HONOLULU -- After scoring two runs in the first, the BYU softball team allowed four runs in one inning as No. 9 California earned the 4-2 victory on Thursday at the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament.

Sophomore JC Clayton hit a perfect 3-for-3 with a walk and a run, but the short stop was the only Cougar with more than one hit.

Clayton and junior Jessica Dugas brought in BYU's runs early after senior Caschjen Atagi hit a single up the middle for two RBI.

But the fourth inning was all Cal needed. The first five Golden Bear hitters reached safely, including a bunt by junior Jace Williams with the bases loaded that scored all three runners on base.

BYU vs #9 California
Mar 17, 2011 at Honolulu, HI (RWSS)
BYU 2 (12-14)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  4  0  1  0   0  0  2  1   0
DUGAS,Jessica cf.........  4  1  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
CLAYTON, JC ss...........  3  1  3  0   1  0  1  0   0
FITU,Jessica c...........  4  0  0  0   0  0  8  0   2
ATAGI,Caschjen dh........  2  0  1  2   2  1  0  0   2
MANUMA, Katie 1b.........  2  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   1
 GRAHAM, Stacie 1b.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
DUCKWORTH,Carly lf.......  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
HICKS, Krista 3b.........  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
 ROBB, Madisen ph/3b.....  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  1   2
ALMOND,Tori p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 HOWELL,Hannah p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 28  2  6  2   4  4 18  4   9
California 4 (19-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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J. Reid lf...............  2  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
 Decker rf...............  1  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Vonk ss..................  2  1  0  0   2  1  0  3   0
Williams 3b..............  3  0  0  1   1  1  2  3   0
Henderson p..............  3  0  1  0   0  2  1  2   4
Ziegenhirt c.............  2  0  0  0   1  0  4  0   0
 Robben pr/ph............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Echavarria cf............  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Wallace 1b...............  3  0  0  0   0  2 11  0   2
V. Jones 2b..............  2  1  0  0   1  0  2  2   0
E. Reid rf/lf............  2  1  1  0   1  1  1  0   2
Totals................... 23  4  5  2   7  7 21 10   8
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 200 000 0 -  2  6  0
California.......... 004 000 X -  4  5  2
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E - V. Jones 2. DP - CAL 1. LOB - BY 9; CAL 8. 3B - J. Reid. SB - J. Reid; Vonk; Williams.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ALMOND,Tori.........  4.0  4  4  4  6  6 17 23
HOWELL,Hannah.......  2.0  1  0  0  1  1  6  7
California             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Henderson...........  7.0  6  2  0  4  4 28 32
Win - Henderson (17-2).  Loss - ALMOND (4-3).  Save - None.
Umpires - HP: Richard Hausvik  1B: John Park  3B: Jed Sasaki
Start: 3:00 pm   Time: 1:52   Attendance:
Weather: WIIINDY
ALMOND faced 1 batter in the 5th.
BYU starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 19/cf DUGAS; 16/ss CLAYTON; 10/c FITU; 9/dh
ATAGI; 31/1b MANUMA; 28/rf WILLARD; 3/lf DUCKWORTH; 22/3b HICKS; 8/p ALMOND;
California starters: 3/lf J. Reid; 18/ss Vonk; 9/3b Williams; 54/p Henderson;
17/c Ziegenhirt; 1/cf Echavarria; 2/1b Wallace; 10/2b V. Jones; 5/rf E. Reid;
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a fielding error by 2b. DUGAS reached
on a fielder's choice to third base; DELAHOUSSAYE out at second 3b to 2b.
CLAYTON singled to third base; DUGAS advanced to second. FITU grounded out to
1b unassisted; CLAYTON advanced to second; DUGAS advanced to third. ATAGI
singled up the middle, 2 RBI; CLAYTON scored, unearned; DUGAS scored, unearned.
MANUMA fouled out to 1b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
California 1st - J. Reid tripled to center field. Vonk grounded out to 2b. Williams struck out swinging. Henderson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - WILLARD grounded out to p. DUCKWORTH grounded out to ss. HICKS grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
California 2nd - Ziegenhirt lined out to p. Echavarria grounded out to p. Wallace struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to p. DUGAS grounded out to ss. CLAYTON singled to pitcher. FITU popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
California 3rd - V. Jones walked. E. Reid singled to first base, bunt;
V. Jones advanced to second. J. Reid singled to right center, advanced to
second on the throw, RBI; E. Reid advanced to third; V. Jones scored. Vonk
walked. Williams reached on a fielder's choice to pitcher, bunt, RBI; Vonk
advanced to third, stole home; J. Reid advanced to third, stole home; E. Reid
scored. Henderson singled to right field; Williams advanced to second.
Ziegenhirt popped up to ss. Williams stole third. Echavarria popped up to 2b.
Wallace struck out swinging. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 4th - Decker to rf for J. Reid. E. Reid to lf. ATAGI walked. MANUMA
struck out swinging. WILLARD lined out to lf. DUCKWORTH singled to left field;
ATAGI advanced to second. HICKS grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
California 4th - GRAHAM to 1b for MANUMA. V. Jones fouled out to c. E.
Reid walked. Decker walked; E. Reid advanced to second. Vonk struck out
swinging. Williams walked; Decker advanced to second; E. Reid advanced to
third. Henderson struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 5th - DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to 3b. DUGAS grounded out to ss. CLAYTON singled to shortstop. FITU lined out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
California 5th - Ziegenhirt walked. HOWELL to p for ALMOND. Robben pinch ran. Robben pinch hit for Ziegenhirt. Echavarria singled up the middle; Robben advanced to second. Wallace flied out to cf. V. Jones flied out to rf. E. Reid struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - Robben to c. Ziegenhirt to c for Robben. ATAGI walked. GRAHAM lined out to 3b. WILLARD walked; ATAGI advanced to second. DUCKWORTH struck out swinging. ROBB pinch hit for HICKS. ROBB struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
California 6th - ROBB to 3b. Decker grounded out to p. Vonk walked. Williams reached on a fielder's choice to third base, grounded out to 1b unassisted, interference; Vonk out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - DELAHOUSSAYE singled to right field. DUGAS lined into double play 3b to 1b; DELAHOUSSAYE out on the play. CLAYTON walked. FITU reached on a fielding error by 2b; CLAYTON advanced to third. ATAGI struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

