MALIBU -- Luke Riordan's two home runs and four RBI delivered Cal State Northridge a 6-3 victory over BYU on Saturday.

The loss is the Cougars' second straight in the final game of the Battle at the Beach Tournament hosted by Pepperdine.

BYU (4-13) had a 3-1 lead entering the bottom of the fifth inning. Cal State Northridge (6-10) tied the game with a run in the fifth and a solo shot by Riordan in the sixth. The Matadors broke the tied game with a three-run blast by Riordan in the seventh.

An early substitute for first baseman Michael Faulk, Riordan entered the game in the first inning as a pinch hitter and then took over first for the rest of the game. The two home runs are his first and second of the season.

Ranger Wiens went two-for-four in the game, his second two-hit performance in as many days. He ends the tournament with a four-game hitting streak. Ryan Chambers hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the third inning.

Justin Su'a (1-1) started the game for BYU, receiving a no decision after allowing three runs in five and two-thirds innings. Reliever Lance Beus (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season, giving up three runs off two hits.

The Matadors will play Nevada at 1 p.m. (PST) in the tournament's final day on Sunday. Cal State Northridge lost to tournament host Pepperdine on Friday, 7-4.

The Cougars return to California on Thursday to play Cal State Northridge in two games split between a match-up with Long Beach State on Friday. BYU will also participate in a six-team tournament hosted by Fresno State beginning Monday, March 8.

