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PROVO—Saint Mary’s College took advantage of nearly every mistake made by BYU baseball en route to a 14-5 victory on Thursday at Larry H. Miller Field.
The Gaels (25-24 overall and 10-15 in the West Coast Conference) behind superb pitching of left-hander Johnny York (7-4) kept BYU (23-22, 12-10) off balance all night.
The game started a half-hour late due to rain and it looked like Cougar ace Kolton Mahoney was on his game, striking out the first two batters. Then SMC scored a pair of runs for a 2-0 lead that expanded to 10-2 by the sixth inning after Mahoney (4-6) left the mound with seven strikeouts.
“We are not as bad as we played,” BYU coach Mike Littlewood said. “This isn’t the end of the world tonight, but for me, we need to play better. Our mantra has been to play to the end, no matter what.”
While BYU’s Bronson Larsen extended his hitting streak to 18 games, teammate Brennon Lund saw his 24-game hitting streak come to an end. Among the frustrating plays of the evening was a two-run triple to deep right field in the five-run sixth by Gael catcher Nate Nolan which got lost in the lights. Nolan recorded six RBI for the night, while the No. 4 and 5 batters each went 4-for-4 as the Gaels tallied 17 hits.
“They beat us in every single aspect of the game,” Littlewood said. “We need to wake up ready to play Friday. We are still trying to find the missing piece to the puzzle with Eric Urry (broken finger) out of the lineup.”
The two teams continue their three-game series on Friday at 6 p.m., MDT, with game time changed to noon for Saturday’s finale because of rain in the forecast.
Seven seniors to be honored in final home this weekend

For more detailed information on the make-up game to be played at Saint Mary's on May 18, see multi-page PDF below story
Seven seniors will be honored in the final game of the last home series this week for BYU baseball as it hosts Saint Mary’s College.
Jeff Barker, Andy Isom, Jarrett Jarvis, Brandon Kinser, James Lengal, Dillon Robinson and Parker Starr will be honored in Saturday’s pregame ceremonies.
The Cougars (23-21 overall, 12-9 in West Coast Conference] host the Gaels (24-24, 9-15) in the three-game series that starts on Thursday. Kolton Mahoney (4-4, 4.52) and Kinser (5-2, 3.77) will start on the mound for the Thursday and Friday games beginning at 6 p.m. MDT Starters for both teams are TBA for Saturday’s contest starting at 1 p.m. MDT.
“After three tough games at Pacific, we are happy to be back at Miller Park as we continue our run for the conference tournament,” BYU coach Mike Littlewood said. “Coach Valenzuela and his team will come in here ready to play. We can't afford to take one inning off the entire week if we want to achieve our goal of making the tournament.”
Brennon Lund leads the Cougars with a current 24-game hitting streak. Teammate Bronson Larsen has a 17-game streak and Dillon Robinson has a nine-game hitting streak.
BYUtv will televise all three games with Saint Mary’s. The magic number is four victories for BYU to qualify as one of four teams in the WCC Tournament on May 21-23 at Stockton, Calif.
BYU football coach Bronco Mendenhall and gridders Jamal Williams, Devon Blackmon and Algie Brown will throw out first pitches on Friday and stay to sign autographs. There will be fireworks following Friday's game.
After the final home stand, BYU plays on Tuesday at Utah in a game starting at 7 p.m. MDT, in a game televised live by the Pac-12 Network. The Cougars close the regular season next week with a three-game series at Santa Clara.
