SANTA BARBARA -- The BYU softball team picked up its third consecutive win of the season with a 6-2 victory over UC Santa Barbara. The Cougars improve to 3-3 on the season, while the Gauchos fall to 10-7.

"I was pleased with the total team effort," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "We came out and competed very well and had a solid defensive performance."

BYU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, marking the first time this season the Cougars have scored a run in the first inning and held a lead early in a game.

Cougar sophomore Paige Paramore, a University of Texas at San Antonio transfer, recorded the first home run of her BYU career with a solo left field shot in the top of the second inning to put BYU up by 2 runs (2-0).

UCSB answered back with a run in the bottom of the second inning, but the Cougars put two more runs on the board in the top of the third to give them a three-run cushion.

The score remained 4-1 until the top of the sixth inning when with two runners on base BYU freshman Jennifer Whiteley hit her first career double to score two runs. Whiteley went 2-for-3 from the plate for the Cougars.

Freshman Krystle Chamberlain also had a great offensive performance for BYU, hitting 2-for-3 in the game and scoring two of the six Cougar runs.

The Gauchos were only able to score one more run in the bottom of the seventh to end the game with a 6-2 Cougar victory.

Brooke Boyce (1-1) pitched a complete game for BYU to capture her first win of the season on the mound.

On deck for the Cougars is UC Riverside on Friday at 12:30 p.m. MT followed by Loyola Marymount at 3 p.m. MT.

