Ft. Worth, Texas (March 18, 2003) -- The powerful TCU offense overpowered BYU Saturday afternoon, as the Cougars lost 16-6 in their final baseball game against the Horned Frogs.

TCU (11-9) chased starting pitcher Ken Gravley from the mound after just 2 1/3 innings of work. The Horned Frogs scored two runs in the first and added four more in the second. Kirk Williamson, a red-shirt freshman who made his first career appearance Saturday, came on in relief after Gravley gave up back-to-back walks with two out in the third.

The Cougars (5-10) scored their first run in the fifth on a throwing error by TCU third baseman Mike Settle, that sent the ball up the right field line, allowing Jackson to score from first on the hit and-run. The errant throw also caused a collision between Ranger Wiens and TCU first baseman Chris Saenz. After being attended to by the trainer, Wiens remained in the game.

The bulk of the TCU offense came in the fifth, when the Horned Frogs recorded six runs, including a string of five consecutive hits by the top of the order.

BYU started a rally in the sixth on a two-run triple to right center by Kory Knell, which drove in Kainoa Obrey and Brock Jacobsen, bringing the score to 12-3. Knell scored one out later on a fielder's choice groundout to second base by Clayton Carson, closing the gap to 12-4.

The Cougars continued to gain momentum in the seventh. After a single to left field by Jake Stubblefield, Obrey sent an 0-1 fastball over the left-center field fence for his fourth home run of the season. Stubblefield, who was 3-for-5 on the afternoon, has a nine-game hitting streak, the longest of any Cougar hitter this season.

TCU put the game out of reach in the seventh, with four unearned runs off Cougar reliever Bryce Searle, increasing its lead to 16-6.

The Cougars will begin conference play next Thursday at the University of New Mexico. The game will begin at 2:00 p.m., MST. All the New Mexico games will be broadcast live by Brent Norton, long-time voice of the Cougars, over KOVO Radio 960 AM.

Brigham Young at TCU
Mar 08, 2003 at Fort Worth, Texas (Lupton Stadium)
Brigham Young 6 (5-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug lf.........  4  1  1  0   0  1  4  0   0
 LAW, Tim lf.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
WIENS, Ranger ss.........  5  0  1  0   0  0  1  4   0
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake 1b....  5  1  3  0   0  1 11  0   0
OBREY, Kainoa 3b.........  5  2  2  2   0  1  0  2   3
JACOBSEN, Brock cf.......  4  1  3  0   0  1  3  0   0
KNELL, Kory rf...........  4  1  1  2   0  0  0  1   1
 CHAMBERS, Ryan rf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
CARSON, Clayton 2b.......  4  0  1  1   0  1  2  4   0
BILLS, Kevin dh..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
 BARNES, Clayton dh......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
WILKES, Adam c...........  3  0  0  0   1  1  3  2   0
GRAVLEY, Kenneth p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 WILLIAMSON, Kirk p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BINGHAM, Anthony p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 SEARLE, Bryce p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 DABO, Tyler p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 39  6 12  5   1  8 24 14   7
TCU 16 (11-8)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Elkouri ss...............  5  1  2  1   0  0  0  2   2
 Thomas ss...............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Meeks lf.................  3  2  1  2   2  0  1  0   0
 Reed ph.................  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Trofholz cf..............  5  3  3  2   0  0  1  0   0
 Thompson ph.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Duncan, J. rf............  4  0  3  1   0  0  1  0   0
 Estrada rf..............  1  1  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Settle 3b................  4  1  2  2   1  0  0  2   2
 Yoo 3b..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Stephens dh..............  4  2  1  1   0  1  0  0   1
Hatcher c................  4  2  3  0   0  0  4  0   2
 Dahlberg c..............  0  1  0  0   1  0  4  1   0
Saenz 1b.................  4  2  3  3   1  0 13  0   0
Lewis 2b.................  3  1  1  2   1  0  2  5   1
 Moses 2b................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Osentowski p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
 Mokry p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 40 16 19 14   6  3 27 14   8
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 013 200 -  6 12  1
TCU................. 240 060 40X - 16 19  2
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E - OBREY(3); Settle 2(6). DP - BYU 1; TCU 1. LOB - BYU 7; TCU 8. 2B -
JACOBSEN 2(3); Meeks(8); Saenz(2); Lewis(4). 3B - KNELL(1); Trofholz(2). HR
- OBREY(4). HBP - Stephens. SF - Lewis(2). SB - Meeks(5); Trofholz 2(10);
Duncan, J.(4). CS - WIENS(2); Hatcher(1).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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GRAVLEY, Kenneth....  2.2  9  6  6  3  1 15 18
WILLIAMSON, Kirk....  1.2  5  5  5  0  0  9 11
BINGHAM, Anthony....  1.2  3  1  1  0  0  8  8
SEARLE, Bryce.......  1.0  2  4  0  3  0  5  8
DABO, Tyler.........  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  3  3
TCU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Osentowski..........  6.2 12  6  5  0  5 32 32
Mokry...............  2.1  0  0  0  1  3  7  8
Win - Osentowski (3-2).  Loss - GRAVLEY (1-1).  Save - None.
WP - SEARLE(3). HBP - by WILLIAMSON (Stephens). BK - GRAVLEY(1).
Umpires - HP: Scott Johnston  1B: Dale Hanks  3B: Tom Dooley
Start: 1:05 pm   Time: 2:55   Attendance: 1056
Play-by-Play
 
