PROVO -- Stellar starting pitching and offensive firepower off the bat of Ben Saylor led BYU to a huge doubleheader sweep of New Mexico, 10-6 and 9-2 Friday night.

Jordan Muir and Jesse Craig each had impressive outings from the mound while Saylor went 2-for-4 in game one and 3-for-3 with a pair of home runs in the second of the twinbill. Saylor tallied a combined four RBI in the two games.

With the victories, the Cougars move above the .500 mark for the first time this season with a 24-23 (9-6 MWC) record. The wins also move BYU into a tie for third place in the Mountain West Conference with the Lobos (27-20, 9-6).

BYU head coach Vance Law was pleased with the effort of his team as the Cougars always had an answer for New Mexico's runs.

"I'm proud of the way we battled. We answered every time [New Mexico] scored," said Coach Law. "It's tough winning two in one day."

Ben Saylor loaded up the bases for the Cougars with no outs when he laid a perfect bunt down the third base line for a single in the bottom of the first. Two Lobo players waited for the ball to roll foul, but it never did and everyone was safe. However, BYU only managed one run in the inning on a bases-loaded walk to Jeff Hiestand.

After Seth Johnson walked to lead off the third inning, Marcos Villezcas executed the hit-and-run to perfection as he pulled a single through the right side to put runners on first and third with no outs and Saylor coming up to bat. Saylor produced a nearly identical hit through the right side, allowing Johnson to score from third and put BYU up 2-0. The Cougars extended the lead to 3-0 when Hiestand drove a sacrifice fly to center field.

UNM picked up its first run of the game when a single to shallow center by Chris Dabbs scored Foote from third. Foote had led off the inning with a single up the middle to break up Jordan Muir's no-hit bid before moving to third by swiping two bases. Muir picked up two strikeouts in the inning while keeping BYU ahead 3-1.

"It was admirable the way Muir pitched today," Law said. "He wasn't as sharp as he has been but he continued to compete tonight and never gave in to their hitters."

The Cougars bounced back with a run of their own when Stetson Banks led off the bottom of the fourth inning with an infield single before scoring on a hit-and-run double to left center field by Marcos Villezcas to take a 4-1 lead.

The Lobos added two runs to make the score 4-3 Cougars in the top of the fifth as they collected three base hits and a walk from Muir.

With one out in the fifth frame, BYU's Casey Nelson poked a 1-0 offering from the Lobo hurler through the right side for a single with the bases loaded, allowing both Hiestand and Kent Walton to score. The runs gave BYU a 6-3 cushion after five complete.

After Muir allowed runners to reach second and third with no outs in the seventh, southpaw reliever Jake Wortham came in to mop things up and immediately made an impact, striking out two straight Lobos hitters on a very nasty breaking ball. New Mexico's Drew McDonald wasn't quite as fooled as he crushed a Wortham offering over Johnson's head in center for a two-run double. The score through the visitor half of the seventh stood at 6-5, with the Cougars maintaining their lead.

BYU always seemed to have an answer for any Lobos' runs. In the Cougars' side of the seventh Blake Crosby doubled to deep left to score Austin Carter. Following Crosby, Nelson singled to left to move Crosby to third and bring up Stetson Banks who walked on four pitches to load the bases. With the bases loaded Johnson walked on four pitches to give BYU an 8-5 lead.

The Cougars added to their lead in the bottom of the eighth on a RBI single by Walton and a deep RBI double by Daniel Vargas. The runs gave BYU a 10-5 lead going into the ninth.

Jake Wortham picked up the save after pitching three innings of relief, striking out five along the way.

BYU got on the board early in game two, jumping to 1-0 lead in the first inning. Villezcas and Saylor each picked up one-out singles. Villezcas scored when on a New Mexico throwing error.

Craig coasted through the early innings, shutting the Lobos out through the first three frames. In the fourth, New Mexico got a run on a fielder's choice by Ryan Barba in the fourth to tie the game, 1-1.

