PROVO -- Eight BYU errors translated into 10 unearned runs as UNLV routed the Cougars 17-1 at Larry H. Miller Field on Friday.

The seventh-largest crowd in BYU history at 2,293 witnessed the most errors since the Cougars made 10 in a 32-3 loss at Arizona on Feb. 1, 2003. The loss dropped BYU to 10-18 and 0-2 in the Mountain West Conference. UNLV improved to 14-7 and 2-0 in MWC play.

Rebels' starting pitcher Matt Luca (4-1) never allowed the Cougars into the game, allowing two early hits and one run in six innings pitched. Luca struck out six while walking one in his fourth victory.

After a single by catcher Casey Cloward in the second, BYU went hitless until the bottom of the ninth when Blair Lucas doubled for the Cougars' third hit. BYU loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth but failed to score.

"We folded up the tent in the third inning, and now we have to be ready to play in 14 hours to hopefully regain our confidence," said BYU head coach Vance Law. "Right now, the championship is going to go through UNLV."

Paul Jacinto (0-6) picked up the loss after pitching three and two-thirds innings in his ninth start for BYU. Jacinto allowed eight runs, five earned, on nine hits while striking out four and walking two.

Back-to-back doubles by UNLV in the top of the first by Andrew D'Angelo and Brent JOhnson scored the first run of the game. Johnson then advanced to third and scored on a RBI ground out by Eric Nielsen, giving the Rebels an early 2-0 lead.

With two outs in the bottom of the first, Jeff Hiestand walked and stole second allowing Rob Itri to hit him in with an RBI single for BYU's lone run.

The Rebels scored two more runs in the second, leading 4-1. A walk to Ty Soto and a single by Peter White put runners at first and second with one out. D'Angelo then hit his second double in the game, scoring Soto. A BYU error allowed White to score on the play. A solo home run by catcher Justin Tellam in the third, his second of the year, put UNLV up 5-1.

Three runs in the fourth extended the Rebels' lead to 8-1. D'Angelo hit his third consecutive double, scoring White. Two BYU errors and RBI singles by Ryan Ruiz and Nielsen scored two unearned runs. D'Angelo finished 3-for-6 with three runs and two RBI.

With two outs, UNLV scored four more unearned runs in the fifth. Johnson capped the inning with a two-RBI triple to right field. The Rebels scored three more runs in the third and one in the first before going scoreless for the first time in the eighth. An RBI double by White in the ninth finalized UNLV's 17 runs. White led the Rebels with a perfect 6-for-6 day, scoring four runs with one RBI.

The final game of the three-game series with UNLV is noon on Saturday at Larry H. Miller Field. The game can be listened to live on KOVO 960 AM. Live audio and game stats are available at www.byucougars.com.

