GREELEY -- Northern Colorado used a six-run fifth inning to propel it to a 12-7 victory over BYU Tuesday afternoon.

BYU falls to 28-12-1 (14-4, Mountain West Conference) on the year while the Bears improved to 16-26.

Northern Colorado jumped out to an early lead, scoring one run apiece in the first and second innings. In the first, the Bears scored without recording a hit. In the second frame, Jarrod Chacon hit a solo home run for UNC.

BYU responded in the top of the third inning, scoring three to take the lead 3-2. Andrew Law delivered the big blow for the Cougars on a two-run triple. He later scored on a Marcos Villezcas groundout. Northern Colorado regained the lead in the bottom half of the third scoring two.

BYU then scored four unanswered runs, two in each the fourth and fifth frames. Law knocked in his third run of the day in the fourth on a RBI single. The two runs in the fifth inning came on a Ben Saylor sacrifice fly and Kory Knell's RBI single.

The Bears came back with big innings of their own. They strung together eight unanswered runs in the bottom of the fifth and sixth innings. In the fifth UNC batted around, sending 10 batters to the plate while netting six runs. After holding the Cougars scoreless in the top of the sixth, Northern Colorado plated two more runs in the bottom of the frame to take a 12-7 lead.

The Bears' pitcher Roy Allen came in and silenced BYU's bats. Despite coming into the game with an 8.71 ERA, Allen pitched 4 1/3 innings giving up no runs and only four hits to earn his second victory of the season.

The same two teams play tomorrow in Greeley at 2 p.m. (MDT) before the Cougars return to conference play with a weekend series at Air Force beginning Thursday.

