Wildcats Even Series

TUCSON -- Despite an early 7-1 lead, BYU lost 17-13 Friday afternoon at Arizona after giving up 16 runs in the final five innings.

BYU, 1-1, had an outstanding offensive performance in its second game against Arizona, 1-1. Junior outfielder Brock Jacobsen and senior third baseman Kainoa Obrey combined for almost half of the Cougar's hits. Jacobsen was two-for-four with three RBI, including a three-run homerun. Obrey was five-for-six with a homerun, five singles and three RBI.

The Cougars struck early against Arizona starter Sean Rierson. Jacobsen's homerun came in the first inning, after singles from Rob Itri and Obrey, giving the Cougars an early 3-0 lead.

BYU scored once in the second. Tim Law was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and advanced to third base on a double by Doug Jackson, who went two-for-five on the afternoon. Shortstop Ranger Wiens then hit a sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Law from third.

The Cougar offense stayed hot, scoring three more runs in the third, pounding out four consecutive hits to start the inning, including a two-run double by Jake Stubblefield.

Junior transfer Michel Bergeron started the game on the mound for the Cougars, and held the Wildcat batters to just one run in the first three innings.

The Arizona bats came alive in the fourth, scoring three runs off Bergeron, bringing the score to 7-4.

Obrey led off the fifth with his first homerun of the season, increasing the Cougar lead to 8-4.

The Wilcat offense then caught fire, outscoring the Cougars 13 to 1 over the next four innings, knocking Bergeron out of the game in the fifth. The bullpen did not fare much better, giving up eight earned runs in the remaining 3 1/3 innings.

A ninth-inning Cougar rally, which included doubles by Jackson and Wiens, came up short, as BYU could not overcome the considerable Arizona lead.

The two teams will meet again tomorrow at 1 p.m. for the final game of this weekend's three-game series. Tomorrow's game will not be broadcast in any fashion.

