SAN -- Coming out on the winning end of two pitcher’s duels, the BYU softball team (37-15, 10-1) earned the Mountain West Conference title with a 2-1 extra-innings win and a 2-0 win against San Diego State Saturday afternoon.

“I couldn’t be more proud about the way we battled,” BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. “We played two hard-fought games in a tough environment against the defending champions and it is really sweet to win the Conference Championship on their field.”

The Cougars bounced back from Friday’s loss that snapped their 16-game winning streak to sweep Saturday’s doubleheader and win the Conference title outright.

“We were disappointed to give one away yesterday and we responded well,” Eakin said. “We had incredible pitching, we played great defense and we got timely hits when we needed them.”

The first game of the twinbill was originally scheduled for April 16 in Provo, Utah, but weather conditions forced the game to be postponed. The Cougars out dueled San Diego State through nine innings of play, scoring the winning run on a throwing error for a 2-1 win.

Chrisite Zinanti earned her 50th career win, throwing 2.2 innings of relief. Her five strikeouts on the day set her career total to 422, breaking the all-time BYU record set by Christina Gwyn-Trice at 419.

Zinanti’s performance was matched by starter Paige Affleck who led the team through 6.1 innings. She gave up one run, unearned, on four hits to keep the Cougars battling.

After a scoreless first inning, senior Stephanie Hopkins singled to right field to bring in Andrea Ramirez, who walked to reach base.

San Diego State had many scoring opportunities, leaving six batters on base in the third through fifth innings before the Aztecs broke through in the sixth.

With two outs Affleck bobbled a ball that rolled up the middle, allowing a run to score on the error. The baserunner was caught stealing by catcher Jessica Purcell to end the inning.

Zinanti came in to relieve Affleck when a San Diego State batter reached base on the Cougars’ second error of the game in the seventh. Zinanti retired the side with a strikeout and a fly out.

Pinch hitter Caschjen Davis led off the bottom of the seventh with a ball ripped to left field. Freshman Tiffany Messerschmidt beat out a ground ball that rolled to the shortstop for an infield single, but Aztec pitcher Bailey Micetich gained control and BYU left both runners stranded.

Heading into the eighth inning, Zinanti retired the first batter before putting two runners on base for the Aztecs. The hurler maintained her composure and struck out back-to-back batters to retire the side.

Andrea Ramirez singled on a ball stroked up the right side, but she was called out on a double play when Coreen Lopez lined out to the right fielder who made the throw to first to catch Ramirez before she could tag up.

San Diego State managed to load the bases with only one out in the top of the ninth, but a smart defensive play by Ramirez at first got the force out at home, before a grounder to Kristin Delahoussaye at second base ended the top half of the frame.

Hopkins led off the bottom of the ninth with a hard-hit infield single at the shortstop. Monica Gonzales put Hopkins in scoring position with a routine grounder. Delahoussaye came up to bat with Hopkins on second and hit the ball right to the Aztec shortstop, who muffed the throw to bring in Hopkins for a BYU walk-off error.

In the second game of the doubleheader Zinanti toed the rubber, dueling against conference-leader Samantha Beasley. In 4.2 innings Zinanti limited the Aztecs to three hits and struck out two batters, leaving the game in the fifth inning after runners advanced to the corners.

Affleck earned the win during the contest advancing to 18-8, throwing 2.1 hitless innings. She exacted revenge on San Diego State after receiving the loss in Friday’s contest.

With the solid pitching effort of the BYU tandem, the offense took advantage of San Diego State’s miscues in the sixth inning to take the lead.

Gonzales earned her way on base with a hit to right field and advanced to second on a wild pitch that bounced in the dirt before reaching the plate. Delahoussaye put a sacrifice bunt down to advance Gonzales to third base, but a ground out left the baserunner on with two outs.

Quiocho, who bunted down the first base line, reached first on what was scored as a fielding error. Gonzales scored the first run of the game on the bunt.

Quiocho advanced on Purcell’s infield single, and Ramirez launched a ball into centerfield that brought in one run to take a 2-0 lead.

Affleck retired the side in consecutive order in both the sixth and the seventh innings to take the series rubber match and to earn the MWC title.

The Championship marks the fourth time the Cougars have won the title, and the third time in five years. The last time coming in 2007, fending off San Diego State, and the previous championships came in 2005 and 2001. In both 2006 and 2008 BYU finished second in the Conference.

