STILLWATER -- No. 13 Oklahoma State came back to beat BYU Friday as the Cougars won their season baseball opener, but split the doubleheader.

OSU never led until the eighth inning when it pulled ahead to claim a 17-14 victory over BYU. The Cougars began the day with an 11-10 victory over Manhattan College.

Steve Parker homered twice for BYU, the last of which was a lead-off solo in the eighth to tie the game against the Manhattan Jaspers. Parker extended his current hitting streak from last season and has now hit safely in his last seven games.

Showing off a new strategy, the Cougars had six stolen bases against the club from New York.

BYU took the initial lead against Manhattan when catcher J.T. Musso hit a three-run homer in the third.

BYU trailed 9-3 until the five-run sixth when Alex Wolfe had a two-run single and Parker hit a three-run homer.

The Cougars tied the game nine-all in the seventh when speedy pinch-runner Stetson Banks stole second, advanced to third on a sac bunt by Musso and scored on Sean McNaughton’s single to left field.

In the nightcap against OSU, the Cougars jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the second inning with five hits. Among those hits was a two-run single by Brandon Relf and a double by Kasey Ko.

Banks hit a solo homer in the third and McNaughton had a two-run homer in the sixth to put BYU up 13-11.

But the wheels came off in the four-run eighth as OSU took the momentum.

The Cougars, now 1-1, have rematches against Manhattan on Saturday at noon (CDT), followed by a 6:30 p.m. (CDT) contest against the Cowboys.

