LAS -- An error with the bases loaded led to a 9-8 baseball victory by UNLV over BYU on Friday in 11 innings.

The Cougars lost a 5-2 lead and battled back to tie the game at six and eight-all, briefly taking leads of 7-6 and 8-6 in the ninth and 10th innings.

Cougar starting pitcher Chris Capper struck out seven in as many innings before loading the bases in the eighth with no outs with a 5-2 lead. The Rebels scored all of those runners to tie the game and took a 6-5 lead before the inning ended.

In the top of the ninth Brandon Relf led off with a triple to the right center field wall. The relay throw to third hit Relf in the helmet and he scored on the error to tie the game at six-all. Relf came up with a big 1-6-3 inning-ending groundout in the ninth to send the game into extra innings.

Ryan Bernal led off with the first of three consecutive singles and scored on the last of those by Austin Hall to give BYU a 7-6 lead. Jonathan Cluff scored the eighth run when Relf hit a two-out single.

BYU jumped out to a 3-0 lead. The first of those runs came off Bryce Ayoso’s two-out double which scored Alex Wolfe, who had walked in the first inning. Sean McNaughton drew a lead-off walk in the second and scored off Austin Hall’s one-out triple to right field. Hall scored on the next play, a sac-fly by Dane Nielsen.

The Cougars regained the two runs they gave up in the third by adding a pair of runs in the fourth. Nielsen doubled in that first run in the fourth to score Cluff, who led off with a walk. Relf walked on the next play and was doubled in by Stephen Wells as the Rebels had replaced Matt Hutchison with Brian Gilbertson.

BYU, now 19-25 overall and 6-11 in league play, looks to even the series at three-all in Saturday afternoon’s finale at Las Vegas.

