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LOS ANGELES (May 1, 2013)—Desmond Poulson threw 109 pitches in a complete game Thursday as BYU gathered 18 hits in an 8-3 victory over Loyola Marymount.
BYU, now 23-17 overall and 9-7 in the West Coast Conference, gained needed ground in the league with a series opening win at LMU, 21-24 and 9-10, thanks to Poulson and a key double by Brock Whitney. Poulson's record improves to 6-1.
Brock Whitney worked a full count, two-out double off the green scoreboard with hand-hung numbers below the Miros Blue Monster to plate Adam Law with the go-ahead run, 3-2 in the seventh.
“To me that was the biggest at bat in the game when he hit off the wall” BYU coach Mike Littlewood said about his team regaining the lead.
LMU’s Matt Lowenstein, one of the nation’s leaders in triples, led off with his specialty and scored in the first inning.
In the third inning, Jacob Hannemann’s bunt popped over the pitcher’s head nullifying the sacrifice attempt and leaving him on first with a fielder’s choice. Hannemann capitalized on one of his skills and pre-game tutelage of former Cougar theft master Cameron Coughlan. Hannemann easily stole second, and then scored on Trace Hansen’s single to left field.
Poulson closed out the third and fourth innings with swinging strikeouts. Hannemann beat out a grounder to shortstop on a controversial call to lead off the fifth, waited to steal second again and advanced to third on Hansen’s sac-bunt. Adam Law’s one-out sac-fly to right field enabled Hannemann to give BYU a 2-1 lead.
Jaycob Brugman got his first hit of game, a solo homer, the fifth dinger all year to leave George Page Stadium, as the score increased to 6-2 in favor of BYU. With base runners every inning, each Cougar starter collected a hit from three of the four LMU pitchers, including Hannemann who went 3 for 6, scoring three runs and gathering three RBI.
The two teams meet again on Friday afternoon in the second of a three-game series with KOVO Radio 960 AM again airing the live broadcast which will be carried over the Internet.
A third of BYU baseball’s remaining league schedule happens this week in its last full road trip of the West Coast Conference season.
BYU, 22-17 overall and 8-7 in the WCC, faces Loyola Marymount, 21-23 and 9-9, in a three-game series starting Thursday that could determine the Cougars’ qualifying for the WCC tournament the end of this month.
Desmond Poulson (5-1, 2.44) takes the mound for BYU in Thursday afternoon’s game, followed by Jeff Barker (3-3, 3.80) on Friday also at 3 p.m. PDT. Adam Miller (3-6, 5.34) is scheduled to start on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. PDT.
“Live at bats are key for us,” BYU coach Mike Littlewood said after his team’s 15-7 win at Utah Valley prior to the LMU games. “It’s a huge series for us. There’s no disputing that we have to go down there and win the series to stay in the hunt in my mind. It’s going to be a battle this weekend, but we are looking forward to it.
“Desmond (Poulson) is the guy who sets the tone for us. You’ll never see him show a lot of emotion on the mound.”
The BYU-LMU series will be broadcast live over KOVO Radio 960 AM and on the Internet.
After the series at LMU, BYU plays at Utah on Tuesday before returning to league play at home against San Francisco.