Manhattan vs BYU 
Feb 20, 2009 at Stillwater, Okla. (Reynolds Stadium)
Manhattan 10 (0-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Nieto cf.................  3  0  2  2   1  1  3  0   0
McCann rf................  6  0  1  0   0  1  0  1   3
Onorati lf...............  6  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   4
Salem 3b.................  3  2  1  0   0  0  2  1   0
Armenio dh...............  3  2  2  1   2  0  0  0   0
Perez 2b.................  4  3  3  3   0  1  0  3   3
Sheffield 1b.............  5  2  2  2   0  1  8  1   0
Masters ss...............  4  1  3  1   0  0  1  2   1
Fitzgerald c.............  5  0  3  1   0  0  6  0   0
Costigan p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   0
 Giordano p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 39 10 17 10   3  6 24 10  11
BYU 11 (1-0)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON lf............  5  1  2  1   0  0  2  0   0
LAW 2b...................  5  1  2  0   0  0  1  1   1
WOLFE 1b.................  5  1  1  2   0  1 11  0   1
PARKER 3b................  4  2  2  4   1  1  1  1   1
CLUFF cf.................  5  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   0
RELF ss..................  1  2  0  0   4  1  3  5   0
KO dh....................  5  1  2  1   0  2  0  0   6
BOWEN rf.................  4  0  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
 BANKS pr................  1  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MUSSO c..................  3  2  2  3   0  0  7  0   0
MUIR p...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 HARDESTY p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 OSLUND p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 38 11 14 11   5  7 27 11   9
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Manhattan........... 001 044 010 - 10 17  1
BYU................. 030 005 12X - 11 14  1
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E - Perez; PARKER. DP - Jaspers 1; Cougars 2. LOB - Jaspers 11; Cougars 9.
2B - Nieto; Salem; Perez; McNAUGHTON; LAW; CLUFF. HR - Armenio; Perez;
PARKER 2; MUSSO. HBP - Nieto; Salem 2. SH - Perez; Masters; MUSSO. SF -
Nieto. SB - Perez; LAW 2; PARKER; CLUFF; RELF; BANKS.
Manhattan              IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Costigan............  5.1 10  8  8  3  6 28 31
Giordano............  2.2  4  3  3  2  1 10 13
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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MUIR................  5.0  9  5  4  3  4 20 29
HARDESTY............  0.2  6  4  4  0  0  8  8
OSLUND..............  3.1  2  1  1  0  2 11 11
Win - OSLUND (1-0).  Loss - Giordano (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - Giordano. HBP - by MUIR (Salem); by MUIR (Nieto); by MUIR (Salem). BK -
Costigan. PB - Fitzgerald.
Umpires - HP: Greg Harmon  1B: Shawn Arthur  3B: Terry Harrison
Start: 1:03 pm   Time: 2:56   Attendance: 211
Game: MC1
Play-by-Play
Manhattan 1st - Nieto doubled to second base. McCann grounded out to 2b;
Nieto advanced to third. Onorati struck out looking. Salem hit by pitch.
Armenio walked; Salem advanced to second. Perez struck out looking. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON grounded out to ss. LAW doubled to center field.
WOLFE reached on a fielder's choice; LAW out at third p unassisted. WOLFE
advanced to second on a balk. PARKER struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Manhattan 2nd - Sheffield struck out looking. Masters singled to left
center. Fitzgerald singled to left field; Masters advanced to second. Nieto hit
by pitch; Fitzgerald advanced to second; Masters advanced to third. McCann
reached on a fielder's choice; Nieto advanced to second; Fitzgerald advanced to
third; Masters out at home p to c. Onorati grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 2nd - CLUFF doubled down the lf line. RELF walked. KO singled down
the lf line; RELF advanced to second; CLUFF advanced to third. BOWEN lined into
double play p to 3b; CLUFF out on the play. MUSSO homered to left field, 3 RBI;
KO scored; RELF scored. McNAUGHTON grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Manhattan 3rd - Salem doubled to center field. Armenio walked. Perez
grounded out to 1b unassisted, SAC, bunt; Armenio advanced to second; Salem
advanced to third. Sheffield grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI; Armenio
advanced to third; Salem scored. Masters grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - LAW singled, bunt. WOLFE struck out looking. LAW stole second.
PARKER walked. CLUFF struck out swinging; PARKER stole second; LAW stole third.
RELF walked. KO struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Manhattan 4th - Fitzgerald singled through the left side. Nieto walked;
Fitzgerald advanced to second. Fitzgerald out at second p to ss, picked off.
McCann singled to pitcher; Nieto advanced to second. Onorati hit into double
play 3b to 1b; Nieto out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - BOWEN singled to left field. MUSSO lined out to lf. McNAUGHTON
flied out to cf. LAW flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Manhattan 5th - Salem hit by pitch. Armenio singled to center field;
Salem advanced to second. Perez doubled down the lf line, advanced to third on
the throw, 2 RBI; Armenio scored; Salem scored. Sheffield singled to pitcher,
RBI; Perez scored. Masters grounded out to p unassisted, SAC, bunt; Sheffield
advanced to second. Fitzgerald reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to
second; Sheffield advanced to third. Nieto flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Fitzgerald
advanced to third; Sheffield scored, unearned. McCann struck out swinging. 4
runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - WOLFE grounded out to 2b. PARKER flied out to lf. CLUFF
reached on a fielding error by 2b. CLUFF stole second. RELF struck out
swinging, reached first on a passed ball; CLUFF advanced to third. RELF stole