BYU softball is traveling to Honolulu to participate in the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament on Mar. 16-19, facing Iona, Cleveland State, No. 9 Cal and No. 16 Hawaii.

BYU's Spring Fling Tournament schedule for live stats, click here:

March 16 (Wed) - Iona 12 p.m. HT, 4 p.m. MT

- Cleveland State 4 p.m. HT, 8 p.m. MT

March 17 (Thurs) - No. 9 California 3 p.m. HT, 7 p.m. MT

- No. 16 Hawaii 5 p.m. HT, 9 p.m. MT

March 18 (Fri) - No. 4 seed vs. No. 5 seed 7 p.m. HT, 11 p.m. MT

(if applicable)

March 19 (Sat) - No. 1 seed vs. No. 4/5 seed 12 p.m. HT, 4 p.m. MT

- No. 2 seed vs. No. 3 seed 2 p.m. HT, 6 p.m. MT

- Tournament Championship Game 4 p.m. HT, 8 p.m. MT

COUGAR QUICK HITS

— BYU received two votes in the latest ESPN.com/USA Softball Top-25 poll after defeating Long Beach State and No. 9 UCLA last weekend.

— BYU freshman pitcher Tori Almond was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for her efforts in against Long Beach State and No. 9 UCLA. Almond started and earned the win in both games while tying a career high with seven strikeouts in each game.

