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UFCU Disch-Falk Field
1300 E. MLK Blvd. Austin TX 78702
Cougars drop game one to Longhorns
AUSTIN, Texas — BYU baseball fell to No. 19 Texas, 3-1, in the series opener at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Wednesday night.
The game featured a pitcher’s duel between Cougar right-handed starter Easton Walker and a committee of Longhorns. The BYU senior from Pleasant Grove, Utah, went seven and a third innings, giving up just one run on three hits while striking out four.
“Easton was outstanding tonight,” said BYU head coach Mike Littlewood. “He really competed and gave us a chance to win.”
The Longhorns scored first, homering on the first pitch of the third inning to take a 1-0 lead. The Cougars tied it up in the top of the eighth with a homer of their own, a solo shot by Austin Deming.
Texas (1-3) then scored two runs on a single through the right side to take the lead back in the top half of the eighth, 3-1. The two-out single hit drove in what proved to be the winning runs as BYU (2-3) went down in order in the ninth.
“Overall, I’m real proud of the guys and the way they competed tonight,” said Littlewood “It came down to Texas got a key hit when they needed it, and we couldn’t seem to string enough hits together.”
Game Notes
- Walker retired the side in order in back-to-back innings to open the game
- He again retired the side in three-straight innings—fifth, sixth and seventh, including an eight-pitch seventh inning
- Over 7.1 innings Walker faced 25 batters, inducing 10 groundouts, eight fly-ball outs and four strikeouts
- Austin Deming got BYU’s first hit of the game, a leadoff double in the sixth inning
- The Cougars finished with three hits, two by Austin Deming and one by Brock Watkins
Player Highlights
- Easton Walker: 7.1 IP, 4 K, 0 BB, 3 H, 1 ER
- Austin Deming: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI
BYU will be back in action at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Thursday, Feb. 24, at 1 p.m. CST, to face the Longhorns in game two of their four-game series. The game will be broadcast live on the ESPN Longhorn Network, as well as the BYU Sports Network on BYU Radio FM 107.7, BYUCougars.com and the BYU Cougars app.
BYU in Big 12 country for series with Longhorns

AUSTIN, Texas – After splitting the opening series of the 2021 season 2-2 at Texas State, BYU baseball heads north 32 miles up I-35 to take on the University of Texas in a four game series scheduled for Feb. 24-27. The series includes games on Wednesday (7 pm CT), Thursday (6:30 pm), Friday (6:30 pm) and Saturday (3 pm CT).
All four games will be broadcast live on the ESPN Longhorn Network as well as the BYU Sports Network on BYU Radio FM 107.7, BYUCougars.com and the BYU Cougars app.
The Cougars return 26 players from 2020, including six position starters and at least three other players with significant starts in the pandemic-shortened season. Taking the hill for BYU in game one Wednesday is senior right-hander Easton Walker, who pitched three and a third innings of relief in the season opener at Texas State last Saturday.
The Longhorns are coming off three loss—Mississippi State (ranked No. 7), Arkansas (No. 8) and Ole Miss (No. 6)—at the State Farm College Baseball Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington. Texas hasn’t started 0-3 since 2006, a season in which they went on to win the Big 12 Championship.
The Longhorns hold a 3-0 advantage over the Cougars in the all-time series and are 2-0 at home. The first meeting between the two schools was in 1968 and the most recent in 1981.
BYU Cougars (2-2, 0-0 WCC)
Head Coach: Mike Littlewood
Alma Mater: BYU
Division I Career Record: 224-171 (.567) 9th season
Record at BYU: Same
Texas (0-3, 0-0 Big 12)
Head Coach: David Pierce
Alma Mater: Houston
Division I Career Record: 319-186 (.632) 10th season
Record at Texas: 122-77 (.613) 5th season
Cougars
2020 Record: 26/10
Starters Returning/Lost: 8/0
Fielders Returning/Lost: 14/5
Pitchers Returning/Lost: 12/5
Newcomers/True Freshmen: 10/5
2019 Record: 36-17
2019 WCC Record: 19-8
2019 WCC Finish: 1st
Longhorns
2020 Record: 14-3
Returning/Lost: 22/5
Starters Returning/Lost: 8/2
Fielders Returning/Lost: 8/1
Pitchers Returning/Lost: 14/4
Newcomers/True Freshman: 14/10
2019 Record: 27-27
2019 Big 12 Record: 7-16
2019 Big 12 Finish: 9th
Contact: Duff Tittle | 801-372-4401
Location: Austin, Texas
Time: Date: 2/24/2021
Attendance: 1,474
Box Score
Linescore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BYU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
UT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
BYU 2-3
Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PINTAR, Andrew2b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
MCINTYRE, Mitchcf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
DEMING, Austin3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 1.500 | 0.500 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
ROGERS, Jacob1b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
ACHECAR, Freddyph/1b | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
GAMBILL, Colerf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
LEATHAM, Haydenlf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
RIMMER, Seandh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
CALL, Bryanph | 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 |
SWAPP, Hunterpr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
COWDEN, Joshuaph | 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 |
VALDEZ, Abrahamc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.250 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
WATKINS, Brockss | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
Batting Totals | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.097 | 0.226 | 0.200 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WALKER, Eastonp | 7.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.120 | 1.227 |
