SAN DIEGO – No. 24 BYU baseball fell behind early and never recovered, losing 15-5 to San Diego on Thursday at Fowler Park.
“Jordan (Wood) just didn’t have anything working tonight,” BYU head coach Mike Littlewood said. “Nothing went our way. We’ll come back tomorrow and we’ll battle.”
Game Summary
- The Cougars came back to as close as one run at 5-4 in the fifth, but 10 runs in the next three innings for San Diego pulled the game out of reach
- In his first return to the starting lineup since March 16, freshman Carson Matthews hit a two-run homer in the fifth and finished with three hits
Player Highlights
- Carson Matthews: 3-5, HR, R, 2 RBI
- Jackson Cluff: 1-2, 2 R, 3 BB
- Mitch McIntyre: 2-4, RBI
BYU loaded the bases in the first inning with one out, but couldn’t bring a run across. In the bottom of the frame, San Diego took advantage of its own bases loaded situation, hitting a grand slam to go on top, 4-0. Another Torero home run made it 5-0 after two.
The Cougars scored their first runs in the fifth – a leadoff single by Casey Jacobsen was followed by a home run to left field by Carson Matthews, the freshman’s first of his career. Later in the inning with runners on second and third after a pair of walks, a Mitch McIntyre single and a throwing error by the San Diego catcher scored both runners to make it 5-4.
But the Toreros stretched out their lead again, scoring two in the fifth on a two-out double and four more in the sixth, again all with two outs, to go up a game-high seven runs, 11-4.
BYU scored a run in the seventh off a wild pitch, but five more hits translated into four runs in the bottom of the inning for the final score, 15-5.
The two teams will play again on Friday, April 5, at 6 p.m. PDT on TheW.tv, BYU Radio and ESPN 960.
PROVO, Utah - No. 24 BYU travels to San Diego for its first road series in WCC play this season, taking on the Toreros April 4-6 at Fowler Park.
The Toreros won last year’s series, 2-1, but the Cougars took the series in 2016 and 2017, including two wins last time the teams faced off at Fowler Park.
The Cougars enter the weekend at 21-6, tied for the second-best mark through 27 games in program history. BYU went 23-4 in 2016 and also hit 21-6 in 1980 and 1983.
BYU is also tied atop the WCC standings at 7-2 with Loyola Marymount with three series down and six still to play.
The Cougars will again start senior right-hander Jordan Wood, sophomore right-hander Easton Walker and sophomore right-hander Justin Sterner in the three games this weekend. Along with freshman reliever Reid McLaughlin, the four players are the only teammates in the country to all be ranked in the top 130 nationally in ERA, with Walker in first at 0.00, McLaughlin 57th at 1.67, Sterner 93rd at 2.04, and Jordan Wood 123rd at 2.25. No other team has more than two.
At the plate, BYU is also among the national leaders, ranking 45th in the NCAA with a .290 batting average and 37th with a .393 on-base percentage.
Brock Hale, last week's WCC Player of the Week and a Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week, is hitting .421 over his last 10 games with 33 total bases, 13 RBIs and 12 runs. Jackson Cluff, Brian Hsu and Mitch McIntyre also each have 13 or more hits over BYU's last 10 contests.
Location: San Diego, CA
Time: Date: 4/4/2019
Attendance: 592
Box Score
Linescore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BYU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
USD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | X | 15 | 15 | 2 | 9 |
Brigham Young 21-7
Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MATTHEWS, Carson2b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.600 | 1.200 | 0.600 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
HILL, Noahc | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.600 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
HALE, Brockrf | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
CLUFF, Jacksonss | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.800 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
VALDEZ, Abrahamdh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
MCNEW, DJ1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
MCINTYRE, Mitchcf | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
KRINGLEN, Keatonlf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
NYBERG, Hobbsph/lf | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
SEPEDE, Ryanph | 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 |
DEMING, Austin1b/p | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.500 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
JACOBSEN, Casey3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Batting Totals | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.222 | 0.306 | 0.349 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEMING, Austin1b/p | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