second. KO struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Manhattan 6th - HARDESTY to p for MUIR. Onorati grounded out to ss.
Salem grounded out to ss. Armenio homered to right center, RBI. Perez singled
through the left side. Perez stole second. Sheffield singled to center field.
Masters singled to left field, RBI; Sheffield advanced to second; Perez scored.
Fitzgerald singled to center field, RBI; Masters advanced to second; Sheffield
scored. Nieto singled through the right side, RBI; Fitzgerald advanced to
second; Masters scored. OSLUND to p for HARDESTY. McCann lined out to 2b. 4
runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - BOWEN flied out to cf. MUSSO singled to shortstop. McNAUGHTON
doubled to left field; MUSSO advanced to third. LAW reached on a fielder's
choice. WOLFE singled up the middle, 2 RBI; LAW advanced to third; McNAUGHTON
scored; MUSSO scored. PARKER homered to right field, 3 RBI; WOLFE scored; LAW
scored. Giordano to p for Costigan. CLUFF popped up to 1b. RELF walked. KO
grounded out to 2b. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Manhattan 7th - Onorati struck out looking. Salem flied out to lf.
Armenio flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - BOWEN singled through the left side. BANKS pinch ran for
BOWEN. BANKS stole second. MUSSO grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; BANKS advanced
to third. McNAUGHTON singled to left field, RBI; BANKS scored. LAW popped up to
ss. WOLFE fouled out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Manhattan 8th - BANKS to rf. Perez homered to center field, RBI.
Sheffield grounded out to p. Masters singled to right field. Fitzgerald
grounded into double play p to ss to 1b; Masters out on the play. 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 8th - PARKER homered to center field, RBI. CLUFF struck out looking.
RELF walked. RELF advanced to second on a wild pitch. KO singled, out at first
rf to 1b to ss to 1b, RBI; RELF scored. BANKS grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Manhattan 9th - Nieto struck out swinging. McCann popped up to ss.
Onorati grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU at #13 Oklahoma State
BYU at #13 Oklahoma State
Feb 20, 2009 at Stillwater, Okla. (Reynolds Stadium)
BYU 14 (1-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON lf............  5  2  3  3   0  0  3  1   0
LAW 2b...................  6  2  2  1   0  2  0  2   0
WOLFE c..................  5  2  3  0   1  1  6  0   0
PARKER 3b................  4  3  2  1   2  1  1  1   0
CLUFF cf.................  4  0  1  1   1  1  5  1   2
RELF ss..................  5  1  4  4   0  0  0  3   1
KO 1b....................  3  1  2  2   3  1  6  0   1
AYOSO dh.................  4  1  0  0   1  1  0  0   7
BANKS rf.................  4  2  3  1   0  0  3  0   0
WORTHAM p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 BUNCH p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MICHON p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 HARDESTY p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 40 14 20 13   8  7 24  9  11
Oklahoma State 17 (1-0)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Thomas cf................  3  2  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Belza ss.................  6  0  3  3   0  1  3  4   3
David c..................  6  3  4  2   0  0  8  2   2
Green 1b.................  5  3  1  0   0  0  9  0   0
Kroll dh.................  3  2  1  1   3  1  0  0   0
Medchill lf..............  5  3  3  3   0  1  0  0   2
Hambly 3b................  4  0  1  3   0  0  1  1   0
Dabbs rf.................  3  2  1  3   2  0  3  0   1
Duren 2b.................  5  2  3  2   1  0  3  4   5
Ginther p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Peck p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Deason p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Breedlove p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 McCurry p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 40 17 17 17   6  4 27 13  13
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 065 002 001 - 14 20  4
Oklahoma State...... 045 110 24X - 17 17  0
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E - McNAUGHTON; WOLFE; RELF; WORTHAM. DP - Cowboys 1. LOB - Cougars 11;
Cowboys 13. 2B - LAW; WOLFE; KO; David 2; Kroll; Hambly; Dabbs; Duren. HR -
McNAUGHTON; BANKS. HBP - Thomas 2; Green; Hambly; Dabbs. SH - CLUFF; BANKS;
Thomas. SF - McNAUGHTON; RELF; Medchill; Hambly. SB - BANKS 2. CS -
McNAUGHTON.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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WORTHAM.............  3.0  9 10 10  1  2 18 23
BUNCH...............  3.1  4  2  2  3  1 13 18
MICHON..............  0.2  4  5  3  1  0  6  8
HARDESTY............  1.0  0  0  0  1  1  3  5
Oklahoma State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Ginther.............  1.2  6  6  6  3  1  8 13
Peck................  0.1  4  3  3  2  1  5  7
Deason..............  0.0  1  2  2  1  0  1  2
Breedlove...........  5.0  6  2  2  2  3 18 22
McCurry.............  2.0  3  1  1  0  2  8  8
Win - McCurry (1-0).  Loss - MICHON (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - WORTHAM; BUNCH 2. HBP - by WORTHAM (Green); by WORTHAM (Dabbs); by WORTHAM
(Thomas); by BUNCH (Thomas); by HARDESTY (Hambly). PB - WOLFE; David.
Umpires - HP: Ken McQueen  1B: Bob Homolka  3B: Shawn Arthur
Start: 4:50 pm   Time: 3:47   Attendance: 2894
Play-by-Play
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON singled up the middle. LAW struck out looking.
WOLFE singled to second base; McNAUGHTON advanced to second. McNAUGHTON out at
third c to 3b, caught stealing. PARKER walked; WOLFE advanced to second. CLUFF
reached on a fielder's choice; PARKER out at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oklahoma State 1st - Thomas struck out swinging. Belza grounded out to
2b. David flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - RELF singled up the middle. KO doubled to right center, RBI;
