SACRAMENTO -- The BYU softball team suffered two one-run defeats on the first day of the Sacramento State Capital Classic Friday, losing to No. 12 Iowa 2-1 and Texas Tech 5-4 in eight innings.

Against Iowa, a solo home run by sophomore Brooke Cadiente in the first inning gave the Cougars an early 1-0 lead that they held until the sixth inning. In the bottom of the sixth, Iowa's Megan Atkins had a RBI on a fielder's choice before Christina Schmaltz knocked in what proved to be the game-winning run, giving the Hawkeyes the 2-1 victory. Up until the sixth inning, pitcher Meghann Pricer gave up no runs on five hits before Iowa scored two runs on three hits in the sixth. Iowa pitcher Kristi Hanks allowed just one hit while striking out six after giving up the home run to Cadiente.

In the final game of the day Texas Tech got on the board first, scoring two runs in the top of the second on a two-run double by Jana Baker. In the bottom half of the inning the Cougars responded, scoring two runs of their own when Becca Erickson drew a bases-loaded walk and Angie Christiansen had a RBI-ground out to tie the game at 2-2. BYU led 4-3 going into the sixth, but the Red Raiders tied the game on a solo home run by Shauna Briggs. In the eighth-inning tiebreaker, Texas Tech got an RBI-single from Carmen Grindell to get the 5-4 win. Pitcher Maryon DeWitt-Wallentine got the loss, giving up five hits while striking out eight for the Cougars.

BYU's record moves to 11-15 on the year. The Cougars continue play Friday in the Sacramento State Capital Classic playing San Jose State at 9 a.m. and Mississippi at 11 a.m.

The Automated ScoreBook
                      Brigham Young at University of Iowa
                  Mar 15, 2001 at Sacramento, Calif. (Field 3)
Brigham Young 1
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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KEOHOHOU, Oli rf.........  1  0  0  0   2  0  3  0   0
SMITH, Liz lf............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
CADIENTE, Brooke dh......  2  1  1  1   1  0  0  0   0
BOYDSTON, Liz 3b.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  2   2
HANSON, Mindy 1b.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  9  0   0
PRINGLE, Kari 2b.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HODGEN-KELLY,Lindsey cf..  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
ERICKSON, Becca ss.......  2  0  0  0   0  2  1  3   1
 POLK, Cynthia ph........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
CHRISTIANSEN, Angie c....  2  0  1  0   0  0  3  1   0
PRICER, Meghann p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
Totals................... 22  1  2  1   4  6 18  8   4
University of Iowa 2 (0-5)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Johnson ss...............  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  6   3
Boney cf.................  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
Gerlach 1b...............  3  0  0  0   0  1  7  0   1
Bashor dh................  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   1
 Chipman pr/lf...........  0  1  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Jendrzejewsk c...........  3  0  3  0   0  0  6  0   0
 Wirzbach pr.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rasche 3b................  2  1  1  0   1  0  2  1   0
Atkins lf/dh.............  3  0  0  1   0  1  2  0   0
Morrow rf................  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   3
 Leon ph.................  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Schmaltz 2b..............  2  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
 Dennis ph...............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Hanks p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 26  2  8  2   2  3 21  7   8
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 100 000 0 -  1  2  0
University of Iowa.. 000 002 X -  2  8  0
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DP - IOWA 1. LOB - BYU 4; IOWA 8. 2B - Jendrzejewsk 2. HR - CADIENTE. SB -
KEOHOHOU; HODGEN-KELLY; Johnson; Rasche. CS - Jendrzejewsk.
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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PRICER, Meghann.....  6.0  8  2  2  2  3 26 28
University of Iowa     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Hanks...............  7.0  2  1  1  4  6 22 26
Win - Hanks ().  Loss - PRICER ().  Save - None.
WP - Hanks 2. BK - PRICER. PB - CHRISTIANSEN.
Umpires -
Start:   Time:   Attendance:
Game: BYU25
The Automated ScoreBook
                          Texas Tech at Brigham Young
           Mar 15, 2001 at Sacramento, Calif. (Sac Softball Complex)
Texas Tech 5
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Cartier rf...............  3  1  2  0   0  1  0  0   0
Butler cf................  4  1  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Harshman lf..............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Grindell 1b..............  2  1  1  2   1  0  8  0   0
Briggs c.................  1  2  1  1   2  0 15  0   0
Bone 3b..................  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  1   2
Baker dh.................  4  0  1  2   0  2  0  0   0
Stolle 2b................  4  0  0  0   0  2  1  3   3
Eimen ss.................  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   1
Ayres p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 Renfro p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 28  5  5  5   3  8 24  9   7
Brigham Young 4 (0-15)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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SMITH, Liz cf............  5  0  0  0   0  3  3  0   5
PRINGLE, Kari 2b.........  4  2  2  0   0  1  2  0   0
BOYDSTON, Liz dh.........  3  0  1  0   1  1  0  0   0
KEOHOHOU, Oli lf.........  4  0  2  2   0  1  4  0   0
CADIENTE, Brooke rf......  4  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   2
HANSON, Mindy 1b.........  3  1  1  0   0  2  5  1   0
 HODGEN-KELLY,Lindsey pr.  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
FARLEY, Tracy 3b.........  1  0  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
 JOHNSON, M. 3b..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   0
ERICKSON, Becca ss.......  3  0  0  1   1  1  0  4   3
CHRISTIANSEN, Angie c....  3  0  0  1   0  1  8  2   0
 POLK, Cynthia c.........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
DEWITT-WALLE p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
Totals................... 33  4  8  4   3 13 24  9  10
Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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Texas Tech.......... 021 001 01 -  5  5  1
Brigham Young....... 021 100 00 -  4  8  4
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E - Ayres; CADIENTE; FARLEY 2; CHRISTIANSEN. LOB - Red Raiders 7; BYU 10. 2B
- Cartier; Baker. HR - Briggs. HBP - Cartier; HANSON. SH - Harshman; Briggs.
SF - Grindell. SB - Cartier; Briggs 2; CADIENTE.
Texas Tech             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Ayres...............  4.0  8  4  4  3  2 21 25
Renfro..............  4.0  0  0  0  0 11 12 12
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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DEWITT-WALLE........  8.0  5  5  3  3  8 28 35
Win - Renfro ().  Loss - DEWITT-WALLE ().  Save - None.
WP - DEWITT-WALLE. HB - Ayres; DEWITT-WALLE.
Umpires -
Start:   Time:   Attendance:
Game: BYU26
Ayres faced 2 batters in the 5th.

