PALM SPRINGS -- Facing some of its toughest competitors yet, BYU (9-3) lost both games of its first doubleheader against Oklahoma St., 3-1, and No. 1 Washington, 7-0 at the Cathedral Classic.

In their first game against Oklahoma St., the Cougars managed to out hit the Cowgirls 5-3, but couldn’t turn those hits into runs.

BYU’s one run came in the bottom of the third inning. Freshman J.C. Clayton reached first on a fielder’s choice.

While Kristin Delahoussaye was at bat, Clayton stole second and then advanced to third after an Oklahoma St. wild throw in an attempt to pick her off.

With Clayton on third, Tiffany Messerschmidt singled down the left-field line bringing Clayton home to score the Cougar's only run for the day.

Messerschmidt led the Cougars offensively with two hits on three at-bats.

Amanda Kellum, J.C. Clayton and Angie Quiocho also had one hit each in the game.

Paige Affleck continued to show improvement and accuracy from the mound. Affleck pitched all seven innings facing 30 batters, striking out four, walking two and only giving up three hits.

In the second game of their doubleheader, the Cougars played their toughest opponent yet as they faced No. 1 Washington.

The Huskies got off to a quick start scoring four runs in the first inning, and two in the second.

Jessica Fitu got the only Cougar hit against Washington pitcher Danielle Lawrie which came in the top of the fifth.

Lawrie’s performance was near perfect as she kept BYU to one hit and only walked one batter.

In the bottom of the second, BYU freshman right-handed pitcher, Hannah Howell, came in to test her skills against No. 1 Washington. Howell showed she was up to the task by retiring her first three batters in a row to end the inning.

In the end, Howell pitched four out of the six innings played and gave up two runs off of five hits. She faced 20 batters, struck out seven and walked two.

The Cougars return to the field tomorrow to play their second doubleheader against Cal Poly SLO and No. 2 Arizona at 12:30 p.m. (PST) and 3 p.m. (PST) respectively. Lives stats can be found at www.byucougars.com.

