TEMPE -- No. 16 BYU (1-3) dropped its second straight, extra-inning game, 5-3, to Portland State before rallying back from five runs down to defeat Ole Miss, 9-5, on Friday at the Kajikawa Classic.

BYU senior catcher Jessica Fitu hit two home runs, including a solo shot and a two-run homer in extra innings, but BYU gave up three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning for its third-straight loss to start the season.

Tied 1-1 through seven innings, Fitu sent her second home run over the left field fence, scoring two runs, including junior Jessica Dugas who was on base due to international tiebreaker rules.

Fitu also hit a solo shot in the second inning for her first home run of the season.

Senior Paige Affleck no-hit the Vikings through seven innings, picking up five strikeouts while giving up no earned runs. But late in the eighth, Affleck walked and then advanced the runner on a wild pitch. The Vikings then hit three straight singles to bring in Meghann Lyons, on base due to the tiebreaker rules. With the bases loaded, Lacey Holm was hit by a pitch to bring in the game-tying run. Karmen Holladay finished the game, hitting a 1-0 pitch to the outfield to earn the winning RBI.

Sophomore Alexandra Hudson had two hits and freshman Katie Manuma added a single for BYU.

Game 2

Losing their first three games and falling behind Ole Miss by a 5-0 margin in the third inning, the Cougars showed heart, scored nine runs over the next three innings to claim their first victory of the young season.

Four BYU freshman led the way in lighting the fire under the Cougars. Carly Duckworth came on in the third inning to silence the Ole Miss hitters while Manuma, Lacey Millett and Madisen Robb hit well at the plate, accounting for five of the Cougars' nine runs.

Manuma hit 2-for-3 with two runs while Robb went 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI and Millett added one hit, one run and one RBI in her first career start.

Duckworth, who had previously only seen spot time as a pinch runner in two of BYU's earlier games, entered the circle as the third Cougar pitcher of the game late in the third inning. After helping get BYU out of the inning, Duckworth retired the side in the fourth, allowing the Cougars to get back in the game.

BYU cut the lead to 5-2 in the bottom of the third when Hudson scored off an RBI-single from Millett. Senior Kristin Delahoussaye followed the freshman, sending the freshman home on a deep double to right centerfield.

"Lacey put the ball in play and let her speed do the rest," said BYU head coach Gordon Eakin. "She came up in clutch situations for us. I put Lacey in because I am looking for people who want to step up and play the game."

With Duckworth calming the Ole Miss bats in the fourth, the bottom of the order came alive. A walk by Manuma and back-to-back singles from Robb and Hudson loaded the bases. The Cougars slowly chipped away from there, with Manuma scoring on a fielder's choice off a Stacie Graham at bat, then scoring another when Hudson came home after an illegal pitch.

"Everyone battled hard," Eakin said. "We got a couple breaks and made a couple of our own breaks and from then on we had the momentum."

BYU rounded out the scoring when Graham reached home after a fielding error by the Rebel third baseman.

Affleck entered as the fourth pitcher of the game for BYU, holding the Rebels scoreless over the final three innings. The Cougars played four pitchers in a game for the first time in school history.

A lead-off double by Fitu and singles from Manuma, junior Delaney Willard, Robb and sophomore JC Clayton put three insurance runs on the board in the bottom of the fifth to round out the scoring. Clayton returned to the line-up for both games on Friday after taking a cleat in the shin from an Oregon player on Thursday that required four stitches.

BYU will finish up at the Kajikawa Classic on Saturday at 9 a.m. MT, facing No. 21 Texas A&M.