Univ. Nev. Las Vegas at Brigham Young Univ.
Mar 19, 2004 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas 17 (14-7,2-0 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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D'ANGELO, Andrew lf/cf...  6  3  3  2   0  0  1  0   0
JOHNSON, Brent cf........  4  2  3  4   1  0  3  0   0
 BIRD, Ryan lf...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
RUIZ, Ryan 2b............  4  1  2  2   0  0  1  2   2
 KOWALSKI, Ryan pr/2b....  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   2
NIELSEN, Eric rf.........  6  1  2  2   0  0  3  0   1
GILL, Eddie 1b...........  6  1  2  1   0  2  5  1   4
TELLAM, Justin c.........  4  1  1  1   0  2  6  0   0
 ROSS, Brad ph/c.........  2  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   0
SOTO, Ty 3b..............  5  2  0  0   1  1  0  1   0
EBARB, C.J. dh...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 BONNELL, Chris ph.......  4  2  2  0   0  1  0  0   1
WHITE, Peter ss..........  6  4  6  1   0  0  3  1   0
LUCA, Matt p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 CLATTERBUCK, Shane p....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 GUERRA, Jason p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 SKOGLEY, Kevin p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 53 17 21 13   2  8 27  6  12
Brigham Young Univ. 1 (10-18,0-2 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
WIENS, Ranger 3b.........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 LUCAS, Blair ph/3b......  2  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   0
HIESTAND, Jeff dh........  3  1  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
ITRI, Rob lf.............  4  0  1  1   0  1  5  0   0
TAYLOR, Brandon ss.......  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  3   1
 HALES, Brad ss..........  0  0  0  0   2  0  2  1   0
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
 BILLS, Kevin rf.........  1  0  0  0   1  1  1  0   0
LAW, Tim 1b..............  4  0  0  0   0  1  6  0   4
CLOWARD, Casey c.........  3  0  1  0   0  2  8  0   0
VEST, Wade 2b............  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  3   1
JACINTO, Paul p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 STAMBAUGH,J.D. p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 HEID, Tyler p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BARRETT, Joshua p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  1  3  1   4 10 27  8   6
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Univ. Nev. Las Vegas 221 343 101 - 17 21  0
Brigham Young Univ.. 100 000 000 -  1  3  8
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E - ITRI; TAYLOR 3; HALES 3; BARRETT. LOB - UNLV Rebels 12; BYU Cougars 6.
2B - D'ANGELO 3; JOHNSON; NIELSEN; GILL; WHITE; LUCAS. 3B - JOHNSON. HR -
TELLAM(2). HBP - D'ANGELO. SB - RUIZ; HIESTAND.
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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LUCA, Matt..........  6.0  2  1  1  1  6 20 21
CLATTERBUCK, Shane..  1.0  0  0  0  1  1  3  4
GUERRA, Jason.......  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  3  3
SKOGLEY, Kevin......  1.0  1  0  0  2  1  4  6
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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JACINTO, Paul.......  3.2  9  8  5  2  4 20 22
STAMBAUGH,J.D.......  2.1  8  7  1  0  1 17 17
HEID, Tyler.........  2.0  3  1  1  0  2 10 11
BARRETT, Joshua.....  1.0  1  1  0  0  1  6  6
Win - LUCA (4-1).  Loss - JACINTO (0-6).  Save - None.
WP - CLATTERBUCK; JACINTO. HBP - by HEID (D'ANGELO). PB - CLOWARD.
Umpires - HP: Blake Jensen  1B: John Aiello  3B: Keith Bailey
Start: 6:30 pm   Time: 2:47   Attendance: 2293
Game notes:
Game 2 of 3 -- The BYU baseball team will be featured in the second half
of Cougar Diaries on Channel 4 (KTVX) at 10:30 p.m. on Saturday and
replayed on Sunday at 4 p.m.  This was the 8th largest crowd in Miller Park
history.  The 8 errors was the most since BYU committed 10 @ Arizona,2/1/03
Play-by-Play 
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas at Brigham Young Univ. - Play-by-Play
Mar 19, 2004 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Univ. Nev. Las Vegas 221 343 101 - 17 21  0
Brigham Young Univ.. 100 000 000 -  1  3  8
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Univ. Nev. Las Vegas starters: 21/lf D'ANGELO; 45/cf JOHNSON; 4/2b RUIZ;
   36/rf NIELSEN; 46/1b GILL; 32/c TELLAM; 6/3b SOTO; 5/dh EBARB; 7/ss
   WHITE; 26/p LUCA;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 8/3b WIENS; 16/dh HIESTAND;
   21/lf ITRI; 3/ss TAYLOR; 25/rf SAYLOR; 1/1b LAW; 9/c CLOWARD; 5/2b VEST;
   15/p JACINTO;
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas - inning 1
   D'ANGELO doubled down the lf line. JOHNSON doubled to left center, RBI;
   D'ANGELO scored. RUIZ flied out to lf. JOHNSON advanced to third on a
   wild pitch. NIELSEN grounded out to 2b, RBI; JOHNSON scored. GILL struck
   out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
   CHAMBERS lined out to 2b. WIENS struck out looking. HIESTAND walked.