The score remained tied at one until Carter came to the plate in the bottom of the fifth and put a charge into a ball that just cleared the right field fence for his first career home run. The homer gave the Cougars a 2-1 lead. Two batters later, Saylor extended BYU's one-run lead to a three-run advantage with a towering home run to center. Villezcas, who walked on four pitches, also scored on the play.

The Lobos bounced back in the top of the sixth, cutting into the Cougars' lead. With two aboard, Barba got a RBI on single that just got past the diving Crosby. Craig did a good job at damage control as he recorded the final two outs with runners aboard to maintain a 4-2 BYU lead.

Saylor's second round-tripper came in the bottom of the seventh frame as he blasted a moon shot to deep right field. The solo shot, along with four runs in the bottom of the eighth were insurance runs the Cougars didn't need as Craig coasted through eight innings before giving way to Joshua Barrett to shut the door.

The doubleheader became necessary when rain forced a postponement of Thursday's game.

The Cougars will look to complete the sweep Saturday afternoon in the series finale. Fans can tune into KOVO 960 AM at 1 p.m. catch live radio coverage of the game. The game will also be televised live nationally on BYUTV and locally on KBYU-TV.

New Mexico at Brigham Young Univ. (Game 1)
May 05, 2006 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
New Mexico 6 (27-19,9-5 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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PACHECO 2b...............  3  1  2  0   2  0  2  3   0
RUSSELL lf...............  2  1  0  0   3  1  1  1   0
CARLSON dh...............  5  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
STOVALL 1b...............  4  1  1  1   0  1 12  0   2
FOOTE cf.................  5  3  2  0   0  1  2  0   2
HAMILTON 3b..............  4  0  1  1   0  2  1  2   0
 WILLETT ph..............  0  0  0  1   0  0  0  0   0
DABBS rf.................  5  0  1  1   0  2  1  1   2
McDONALD c...............  4  0  1  2   0  1  5  1   0
BARBA ss.................  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  4   2
MELEK p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 ANDES p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 ITOKAZU p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BATES p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  6  8  6   5 10 24 13  10
Brigham Young Univ. 10 (23-23,8-6 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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JOHNSON, Seth cf.........  3  2  1  1   2  0  4  0   2
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss.....  4  1  2  1   1  0  0  3   2
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  4  1  2  1   1  1  3  0   0
HIESTAND, Jeff 1b........  3  1  2  2   1  0  5  0   0
KO, Kasey dh.............  2  0  0  0   2  0  0  0   0
 CARTER, Austin pr.......  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WALTON, Kent lf..........  5  2  1  1   0  1  3  0   2
CROSBY, Blake 3b.........  3  0  2  1   0  0  0  1   0
 VARGAS, Daniel pr/3b....  1  1  1  1   0  0  0  1   0
NELSON, Casey c..........  5  0  2  2   0  1 11  0   4
BANKS, Stetson 2b........  3  1  1  0   1  0  1  0   0
MUIR, Jordan p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 WORTHAM, Jake p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 33 10 14 10   8  3 27  5  10
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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New Mexico.......... 000 120 201 -  6  8  0
Brigham Young Univ.. 102 120 22X - 10 14  2
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E - BANKS; WORTHAM. DP - UNM 3. LOB - UNM 10; BYU Cougars 10. 2B - PACHECO
2; FOOTE; McDONALD; VILLEZCAS; CROSBY; VARGAS. HBP - STOVALL; CROSBY. SH -
CARTER. SF - WILLETT; HIESTAND. SB - FOOTE 2; DABBS; CARTER.
New Mexico             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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MELEK...............  5.0  9  6  6  4  2 22 28
ANDES...............  1.1  2  2  2  1  1  6  7
ITOKAZU.............  0.2  1  1  1  3  0  2  5
BATES...............  1.0  2  1  1  0  0  3  4
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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MUIR, Jordan........  6.0  7  5  5  5  5 26 32
WORTHAM, Jake.......  3.0  1  1  0  0  5 10 11
Win - MUIR (6-0).  Loss - MELEK (5-6).  Save - WORTHAM (2).
HBP - by MELEK (CROSBY); by MUIR (STOVALL). PB - McDONALD.