The Automated ScoreBook
                         Brigham Young Univ at Arizona
              Jan 31, 2003 at Tucson, Arizona (Frank Sancet Field)
Brigham Young Univ 13 (1-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug lf.........  5  1  2  1   0  0  3  0   0
WIENS, Ranger ss.........  4  2  1  2   0  1  2  6   0
ITRI, Rob 2b.............  5  2  1  0   1  0  2  1   1
OBREY, Kainoa 3b.........  6  3  5  3   0  1  0  0   0
JACOBSEN, Brock cf.......  4  2  2  3   1  2  2  0   2
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake dh....  4  1  1  2   1  2  0  0   3
CHAMBERS, Ryan rf........  4  0  2  1   1  0  1  0   1
LAW, Tim 1b..............  3  1  0  0   0  1  9  0   0
 CARSON, Clayton ph......  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
CLOWARD, Casey c.........  2  0  0  0   0  2  2  0   0
 WEINGARTEN, Mike ph/c...  2  0  0  0   0  2  3  0   3
 BARNES, Clayton ph......  1  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
BERGERON, Michel p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 KOFFMAN, Scott p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 GRAVLEY, Kenneth p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BINGHAM, Anthony p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 41 13 15 12   4 11 24  9  10
Arizona 17 (1-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Boyer lf.................  6  4  4  1   0  0  1  0   1
Crowe 3b.................  5  1  3  2   0  1  3  0   0
Duran 2b.................  5  1  1  2   0  0  2  4   2
 Franklin 2b/pr..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Anderson dh..............  5  2  1  0   1  0  0  0   1
Hundley c................  2  1  1  2   1  0 11  0   0
Hardy ss.................  5  1  0  0   0  2  2  3   3
Reilly 1b................  5  3  3  4   0  0  6  0   0
Van Houten rf............  3  1  3  2   1  0  1  0   0
 Haught pr/rf............  1  2  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Frey cf..................  5  1  2  3   0  2  1  0   1
Rierson p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Meloan p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Worrell p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 42 17 19 16   3  5 27  9   8
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 313 011 004 - 13 15  3
Arizona............. 100 342 43X - 17 19  1
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E - ITRI; OBREY; CHAMBERS; Crowe. DP - BYU Cougars 2; Arizona 1. LOB - BYU
Cougars 10; Arizona 8. 2B - JACKSON 2; WIENS; STUBBLEFIELD; CHAMBERS; Boyer;
Crowe; Hundley; Frey 2. 3B - Van Houten. HR - OBREY(1); JACOBSEN(1);
Reilly(1). HBP - JACKSON; WIENS; JACOBSEN; LAW; Duran; Hundley 2. SH -
Crowe. SF - WIENS. SB - WIENS; Crowe; Anderson; Reilly; Haught 2.
Brigham Young Univ     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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BERGERON, Michel....  4.2  9  8  4  2  3 22 26
KOFFMAN, Scott......  1.1  4  5  4  0  1  8 10
GRAVLEY, Kenneth....  1.0  2  1  1  1  0  5  6
BINGHAM, Anthony....  1.0  4  3  3  0  1  7  7
Arizona                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Rierson.............  4.0  9  8  8  2  3 19 23
Meloan..............  3.1  2  1  1  2  5 12 16
Worrell.............  1.2  4  4  2  0  3 10 11
Win - Meloan (1-0).  Loss - KOFFMAN (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - BERGERON 2; BINGHAM; Meloan. HBP - by Rierson (LAW); by BERGERON (Hundley);
by BERGERON (Hundley); by Meloan (WIENS); by KOFFMAN (Duran); by Meloan
(JACKSON); by Worrell (JACOBSEN). PB - Hundley.
Umpires -
Start: 3 p.m.   Time: 3:38   Attendance: 828
Rierson faced 2 batters in the 5th.
KOFFMAN faced 3 batters in the 7th.
Game: ARIZ2
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                  Brigham Young Univ at Arizona - Play-by-Play
              Jan 31, 2003 at Tucson, Arizona (Frank Sancet Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 313 011 004 - 13 15  3
Arizona............. 100 342 43X - 17 19  1
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Brigham Young Univ starters: 13/lf JACKSON; 8/ss WIENS; 21/2b ITRI; 32/3b
   OBREY; 3/cf JACOBSEN; 33/dh STUBBLEFIELD; 22/rf CHAMBERS; 1/1b LAW; 9/c
   CLOWARD; 30/p BERGERON;
Arizona starters: 1/lf Boyer; 10/3b Crowe; 3/2b Duran; 27/dh Anderson; 13/c
   Hundley; 34/ss Hardy; 17/1b Reilly; 16/rf Van Houten; 21/cf Frey; 12/p
   Rierson;
Brigham Young Univ - inning 1
   JACKSON grounded out to ss. WIENS grounded out to 1b unassisted. ITRI
   singled to third base. OBREY singled to left center; ITRI advanced to
   second. JACOBSEN homered, 3 RBI; OBREY scored; ITRI scored. STUBBLEFIELD
   walked. CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Arizona - inning 1
   Boyer singled to right field. Boyer advanced to second on a wild pitch.
   Crowe flied out to lf; Boyer advanced to third. Duran grounded out to 1b
   unassisted, RBI; Boyer scored. Anderson grounded out to p. 1 run, 1 hit,
   0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 2
   LAW hit by pitch. CLOWARD struck out swinging. JACKSON doubled; LAW
   advanced to third. WIENS flied out to rf, SF, RBI; JACKSON advanced to
   third; LAW scored. ITRI grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
