PALM SPRINGS -- With a come-from-behind win over Cal Poly SLO, thanks to Caschjen Atagi’s game-winning two RBI single, the Cougars split their doubleheader as they beat Cal Poly SLO 3-2, and lost to No. 2 Arizona 8-0.

"Although it doesn't look like it from the score, we did play a lot better than yesterday and I am proud of our team for competing they way they did," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "We need to realize that we belong competing against teams of this caliber. We have learned, and we will grow from these games and return stronger than before."

In game one, the first six innings were fairly quiet for both teams. The Mustangs were first to attack with a one-run homer in the first, and then one more run scored in the fifth.

With the score 0-2 in the top of the seventh, BYU (10-4) rallied offensively scoring three runs and winning the game.

The Cougar offensive started when Angie Quiocho doubled to left field, followed by a Jessica Fitu single to center bringing Quiocho home. Andrea Ramirez reached first on a fielder’s choice and then brought out as Jessica Dugas came in to pinch run for Ramirez.

Next up, Alexandra Hudson walked and then Amanda Kellum singled to right field.

With one out, and the bases loaded, Atagi blasted a single out to left field sending Dugas and Hudson home and giving the Cougars a 3-2 lead.

In the bottom of the seventh, Cal Poly SLO threatened with two runners on, at third and first, but Christie Zinanti ended the game, and the inning by striking out her last two batters.

In the second game of their doubleheader, the Cougars struggled offensively against No. 2 Arizona.

With only two hits in the game from J.C. Clayton and Andrea Ramirez, BYU was silenced at the plate by Arizona pitcher Kenzie Fowler.

BYU pitcher Paige Affleck started the game, pitching 2.2 innings against the Wildcats, facing 17 batters and striking out four before leaving the game.

Once again, BYU freshman pitcher, Hannah Howell, came in to throw against her second nationally ranked team of her collegiate career.

The Cougars hope to leave Palm Springs with a winning tournament record as they return for their last game Saturday against Long Island at 10 a.m. (PST).