In the last five years the Cougars have racked up a dominating 76-20 record against MWC opponents.

The MWC Champs conclude the regular season with a three-game homestand beginning Thursday at 7 p.m. against New Mexico.

Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                San Diego State at Brigham Young Univ. (Game 1)
                05-02-09 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU SB Stadium)
San Diego State 1 (32-17,9-4 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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KNUDSEN cf...............  4  0  3  0   1  0  0  0   0
REIFSCHNEIDE dp..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 ROSE ph.................  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
FLOROS c.................  3  0  0  0   1  0 10  0   3
 QUICHOCHO pr............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
CASILLAS 3b..............  5  0  0  0   0  1  1  3   2
MCCORKLE lf..............  5  1  3  0   0  1  0  0   3
SIDOTI rf................  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 WOLF rf.................  0  0  0  0   1  0  1  1   0
ALNES 1b.................  3  0  0  0   1  2 11  0   0
CAMELLO 2b...............  3  0  0  0   0  2  3  2   2
WISNESKI ss..............  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  2   3
MICETICH p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Totals................... 32  1  6  0   5  8 26 12  13
Brigham Young Univ. 2 (36-15,9-1 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  5  0  1  0   0  2  4  5   0
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa dp..  2  0  1  0   1  1  0  0   3
QUIOCHO, Angeline cf.....  4  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   2
PURCELL, Jessica c.......  4  0  0  0   0  3  9  1   2
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  2  1  2  0   2  0 10  2   0
LOPEZ, Coreen 3b.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  4   1
HOPKINS, Stephanie rf....  4  1  2  1   0  0  1  0   0
HICKS, Krista ss.........  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   0
 DAVIS, Caschjen ph......  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
GONZALES, Monica lf......  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
AFFLECK, Paige p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 ZINANTI, Christie p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  2  9  1   3 10 27 14   9
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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San Diego State..... 000 001 000 -  1  6  1
Brigham Young Univ.. 010 000 001 -  2  9  3
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Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - WISNESKI(9); DELAHOUSSAYE(9); HICKS(6); AFFLECK(6). DP - SDSU 1. LOB -
SDSU 13; BYU 9. 2B - RAMIREZ(15). HBP - CAMELLO. SH - REIFSCHNEIDE 2(4);
FLOROS(5); MESSERSCHMID(14); LOPEZ(7). SB - MCCORKLE(10). CS - CAMELLO(2).
San Diego State        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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MICETICH............  8.2  9  2  1  3 10 32 37 136
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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AFFLECK, Paige......  6.1  4  1  0  3  5 22 28 122
ZINANTI, Christie...  2.2  2  0  0  2  3 10 13  59
Win - ZINANTI (19-7).  Loss - MICETICH (18-6).  Save - None.
WP - AFFLECK(10). HBP - by AFFLECK (CAMELLO). Pitches/strikes: MICETICH 136/104;
AFFLECK 122/71; ZINANTI 59/39.
Umpires -
Start: 1:03 PM   Time: 3:00   Attendance: 552
Weather: 74 degrees, 7mph Left-to-Right
Game notes:
ID-751340
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San Diego State at Brigham Young Univ. (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
05-02-09 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU SB Stadium)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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San Diego State..... 000 001 000 -  1  6  1
Brigham Young Univ.. 010 000 001 -  2  9  3
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San Diego State starters: 39/cf KNUDSEN; 4/dp REIFSCHNEIDE; 44/c FLOROS; 14/3b
CASILLAS; 2/lf MCCORKLE; 8/rf SIDOTI; 9/1b ALNES; 11/2b CAMELLO; 24/ss
WISNESKI; 16/p MICETICH;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 20/dp MESSERSCHMID; 33/cf
QUIOCHO; 10/c PURCELL; 31/1b RAMIREZ; 7/3b LOPEZ; 5/rf HOPKINS; 22/ss HICKS;
24/lf GONZALES; 12/p AFFLECK;
San Diego State 1st - KNUDSEN walked (3-1). REIFSCHNEIDE grounded out to
3b (2-2); KNUDSEN advanced to second. FLOROS lined out to cf (2-2). CASILLAS