The BYU softball team will travel to Sacramento, Calif., to participate in its final tournament of the season at the Sacramento State Capital Classic, Thursday through Saturday. Pool play begins Thursday with the Cougars playing No. 12 Iowa at 5 p.m. and Texas Tech at 9 p.m. On Friday, they play San Jose State at 9 a.m. and Mississippi at 11 a.m. A double elimination tournament will begin Saturday.

At San Diego Tournament

The Cougars won four games at the tournament while losing one. They beat Northern Iowa 7-1, Portland State 7-2, Tulsa 9-0 and San Diego 13-3, but lost to Boston College 2-0.

BYU Probable Starters

•C -Angie Christiansen - R/R, Sr. (.239, 11 hits, 7 runs, 5 RBI)

•1B - Mindy Hanson - R/R, Sr. (.321, 17 hits, 5 runs, 2 HR, 13 RBI)

•2B - Kari Pringle - R/R, Jr. (.279, 12 hits, 3 runs, 1 RBI)

•SS - Becca Erickson - R/R, Sr. (.186, 11 hits, 8 runs, 2 HR, 10 RBI)

•3B - Elizabeth Pierce-Boydston - R/R, Jr. (.320, 24 hits, 14 runs, 15 RBI)

•CF -Lindsey Hodgen-Kelly - R/R, Sr. (.196, 11 hits, 10 runs, 3 RBI)

•RF - Oli Keohohou- R/R, Fr. (.446, 29 hits, 30 runs, 12 HR, 31 RBI)

•LF - Liz Smith- L/R, Jr. (.312, 20 hits, 12 runs, 1 RBI)

•DH - Brooke Cadiente - R/L, So. (.284, 21 hits, 12 runs, 3 HR, 18 RBI)

•P - Meghann Pricer - R/R, Sr. (4-3, 2.12 ERA, 46 SO)

Team Leaders

After 24 games, Oli Keohohou leads the team in batting average (.446), hits (29), home runs (12), RBI (31), runs scored (30), walks (18) and slugging percentage (1.123). Elizabeth Pierce-Boydston leads the team in at-bats (75) and doubles (7). Liz Smith leads the team in stolen bases (4) while three players are tied with three triples each.

Scouting Iowa

The Hawkeyes come into the tournament with a 12-4 record, winning three of their last four games. They beat the Cougars twice this year at the Louisville Slugger Classic, 8-1 and 4-3 in eight innings. Three of their four losses have come to nationally ranked opponents. Alicia Gerlach is batting .347 with 17 hits, including six doubles, three home runs and 16 RBI. Pitcher Kristi Hanks is 9-2 with an 0.82 ERA and 57 strikeouts.

Scouting Texas Tech

The Red Raiders are 15-9 on the season and had won seven in a row prior to losing to No. 5 Stanford last weekend. Sandy Butler leads the team, batting .350 with 21 hits and two RBI. Amanda Renfro is 14-7 with an 0.74 ERA and 191 strikeouts in 133.1 innings of work.

Scouting San Jose State

The Spartans come into the tournament with a 13-14 record and were 5-3 last weekend. Veronica Ramos leads the team with a .338 batting average with 22 hits, including two doubles and eight RBI while being named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Week last week. Pitcher Sabrina Quintero is 5-6 on the year with an 1.71 ERA, including 83 strikeouts in 81.2 innings pitched.

Scouting Mississippi

The Rebels are 11-11 on the season and were 1-2 against Tennessee last weekend. Jennifer Poore is batting .312 with 15 hits, including one home run and 12 RBI. Pitcher Jennifer Hughes is 6-2 with a 1.52 ERA, including 57 strikeouts and four shutouts.

Preseason Mountain West Conference Coaches' Poll

BYU was picked by the coaches in the Mountain West Conference to finish fifth in the conference in the preseason poll released Jan. 25. In-state rival University of Utah, where BYU head coach Mary Kay Amicone played and was an assistant coach for seven years, was picked to finish first.

Mountain West Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll

1. Utah (5) 25

2. New Mexico (1) 20

3. San Diego State 15

4. Colorado State 11

5. BYU 10

6. UNLV 9

Player/Coach Interviews

Practices are held daily at 4:30 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse Annex. Player or Coach Amicone interviews may be arranged in advance through Shane Bevell, BYU Athletic Media Relations, at (801) 378-8999. Additional information may be obtained through e-mailing Shane at amr-3@byu.edu or by fax at (801) 378-3520.