   HIESTAND stole second. ITRI singled to right field, RBI; HIESTAND scored.
   TAYLOR reached on a fielder's choice; ITRI out at second 2b to ss. 1 run,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas - inning 2
   TELLAM struck out swinging. SOTO walked. EBARB flied out to cf. WHITE
   singled up the middle; SOTO advanced to second. D'ANGELO doubled to left
   center, advanced to third on a throwing error by ss, RBI; WHITE scored,
   unearned; SOTO scored. JOHNSON walked. RUIZ reached on a fielder's
   choice; JOHNSON out at second ss to 2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
   SAYLOR grounded out to 2b. LAW struck out swinging. CLOWARD singled to
   shortstop. VEST reached on a fielder's choice; CLOWARD out at second ss
   unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas - inning 3
   NIELSEN flied out to cf. GILL flied out to lf. TELLAM homered to right
   field, RBI. SOTO struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
   CHAMBERS flied out to cf. WIENS flied out to cf. HIESTAND flied out to
   rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas - inning 4
   EBARB struck out swinging. WHITE singled, bunt. D'ANGELO doubled to left
   center, advanced to third on a throwing error by ss, RBI; WHITE scored.
   JOHNSON grounded out to ss. RUIZ singled to left field, RBI; D'ANGELO
   scored, unearned. RUIZ stole second. NIELSEN singled, advanced to second
   on a fielding error by lf, RBI; RUIZ scored, unearned. STAMBAUGH to p for
   JACINTO. GILL flied out to lf. 3 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
   ITRI flied out to lf. TAYLOR flied out to rf. SAYLOR struck out looking.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas - inning 5
   TELLAM struck out swinging. SOTO grounded out to ss. BONNELL pinch hit
   for EBARB. BONNELL singled to shortstop. WHITE singled to right field;
   BONNELL advanced to second. D'ANGELO reached on a fielding error by ss;
   WHITE advanced to third; BONNELL scored, unearned. JOHNSON tripled to
   right field, 2 RBI; D'ANGELO scored, unearned; WHITE scored, unearned.
   RUIZ singled to shortstop, RBI; JOHNSON scored, unearned. NIELSEN reached
   on a fielder's choice; RUIZ out at second 2b to ss. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1
   error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
   LAW flied out to cf. CLOWARD struck out swinging. VEST struck out
   looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas - inning 6
   HALES to ss for TAYLOR. GILL singled to center field. TELLAM flied out to
   lf. SOTO flied out to rf. BONNELL singled to left field; GILL advanced to
   second. WHITE singled up the middle, RBI; BONNELL advanced to second;
   GILL scored. D'ANGELO reached on a fielding error by ss; WHITE advanced
   to third; BONNELL scored, unearned. JOHNSON singled to shortstop, RBI;
   D'ANGELO advanced to second; WHITE scored, unearned. KOWALSKI pinch ran
   for RUIZ. KOWALSKI grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
   KOWALSKI to 2b. CHAMBERS flied out to rf. LUCAS pinch hit for WIENS.
   LUCAS grounded out to 3b. HIESTAND struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas - inning 7
   LUCAS to 3b. BILLS to rf for SAYLOR. HEID to p for STAMBAUGH. NIELSEN
   doubled to right center. NIELSEN advanced to third on a passed ball. GILL
   doubled to left center, RBI; NIELSEN scored. ROSS pinch hit for TELLAM.
   ROSS popped up to ss. SOTO popped up to lf. BONNELL grounded out to ss. 1
   run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 7
   D'ANGELO to cf. BIRD to lf for JOHNSON. ROSS to c. CLATTERBUCK to p for
   LUCA. ITRI grounded out to ss. HALES walked. HALES advanced to second on
   a wild pitch. BILLS struck out swinging. LAW lined out to ss. 0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas - inning 8
   WHITE singled to second base. D'ANGELO hit by pitch; WHITE advanced to
   second. BIRD struck out swinging. KOWALSKI reached on a fielder's choice;
   D'ANGELO advanced to second on a fielding error by ss; WHITE advanced to
   third. NIELSEN popped up to ss. GILL struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1
   error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 8
   GUERRA to p for CLATTERBUCK. CLOWARD struck out swinging. VEST struck out
   swinging. CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. Nev. Las Vegas - inning 9
   BARRETT to p for HEID. ROSS grounded out to 3b. SOTO reached on a
   throwing error by p. BONNELL struck out swinging. WHITE doubled to right
   center; SOTO advanced to third. D'ANGELO reached on a throwing error by
   ss; WHITE advanced to third; SOTO scored, unearned. BIRD flied out to rf.
   1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 9
   SKOGLEY to p for GUERRA. LUCAS doubled to center field. HIESTAND out at
   first 1b to p; LUCAS advanced to third. ITRI struck out swinging. HALES
   walked. BILLS walked; HALES advanced to second. LAW grounded out to 1b
   unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Finishing a 26-game opening schedule in California, BYU starts its home stand with a three-game series against UNLV beginning Thursday.