For more detailed information, see multi-page PDF below
Location: Provo, Utah
Time: Date: 5/7/2015
Attendance: 846
Box Score
Linescore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 2 | 7 |
BYU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 |
Saint Mary's College 25-24
Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GONSOLIN, Anthonyrf | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
KIRTLEY, Zach2b | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
VILLA, Anthony3b | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.600 | 1.000 | 0.667 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
FERGUSON, Collin1b | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 1.000 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
HORNSBY, Connorlf | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
NOLAN, Natec | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 1.667 | 0.600 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
STRONG, Daviscf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.400 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
STEINBERG, Logandh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
PISCOTTY, Austinss | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.778 |
Batting Totals | 41 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.415 | 0.585 | 0.458 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0.950 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
YORK, Johnnyp | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.242 | 3.375 |
O'TOOLE, Seanp | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 9.000 |
Pitching Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.243 | 4.000 |
Brigham Young Univ. 23-22
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
NIELSEN, Haydenss | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.750 | 0.600 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.750 |
CHAUNCEY, Tanner2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
ROBINSON, Dillon1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
LARSEN, Bronsonc | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.250 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
SHAVER, Coltondh | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.750 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
STARR, Parker3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
WHITNEY, Derrickrf | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 0.500 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
ISOM, Andylf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
IORG, Courtlf | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Batting Totals | 37 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.243 | 0.351 | 0.282 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0.972 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MAHONEY, Koltonp | 5.1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.440 | 10.125 |
BUFFO, Maverikp | 2.2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.462 | 20.250 |
LENGAL, Jamesp | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Pitching Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.415 | 12.000 |
Play By Play
Inning 1
Play | Outs | SMC | BYU |
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GONSOLIN struck out looking (1-2). | 0 | - | - |
KIRTLEY struck out swinging (1-2). | 1 | - | - |
VILLA singled to center field (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
FERGUSON doubled down the lf line (0-1); VILLA advanced to third. | 2 | - | - |
HORNSBY walked (3-2). | 2 | - | - |
NOLAN walked, RBI (3-2); HORNSBY advanced to second; FERGUSON advanced to third; VILLA scored. | 2 | 1 | 0 |
STRONG singled to left field, RBI (1-1); NOLAN advanced to second; HORNSBY advanced to third; FERGUSON scored. | 2 | 2 | 0 |
STEINBERG grounded out to 2b (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
LUND reached on a fielding error by ss (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
NIELSEN walked (3-0); LUND advanced to second. | 0 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a throwing error by ss, RBI (1-2); NIELSEN out at second 1b to ss; LUND scored, unearned. | 0 | 2 | 1 |
ROBINSON struck out swinging (0-2). | 1 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY advanced to third on a wild pitch. | 2 | - | - |
LARSEN struck out looking (2-2). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 2
Play | Outs | SMC | BYU |
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PISCOTTY singled to left field (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
PISCOTTY out at second c to ss, caught stealing. | 0 | - | - |
GONSOLIN struck out looking (1-2). | 1 | - | - |
KIRTLEY grounded out to ss (1-0). | 2 | - | - |
SHAVER singled up the middle (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
STARR flied out to lf (0-1). | 0 | - | - |
WHITNEY flied out to cf (0-1). | 1 | - | - |
ISOM grounded out to 2b (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 3
Play | Outs | SMC | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
VILLA flied out to rf (1-0). | 0 | - | - |
FERGUSON doubled down the rf line (3-0). | 1 | - | - |
HORNSBY singled to left field (3-2); FERGUSON advanced to third. | 1 | - | - |
NOLAN flied out to rf, SF, RBI (0-0); FERGUSON scored. | 1 | 3 | 1 |