Umpires - HP: Keith Bailey  1B: Michael Gilmore  3B: Randy Upton
Start: 4:08 pm   Time: 3:19   Attendance:
Game notes:
Second meeting, game one of a three-game series
MUIR faced 2 batters in the 7th.
ITOKAZU faced 2 batters in the 8th.
New Mexico at Brigham Young Univ. (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
May 05, 2006 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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New Mexico.......... 000 120 201 -  6  8  0
Brigham Young Univ.. 102 120 22X - 10 14  2
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New Mexico starters: 1/2b PACHECO; 3/lf RUSSELL; 35/dh CARLSON; 34/1b STOVALL; 12/cf
FOOTE; 9/3b HAMILTON; 29/rf DABBS; 19/c McDONALD; 6/ss BARBA; 16/p MELEK;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 26/cf JOHNSON, S.; 10/ss VILLEZCAS; 25/rf SAYLOR;
32/1b HIESTAND; 33/dh KO; 9/lf WALTON; 30/3b CROSBY; 8/c NELSON; 3/2b BANKS; 12/p
MUIR;
New Mexico 1st - PACHECO walked. RUSSELL reached on a fielder's choice;
PACHECO advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b. CARLSON flied out to lf.
STOVALL flied out to rf. FOOTE struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - JOHNSON, S. singled to shortstop. VILLEZCAS walked;
JOHNSON, S. advanced to second. SAYLOR singled, bunt; VILLEZCAS advanced to second;
JOHNSON, S. advanced to third. HIESTAND walked, RBI; SAYLOR advanced to second;
VILLEZCAS advanced to third; JOHNSON, S. scored. KO grounded into double play p to c
to 1b; HIESTAND advanced to second; SAYLOR advanced to third; VILLEZCAS out on the
play. WALTON flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New Mexico 2nd - HAMILTON flied out to cf. DABBS flied out to cf. McDONALD
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - CROSBY grounded out to ss. NELSON flied out to rf.
BANKS grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 3rd - BARBA flied out to lf. PACHECO walked. RUSSELL walked;
PACHECO advanced to second. CARLSON flied out to cf; PACHECO advanced to third.
STOVALL flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - JOHNSON, S. walked. VILLEZCAS singled through the
right side; JOHNSON, S. advanced to third. SAYLOR singled through the right side,
RBI; VILLEZCAS advanced to third; JOHNSON, S. scored. HIESTAND flied out to cf, SF,
RBI; VILLEZCAS scored. SAYLOR advanced to second on a passed ball. KO walked. WALTON
struck out looking. CROSBY singled to shortstop; KO advanced to second; SAYLOR
advanced to third. NELSON struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
New Mexico 4th - FOOTE singled up the middle. FOOTE stole second. HAMILTON
struck out swinging. FOOTE stole third. DABBS singled to center field, RBI; FOOTE
scored. DABBS stole second. McDONALD struck out looking. BARBA fouled out to c. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - BANKS singled to shortstop. JOHNSON, S. lined out
to 2b. VILLEZCAS doubled to left center, RBI; BANKS scored. SAYLOR flied into double
play lf to ss to 2b; VILLEZCAS out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
New Mexico 5th - PACHECO doubled down the lf line. RUSSELL walked. CARLSON
struck out swinging. STOVALL singled to right field, RBI; RUSSELL advanced to third;
PACHECO scored. FOOTE popped up to 1b. HAMILTON singled to left center, RBI; STOVALL
advanced to third; RUSSELL scored. DABBS grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - HIESTAND singled to center field. KO grounded out
to 2b; HIESTAND advanced to second. WALTON reached on a fielder's choice; HIESTAND
advanced to third. CROSBY hit by pitch; WALTON advanced to second. NELSON singled to
right center, advanced to second, 2 RBI; CROSBY advanced to third; WALTON scored;
HIESTAND scored. BANKS lined out to 3b. JOHNSON, S. grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New Mexico 6th - McDONALD flied out to lf. BARBA struck out looking. PACHECO
doubled to right center. RUSSELL walked. CARLSON reached on a fielder's choice;
RUSSELL out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - ANDES to p for MELEK. VILLEZCAS grounded out to 1b
unassisted. SAYLOR struck out swinging. HIESTAND grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 7th - STOVALL hit by pitch. FOOTE doubled to center field; STOVALL
advanced to third. WORTHAM to p for MUIR. HAMILTON struck out swinging. DABBS struck
out swinging. McDONALD doubled to center field, 2 RBI; FOOTE scored; STOVALL scored.
BARBA flied out to cf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - KO walked. CARTER pinch ran for KO. CARTER stole
second. WALTON grounded out to 3b. CROSBY doubled to left field, RBI; CARTER scored.
