MALIBU -- Patrick Wells combined with Bryce Burger to blank Pepperdine 5-0 in BYU's first shutout of the season on Thursday.

Wells (2-2) scattered five hits in seven innings while striking out three for the Cougars (4-11). He picked up his second win in the opening game of the Battle at the Beach Tournament against the tournament's host.

Burger entered in the eighth, pitching two scoreless innings to give the BYU its first back-to-back wins of the season. The shutout is the first for the Cougars since they blanked Washington State 4-0 on Feb. 27, 2003.

Ben Saylor led BYU with a 2-for-4 performance with an RBI. He is one of five Cougars who had an RBI in Pepperdine's first shutout loss of the season. The Waves are now 2-6 after being ranked No. 34 in Baseball America's preseason poll.

The Waves hit four doubles in the game, but only reached third base once. David Uribes and Chad Tracy both had 2-for-4 performances with two doubles apiece.

Two throwing errors by Pepperdine in the fourth resulted in three unearned runs for the Cougars, giving them a 3-0 lead. Tim Law, Ryan Chambers and Rob Itri all came in to score on RBI by Ranger Wiens, Itri and Kory Knell.

Pepperdine threatened to score in the fifth inning after Uribes hit his second double of the game. With two outs, Steve Kleen singled to right field. Uribes attempted to score on the play, but Saylor threw him out at home from right field to end the inning.

BYU added insurance runs in the sixth and seventh inning. Wiens singled and scored on a single by Saylor in the sixth inning. Brandon Taylor hit his team leading third home run in the seventh. All three of his homers have been solo shots.

The Cougars play Nevada at 10 a.m. (PST) Friday for the second time this season in BYU's second game in the tournament hosted by Pepperdine. The game can be followed live by Gametracker. A link to the webcast can be found at www.byucougars.com.

Brigham Young at Pepperdine
Feb 26, 2004 at Malibu, CA (Eddy D Field Stadium)
Brigham Young 5 (4-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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LAW, Tim 1b..............  4  1  0  0   0  0 10  0   0
CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  3  1  0  0   0  1  5  0   1
WIENS, Ranger dh.........  3  1  1  1   1  0  0  0   0
ITRI, Rob 3b.............  4  1  1  1   0  0  0  2   0
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  4  0  2  1   0  0  1  1   0
KNELL, Kory lf...........  4  0  1  1   0  1  2  0   0
TAYLOR, Brandon ss.......  4  1  1  1   0  1  0  4   1
WILKES, Adam c...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  6  0   0
VEST, Wade 2b............  3  0  1  0   0  1  2  5   0
WELLS, Patrick p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 BURGER, Bryce p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  5  7  5   1  4 27 12   2
Pepperdine 0 (2-6)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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D. Uribes 2b.............  4  0  2  0   0  0  2  7   0
S. Kleen dh..............  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   0
P. Rooney 3b.............  3  0  0  0   1  1  1  3   0
B. Lewis 1b..............  4  0  0  0   0  1 16  0   2
M. Craig lf..............  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
 L. Salas ph.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
C. Tracy c...............  4  0  2  0   0  0  4  2   0
C Brightwell rf..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 M. Beattie ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
B. Daguio cf.............  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   2
 J. Sandberg ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 J. Durbin cf............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
N. Kliebert ss...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  4   1
J. Barrack p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 R. Hobbs p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  0  6  0   1  5 27 17   7
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 301 100 -  5  7  0
Pepperdine.......... 000 000 000 -  0  6  4
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E - B. Daguio(1); N. Kliebert(3); J. Barrack 2(2). DP - Waves 1. LOB -
Cougars 2; Waves 7. 2B - D. Uribes 2(3); C. Tracy 2(3). HR - TAYLOR(3). HBP
- C Brightwell. SH - CHAMBERS(1). SB - WIENS(5). CS - SAYLOR(1).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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WELLS, Patrick......  7.0  5  0  0  1  3 25 27
BURGER, Bryce.......  2.0  1  0  0  0  2  7  7
Pepperdine             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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J. Barrack..........  7.0  7  5  2  1  4 26 28
R. Hobbs............  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  6  6
Win - WELLS (2-2).  Loss - J. Barrack (1-2).  Save - None.
HBP - by WELLS (C Brightwell).
Umpires - HP: Brian Landis  1B: Heath Jones  3B: Scott Cusator
Start: 2:00 PM   Time: 2:04   Attendance: 111
Play-by-Play 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 301 100 -  5  7  0
Pepperdine.......... 000 000 000 -  0  6  4
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Brigham Young starters: 1/1b LAW; 22/cf CHAMBERS; 8/dh WIENS; 21/3b ITRI;
   25/rf SAYLOR; 12/lf KNELL; 3/ss TAYLOR; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b VEST; 4/p
   WELLS;
Pepperdine starters: 4/2b D. Uribes; 23/dh S. Kleen; 8/3b P. Rooney; 18/1b
   B. Lewis; 32/lf M. Craig; 28/c C. Tracy; 5/rf C Brightwell; 1/cf B.
   Daguio; 2/ss N. Kliebert; 3/p J. Barrack;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   LAW grounded out to 2b. CHAMBERS struck out looking. WIENS walked. WIENS
   stole second, out at third 2b to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine - inning 1
   D. Uribes flied out to cf. S. Kleen grounded out to ss. P. Rooney struck
   out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   ITRI flied out to lf. SAYLOR out at first p to ss to 1b. KNELL grounded
   out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine - inning 2
   B. Lewis grounded out to 2b. M. Craig singled to right field. C. Tracy
   flied out to lf. C Brightwell hit by pitch; M. Craig advanced to second.
   B. Daguio grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   TAYLOR struck out swinging. WILKES fouled out to 1b. VEST struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine - inning 3
   N. Kliebert flied out to lf. D. Uribes doubled down the rf line. S. Kleen
   struck out swinging. P. Rooney walked. B. Lewis reached on a fielder's
   choice; P. Rooney out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   LAW reached on an error by ss, advanced to second on the throw. CHAMBERS
   reached on an error by p, SAC; LAW advanced to third. WIENS grounded out
   to 2b, RBI; CHAMBERS advanced to second; LAW scored, unearned. ITRI
   singled through the right side, RBI; CHAMBERS scored, unearned. SAYLOR
   singled to right field; ITRI advanced to third. KNELL singled through the
   left side, RBI; SAYLOR advanced to second; ITRI scored. TAYLOR grounded
   into double play 2b to ss to 1b; KNELL out on the play. 3 runs, 3 hits, 2
   errors, 1 LOB.
Pepperdine - inning 4
   M. Craig grounded out to ss. C. Tracy grounded out to 2b. C Brightwell
   flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   WILKES grounded out to ss. VEST singled, advanced to second on a throwing
   error by p, bunt. LAW grounded out to 3b. CHAMBERS grounded out to ss. 0
   runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Pepperdine - inning 5
   B. Daguio struck out looking. N. Kliebert flied out to cf. D. Uribes
   doubled to left field. S. Kleen singled to right field; D. Uribes
   advanced to third, out at home rf to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   WIENS singled, advanced to second on an error by cf. ITRI flied out to
   cf; WIENS advanced to third. SAYLOR singled to right center, RBI; WIENS
   scored, unearned. SAYLOR out at first c to 2b to 1b, caught stealing.
   KNELL struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine - inning 6
   P. Rooney flied out to cf. B. Lewis out at first 2b to p. M. Craig flied
   out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   TAYLOR homered to left field, RBI. WILKES fouled out to 2b. VEST grounded
   out to c. LAW grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
   LOB.
Pepperdine - inning 7
   C. Tracy doubled down the lf line. C Brightwell popped up to 2b. J.
   Sandberg pinch hit for B. Daguio. J. Sandberg flied out to rf. N.
   Kliebert grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 8
   J. Durbin to cf for J. Sandberg. R. Hobbs to p for J. Barrack. CHAMBERS
   grounded out to 2b. WIENS grounded out to 3b. ITRI flied out to cf. 0
   runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine - inning 8
   BURGER to p for WELLS. D. Uribes grounded out to 3b. S. Kleen struck out
   looking. P. Rooney grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 9
   SAYLOR lined out to 2b. KNELL popped up to 1b. TAYLOR grounded out to 3b.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Pepperdine - inning 9
   B. Lewis struck out looking. L. Salas pinch hit for M. Craig. L. Salas
   grounded out to 2b. C. Tracy doubled to right center. M. Beattie pinch
   hit for C Brightwell. M. Beattie grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Three schools join BYU in the Battle at the Beach Tournament hosted by Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif., beginning Thursday.