grounded out to 2b (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE struck out looking (2-2).
MESSERSCHMID walked (3-2). QUIOCHO popped up to 1b (0-1). PURCELL struck out
swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 2nd - MCCORKLE struck out looking (0-2). SIDOTI grounded
out to 2b (0-0). ALNES struck out swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - RAMIREZ walked (3-2). LOPEZ out at first 3b to
2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); RAMIREZ advanced to second. HOPKINS singled to right
field, RBI (0-2); RAMIREZ scored. HICKS singled, bunt (0-1); HOPKINS advanced
to second. GONZALES singled, bunt (0-0); HICKS advanced to second; HOPKINS
advanced to third. DELAHOUSSAYE popped up to 1b (1-1). MESSERSCHMID struck out
looking (1-2). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
San Diego State 3rd - CAMELLO struck out swinging (2-2). WISNESKI walked
(3-1). KNUDSEN singled to shortstop (0-1); WISNESKI advanced to second. ROSE
pinch hit for REIFSCHNEIDE. ROSE struck out swinging (1-2). FLOROS popped up to
3b (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - QUIOCHO grounded out to ss (0-2). PURCELL
struck out swinging (1-2). RAMIREZ walked (3-2). LOPEZ grounded out to p (2-2).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 4th - CASILLAS struck out swinging (3-2). MCCORKLE
singled to left field (1-1). SIDOTI grounded out to 3b (1-1); MCCORKLE advanced
to second. ALNES walked (3-2). CAMELLO hit by pitch (3-1); ALNES advanced to
second; MCCORKLE advanced to third. WISNESKI lined out to 1b (1-1). 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - HOPKINS grounded out to 3b (0-0). HICKS
grounded out to 3b (0-0). GONZALES grounded out to 2b (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 5th - KNUDSEN singled up the middle (1-1). REIFSCHNEIDE
to dp for ROSE. REIFSCHNEIDE out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-1); KNUDSEN
advanced to second. FLOROS out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt (2-1); KNUDSEN
advanced to third. CASILLAS grounded out to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - DELAHOUSSAYE singled to right field (2-0).
MESSERSCHMID out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to
second. QUIOCHO struck out looking (0-2). PURCELL struck out swinging (1-2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 6th - MCCORKLE singled down the lf line (0-1). SIDOTI
grounded out to ss (2-1); MCCORKLE advanced to second. ALNES lined out to rf
(2-2). MCCORKLE advanced to third on a wild pitch. CAMELLO reached on a
fielding error by p (1-2); MCCORKLE scored, unearned. CAMELLO out at second c
to 2b, caught stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - RAMIREZ doubled to left field, out at third rf
to ss to 3b (0-0). LOPEZ struck out looking (1-2). HOPKINS popped up to 2b
(0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 7th - WISNESKI grounded out to p, bunt (3-2). KNUDSEN
reached on a fielding error by ss (2-0). ZINANTI to p for AFFLECK. REIFSCHNEIDE
struck out swinging (2-2). FLOROS flied out to cf (0-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - WOLF to rf for SIDOTI. DAVIS pinch hit for
HICKS. DAVIS singled to left field (0-1). GONZALES struck out swinging (1-2).
DELAHOUSSAYE struck out swinging (2-2). MESSERSCHMID singled to shortstop
(0-2); DAVIS advanced to second. QUIOCHO struck out looking (1-2). 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego State 8th - HICKS to ss for DAVIS. CASILLAS grounded out to 2b
(3-1). MCCORKLE singled to catcher (2-2). MCCORKLE stole second. WOLF walked
(3-2). ALNES struck out swinging (0-2). CAMELLO struck out swinging (1-2). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - PURCELL grounded out to p (1-2). RAMIREZ
singled to right field (1-0). LOPEZ lined into double play rf to 1b (0-0);
RAMIREZ out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 9th - WISNESKI reached on a fielding error by 2b (0-1).
KNUDSEN singled to shortstop (0-0); WISNESKI advanced to second. REIFSCHNEIDE
out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); KNUDSEN advanced to second; WISNESKI
advanced to third. FLOROS walked (3-0). QUICHOCHO pinch ran for FLOROS.
CASILLAS reached on a fielder's choice to first base (2-2); QUICHOCHO advanced
to second; KNUDSEN advanced to third; WISNESKI out at home 1b to c. MCCORKLE
grounded out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - FLOROS to c for QUICHOCHO. HOPKINS singled to
shortstop (0-0). HICKS popped up to 1b, bunt (0-0). GONZALES grounded out to 2b