BYU at Northern Colorado
Apr 26, 2005 at Greeley, Colo. (Jackson Field)
BYU 7 (28-12-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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MOLINA, Adrian cf........  5  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss.....  3  1  1  1   0  0  0  1   0
 RELF, Brandon ss........  2  0  1  0   0  0  2  3   0
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh.......  5  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   1
HIESTAND, Jeff 1b........  5  1  1  0   0  3 12  1   3
TAYLOR, Brandon 3b.......  4  1  2  0   1  0  0  3   0
SAYLOR, Ben lf...........  5  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
KNELL, Kory rf...........  5  1  3  1   0  2  1  0   0
NELSON, Casey c..........  4  1  1  0   1  2  8  0   3
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  3  1  2  3   0  1  0  3   3
WOOLF, Mitch p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 BINGHAM, Anthony p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 BEUS, Lance p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 41  7 14  6   2  8 24 14  11
Northern Colorado 12 (16-26)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Weidenaar cf.............  5  1  1  0   0  2  3  0   0
Brockman lf..............  3  2  1  1   0  0  1  0   2
Delich 1b................  4  2  2  1   1  1  8  2   0
Garr 3b..................  4  2  3  2   1  1  0  0   0
Chacon dh................  4  2  1  1   1  1  0  0   2
Gorman rf................  4  1  2  3   0  1  0  0   0
Troxell ss...............  4  1  1  2   0  0  3  4   0
Sator c..................  4  0  1  0   0  2  8  1   0
Baker 2b.................  4  1  2  1   0  0  2  3   1
Telitz p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 Allen p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
Totals................... 36 12 14 11   3  8 27 13   5
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 003 220 000 -  7 14  1
Northern Colorado... 112 062 00X - 12 14  1
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E - RELF(3); Telitz(5). DP - BYU 2. LOB - BYU 11; No. Colorado 5. 2B -
Delich(9); Garr 2(10); Gorman(5). 3B - LAW(1). HR - Brockman(4); Chacon(5).
HBP - LAW 2; Brockman. SH - Brockman(3). SB - TAYLOR(7); Brockman(1).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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WOOLF, Mitch........  4.1  8  9  9  2  6 20 24
BINGHAM, Anthony....  0.2  4  3  3  1  0  6  7
BEUS, Lance.........  3.0  2  0  0  0  2 10 10
Northern Colorado      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Telitz..............  4.2 10  7  6  0  3 24 24
Allen...............  4.1  4  0  0  2  5 17 21
Win - Allen (2-1).  Loss - WOOLF (1-3).  Save - None.
WP - WOOLF(7); BINGHAM(1); BEUS(1). HBP - by WOOLF (Brockman); by Allen (LAW);
by Allen (LAW).
Umpires - HP: Robert Wilson  1B: Kirk Knowles  3B: Jeff Maxey
Start: 2:02 pm   Time: 2:52   Attendance: 186
BYU at Northern Colorado - Play-by-Play
Apr 26, 2005 at Greeley, Colo. (Jackson Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 003 220 000 -  7 14  1
Northern Colorado... 112 062 00X - 12 14  1
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BYU starters: 1/cf MOLINA; 10/ss VILLEZCAS; 24/dh NAKAYAMA; 16/1b HIESTAND; 3/3b
TAYLOR; 25/lf SAYLOR; 12/rf KNELL; 8/c NELSON; 6/2b LAW; 18/p WOOLF;
Northern Colorado starters: 11/cf Weidenaar; 7/lf Brockman; 28/1b Delich; 35/3b
Garr; 32/dh Chacon; 27/rf Gorman; 10/ss Troxell; 14/c Sator; 5/2b Baker; 31/p
Telitz;
BYU 1st - MOLINA grounded out to c. VILLEZCAS out at first 1b to p. NAKAYAMA
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Colorado 1st - Weidenaar struck out swinging. Brockman hit by pitch.
Brockman stole second, advanced to third on a wild pitch. Delich out at first p to
3b to 1b, RBI; Brockman scored. Garr struck out swinging. 1 run, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - HIESTAND struck out swinging. TAYLOR flied out to cf. SAYLOR flied
out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Colorado 2nd - Chacon homered to left center, RBI. Gorman struck out
swinging. Troxell grounded out to 1b unassisted. Sator grounded out to ss. 1 run,
1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - KNELL singled through the right side. NELSON singled to right
field; KNELL advanced to third. LAW tripled to right center, 2 RBI; NELSON scored;
KNELL scored. MOLINA grounded out to p. VILLEZCAS grounded out to 2b, RBI; LAW
scored. NAKAYAMA singled through the right side. HIESTAND struck out swinging. 3
runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Colorado 3rd - Baker singled up the middle. Weidenaar singled to
center field; Baker advanced to second. Brockman grounded out to p, SAC, bunt;
Weidenaar advanced to second; Baker advanced to third. Delich struck out swinging.
Garr doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Weidenaar scored; Baker scored. Chacon
grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - TAYLOR singled to center field. TAYLOR stole second. SAYLOR singled
to second base; TAYLOR advanced to third. KNELL struck out swinging. NELSON popped
up to ss. SAYLOR advanced to second on a throwing error by p, failed pickoff
attempt, advanced to third; TAYLOR scored. LAW singled to right center, RBI; SAYLOR
scored, unearned. MOLINA grounded out to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Northern Colorado 4th - Gorman singled through the left side. Troxell flied
out to cf. Sator struck out swinging. Baker flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - VILLEZCAS singled through the left side. NAKAYAMA popped up to ss.
HIESTAND singled to center field; VILLEZCAS advanced to second. TAYLOR singled to
right field; HIESTAND advanced to second; VILLEZCAS advanced to third. SAYLOR flied
out to lf, RBI; VILLEZCAS scored. Allen to p for Telitz. KNELL singled to center
field, RBI; TAYLOR advanced to third; HIESTAND scored. NELSON struck out looking.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northern Colorado 5th - RELF to ss for VILLEZCAS. Weidenaar struck out
looking. Brockman homered to right field, RBI. Delich doubled to left field. Garr
walked. Chacon walked; Garr advanced to second; Delich advanced to third. Gorman
doubled to center field, 2 RBI; Chacon advanced to third; Garr scored; Delich
scored. BINGHAM to p for WOOLF. Troxell singled through the right side, 2 RBI;
Gorman scored; Chacon scored. Sator singled through the left side; Troxell advanced
to second. Sator advanced to second on a wild pitch; Troxell advanced to third on a
wild pitch. Baker singled to right field, RBI; Sator advanced to third; Troxell
scored. Weidenaar grounded out to p; Baker advanced to second. Brockman grounded out
to ss. 6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - LAW hit by pitch. MOLINA reached on a fielder's choice; LAW out at
second ss to 2b. RELF singled to second base; MOLINA advanced to second. NAKAYAMA
grounded out to ss; RELF advanced to second; MOLINA advanced to third. HIESTAND out
at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Northern Colorado 6th - Delich walked. Garr doubled down the lf line; Delich
advanced to third. BEUS to p for BINGHAM. Chacon struck out swinging. Gorman reached
on a fielding error by ss, RBI; Garr advanced to third; Delich scored. Gorman
advanced to second on a wild pitch; Garr scored on a wild pitch. Troxell grounded
into double play 3b to 1b to ss; Gorman out on the play. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error,
0 LOB.
BYU 7th - TAYLOR flied out to cf. SAYLOR grounded out to p. KNELL singled to
shortstop. NELSON struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Colorado 7th - Sator struck out looking. Baker grounded out to ss.
Weidenaar grounded out to 3b, bunt. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 8th - LAW hit by pitch. MOLINA reached on a fielder's choice; LAW out at
second 2b to ss. RELF reached on a fielder's choice; MOLINA out at second ss to 2b.
NAKAYAMA grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Colorado 8th - Brockman grounded out to 2b. Delich singled up the
middle. Garr singled to right field; Delich advanced to second. Chacon grounded into
double play 2b to ss to 1b; Garr out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 9th - HIESTAND struck out swinging. TAYLOR walked. SAYLOR singled to left
center; TAYLOR advanced to third. KNELL struck out looking. NELSON walked; SAYLOR
advanced to second. LAW struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

For the second consecutive week BYU's baseball team is on the road now that final exams are done.

This week the Cougars, 28-11-1 and 14-4 in the Mountain West Conference, are in Colorado. They play non-conference games on Tuesday and Wednesday at Greeley, Colo., before returning to league action at the Air Force Academy on Thursday.

Dave Horlacher (4-2, 3.84) is scheduled to start the three-game series in Thursday's 2 p.m., matchup. On Friday at 2 p.m., Brandon Christiansen (3-0, 4.58) is scheduled to take the hill. On Saturday, freshman Blake Torgerson (5-2, 5.77) will be on the mound for the game at 1 p.m.

The games at the University of Northern Colorado are the last non-league games outside Utah for the Cougars in the regular season. The Cougars are hopeful the next time they journey out of the Beehive State for non-league games will be in June's NCAA post-season tournament, but first they must take care of business to maintain a league-leading lead.

UNLV is now tied with BYU at 14-4 atop the MWC standings, so the three-game series at Air Force is important to the Cougars.

The Cougars are nursing some injuries, the latest of which is another thumb injury. This time it is Ryan Chambers, who jammed his thumb sliding into third base last week at Utah. Still out of the lineup is freshman Sean McNaughton, who didn't make the trip to Colorado because of his broken thumb.

A multi-page release can be found by downloading the PDF file at the top of this story, which gives a detailed analysis of the Cougars.