Doubleheader Split in Opening Day

LEWISTON -- Juniors Kainoa Obrey, Jeff Mousser and Ranger Wiens helped BYU to a 4-0 victory over Washington State in Thursday afternoon's opening game at the Banana Belt Tournament.

However, in the nightcap BYU wasn't as fortunate as it dropped a 7-6 decision to host Lewis-Clark State College.

Against WSU, Obrey's two-run homer came in the fourth inning of the short, two-hour game. An insurance run came in the sixth when Ranger Wiens stole second and third bases, then was doubled in by Brock Jacobsen.

In the first game, Wade Vest hit a lead-off triple in the eighth and he was driven in by Doug Jackson's infield single. Jackson advanced to second on a balk, then to third on Wien's bunt single to chase Tony Banaszak off the mound. Wiens picked up his third stolen base of the game before a doubleplay ended the inning.

Mousser, who threw his second compete game of his career, struck out five with 128 pitches in keeping the Red Cougars off stride to pick up his third victory of the season. Mousser equaled his 3-0 start as a freshman and lowered his season earned run average from 2.70 to 1.86. He also got a key first-inning pickoff of a WSU runner on first.

The Blue Cougars improved to 3-7, while the Red Cougars fell to 1-9. The shutout was BYU's first since the 2001 season against the Air Force Academy.

Lewis-Clark State remained undefeated at 8-0 by winning the nightcap. BYU jumped out to a 1-0 lead when Jackson doubled in Clayton Carson who got aboard on a lead-off fifth-inning error.

A lead-off homer by Allen Balmer in the fifth tied the score. Then Tyler Best's two-run single made it 3-1 favoring the Warriors.

LCSC's Brendan Ryan belted a grand slam in the sixth to put it up 7-1. Then BYU rallied behind Jake Stubblefield.

Stubblefield walked in the fifth, advanced to third on Kory Knell's double and scored on Ryan Chambers sac-fly. In the seventh, Stubblefield knocked a three-run homer to close the game to 7-5.

BYU drew within one in the eighth when Casey Cloward got aboard on one of the five Warrior errors in the game. Vest subbed for Cloward as a courtesy runner and scored off Jackson's double. Jackson tried to extend that double to a triple but was thrown out on the relay at third.

The Cougars play the University of Portland on Friday morning, then finish the tourney on Saturday with an afternoon game against Gonzaga.

