FORT COLLINS -- Colorado State swept BYU in a double header 4-2, 2-0 in two close games Thursday afternoon at Ram Field in Fort Collins, Colo.

In the first game, Colorado State jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning when Ricki Walker laced a single to left center, knocking in Stephanie Roberts.

Paige Paramore got BYU started in the fourth inning with a bunt single. Lindsey Gerhauser was then inserted into the game to pinch run for Paramore.

Gerhauser advanced to second on a single by Lauren Watson. With runners on first and second and one out, Kate Walker stepped to the plate and blasted a double to right field, scoring both Gerhauser and Watson to give BYU a 2-1 lead.

BYU held onto the lead until the fifth inning, when the Rams scored on an R.B.I single by Jennifer Gardner. CSU took the lead the following inning when Kerry Farrell and Brittany Huerta hit back-to-back homeruns. Colorado State retired the Cougars in order in the seventh to earn the 4-2 victory.

Niki Anderson pitched six innings in the loss giving up four earned runs, while striking out three and walking one.

The second game was a pitchers duel between the Rams' Genevieve Kelly and the Cougars' Brooke Boyce with Kelly scattering just two hits over seven innings to earn the 2-0 shut out victory. Boyce gave up two runs off of five hits with one strike out and two walks in the loss.

Colorado State got on the board in the first inning on an R.B.I. single by Rachelle Padeway. Boyce started out the second inning by forcing Farrell to pop out to second base and Huerta to line out to Jodi Norton at short before giving up the run.

The Rams added another run in the sixth inning to account for the final score. With the losses BYU falls to 23-14, 3-5 in MWC play, while Colorado State improves to 28-11, 4-2 in conference.

