STILLWATER -- No. 13 Oklahoma State broke a 1-1 deadlock Saturday night in its Chick-fil-A Classic to secure a 5-4 victory over BYU’s baseball team.

Thanks to a federal court ruling last week, OSU benefited from having lefthander Andy Oliver on the mound. Oliver is rumored to be a first-round pick in this year’s draft for the Cowboys who improved to 3-0, while BYU fell to 1-3.

BYU countered with junior transfer pitcher Jeremy Toole who held OSU hitless until the fifth. The fifth was trouble for Toole, who who surrendered four runs from five walks and a pair of base hits as OSU took a 5-1 lead.

BYU got one of those runs back when Sean McNaughton hit his second homer of the weekend with a swat over the leftfield fence in the sixth. The Cougars closed the gape to 5-3 in the seventh when it manufactured a run by Jonathan Cluff off Oliver’s reliever, Thomas Keeling.

Michael Bowen got BYU’s fourth run when he ran the bases well to secure a double and scored off Bryce Ayoso’s second hit of the night in the ninth.

The Cowboys took a 1-0 lead in the first inning and protected it with Oliver striking out seven Cougars before BYU could score.

The Cougars tied the score in the third when lead-off batter Ayoso drew a walk, advanced to second on Stetson Banks’ bunt single. Ayoso advanced to third on a sac bunt by McNaughton and scored on Andrew Law’s bunt single.

Banks ended up at third and tried to score when Law broke for second. The throw came back in time to catch Banks trying to get past the block at home to end the third inning.

The BYU nightcap was a better performance than its 20-6 loss earlier in the day to Manhattan College.

The Cougars came out on the short end of a scoring opportunity in the first inning of that Manhattan game when McNaughton tried to score off Law’s double.

McNaughton tripled in the sixth to drive in a run before the Jaspers went on a 10-run rally in the bottom of that frame.

"I am disappointed we didn't play better," said BYU coach Vance Law. "Our defense was shoddy. We had opportunities to win three games and didn't come up with a big hit when we needed it.

"I am encouraged. I saw a lot of good things. We are going to be outstanding offensively."

The Cougars now travel to meet Baylor in Waco, Texas in a Monday evening game.

