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Duff Tittle
| Posted: 31 Mar 2022 | Updated: 8 Apr 2022
MORAGA, Calif. — Three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Saint Mary’s a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over BYU in the opening game of a WCC three-game series at Louis Guisto Field on Thursday.
BYU (13-10, 2-5) got on the scoreboard first in the second inning with a Collin Reuter double down the right field line to score Brock Watkins and Jacob Wilk for a 2-0 lead.
The Gaels (16-10, 1-6) got a run back in the fifth inning on a double and a two-out single to left field before BYU starter Jack Sterner struck out Gavin Napier to end the inning.
The Cougars responded with a run in the top of the sixth on a Wilk home run down the left field line for a 3-1 advantage.
After scoreless seventh and eighth innings, a two-run home run to left center by Chris Santiago off BYU closer Reid McLauglin tied the game at 3-3. A double, combined with back-to-back wild pitches gave the Gaels a walk-off 4-3 win.
Offensive Highlights
• Jacob Wilk: 2-4, 2 Hits, RBI, HR
• Austin Deming: 2-4, 1 RBI, 2B
• Mitch McIntyre: 2-3, BB
Sterner went seven complete innings for the Cougars, striking out a career high 10 batters. BYU pitchers combined for 15 strikeouts, tying a season team high.
The Cougars and Gaels are back in action on Friday, April 1 at 1:00 p.m. PDT. The game will be streamed live on the WCC Network and broadcast on the BYU Radio Network—107.9 FM, BYUCougars.com and the BYU Cougars app.
Duff Tittle
| Posted: 30 Mar 2022 | Updated: 1 Apr 2022
PROVO, Utah — BYU baseball resumes West Coast Conference play March 31- April 2 versus Saint Mary’s at Louis Guisto Field in Moraga, California. Thursday’s game is set for 3 p.m. PDT, with Friday and Saturday contests scheduled for 1 p.m. PDT.
All three games will be streamed live on the WCC Network and broadcast on the BYU Radio Network —107.9 FM, BYU Cougars app and BYUCougars.com.
SERIES HISTORY. Thursday marks the 36th meeting between BYU and Saint Mary’s. The Cougars are 25-10 all-time and have won the last six contests against the Gaels—the longest winning streak in series history. The first game between the two schools was played on March 14, 1969 and ended in a 12-4 Cougar victory.
GAELS REVIEW. Saint Mary’s enters the series coming off a 10-5 road win over Cal of the Pac-12 on Tuesday night. The win increased the Gaels’ season record to 15-10. In conference play, SMC is 0-6 and has back-to-back series losses to LMU and San Diego. The Gaels are 2-8 in their last 10 games.
COUGAR REWIND. BYU defeated Washington State of the Pac-12 on Tuesday at home, 9-3, and is now 11-0 on the year when scoring at least six runs. The Cougars played four games last week, posting back-to-back wins over Utah Valley (12-5) and No. 19 ranked Gonzaga (11-2), before dropping the final two games of the weekend series to the Bulldogs 6-3 and 9-4. BYU is 5-5 over its last 10 games.
POWER BALL. With the win over WSU on Tuesday, BYU is 7-2 versus Power Five programs in 2022. BYU also has wins over then No. 6 Oklahoma State (8-6), Ohio State (9-6), Utah (10-3), and a program-first series sweep of Arizona State in Phoenix (4-2, 6-5, 19-3).
ON THE HILL. Taking the mound for game one is right-handed sophomore Jack Sterner, who has a 2-1 record in six starts. He leads BYU in innings pitched (31.2) and has an ERA of 2.56. In his last outing, Sterner went six innings, surrendered just one earned run for an 11-2 win over Gonzaga. The sophomore right hander struck out four and left the game with a 4-1 lead over Zags ace Gabriel Hughes, who also went six innings. Sterner is currently second in the WCC in league games with an ERA of 0.75.
The rest of the starting rotation includes righties Ryan Brady, a sophomore from Park City, Utah, and Janzen Keisel, a freshman from Gunnison, Utah. Both will be making their seventh appearance in 2022. Keisel has thrown 23.2 innings, has a 4.94 ERA and leads the Cougars in strikeouts with 29. Brady is 1-2 in three starts with an ERA of 5.09 over 23 innings.
AT THE PLATE. Offensively the Cougars are led by Brock Watkins, Ryan Sepede, Mitch McIntyre and Jacob Wilk. Watkins leads the team in total bases (38) and batting average (.320), while McIntyre is tied with Watkins for the team lead in hits (24) and leads the Cougars in walks (16) and OBP (.442). Sepede is the Cougars RBI leader (23) and is second in battling average (.307) and total bases (36).
