LONG BEACH -- Wade Vest spoiled Long Beach State starter Jered Weaver's no-hitter with an infield single in the sixth inning of a 3-1 BYU loss on Friday.

After Weaver retired the first 17 BYU batters, Vest hit an infield blooper, creating confusion among the Dirtbags. The ball dropped and stayed in fair territory, resulting in the end of Weaver's perfect game after five and two-thirds innings.

Tim Law added BYU's (4-15) second hit with an RBI double in the eighth inning to score Ben Saylor who had reached on a walk.

For the second time in five starts, Weaver (5-0) struck out 10 to begin the game. Weaver struck out 10 in the first three innings against USC on Feb. 14 in a 3-1 Dirtbag victory. Weaver broke his collegiate strikeout record with 15 in seven and two-thirds innings against BYU. It is the fifth game in a row the junior has reached double digits in strikeouts.

Nathan Hess (1-2) took the loss in his first start for BYU. He pitched three innings, allowing one-unearned run on two hits and striking out two.

The No. 7 Dirtbags (11-3) scored their first run in the first inning. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki led off with a single. After moving to third on a BYU error, Tulowitzki scored on a sacrifice fly by catcher Brad Davis.

In the fourth inning, Davis scored the second run for Long Beach State. After singling up the middle, Davis stole second and went to third on a passed ball in the same play. He then scored on a wild pitch strikeout.

Long Beach State added its third run in the sixth inning. Josh Buhagiar hit the Dirtbags' fourth single to lead off the inning. The right fielder then stole second, reached third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball.

The Cougars play Cal State Northridge on Saturday at 1 p.m. (PST). The game is not available for live stats or live audio, but check www.byucougars.com for results following the game.

Brigham Young at Long Beach State
Mar 05, 2004 at Long Beach, CA (Blair Field)
Brigham Young 1 (4-15)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  4  0  0  0   0  2  4  0   1
TAYLOR, Brandon ss.......  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  2   0
WIENS, Ranger 3b.........  4  0  0  0   0  3  0  0   0
ITRI, Rob lf.............  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  2  1  0  0   1  1  1  0   0
HIESTAND, Jeff dh........  3  0  0  0   0  3  0  0   0
LAW, Tim 1b..............  3  0  1  1   0  2  7  1   0
WILKES, Adam c...........  3  0  0  0   0  2  7  1   0
VEST, Wade 2b............  2  0  1  0   0  1  2  2   0
 LUCAS, Blair ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
HESS, Nathan p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 LEMON, Nick p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BARRETT, Joshua p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 29  1  2  1   1 16 24  6   2
Long Beach State 3 (11-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Tulowitzki ss............  3  1  2  0   1  0  2  0   1
Buhagiar rf..............  3  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   1
Vargas dh................  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
Davis c..................  2  1  1  1   1  0 17  0   0
Bowker lf................  3  0  0  0   1  1  3  0   1
 Velazco rf..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Hofius 1b................  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   0
Mocny 3b.................  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
 Bruce 3b................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Sindlinger 2b............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Gardiner cf..............  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
 Udvarhelyi ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Weaver p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jamison p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 26  3  4  1   3  7 27  0   5
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 000 010 -  1  2  1
Long Beach State.... 100 101 00X -  3  4  0
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E - HESS. DP - COUGARS 1. LOB - COUGARS 2; 49ERS 5. 2B - LAW. HBP - Mocny.
SH - Buhagiar(5). SF - Davis(2). SB - VEST; Tulowitzki(2); Buhagiar(1);
Davis(3); Mocny(2).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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HESS, Nathan........  3.0  2  1  0  0  3  9 11
LEMON, Nick.........  3.0  2  2  0  2  3 11 14
BARRETT, Joshua.....  2.0  0  0  0  1  1  6  7
Long Beach State       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Weaver..............  7.2  2  1  1  1 15 25 26
Jamison.............  1.1  0  0  0  0  1  4  4
Win - Weaver (5-0).  Loss - HESS (1-2).  Save - Jamison (6).
WP - LEMON 2. HBP - by LEMON (Mocny). PB - WILKES 2.
Umpires -
Start:   Time: 2:33   Attendance: 1236
Play-by-Play 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 000 010 -  1  2  1
Long Beach State.... 100 101 00X -  3  4  0
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Brigham Young starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 8/3b WIENS; 21/lf ITRI;
   25/rf SAYLOR; 16/dh HIESTAND; 1/1b LAW; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b VEST; 18/p
   HESS;
Long Beach State starters: 5/ss Tulowitzki; 40/rf Buhagiar; 14/dh Vargas;
   15/c Davis; 22/lf Bowker; 11/1b Hofius; 12/3b Mocny; 3/2b Sindlinger;
   8/cf Gardiner; 36/p Weaver;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   CHAMBERS struck out swinging. TAYLOR struck out swinging. WIENS struck
   out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 1
   Tulowitzki singled to left field. Buhagiar reached on a throwing error by
   p, bunt, SAC; Tulowitzki advanced to third. Vargas struck out looking.
   Davis flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Tulowitzki scored, unearned. Bowker lined
   out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   ITRI struck out swinging. SAYLOR struck out swinging. HIESTAND struck out
   looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 2
   Hofius flied out to cf. Mocny flied out to cf. Sindlinger struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   LAW struck out looking. WILKES struck out swinging. VEST struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 3
   Gardiner struck out looking. Tulowitzki singled through the left side.
   Buhagiar grounded into double play 1b to ss to 1b; Tulowitzki out on the
   play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   CHAMBERS struck out swinging. TAYLOR fouled out to c. WIENS flied out to
   rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 4
   LEMON to p for HESS. Vargas grounded out to 2b. Davis singled up the
   middle. Davis stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball. Davis
   scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Bowker struck out swinging. Hofius
   flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   ITRI lined out to 1b. SAYLOR lined out to rf. HIESTAND struck out
   looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 5
   Mocny hit by pitch. Mocny stole second. Sindlinger out on batter's
   interference. Gardiner struck out swinging. Tulowitzki grounded out to
   ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   LAW struck out swinging. WILKES fouled out to 1b. VEST singled to first
   base. VEST stole second. CHAMBERS flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 6
   Buhagiar singled to third base. Buhagiar stole second. Vargas struck out
   swinging, out at first c to 1b. Davis walked. Davis advanced to second on
   a wild pitch; Buhagiar advanced to third on a wild pitch. Davis advanced
   to third on a passed ball; Buhagiar scored, unearned. Bowker walked.
   Hofius popped up to 2b. Mocny grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   TAYLOR flied out to lf. WIENS struck out swinging. ITRI flied out to ss.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 7
   BARRETT to p for LEMON. Sindlinger grounded out to 2b. Udvarhelyi pinch
   hit for Gardiner. Udvarhelyi struck out looking. Tulowitzki walked.
   Tulowitzki stole second. Buhagiar flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 8
   Udvarhelyi to cf. SAYLOR walked. HIESTAND struck out looking. LAW doubled
   to center field, RBI; SAYLOR scored. WILKES struck out swinging. Jamison
   to p for Weaver. LUCAS pinch hit for VEST. LUCAS fouled out to 1b. 1 run,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 8
   LUCAS to 2b. Vargas grounded out to 1b unassisted. Davis flied out to cf.
   Bowker flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 9
   CHAMBERS flied out to lf. Buhagiar to cf. Velazco to rf for Bowker. Bruce
   to 3b for Mocny. Udvarhelyi to lf. TAYLOR lined out to ss. WIENS struck
   out looking. 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.