NORTHRIDGE -- Jesse Perez hit a game-winning two-run homer and drove in three as Cal State Northridge came back to beat BYU 7-6 Thursday.

The Cougars (4-14) had a five run lead to begin the fifth inning, but the Matadors (7-11) scored five in the inning to tie the game. Perez's two-run shot in the seventh sealed the victory for Cal Northridge. BYU is now 1-4 in one-run games this year.

After Cal Northridge starter Cody Campbell (0-0) exited the game in the third, the Matadors used six relievers to pull off the win. Kyle Jean (1-1) earned his first victory, entering the game in the sixth. Phil Polanco captured his fourth save.

BYU starter Patrick Wells (2-2) cruised easily through the first four innings before stumbling in the fifth, allowing five runs. Bryce Burger (0-1) picked up his first loss after allowing two runs in two and one-third innings.

Led by RBI singles from Casey Cloward and Brandon Taylor and a sacrifice fly by Wade Vest, the Cougars led by three in the second inning. A sacrifice fly by Ryan Chambers and Taylor's second RBI single gave BYU a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning. Taylor finished the game 3-for-6.

Five Matadors captured RBI hits in the fifth inning led by a RBI double from Adam Fleener and an RBI single from Perez. BYU regained the lead in the sixth inning on a bases loaded walk to Tim Law before Perez finalized the score with his two-out blast to left field.

BYU will take on No. 7 Long Beach State Friday at 6:30 p.m. (PST). Live audio is available for the game. A link to the audio cast can be found at www.byucougars.com.