BYU at UNLV
May 07, 2010 at Las Vegas, NV (Earl E. Wilson)
BYU 8 (19-25,6-11 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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RELF, Brandon ss.........  5  2  4  1   1  0  0  4   0
WELLS, Stephen cf........  6  0  1  1   0  0  3  0   4
WOLFE, Alex 1b...........  5  1  1  0   1  1 10  2   1
AYOSO, Bryce c...........  6  0  2  1   0  1 10  1   0
BERNAL, Ryan dh..........  6  1  2  0   0  1  0  0   1
McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  3  1  1  0   1  1  1  0   1
CLUFF, Jonathan rf.......  3  2  1  0   1  0  1  0   1
HALL, Austin 3b..........  4  1  2  2   1  1  2  2   0
NIELSEN, Dane 2b.........  3  0  1  2   1  1  3  3   1
CAPPER, Chris p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 SHUTT, Justin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 McKNIGHT, David p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BREWER, Devin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 SLOAN, Kevin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 41  8 15  7   6  6 31 15   9
UNLV 9 (26-19,10-7 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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BEATY, Hunter 2b.........  4  1  0  0   2  0  1  4   2
FRIERSON, Jarred cf......  6  2  3  2   0  1  1  0   0
BEUERLEIN, Drew 1b.......  4  2  2  0   1  2 13  1   0
BAYARDI, Brandon lf......  5  1  1  1   1  2  3  0   1
KRETCHMER, Kyle dh.......  4  0  2  1   0  1  0  0   0
 KOGLIN, Adam dh.........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 SATHERLIE, Duncan ph/dh.  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
ARNOLD, RJ 3b............  4  1  1  2   2  1  1  4   0
CLARK, Nolan c...........  4  1  0  0   2  0  7  1   0
THOMAS, Cash rf..........  4  0  1  1   0  1  3  0   0
JIMENEZ, Richie ss.......  5  0  0  0   0  1  3  3   3
HUTCHISON, Matt p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 GILBERTSON, Brian p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 DeWEESE, Glenn p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 41  9 10  7   8  9 33 16  12
Score by Innings                       R  H  E
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BYU................. 120 200 001 20 -  8 15  4
UNLV................ 002 000 040 21 -  9 10  1
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Note: 1 out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - HALL(13); NIELSEN 2(14); McKNIGHT(1); BEATY, H.(7). DP - LV 2. LOB -
Cougars 9; LV 12. 2B - WELLS(6); AYOSO(14); BERNAL(8); NIELSEN(8);
BEUERLEIN, D(15). 3B - RELF(4); HALL(4); FRIERSON, J.(6). HBP - BEUERLEIN,
D. SH - McNAUGHTON(4); CLUFF(3); SATHERLIE, D(3). SF - NIELSEN(3); THOMAS,
Cash(2). CS - WOLFE(1); BEATY, H.(1).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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CAPPER, Chris.......  7.0  7  6  4  3  7 29 33 116
SHUTT, Justin.......  2.0  2  0  0  0  1  8  8  23
McKNIGHT, David.....  1.0  1  2  0  2  1  3  6  28
BREWER, Devin.......  0.0  0  1  0  2  0  0  2   9
SLOAN, Kevin........  0.1  0  0  0  1  0  1  3   8
UNLV                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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HUTCHISON, Matt.....  3.2  6  5  5  4  3 13 19  78
GILBERTSON, Brian...  4.1  5  1  1  2  3 16 18  57
DeWEESE, Glenn......  3.0  4  2  2  0  0 12 13  45
Win - DeWEESE, G. (2-2).  Loss - BREWER (0-2).  Save - None.
WP - McKNIGHT 2(5). HBP - by CAPPER (BEUERLEIN, D). Inherited runners/scored:
SHUTT 2/1; SLOAN 2/1; GILBERTSON 1/1. Pitches/strikes: CAPPER 116/75; SHUTT
23/17; McKNIGHT 28/13; BREWER 9/1; SLOAN 8/5; HUTCHISON, M 78/38; GILBERTSON
57/33; DeWEESE, G. 45/32.
Umpires - HP: Jon Wolfe  1B: Ray Belfiore  3B: Cale Smith
Start: 7:00 pm   Time: 3:38   Attendance: 809
CAPPER faced 5 batters in the 8th.
GILBERTSON faced 1 batter in the 9th.
BYU 1st - RELF singled to right field (0-1). WELLS grounded into double
play ss to 1b (1-1); RELF out on the play. WOLFE walked (3-1). AYOSO doubled to
center field, RBI (2-2); WOLFE scored. BERNAL struck out swinging (3-2). 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 1st - BEATY, H. out at first 1b to p (2-2). FRIERSON, J. grounded
out to 2b (2-2). BEUERLEIN, D doubled down the rf line (1-0). BAYARDI, B.
struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - McNAUGHTON walked (3-2). CLUFF grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt
(1-0); McNAUGHTON advanced to second. HALL tripled to right field, RBI (2-0);
McNAUGHTON scored. NIELSEN flied out to cf, SAC, RBI (3-1); HALL scored. RELF
singled to third base (2-2). WELLS grounded out to 2b (2-1). 2 runs, 2 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 2nd - KRETCHMER singled up the middle (1-2). ARNOLD, RJ struck out
swinging (0-2). CLARK, Nolan walked (3-2); KRETCHMER advanced to second.
THOMAS, Cash flied out to lf (1-1). JIMENEZ, R. reached on a fielder's choice
(1-2); CLARK, Nolan out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
BYU 3rd - WOLFE struck out swinging (3-2). AYOSO singled (0-1). BERNAL
grounded out to 3b (2-1); AYOSO advanced to second. McNAUGHTON grounded out to
3b (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 3rd - BEATY, H. walked (3-2). FRIERSON, J. tripled to left field,
RBI (0-2); BEATY, H. scored. BEUERLEIN, D struck out swinging (3-2). BAYARDI,
B. grounded out to ss, RBI (1-0); FRIERSON, J. scored. KRETCHMER grounded out
to 2b (0-1). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - CLUFF walked (3-0). HALL struck out swinging (1-2). NIELSEN
doubled, out at third c to 3b, RBI (1-0); CLUFF scored. RELF walked (3-0).
GILBERTSON to p for HUTCHISON, M. WELLS doubled to right field, RBI (1-0); RELF
scored. WOLFE grounded out to 2b (1-1). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 4th - ARNOLD, RJ grounded out to p (2-1). CLARK, Nolan walked