#16 BYU vs Portland State
Feb 11, 2011 at Tempe, Ariz. (Tempe Sports Complex)
BYU 3 (0-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CLAYTON, JC ss...........  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   0
DUGAS,Jessica cf.........  4  1  0  0   0  1  2  0   3
DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  1   0
FITU,Jessica c...........  4  2  3  3   0  0  4  3   1
MANUMA, Katie dh.........  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
 DUCKWORTH,Carly pr......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
ATAGI,Caschjen 3b........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  1   0
 ROBB, Madisen 3b........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   1
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  3  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   1
HUDSON,Alexandra lf......  3  0  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MILLETT,Lacey pr........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
GRAHAM, Stacie 1b........  3  0  0  0   0  0 10  0   2
AFFLECK,Paige p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Totals................... 32  3  6  3   1  4 21 11   8
Portland State 4 (1-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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KROGH cf.................  3  2  1  0   1  0  2  0   0
WISER ss.................  3  0  1  1   1  1  2  0   1
HOLM 1b/c................  3  0  0  1   0  0  6  0   0
HOLLADAY dh/1b...........  3  0  1  1   1  0  0  0   1
LOPEZ lf.................  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   2
CONN 3b..................  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  1   0
McEACHRAN 2b.............  2  0  0  0   1  2  5  3   0
NORRIE c.................  2  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
 LYNN ph.................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 LYONS dh................  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
CAMPOS rf................  2  1  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
LATHAM p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Totals................... 25  4  4  3   5  5 24  7   7
Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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BYU................. 010 000 02 -  3  6  2
Portland State...... 001 000 03 -  4  4  2
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Note: None out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - FITU; AFFLECK; WISER 2(3). LOB - BYU 8; Portland St. 7. HR - FITU 2(3).
SH - DELAHOUSSAYE. SB - ROBB; KROGH(1). CS - McEACHRAN(2). Reached on CI -
HOLM.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK,Paige.......  7.0  4  4  2  5  5 25 31
Portland State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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LATHAM..............  8.0  6  3  2  1  4 32 34
Win - LATHAM (1-1).  Loss - AFFLECK (0-2).  Save - None.
CI - FITU.
Umpires - HP: Shelley Douma  1B: Laura Head  3B: Tracy Hart
Start: 8:57 am   Time: 2:20   Attendance: 100
Weather: 56; Sunny
AFFLECK faced 5 batters in the 8th.
BYU starters: 16/ss CLAYTON; 19/cf DUGAS; 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 10/c FITU; 31/dh
MANUMA; 9/3b ATAGI; 28/rf WILLARD; 5/lf HUDSON; 21/1b GRAHAM; 12/p AFFLECK;
Portland State starters: 1/cf KROGH; 7/ss WISER; 16/1b HOLM; 18/dh HOLLADAY;
14/lf LOPEZ; 24/3b CONN; 4/2b McEACHRAN; 13/c NORRIE; 2/rf CAMPOS; 8/p LATHAM;
BYU 1st - CLAYTON grounded out to 1b unassisted. DUGAS grounded out to
p. DELAHOUSSAYE popped up to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Portland State 1st - KROGH grounded out to p. WISER walked. HOLM
grounded out to p; WISER advanced to second. HOLLADAY walked. LOPEZ grounded
out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 2nd - FITU homered to left center, RBI. MANUMA grounded out to p.
ATAGI popped up to 2b. WILLARD walked. HUDSON singled to left center; WILLARD
advanced to second. GRAHAM lined out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Portland State 2nd - CONN grounded out to ss. McEACHRAN walked. NORRIE
struck out looking. McEACHRAN out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - CLAYTON reached on a fielding error by ss. DUGAS lined out to
lf. DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to cf to right center. FITU popped up to ss to left
field. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Portland State 3rd - CAMPOS lined out to cf. KROGH walked. KROGH stole
second. WISER grounded out to 3b. HOLM reached on a throwing error by p; KROGH
scored, unearned. HOLLADAY grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - MANUMA fouled out to 2b. ATAGI struck out looking. WILLARD
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Portland State 4th - ROBB to 3b for ATAGI. LOPEZ popped up to 2b. CONN
struck out swinging. McEACHRAN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - HUDSON grounded out to 2b. GRAHAM reached on a fielding error
by ss. CLAYTON reached on a fielder's choice; GRAHAM out at second 2b
unassisted. DUGAS grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Portland State 5th - NORRIE popped up to ss to left field. CAMPOS
walked. KROGH reached on a fielder's choice to third base; CAMPOS out at second
3b to 2b. WISER struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - DELAHOUSSAYE struck out looking. FITU singled down the lf