BYU at Cal State Northridge
Mar 04, 2004 at Northridge, CA (Matador Field)
BYU 6 (4-14)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  3  0  0  1   1  1  3  0   3
TAYLOR, Brandon ss.......  6  0  3  2   0  2  2  2   0
WIENS, Ranger 3b.........  3  1  1  0   2  0  0  0   0
ITRI, Rob lf.............  3  0  0  0   2  1  0  0   5
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  5  0  1  0   0  2  1  0   2
HIESTAND, Jeff dh........  1  1  0  0   2  0  0  0   0
 KNELL, Kory dh..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
LAW, Tim 1b..............  4  1  2  1   1  0  8  0   0
CLOWARD, Casey c.........  5  2  1  1   0  1  9  0   4
VEST, Wade 2b............  3  1  2  1   1  0  1  2   0
WELLS, Patrick p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 BURGER, Bryce p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 PARSONS, Kalen p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 35  6 10  6   9  8 24  7  14
Cal State Northridge 7 (7-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Ciccarelli cf............  3  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
Aguailar dh..............  5  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   1
Voita rf.................  4  1  2  1   0  1  2  0   0
Riordan lf...............  4  1  1  0   0  3  1  0   1
McCauley 3b..............  3  0  1  1   1  1  1  1   0
Perez ss.................  3  1  2  3   0  0  3  0   1
Quintana 1b..............  1  1  0  0   1  0  7  1   0
 Paulk ph................  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Fleener c................  4  1  1  1   0  1  8  0   4
Ravago 2b................  2  0  0  0   0  2  1  4   0
 Hagstrom 2b.............  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Campbell p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Brettl p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Camacho p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Sistilli p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jean p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Rocchio p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Polanco p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 32  7  9  7   2  8 27 10   7
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 030 201 000 -  6 10  1
Cal State Northridge 000 050 20X -  7  9  2
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E - CLOWARD; Perez(7); Fleener(3). LOB - BYU 14; CSUN 7. 2B - LAW; VEST;
Fleener(2). 3B - LAW. HR - Perez(3). HBP - Ciccarelli 2; Quintana. SH -
CHAMBERS; Perez(2). SF - CHAMBERS; VEST. SB - Riordan(1).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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WELLS, Patrick......  4.2  7  5  5  2  5 20 25
BURGER, Bryce.......  2.1  2  2  2  0  2  9  9
PARSONS, Kalen......  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  4
Cal State Northridge   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Campbell............  2.0  4  3  3  3  0  9 13
Brettl..............  2.0  3  2  1  0  2  8  9
Camacho.............  1.0  0  0  0  2  1  4  6
Sistilli............  0.1  0  1  1  2  0  1  3
Jean................  2.0  2  0  0  2  4  7 10
Rocchio.............  0.2  1  0  0  0  0  3  3
Polanco.............  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3
Win - Jean (1-1).  Loss - BURGER (0-1).  Save - Polanco (4).
WP - WELLS; Campbell(2). HBP - by WELLS (Ciccarelli); by WELLS (Quintana); by
PARSONS (Ciccarelli). PB - CLOWARD; Fleener(3).
Umpires - HP: Mel Gatson  1B: Dave Gimbi  3B: Ruben Chavira
Start: 2:00 pm   Time: 3:01   Attendance: 124
Play-by-Play 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 030 201 000 -  6 10  1
Cal State Northridge 000 050 20X -  7  9  2
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BYU starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 8/3b WIENS; 21/lf ITRI; 25/rf
   SAYLOR; 16/dh HIESTAND; 1/1b LAW; 9/c CLOWARD; 5/2b VEST; 4/p WELLS;
Cal State Northridge starters: 2/cf Ciccarelli; 1/dh Aguailar; 7/rf Voita;
   33/lf Riordan; 14/3b McCauley; 4/ss Perez; 3/1b Quintana; 13/c Fleener;
   6/2b Ravago; 42/p Campbell;
BYU - inning 1
   CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. TAYLOR singled up the middle. WIENS popped
   up to 2b. TAYLOR advanced to second on a wild pitch. ITRI walked. SAYLOR
   grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 1
   Ciccarelli hit by pitch. Aguailar fouled out to c, bunt. Voita reached on
   a fielder's choice; Ciccarelli out at second ss to 2b. Riordan struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 2
   HIESTAND walked. LAW doubled to right center; HIESTAND advanced to third.
   CLOWARD singled to left field, advanced to second, RBI; LAW advanced to
   third; HIESTAND scored. VEST flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; CLOWARD advanced
   to third; LAW scored. CHAMBERS walked. TAYLOR singled up the middle, RBI;
   CHAMBERS advanced to second; CLOWARD scored. WIENS flied out to rf;
   CHAMBERS advanced to third. ITRI grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
   errors, 2 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 2
   McCauley walked. Perez grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; McCauley advanced to
   second. Quintana flied out to cf. Fleener grounded out to 1b unassisted.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 3
   Brettl to p for Campbell. SAYLOR struck out swinging. HIESTAND grounded
   out to 3b. LAW flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 3
   Ravago struck out swinging. Ciccarelli flied out to cf. Aguailar grounded
   out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 4
   CLOWARD reached on a fielding error by c, bunt. VEST doubled down the lf
   line; CLOWARD advanced to third. CHAMBERS flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; VEST
   advanced to third; CLOWARD scored, unearned. TAYLOR singled up the
   middle, RBI; VEST scored. TAYLOR out at second p to 1b to ss, picked off.
   WIENS singled to pitcher. ITRI struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1
   error, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 4
   Voita singled to shortstop. Riordan struck out looking. McCauley reached
   on a fielder's choice; Voita out at second 2b to ss. Perez popped up to
   1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 5
   Camacho to p for Brettl. SAYLOR grounded out to p. HIESTAND walked. LAW
   grounded out to 2b; HIESTAND advanced to second. CLOWARD reached on a
   throwing error by ss; HIESTAND advanced to third. VEST walked; CLOWARD
   advanced to second. CHAMBERS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
   error, 3 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 5
   Quintana hit by pitch. Quintana advanced to second on a passed ball.
   Fleener doubled down the lf line, RBI; Quintana scored. Ravago struck out
   swinging. Ciccarelli singled to first base, bunt; Fleener advanced to
   third. Aguailar singled through the right side, RBI; Ciccarelli advanced
   to third; Fleener scored. Voita singled up the middle, RBI; Aguailar
   advanced to second; Ciccarelli scored. Riordan struck out swinging.
   McCauley singled up the middle, RBI; Voita advanced to second; Aguailar
   scored. Perez singled to center field, RBI; McCauley advanced to second;
   Voita scored. Perez advanced to second on a wild pitch; McCauley advanced
   to third on a wild pitch. Quintana walked. BURGER to p for WELLS. Fleener
   reached on a fielder's choice; Quintana out at second ss unassisted. 5
   runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU - inning 6
   Hagstrom to 2b for Ravago. Sistilli to p for Camacho. TAYLOR popped up to
   3b. WIENS walked. WIENS advanced to second on a passed ball. ITRI walked.
   Jean to p for Sistilli. SAYLOR singled to first base; ITRI advanced to
   second; WIENS advanced to third. KNELL to dh for HIESTAND. KNELL struck
   out looking. LAW walked, RBI; SAYLOR advanced to second; ITRI advanced to
   third; WIENS scored. CLOWARD struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors,
   3 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 6
   Hagstrom grounded out to 2b. Ciccarelli grounded out to p, bunt. Aguailar
   grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 7
   VEST singled through the left side. CHAMBERS grounded out to p, SAC,
   bunt; VEST advanced to second. TAYLOR struck out swinging. WIENS
   intentionally walked. ITRI flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
   LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 7
   Voita struck out swinging. Riordan singled up the middle. McCauley struck
   out swinging. Riordan stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error
   by c. Perez homered to left field, 2 RBI; Riordan scored. Paulk pinch hit
   for Quintana. Paulk flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 8
   Paulk to 1b. SAYLOR struck out swinging. Rocchio to p for Jean. KNELL
   popped up to ss. LAW tripled down the lf line. CLOWARD grounded out to
   2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 8
   PARSONS to p for BURGER. Fleener struck out swinging. Hagstrom flied out
   to cf. Ciccarelli hit by pitch. Aguailar fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 9
   Polanco to p for Rocchio. VEST popped up to ss. CHAMBERS grounded out to
   p unassisted. TAYLOR struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
   LOB.