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Time: Date: 5/2/2013
Attendance: 126
Box Score
Linescore | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BYU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 12 |
LMU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Brigham Young Univ. 23-17
Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HANNEMANN, Jacobcf | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.667 | 0.500 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
HANSEN, Trace2b | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
LAW, Adam3b | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 0.750 | 0.400 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
BRUGMAN, Jaycobrf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 1.000 | 0.400 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
WHITNEY, Brock1b | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.600 | 0.800 | 0.600 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
CALDWELL, Keltonlf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 0.400 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
ISOM, Andylf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
LOPEZ, Bretdh | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
HERNANDEZ, Dakotac | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
NIELSEN, Haydenss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.400 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
Batting Totals | 44 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.409 | 0.545 | 0.426 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POULSON, Desmondp | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.219 | 3.000 |
Pitching Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.219 | 3.000 |
LMU 21-24
Batting/Fielding | AB | Runs | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | SF | SH | HBP | AVG | SLG | OBP | PO | A | E | FLD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LOWENSTEIN, Mattlf | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 1.000 | 0.500 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
MAHONEY, Cullen2b | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.500 | 0.250 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
CHEEK, Tommy1b | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
EDWARDS, Davidss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 0.250 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
PLAIA, Coltonc | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.500 | 1.500 | 0.500 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
DONNELS, Tannerrf | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
FUJIMOTO, Zaccf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
TREZEK, Cole3b | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
ESSER, Mitchelldh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Batting Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.219 | 0.438 | 0.219 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | BF | AB | WP | HBP | BK | SFA | SHA | AVG | ERA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WELMON, Colinp | 6.2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.367 | 4.050 |
HORTH, Brandonp | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.400 | 18.000 |
FUENTES, Carlosp | 1.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.625 | 27.000 |
SILVA, Michaelp | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Pitching Totals | 9.0 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.409 | 8.000 |
Play By Play
Inning 1
Play | Outs | BYU | LMU |
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HANNEMANN lined out to 2b (1-0 B). | 0 | - | - |
HANSEN grounded out to ss (1-1 KB). | 1 | - | - |
LAW doubled down the lf line (1-1 KB). | 2 | - | - |
BRUGMAN struck out swinging (1-2 FFBS). | 2 | - | - |
LOWENSTEIN, tripled to right center (0-1 K). | 0 | - | - |
MAHONEY, C. grounded out to 2b, RBI (0-1 K); LOWENSTEIN, scored. | 0 | 0 | 1 |
CHEEK, T. grounded out to ss (1-1 FB). | 1 | - | - |
EDWARDS, D. grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 F). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 2
Play | Outs | BYU | LMU |
---|---|---|---|
WHITNEY grounded out to 2b (3-1 BBKB). | 0 | - | - |
CALDWELL singled to left center (2-0 BB). | 1 | - | - |
LOPEZ popped up to 3b (1-0 B). | 1 | - | - |
HERNANDEZ grounded out to 2b (2-2 FBFBF). | 2 | - | - |
PLAIA, C doubled to left field (2-1 FBB). | 0 | - | - |
DONNELS, T. grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt (0-0); PLAIA, C advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
FUJIMOTO, Z. flied out to rf (0-0). | 1 | - | - |
TREZEK, C. flied out to rf (2-2 KBBK). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 3
Play | Outs | BYU | LMU |
---|---|---|---|
NIELSEN singled to second base (3-2 KKBBB). | 0 | - | - |
HANNEMANN reached on a fielder's choice, bunt (0-1 F); NIELSEN out at second p to ss. | 0 | - | - |
HANNEMANN stole second. | 1 | - | - |
HANSEN singled down the lf line, RBI (3-2 BBKKB); HANNEMANN scored. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
LAW flied out to rf (1-2 KFFB). | 1 | - | - |