#25 BYU vs Cal Poly
Feb 26, 2010 at Cathedral City, CA (Big League Dreams)
BYU 3 (10-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b..  4  0  0  0   0  0  4  4   3
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiff. lf..  3  0  0  0   0  3  0  0   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
PURCELL-FITU, Jess. c....  3  0  2  1   0  0  7  2   0
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  3  0  0  0   0  2  7  0   1
 DUGAS, Jessica pr.......  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HUDSON, Alexandra cf.....  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
 WILLARD, Delaney pr.....  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
VANCE-KELLUM, Amanda dh..  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
DAVIS-ATAGI,Caschjen rf..  2  0  1  2   1  1  2  0   0
CLAYTON, J.C. ss.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  3   0
ZINANTI, Christie p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 26  3  5  3   2  9 21 10   4
Cal Poly 2 (2-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Sobczak ss...............  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  3   0
Hennings 2b..............  4  1  1  1   0  1  2  3   0
Correia c................  3  1  2  0   1  1  9  0   0
Cahn p...................  3  0  1  0   1  0  0  3   1
 Gerhart pr..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Cary 1b..................  2  0  1  1   2  1  8  0   2
 Ruiz pr.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Kryza dh.................  1  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   2
Thomas cf................  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Williams 3b..............  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
Lund lf..................  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   4
Perez rf.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 25  2  6  2   6  7 21  9   9
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 000 3 -  3  5  0
Cal Poly............ 100 010 0 -  2  6  0
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DP - Cougars 1. LOB - Cougars 4; Mustangs 9. 2B - QUIOCHO. HR - Hennings. SH
- Kryza.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZINANTI, Christie...  7.0  6  2  2  6  7 25 32
Cal Poly               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Cahn................  7.0  5  3  3  2  9 26 28
Win - ZINANTI.  Loss - Cahn.  Save - None.
WP - ZINANTI.
Umpires - HP: Brenda Terpstra  1B: Calvin Walker  3B: Bobby Shelton
Start: 12:50 pm   Time: 2:03   Attendance:
Weather: 72, partly cloudy
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to ss. MESSERSCHMID struck out
swinging. QUIOCHO struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal Poly 1st - Sobczak lined out to 3b. Hennings homered to center
field, RBI. Correia singled to shortstop. Cahn grounded into double play ss to
2b to 1b; Correia out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - PURCELL-FITU lined out to 1b. RAMIREZ struck out swinging.
HUDSON grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal Poly 2nd - Cary walked. Kryza out at first c to 2b, SAC, bunt; Cary
advanced to second. Thomas grounded out to 2b; Cary advanced to third. Williams
walked. Lund grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - VANCE-KELLUM grounded out to p. DAVIS-ATAGI walked. CLAYTON
struck out swinging. DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a fielder's choice to second base;
DAVIS-ATAGI out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal Poly 3rd - Sobczak grounded out to 2b. Hennings grounded out to c.
Correia walked. Cahn lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - MESSERSCHMID struck out swinging. QUIOCHO grounded out to p.
PURCELL-FITU singled up the middle. RAMIREZ struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal Poly 4th - Cary walked. Ruiz pinch ran for Cary. Kryza walked; Ruiz
advanced to second. Thomas struck out swinging. Williams grounded out to ss;
Kryza advanced to second; Ruiz advanced to third. Lund struck out swinging.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 5th - Cary to 1b for Ruiz. HUDSON grounded out to 1b unassisted.
VANCE-KELLUM struck out swinging. DAVIS-ATAGI struck out looking. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal Poly 5th - Sobczak out at first p to 2b, bunt. Hennings struck out
swinging. Correia singled up the middle. Cahn singled through the right side;
Correia advanced to third. Cary singled through the right side, RBI; Cahn
advanced to second; Correia scored. Kryza struck out swinging. 1 run, 3
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - CLAYTON grounded out to p. DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to 2b.
MESSERSCHMID struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal Poly 6th - Thomas flied out to rf. Williams struck out swinging.
Lund flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - QUIOCHO doubled to center field. PURCELL-FITU singled up the
middle, RBI; QUIOCHO scored. RAMIREZ reached on a fielder's choice to
shortstop; PURCELL-FITU out at second ss to 2b. DUGAS pinch ran for RAMIREZ.
HUDSON walked; DUGAS advanced to second. VANCE-KELLUM singled through the left
side; HUDSON advanced to second; DUGAS advanced to third. WILLARD pinch ran for
HUDSON. DAVIS-ATAGI singled up the middle, 2 RBI; VANCE-KELLUM advanced to
second; WILLARD scored; DUGAS scored. CLAYTON flied out to lf. DELAHOUSSAYE
reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; DAVIS-ATAGI out at second ss to 2b.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cal Poly 7th - RAMIREZ to 1b for DUGAS. HUDSON to cf for WILLARD.
Sobczak singled through the left side. Hennings grounded out to 2b; Sobczak
advanced to second. Correia struck out swinging. Sobczak advanced to third on a
wild pitch. Cahn walked. Gerhart pinch ran for Cahn. Cary struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young vs #2 Arizona