WOOD, Jordanp | 5.2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.360 | 17.471 |
WEESE, Benp | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | N/A |
CALLAHAN, Aydenp | 1.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.625 | 27.000 |
Pitching Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.405 | 16.875 |
San Diego 20-10
Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OTSUKA, Toralf | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
REYES, Ripken3b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
McGUIRE, Shane1b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.400 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
HOUGHTBY, Jeffss | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 1.000 | 0.600 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
MCCREADY, Chrisrf | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.750 | 1.500 | 0.800 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
KERNER, Adamc | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.667 | 0.600 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0.929 |
JEFFERIS, Cody2b | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0.833 |
RICKETTS, Calebdh | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
KUNST, Paulcf | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.750 | 1.750 | 0.800 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Batting Totals | 37 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.405 | 0.703 | 0.522 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0.938 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MURPHY, Chrisp | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.292 | 4.765 |
KUHN, Travisp | 2.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.111 | 3.857 |
MILLER, Gradyp | 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 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.222 | 4.000 |
Play By Play
Inning 1
Play | Outs | BYU | USD |
---|---|---|---|
MATTHEWS singled to left field (0-1). | 0 | - | - |
HILL walked (3-0); MATTHEWS advanced to second. | 0 | - | - |
HALE fouled out to c (1-2). | 0 | - | - |
CLUFF walked (3-2); HILL advanced to second; MATTHEWS advanced to third. | 1 | - | - |
MATTHEWS out at third c to 3b, picked off. | 1 | - | - |
VALDEZ struck out swinging (2-2). | 2 | - | - |
OTSUKA, Tora singled to third base (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
REYES, R singled to center field (0-2); OTSUKA, Tora advanced to second. | 0 | - | - |
McGUIRE, S grounded out to c, SAC (0-1); REYES, R advanced to second; OTSUKA, Tora advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
HOUGHTBY, J walked (3-0). | 1 | - | - |
MCCREADY, C homered to right field, 4 RBI (1-2); HOUGHTBY, J scored; REYES, R scored; OTSUKA, Tora scored. | 1 | 0 | 4 |
KERNER, Adam popped up to 2b to right center (0-0). | 1 | - | - |
JEFFERIS, C singled up the middle (2-2). | 2 | - | - |
RICKETTS, C struck out swinging (1-2). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 2
Play | Outs | BYU | USD |
---|---|---|---|
MCINTYRE struck out swinging (3-2). | 0 | - | - |
KRINGLEN flied out to rf (1-0). | 1 | - | - |
DEMING singled to left field (2-2). | 2 | - | - |
JACOBSEN popped up to 2b (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
KUNST, Paul homered to left field, RBI (1-1). | 0 | 0 | 5 |
OTSUKA, Tora out at first 1b to p (1-1). | 0 | - | - |
REYES, R grounded out to ss (0-1). | 1 | - | - |
McGUIRE, S grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 3
Play | Outs | BYU | USD |
---|---|---|---|
MATTHEWS flied out to lf (0-2). | 0 | - | - |
HILL walked (3-0). | 1 | - | - |
HALE struck out looking (2-2). | 1 | - | - |
CLUFF singled through the right side (0-0); HILL advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
VALDEZ lined out to 2b (1-2). | 2 | - | - |
HOUGHTBY, J grounded out to 2b (1-0). | 0 | - | - |
MCCREADY, C struck out swinging (1-2). | 1 | - | - |
KERNER, Adam flied out to lf (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 4
Play | Outs | BYU | USD |
---|---|---|---|
MCINTYRE flied out to cf to left center (3-2). | 0 | - | - |
KRINGLEN flied out to rf (2-2). | 1 | - | - |
DEMING struck out swinging (1-2). | 2 | - | - |
JEFFERIS, C flied out to rf (2-2). | 0 | - | - |
RICKETTS, C singled to left center (0-2). | 1 | - | - |
KUNST, Paul reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); RICKETTS, C out at second ss to 2b. | 1 | - | - |
OTSUKA, Tora reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); KUNST, Paul out at second ss unassisted. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 5
Play | Outs | BYU | USD |
---|---|---|---|
JACOBSEN singled to right field (1-2). | 0 | - | - |
