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Cameron Muh | Posted: 18 May 2021 | Updated: 9 Jun 2021
Cameron Muh

Cougars fall in Utah series finale, 11-5

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Freddy Achecar rounds the bases against Utah

PROVO, Utah — BYU baseball dropped the final game of a four-game series against in-state rival Utah 11-5 at Miller Park on Tuesday.

“It's obviously tough to overcome an early deficit,” said BYU head coach Mike Littlewood. “We made some errors early that really hut us, but we kept fighting. I'm proud of our guys for that.”

Led by three homers—a three-run shot and two solo home runs—the Utes plated 10 runs in the first four innings to lead by double digits early. 

BYU got on the board twice in the fourth to cut the Utes’ lead to 10-2. After a leadoff double by Joshua Cowden, a Peyton Cole groundout advanced him to third. Cowden scored as Freddy Achecar tripled down the right field line, and Achecar made it home on a Cooper Vest groundout. 

A leadoff walk and two-straight singles by the Utah scored another run in the fifth inning, giving Utah an 11-2 lead. 

Andrew Pintar and Cowden both singled in the fifth as the Cougars threatened with two runners in scoring position and two outs. Achecar brought them home with a single up the middle, making it 11-4 through five. 

The Cougars made it 11-5 in the seventh inning when Cowden singled again and scored on a Cole double to left center.

In the ninth, the BYU side was retired in order and Utah clinched the season series with the win.

Player Notes

  • Joshua Cowden: 3-5, 3 R
  • Freddy Achecar: 3-5, 1 R, 2 RBI

The Cougars will host Pepperdine at Miller Park in the final series of the 2021 baseball season on Thursday-Saturday, March 20-22. Games one and two are scheduled for 6 p.m. MDT, with the Saturday afternoon finale set to begin at 1 p.m. MDT.

The series will be broadcast live on the BYUtv App. Audio broadcasts will also be available on the BYU Sports Network—BYU Radio FM 107.9, BYUCougars.com and the BYU Cougars app. Ticket information can be found at BYUtickets.com.

 

 
Duff Tittle | Posted: 16 May 2021 | Updated: 2 Jun 2021
Duff Tittle

BYU takes on Utah Tuesday night at Miller Park

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2021 BYU BSB vs Utah

 

PROVO, Utah — BYU and Utah will play the final game of a four-game baseball series on Tuesday, May 18, at 6 p.m. MT at Miller Park.

The Tuesday night game will be broadcast live on the BYUtv App as well as online at BYUtv.org. The BYU Sports Network—BYU Radio FM 107.9, BYUCougars.com and the BYU Cougars app—will also have the live radio broadcast of the game.

The Cougars are coming off a 2-1 conference series win on the road at Pacific. After dropping game one to the Tigers (6-3) on Thursday, BYU bounced back with back-to-back shutouts on Friday (5-0) and Saturday (6-0) on the strength of outstanding pitching performances by starters Jack Sterner (7 innings, 2 hits) and Bryce Robison (8.2 innings, 4 hits).

Cole Gambill had the hot bat again for the Cougars over the weekend in Stockton. In 10 at bats over three games, he had five hits, including two home runs and two doubles. The junior from Alpine, Utah, scored three runs, had three RBI and amassed 13 total bases. For the week he hit .500 with an OBP of .615 and a slugging percentage of 1.30. Gambill is currently on a 16-game hitting streaking and has reach safely in 23-straight games. 

BYU is 21-25 on the year and 13-11 in WCC play. With three conference games remaining, the Cougars are tied with Portland for fourth place.

The Utes wrapped up a three-game weekend series on Sunday versus No. 9 ranked Oregon. The Ducks took all three games from the Utes (7-3, 16-3, 9-2) in Ogden at Lindquist Field. Utah is currently 14-29 on the year and 5-19 in Pac-12 play.

BYU and Utah have already met three times in 2021 with Utah taking the first two games at Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City on March 11-12 (6-3, 7-1) and BYU winning the last meeting (7-3) at Miller Park on April 13.

