BYU at Saint Mary's game 3 box score

MORAGA, Calif. (May 5, 2018)—Saint Mary’s College strengthened its bid for first place in the West Coast Conference with a 7-1 victory on Saturday for a sweep over BYU baseball.

The win propelled the Gaels to a 29-19 overall mark and a 13-8 record in the WCC. The finale of the three-game series was the first start for Lehi freshman Drew Zimmerman who threw five innings in the loss (2-2) as the Cougars fell to 19-23 and 8-13.

BYU foiled a first-inning delayed double steal attempt with an 0-2 count on the batter. Catcher Noah Hill fired to shortstop Daniel Schneemann covering second and he noticed the Gael runner breaking for home. Schneemann fired to Nate Favero at third who tossed to Hill in the rundown and Schneemann ended up making the inning-ending tag.

The Cougars fell behind in the second frame when SMC scored a pair of unearned runs on an error by first baseman Brian Hsu.

The lone run came from Brock Hale’s double off the centerfield wall to plate Brennon Anderson who had gotten aboard on a single in the eighth inning.

BYU takes a break from WCC action by next playing at Utah on Tuesday in the finale of the Deseret First Duel at 6 p.m. in Salt Lake City.

Game Notes updated after Cal defeated BYU, 1-0

A .283 team batting average is one of four categories in which BYU baseball leads the West Coast Conference as it plays four games this week in California.

The Cougars, 19-19 overall and 8-10 in the WCC, also lead the league in scoring (5.7 runs), and slugging (.400). The team continues to be ranked among the nation’s top 10 in doubles per game (2.26).

Up first for BYU is a late Tuesday game at Cal, 24-17 overall and 10-11 in the Pac-12, beginning at 7 p.m. PDT.  Starting for the Cougars on the mound will be junior transfer right-hander Alex Perron (0-0, 3.50).

The Cal game will be televised by the Pac-12 Network (delayed at 1 a.m. MDT) and streamed live on its site http://pac-12.com/live.  The Bears have the nation’s No. 2 home run hitter in Andrew Vaughn with 19 dingers. He leads the NCAA in on-base percentage (.550).

Following the Cal game, the Cougars have a three-game afternoon series at St. Mary’s College starting on Thursday.