Wilk has been hot in WCC games and is ranked in the top 10 in the conference in several categories including slugging percentage (.714), OBP (.444) and OPS (1.158). Other Cougars in the top 10 in conference rankings include Sepede in batting average (.354), slugging (.591) and OPS (1.031) and McIntyre in OBP (.500), slugging (.571), OPS (1.071) and triples (2).
Location: Moraga, CA
Time: Date: 3/31/2022
Attendance: 111
Box Score
| Linescore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| SMC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
BYU 13-10
| Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden LEATHAMlf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Bryan CALLdh | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Mitch MCINTYREcf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 1.333 | 0.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Ryan SEPEDErf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jacob WILK1b | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 1.250 | 0.500 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Austin DEMING3b | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 0.500 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Brock WATKINSss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.250 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Collin REUTERc | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.250 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Ozzie PRATT2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Batting Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.257 | 0.457 | 0.297 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack STERNERp | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.174 | 1.286 |
| Nate DAHLEp | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.000 |
| Reid MCLAUGHLINp | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.750 | 81.000 |
| Cooper MCKEEHANp | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Pitching Totals | 8.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 4.154 |
Saint Mary's 16-10
| Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPOS, Christoperss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| CHONG, Nathandh | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| ALMANZA, Christian1b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.250 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| SANTIAGO, Chris3b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 1.000 | 0.250 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| NAPIER, Gavin2b/lf | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 1.000 | 0.750 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| MANN, Blakerf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| WINGET, Treylf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| ESPINOZA, Javyph/2b | 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 |
| MISTONE, Nickph | 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 |
| MASHORE, Daltoncf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.667 | 1.000 | 0.667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| GOULART, Marcc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| MCDONALD, Blakeph | 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 |
| SCHMIDT, Colemanpr | 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 |
| DRIGGS, Haydenc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Batting Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.438 | 0.273 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWER, Samp | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.375 | 9.000 |
| WILTSE, Ryanp | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.238 | 1.688 |
| HULETT, Jacksonp | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.167 | 0.000 |
| Pitching Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.257 | 3.000 |
Play By Play
Inning 1
| Play | Outs | BYU | SMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| H LEATHAM walked (3-2 BKBBFB). | 0 | - | - |
| B CALL popped into double play 3b to 1b (3-2 KBBFFBF); H LEATHAM out on the play. | 0 | - | - |
| M MCINTYRE flied out to cf (1-0 B). | 2 | - | - |
| CAMPOS grounded out to ss (0-1 K). | 0 | - | - |
| CHONG struck out swinging (2-2 FBFBS). | 1 | - | - |
| ALMANZA struck out swinging (0-2 KSS). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 2
| Play | Outs | BYU | SMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| R SEPEDE popped up to 3b (1-2 SSFFB). | 0 | - | - |
| J WILK singled to left field (3-2 BFBBF). | 1 | - | - |
| A DEMING singled to right field (1-1 FB); J WILK advanced to second. | 1 | - | - |
| B WATKINS reached on a fielder's choice (0-1 S); A DEMING out at second ss to 2b; J WILK advanced to third. | 1 | - | - |
| C REUTER doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI (1-1 BF); B WATKINS scored; J WILK scored. | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| O PRATT popped up to 3b (1-2 SBK). | 2 | - | - |
| SANTIAGO struck out swinging (2-2 KBBFS). | 0 | - | - |
| NAPIER singled to center field (1-1 BF). | 1 | - | - |