line. MANUMA fouled out to 2b. ROBB flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Portland State 6th - HOLM flied out to cf to left center. HOLLADAY
grounded out to c. LOPEZ grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 7th - WILLARD grounded out to 3b, bunt. HUDSON singled to right
field. MILLETT pinch ran for HUDSON. GRAHAM reached on a fielder's choice to
first base; MILLETT advanced to second. CLAYTON flied out to lf. DUGAS struck
out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Portland State 7th - HUDSON to lf for MILLETT. CONN popped up to 3b.
McEACHRAN struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. LYNN pinch hit for NORRIE.
LYNN grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 8th - NORRIE to c for LYNN. DUGAS placed on second. DELAHOUSSAYE out
at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; DUGAS advanced to third. FITU homered to left
field, 2 RBI; DUGAS scored. MANUMA singled up the middle. DUCKWORTH pinch ran
for MANUMA. ROBB reached on a fielder's choice to second base; DUCKWORTH out at
second 2b to ss. ROBB stole second. WILLARD flied out to cf to left center.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Portland State 8th - HOLM to c. HOLLADAY to 1b. LYONS to dh for NORRIE.
LYONS placed on second. CAMPOS singled to right center; LYONS advanced to
third. KROGH singled to first base, bunt; CAMPOS advanced to second. WISER
singled to left field, RBI; KROGH advanced to second; CAMPOS advanced to third;
LYONS scored. HOLM reached on catcher's interference, RBI; WISER advanced to
second; KROGH advanced to third; CAMPOS scored. HOLLADAY singled to right
center, RBI; HOLM advanced to second; WISER advanced to third; KROGH scored.
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Ole Miss vs BYU
Feb 11, 2011 at Tempe, Ariz. (Tempe Sports Complex)
Ole Miss 5 (0-4)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Doornberg 2b.............  2  1  0  0   2  0  0  2   0
Broome lf................  3  1  1  0   1  2  1  0   0
Overbeck 3b..............  3  1  0  1   0  0  0  2   0
Barnhill 1b/p............  2  0  0  1   1  1  7  0   0
Ladner dh................  2  1  1  1   1  0  0  0   0
 Hubbard pr..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Perry dh................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Cantillo cf..............  2  0  1  1   2  0  1  1   0
Parra ss.................  3  0  2  1   0  0  1  1   0
Hutcheson rf.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Torres ph...............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
 Nimmo ph................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
 McNeal rf...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Nolan c..................  1  0  0  0   2  0  7  3   0
 Wall pr.................  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bruning p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 Jayjohn 1b..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 20  5  5  5   9  3 18 11   7
BYU 9 (1-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CLAYTON, JC ss...........  4  0  1  2   0  1  2  5   0
MILLETT,Lacey lf.........  3  1  1  1   0  1  1  0   0
 HICKS, Krista ph........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
 DUGAS,Jessica cf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi c/2b  4  0  1  1   0  1  1  0   1
FITU,Jessica dh/c........  4  0  3  0   0  0  4  3   1
MANUMA, Katie 1b/dh......  3  2  2  0   1  0  3  0   0
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
ROBB, Madisen 3b.........  4  2  2  1   0  1  1  4   1
HUDSON,Alexandra cf/lf...  3  3  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
GRAHAM, Stacie 2b/1b.....  3  1  0  1   0  1  8  0   0
ALMOND,Tori p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 HOWELL,Hannah p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 DUCKWORTH,Carly p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 AFFLECK,Paige p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  9 12  6   1  5 21 14   7
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Ole Miss............ 005 000 0 -  5  5  4
BYU................. 002 430 X -  9 12  2
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E - Broome; Overbeck 2; Parra; CLAYTON; DELAHOUSSAYE. DP - BYU 2. LOB - UM
7; BYU 7. 2B - Ladner; DELAHOUSSAYE; FITU. HBP - Overbeck; WILLARD. SH -
Ladner; Hutcheson. SF - Barnhill. SB - MILLETT 2. CS - MANUMA.
Ole Miss               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Bruning.............  5.2 10  5  2  0  5 28 29
Barnhill............  0.1  2  4  2  1  0  4  5
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ALMOND,Tori.........  2.0  0  1  1  4  1  4  9
HOWELL,Hannah.......  0.1  3  4  4  1  0  3  6
DUCKWORTH,Carly.....  1.2  1  0  0  1  1  4  6
AFFLECK,Paige.......  3.0  1  0  0  3  1  9 12
Win - AFFLECK.  Loss - Barnhill.  Save - None.
WP - Bruning 2; ALMOND. HBP - by HOWELL (Overbeck); by Bruning (WILLARD). BK -
Bruning.
Umpires -
Start: 11:40 am   Time: 2:26   Attendance:
Weather: 63 degrees, Sunny, Clear
ALMOND faced 1 batter in the 3rd.
Ole Miss starters: 3/2b Doornberg; 4/lf Broome; 5/3b Overbeck; 14/1b Barnhill;
22/dh Ladner; 23/cf Cantillo; 6/ss Parra; 12/rf Hutcheson; 25/c Nolan; 19/p
Bruning;
BYU starters: 16/ss CLAYTON; 1/lf MILLETT; 4/c DELAHOUSSAYE; 10/dh FITU; 31/1b