BYU vs Manhattan
Feb 21, 2009 at Stillwater, Okla. (Reynolds Stadium)
BYU 6 (1-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  4  0  3  2   0  0  1  0   0
 NIELSEN, Dane ph/lf.....  2  0  1  1   0  0  1  0   0
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  3  0  1  1   2  2  3  2   1
 VARGAS, Dan ss..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   3
WOLFE, Alex 1b...........  4  0  2  1   0  1  6  0   3
 BILLS, Thomas 1b........  1  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
PARKER, Steve 3b.........  2  0  0  0   2  1  3  1   0
 SLOAN, Kevin 3b.........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
CLUFF, Jonathan cf.......  4  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   4
 BANKS, Stetson cf.......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
RELF, Brandon ss.........  2  1  0  0   1  1  1  1   0
KO, Kasey dh.............  3  0  0  0   1  3  0  0   0
 LUKER, Brock ph.........  0  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
BOWEN, Michael rf........  5  1  3  1   0  1  1  0   3
MUSSO, J.T. c............  3  1  1  0   0  1  6  1   0
 AYOSO, Bryce ph/c.......  0  0  0  0   2  0  0  0   0
TORGERSON, Blake p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 OSLUND, Marc p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 NEIL, Matthew p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 WHITNEY, Brock p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36  6 12  6   9 13 24 10  14
Manhattan 20 (1-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Nieto cf.................  2  3  0  1   2  1  2  0   0
McCann rf................  4  2  2  1   0  0  1  0   2
 DeRuve ph/3b............  0  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Onorati lf...............  5  3  4  3   0  0  1  1   0
Salem 3b/rf..............  5  2  1  0   1  0  1  1   1
Armenio dh...............  4  3  3  5   0  0  0  0   0
Perez 2b.................  6  2  2  2   0  1  3  2   1
Sheffield 1b.............  6  2  3  4   0  1  4  0   3
Masters ss...............  4  1  0  0   0  1  1  3   1
Ortega c.................  4  1  2  0   0  2 13  0   0
 Russell ph/c............  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Goyer p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jordan p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 41 20 17 16   4  6 27  7   8
Score by Innings                       R  H  E
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BYU................. 001 101    003 -  6 12  6
Manhattan........... 201 00(10) 52X - 20 17  0
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E - LAW 2(2); VARGAS; WOLFE(2); RELF 2(3). DP - Cougars 3; Jaspers 1. LOB -
Cougars 14; Jaspers 8. 2B - LAW(3); BOWEN(1); Onorati(1); Armenio(1);
Perez(2); Ortega. 3B - McNAUGHTON(1). HR - Sheffield(1). HBP - SLOAN; Nieto
2; Onorati; Armenio; Masters. SF - LAW; McCann(1); Armenio(1). SB -
Salem(1). CS - Nieto(1).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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TORGERSON, Blake....  5.2  8  9  1  1  6 24 30
OSLUND, Marc........  0.0  3  4  0  1  0  3  4
NEIL, Matthew.......  1.0  4  5  5  1  0  6  8
WHITNEY, Brock......  1.1  2  2  0  1  0  8 10
Manhattan              IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Goyer...............  6.0  8  3  3  4 11 25 29
Jordan..............  3.0  4  3  2  5  2 11 18
Win - Goyer (1-0).  Loss - TORGERSON (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - TORGERSON 2; NEIL 2; Goyer 2. HBP - by TORGERSON (Onorati); by TORGERSON
(Nieto); by TORGERSON (Masters); by TORGERSON (Nieto); by WHITNEY (Armenio); by
Jordan (SLOAN). PB - Russell.
Umpires - HP: Terry Harrison  1B: Bill Fogarty  3B: Greg Harmon
Start: 12:02 pm   Time: 3:20   Attendance: 144
OSLUND faced 4 batters in the 6th.
Game: MC2
Play-by-Play
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON singled to center field. LAW doubled, advanced to
third on the throw; McNAUGHTON advanced to third, out at home lf to ss to c.
WOLFE grounded out to 1b unassisted. PARKER walked. CLUFF struck out swinging.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Manhattan 1st - Nieto struck out looking. McCann singled to left field.
Onorati hit by pitch; McCann advanced to second. Salem reached on a fielding
error by ss; Onorati advanced to third; McCann scored, unearned. Armenio flied
out to cf, SF, RBI; Onorati scored, unearned. Salem stole second. Perez
grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - RELF struck out swinging. KO struck out swinging. BOWEN struck
out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Manhattan 2nd - Sheffield reached on a fielding error by ss. Masters
flied out to rf. Ortega singled through the right side; Sheffield advanced to
second. Nieto hit by pitch; Ortega advanced to second; Sheffield advanced to
third. McCann grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Nieto out on the play.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - MUSSO singled to shortstop. McNAUGHTON flied out to cf. MUSSO
advanced to second on a wild pitch. LAW walked. WOLFE singled through the right
side, RBI; LAW advanced to third; MUSSO scored. PARKER struck out looking.
CLUFF struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Manhattan 3rd - Onorati grounded out to p. Salem singled through the
left side. Salem advanced to second on a wild pitch. Armenio doubled down the
lf line, RBI; Salem scored. Armenio advanced to third on a wild pitch. Perez
lined into double play 3b unassisted; Armenio out on the play. 1 run, 2