Brigham Young at UC Santa Barbara
             Feb 19, 2004 at Santa Barbara, Calif (Campus Diamond)
Brigham Young 6 (3-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle dh..  3  2  2  0   0  1  0  0   0
WHITELEY, Jennifer lf....  4  1  2  2   0  1  1  0   1
WATSON, Lauren c.........  4  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
LE`I, Ianeta 3b..........  2  0  0  0   1  2  1  3   0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 1b.......  4  0  0  0   0  2  7  0   1
WALKER, Kate 2b..........  2  0  0  0   2  0  3  3   0
 DABO, Kim pr............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
NORTON, Jodi ss..........  1  1  0  0   2  0  2  0   0
 PARAMORE, Paige rf......  3  1  1  1   0  1  0  0   4
 JONES, Milli rf.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
DODDS, Debbie cf.........  3  1  1  0   0  1  4  1   0
OSBORN, Belinda rf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
BOYCE, Brooke p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
Totals................... 27  6  7  3   5  8 21  9   7
UC Santa Barbara 2 (10-7)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Simien rf................  2  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
Hensler c................  2  0  0  0   0  0  9  1   0
Oliver 3b................  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   1
Herrin 1b................  3  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   2
Singley ss...............  3  1  1  1   0  0  1  2   0
Robbins dh...............  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Davis p..................  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  2   0
 Sommer p................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Putich 2b................  2  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   0
Beck lf..................  3  0  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
Walters cf...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   0
Totals................... 24  2  6  2   0  1 21  8   4
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 112 002 0 -  6  7  0
UC Santa Barbara.... 010 000 1 -  2  6  2
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E - Oliver 2(7). LOB - BYU 7; UCSB 4. 2B - WHITELEY; DODDS; Simien(1);
Beck(1). HR - PARAMORE; Singley(3). HBP - Putich. SH - CHAMBERLAIN; LE`I;
Simien(3); Hensler(2). SB - Beck(2). CS - NORTON.
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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BOYCE, Brooke.......  7.0  6  2  2  0  1 24 27
UC Santa Barbara       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Davis...............  5.0  6  6  3  4  7 22 27
Sommer..............  2.0  1  0  0  1  1  5  7
Win - BOYCE (1-1).  Loss - Davis (5-4).  Save - None.
HBP - by BOYCE (Putich).
Umpires -
Start: 2:00 pm   Time: 2:05   Attendance: 52
Game: UCSB
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 112 002 0 -  6  7  0
UC Santa Barbara.... 010 000 1 -  2  6  2
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Brigham Young starters: 1/dh CHAMBERLAIN; 3/lf WHITELEY; 11/c WATSON; 66/3b
   LE`I; 25/1b RUSSELL; 5/2b WALKER; 8/ss NORTON; 20/cf DODDS; 18/rf OSBORN;
   9/p BOYCE;
UC Santa Barbara starters: 23/rf Simien; 12/c Hensler; 18/3b Oliver; 24/1b
   Herrin; 7/ss Singley; 2/dh Robbins; 14/p Davis; 6/2b Putich; 16/lf Beck;
   20/cf Walters;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   PARAMORE to rf for NORTON. NORTON to ss for DODDS. DODDS to cf for
   OSBORN. CHAMBERLAIN singled to second base. WHITELEY reached on a
   throwing error by 3b; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to second, advanced to third
   on the throw, scored, unearned. WATSON lined out to 1b. LE`I struck out
   looking. RUSSELL struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 1
   Simien doubled down the lf line, bunt. Hensler out at first 3b to 2b,
   SAC, bunt; Simien advanced to third. Oliver popped up to 1b. Herrin flied
   out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   WALKER grounded out to p. PARAMORE homered to left field, RBI. NORTON
   walked. DODDS struck out swinging; NORTON out at second c to ss, caught
   stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 2
   Singley homered to right center, RBI. Robbins lined out to p. Davis
   struck out swinging. Putich flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
   LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   CHAMBERLAIN singled through the right side. WHITELEY singled down the lf
   line; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to second. WATSON popped up to 2b. LE`I
   walked; WHITELEY advanced to second; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to third.
   RUSSELL struck out swinging. WALKER reached on a throwing error by 3b,
   advanced to second; LE`I advanced to third; WHITELEY scored, unearned;
   CHAMBERLAIN scored, unearned. PARAMORE struck out looking. 2 runs, 2
   hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 3
   Beck singled to shortstop. Simien out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Beck
   advanced to second. Beck stole third. Hensler grounded out to 2b. Oliver
   fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   NORTON grounded out to 3b. DODDS doubled to right field. CHAMBERLAIN
   struck out looking. WHITELEY struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
   1 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 4
   Herrin lined out to ss. Singley flied out to cf. Robbins grounded out to
   1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   WATSON singled to center field. LE`I out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt;
   WATSON advanced to second. RUSSELL popped up to cf. WALKER walked.
   PARAMORE flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 5
   Davis grounded out to 2b. Putich lined out to ss. Beck grounded out to p.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   NORTON walked. DODDS reached on a fielder's choice to third base, bunt;
   NORTON advanced to second. Sommer to p for Davis. CHAMBERLAIN out at
   first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; DODDS advanced to second; NORTON advanced to
   third. WHITELEY doubled down the lf line, advanced to third on the throw,
   2 RBI; DODDS scored; NORTON scored. WATSON flied out to cf; WHITELEY out
   at home cf to c. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 6
   JONES, M. to rf for PARAMORE. Simien out at first p to 2b, bunt. Hensler
   grounded out to 2b. Oliver singled through the left side. Herrin grounded
   out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   LE`I struck out looking. RUSSELL grounded out to ss. WALKER walked. DABO
   pinch ran for WALKER. JONES, M. reached on a fielder's choice; DABO out
   at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 7
   WALKER to 2b for DABO. Singley flied out to cf. Robbins singled to left
   field. Sommer popped up to 3b. Putich hit by pitch; Robbins advanced to
   second. Beck doubled to center field, advanced to third on the throw,
   RBI; Putich advanced to third, out at home cf to c; Robbins scored. 1
   run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PROVO, Utah - The BYU women's softball team (2-3) is off to compete in the Softball by the Beach Invitational on Feb. 19-21 in Santa Barbara, Calif.

The Cougars are coming off the tough Hawai`i Paradise Classic season opening tournament, and the competition in Santa Barbara doesn't get any easier.

BYU will face host school UC Santa Barbara (10-6), UC Riverside (1-8), Loyola Marymount (6-2), Florida International (2-7) and Central Florida (7-3). The Cougars will look to continue their two-game winning streak on the road.

"We're a young team and are continuing to make progress," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "Our expectations are high for this tournament, but we're going to remain cautiously optimistic."

BYU All-Time Records vs. Opponents

UC Santa Barbara: 2-1

UC Riverside: marks the first match up

Loyola Marymount: 1-1

Florida International: 0-1

Central Florida: marks the first match up

BYU Schedule at the Beach Invitational
Feb. 19   UC Santa Barbara       2 p.m.(PT)     3 p.m.(MT)
Feb. 20   UC Riverside           11:30 a.m.(PT) 12:30 p.m.(MT)
          Loyola Marymount       2 p.m.(PT)     3 p.m.(MT)
Feb. 21   Florida International  4:30 p.m.(PT)  5:30 p.m.(MT)
          Central Florida        7 p.m.(PT)     8 p.m.(MT)
**Due to the tournament being off-site, stats will be available at 9:30 (PT), 10:30 (MT) after each day of play.