The Cougars and Utes have previously met 371 times in baseball since the 1948 season, with BYU holding a 247-123-1 series advantage. The first recorded athletic event in BYU history was a baseball game between then Brigham Young Academy and the University of Utah in 1895. The game ended in a 3-3 tie with a bench-clearing brawl.

Following Tuesday’s home game, the Cougars will host Pepperdine at Miller Park in the final series of the 2021 baseball season. The Waves are 17-22 on the year and 9-12 in WCC play, good for seventh place in the conference standings.

 

 
Location: Provo, UT
Time: Date: 5/18/2021
Attendance: 494

Box Score

Linescore 123456789 R H E LOB
UTAH 503210000 11 12 0 7
BYU 000220100 5 12 3 11

Utah 15-29

Batting/Fielding AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SF SH HBP AVG SLG OBP PO A E FLD
McLaughlin, Jayloncf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.200 0.200 0.200 0 0 0 N/A
Richardson, Mattss 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.400 1.000 0.400 0 2 0 1.000
Roberts, Kailf 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.250 1.000 0.400 4 0 0 1.000
Rowan Jr., C1b 4 2 3 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.750 1.750 0.800 12 1 0 1.000
Clarkson, Treydh 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.250 0.500 0.400 0 0 0 N/A
Tom, Rykker3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.200 0.200 0.200 0 1 0 1.000
Kramer, Shearf 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.400 0.600 0.400 4 0 0 1.000
Rudy, Brockc 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.200 0.200 0.200 5 0 0 1.000
Yates, Kayler2b 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.333 1 3 0 1.000
Thompson, Tylerph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 N/A N/A 1.000 0 0 0 N/A
Fernlund, Chase2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 1 0 1.000
Batting Totals 40 11 12 3 0 3 10 4 14 1 0 0 0 1 0.300 0.600 0.378 27 10 0 1.000
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF AB WP HBP BK SFA SHA AVG ERA
Hostert, Randonp 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.375 0.000
MacIver, Ianp 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000
Kibbe, Benp 0.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.500 27.000
Schramm, Dustynp 1.1 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.429 13.500
Brocoff, Brettp 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.400 0.000
Sox, Matthewp 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 0.250 4.500
Hurdsman, Braysonp 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000
Pitching Totals 9.0 12 5 5 5 5 2 1 0 43 38 2 0 0 0 0 0.316 5.000

BYU 21-26

Batting/Fielding AB Runs Hits 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS SF SH HBP AVG SLG OBP PO A E FLD
MCINTYRE, Mitchcf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.333 0.600 0 0 0 N/A
LEATHAM, Haydenlf 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
CALL, Bryanph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 0 0 0 N/A
SWAPP, Hunterpr/lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 N/A N/A 1.000 0 0 0 N/A
PINTAR, Andrew2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 0.500 0.600 2 3 0 1.000
GAMBILL, Colerf 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 0 0 1.000
COWDEN, Joshuac 5 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.600 0.800 0.600 13 0 0 1.000
DEMING, Austin3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0 1 2 0.333
COLE, Peyton3b 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.333 0.667 0.333 2 2 1 0.800
WILK, Jacobph 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
ACHECAR, Freddydh 5 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.600 1.000 0.600 0 0 0 N/A
VEST, Cooper1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250 0.250 0.250 7 0 0 1.000
WATKINS, Brockss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.250 1 1 0 1.000
Batting Totals 38 5 12 2 1 0 4 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 0.316 0.421 0.395 27 9 3 0.923
Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF AB WP HBP BK SFA SHA AVG ERA
NIELSON, Cyp 2.1 5 7 4 2 3 2 0 1 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.385 15.429
ZIMMERMAN, Drewp 1.2 4 3 2 0 2 0 0 2 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.364 10.800
CALLAHAN, Aydenp 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.500 9.000
SMITH, Carterp 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0.250 0.000
MCKEEHAN, Cooperp 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000
MCLAUGHLIN, Reidp 1.1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000
Pitching Totals 9.0 12 11 7 4 14 3 0 3 45 40 0 1 0 0 0 0.300 7.000