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - RELF walked. KO struck out looking. BOWEN singled up the
middle; RELF advanced to second. MUSSO struck out swinging. McNAUGHTON singled
to right center, RBI; BOWEN advanced to third; RELF scored. LAW walked;
McNAUGHTON advanced to second. WOLFE struck out looking. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
Manhattan 4th - Sheffield struck out looking. Masters struck out
looking. Ortega struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - PARKER grounded out to 2b. CLUFF flied out to cf. RELF popped
up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Manhattan 5th - Nieto walked. Nieto out at second c to ss, caught
stealing. McCann singled to shortstop. Onorati singled to third base; McCann
advanced to second. Salem grounded into double play 3b to 1b; McCann out on the
play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - KO struck out swinging. BOWEN doubled to left center. MUSSO
fouled out to lf. BOWEN advanced to third on a wild pitch. McNAUGHTON tripled
to center field, RBI; BOWEN scored. LAW struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Manhattan 6th - Armenio reached on a fielding error by 1b. Perez struck
out swinging. Sheffield singled up the middle; Armenio advanced to second.
Masters hit by pitch; Sheffield advanced to second; Armenio advanced to third.
Ortega struck out swinging. Nieto hit by pitch, RBI; Masters advanced to
second; Sheffield advanced to third; Armenio scored, unearned. McCann reached
on a fielding error by 2b; Nieto advanced to third; Masters scored, unearned;
Sheffield scored, unearned. Onorati doubled to right field, RBI; McCann
advanced to third; Nieto scored, unearned. OSLUND to p for TORGERSON. Salem
walked. Armenio singled to right field, 2 RBI; Salem advanced to third; Onorati
scored, unearned; McCann scored, unearned. Perez singled through the left side,
RBI; Armenio advanced to second; Salem scored, unearned. Sheffield homered to
right center, 3 RBI, unearned; Perez scored, unearned; Armenio scored,
unearned. NEIL to p for OSLUND. Masters grounded out to p. 10 runs, 5 hits,
2 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - Jordan to p for Goyer. WOLFE singled through the right side.
PARKER walked; WOLFE advanced to second. CLUFF flied out to rf; WOLFE advanced
to third. VARGAS to ss for LAW. LAW to 2b for RELF. LAW struck out swinging. KO
walked; PARKER advanced to second. BOWEN reached on a fielder's choice; KO out
at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Manhattan 7th - Ortega doubled to right center. Ortega advanced to third
on a wild pitch. Nieto walked. Nieto advanced to second on a wild pitch. McCann
flied out to lf, SF, RBI; Nieto advanced to third; Ortega scored. Onorati
singled through the right side, RBI; Nieto scored. Salem grounded out to p;
Onorati advanced to second. Armenio singled to right field, RBI; Onorati
scored. Perez doubled to left center, RBI; Armenio scored. WHITNEY to p for
NEIL. Sheffield singled to center field, RBI; Perez scored. Masters reached on
a fielder's choice; Sheffield out at second ss to 2b. 5 runs, 5 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - AYOSO pinch hit for MUSSO. AYOSO walked. NIELSEN pinch hit for
McNAUGHTON. NIELSEN grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; AYOSO out on the
play. VARGAS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Manhattan 8th - NIELSEN to lf. BILLS to 1b for WOLFE. SLOAN to 3b for
PARKER. AYOSO to c. Russell pinch hit for Ortega. Russell reached on a fielding
error by 2b. Nieto reached on a fielder's choice; Russell out at second ss to
2b. DeRuve pinch hit for McCann. DeRuve walked; Nieto advanced to second.
Onorati singled to right center, RBI; DeRuve advanced to second; Nieto scored,
unearned. Salem flied out to lf. Armenio hit by pitch; Onorati advanced to
second; DeRuve advanced to third. Perez reached on a fielding error by ss;
Armenio advanced to second; Onorati advanced to third; DeRuve scored, unearned.
Sheffield fouled out to 1b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 9th - DeRuve to 3b. Salem to rf. Russell to c. BILLS singled up the
middle. SLOAN hit by pitch; BILLS advanced to second. SLOAN advanced to second
on a passed ball; BILLS advanced to third on a passed ball. BANKS to cf for
CLUFF. BANKS struck out swinging. LAW flied out to rf, SF, RBI; SLOAN advanced
to third; BILLS scored. LUKER pinch hit for KO. LUKER walked. BOWEN singled to
right field, RBI; LUKER advanced to second; SLOAN scored. AYOSO walked; BOWEN
advanced to second; LUKER advanced to third. NIELSEN singled to second base,
RBI; AYOSO advanced to second; BOWEN advanced to third; LUKER scored, unearned.
VARGAS popped up to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU at #13 Oklahoma State
Feb 21, 2009 at Stillwater, Okla. (Reynolds Stadium)
BYU 4 (1-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  3  1  1  1   0  1  4  0   2
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  4  0  1  1   0  1  0  3   0
WOLFE, Alex 1b...........  4  0  0  0   0  4  6  1   0
PARKER, Steve 3b.........  4  0  0  0   0  3  0  1   0
RELF, Brandon ss.........  3  0  0  0   1  1  1  1   0
CLUFF, Jonathan cf.......  4  1  1  0   0  1  3  0   0
BOWEN, Michael rf........  4  1  2  0   0  1  2  0   1
AYOSO, Bryce c...........  3  1  2  2   1  1  7  1   0
BANKS, Stetson dh........  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   1
TOOLE, Jeremy p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 MILLER, Adam p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 33  4  8  4   2 15 24  8   5