Feb 26, 2010 at Cathedral City, CA (Yankee Field (BLD))
Brigham Young 0
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b..  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 THOMAS, Whitney ph......  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
CLAYTON, J.C. ss.........  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   1
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
PURCELL-FITU, Jess. c....  1  0  0  0   0  0  6  0   1
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  2  0  1  0   0  0  4  1   0
HUDSON, Alexandra cf.....  1  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
 DAVIS-ATAGI,Caschjen pr.  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
VANCE-KELLUM, Amanda dh..  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
DUGAS, Jessica lf........  1  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
AFFLECK, Paige p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 HOWELL, Hannah p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 16  0  2  0   2  7 12  3   4
Arizona 8 (8-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Lastrapes lf.............  2  0  2  2   1  0  0  0   0
Schutzler cf.............  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   3
Arredondo ss.............  1  2  0  0   2  0  2  0   0
Chambers c...............  3  1  1  2   0  1  7  0   0
Kirker 1b................  3  0  0  0   0  2  4  0   2
 Bryan pr................  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Koria rf.................  3  2  2  2   0  1  0  0   0
Del Ponte 3b.............  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
Arriola 2b...............  2  1  1  2   0  1  0  2   0
Buchanan dh..............  0  1  0  0   2  0  0  0   0
Fowler p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 19  8  7  8   6  5 15  2   5
Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 00 -  0  2  1
Arizona............. 015 2X -  8  7  0
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E - CLAYTON. DP - BYU 1. LOB - BYU 4; Arizona 5. HR - Chambers(3); Koria(2);
Arriola(1). HBP - PURCELL-FITU. SB - DUGAS; Buchanan(2).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK, Paige......  2.2  5  5  3  4  4 13 17
HOWELL, Hannah......  1.1  2  3  2  2  1  6  8
Arizona                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Fowler..............  5.0  2  0  0  2  7 16 19
Win - Fowler (6-0).  Loss - AFFLECK ().  Save - None.
HBP - by Fowler (PURCELL-FITU).
Umpires - HP: Eric Hawthorne  1B: Vince Price  3B: Dave Long
Start: 4:15 pm   Time: 1:35   Attendance:
Weather: 72, partly cloudy, 2 mph wind
Game: BYU-ARIZ
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
              Brigham Young vs #2 Arizona (Game 1) - Play-by-Play
            Feb 26, 2010 at Cathedral City, CA (Yankee Field (BLD))
Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 00 -  0  2  1
Arizona............. 015 2X -  8  7  0
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Brigham Young starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 16/ss CLAYTON; 33/3b QUIOCHO; 10/c
PURCELL-FITU; 31/1b RAMIREZ; 5/cf HUDSON; 6/dh VANCE-KELLUM; 28/rf WILLARD;
19/lf DUGAS; 12/p AFFLECK;
Arizona starters: 35/lf Lastrapes; 22/cf Schutzler; 7/ss Arredondo; 21/c
Chambers; 2/1b Kirker; 90/rf Koria; 4/3b Del Ponte; 5/2b Arriola; 15/dh
Buchanan; 19/p Fowler;
Brigham Young 1st - Koria to dh. Buchanan to rf. DELAHOUSSAYE popped up
to 1b. CLAYTON singled through the left side. QUIOCHO grounded out to 2b;
CLAYTON advanced to second. PURCELL-FITU grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Arizona 1st - Lastrapes walked. Schutzler singled to shortstop;
Lastrapes advanced to second. Arredondo fouled out to c. Chambers struck out
swinging. Kirker struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 2nd - RAMIREZ lined out to ss. HUDSON struck out looking.
VANCE-KELLUM struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Arizona 2nd - Koria singled up the middle. Del Ponte walked; Koria
advanced to second. Arriola struck out swinging. Buchanan walked; Del Ponte
advanced to second; Koria advanced to third. Lastrapes singled to right field,
RBI; Buchanan advanced to second; Del Ponte advanced to third; Koria scored.
Schutzler lined into double play 1b unassisted; Lastrapes out on the play. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 3rd - WILLARD struck out swinging. DUGAS walked. DUGAS
stole second. DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to cf. CLAYTON struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Arizona 3rd - Arredondo walked. Chambers homered to right center, 2 RBI;
Arredondo scored. Kirker reached on a throwing error by ss. Bryan pinch ran for
Kirker. Koria struck out swinging. Del Ponte grounded out to 3b. Arriola
homered to left field, 2 RBI, unearned; Bryan scored, unearned. HOWELL to p for
AFFLECK. Buchanan walked. Buchanan stole second. Lastrapes singled through the
right side, RBI; Buchanan scored, unearned. Schutzler grounded out to 3b. 5
runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 4th - Kirker to 1b for Bryan. QUIOCHO popped up to ss.
PURCELL-FITU hit by pitch. RAMIREZ singled through the right side; PURCELL-FITU
out at first 1b unassisted, interference. HUDSON walked; RAMIREZ advanced to
second. DAVIS-ATAGI pinch ran for HUDSON. VANCE-KELLUM reached on a fielder's
choice to third base; DAVIS-ATAGI advanced to second; RAMIREZ out at third 3b
unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Arizona 4th - DAVIS-ATAGI to lf. DUGAS to cf. Arredondo walked. Chambers
out at first 1b to 2b; Arredondo advanced to second. Kirker struck out
swinging. Koria homered down the rf line, 2 RBI; Arredondo scored. Del Ponte
flied out to lf. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 5th - WILLARD struck out looking. DUGAS struck out
looking. THOMAS pinch hit for DELAHOUSSAYE. THOMAS struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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.