Play By Play

Inning 1

Play Outs UTAH BYU
McLaughlin, struck out swinging (0-2 KKS). 0 - -
Richardson, reached on a throwing error by 3b (2-2 FBBF). 1 - -
Roberts, K. walked (3-0 BBBB); Richardson, advanced to second. 1 - -
Rowan Jr., C homered to center field, 3 RBI (0-0); Roberts, K. scored; Richardson, scored, unearned. 1 3 0
Clarkson, T. walked (3-2 BSFBBB). 1 - -
Tom, R. struck out looking (0-2 FKK). 1 - -
Kramer, S. doubled to left field, advanced to third on the throw, RBI (1-2 KBF); Clarkson, T. scored, unearned. 2 4 0
Rudy, B. singled up the middle, RBI (0-1 K); Kramer, S. scored, unearned. 2 5 0
Yates, K. flied out to rf. 2 - -
MCINTYRE walked (3-2 KBBBFB). 0 - -
LEATHAM grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b (0-0); MCINTYRE out on the play. 0 - -
PINTAR singled through the left side (1-1 KB). 2 - -
GAMBILL struck out looking (3-2 KBFBBK). 2 - -

Inning 2

Play Outs UTAH BYU
McLaughlin, struck out swinging (1-2 FBKFFS). 0 - -
Richardson, grounded out to 3b (0-0). 1 - -
Roberts, K. grounded out to ss (1-0 B). 2 - -
COWDEN lined out to rf (2-0 BB). 0 - -
DEMING flied out to 1b (0-2 SF). 1 - -
ACHECAR singled to left field (0-0). 2 - -
VEST singled (2-1 BSB); ACHECAR advanced to second. 2 - -
WATKINS flied out to rf (1-2 SKBFF). 2 - -

Inning 3

Play Outs UTAH BYU
Rowan Jr., C doubled down the rf line (0-0). 0 - -
Clarkson, T. grounded out to 2b (2-1 BBK); Rowan Jr., C advanced to third. 0 - -
Tom, R. singled to left field, RBI (1-0 B); Rowan Jr., C scored. 1 6 0
ZIMMERMAN to p for NIELSON. 1 - -
Tom, R. stole second. 1 - -
Kramer, S. singled to center field, RBI (1-0 B); Tom, R. scored. 1 7 0
Rudy, B. reached on a throwing error by 3b (1-2 BKKF); Kramer, S. scored, unearned. 1 8 0
Yates, K. struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). 1 - -
McLaughlin, grounded out to p (0-0). 2 - -
MacIver, I. to p for Hostert, R.. 0 - -
MCINTYRE flied out to lf (3-2 BBKBFF). 0 - -
LEATHAM struck out swinging (1-2 KKFBS). 1 - -
PINTAR walked (3-1 KBBBB). 2 - -
GAMBILL grounded out to 2b (1-2 BKK). 2 - -

Inning 4

Play Outs UTAH BYU
COLE to 3b for DEMING. 0 - -
Richardson, homered to left field, RBI (0-1 K). 0 9 0
Roberts, K. homered to center field, RBI (1-2 BSSF). 0 10 0
Rowan Jr., C singled to left field (0-2 KK). 0 - -
Clarkson, T. flied out to rf (1-0 B). 0 - -
Tom, R. lined out to 3b (1-1 BS). 1 - -
Kramer, S. reached on a throwing error by 3b (1-2 KBSF); Rowan Jr., C advanced to second. 2 - -
Rudy, B. struck out swinging (2-2 BFBSS). 2 - -
Kibbe, B. to p for MacIver, I.. 0 - -
COWDEN doubled to left center (2-0 BB). 0 - -
COLE grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0 B); COWDEN advanced to third. 0 - -
COWDEN scored on a wild pitch. 1 10 1
ACHECAR tripled down the rf line (3-1 BBBK). 1 - -
VEST grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (1-0 B); ACHECAR scored. 1 10 2
WATKINS walked (3-0 BBBB). 2 - -
Schramm, D. to p for Kibbe, B.. 2 - -
MCINTYRE walked (3-0 BBBB); WATKINS advanced to second. 2 - -
LEATHAM grounded out to 3b (1-2 KKB). 2 - -