STRONG struck out looking (0-2). | 2 | - | - |
LUND flied out to rf (0-1). | 0 | - | - |
NIELSEN popped up to 2b (1-1). | 1 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY flied out to cf (2-0). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 4
Play | Outs | SMC | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
STEINBERG hit by pitch (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
PISCOTTY flied out to rf (1-2). | 0 | - | - |
STEINBERG out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. | 1 | - | - |
GONSOLIN struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2). | 2 | - | - |
ROBINSON flied out to lf (1-1). | 0 | - | - |
LARSEN doubled to left field (0-0). | 1 | - | - |
SHAVER doubled down the lf line, RBI (0-0); LARSEN scored. | 1 | 3 | 2 |
STARR grounded out to ss (1-0). | 1 | - | - |
WHITNEY popped up to ss (0-2). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 5
Play | Outs | SMC | BYU |
---|---|---|---|
KIRTLEY singled to center field (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
VILLA doubled to left field (1-0); KIRTLEY advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
FERGUSON walked (3-2). | 0 | - | - |
HORNSBY singled to left field, RBI (2-1); FERGUSON advanced to second; VILLA advanced to third; KIRTLEY scored. | 0 | 4 | 2 |
NOLAN struck out looking (1-2). | 0 | - | - |
STRONG singled to left field, RBI (1-0); HORNSBY advanced to second; FERGUSON advanced to third; VILLA scored. | 1 | 5 | 2 |
STEINBERG struck out looking (2-2). | 1 | - | - |
PISCOTTY reached on a fielder's choice (1-1); STRONG out at second 3b to 2b. | 2 | - | - |
ISOM grounded out to ss (2-2). | 0 | - | - |
LUND struck out looking (3-2). | 1 | - | - |
NIELSEN singled to left field (2-0). | 2 | - | - |
NIELSEN advanced to second on a wild pitch. | 2 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY lined out to ss (2-0). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 6
Play | Outs | SMC | BYU |
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GONSOLIN reached on a throwing error by ss (2-2). | 0 | - | - |
KIRTLEY flied out to rf (2-0). | 0 | - | - |
GONSOLIN stole second. | 1 | - | - |
VILLA doubled to right center, RBI; GONSOLIN scored, unearned. | 1 | 6 | 2 |
BUFFO to p for MAHONEY. | 1 | - | - |
FERGUSON singled to center field (2-2); VILLA advanced to third. | 1 | - | - |
HORNSBY singled down the lf line, RBI (2-2); FERGUSON advanced to third; VILLA scored. | 1 | 7 | 2 |
NOLAN tripled to right field, 2 RBI (0-0); HORNSBY scored; FERGUSON scored. | 1 | 9 | 2 |
STRONG flied out to rf, SF, RBI (2-1); NOLAN scored, unearned. | 1 | 10 | 2 |
STEINBERG flied out to rf (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
ROBINSON flied out to cf (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
LARSEN grounded out to ss (2-1). | 1 | - | - |
SHAVER grounded out to 3b (1-0). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 7
Play | Outs | SMC | BYU |
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IORG to lf for ISOM. | 0 | - | - |
PISCOTTY flied out to lf (1-0). | 0 | - | - |
GONSOLIN flied out to rf (0-0). | 1 | - | - |
KIRTLEY flied out to cf (2-2). | 2 | - | - |
STARR singled to right field (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
STARR advanced to second on a wild pitch. | 0 | - | - |
WHITNEY doubled to right center, RBI (3-1); STARR scored. | 0 | 10 | 3 |
IORG grounded out to 2b (0-0); WHITNEY advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
LUND grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (2-2); WHITNEY scored. | 1 | 10 | 4 |
NIELSEN doubled to left center (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
CHAUNCEY singled to right field (0-0); NIELSEN advanced to third. | 2 | - | - |
ROBINSON struck out looking (3-2). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 8
Play | Outs | SMC | BYU |
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VILLA hit by pitch (1-1). | 0 | - | - |
FERGUSON singled to left center (2-1); VILLA advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
HORNSBY singled to shortstop, RBI (0-0); FERGUSON advanced to second; VILLA scored. | 0 | 11 | 4 |
NOLAN doubled to left center, advanced to third, 2 RBI (0-0); HORNSBY scored; FERGUSON scored. | 0 | 13 | 4 |
STRONG struck out swinging (1-2). | 0 | - | - |
STEINBERG grounded out to ss, RBI (1-2); NOLAN scored. | 1 | 14 | 4 |
PISCOTTY flied out to rf (2-2). | 2 | - | - |
LARSEN grounded out to 3b (2-0). | 0 | - | - |
SHAVER grounded out to ss (2-2). | 1 | - | - |
STARR grounded out to 2b (2-2). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 9
Play | Outs | SMC | BYU |
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LENGAL to p for BUFFO. | 0 | - | - |
GONSOLIN flied out to cf (0-1). | 0 | - | - |
KIRTLEY grounded out to 2b (3-2). | 1 | - | - |
VILLA struck out looking (0-2). | 2 | - | - |
O'TOOLE to p for YORK. | 0 | - | - |
WHITNEY walked (3-0). | 0 | - | - |
IORG singled to right field (0-0); WHITNEY advanced to second. | 0 | - | - |
IORG advanced to second on a wild pitch; WHITNEY advanced to third on a wild pitch. | 0 | - | - |
LUND struck out swinging (3-2). | 0 | - | - |
NIELSEN grounded out to 3b, RBI (1-2); WHITNEY scored. | 1 | 14 | 5 |
CHAUNCEY flied out to lf (1-0). | 2 | - | - |