The series begins Mountain West Conference play for both teams. Thursday and Friday's match-ups begin at 6:30 p.m. at Larry H. Miller Field with the final game at noon on Saturday.

After winning six of their last seven games, the Cougars enter the week with a 10-16 record. Probable pitching starters for BYU are Patrick Wells (3-2, 4.53) on Thursday, Paul Jacinto (0-5, 6.35) on Friday and Justin Su'a (2-1, 3.44) on Saturday.

"It's nice to be home after a bit of a rough start," said BYU Coach Vance Law. "Our pitching has been very good all year and our hitters are catching on. We are hoping all facets can come together."

BYU enters conference play after finishing second at the Pepsi-Johnny Quik Classic hosted by Fresno State in Fresno, Calif. BYU went 5-1 in the tournament, beating Dallas Baptist, Chicago State, Fresno State, Monmouth and Portland.

Posting the best record in the tournament, the Cougars had homefield advantage in the championship game against Fresno State. BYU fell 10-9 to the Bulldogs after a ninth inning triple scored two and gave Fresno its first lead in the game. Sophomore right fielder Ben Saylor and junior catcher Casey Cloward were named to the all-tournament team.

The second place finish is the third in seven appearances for the Cougars. The only time BYU has won the tournament is in 1983.

Senior second baseman Wade Vest leads the team with a nine-game hitting streak, the second longest streak this year. Saylor has a six-game streak and junior center fielder Ryan Chambers has a four-game streak. Chambers has also hit triples in the last four-consecutive games.

Sophomore Jeff Heistand leads the Cougars with a .311 batting average. He has three home runs and 15 RBI after a two home run, six RBI game against Chicago State last week.

BYU improved both offensively and defensively after the six-game tournament in Fresno. The Cougars raised their team batting average 15 points from .218 to .237 while the team ERA dropped 25 points from 5.52 to 5.27.

The Cougars are 49-47 against UNLV all-time. Last year, BYU also opened its home schedule against the Rebels, winning one of three in the series. Jacinto threw a one-hitter in the lone win. The Cougars were swept by UNLV in Las Vegas in 2003, finishing with a 1-5 record against the Rebels for the season. Three of the five losses to UNLV last year were decided by one run.

The Rebels (12-7) began this season with a majority of their games at home. They have a 12-3 home record and are 0-4 on the road. Last week, they won two of three against Central Michigan in Las Vegas.

Senior second baseman Ryan Ruiz leads the team with a .449 batting average. He has three home runs and 26 RBI. Six position starters have a batting average above .300, and the team comes into the series with a .318 average. Senior starting pitcher Jake Voss began the season 3-1 with a 3.52 ERA and 23 strikeouts in six starts. The team ERA sits at .570.

UNLV finished 47-17 in 2003 and 27-6 in the MWC, winning the conference tournament. The Rebels are led by first-year coach Buddy Gouldsmith.

BYU radio coverage starts Thursday with the play-by-play coming again from Brent Norton, BYU's veteran broadcaster entering his 14th season. On Saturday the play-by-play will be called by Jay Monsen. Games will be live on KOVO 960 AM with Saturday's game available live on the Internet. A link to the audio cast can be found at www.byucougars.com.