NELSON singled to left field; CROSBY advanced to third. ITOKAZU to p for ANDES.
VARGAS pinch ran for CROSBY. BANKS walked; NELSON advanced to second. JOHNSON, S.
walked, RBI; BANKS advanced to second; NELSON advanced to third; VARGAS scored.
VILLEZCAS lined into double play 1b unassisted; JOHNSON, S. out on the play. 2
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New Mexico 8th - VARGAS to 3b. PACHECO grounded out to 3b. RUSSELL struck out
looking. CARLSON grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - SAYLOR walked. HIESTAND singled to right field;
SAYLOR advanced to second. BATES to p for ITOKAZU. CARTER grounded out to 3b, SAC,
bunt; HIESTAND advanced to second; SAYLOR advanced to third. WALTON singled to left
field, advanced to second, RBI; HIESTAND advanced to third, out at home rf to c;
SAYLOR scored. VARGAS doubled to center field, RBI; WALTON scored. NELSON grounded
out to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 9th - STOVALL struck out looking. FOOTE reached on a throwing
error by p, advanced to third. WILLETT pinch hit for HAMILTON. WILLETT flied out to
rf, SF, RBI; FOOTE scored, unearned. DABBS struck out swinging. 1 run, 0 hits, 1
error, 0 LOB.
New Mexico at Brigham Young Univ. (Game 2)
May 05, 2006 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
New Mexico 2 (27-20,9-6 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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PACHECO 2b...............  5  0  1  0   0  0  5  2   0
RUSSELL lf...............  4  0  0  0   1  1  2  0   4
CARLSON dh/1b............  4  0  1  0   1  0  0  1   0
STOVALL 1b/dh............  4  0  0  0   0  0  4  2   1
FOOTE cf.................  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   3
HAMILTON 3b..............  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
DABBS rf.................  4  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
ARNETT c.................  4  0  2  0   0  1  6  1   1
BARBA ss.................  4  0  1  2   0  0  2  3   1
PEREZ p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 MILLER p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 37  2  8  2   2  3 24 10  10
Brigham Young Univ. 9 (24-23,9-6 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CARTER, Austin lf........  4  2  2  2   1  0  0  0   0
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss.....  4  2  2  0   1  0  2  4   0
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  3  2  3  3   1  0  2  0   0
HIESTAND, Jeff 1b........  4  0  0  0   0  2 15  0   2
KO, Kasey dh.............  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   1
WALTON, Kent cf..........  4  1  2  0   0  0  3  0   0
CROSBY, Blake 3b.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  2   0
 VARGAS, Daniel pr/3b....  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MUSSO, J.T. c............  4  1  1  1   0  2  4  0   1
BANKS, Stetson 2b........  3  0  1  1   0  0  1  5   1
CRAIG, Jesse p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
 BARRETT, Josh p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 33  9 12  7   3  5 27 14   5
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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New Mexico.......... 000 101 000 -  2  8  3
Brigham Young Univ.. 100 030 14X -  9 12  3
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E - PACHECO; BARBA 2; VILLEZCAS; CROSBY 2. DP - BYU Cougars 1. LOB - UNM 10;
BYU Cougars 5. 3B - CARTER. HR - CARTER(1); SAYLOR 2(17). SH - CROSBY;
BANKS. CS - BANKS.
New Mexico             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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PEREZ...............  5.0  6  4  3  3  4 20 23
MILLER..............  3.0  6  5  2  0  1 13 15
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
CRAIG, Jesse........  8.0  8  2  2  2  3 34 36
BARRETT, Josh.......  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3
Win - CRAIG (5-6).  Loss - PEREZ (2-2).  Save - None.
WP - PEREZ; MILLER. PB - MUSSO.
Umpires - HP: Michael Gilmore  1B: Randy Upton  3B: Keith Bailey
Start: 8:04 pm   Time: 2:45   Attendance: 1442
Game notes:
Game 2 of a doubleheader
New Mexico at Brigham Young Univ. (Game 2) - Play-by-Play
May 05, 2006 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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New Mexico.......... 000 101 000 -  2  8  3
Brigham Young Univ.. 100 030 14X -  9 12  3
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New Mexico starters: 1/2b PACHECO; 3/lf RUSSELL; 35/dh CARLSON; 34/1b STOVALL; 12/cf