Making its final trip before staring conference play at home, BYU returns for another round in California.

The Cougars (4-13) return to California for two games against Cal Northridge (6-11) split between a match-up with No. 7 Long Beach State (9-3).

Patrick Wells (2-2, 4.01) most likely will get the opening start against Cal Northridge on Thursday at 2 p.m. (PST). Wells is coming off a combined 5-0 shutout over Pepperdine in the Battle at the Beach Tournament in Malibu, Calif.

Nathan Hess (1-1, 1.64) makes his first start with the Cougars on Friday against Long Beach State at 6:30 p.m. (PST). Hess has looked well in six appearances, allowing two earned runs in 11 innings and picking up one save.

On Saturday in the second game against Cal State Northridge at 1 p.m. (PST), Justin Su'a (1-1, 3.97) will make his third-straight start. Su'a received a no decision in a 6-3 loss to Cal Northridge last week. He allowed three runs in five and two-thirds innings.

Ranger Wiens hit .500 last week in the three game tournament hosted by Pepperdine. He heads to California with the team's highest current hitting streak at four games.

After claiming the Big West Conference championship in 2002 and losing to BYU in the NCAA Regional Tournament, Cal State Northridge (6-11) fell to a 14-42 mark last season. The Matadors are picked to finish seventh in their conference. Cal Northridge went 1-2 in the Battle at the Beach Tournament in Malibu, Calif., beating BYU but losing 7-4 to Pepperdine and 2-0 to Nevada. Sophomore Michael Paulk is hitting .339 with three home runs and 14 RBI. John Voita leads the team with four home runs. After beating BYU, Craig Baker leads the pitching starters, heading into the series 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA

Ranked No. 7 by Baseball America, Long Beach State (9-3) is led by former University of Utah head coach (1980-81) Mike Weathers. Last week Long Beach won two of three at the University of Houston. Before losing to Houston on Sunday, the 49ers had won six straight. The 49ers host three teams this week beginning with Pepperdine on Tuesday, BYU on Friday and Cal State Northridge on Sunday. Long Beach is picked to finish second in the Big West Conference behind Cal State Fullerton.

Preseason All-American Jered Weaver (4-0, 0.95) will most likely take the mound for the 49ers against the Cougars on Friday. Weaver is coming off his third straight double-digit strikeout game, striking out 10 in a 6-1 win over Houston on Friday. He faced three batters over the minimum, retiring 15 in a row at one point. He has been named the Big West Pitcher of the Week twice in the young season. Jason Vargas is hitting .395 for the 49ers with one home run. In 12 games, Long Beach has only hit three home runs as a team.

The Long Beach State game is available for live audio. A link to the audio cast can be found at www.byucougars.com. None of the games with Cal Northridge are available for live stats or live audio.