RELF scored. AYOSO walked. BANKS grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; AYOSO advanced
to second; KO advanced to third. McNAUGHTON flied out to rf, SF, RBI; AYOSO
advanced to third; KO scored. LAW singled to shortstop, RBI; AYOSO scored.
WOLFE singled to left field; LAW advanced to third. PARKER walked; WOLFE
advanced to second. Peck to p for Ginther. CLUFF walked, RBI; PARKER advanced
to second; WOLFE advanced to third; LAW scored. RELF singled to right field, 2
RBI; CLUFF advanced to third; PARKER scored; WOLFE scored. KO walked; RELF
advanced to second. AYOSO struck out looking. 6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
Oklahoma State 2nd - Green hit by pitch. Green advanced to second on a
wild pitch. Kroll walked. Medchill singled through the right side; Kroll
advanced to second; Green advanced to third. Hambly fouled out to rf, SF, RBI;
Kroll advanced to third; Green scored. Dabbs doubled to right field, 2 RBI;
Medchill scored; Kroll scored. Duren singled through the left side, RBI; Dabbs
scored. Thomas grounded out to 2b; Duren advanced to second. Belza struck out
swinging. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - BANKS homered to right center, RBI. McNAUGHTON singled to left
field. LAW doubled to left field; McNAUGHTON advanced to third. Deason to p for
Peck. LAW advanced to third on a passed ball; McNAUGHTON scored on a passed
ball. WOLFE walked. PARKER singled to left field, RBI; WOLFE advanced to
second; LAW scored. Breedlove to p for Deason. CLUFF grounded out to p, SAC,
bunt; PARKER advanced to second; WOLFE advanced to third. RELF flied out to rf,
SF, RBI; WOLFE scored. KO singled through the left side, RBI; PARKER scored.
AYOSO grounded out to 3b. 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma State 3rd - David doubled to center field. Green grounded out
to 1b unassisted; David advanced to third. Kroll doubled to right center, RBI;
David scored. Medchill singled to center field, advanced to second on the
throw, RBI; Kroll scored. Hambly grounded out to p. Dabbs hit by pitch. Duren
doubled to right center, RBI; Dabbs advanced to third; Medchill scored. Thomas
hit by pitch. Belza singled through the right side, 2 RBI; Thomas advanced to
third; Duren scored; Dabbs scored. David flied out to cf. 5 runs, 5 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 4th - BANKS singled up the middle. BANKS stole second. McNAUGHTON
lined out to ss. BANKS out at second c to ss, picked off. LAW struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 4th - Green singled through the right side. Kroll reached
on a fielder's choice; Green advanced to second on a throwing error by p,
advanced to third. BUNCH to p for WORTHAM. Medchill flied out to cf, SF, RBI;
Green scored. Hambly grounded out to 3b; Kroll advanced to second. Dabbs
walked; Kroll advanced to third on a wild pitch. Duren flied out to lf. 1
run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 5th - WOLFE doubled to right center. PARKER grounded out to ss.
CLUFF struck out swinging. RELF flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Oklahoma State 5th - Thomas hit by pitch. Belza singled to right field;
Thomas advanced to third. David doubled to left field, RBI; Belza advanced to
third, out at home lf to ss to c; Thomas scored. Green flied out to cf. David
advanced to third on a passed ball. Kroll walked. Medchill struck out swinging.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - KO walked. AYOSO popped up to 1b. BANKS reached on a fielder's
choice; KO out at second ss to 2b. BANKS stole second. McNAUGHTON homered to
left field, 2 RBI; BANKS scored. LAW fouled out to c. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 6th - Hambly flied out to rf. Dabbs flied out to lf.
Duren singled to center field. Thomas reached on a fielding error by ss; Duren
advanced to second. Belza flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2
LOB.
BYU 7th - WOLFE grounded out to 2b. PARKER struck out looking. CLUFF
singled to shortstop. RELF singled through the right side; CLUFF advanced to
third. KO walked; RELF advanced to second. AYOSO reached on a fielder's choice;
KO out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Oklahoma State 7th - David singled to shortstop. Green flied out to lf.
David advanced to second on a wild pitch. Kroll walked. MICHON to p for BUNCH.
Medchill singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; Kroll
advanced to second, out at third cf to 3b; David scored. Hambly doubled down
the lf line, RBI; Medchill scored. Dabbs flied out to cf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - McCurry to p for Breedlove. BANKS singled to second base.
McNAUGHTON lined into double play 2b to 1b; BANKS out on the play. LAW grounded
out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 8th - Duren walked. Thomas reached on a fielder's choice,
SAC, bunt, advanced to second on the error; Duren advanced to second, advanced
to third on a throwing error by c. Belza singled through the right side, RBI;
Thomas advanced to third; Duren scored. David singled through the right side,
RBI; Belza advanced to second; Thomas scored. Green reached on a fielding error
by lf; David advanced to second; Belza advanced to third. HARDESTY to p for
MICHON. Kroll struck out swinging. Medchill reached on a fielder's choice;
Green advanced to second; David advanced to third; Belza out at home ss to c.
Hambly hit by pitch, RBI; Medchill advanced to second; Green advanced to third;
David scored, unearned. Dabbs walked, RBI; Hambly advanced to second; Medchill
advanced to third; Green scored, unearned. Duren grounded out to ss. 4 runs,
2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 9th - WOLFE struck out looking. PARKER singled through the left
side. CLUFF grounded out to 2b; PARKER advanced to second. RELF singled to
right field, RBI; PARKER scored. KO struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.