(0-2); HOPKINS advanced to second. DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a throwing error by
ss (0-0); HOPKINS scored, unearned. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
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Brigham Young Univ. at San Diego State (Game 2)
05-02-09 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU SB Stadium)
Brigham Young Univ. 2 (37-15,10-1 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  4   1
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa dp..  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline cf.....  3  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
PURCELL, Jessica c.......  2  0  2  0   1  0  3  0   0
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  3  0  2  1   0  0 12  0   0
LOPEZ, Coreen 3b.........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  4   2
DAVIS, Caschjen rf.......  3  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
HICKS, Krista ss.........  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
 VANCE, Amanda ph........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
GONZALES, Monica lf......  2  1  1  0   0  1  3  0   0
ZINANTI, Christie p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 AFFLECK, Paige p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 24  2  6  1   1  6 21 10   5
San Diego State 0 (32-18,9-5 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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KNUDSEN cf...............  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   1
REIFSCHNEIDE dp..........  1  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
 ROSE ph.................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
FLOROS c.................  3  0  1  0   0  0  5  1   0
 QUICHOCHO pr............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MCCORKLE lf..............  2  0  0  0   1  1  1  0   0
SIDOTI rf................  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
CASILLAS 3b..............  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  3   2
 KULICK ph...............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
ALNES 1b.................  3  0  1  0   0  0  7  0   0
CAMELLO 2b...............  2  0  1  0   0  0  3  1   0
WISNESKI ss..............  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
BEASLEY, S. p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 22  0  3  0   2  3 21  7   5
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 002 0 -  2  6  0
San Diego State..... 000 000 0 -  0  3  1
-----------------------------------------
E - ALNES(7). DP - BYU 1. LOB - BYU 5; SDSU 5. 2B - CAMELLO(3). HBP -
KNUDSEN. SH - DELAHOUSSAYE(7); LOPEZ(8); GONZALES(5); CAMELLO(6). SB -
RAMIREZ(3).
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
--------------------------------------------------
ZINANTI, Christie...  4.2  3  0  0  2  2 15 19  73
AFFLECK, Paige......  2.1  0  0  0  0  1  7  7  25
San Diego State        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
--------------------------------------------------
BEASLEY, S..........  7.0  6  2  0  1  6 24 28  87
Win - AFFLECK (18-8).  Loss - BEASLEY, S. (14-12).  Save - None.
WP - BEASLEY, S.(11). HBP - by ZINANTI (KNUDSEN). Pitches/strikes: ZINANTI
73/37; AFFLECK 25/16; BEASLEY, S. 87/64.
Umpires -
Start: 4:35 PM   Time: 1:45   Attendance: 397
Weather: 72 degrees, wind 8 mph to RF
Game notes:
ID-779802
Game: SD3
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
         Brigham Young Univ. at San Diego State (Game 2) - Play-by-Play
                05-02-09 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU SB Stadium)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 002 0 -  2  6  0
San Diego State..... 000 000 0 -  0  3  1
-----------------------------------------
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 20/dp MESSERSCHMID; 33/cf
QUIOCHO; 10/c PURCELL; 31/1b RAMIREZ; 7/3b LOPEZ; 9/rf DAVIS; 22/ss HICKS;
24/lf GONZALES; 14/p ZINANTI;
San Diego State starters: 39/cf KNUDSEN; 4/dp REIFSCHNEIDE; 44/c FLOROS; 2/lf
MCCORKLE; 8/rf SIDOTI; 14/3b CASILLAS; 9/1b ALNES; 11/2b CAMELLO; 24/ss
WISNESKI; 7/p BEASLEY, S.;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE fouled out to 1b (0-0).
MESSERSCHMID struck out swinging (3-2). QUIOCHO lined out to rf (1-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 1st - KNUDSEN flied out to lf (2-1). REIFSCHNEIDE
grounded out to 3b (0-0). FLOROS flied out to lf (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - PURCELL walked (3-1). RAMIREZ flied out to cf
(2-2). PURCELL runner left early, out at first 1b unassisted. LOPEZ grounded