Oklahoma State vs Brigham Young
Feb 25, 2010 at Cathedral City, Cali (Big League Dreams)
Oklahoma State 3 (8-4)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Gearhart 3b..............  2  2  1  0   0  0  1  2   0
Bright lf................  2  0  0  1   0  0  0  0   0
 Marcum ph...............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Hamilton 2b..............  4  0  0  1   0  0  1  0   1
Ward 1b..................  2  0  0  0   1  0  8  0   1
Graham dh................  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Castle rf................  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   2
Brown c..................  3  0  0  0   0  1  5  0   1
Garcia ss................  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  5   1
Anchors cf...............  2  1  1  0   1  1  1  0   0
Espinosa p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 25  3  3  2   2  4 21  8   6
Brigham Young 1 (9-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b..  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  2   1
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiff. lf..  3  0  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  3   1
PURCELL-FITU, Jess. c....  3  0  0  0   0  1  4  3   1
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  3  0  0  0   0  1 10  1   1
HUDSON, Alexandra cf.....  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
VANCE-KELLUM, Amanda dh..  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
CLAYTON, J.C. ss.........  2  1  1  0   0  0  2  3   0
AFFLECK, Paige p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 26  1  5  1   0  5 21 14   4
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Oklahoma State...... 100 020 0 -  3  3  0
Brigham Young....... 001 000 0 -  1  5  4
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E - MESSERSCHMID; QUIOCHO; CLAYTON 2. DP - BYU 1. LOB - Okla State 6; BYU 4.
2B - QUIOCHO. HBP - Gearhart. SH - Gearhart; Bright. SB - CLAYTON.
Oklahoma State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Espinosa............  7.0  5  1  1  0  5 26 26
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK, Paige......  7.0  3  3  0  2  4 25 30
Win - Espinosa (3-1).  Loss - AFFLECK (5-2).  Save - None.
HBP - by AFFLECK (Gearhart). BK - Espinosa 2.
Umpires - HP: Tracy Hart  1B: Eric Hawthorne  3B: Jim Bertuzzi
Start: 1:00   Time: 1:22   Attendance:
Oklahoma State 1st - Gearhart singled to third base. Bright out at first
c to 2b, SAC, bunt; Gearhart advanced to second. Hamilton grounded out to c;
Gearhart advanced to third. Ward walked. Graham reached on a fielder's choice;
Ward advanced to second on an error by 3b; Gearhart scored, unearned. Castle
grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to cf. MESSERSCHMID singled
to center field. MESSERSCHMID advanced to second on an illegal pitch. QUIOCHO
grounded out to ss; MESSERSCHMID advanced to third. PURCELL-FITU lined out to
ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma State 2nd - Brown grounded out to 3b. Garcia grounded out to c.
Anchors struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 2nd - RAMIREZ struck out swinging. HUDSON flied out to rf.
WILLARD grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 3rd - Gearhart grounded out to ss. Bright grounded out to
3b. Hamilton grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 3rd - VANCE-KELLUM singled up the middle. CLAYTON reached
on a fielder's choice; VANCE-KELLUM out at second ss to 2b. DELAHOUSSAYE struck
out swinging; CLAYTON stole second, advanced to third. MESSERSCHMID singled to
third base, RBI; CLAYTON scored. QUIOCHO grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma State 4th - Ward lined out to 3b. Graham singled to left field.
Castle reached on a fielder's choice; Graham out at second 1b to ss. Brown
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 4th - PURCELL-FITU grounded out to 3b. RAMIREZ flied out
to rf. HUDSON struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oklahoma State 5th - Garcia grounded out to p. Anchors walked. Gearhart
hit by pitch; Anchors advanced to second. Bright reached on an error by ss,
RBI; Gearhart advanced to third; Anchors scored, unearned. Hamilton reached on
an error by lf, RBI; Bright advanced to second; Gearhart scored, unearned. Ward
reached on a fielder's choice; Hamilton out on the play; Bright out on double
play ss to 2b. 2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 5th - WILLARD grounded out to 1b unassisted. VANCE-KELLUM
popped up to 3b. CLAYTON singled through the left side. DELAHOUSSAYE grounded
out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oklahoma State 6th - Graham grounded out to 2b. Castle reached on an
error by ss. Brown flied out to cf. Garcia struck out looking. 0 runs, 0
hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 6th - MESSERSCHMID grounded out to ss. QUIOCHO doubled to
left center. PURCELL-FITU struck out looking. QUIOCHO advanced to third on an
illegal pitch. RAMIREZ grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Oklahoma State 7th - Anchors singled through the left side. Gearhart out
at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Anchors advanced to second. Marcum pinch hit for
Bright. Marcum struck out looking. Hamilton grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 7th - Bright to lf for Marcum. HUDSON flied out to rf.
WILLARD struck out looking. VANCE-KELLUM popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU vs #1 Washington
Feb 25, 2010 at Cathedral City, CA (Wrigley Field (BLD))
BYU 0 (9-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CLAYTON, J.C. ss.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiff. dh..  1  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b..  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  4   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   1
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  2  0  0  0   0  1  5  0   0
PURCELL-FITU, Jess. c....  2  0  1  0   0  0  9  0   0
HUDSON, Alexandra cf.....  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
DUGAS, Jessica lf........  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
ZINANTI, Christie p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 HOWELL, Hannah p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 18  0  1  0   1 10 15  5   1
Washington 8 (8-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Pohlman, K rf............  2  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   1
