SAN JOSE -- Adam Wilkes singled in the 10th inning winning run for BYU in a 3-2 victory over San Jose State on Saturday.

For possibly the first time in BYU history, the Cougars (3-11) played back-to-back extra inning games. Saturday's win is also the third game in a row decided by one run in the final inning. BYU is 1-3 in one-run games this year.

"They out-executed us today," said Spartan head coach Sam Piraro. "Today was another hard-fought game in this three-game series. All three were very similar low-scoring, pitcher dominated games."

Wilkes RBI single came after Kory Knell doubled to lead off the top of the 10th inning. Nathan Hess (1-1) earned his first win for the Cougars after pitching a scoreless eighth and ninth inning, and Nick Lemon (0-1) picked up his first save, shutting down the Spartans in the 10th. Justin Su'a (1-1) started the game for BYU but received a no decision after pitching six innings and allowing one earned run on five hits.

In the three-game series against the Spartans (5-4-1), the Cougars lowered their team ERA a little more than a run, improving from 6.73 to 5.63.

"BYU's pitching staff is a lot better than we anticipated," Piraro said. "They have taken the sting out of our bats. They have good command of the strike zone, and they keep the ball down."

Ranger Wiens started his first game at third base for the Cougars and hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to tie the game at one after San Jose scored a run in the second. The home run is Wiens' second of the season.

After the Spartans went up 2-1 in the sixth inning, the Cougars tied the game at two with a pinch-hit single by Jeff Hiestand to score Brandon Taylor.

The Cougars will head to California again this week for the Battle at the Beach Tournament, a three-game tournament hosted by Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif. BYU will face Pepperdine on Thursday, Nevada on Friday and Cal State Northridge on Saturday. Check out www.byucougars.com for more information.

BYU at San Jose State
Feb 21, 2004 at San Jose, CA (Blethen Field)
BYU 3 (3-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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LAW, Tim 1b..............  3  0  0  0   0  1 11  1   0
CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   1
WIENS, Ranger 3b.........  4  1  1  1   0  0  3  3   0
ITRI, Rob dh.............  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  3  0  1  0   1  0  1  0   0
KNELL, Kory lf...........  4  1  1  0   0  1  2  1   1
TAYLOR, Brandon ss.......  2  1  0  0   1  0  2  2   1
WILKES, Adam c...........  3  0  1  1   0  0  5  3   0
VEST, Wade 2b............  2  0  1  0   0  0  2  2   0
 HIESTAND, Jeff ph.......  1  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
 HALES, Brad pr..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
SU'A, Justin p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 PARSONS, Kalen p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 HESS, Nathan p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 LEMON, Nick p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 31  3  6  3   2  3 30 14   3
San Jose State 2 (5-4-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Pierson 2b...............  5  0  0  0   0  1  3  5   2
Frandsen lf..............  5  1  2  0   0  1  3  0   0
Kilby dh.................  4  0  1  0   1  2  0  0   0
 Bland pr................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Fromm 1b.................  5  0  1  1   0  1 14  3   1
Lansford 3b..............  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   1
Becktel rf...............  3  1  1  0   0  1  2  0   0
Jolliff cf...............  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
 Fernandes ph............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
 Ponza cf................  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Bautista c...............  2  0  1  0   2  0  2  3   0
Contreras ss.............  4  0  1  1   0  0  3  2   0
Dewing p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 Amaya p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
Totals................... 35  2  7  2   3  6 30 18   8
Score by Innings                      R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 100 010 1 -  3  6  1
San Jose State...... 010 001 000 0 -  2  7  1
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E - SU'A(1); Bautista(1). DP - SJSU 1. LOB - BYU 3; SJSU 8. 2B - KNELL(1);
Frandsen(3); Bautista(1). HR - WIENS(2). HBP - Lansford; Becktel. SH -
LAW(2); TAYLOR(1); WILKES(3). SB - Frandsen(3); Becktel(2); Ponza(3);
Bautista(2). CS - VEST(1); Bland(1); Contreras(1).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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SU'A, Justin........  6.0  5  2  1  1  3 23 25
PARSONS, Kalen......  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  3  3
HESS, Nathan........  2.0  1  0  0  1  2  7  9
LEMON, Nick.........  1.0  0  0  0  1  1  2  3
San Jose State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Dewing..............  7.0  3  2  2  2  2 23 25
Amaya...............  3.0  3  1  1  0  1  8 11
Win - HESS (1-1).  Loss - Amaya (0-1).  Save - LEMON (1).
HBP - by SU'A (Lansford); by HESS (Becktel). BK - HESS(1).
Umpires - HP: Greg Charles  1B: Dixon Stureman  3B: Jason Venzon
Start: 11:34 am   Time: 2:33   Attendance: 516
Play-by-Play 
Score by Innings                      R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 100 010 1 -  3  6  1
San Jose State...... 010 001 000 0 -  2  7  1
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BYU starters: 1/1b LAW; 22/cf CHAMBERS; 8/3b WIENS; 21/dh ITRI; 25/rf
   SAYLOR; 12/lf KNELL; 3/ss TAYLOR; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b VEST; 27/p SU'A;
San Jose State starters: 1/2b Pierson; 3/lf Frandsen; 25/dh Kilby; 42/1b
   Fromm; 28/3b Lansford; 16/rf Becktel; 29/cf Jolliff; 10/c Bautista; 4/ss
   Contreras; 2/p Dewing;
BYU - inning 1
   LAW grounded out to 3b. CHAMBERS flied out to rf. WIENS flied out to lf.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 1
   Pierson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Frandsen flied out to
   2b. Kilby singled to right field. Fromm grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0
   runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 2
   ITRI grounded out to 2b. SAYLOR singled to third base. SAYLOR advanced to
   second on an error by c. KNELL struck out swinging. TAYLOR flied out to
   lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 2
   Lansford flied out to cf. Becktel reached on an error by p. Jolliff flied
   out to lf. Becktel stole second. Bautista walked. Contreras singled to
   left field, RBI; Bautista out at second lf to 3b; Becktel scored,
   unearned. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 3
   WILKES lined out to 1b. VEST grounded out to 2b. LAW struck out swinging.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 3
   Pierson grounded out to 1b unassisted. Frandsen grounded out to 3b. Kilby
   grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 4
   CHAMBERS flied out to ss. WIENS homered, RBI. ITRI grounded out to 1b
   unassisted. SAYLOR grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 4
   Fromm flied out to lf. Lansford grounded out to ss. Becktel singled to
   third base. Jolliff grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 5
   KNELL flied out to 2b. TAYLOR grounded out to 2b. WILKES grounded out to
   2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 5
   Bautista grounded out to 2b. Contreras flied out to cf. Pierson flied out
   to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 6
   VEST singled up the middle. VEST out at second c to ss, caught stealing.
   LAW grounded out to p. CHAMBERS flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
   0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 6
   Frandsen doubled to left field. Kilby struck out looking. Fromm singled
   to right field, reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Frandsen scored.
   Lansford hit by pitch. Becktel struck out swinging. Fernandes pinch hit
   for Jolliff. Fernandes reached on a fielder's choice; Lansford advanced
   to second; Fromm out at third 3b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
   LOB.
BYU - inning 7
   Ponza to cf for Fernandes. WIENS out at first 1b to p. ITRI flied out to
   lf. SAYLOR walked. KNELL reached on a fielder's choice; SAYLOR out at
   second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 7
   PARSONS to p for SU'A. Bautista doubled to left center. Contreras reached
   on a fielder's choice, bunt; Bautista out at third p to 3b. Contreras out
   at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Pierson grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 8
   TAYLOR walked. Amaya to p for Dewing. WILKES grounded out to p, SAC,
   bunt; TAYLOR advanced to second. HIESTAND pinch hit for VEST. HIESTAND
   singled to right field, RBI; TAYLOR scored. LAW grounded out to c, SAC;
   HIESTAND advanced to second. HALES pinch ran for HIESTAND. CHAMBERS
   grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 8
   HALES to 2b. HESS to p for PARSONS. Frandsen singled to left field. Kilby
   struck out swinging; Frandsen stole second. Fromm struck out swinging.
   Lansford flied out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 9
   WIENS flied out to cf. ITRI struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
   SAYLOR out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 9
   Becktel hit by pitch. Ponza reached on a fielder's choice; Becktel out at
   second 3b to ss. Ponza advanced to second on a balk. Bautista walked.
   Bautista stole second; Ponza stole third. Contreras grounded out to 3b.
   Pierson grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU - inning 10
   KNELL doubled down the lf line. TAYLOR out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
   KNELL advanced to third. WILKES singled, RBI; KNELL scored. HALES
   grounded into double play p to ss to 1b; WILKES out on the play. 1 run, 2
   hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Jose State - inning 10
   LEMON to p for HESS. Frandsen struck out swinging. Kilby walked. Bland
   pinch ran for Kilby. Bland out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. Fromm
   out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Looking to end a three-game skid, BYU begins a three-game series at San Jose State University on Thursday.