Brigham Young vs Cal State Northridge
Feb 28, 2004 at Malibu, CA (Eddy D Field Stadium)
Brigham Young 3 (4-13)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  3  2  1  1   1  0  2  0   0
TAYLOR, Brandon ss.......  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  3   0
WIENS, Ranger dh.........  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   1
HIESTAND, Jeff rf........  3  0  0  0   1  0  3  0   0
SAYLOR, Ben 1b...........  4  0  0  0   0  1  7  0   0
KNELL, Kory lf...........  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  1   1
LUCAS, Blair 3b..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
WILKES, Adam c...........  3  0  1  0   0  1  4  1   0
 CLOWARD, Casey pr/c.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   0
VEST, Wade 2b............  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  2   0
SU'A, Justin p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 BEUS, Lance p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 HESS, Nathan p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 31  3  5  1   2  3 24 10   3
Cal State Northridge 6 (6-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Ciccarelli cf............  3  0  1  1   0  0  4  0   1
Renno lf.................  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Halpert lf..............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Voita rf.................  2  1  0  0   2  1  3  0   0
Paulk 1b.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Riordan ph/1b...........  4  2  2  4   0  0  6  0   0
McCauley 3b..............  3  0  1  0   1  1  1  0   2
Aguailar dh..............  4  1  1  0   0  2  0  0   1
Fleener c................  3  0  1  0   0  1  3  2   0
Hagstrom 2b..............  2  0  1  0   0  0  4  3   0
 Ravago ph/2b............  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   2
Perez ss.................  4  2  2  0   0  1  2  1   0
Baker p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  2   0
 Polanco p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 31  6 10  5   3  8 27 10   6
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 201 000 000 -  3  5  2
Cal State Northridge 010 011 30X -  6 10  2
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E - LUCAS(3); SU'A; Renno(1); Paulk(4). DP - Matadors 1. LOB - Cougars 3;
Matadors 6. 2B - Aguailar(2). HR - CHAMBERS(1); Riordan 2(2). SH -
Ciccarelli(1); Fleener(2). SB - Renno(5); McCauley(3). CS - WIENS(1);
KNELL(3).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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SU'A, Justin........  5.2  8  3  2  1  5 23 25
BEUS, Lance.........  1.0  2  3  3  2  1  4  7
HESS, Nathan........  1.1  0  0  0  0  2  4  4
Cal State Northridge   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Baker...............  8.0  5  3  1  2  1 28 30
Polanco.............  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  3  3
Win - Baker (3-1).  Loss - BEUS (0-1).  Save - Polanco (3).
Umpires - HP: Dan Perugini  1B: Mik Hendrickson  3B: Darrel Mason
Start: 10:00 AM   Time: 2:13   Attendance: 144
Play-by-Play 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 201 000 000 -  3  5  2
Cal State Northridge 010 011 30X -  6 10  2
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Brigham Young starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 8/dh WIENS; 16/rf
   HIESTAND; 25/1b SAYLOR; 12/lf KNELL; 6/3b LUCAS; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b VEST;
   27/p SU'A;
Cal State Northridge starters: 2/cf Ciccarelli; 17/lf Renno; 7/rf Voita;
   9/1b Paulk; 14/3b McCauley; 1/dh Aguailar; 13/c Fleener; 8/2b Hagstrom;
   4/ss Perez; 30/p Baker;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   CHAMBERS reached on an error by 1b. TAYLOR popped up to rf. WIENS singled
   through the left side; CHAMBERS advanced to second. HIESTAND reached on
   an error by lf, advanced to second; WIENS scored, unearned; CHAMBERS
   scored, unearned. SAYLOR grounded out to 2b; HIESTAND advanced to third.
   KNELL popped up to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 1
   Ciccarelli grounded out to ss. Renno singled, bunt. Renno stole second.
   Voita walked. Riordan pinch hit for Paulk. Riordan reached on a fielder's
   choice; Voita out at second 2b to ss; Renno advanced to third. McCauley
   struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   Riordan to 1b. LUCAS grounded out to 2b. WILKES flied out to rf. VEST
   grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 2
   Aguailar doubled to left field. Fleener reached on an error by p, out at
   second lf to 2b, SAC; Aguailar scored. Hagstrom singled to right field.
   Perez flied out to rf. Ciccarelli reached on a fielder's choice; Hagstrom
   out at second 2b to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   CHAMBERS homered to right center, RBI. TAYLOR popped up to p. WIENS
   singled to center field. HIESTAND walked; WIENS advanced to second.
   SAYLOR flied out to cf; WIENS advanced to third. WIENS out at third c to
   2b to c to 3b, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 3
   Renno flied out to cf. Voita struck out swinging. Riordan fouled out to
   2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   KNELL singled to left field. LUCAS flied out to cf. KNELL out at second c
   to 2b, caught stealing. WILKES struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 4
   McCauley lined out to 3b. Aguailar struck out swinging, out at first c to
   1b. Fleener struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   VEST popped up to p. CHAMBERS walked. TAYLOR popped up to ss. WIENS
   popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 5
   Hagstrom grounded out to ss. Perez singled, advanced to second on a
   throwing error by 3b. Ciccarelli singled to left center, RBI; Perez
   scored, unearned. Ciccarelli out at first p to 1b, picked off. Renno
   struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   Halpert to lf for Renno. HIESTAND flied out to cf. SAYLOR grounded out to
   p. KNELL popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 6
   Voita grounded out to ss. Riordan homered to right field, RBI. McCauley
   singled to left field. Aguailar flied out to rf. Fleener singled to left
   field; McCauley advanced to second. BEUS to p for SU'A. Ravago pinch hit
   for Hagstrom. Ravago grounded out to p. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   Ravago to 2b. LUCAS fouled out to rf. WILKES singled to right field.
   CLOWARD pinch ran for WILKES. VEST grounded into double play ss to 1b;
   CLOWARD out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 7
   CLOWARD to c. Perez singled to third base. Ciccarelli grounded out to 3b,
   SAC; Perez advanced to second. Halpert struck out swinging. Voita
   intentionally walked. Riordan homered to right field, 3 RBI; Voita
   scored; Perez scored. McCauley walked. HESS to p for BEUS. McCauley stole
   second. Aguailar struck out swinging. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 8
   CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. TAYLOR popped up to 2b. WIENS flied out to
   cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 8
   Fleener flied out to rf. Ravago flied out to cf. Perez struck out
   looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 9
   Polanco to p for Baker. HIESTAND grounded out to 2b. SAYLOR struck out
   swinging. KNELL struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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.