Brigham Young at TCU - Play-by-Play
Mar 08, 2003 at Fort Worth, Texas (Lupton Stadium)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 013 200 -  6 12  1
TCU................. 240 060 40X - 16 19  2
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Brigham Young starters: 13/lf JACKSON; 8/ss WIENS; 33/1b STUBBLEFIELD; 32/3b
   OBREY; 3/cf JACOBSEN; 12/rf KNELL; 23/2b CARSON; 10/dh BILLS; 24/c
   WILKES; 19/p GRAVLEY;
TCU starters: 10/ss Elkouri; 15/lf Meeks; 25/cf Trofholz; 7/rf Duncan, J.;
   24/3b Settle; 37/dh Stephens; 16/c Hatcher; 14/1b Saenz; 1/2b Lewis; 17/p
   Osentowski;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   JACKSON grounded out to p. WIENS grounded out to p. STUBBLEFIELD singled
   through the right side. OBREY struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
TCU - inning 1
   Elkouri flied out to cf. Meeks walked. Trofholz singled through the left
   side; Meeks advanced to second. Duncan, J. flied out to lf. Trofholz
   stole second; Meeks stole third. Settle singled up the middle, advanced
   to second, 2 RBI; Trofholz scored; Meeks scored. Stephens popped up to
   1b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   JACOBSEN singled up the middle. KNELL grounded out to 2b; JACOBSEN
   advanced to second. CARSON flied out to cf; JACOBSEN advanced to third.
   BILLS grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
TCU - inning 2
   Hatcher singled to left center. Hatcher advanced to second on a balk.
   Saenz singled to right field; Hatcher advanced to third. Lewis doubled to
   right center, RBI; Saenz advanced to third; Hatcher scored. Elkouri
   singled, out at second rf to c to ss, RBI; Lewis advanced to third; Saenz
   scored. Meeks grounded out to 2b, RBI; Lewis scored. Trofholz singled up
   the middle. Duncan, J. singled up the middle; Trofholz advanced to third.
   Duncan, J. stole second; Trofholz stole home. Settle grounded out to 3b.
   4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   WILKES grounded out to ss. JACKSON struck out looking. WIENS reached on a
   throwing error by 3b. STUBBLEFIELD singled through the right side; WIENS
   advanced to third. OBREY popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
TCU - inning 3
   Stephens struck out looking. Hatcher singled to right field. Hatcher out
   at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Saenz walked. Lewis walked; Saenz
   advanced to second. WILLIAMSON to p for GRAVLEY. Elkouri grounded out to
   2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   JACOBSEN struck out looking. KNELL grounded out to 3b. CARSON singled
   through the right side. BILLS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
TCU - inning 4
   Meeks flied out to lf. Trofholz grounded out to ss. Duncan, J. singled to
   left center. Settle flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   WILKES grounded out to ss. JACKSON singled to right field. WIENS reached
   on a throwing error by 3b; JACKSON scored, unearned. STUBBLEFIELD
   grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; WIENS out on the play. 1 run, 1
   hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
TCU - inning 5
   Stephens hit by pitch. Hatcher singled to left center; Stephens advanced
   to second. Saenz doubled down the rf line, RBI; Hatcher advanced to
   third; Stephens scored. Lewis flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; Hatcher scored.
   Elkouri singled through the left side; Saenz advanced to third. Meeks
   doubled down the rf line, RBI; Elkouri advanced to third; Saenz scored.
   BINGHAM to p for WILLIAMSON. Trofholz tripled to left center, 2 RBI;
   Meeks scored; Elkouri scored. Duncan, J. singled to right field, RBI;
   Trofholz scored. Settle singled through the left side; Duncan, J.
   advanced to second. Stephens flied out to cf. Hatcher grounded out to 3b.
   6 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   Dahlberg to c for Hatcher. OBREY singled through the left side. JACOBSEN
   doubled down the rf line; OBREY advanced to third. KNELL tripled to right
   center, 2 RBI; JACOBSEN scored; OBREY scored. CARSON grounded out to 2b,
   RBI; KNELL scored. BILLS flied out to rf. WILKES struck out swinging. 3
   runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
TCU - inning 6
   Saenz grounded out to p. Lewis grounded out to ss. Elkouri grounded out
   to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   Estrada to rf for Duncan, J.. JACKSON flied out to lf. WIENS singled
   through the right side. WIENS out at first p to 1b, caught stealing.
   STUBBLEFIELD singled down the lf line. OBREY homered to left center, 2
   RBI; STUBBLEFIELD scored. JACOBSEN doubled to right center. Mokry to p
   for Osentowski. KNELL grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1
   LOB.
TCU - inning 7
   LAW to lf for JACKSON. CHAMBERS to rf for KNELL. SEARLE to p for BINGHAM.
   Meeks walked. Trofholz grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Meeks
   out on the play. Estrada reached on a throwing error by 3b. Settle
   walked; Estrada advanced to second. Stephens singled to left field, RBI;
   Settle advanced to third; Estrada scored, unearned. Dahlberg walked;
   Stephens advanced to second. Dahlberg advanced to second on a wild pitch;
   Stephens advanced to third; Settle scored, unearned. Saenz singled to
   left field, 2 RBI; Dahlberg scored, unearned; Stephens scored, unearned.
   Lewis flied out to cf. 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 8
   Thomas to ss for Elkouri. Moses to 2b for Lewis. CARSON struck out
   swinging. BARNES to dh for BILLS. BARNES struck out swinging. WILKES
   walked. LAW grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
TCU - inning 8
   DABO to p for SEARLE. Thomas struck out swinging. Reed pinch hit for
   Meeks. Reed struck out looking. Thompson pinch hit for Trofholz. Thompson
   grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 9
   Reed to lf. Thompson to cf. Yoo to 3b for Settle. WIENS flied out to rf.
   STUBBLEFIELD struck out swinging. OBREY grounded out to c. 0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