The Cougars (2-9) return to California for the third time after being swept by UC Riverside last week. Head coach Vance Law said he's surprised by the slow start but isn't worried. In 2002, BYU began the season 2-10, but it ended up winning the conference tournament and making a strong appearance in the NCAA Regional Tournament in Los Angeles.

"We have the personalities who are capable of doing well," Law said. "We've played teams that if we played the way we can play, we should've won."

Probable pitching starters for the San Jose series are Patrick Wells (1-2, 5.59) on Thursday, Paul Jacinto (0-4, 7.33) on Friday and Justin Su'a (1-1, 5.73) on Saturday. Game times are 6 p.m. (PST) on Thursday and Friday and 1 p.m. (PST) on Saturday.

Su'a earned the Cougars' lone win last week in a relief appearance against Santa Clara. He then started his first collegiate game on Feb. 13, taking a 4-2 loss to UC Riverside.

Three Cougars currently have a batting average over .300. Rob Itri leads the pack with his .316 average. Ben Saylor had a 10-game hitting streak snapped in the final game against Riverside last Saturday. The longest current hitting streak now belongs to Jeff Hiestand who is at five games.

Hiestand and Brandon Taylor both made impressive offensive strides last week. Hiestand increased his batting average from .143 to .300. In games against Santa Clara and UC Riverside, Hiestand went 5-for-13 with three RBI.

Riding his offensive showcase in an 11-10 win over Santa Clara last week, Taylor had a .682 slugging percentage for the week. The sophomore's two-homer game on Feb. 10 doubled his 2001 freshman total at UVSC in 52 games.

San Jose State started its season 3-3-1. The Spartans are coming off a three-game series at UC Santa Barbara where they one two of three. The Cougars are 6-7 all-time against their former Western Athletic Conference opponent. BYU last played San Jose in a three-game series at Provo in 1999 where the Cougars won two out of three.

None of the games in the series are available for live stats or web casts.