— The Cougars have played at least one ranked team every week of the 2011 and nine ranked teams overall. BYU is 2-7 in those games with wins over Texas A&M and UCLA. BYU will continue its streak in Hawaii by facing No. 9 Cal and the tournament host, No. 16 Hawaii, this weekend. BYU has played eight teams in the latest top-25 polls.

— The Cougars will host their first home game next week when Weber State comes to Provo on Thursday, Mar. 24. The game starts at 4 p.m. MT.

OPPONENTS SERIES NOTES

BYU has never played against Iona, though the teams share a recent bond as two of four members of the Austin Regional in last season’s NCAA tournament. Iona has lost its last three games and has a 5-5 record overall. The Gaels are led by Katie Jansson who bats .407 with 11 hits. Pitcher Sarah Jackson has a 4-0 record and 2.65 ERA.

The Cougars and Cleveland State are also facing off for the first time this weekend. The Vikings have won five of their last six games and are 9-5 overall. Cleveland State’s Jessica Burt is the only starter

hitting above .300 at .340 while also leading the team with 17 hits, including five doubles on the year. Tess Sito is the team’s main pitcher with 13 appearances and a 7-3 record, including a 1.88 ERA. The Vikings are also aggressive upon reaching base, average two stolen bases per game.

Cal has cruised to a 16-2 record and top-10 ranking this season and are winners of seven-straight games. Last week, the Golden Bears outscored theirs opponents 22-5 in the Bayer Cropscience Classic. Cal is led by Jamia Reid, who has team highs of 21 runs, 27 hits and four triples. The Bears have almost wholly relied on pitcher Jolene Henderson in the circle, as Henderson sports a 0.80 ERA, 15-2 record and 116 strikeouts in 17 appearances.

BYU brings a three-game win streak in its series against the Rainbow Wahine, including a 4-0 win in 2006 when the Cougars last traveled to the islands. According to a Hawaii press release, the ‘Bows are hitting .280, with six players hitting .300 or above. Senior utility player Jenna Rodriguez leads UH with a .363 average. Rodriguez, who has seen time as a pitcher, rightfielder and designated player this season, is one of six players to have started all 26 games. Jessica Iwata is hitting .338 and has scored a team-high 28 runs while hitting team-best 10 home runs. In the circle, Stephanie Ricketts has seen the bulk of the action, throwing 108.0 innings this season. She is 12-4 overall and has tallied a 1.56 ERA with 25 walks to 120 strikeouts. Ricketts has fired 15 complete games in 18 starts with six shutouts.

ALMOND AWARDED MWC PITCHER OF THE WEEK

COLORADO SPRINGS -- BYU freshman pitcher Tori Almond has been named MWC Pitcher of the Week for games played from March 7-13 after her efforts in two wins last week at the Long Beach Invitational. The honor is the first for Almond and the third for the Cougars this season. Almond, a 6-1 freshman from South Jordan, Utah, started and earned the wins against host Long

Beach State (2-0) and No. 9 UCLA (6-4). She set a new career-high with seven strikeouts against LBSU, pitching 6.1 scoreless innings. Against UCLA, Almond matched her seven strikeouts and went three up, three down by retiring the Bruin side in the first, third, fourth and fifth innings. The freshman gave up just four hits to the Bruins in 5.1 innings pitched and held the the defending national champions to a combined .192 batting average after they came into the game sporting an average of .319 on the year.

NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE

Senior catch Jessica Fitu became the first BYU player in history to record five hits in a game, going 5-for-5 against Cal State Northridge earlier this season. Fitu hit a grand slam and had four singles on her way to finishing with six RBI and one run.

TAKING MORE

BYU has 12 players with at least one stolen base so far this year. The Cougars have 23 stolen bases overall, led by freshman Lacey Millett, sophomore JC Clayton and junior Tiffany Messerschmidt with three swipes apiece. Against Florida State, BYU combined for a season-high four stolen bases.