BRUGMAN reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (0-0); HANSEN out at second ss unassisted. | 2 | - | - |
ESSER, M. flied out to cf (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
LOWENSTEIN, singled to center field (0-1 K). | 1 | - | - |
MAHONEY, C. reached on a fielder's choice to second base (2-2 BKFB); LOWENSTEIN, out at second 2b to ss. | 1 | - | - |
CHEEK, T. singled through the left side (0-1 K); MAHONEY, C. advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
EDWARDS, D. struck out swinging (2-2 FKBFBS). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 4
Play | Outs | BYU | LMU |
---|---|---|---|
WHITNEY flied out to cf (1-0 B). | 0 | - | - |
CALDWELL flied out to lf to left center (1-1 BS). | 1 | - | - |
LOPEZ singled down the lf line (3-1 BBFB). | 2 | - | - |
HERNANDEZ singled up the middle (1-0 B); LOPEZ advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
NIELSEN grounded out to p (2-2 BKBK). | 2 | - | - |
PLAIA, C out at first p to 3b to 1b (1-2 BFF). | 0 | - | - |
DONNELS, T. flied out to cf to left center (2-2 BFKB). | 1 | - | - |
FUJIMOTO, Z. struck out swinging (2-2 KBFBFFS). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 5
Play | Outs | BYU | LMU |
---|---|---|---|
HANNEMANN singled to shortstop (1-1 KB). | 0 | - | - |
HANNEMANN stole second. | 0 | - | - |
HANSEN grounded out to p (2-2 KBFFB); HANNEMANN advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
LAW flied out to cf to right center, SF, RBI (2-1 BBK); HANNEMANN scored. | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BRUGMAN hit by pitch (2-1 BF). | 2 | - | - |
WHITNEY singled to left field (0-0); BRUGMAN advanced to second. | 2 | - | - |
CALDWELL flied out to rf (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
TREZEK, C. grounded out to ss (3-1 BBBK). | 0 | - | - |
ESSER, M. struck out looking (1-2 FFBFK). | 1 | - | - |
LOWENSTEIN, lined out to rf (0-1 K). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 6
Play | Outs | BYU | LMU |
---|---|---|---|
LOPEZ struck out swinging (1-2 BKSS). | 0 | - | - |
HERNANDEZ singled to left center (0-1 K). | 1 | - | - |
NIELSEN grounded out to ss (1-1 FB); HERNANDEZ advanced to second. | 1 | - | - |
HANNEMANN flied out to lf (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
MAHONEY, C. doubled down the rf line (1-1 FB). | 0 | - | - |
CHEEK, T. out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-1 F); MAHONEY, C. advanced to third. | 0 | - | - |
EDWARDS, D. singled to right field, RBI (0-0); MAHONEY, C. scored. | 1 | 2 | 2 |
PLAIA, C lined out to cf (1-0 B). | 1 | - | - |
EDWARDS, D. stole second. | 2 | - | - |
DONNELS, T. flied out to lf (2-0 BB). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 7
Play | Outs | BYU | LMU |
---|---|---|---|
HANSEN lined out to lf (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
LAW singled to shortstop (2-2 KKBFB). | 1 | - | - |
LAW stole second. | 1 | - | - |
BRUGMAN struck out swinging (2-2 KFBBS). | 1 | - | - |
WHITNEY doubled to left field, RBI (3-2 FBFBFBF); LAW scored. | 2 | 3 | 2 |
HORTH, B. to p for WELMON, C.. | 2 | - | - |
CALDWELL flied out to cf to left center (1-2 BKK). | 2 | - | - |
FUJIMOTO, Z. lined out to cf (0-0). | 0 | - | - |
TREZEK, C. grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK). | 1 | - | - |
ESSER, M. flied out to cf (1-1 KB). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 8
Play | Outs | BYU | LMU |
---|---|---|---|
LOPEZ flied out to cf to left center (1-0 B). | 0 | - | - |
HERNANDEZ singled to center field (0-1 K). | 1 | - | - |
NIELSEN reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-1 BK); HERNANDEZ out at second ss to 2b. | 1 | - | - |
NIELSEN stole second. | 2 | - | - |
HANNEMANN doubled to right field, RBI (1-2 FFFFB); NIELSEN scored. | 2 | 4 | 2 |
FUENTES, C. to p for HORTH, B.. | 2 | - | - |
HANSEN singled to center field, RBI (0-0); HANNEMANN scored. | 2 | 5 | 2 |
LAW struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). | 2 | - | - |
LOWENSTEIN, flied out to cf to left center (1-0 B). | 0 | - | - |
MAHONEY, C. popped up to ss (1-1 BK). | 1 | - | - |
CHEEK, T. flied out to lf (0-0). | 2 | - | - |
Inning 9
Play | Outs | BYU | LMU |
---|---|---|---|
BRUGMAN homered to right field, RBI (2-2 SBBKF). | 0 | 6 | 2 |
WHITNEY singled to center field (0-1 K). | 0 | - | - |
CALDWELL singled through the right side (1-0 B); WHITNEY advanced to second. | 0 | - | - |
LOPEZ flied out to lf (0-1 K). | 0 | - | - |
HERNANDEZ grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-1 K); CALDWELL advanced to second; WHITNEY advanced to third. | 1 | - | - |
NIELSEN hit by pitch (2-1 SB). | 2 | - | - |
HANNEMANN singled to left field, 2 RBI (2-2 KFBB); NIELSEN advanced to second; CALDWELL scored; WHITNEY scored. | 2 | 8 | 2 |
SILVA, M. to p for FUENTES, C.. | 2 | - | - |
HANSEN struck out looking (2-2 BKFFBK). | 2 | - | - |
ISOM to lf for CALDWELL. | 0 | - | - |
EDWARDS, D. grounded out to ss (3-2 BFBFB). | 0 | - | - |
PLAIA, C homered to left center, RBI (2-1 KBB). | 1 | 8 | 3 |
DONNELS, T. flied out to rf down the rf line (3-2 BFFFBBFF). | 1 | - | - |
FUJIMOTO, Z. popped up to 1b (1-0 B). | 2 | - | - |