This week's three-game series at TCU is the last chance BYU's baseball team has before starting league action.

BYU, 4-8, begins this Thursday at TCU, who is 9-5 with two more games prior to hosting the Cougars at Fort Worth, Texas. Jeff Mousser (3-0, 1.86), the reigning Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week is scheduled to start that first game at 6:30 p.m. CST.

The other probable BYU starters are Paul Jacinto (0-4, 4.43) for Friday evening and southpaw freshman Ken Gravley (1-0, 3.45) for Saturday afternoon.

"Our depth has suffered because of a couple of injuries," says BYU Coach Vance Law. Most recent among those injuries is reserve catcher Mike Weingarten who broke a couple of bones in his hand during practice last week. Law is getting transfer pitcher Mike Bergeron back on the travel squad after he has missed nearly a month because of injury.

Shortstop Ranger Wiens is now the batting average leader among the starters at .372. Jake Stubblefield, who tops the team with a six-game hitting streak, is tied with Kainoa Obrey for the team lead at three home runs apiece.

The Cougars finished 2-2 in last week's Banana Belt Tournament where it lowered their earned run average from 7.77 to 6.39.

Both the Cougars and Horned Frogs have moved to different conferences since they last met as members of the Western Athletic Conference in 1998-99 at Provo. BYU is now in the Mountain West Conference, while TCU is now in Conference USA. TCU leads the series, 4-1.

Next week BYU begins Mountain West Conference play in a three-game series at New Mexico.

The games this week can be accessed through audiocasts and livestats via links on www.byucougars.com.