out to 2b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 2nd - MCCORKLE walked (3-2). SIDOTI grounded into double
play 2b to 1b (0-0); MCCORKLE out on the play. CASILLAS grounded out to p
(3-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - DAVIS fouled out to 3b (2-1). HICKS struck out
swinging (1-2). GONZALES struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b (0-2). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 3rd - ALNES grounded out to 2b (0-0). CAMELLO doubled to
left center (2-0). WISNESKI grounded out to 3b (3-2). KNUDSEN struck out
swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - DELAHOUSSAYE lined out to cf (0-0).
MESSERSCHMID grounded out to 3b, bunt (1-0). QUIOCHO fouled out to ss (1-2).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State 4th - REIFSCHNEIDE walked (3-2). FLOROS singled to left
field (3-2); REIFSCHNEIDE advanced to second. QUICHOCHO pinch ran for FLOROS.
MCCORKLE struck out swinging (2-2). SIDOTI grounded out to 2b (0-0); QUICHOCHO
advanced to second; REIFSCHNEIDE advanced to third. CASILLAS grounded out to 1b
unassisted (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - FLOROS to c for QUICHOCHO. PURCELL singled
through the left side (0-0). RAMIREZ singled, bunt (0-0); PURCELL advanced to
second. LOPEZ out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-1); RAMIREZ advanced to
second; PURCELL advanced to third. DAVIS struck out looking (0-2). VANCE pinch
hit for HICKS. VANCE struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
San Diego State 5th - HICKS to ss for VANCE. ALNES singled up the middle
(2-1). CAMELLO grounded out to p, SAC, bunt (3-0); ALNES advanced to second.
WISNESKI flied out to rf (0-0); ALNES advanced to third. KNUDSEN hit by pitch
(3-1). ROSE pinch hit for REIFSCHNEIDE. AFFLECK to p for ZINANTI. ROSE grounded
out to 1b unassisted (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - GONZALES singled to left field (0-0). GONZALES
advanced to second on a wild pitch. DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to p, SAC, bunt
(1-0); GONZALES advanced to third. MESSERSCHMID grounded out to ss (1-0).
QUIOCHO reached on a fielding error by 1b (1-1); GONZALES scored, unearned.
PURCELL singled to second base (1-2); QUIOCHO advanced to second. RAMIREZ
singled to center field, RBI (1-1); PURCELL advanced to third; QUIOCHO scored,
unearned. RAMIREZ stole second. LOPEZ flied out to lf (1-0). 2 runs, 3 hits,
1 error, 2 LOB.
San Diego State 6th - FLOROS grounded out to 2b (2-2). MCCORKLE grounded
out to 3b (2-1). SIDOTI fouled out to 3b (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - DAVIS singled up the middle (1-2). HICKS
struck out swinging (0-2). GONZALES out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0);
DAVIS advanced to second. DELAHOUSSAYE fouled out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State 7th - KULICK pinch hit for CASILLAS. KULICK struck out
swinging (2-2). ALNES flied out to lf (1-0). CAMELLO grounded out to 3b (0-0).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PROVO -- The No. 24 BYU softball team (34-14, 7-0 MWC) travels to Las Vegas and San Diego for four games as the Cougars look to stay atop the Mountain West Conference during the road trip.

BYU aims to keep its 15-game winning streak alive with the upcoming contests. The 15 games mark the second-longest winning streak in school history. The longest winning streak spanned 16 games in 2007, when BYU went on to win the MWC Championship.

The Cougars will face UNLV on Thursday at 5 p.m. PDT before heading to San Diego State for three games. BYU was originally scheduled to face SDSU at home on April 16, but a snowstorm kept the game from being played at Miller Park. The game will be made up as part of a Saturday afternoon twinbill.

BYU and San Diego State, who were picked to contend for the MWC title in a pre-season coaches’ poll, are the last two teams to face one another at least once this season. The Cougars lead the conference at 7-0, while the Aztecs are 1 games back at 8-2.

Whichever team takes the three-game series will settle into a secure spot at first in the MWC standings.

BYU swept UNLV in a two games at Miller Park this season. The Cougars won the first game 7-1 and the second game 5-2. BYU’s pitching staff led the way as Christie Zinanti struck out 11 batters and Paige Affleck threw a two-hitter in the second game.

The three-game series with San Diego State begins on Friday at 6 p.m. PDT, and the doubleheader begins on Saturday at 1 p.m. PDT.

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