The Cougars (3-11) will take on Pepperdine (2-4) Thursday at 2 p.m. (PST) in the tournament's opening game. On Friday at 10 a.m. (PST), BYU will meet Nevada (4-5) for the second time this season in a tournament. The Cougars beat the Wolf Pack 3-1 at the Pacific Invitational in Stockton, Calif. on Feb. 7.

BYU will finish the tournament against Cal State Northridge (5-8) on Saturday at 10 a.m. (PST). The meeting will be the first of three match-ups this season against the Matadors with games scheduled at Northridge, Calif., on March 4 and 6.

BYU most likely will go with the same pitching rotation it went with last week against San Jose State. The probable starters are Patrick Wells (1-2, 5.06) on Thursday, Paul Jacinto (0-4, 6.07) on Friday and Justin Su'a (1-1, 4.24) on Saturday. All three pitchers received no decisions against the Spartans and helped the Cougars drop their team ERA from 6.73 to 5.63.

"I thought the pitching would be questionable, but it's been the other way around," said BYU head coach Vance Law. "Our pitching has given us a lot of opportunities to win."

In a series last week where all three games were decided by a run in the final inning, the Cougars came away with one win at San Jose State (5-4-1).

BYU won the final game of the series 3-2 in extra innings on Saturday. Adam Wilkes delivered a winning RBI single in the 10th inning to give BYU its third victory of the season. Nathan Hess (1-1) won his first game, entering the game in relief of Su'a (1-1) who started the game. Nick Lemon earned his first save, pitching a scoreless 10th.

Saturday's extra-inning game may be the first time in BYU history that the Cougars played back-to-back extra-inning games. The Cougars lost to the Spartans 2-1 in the 10th inning on Friday. The Spartans won 4-3 on Saturday, scoring the winning run in the ninth inning on a strikeout/wild pitch combination.

Pepperdine's match-up with BYU can be followed through a fee-based live audio webcast, and the game against Nevada can be followed live through Gametracker. Links to the webcasts can be found at www.byucougars.com.