Oklahoma State 5 (3-0)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Duren 2b.................  4  1  1  0   1  1  0  2   0
Belza ss.................  3  1  0  0   1  2  1  1   2
Medchill lf..............  2  1  0  2   1  1  1  0   1
Kroll rf.................  4  0  1  1   0  2  0  0   0
 Harvard cf..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Green 1b.................  2  0  0  1   2  0  6  0   0
Hambly 3b................  3  0  0  1   1  0  1  1   1
Dabbs cf/rf..............  3  0  0  0   1  0  3  0   1
Walker c.................  4  1  2  0   0  0 15  3   4
Knecht dh................  3  1  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
Oliver p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Keeling p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 28  5  4  5   8  7 27  8   9
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 001 001 101 -  4  8  1
Oklahoma State...... 100 040 00X -  5  4  0
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E - RELF(4). LOB - Cougars 5; Cowboys 9. 2B - BOWEN(2). HR - McNAUGHTON(2).
HBP - Belza. SH - McNAUGHTON(1). SF - Medchill(2). SB - CLUFF(2). CS -
BANKS(1).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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TOOLE, Jeremy.......  4.2  2  5  5  7  5 16 25
MILLER, Adam .......  3.1  2  0  0  1  2 12 13
Oklahoma State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Oliver..............  6.0  4  2  2  1 11 20 22
Keeling.............  3.0  4  2  2  1  4 13 14
Win - Oliver (1-0).  Loss - TOOLE (0-1).  Save - Keeling (1).
WP - TOOLE 2. HBP - by TOOLE (Belza).
Umpires - HP: Shawn Arthur  1B: Greg Harmon  3B: Bill Fogarty
Start: 8 pm   Time: 2:29   Attendance: 345
Game: OSU2
Play-by-Play
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON struck out swinging. LAW struck out swinging. WOLFE
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 1st - Duren walked. Duren advanced to second on a wild
pitch. Duren advanced to third on a wild pitch. Belza struck out swinging.
Medchill flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Duren scored. Kroll struck out swinging.
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - PARKER struck out swinging. RELF struck out swinging. CLUFF
singled to center field. CLUFF stole second. BOWEN struck out swinging. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma State 2nd - Green flied out to lf. Hambly walked. Dabbs flied
out to cf. Walker flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - AYOSO walked. BANKS singled to pitcher, bunt; AYOSO advanced
to second. McNAUGHTON grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; BANKS advanced to second;
AYOSO advanced to third. LAW singled to first base, bunt, RBI; BANKS advanced
to third; AYOSO scored. WOLFE struck out swinging. BANKS out at home c to ss to
c, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma State 3rd - Knecht struck out swinging. Duren flied out to cf.
Belza hit by pitch. Medchill struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
BYU 4th - PARKER struck out swinging. RELF flied out to cf. CLUFF struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 4th - Kroll struck out swinging. Green out at first 1b to
p. Hambly reached on a throwing error by ss. Dabbs fouled out to c. 0 runs,
0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - BOWEN grounded out to 3b. AYOSO struck out swinging, out at
first c to 1b. BANKS flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 5th - Walker singled to second base. Knecht walked;
Walker advanced to second. Duren flied out to lf. Belza walked; Knecht advanced
to second; Walker advanced to third. Medchill walked, RBI; Belza advanced to
second; Knecht advanced to third; Walker scored. Kroll singled to third base,
RBI; Medchill advanced to second; Belza advanced to third; Knecht scored. Green
walked, RBI; Kroll advanced to second; Medchill advanced to third; Belza
scored. Hambly reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Green out at second 2b to
ss; Kroll advanced to third; Medchill scored. Dabbs walked; Hambly advanced to
second. MILLER to p for TOOLE. Walker grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 6th - McNAUGHTON homered to left field, RBI. LAW grounded out to c.
WOLFE struck out swinging. PARKER grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 6th - Knecht grounded out to p. Duren struck out
swinging, out at first c to 1b. Belza struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - Keeling to p for Oliver. RELF walked. CLUFF reached on a
fielder's choice; RELF out at second 2b to ss. BOWEN singled to center field;
CLUFF advanced to third. AYOSO singled to center field, RBI; BOWEN advanced to
second; CLUFF scored. BANKS struck out swinging. McNAUGHTON flied out to cf.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oklahoma State 7th - Medchill flied out to lf. Kroll flied out to rf.
Green walked. Hambly grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 8th - LAW popped up to 3b. WOLFE struck out swinging. PARKER struck
out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 8th - Dabbs grounded out to ss. Walker singled to center
field. Knecht flied out to rf. Duren singled to left field; Walker advanced to
second. Belza grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 9th - Harvard to cf for Kroll. Dabbs to rf. RELF popped up to 1b.
CLUFF lined out to rf. BOWEN doubled to right center. AYOSO singled to center
field, RBI; BOWEN scored. BANKS struck out swinging. 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.