Inning 5

Play Outs UTAH BYU
CALLAHAN to p for ZIMMERMAN. 0 - -
Yates, K. walked (3-2 KBFBBB). 0 - -
McLaughlin, singled up the middle (2-0 BB); Yates, K. advanced to third. 0 - -
Richardson, singled up the middle, RBI (2-2 BFFB); McLaughlin, advanced to second; Yates, K. scored. 0 11 2
Roberts, K. struck out swinging (2-2 KKBBFFS). 0 - -
Rowan Jr., C grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-0); Richardson, out on the play. 1 - -
PINTAR singled to shortstop (1-0 B). 0 - -
GAMBILL struck out swinging (2-2 KBKFBS). 0 - -
COWDEN singled to second base (3-2 KBBFBF); PINTAR advanced to second. 1 - -
COLE grounded out to 2b (0-2 KS); COWDEN advanced to second; PINTAR advanced to third. 1 - -
ACHECAR singled to center field, 2 RBI (1-2 KKBF); COWDEN scored; PINTAR scored. 2 11 4
VEST grounded out to ss (1-1 BF). 2 - -

Inning 6

Play Outs UTAH BYU
SMITH to p for CALLAHAN. 0 - -
Clarkson, T. doubled to center field (1-0 B). 0 - -
Clarkson, T. picked off, out at second p to 2b. 0 - -
Tom, R. grounded out to 2b (3-2 BBBKS). 1 - -
Kramer, S. grounded out to 3b (3-2 SBBKB). 2 - -
Brocoff, B. to p for Schramm, D.. 0 - -
WATKINS grounded out to p (0-0). 0 - -
MCINTYRE singled to second base (2-2 BKBK). 1 - -
CALL pinch hit for LEATHAM. 1 - -
CALL singled to left field (1-0 B); MCINTYRE advanced to second. 1 - -
SWAPP pinch ran for CALL. 1 - -
PINTAR flied out to rf (1-1 KB). 1 - -
GAMBILL flied out to lf (2-2 BSBK). 2 - -

Inning 7

Play Outs UTAH BYU
SWAPP to lf. 0 - -
Rudy, B. struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball (2-2 BBKFS). 0 - -
Thompson, T. pinch hit. 0 - -
Thompson, T. hit by pitch (3-2 BBBKF); Rudy, B. advanced to second. 0 - -
MCKEEHAN to p for SMITH. 0 - -
McLaughlin, lined out to 3b to shortstop (1-0 B); Rudy, B. out on the play. 0 - -
Richardson, struck out swinging (1-2 BKKS). 2 - -
Fernlund, C. to 2b for Thompson, T.. 0 - -
Sox, M. to p for Brocoff, B.. 0 - -
COWDEN singled to second base (1-2 BFK). 0 - -
COLE doubled to left center, RBI (3-1 BBBK); COWDEN scored. 0 11 5
ACHECAR flied out to lf (1-0 B). 0 - -
VEST flied out to lf (0-0). 1 - -
COLE advanced to third on a wild pitch. 2 - -
WATKINS struck out looking (0-2 SKK). 2 - -

Inning 8

Play Outs UTAH BYU
Roberts, K. struck out looking (1-2 BKSFK). 0 - -
Rowan Jr., C walked (3-0 BBBB). 1 - -
Clarkson, T. struck out swinging (2-2 FFBBFS). 1 - -
MCLAUGHLIN to p for MCKEEHAN. 2 - -
Tom, R. struck out looking (0-2 KKK). 2 - -
MCINTYRE grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 0 - -
SWAPP walked (3-2 SBKFBBFFB). 1 - -
PINTAR struck out swinging (0-2 KFS). 1 - -
SWAPP stole second. 2 - -
GAMBILL flied out to rf (1-2 SFB). 2 - -

Inning 9

Play Outs UTAH BYU
Kramer, S. struck out looking (0-2 SFFFK). 0 - -
Rudy, B. struck out swinging (1-2 KSBS). 1 - -
Fernlund, C. struck out looking (0-2 KKK). 2 - -
Hurdsman, B. to p for Sox, M.. 0 - -
COWDEN grounded out to p (2-2 BKBF). 0 - -
WILK pinch hit for COLE. 1 - -
WILK grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 1 - -
ACHECAR out at first 1b to p (0-0). 2 - -