MABEUS, Bostonp | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 27.000 |
Pitching Totals | 8.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.148 | 3.375 |
Texas 1-3
Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anticocf | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Kennedylf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Faltiness | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
Melendez1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Ardoinc | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Porterdh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Williams3b | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 2.000 | 0.667 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
Campbell2b | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.750 |
Stehly2b | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Hodo IIIrf | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
Batting Totals | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.148 | 0.296 | 0.207 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0.925 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hansenp | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Shiffletp | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.100 | 0.000 |
Quintanillap | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 4.500 |
Wittp | 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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.097 | 1.000 |
Play By Play
Inning 1
Play | Outs | BYU | UT |
---|---|---|---|
PINTAR grounded out to 3b. | 0 | - | - |
MCINTYRE grounded out to 2b. | 1 | - | - |
DEMING struck out looking. | 2 | - | - |
Antico struck out swinging. | 0 | - | - |
Kennedy grounded out to ss. | 1 | - | - |
Faltine flied out to cf. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 2
Play | Outs | BYU | UT |
---|---|---|---|
ROGERS flied out to lf. | 0 | - | - |
GAMBILL reached on an error by p. | 1 | - | - |
GAMBILL advanced to second on an error by p, failed pickoff attempt. | 1 | - | - |
LEATHAM grounded out to 3b. | 1 | - | - |
RIMMER walked. | 2 | - | - |
VALDEZ struck out looking. | 2 | - | - |
Melendez struck out swinging. | 0 | - | - |
Ardoin struck out looking. | 1 | - | - |
Porter grounded out to 3b. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 3
Play | Outs | BYU | UT |
---|---|---|---|
WATKINS grounded out to ss. | 0 | - | - |
PINTAR walked. | 1 | - | - |
MCINTYRE popped up to 2b. | 1 | - | - |
DEMING grounded out to ss. | 2 | - | - |
Williams homered to center field, RBI. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Campbell flied out to cf. | 0 | - | - |
Hodo III grounded out to 2b. | 1 | - | - |
Texas head coach David Pierce ejected in the bottom of the third. | 2 | - | - |
Antico grounded out to 2b. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 4
Play | Outs | BYU | UT |
---|---|---|---|
Shifflet to p for Hansen. | 0 | - | - |
ROGERS fouled out to 1b. | 0 | - | - |
GAMBILL struck out looking. | 1 | - | - |
LEATHAM walked. | 2 | - | - |
RIMMER flied out to cf. | 2 | - | - |
Kennedy out at first 2b to p. | 0 | - | - |
Faltine flied out to lf. | 1 | - | - |
Melendez singled up the middle. | 2 | - | - |
Ardoin reached on a fielder's choice; Melendez out at second ss to 2b. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 5
Play | Outs | BYU | UT |
---|---|---|---|
VALDEZ walked. | 0 | - | - |
WATKINS struck out swinging. | 0 | - | - |
PINTAR fouled out to 1b. | 1 | - | - |
MCINTYRE grounded out to 2b. | 2 | - | - |
Porter struck out swinging. | 0 | - | - |
Williams lined out to ss. | 1 | - | - |
Campbell popped up to ss. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 6
Play | Outs | BYU | UT |
---|---|---|---|
DEMING doubled to left field. | 0 | - | - |
ROGERS flied out to cf. | 0 | - | - |
GAMBILL struck out swinging. | 1 | - | - |
LEATHAM flied out to rf. | 2 | - | - |
Hodo III grounded out to p. | 0 | - | - |
Antico fouled out to ss. | 1 | - | - |
Kennedy grounded out to 2b. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 7
Play | Outs | BYU | UT |
---|---|---|---|
Quintanilla to p for Shifflet. | 0 | - | - |
CALL pinch hit for RIMMER. | 0 | - | - |
CALL reached on an error by 2b. | 0 | - | - |
SWAPP pinch ran for CALL. | 0 | - | - |
VALDEZ grounded into double play p to ss to 1b; SWAPP out on the play. | 0 | - | - |
WATKINS singled up the middle. | 2 | - | - |
PINTAR grounded out to ss. | 2 | - | - |
Faltine flied out to rf. | 0 | - | - |
Melendez grounded out to 3b. | 1 | - | - |
Ardoin fouled out to 1b. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 8
Play | Outs | BYU | UT |
---|---|---|---|
Stehly to 2b for Campbell. | 0 | - | - |
MCINTYRE grounded out to 1b unassisted. | 0 | - | - |
DEMING homered to left center, RBI. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
ACHECAR pinch hit for ROGERS. | 1 | - | - |
ACHECAR struck out swinging. | 1 | - | - |
GAMBILL grounded out to 2b. | 2 | - | - |
ACHECAR to 1b. | 0 | - | - |
Porter grounded out to ss. | 0 | - | - |
Williams doubled to left center. | 1 | - | - |
MABEUS to p for WALKER. | 1 | - | - |
Williams advanced to third on a passed ball. | 1 | - | - |
Stehly walked. | 1 | - | - |
Stehly advanced to second on a passed ball; Williams out at home c to p. | 1 | - | - |
Hodo III walked. | 2 | - | - |
Hodo III advanced to second on a wild pitch; Stehly advanced to third on a wild pitch. | 2 | - | - |
Antico singled through the right side, 2 RBI; Hodo III scored; Stehly scored. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Antico advanced to second on a balk. | 2 | - | - |
Kennedy struck out swinging. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 9
Play | Outs | BYU | UT |
---|---|---|---|
Witt to p for Quintanilla. | 0 | ||
LEATHAM lined out to 1b. | 0 | ||
COWDEN pinch hit for SWAPP. | 1 | ||
COWDEN struck out looking. | 1 | ||
VALDEZ flied out to lf. | 2 |