MANUMA; 28/rf WILLARD; 33/3b ROBB; 5/cf HUDSON; 21/2b GRAHAM; 8/p ALMOND;
Ole Miss 1st - Doornberg walked. Broome struck out swinging. Doornberg
runner left early, out at first 1b unassisted. Overbeck grounded out to ss.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 1st - CLAYTON struck out swinging. MILLETT struck out looking.
DELAHOUSSAYE struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Ole Miss 2nd - Barnhill walked. Ladner out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
Barnhill advanced to second. Barnhill advanced to third on a wild pitch.
Cantillo walked. Parra popped up to 2b. Torres pinch hit for Hutcheson. Torres
grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 2nd - Hutcheson to rf for Torres. FITU singled, bunt, advanced to
second on a throwing error by 3b. MANUMA flied out to cf; FITU advanced to
third. WILLARD lined out to ss. ROBB struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Ole Miss 3rd - Nolan walked. Wall pinch ran for Nolan. HOWELL to p for
ALMOND. Doornberg walked; Wall advanced to second. Broome singled to third
base; Doornberg advanced to second; Wall advanced to third. Overbeck hit by
pitch, RBI; Broome advanced to second; Doornberg advanced to third; Wall
scored. Barnhill flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Broome advanced to third; Doornberg
scored. Ladner doubled down the lf line, RBI; Overbeck advanced to third;
Broome scored. Cantillo singled to left field, RBI; Ladner advanced to third;
Overbeck scored. DELAHOUSSAYE to 2b. FITU to c. MANUMA to dh. GRAHAM to 1b.
DUCKWORTH to p for HOWELL. Parra singled through the right side, RBI; Cantillo
advanced to second; Ladner scored. Hutcheson grounded out to p, SAC, bunt;
Parra advanced to second; Cantillo advanced to third. Nolan to c for Wall.
Nolan walked. Parra out at second c to ss, picked off. 5 runs, 4 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - HUDSON reached on a fielding error by ss. HUDSON advanced to
second on a wild pitch. GRAHAM struck out swinging. CLAYTON grounded out to 2b;
HUDSON advanced to third. MILLETT singled to third base, RBI; HUDSON scored on
the error, unearned. MILLETT stole second. DELAHOUSSAYE doubled to right
center, RBI; MILLETT scored. FITU grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Ole Miss 4th - Doornberg lined out to lf. Broome struck out swinging.
Overbeck grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - Barnhill to p. Jayjohn to 1b for Bruning. MANUMA walked.
WILLARD flied out to lf. ROBB singled to right field; MANUMA advanced to
second. HUDSON singled to shortstop; ROBB advanced to second; MANUMA advanced
to third. GRAHAM reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; HUDSON advanced to second;
ROBB advanced to third; MANUMA scored. Barnhill to 1b. Bruning to p for
Jayjohn. CLAYTON grounded out to 2b, RBI; GRAHAM advanced to second; HUDSON
advanced to third; ROBB scored. GRAHAM advanced to third on an illegal pitch;
HUDSON scored on an illegal pitch, unearned. MILLETT reached on a fielding
error by 3b; GRAHAM scored, unearned. MILLETT stole second. DELAHOUSSAYE
grounded out to c. 4 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Ole Miss 5th - AFFLECK to p for DUCKWORTH. Barnhill grounded out to 3b.
Ladner walked. Hubbard pinch ran for Ladner. Cantillo walked; Hubbard advanced
to second. Parra singled to right center; Cantillo advanced to second; Hubbard
advanced to third. Nimmo pinch hit for Hutcheson. Nimmo grounded into double
play 3b to c to 1b; Hubbard out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
BYU 5th - Ladner to dh for Hubbard. McNeal to rf for Nimmo. FITU doubled
to right field. MANUMA singled to third base. WILLARD singled up the middle;
MANUMA advanced to second; FITU advanced to third, out at home cf to c. ROBB
singled to right field, RBI; WILLARD advanced to second; MANUMA scored. HUDSON
reached on a fielding error by lf; ROBB advanced to second; WILLARD advanced to
third. GRAHAM reached on a fielder's choice; HUDSON advanced to second; ROBB
advanced to third; WILLARD out at home 3b to c. CLAYTON singled to third base,
RBI; GRAHAM advanced to second; HUDSON advanced to third; ROBB scored,
unearned. HICKS pinch hit for MILLETT. CLAYTON advanced to second on a wild
pitch; GRAHAM advanced to third on a wild pitch; HUDSON scored on a wild pitch,
unearned. HICKS grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Ole Miss 6th - MILLETT to lf for HICKS. Nolan grounded out to ss.
Doornberg grounded out to ss. Broome walked. Overbeck reached on a fielding
error by ss; Broome advanced to second. Broome out at third c to ss to 3b,
picked off. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to p. FITU singled through the right
side. MANUMA singled to left field; FITU advanced to second. WILLARD hit by
pitch; MANUMA advanced to second; FITU advanced to third. ROBB reached on a
fielder's choice; WILLARD advanced to second; MANUMA advanced to third; FITU
out at home ss to c. MANUMA out at home c to p, caught stealing. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Ole Miss 7th - Barnhill struck out swinging. Ladner reached on a
throwing error by 2b. DUGAS to cf for MILLETT. HUDSON to lf. Perry to dh for
Ladner. Cantillo grounded into double play ss to c; Perry out on the play. 0
runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