Brigham Young 2 (23-13)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle dp..  4  0  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
OSBORN, Belinda lf.......  3  0  0  0   0  0  4  1   0
PARAMORE, Paige c........  4  0  2  0   0  0  3  1   0
 GERHAUSER, Lindsey pr...  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WATSON, Lauren rf........  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   3
LE`I, Ianeta 1b..........  3  0  1  0   0  0  7  0   0
 CAPRA, Ariel pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WALKER, Kate 2b..........  2  0  1  2   0  0  0  0   0
 JONES, Milli pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b.......  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  3   0
NORTON, Jodi ss..........  2  0  1  0   1  0  3  3   1
WHITELEY, Jennifer cf....  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
Andersen, N. p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 26  2  8  2   1  1 18  9   7
Colorado State 4 (27-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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ROBERTS, S. 2b...........  2  1  0  0   1  0  0  3   1
BURTNER, B. ss...........  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  3   1
WALKER, R. lf............  3  0  1  1   0  0  1  0   0
FARRELL, K. c............  3  1  1  1   0  0  2  0   0
HUERTA, B. cf............  3  1  1  1   0  1  0  0   0
STRICKLAND,J p...........  3  1  1  0   0  0  5  4   0
LEIGH, S. dp.............  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
GIESLER, M. 1b...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  8  0   0
 MASSER, M. p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
GARDNER, J. rf...........  2  0  1  1   0  1  2  1   0
PADEWAY, R. 3b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  3   0
Totals................... 23  4  6  4   1  3 21 15   2
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 200 0 -  2  8  1
Colorado State...... 100 012 X -  4  6  0
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E - NORTON(10). LOB - BYU 7; CSU 2. 2B - WALKER(3); NORTON(11);
STRICKLAND,J(8). HR - FARRELL, K.(4); HUERTA, B.(11). HBP - RUSSELL. SH -
OSBORN(5); WALKER(7).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Andersen, N.........  6.0  6  4  4  1  3 23 24
Colorado State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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STRICKLAND,J........  5.0  8  2  2  0  1 21 23
MASSER, M...........  2.0  0  0  0  1  0  5  7
Win - MASSER, M. (6-3).  Loss - Andersen, N. (13-5).  Save - None.
WP - MASSER, M.(5). HBP - by STRICKLAND,J (RUSSELL).
Umpires - HP: Ginger Rendon  1B: Glenda Bates  3B: Mike Brady
Start: 1:00 pm   Time: 1:53   Attendance:
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 200 0 -  2  8  1
Colorado State...... 100 012 X -  4  6  0
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Brigham Young starters: 1/dp CHAMBERLAIN; 18/lf OSBORN; 19/c PARAMORE; 11/rf
   WATSON; 66/1b LE`I; 5/2b WALKER; 25/3b RUSSELL; 8/ss NORTON; 3/cf
   WHITELEY; 0/p Andersen, N.;
Colorado State starters: 33/2b ROBERTS, S.; 11/ss BURTNER, B.; 15/lf WALKER,
   R.; 2/c FARRELL, K.; 9/cf HUERTA, B.; 7/p STRICKLAND,J; 18/dp LEIGH, S.;
   10/1b GIESLER, M.; 3/rf GARDNER, J.; 14/3b PADEWAY, R.;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   CHAMBERLAIN singled, bunt. OSBORN grounded out to 3b, SAC; CHAMBERLAIN
   advanced to second. PARAMORE grounded out to ss; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to
   third on the throw. WATSON grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
   LOB.
Colorado State - inning 1
   ROBERTS, S. walked. BURTNER, B. singled; ROBERTS, S. advanced to second.
   WALKER, R. singled to left center, RBI; BURTNER, B. advanced to second;
   ROBERTS, S. scored. BURTNER, B. out at third lf to p to 3b. FARRELL, K.
   popped up to ss. WALKER, R. runner left early, out at first c to 1b. 1
   run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   LE`I grounded out to p. WALKER grounded out to ss. RUSSELL hit by pitch.
   NORTON doubled to right field, advanced to third on the throw; RUSSELL
   out at second rf to 2b to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 2
   HUERTA, B. struck out swinging. STRICKLAND,J popped up to ss. LEIGH, S.
   grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   WHITELEY struck out looking. CHAMBERLAIN lined out to p. OSBORN grounded
   out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 3
   GIESLER, M. struck out swinging. GARDNER, J. struck out swinging.
   ROBERTS, S. reached on an error by ss. BURTNER, B. flied out to lf. 0
   runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   PARAMORE singled to right center. GERHAUSER pinch ran for PARAMORE.
   WATSON singled to center field; GERHAUSER advanced to third. LE`I
   grounded out to p; WATSON advanced to second. WALKER doubled to right
   center, 2 RBI; WATSON scored; GERHAUSER scored. JONES, M. pinch ran for
   WALKER. RUSSELL flied out to rf; JONES, M. advanced to third on the
   throw. NORTON lined out to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 4
   PARAMORE to c for GERHAUSER. WALKER to 2b for JONES, M.. WALKER, R. flied
   out to lf. FARRELL, K. grounded out to ss. HUERTA, B. flied out to lf. 0
   runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   WHITELEY grounded out to p. CHAMBERLAIN singled to left field. OSBORN
   reached on a fielder's choice; CHAMBERLAIN out at second p to ss.
   PARAMORE singled to left field; OSBORN advanced to third. WATSON flied
   out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 5
   STRICKLAND,J doubled to left field. LEIGH, S. grounded out to ss.
   GIESLER, M. flied out to lf. GARDNER, J. singled to left center, advanced
   to second on the throw, RBI; STRICKLAND,J scored. ROBERTS, S. grounded
   out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   LE`I singled to right center. CAPRA pinch ran for LE`I. STRICKLAND,J to
   1b. MASSER, M. to p for GIESLER, M.. WALKER grounded out to 3b, SAC,
   bunt; CAPRA advanced to second. CAPRA advanced to third on a wild pitch.
   RUSSELL fouled out to 3b. NORTON walked. WHITELEY reached on a fielder's
   choice; NORTON out at first 2b to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 6
