. advanced to third on a wild pitch. | 1 | - | - |
Lubach, T. reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Headley, B. advanced to third; Boldt, R. scored. | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Christensen flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Lubach, T. advanced to second; Headley, B. scored. | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Schleppenbac walked. | 2 | - | - |
Lubach, T. stole third. | 2 | - | - |
Cox, C. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. | 2 | - | - |
Eddins, R. to p for Burkamper, D. | 0 | - | - |
URRY out at first 1b to p. | 0 | - | - |
SHAVER lined out to 3b. | 1 | - | - |
JARVIS struck out swinging. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 7
Play | Outs | NEB | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
MARSHALL to p for MAHONEY. | 0 | - | - |
Darby, A. flied out to lf. | 0 | - | - |
Reveles, S. popped up to 2b. | 1 | - | - |
Boldt, R. singled to center field. | 2 | - | - |
Headley, B. flied out to rf. | 2 | - | - |
HSU grounded out to 2b. | 0 | - | - |
McSteen, J. to p for Eddins, R.. | 1 | - | - |
LUND grounded out to 2b. | 1 | - | - |
NIELSEN singled through the left side. | 2 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY walked; NIELSEN advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
Chesnut, J. to p for McSteen, J.. | 2 | - | - |
ROBINSON flied out to lf. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 8
Play | Outs | NEB | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
Miller, B. flied out to cf. | 0 | - | - |
Lubach, T. fouled out to 3b. | 1 | - | - |
Christensen struck out looking. | 2 | - | - |
REBER flied out to lf. | 0 | - | - |
URRY singled to right field. | 1 | - | - |
SHAVER struck out swinging. | 1 | - | - |
LARSEN pinch hit for JARVIS. | 2 | - | - |
LARSEN flied out to lf. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 9
Play | Outs | NEB | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
LARSEN to c. | 0 | - | - |
Schleppenbac flied out to lf. | 0 | - | - |
Cox, C. grounded out to 2b. | 1 | - | - |
Darby, A. singled to center field. | 2 | - | - |
Reveles, S. singled to left field; Darby, A. advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
RUCKER to p for MARSHALL. | 2 | - | - |
Reveles, S. advanced to second on a wild pitch; Darby, A. advanced to third on a wild pitch. | 2 | - | - |
Boldt, R. intentionally walked. | 2 | - | - |
Headley, B. doubled to left center, 3 RBI; Boldt, R. scored; Reveles, S. scored; Darby, A. scored. | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Miller, B. grounded out to ss. | 2 | - | - |
Roeder, J. to p for Chesnut, J.. | 0 | - | - |
HSU grounded out to 3b. | 0 | - | - |
LUND struck out looking. | 1 | - | - |
NIELSEN singled up the middle. | 2 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY singled to center field; NIELSEN advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
ROBINSON grounded out to ss. | 2 | - | - |