No. 16 BYU softball is traveling to Tempe, Ariz., to participate in the Kajikawa Classic on Feb. 10-12, facing No. 14 Oregon, Texas Tech, Portland State, Ole Miss and No. 21 Texas A&M.

COUGAR QUICK HITS

— BYU returns four Mountain West Conference first-teamers, including senior catcher Jessica Fitu, senior pitcher Paige Affleck, senior second baseman Kristin Delahoussaye and sophomore shortstop JC Clayton. Fitu, Affleck and Delahoussaye were also all-region honorees last season while Clayton was MWC Freshman of the Year.

— BYU is 8-3 all-time in its season openers and 36-14 all-time in season-opening tournaments. The Cougars have won six-straight season openers.

— The Cougars are a combined 10-9 all-time against Kajikawa Classic opponents Oregon (2-3), Texas Tech (0-1), Portland State (3-1), Ole Miss (1-1) and Texas A&M (4-3).

OPPONENTS SERIES NOTES

The Cougars defeated Oregon in their sixth game of the season last year, blanking the eventual NCAA Regional qualifiers, 5-0. BYU’s Paige Affleck pitched a three-hit complete game, striking out eight. The Cougars scored all five of their runs in the fifth inning, including a two-RBI single by Jessica Fitu. The win broke a three-game losing streak to the Ducks dating back to 2005.

BYU has faced Texas Tech just once in program history dating back to the second year of softball at BYU in 2001. The Red Raiders eked out a 5-4 win in eight innings. Head coach Gordon Eakin has never faced Texas Tech since taking over the head job in 2003.

BYU holds the edge over Portland State thanks in most part to two wins in 2005. The Cougars defeated the Vikings by a combined score of 23-0 in two wins that year, though they did drop a 3-1 loss the same season. Like this season, BYU faced Portland State in its third game of the season in 2005, also.

Mississippi and BYU have played each other twice, eight years apart, in 2001 and 2009. The last memory for the Cougars was a bad one, as the loss to Ole Miss was the second in a five-game losing streak, the last time BYU has lost four or more in a row.

BYU and Texas A&M have the most history among teams the Cougars will face at the Kajikawa Classic. In seven contests, BYU holds a 4-3 margin, including wins in the last two games. Traveling to College Station in 2010, BYU knocked off the No. 19 Aggies by scores of 5-3 and 5-4. The Cougars scored four runs in the top of the eighth in the first game, then came back down 4-0 in the second game to get the wins. Affleck pitched all eight innings, striking out seven and giving up just one earned run in game one while Hannah Howell won the second game of her career in game two.

TEAM CAPTAINS

Seniors Paige Affleck, Caschjen Atagi, Kristin Delahoussaye and Jessica Fitu, along with junior Krista Hicks, have been chosen by their teammates as team captains for the 2011 season.

WIN STREAKS

Under BYU head coach Gordon Eakin, the Cougars have compiled 23 win streaks of five games or more in the last eight seasons. In 2010, BYU matched a season-high with five such streaks, tying the 2005 Cougars. BYU set a program-high streak of 16 consecutive wins in both 2007 and 2009.

Win streaks (5 games or more)

2010 - 7, 6, 9, 9, 7

2009 - 5, 16

2008 - 6, 5, 6

2007 - 5, 5, 16

2006 - 7, 8

2005 - 9, 8, 9, 5, 5

2004 - 6

2003 - 5, 12

2002 - 7, 5, 5

2001 - 8