   LE`I to 1b for CAPRA. BURTNER, B. lined out to ss. WALKER, R. grounded
   out to 3b. FARRELL, K. homered to left field, RBI. HUERTA, B. homered to
   left field, RBI. STRICKLAND,J grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   CHAMBERLAIN grounded out to p. OSBORN grounded out to ss. PARAMORE flied
   out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. 
Brigham Young 0 (23-14,3-5)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle dp..  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
WHITELEY, Jennifer lf....  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0
PARAMORE, Paige rf.......  3  0  2  0   0  1  0  0   0
 OSBORN, Belinda pr......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WATSON, Lauren c.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   1
LE`I, Ianeta 1b..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  4  1   0
WALKER, Kate 2b..........  3  0  1  0   0  2  6  0   1
 GERHAUSER, Lindsey pr...  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b.......  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
NORTON, Jodi ss..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  3  1   1
DODDS, Debbie cf.........  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0
BOYCE, Brooke p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 23  0  3  0   1  8 18  5   3
Colorado State 2 (28-11,4-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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ROBERTS, S. 2b...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  3   0
BURTNER, B. ss...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WALKER, R. lf............  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
FARRELL, K. c............  2  0  0  0   1  0 10  0   0
HUERTA, B. cf............  3  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
STRICKLAND,J dp..........  2  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
KELLY G. p...............  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  3   3
PADEWAY, R. 3b...........  2  0  1  1   0  0  1  2   0
GARDNER, J. rf...........  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
GIESLER, M. 1b...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  7  0   0
Totals................... 22  2  5  2   2  1 21  8   5
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 000 0 -  0  3  2
Colorado State...... 010 001 X -  2  5  0
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E - WALKER(8); NORTON(11). DP - CSU 1. LOB - BYU 3; CSU 5. 2B - PARAMORE(6).
SH - STRICKLAND,J(1).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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BOYCE, Brooke.......  6.0  5  2  2  2  1 22 25
Colorado State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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KELLY G.............  7.0  3  0  0  1  8 23 24
Win - KELLY G. (7-2).  Loss - BOYCE (7-6).  Save - None.
Umpires - HP: Glenda Bates  1B: Mike Brady  3B: Ginger Rendon
Start: 3:15 pm   Time: 1:39   Attendance: 133 
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Brigham Young....... 000 000 0 -  0  3  2
Colorado State...... 010 001 X -  2  5  0
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Brigham Young starters: 1/dp CHAMBERLAIN; 3/lf WHITELEY; 19/rf PARAMORE;
   11/c WATSON; 66/1b LE`I; 5/2b WALKER; 25/3b RUSSELL; 8/ss NORTON; 20/cf
   DODDS; 9/p BOYCE;
Colorado State starters: 33/2b ROBERTS, S.; 11/ss BURTNER, B.; 15/lf WALKER,
   R.; 2/c FARRELL, K.; 9/cf HUERTA, B.; 7/dp STRICKLAND,J; 16/p KELLY G.;
   14/3b PADEWAY, R.; 3/rf GARDNER, J.; 10/1b GIESLER, M.;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   CHAMBERLAIN struck out swinging. WHITELEY out at first p to 2b. PARAMORE
   doubled down the lf line. WATSON grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 1
   ROBERTS, S. grounded out to 3b. BURTNER, B. fouled out to 2b. WALKER, R.
   lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   LE`I fouled out to c. WALKER struck out looking. RUSSELL grounded out to
   3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 2
   FARRELL, K. popped up to 2b. HUERTA, B. lined out to ss. STRICKLAND,J
   singled down the lf line. KELLY G. walked; STRICKLAND,J advanced to
   second. PADEWAY, R. singled to center field, advanced to second on the
   throw, RBI; KELLY G. advanced to third; STRICKLAND,J scored. GARDNER, J.
   flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   NORTON struck out swinging. DODDS struck out looking. CHAMBERLAIN
   grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 3
   ROBERTS, S. popped up to 2b. BURTNER, B. flied out to lf. WALKER, R.
   popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   WHITELEY struck out swinging. PARAMORE struck out swinging. WATSON
   grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 4
   FARRELL, K. walked. HUERTA, B. struck out swinging. STRICKLAND,J out at
   first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; FARRELL, K. advanced to second. KELLY G.
   grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   LE`I grounded out to 3b. WALKER singled to right field. GERHAUSER pinch
   ran for WALKER. RUSSELL flied out to cf. NORTON popped up to 3b. 0 runs,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 5
   WALKER to 2b for GERHAUSER. PADEWAY, R. lined out to ss. GARDNER, J.
   reached on an error by ss. GARDNER, J. out at first 1b unassisted.
   ROBERTS, S. flied out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   DODDS grounded out to c unassisted. CHAMBERLAIN walked. WHITELEY popped
   into double play 2b to 1b; CHAMBERLAIN out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
Colorado State - inning 6
   BURTNER, B. out at first p to 2b, bunt. WALKER, R. singled to shortstop.
   FARRELL, K. flied out to lf. HUERTA, B. singled to left field; WALKER, R.
   advanced to third. STRICKLAND,J singled to left field, RBI; HUERTA, B.
   advanced to second; WALKER, R. scored. HUERTA, B. advanced to third on an
   error by 2b. KELLY G. grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   PARAMORE singled to left center. OSBORN pinch ran for PARAMORE. WATSON
   struck out swinging. LE`I grounded out to 2b; OSBORN advanced to second.
   WALKER struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