FOOTE; 9/3b HAMILTON; 29/rf DABBS; 36/c ARNETT; 6/ss BARBA; 25/p PEREZ;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 6/lf CARTER; 10/ss VILLEZCAS; 25/rf SAYLOR; 32/1b
HIESTAND; 33/dh KO; 9/cf WALTON; 30/3b CROSBY; 22/c MUSSO; 3/2b BANKS; 35/p CRAIG;
New Mexico 1st - PACHECO singled to center field. PACHECO advanced to second
on a passed ball. RUSSELL struck out looking. CARLSON flied out to cf. STOVALL flied
out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - CARTER grounded out to 2b. VILLEZCAS singled to
center field. SAYLOR singled to left field; VILLEZCAS advanced to second. HIESTAND
reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b; SAYLOR
out at second ss to 2b; VILLEZCAS scored, unearned. KO grounded out to ss. 1 run,
2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 2nd - FOOTE grounded out to 1b unassisted. HAMILTON singled to
right center. DABBS grounded out to p; HAMILTON advanced to second. ARNETT grounded
out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - WALTON flied out to rf. CROSBY grounded out to 2b.
MUSSO struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 3rd - BARBA grounded out to ss. PACHECO grounded out to p. RUSSELL
walked. CARLSON walked; RUSSELL advanced to second. STOVALL reached on a fielding
error by 3b; CARLSON advanced to second; RUSSELL advanced to third. FOOTE reached on
a fielder's choice; STOVALL out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - BANKS singled up the middle. BANKS out at second c
to ss, caught stealing. CARTER walked. VILLEZCAS reached on a fielder's choice;
CARTER out at second ss to 2b. SAYLOR walked; VILLEZCAS advanced to second. HIESTAND
out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New Mexico 4th - HAMILTON fouled out to c. DABBS singled to right field.
ARNETT singled to right field; DABBS advanced to third. BARBA reached on a fielder's
choice, RBI; ARNETT out at second 2b to ss; DABBS scored. PACHECO reached on a
fielding error by ss; BARBA advanced to third. RUSSELL grounded out to 3b. 1 run,
2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - KO singled to left field. WALTON flied out to lf.
KO advanced to second on a wild pitch. CROSBY struck out swinging. MUSSO struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 5th - CARLSON flied out to cf. STOVALL grounded out to ss. FOOTE
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - BANKS lined out to 2b. CARTER homered to right
field, RBI. VILLEZCAS walked. SAYLOR homered to center field, 2 RBI; VILLEZCAS
scored. HIESTAND struck out swinging. KO lined out to ss. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 6th - HAMILTON singled to left center. DABBS struck out swinging.
ARNETT singled to right field; HAMILTON advanced to second. BARBA singled to left
field, RBI; ARNETT advanced to second; HAMILTON scored. PACHECO grounded out to p;
BARBA advanced to second; ARNETT advanced to third. RUSSELL flied out to cf. 1
run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - MILLER to p for PEREZ. WALTON singled to left
field. CROSBY grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt; WALTON advanced to second.
MUSSO out at first 1b to p; WALTON advanced to third. BANKS flied out to cf. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 7th - CARLSON singled to third base. STOVALL grounded into double
play 2b to ss to 1b; CARLSON out on the play. FOOTE grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - CARLSON to 1b. STOVALL to dh. CARTER fouled out to
c. VILLEZCAS singled, out at second cf to 2b. SAYLOR homered to right field, RBI.
HIESTAND struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 8th - HAMILTON grounded out to 1b unassisted. DABBS reached on a
fielding error by 3b. ARNETT struck out swinging. BARBA grounded out to 3b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - KO flied out to cf. WALTON singled to center field.
CROSBY reached on a fielding error by ss; WALTON advanced to second. VARGAS pinch
ran for CROSBY. MUSSO singled to center field, RBI; VARGAS advanced to third; WALTON
scored. BANKS out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt, RBI; MUSSO advanced to second;
VARGAS scored, unearned. MUSSO advanced to third on a wild pitch. CARTER tripled to
left field, scored on a throwing error by ss, RBI, unearned; MUSSO scored, unearned.
VILLEZCAS flied out to lf. 4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 9th - VARGAS to 3b. BARRETT to p for CRAIG. PACHECO grounded out
to 2b. RUSSELL flied out to rf. CARLSON grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