Friday is the season opener for BYU’s baseball team as it has a pair of doubleheaders in series at Stillwater, Okla.

The Cougars, who were 22-36 last season, return all starters as they face Manhattan College (31-20-1 in 2008) on Friday at 1 p.m., CDT, before tangling with host Oklahoma State (44-18) in a game starting at 4 p.m., CDT.

On Saturday, BYU has a rematch with the Jaspers at noon (CDT) and then close this portion of the road trip in a 6:30 p.m. (CDT) contest with OSU, ranked No. 13 by USA Today/ESPN, No. 14 Collegiate Baseball and No. 16 by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.

On Monday, BYU travels to Texas for an evening game at Waco against No. 8 (Baseball America) Baylor University (No. 15 Collegiate Baseball, No. 17 USA Today/ESPN and No. 19 NCBWA).

Seniors Jordan Muir (2-6, 6.81) and Jake Wortham (4-6, 6.90), a southpaw, are BYU’s probable starting pitchers on Friday against Manhattan and the Cowboys, respectively. On Saturday, juniors Blake Torgerson (6-5, 5.68) and Jeremy Toole (2-1, 4.42), a JC transfer, face the Jaspers and OSU in that order on the mound.

“We had a chance to play a couple of good schools,” said BYU coach Vance Law in explanation of this unique Oklahoma-Texas trip. “I hope our guys are not intimidated. We are very good offensively and while our pitching remains to be seen, I think we are good there as well.”

Links for live stats, live audio and live video for games this weekend can be found on www.byucougars.com.

BYU has been picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West Conference by the MWC Coaches/Media and Baseball America magazine, and fifth by Rivals.com. BYU junior outfielder Sean McNaughton was selected by Baseball America as the MWC's projected Player of the Year.

BYU opens its home season next week against the University of Portland in Provo.

For more information on BYU's baseball series this week, please see the PDF file at the top of this article.