(3-1). THOMAS, Cash singled through the left side (0-0); CLARK, Nolan advanced
to second. JIMENEZ, R. reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); THOMAS, Cash out at
second 3b to 2b; CLARK, Nolan advanced to third. BEATY, H. popped up to 3b
(0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 5th - AYOSO struck out looking (1-2). BERNAL doubled to center field
(2-0). McNAUGHTON struck out swinging (1-2). CLUFF popped up to ss (1-0). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 5th - FRIERSON, J. grounded out to ss (0-2). BEUERLEIN, D struck
out looking (2-2). BAYARDI, B. struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 6th - HALL flied out to rf (0-0). NIELSEN walked (3-0). RELF out at
first 1b to p (0-0); NIELSEN advanced to second. WELLS flied out to rf (0-0).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 6th - KRETCHMER struck out looking (3-2). ARNOLD, RJ flied out to
rf (0-1). CLARK, Nolan grounded out to ss (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 7th - WOLFE singled to left field (0-0). AYOSO flied out to lf
(3-2). BERNAL flied out to lf (0-0). WOLFE out at first p to 1b, caught
stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV 7th - THOMAS, Cash struck out swinging (1-2). JIMENEZ, R. grounded
out to 3b (0-2). BEATY, H. flied out to cf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
BYU 8th - McNAUGHTON singled to shortstop (3-2). CLUFF grounded into
double play 3b to 2b to 1b (1-0); McNAUGHTON out on the play. HALL walked
(3-2). NIELSEN struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
UNLV 8th - FRIERSON, J. singled to left field (1-0). BEUERLEIN, D hit by
pitch (1-0); FRIERSON, J. advanced to second. BAYARDI, B. reached on a fielding
error by 2b (1-0); BEUERLEIN, D advanced to second; FRIERSON, J. advanced to
third. KRETCHMER singled to first base, RBI (2-2); BAYARDI, B. advanced to
second; BEUERLEIN, D advanced to third; FRIERSON, J. scored. KOGLIN, Adam to dh
for KRETCHMER. ARNOLD, RJ singled up the middle, 2 RBI (0-0); KOGLIN, Adam
advanced to second; BAYARDI, B. scored, unearned; BEUERLEIN, D scored. SHUTT to
p for CAPPER. CLARK, Nolan grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2); ARNOLD, RJ
advanced to second; KOGLIN, Adam advanced to third. THOMAS, Cash reached on a
throwing error by 3b, advanced to third (0-0); ARNOLD, RJ advanced to third,
out at home 2b to c; KOGLIN, Adam scored, unearned. JIMENEZ, R. flied out to cf
(0-0). 4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 9th - RELF tripled, scored on a throwing error by 2b (1-1). DeWEESE,
G. to p for GILBERTSON. WELLS grounded out to 2b (0-0). WOLFE lined out to ss
(1-1). AYOSO fouled out to c (3-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
UNLV 9th - BEATY, H. grounded out to p (0-0). FRIERSON, J. struck out
swinging (0-2). BEUERLEIN, D singled to left field (1-1). BAYARDI, B. singled
through the right side (3-2); BEUERLEIN, D advanced to third. SATHERLIE, D
pinch hit for KOGLIN, Adam. SATHERLIE, D to dh. BAYARDI, B. advanced to second.
SATHERLIE, D out at first p to ss to 1b (1-1). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
BYU 10th - BERNAL singled through the right side (0-2). McNAUGHTON
grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (0-1); BERNAL advanced to second. CLUFF singled to
shortstop (1-1); BERNAL advanced to third. HALL singled up the middle, RBI
(0-1); CLUFF advanced to second; BERNAL scored. NIELSEN flied out to rf (0-0).
RELF singled to right field, RBI (1-1); HALL advanced to third; CLUFF scored.
WELLS grounded out to ss (2-2). 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UNLV 10th - McKNIGHT to p for SHUTT. ARNOLD, RJ walked (3-2). CLARK,
Nolan reached on a throwing error by p (3-1); ARNOLD, RJ advanced to second.
CLARK, Nolan advanced to second; ARNOLD, RJ advanced to third on a wild pitch.
THOMAS, Cash flied out to cf, SAC, RBI (1-0); ARNOLD, RJ scored, unearned.
JIMENEZ, R. struck out swinging (2-2). CLARK, Nolan advanced to third on a wild
pitch. BEATY, H. walked (3-0). FRIERSON, J. singled through the left side, RBI
(1-2); BEATY, H. advanced to second; CLARK, Nolan scored, unearned. BEATY, H.
out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 11th - WOLFE flied out to lf (3-2). AYOSO grounded out to ss (1-2).
BERNAL grounded out to p (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UNLV 11th - BREWER to p for McKNIGHT. BEUERLEIN, D walked (3-0).
BAYARDI, B. walked (3-1); BEUERLEIN, D advanced to second. SLOAN to p for
BREWER. SATHERLIE, D out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-1); BAYARDI, B.
advanced to second; BEUERLEIN, D advanced to third. ARNOLD, RJ intentionally
walked. CLARK, Nolan reached on a fielding error by 2b (3-2); ARNOLD, RJ
advanced to second; BAYARDI, B. advanced to third; BEUERLEIN, D scored,
unearned. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Non-conference action continues for BYU's baseball team as it travels the short distance for the first of two meetings with Utah Valley University.

Tuesday's BYU-UVU encounter in Orem at 6 p.m., will be followed up on May 18 in Provo. The Cougars' starter on the mound for the first three innings will be sophomore righthander Matthew Neil (3-4, 5.46), who has been leading off BYU's three-game weekend series.

The Cougars, 18-23, are just coming off three consecutive losses in non-league games in Washington to Seattle University and the University of Portland. Those losses are the first time since the opening week of the season that BYU has been swept.

Brothers Bryce and Travis Ayoso are on opposing teams in Tuesday's game. Bryce is BYU's starting catcher, while Travis is a left-handed relief pitcher for the Wolverines.

Following the BYU-UVU game, the Cougars bus to Las Vegas for a return to Mountain West Conference action at UNLV.

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