A four-game conference win-streak is what BYU's baseball team brings into the three-game series which starts with New Mexico on Thursday in Provo at 7 p.m.

The Cougars have a 22-23 overall record and a 7-6 league mark for fourth place in the Mountain West Conference, while UNM is in second place with a 9-4 record and 27-18 overall. The Lobos have lost their past five games, all in non-conference action on the heels of a pair of consecutive league victories over Utah.

The pitching matchups feature BYU freshman Jordan Muir (5-0, 2.25) against Nate Melek (5-5, 7.00) on Thursday, Cougar junior Jesse Craig (4-6, 4.38) against Jesse Perez (2-1, 8.42) on Friday at 7 p.m., and lefties Patrick Wells (5-4, 4.82) against Danny Ray Herrera (8-0, 2.26) on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Saturday's game will be televised live by both KBYU-TV and nationally by BYUTV with Jay Monsen and Gary Sheide.

Two Cougars are ranked in this week's NCAA statistics: Ben Saylor is 16th in home runs, averaging 0.36 and he is ranked 47th in slugging percentage at 0.677. Muir is ranked 53rd in earned run average at 2.25. New Mexico is leading the nation in double plays at 1.31 and has six individuals ranked in the national statistics, among who are Chris Carlson, fith in home runs, ninth in RBI and 26th in slugging. Jordan Pacheco is fifth in runs scored.

A season-best six-game winning streak came to an end earlier this week for BYU in the loss at Utah Valley State.

Promotionals for the three-game series are Throwback Thursday, a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta on Friday and Autograph Day on Saturday. Fans are encouraged to bring inflatables to Saturday's game as well as cookout grilles to an 11:30 a.m. gathering which features the Cosmobile.

For more information on BYU's baseball team for this week, click on the PDF link at the top of this page.