Salling, J ss............  2  3  2  2   2  0  0  0   0
Lawrie, D p..............  2  1  1  0   2  0  0  1   0
 Wagner, M pr............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Williams, N 1b...........  3  1  2  2   1  1  4  0   0
Stuart, M 3b.............  4  0  1  2   0  1  0  2   0
Wright, S c..............  3  0  0  0   0  2 10  0   5
Fagaly, H dh.............  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
 Tuiasosopo,A ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Smith, T lf..............  2  1  0  0   1  1  1  0   0
Fa'asua, J 2b............  1  1  0  0   1  1  3  4   0
 Fitzsimmons ph..........  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
McWherter, A cf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 23  8  7  6   8  9 18  7   9
Score by Innings                R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 000 -  0  1  1
Washington.......... 420 101 -  8  7  0
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Note: None out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - CLAYTON. DP - Washington 1. LOB - BYU 1; Washington 9. 2B - Salling, J;
Williams, N. HBP - Pohlman, K. SB - Pohlman, K.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZINANTI, Christie...  1.0  2  6  6  6  2  5 12
HOWELL, Hannah......  4.0  5  2  2  2  7 18 20
Washington             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Lawrie, D...........  6.0  1  0  0  1 10 18 19
Win - Lawrie, D (6-0).  Loss - ZINANTI (1-1).  Save - None.
WP - ZINANTI 4. HBP - by ZINANTI (Pohlman, K).
Umpires - HP: Ken Buchmiller  1B: Tom Nassraway  3B: Bobby Shelton
Start: 8:24 pm   Time: 2:08   Attendance: 486
Weather: 70 & Better Than Seattle
BYU 1st - CLAYTON struck out swinging. MESSERSCHMID struck out looking.
DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 1st - Pohlman, K hit by pitch. Pohlman, K stole second.
Salling, J doubled to left center, RBI; Pohlman, K scored. Lawrie, D walked.
Williams, N doubled down the lf line, RBI; Lawrie, D advanced to third;
Salling, J scored. Stuart, M grounded out to 2b, RBI; Williams, N advanced to
third; Lawrie, D scored. Williams, N scored on a wild pitch. Wright, S struck
out looking. Fagaly, H struck out swinging. 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 2nd - QUIOCHO struck out swinging. RAMIREZ struck out swinging.
PURCELL-FITU out at first p to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 2nd - Smith, T walked. Smith, T advanced to second on a wild
pitch. Smith, T advanced to third on a wild pitch. Fa'asua, J walked. Pohlman,
K walked; Fa'asua, J advanced to second. Salling, J walked, RBI; Pohlman, K
advanced to second; Fa'asua, J advanced to third; Smith, T scored. Salling, J
advanced to second; Pohlman, K advanced to third; Fa'asua, J scored on a wild
pitch. Lawrie, D walked. Wagner, M pinch ran for Lawrie, D. HOWELL to p for
ZINANTI. Williams, N struck out swinging. Stuart, M struck out swinging.
Wright, S struck out swinging. 2 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 3rd - Lawrie, D to p for Wagner, M. HUDSON struck out swinging.
WILLARD struck out swinging. DUGAS struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 3rd - Fagaly, H struck out looking. Smith, T grounded out to
3b. Fa'asua, J struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - CLAYTON grounded out to 2b. MESSERSCHMID walked. DELAHOUSSAYE
struck out swinging. QUIOCHO reached on a fielder's choice; MESSERSCHMID out at
second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Washington 4th - Pohlman, K grounded out to 2b. Salling, J walked.
Lawrie, D grounded out to 2b; Salling, J advanced to second. Williams, N
singled up the middle, RBI; Salling, J scored. Stuart, M reached on an error by
ss; Williams, N advanced to second. Wright, S reached on a fielder's choice;
Stuart, M advanced to second; Williams, N out at third 3b unassisted. 1 run,
1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 5th - RAMIREZ flied out to lf to left center. PURCELL-FITU singled
down the rf line. HUDSON grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; PURCELL-FITU
out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 5th - Tuiasosopo,A pinch hit for Fagaly, H. Tuiasosopo,A
struck out swinging. Smith, T struck out looking. Fitzsimmons pinch hit for
Fa'asua, J. Fitzsimmons singled to second base. Pohlman, K grounded out to 2b.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - Fa'asua, J to 2b for Fitzsimmons. WILLARD struck out looking.
DUGAS struck out swinging. CLAYTON grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 6th - Salling, J singled to third base, bunt. Lawrie, D
singled to right center; Salling, J advanced to third. Williams, N walked;
Lawrie, D advanced to second. Stuart, M singled to right center, RBI; Williams,
N advanced to second; Lawrie, D advanced to third; Salling, J scored. 1 run,
3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

PROVO -- Returning from tournaments with a winning record two weeks in a row, No. 25 BYU (9-1) looks to face five teams, including No. 1 Washington, and No. 2 Arizona, at the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. beginning Thursday.

“We are looking forward to competing in this tournament as we play some of the toughest teams we face all season,” BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. “We will have to work for our wins, and this tournament will really show us what we are made of. I have no doubt that we will do great.”

The Cathedral City Classic is one of the premiere Division I softball tournaments in the country, with nine ranked teams from top-25 polls participating.

The Cougars lead off their tournament play with a double header against Oklahoma St. on Thursday at 1 p.m. (PST), and then No. 1 Washington at 8:30 p.m. (PST). This will be the second year in a row BYU has faced a No. 1 ranked team in this tournament as last year they faced then ranked No. 1 Alabama.

BYU will return to the field the next day, Friday, for another doubleheader against Cal Poly SLO at 12:30 p.m. (PST) followed by its second ranked team, No. 2 Arizona, at 3 p.m. (PST).

The Cougars wrap up their Cathedral Classic by playing Long Island at 10 a.m. (PST) on Saturday and then head home.

Live stats for the Cathedral City Classic are available at www.byucougars.com. A complete Cathedral Classic schedule can be found at the top of this article in a PDF file.