PROVO -- The BYU softball team (23-12, 3-3) will hit the road for its first away conference games of the season. The Cougars will play doubleheader games against last year's Mountain West Conference Tournament Champs Colorado State on Thursday, April 15 starting at 1 p.m. and then New Mexico on Saturday, April 17 starting at 1 p.m.

"It's going to be a tough trip," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "Both CSU and New Mexico play well at home. We'll have to be on top of our game to come out alive."

The Cougars are coming off two wins over Utah State, 5-1, 4-3 on Tuesday at Gail Miller Field. With the wins, BYU improved its all-time record against the Aggies to 17-0.

BYU is 3-3 in conference play so far, with three splits to UNLV, SDSU and Utah. BYU is batting .298 as a team and the pitching staff is posting a 3.21 overall ERA. Ianeta Le`i is leading the Cougars in batting average with a .356, Jodi Norton is leading the team in doubles with 10, Lauren Watson is leading in triples with four, and Ashlyn Russell leads in home runs with seven. Niki Andersen is leading the pitching staff in wins with 13 and Brooke Boyce leads in ERA with a 2.58.

Scouting the MWC Competition

Colorado State is posting a 26-11, 2-2 overall record. The Rams are coming off two conference wins over UNLV and two losses to SDSU. As a team, the Rams are batting .330 with ten players batting .300 or better. Leading the Rams offensively is Ricki Walker with a .417 batting average. She has 48 hits on the year, a team-high 13 doubles, three home runs and 25 RBI. Brittany Huerta is posting a .347 with 41 hits, 10 doubles, two triples, 34 RBI and a team-high 10 homeruns. Kerry Farrell has 12 doubles, one triple, three homers and 21 RBI for CSU. The pitching staff posts a 2.08 overall ERA. Jessi Strickland leads the squad in wins (9) and innings pitched (77.1) with a 2.26 ERA. JayCee Wood has a 1.78 ERA with six wins, 46 strikeouts in 51.0 innings pitched, and Magan Masser has a team-high 73 strikeouts for the pitchers. Genevieve Kelly is also posting a winning record at 6-2 with a 2.41 ERA, 48 strikeouts in 52.1 innings.

New Mexico is coming into the week posting a 26-22, 0-4 overall record. The Lobos are coming off four conference losses to UNLV and SDSU. As a team, the Lobos are batting .244. Leading the Lobos offensively is Stephani Kennedy and Cassie Chavez batting .303. On the year, Kennedy has 40 hits, nine doubles, one triple, two home runs and 15 RBI, while Chavez has 43 hits, 10 doubles, six home runs and 20 RBI. Sabrina Sandberg leads the team in home runs with seven, and Ashley Shartzer has a team-high 12 doubles. The pitching squad is posting a 2.73 overall ERA led by Iraina Ogas and Ashley Perkins. Ogas has a 7-3 record, 2.24 ERA with 80 strikeouts in 96.2 innings. Perkins has a 12-6 record, 2.34 ERA with 92 strikeouts in 113.2 innings. Live stats will be available for the New Mexico games. A link is available on the BYU softball schedule page.

BYU All-time record vs. MWC Opponents

Colorado State: 8-9

New Mexico: 9-10