| MANN popped up to 2b (1-0 B). | 1 | - | - |
| NAPIER picked off. | 2 | - | - |
| NAPIER picked off, out at first p to 1b. | 2 | - | - |
Inning 3
| Play | Outs | BYU | SMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILTSE to p for BOWER. | 0 | - | - |
| H LEATHAM struck out swinging (1-2 BFKS). | 0 | - | - |
| B CALL struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (1-2 BKKS). | 1 | - | - |
| M MCINTYRE tripled to right center (0-2 KS). | 2 | - | - |
| R SEPEDE struck out swinging (2-2 KKBBS). | 2 | - | - |
| WINGET struck out swinging (2-2 BFSBFS). | 0 | - | - |
| MASHORE singled to center field (1-1 BS). | 1 | - | - |
| GOULART grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0); MASHORE advanced to second. | 1 | - | - |
| CAMPOS lined out to 3b (0-1 S). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 4
| Play | Outs | BYU | SMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| J WILK grounded out to 2b (0-2 KK). | 0 | - | - |
| A DEMING singled to center field (1-1 BK). | 1 | - | - |
| B WATKINS flied out to rf (0-0). | 1 | - | - |
| C REUTER popped up to ss (2-0 BB). | 2 | - | - |
| CHONG struck out swinging (2-2 BFBFS). | 0 | - | - |
| ALMANZA popped up to 2b (1-1 BS). | 1 | - | - |
| SANTIAGO flied out to rf (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 5
| Play | Outs | BYU | SMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| O PRATT struck out swinging (1-2 KKFBFFS). | 0 | - | - |
| H LEATHAM flied out to lf (2-1 BSB). | 1 | - | - |
| B CALL singled to right field (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
| M MCINTYRE singled to right field (1-2 KBK); B CALL advanced to third. | 2 | - | - |
| R SEPEDE flied out to cf (1-1 FB). | 2 | - | - |
| NAPIER struck out swinging (3-2 KBBBKS). | 0 | - | - |
| MANN singled to left field (2-2 BFSB). | 1 | - | - |
| WINGET struck out swinging (1-2 SKBS). | 1 | - | - |
| MASHORE doubled to right center, RBI (1-1 FB); MANN scored. | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| GOULART struck out swinging (2-2 BBSKS). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 6
| Play | Outs | BYU | SMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| J WILK homered down the lf line, RBI (3-1 BBBK). | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| A DEMING flied out to rf (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
| B WATKINS struck out swinging (3-2 BBFBFS). | 1 | - | - |
| C REUTER struck out looking (1-2 BKSK). | 2 | - | - |
| CAMPOS grounded out to 3b (3-2 BFKBB). | 0 | - | - |
| CHONG struck out swinging (0-2 KFFFFS). | 1 | - | - |
| ALMANZA struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKS). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 7
| Play | Outs | BYU | SMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| O PRATT popped up to ss (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
| H LEATHAM struck out swinging (2-2 BBKKFS). | 1 | - | - |
| B CALL popped up to ss (1-2 KFB). | 2 | - | - |
| SANTIAGO grounded out to 3b (2-1 BBK). | 0 | - | - |
| NAPIER walked (3-2 BSBFBB). | 1 | - | - |
| MANN hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b (1-0 B); NAPIER out on the play. | 1 | - | - |
Inning 8
| Play | Outs | BYU | SMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| M MCINTYRE walked (3-2 BBFBFB). | 0 | - | - |
| R SEPEDE lined out to cf (1-1 FB). | 0 | - | - |
| M MCINTYRE stole second. | 1 | - | - |
| HULETT to p for WILTSE. | 1 | - | - |
| J WILK struck out swinging (2-2 KKBBS). | 1 | - | - |
| A DEMING grounded out to ss (0-2 KKF). | 2 | - | - |
| N DAHLE to p for J STERNER. | 0 | - | - |
| ESPINOZA pinch hit for WINGET. | 0 | - | - |
| ESPINOZA struck out looking (3-2 BBKBFK). | 0 | - | - |
| MASHORE struck out swinging (0-2 KFFS). | 1 | - | - |
| MCDONALD pinch hit for GOULART. | 2 | - | - |
| MCDONALD singled to center field (0-1 S). | 2 | - | - |
| SCHMIDT pinch ran for MCDONALD. | 2 | - | - |
| CAMPOS struck out swinging (1-2 FKBS). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 9
| Play | Outs | BYU | SMC |
|---|---|---|---|
| NAPIER to lf. | 0 | - | - |
| ESPINOZA to 2b. | 0 | - | - |
| DRIGGS to c for SCHMIDT. | 0 | - | - |
| B WATKINS doubled to right field (1-2 SBK). | 0 | - | - |
| C REUTER grounded out to p, bunt (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
| O PRATT grounded out to 2b (1-2 KFFB); B WATKINS advanced to third. | 1 | - | - |
| H LEATHAM struck out looking (2-2 SBBKFFK). | 2 | - | - |
| R MCLAUGHLIN to p for N DAHLE. | 0 | - | - |
| CHONG struck out swinging (1-2 FFBS). | 0 | - | - |
| ALMANZA doubled to center field (0-1 K). | 1 | - | - |
| SANTIAGO homered to left center, 2 RBI (0-1 K); ALMANZA scored. | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| NAPIER doubled down the lf line (1-1 BF). | 1 | - | - |
| C MCKEEHAN to p for R MCLAUGHLIN. | 1 | - | - |
| NAPIER advanced to third on a wild pitch. | 1 | - | - |
| MANN struck out swinging (1-2 FSFFBFS). | 1 | - | - |
| MISTONE pinch hit for ESPINOZA. | 2 | - | - |
| NAPIER scored on a wild pitch. | 2 | 3 | 4 |