   LOB.
Arizona - inning 2
   Hundley hit by pitch. Hardy struck out looking. Reilly grounded into
   double play ss to 2b to 1b; Hundley out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 3
   OBREY singled to center field. JACOBSEN singled to right field; OBREY
   advanced to second. STUBBLEFIELD doubled, 2 RBI; JACOBSEN scored; OBREY
   scored. CHAMBERS singled to left field, RBI; STUBBLEFIELD scored. LAW
   grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; CHAMBERS out on the play.
   CLOWARD struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Arizona - inning 3
   Van Houten singled to shortstop. Frey grounded into double play ss to 1b;
   Van Houten out on the play. Boyer singled to center field. Crowe singled
   to left center; Boyer advanced to third. Crowe stole second. Duran flied
   out to cf. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 4
   JACKSON popped up to 3b. WIENS struck out looking. ITRI grounded out to
   2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Arizona - inning 4
   Anderson walked. Anderson stole second. Hundley flied out to cf. Hardy
   struck out looking. Reilly singled to first base, RBI; Anderson scored.
   Reilly stole second. Van Houten walked. Frey doubled to right field, 2
   RBI; Van Houten scored; Reilly scored. Frey advanced to third on a wild
   pitch. Boyer grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
   LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 5
   OBREY homered to left center, RBI. JACOBSEN walked. Meloan to p for
   Rierson. STUBBLEFIELD reached on a fielder's choice; JACOBSEN out at
   second ss to 2b. CHAMBERS doubled to left center; STUBBLEFIELD advanced
   to third. LAW struck out swinging. WEINGARTEN pinch hit for CLOWARD.
   WEINGARTEN struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Arizona - inning 5
   WEINGARTEN to c. Crowe struck out swinging. Duran grounded out to ss.
   Anderson singled to third base. Hundley hit by pitch; Anderson advanced
   to second. Hardy reached on an error by 3b; Hundley advanced to second;
   Anderson advanced to third. Reilly singled, advanced to second on an
   error by rf, 2 RBI; Hardy advanced to third; Hundley scored, unearned;
   Anderson scored, unearned. Van Houten tripled, 2 RBI; Reilly scored,
   unearned; Hardy scored, unearned. KOFFMAN to p for BERGERON. Frey struck
   out swinging. 4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 6
   JACKSON flied out to cf. WIENS hit by pitch. ITRI flied out to lf. WIENS
   stole second. OBREY singled to left field, RBI; WIENS scored. JACOBSEN
   struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Arizona - inning 6
   Boyer reached on an error by 2b. Crowe out at first p to 2b, SAC; Boyer
   advanced to second. Duran hit by pitch. Anderson flied out to lf; Duran
   advanced to second; Boyer advanced to third. Hundley doubled to left
   field, 2 RBI; Duran scored, unearned; Boyer scored. Hardy grounded out to
   ss. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 7
   STUBBLEFIELD struck out swinging. CHAMBERS walked. CHAMBERS advanced to
   second on a wild pitch. LAW popped up to 3b. CHAMBERS advanced to third
   on a passed ball. WEINGARTEN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Arizona - inning 7
   Reilly homered to right field, RBI. Van Houten singled to shortstop.
   Haught pinch ran for Van Houten. Haught stole second. Frey doubled to
   right field, RBI; Haught scored. GRAVLEY to p for KOFFMAN. Boyer singled
   to first base; Frey advanced to third. Crowe doubled, advanced to third,
   RBI; Boyer scored; Frey scored. Duran grounded out to ss. Anderson popped
   up to ss. Hundley walked. Hardy flied out to rf. 4 runs, 5 hits, 0
   errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 8
   Haught to rf. JACKSON hit by pitch. WIENS reached on a fielder's choice;
   JACKSON out at second p to 2b. ITRI walked; WIENS advanced to second.
   Worrell to p for Meloan. OBREY struck out swinging. JACOBSEN hit by
   pitch; ITRI advanced to second; WIENS advanced to third. STUBBLEFIELD
   struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Arizona - inning 8
   BINGHAM to p for GRAVLEY. Reilly flied out to lf. Haught singled to
   center field. Haught stole second. Frey struck out swinging. Haught
   advanced to third on a wild pitch. Boyer doubled to right field, RBI;
   Haught scored. Crowe singled, advanced to second, RBI; Boyer scored.
   Duran singled to left field, RBI; Crowe scored. Franklin to 2b for Duran.
   Franklin pinch ran. Anderson grounded out to ss. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 9
   Franklin to 2b. CHAMBERS popped up to 3b. CARSON pinch hit for LAW.
   CARSON singled to center field. BARNES pinch hit for WEINGARTEN. BARNES
   reached on a fielder's choice; CARSON out at second 2b to ss. JACKSON
   doubled, RBI; BARNES scored. WIENS doubled to right field, RBI; JACKSON
   scored. ITRI reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second; WIENS scored,
   unearned. OBREY singled to left field, RBI; ITRI scored, unearned.
   JACOBSEN struck out swinging. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.