MATTHEWS homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-1); JACOBSEN scored. | 0 | 2 | 5 |
HILL walked (3-2). | 0 | - | - |
HALE struck out swinging (0-2). | 0 | - | - |
CLUFF walked (3-2); HILL advanced to second. | 1 | - | - |
CLUFF advanced to second on a wild pitch; HILL advanced to third on a wild pitch. | 1 | - | - |
VALDEZ struck out swinging (2-2). | 1 | - | - |
MCINTYRE singled, advanced to second on a throwing error by c, RBI (1-0); CLUFF scored, unearned; HILL scored. | 2 | 4 | 5 |
KRINGLEN fouled out to c (0-2). | 2 | - | - |
REYES, R flied out to cf (2-0). | 0 | - | - |
McGUIRE, S popped up to ss (0-1). | 1 | - | - |
HOUGHTBY, J tripled down the rf line (2-1). | 2 | - | - |
MCCREADY, C walked (3-2). | 2 | - | - |
MCCREADY, C advanced to second on a wild pitch. | 2 | - | - |
KERNER, Adam doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (2-1); MCCREADY, C scored; HOUGHTBY, J scored. | 2 | 4 | 7 |
JEFFERIS, C grounded out to ss (0-1). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 6
Play | Outs | BYU | USD |
---|---|---|---|
DEMING popped up to ss (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
JACOBSEN grounded out to 2b (0-0). | 1 | - | - |
MATTHEWS singled to right center (1-1). | 2 | - | - |
HILL reached on a throwing error by 2b (0-2); MATTHEWS advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
KUHN, Travis to p for MURPHY, C. | 2 | - | - |
HALE struck out swinging (1-2). | 2 | - | - |
RICKETTS, C grounded out to ss (1-2). | 0 | - | - |
KUNST, Paul singled to center field (3-2). | 1 | - | - |
OTSUKA, Tora grounded out to 2b (0-0); KUNST, Paul advanced to second. | 1 | - | - |
REYES, R hit by pitch (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
McGUIRE, S walked (3-1); REYES, R advanced to second; KUNST, Paul advanced to third. | 2 | - | - |
HOUGHTBY, J hit by pitch, RBI (0-0); McGUIRE, S advanced to second; REYES, R advanced to third; KUNST, Paul scored. | 2 | 4 | 8 |
WEESE to p for WOOD. | 2 | - | - |
HOUGHTBY, J advanced to second on a balk; McGUIRE, S advanced to third on a balk; REYES, R scored on a balk. | 2 | 4 | 9 |
MCCREADY, C singled to center field, 2 RBI (2-0); HOUGHTBY, J scored; McGUIRE, S scored. | 2 | 4 | 11 |
MCCREADY, C stole second. | 2 | - | - |
CALLAHAN to p for WEESE. | 2 | - | - |
KERNER, Adam walked (3-1). | 2 | - | - |
JEFFERIS, C grounded out to 2b (2-0). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 7
Play | Outs | BYU | USD |
---|---|---|---|
CLUFF walked (3-2). | 0 | - | - |
VALDEZ struck out swinging (1-2). | 0 | - | - |
MCINTYRE singled through the right side (1-1); CLUFF advanced to second. | 1 | - | - |
NYBERG pinch hit for KRINGLEN. | 1 | - | - |
NYBERG popped up to 2b (1-1). | 1 | - | - |
DEMING walked (3-0); MCINTYRE advanced to second; CLUFF advanced to third. | 2 | - | - |
JACOBSEN struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch (2-2); DEMING advanced to second on a wild pitch; MCINTYRE advanced to third on a wild pitch; CLUFF scored on a wild pitch. | 2 | 5 | 11 |
MATTHEWS struck out swinging (1-2). | 2 | - | - |
NYBERG to lf. | 0 | - | - |
RICKETTS, C singled up the middle (2-1). | 0 | - | - |
KUNST, Paul doubled to left center (1-2); RICKETTS, C advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
OTSUKA, Tora singled to left field, RBI (3-2); RICKETTS, C scored. | 0 | 5 | 12 |
REYES, R grounded out to p, SAC (2-0); OTSUKA, Tora advanced to second; KUNST, Paul advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
McGUIRE, S doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (0-1); OTSUKA, Tora scored; KUNST, Paul scored. | 1 | 5 | 14 |
HOUGHTBY, J flied out to cf to left center (0-0). | 1 | - | - |
MCCREADY, C singled up the middle, RBI (0-1); McGUIRE, S scored. | 2 | 5 | 15 |
KERNER, Adam hit by pitch (3-0); MCCREADY, C advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
JEFFERIS, C struck out swinging (2-2). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 8
Play | Outs | BYU | USD |
---|---|---|---|
HILL lined out to ss (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
HALE popped up to 3b (2-1). | 1 | - | - |
CLUFF grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2). | 2 | - | - |
MCNEW to 1b for VALDEZ. | 0 | - | - |
DEMING to p. | 0 | - | - |
/ for CALLAHAN. | 0 | - | - |
RICKETTS, C lined out to lf (1-0). | 0 | - | - |
KUNST, Paul walked (3-2). | 1 | - | - |
OTSUKA, Tora walked (3-2); KUNST, Paul advanced to second. | 1 | - | - |
REYES, R struck out swinging (1-2). | 1 | - | - |
McGUIRE, S struck out looking (1-2). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 9
Play | Outs | BYU | USD |
---|---|---|---|
MILLER, G to p for KUHN, Travis. | 0 | ||
MCNEW struck out looking (1-2). | 0 | ||
MCINTYRE grounded out to p (2-2). | 1 | ||
SEPEDE pinch hit for NYBERG. | 2 | ||
SEPEDE popped up to 2b (2-0). | 2 |