Washington State vs Brigham Young
Feb 27, 2003 at Lewiston, Idaho (Harris Field)
Washington State 0 (1-9)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Miller rf................  4  0  2  0   0  1  2  0   0
 Reddinger c.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Stahlke dh...............  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   1
Richardson 1b............  4  0  0  0   0  0 10  0   1
Jacobsen 3b..............  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  1   0
Bruce ss.................  2  0  1  0   0  0  3  7   0
LaRue 2b.................  3  0  1  0   1  0  1  2   1
Henderson lf.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
 Hart lf.................  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Baeder c.................  2  0  0  0   0  0  4  1   1
 Spellman ph.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
McGrath cf...............  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Banaszak p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 Kenyon p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  0  5  0   1  5 24 12   6
Brigham Young 4 (3-6)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug lf.........  4  0  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
WIENS, Ranger ss.........  4  2  2  0   0  0  1  4   0
JACOBSEN, Brock cf.......  4  0  1  1   0  2  1  0   0
OBREY, Kainoa 3b.........  3  1  1  2   1  1  1  4   0
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake 1b....  4  0  1  0   0  0 13  0   3
 LAW, Tim 1b.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
CHAMBERS, Ryan rf........  3  0  0  0   0  0  5  1   0
SEIL, Beau dh............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
WILKES, Adam c...........  3  0  0  0   0  2  5  1   0
VEST, Wade 2b............  3  1  1  0   0  0  1  2   0
MOUSSER, Jeff p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 31  4  8  4   1  6 27 13   4
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Washington State.... 000 000 000 -  0  5  0
Brigham Young....... 000 201 01X -  4  8  0
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DP - WSU Cougars 1; BYU 2. LOB - WSU Cougars 6; BYU 4. 2B - Miller; WIENS;
JACOBSEN. 3B - VEST. HR - OBREY(2). HBP - Bruce 2. SB - Bruce; WIENS 3;
JACOBSEN.
Washington State       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Banaszak............  7.0  8  4  4  0  5 29 29
Kenyon..............  1.0  0  0  0  1  1  2  3
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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MOUSSER, Jeff.......  9.0  5  0  0  1  5 30 33
Win - MOUSSER (3-0).  Loss - Banaszak (0-3).  Save - None.
WP - MOUSSER 2. HBP - by MOUSSER (Bruce); by MOUSSER (Bruce). BK - Banaszak.
Umpires - HP: Barry Larson  3B: Doug Thornton
Start: 12:00   Time: 2:00   Attendance: 95
Game notes:
Game 1 of 2003 Banana Belt Tournament
Play-by-Play
                Washington State vs Brigham Young - Play-by-Play
                 Feb 27, 2003 at Lewiston, Idaho (Harris Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Washington State.... 000 000 000 -  0  5  0
Brigham Young....... 000 201 01X -  4  8  0
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Washington State starters: 35/rf Miller; 11/dh Stahlke; 15/1b Richardson;
   7/3b Jacobsen; 8/ss Bruce; 16/2b LaRue; 12/lf Henderson; 13/c Baeder;
   28/cf McGrath; 43/p Banaszak;
Brigham Young starters: 13/lf JACKSON; 8/ss WIENS; 3/cf JACOBSEN; 32/3b
   OBREY; 33/1b STUBBLEFIELD; 22/rf CHAMBERS; 25/dh SEIL; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b
   VEST; 35/p MOUSSER;
Washington State - inning 1
   Miller flied out to rf. Stahlke singled to left field. Stahlke out at
   first p to 1b, picked off. Richardson grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit,
   0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 1
   JACKSON grounded out to p. WIENS grounded out to ss. JACOBSEN struck out
   to catcher. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington State - inning 2
   Jacobsen struck out looking. Bruce singled to left field. Bruce stole
   second. LaRue walked. LaRue advanced to second; Bruce advanced to third
   on a wild pitch. Henderson grounded into double play 3b to c to 1b; Bruce
   out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   OBREY grounded out to ss. STUBBLEFIELD singled up the middle. CHAMBERS
   flied out to cf. SEIL reached on a fielder's choice; STUBBLEFIELD out at
   second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Washington State - inning 3
   Baeder grounded out to ss. McGrath grounded out to 2b. Miller struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   WILKES flied out to rf. VEST lined out to p. JACKSON grounded out to 3b.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington State - inning 4
   Stahlke struck out, reached first on a wild pitch. Richardson flied into
   double play rf to 1b; Stahlke out on the play. Jacobsen grounded out to
   3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   Hart to lf for Henderson. WIENS doubled down the lf line. JACOBSEN
   grounded out to ss; WIENS advanced to third. OBREY homered to right
   center, 2 RBI; WIENS scored. STUBBLEFIELD grounded out to ss. CHAMBERS
   flied out to cf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington State - inning 5
   Bruce grounded out to 3b. LaRue singled up the middle. Hart struck out.
   Baeder reached on a fielder's choice; LaRue out at second ss to 2b. 0
   runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   SEIL struck out looking. WILKES struck out, out at first c to 1b. VEST
   grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington State - inning 6
   McGrath flied out to rf. Miller singled up the middle. Stahlke grounded
   out to 1b unassisted; Miller advanced to second. Richardson grounded out
   to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   JACKSON singled. WIENS reached on a fielder's choice; JACKSON out at
   second 2b to ss. WIENS stole second. WIENS stole third. JACOBSEN doubled
   to center field, RBI; WIENS scored. JACOBSEN stole third. OBREY struck
   out looking. STUBBLEFIELD flied out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
   LOB.
Washington State - inning 7
   Jacobsen flied out to cf. Bruce hit by pitch. LaRue popped up to 3b. Hart
   reached on a fielder's choice; Bruce out at second ss unassisted. 0 runs,
   0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. SEIL grounded out to ss. WILKES struck out
   looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington State - inning 8
   Spellman pinch hit for Baeder. Spellman grounded out to 1b unassisted.
   McGrath grounded out to ss. Miller doubled to right center. Stahlke
   grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 8
   Reddinger to c for Miller. Spellman to rf. VEST tripled to center field.
   JACKSON singled to first base, RBI; VEST scored. JACKSON advanced to
   second on a balk. WIENS singled to first base, bunt; JACKSON advanced to
   third. Kenyon to p for Banaszak. WIENS stole second. JACOBSEN struck out.
   OBREY intentionally walked. STUBBLEFIELD hit into double play ss
   unassisted; OBREY out on the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Washington State - inning 9
   LAW to 1b for STUBBLEFIELD. Richardson flied out to rf. Jacobsen struck
   out looking. Bruce hit by pitch. LaRue flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ at Lewis-Clark State
Feb 27, 2003 at Lewiston, Idaho (Harris Field)
Brigham Young Univ 6 (3-7)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug lf.........  5  0  2  2   0  0  3  0   0
WIENS, Ranger ss.........  4  0  0  0   1  0  6  0   0
JACOBSEN, Brock cf.......  3  1  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
OBREY, Kainoa 3b.........  5  1  0  0   0  1  0  1   3
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake 1b....  2  2  1  3   2  0  5  0   0
KNELL, Kory dh...........  4  0  1  0   1  0  0  0   1
CHAMBERS, Ryan rf........  3  0  1  1   0  0  1  0   2
CARSON, Clayton 2b.......  4  1  1  0   0  1  2  2   0
CLOWARD, Casey c.........  2  0  0  0   0  1  6  2   2
 LUCAS, Blair ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
 VEST, Wade pr...........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
JACINTO, Paul p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 CHRISMAN, Jacob p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BINGHAM, Anthony p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 33  6  6  6   5  4 24  5   9
Lewis-Clark State 7 (8-0)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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GALLEGOS lf..............  4  0  0  0   1  1  2  0   2
KNOWLTON 1b..............  4  1  0  0   1  0  9  1   3
BALMER dh................  2  2  2  1   3  0  0  0   0
GALLAGHER cf.............  2  2  1  0   2  1  4  0   1
RYAN 2b..................  5  1  2  4   0  0  0  0   2
RODRIGUEZ 3b.............  4  0  1  0   1  1  2  3   3
FULLER ss................  4  1  2  0   1  1  2  5   0
BROWNE rf................  3  0  1  0   2  1  3  1   0
BEST c...................  4  0  1  2   0  1  5  0   3
PUCKETT p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
 WILLIAMS p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 FAIRBANKS p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  7 10  7  11  6 27 13  14
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 011 310 -  6  6  1
Lewis-Clark State... 000 034 00X -  7 10  5
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E - CLOWARD; RYAN; RODRIGUEZ 2; FULLER; BEST. LOB - BYU Cougars 9; Warriors
14. 2B - JACKSON 2; KNELL. HR - STUBBLEFIELD; BALMER; RYAN. HBP -
STUBBLEFIELD; GALLAGHER. SH - CLOWARD. SF - CHAMBERS. SB - STUBBLEFIELD;
VEST. CS - WIENS; RODRIGUEZ; BROWNE. Reached on CI - JACOBSEN; BEST.
Brigham Young Univ     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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JACINTO, Paul.......  5.0  6  3  3  7  2 19 28
CHRISMAN, Jacob.....  1.0  3  4  4  2  2  6  8
BINGHAM, Anthony....  2.0  1  0  0  2  2  7  9
Lewis-Clark State      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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PUCKETT.............  6.0  4  2  2  3  4 21 27
WILLIAMS............  2.0  2  4  0  2  0  9 11
FAIRBANKS...........  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  4
Win - PUCKETT.  Loss - JACINTO.  Save - FAIRBANKS .
WP - PUCKETT. HBP - by JACINTO (GALLAGHER); by FAIRBANKS (STUBBLEFIELD). CI -
CLOWARD; BEST.
Umpires -  HP-Doug Thornton  1B-Barry Larson
Start: 3:30 pm   Time: 2:58   Attendance:  155
Game notes:
Game 2 of 2003 Banana Belt Tournament
Play-by-Play
             Brigham Young Univ at Lewis-Clark State - Play-by-Play
                 Feb 27, 2003 at Lewiston, Idaho (Harris Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 011 310 -  6  6  1
Lewis-Clark State... 000 034 00X -  7 10  5
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Brigham Young Univ starters: 13/lf JACKSON; 8/ss WIENS; 3/cf JACOBSEN; 32/3b
   OBREY; 33/1b STUBBLEFIELD; 12/dh KNELL; 22/rf CHAMBERS; 23/2b CARSON; 9/c
   CLOWARD; 15/p JACINTO;
Lewis-Clark State starters: 1/lf GALLEGOS; 23/1b KNOWLTON; 40/dh BALMER;
   2/cf GALLAGHER; 12/2b RYAN; 10/3b RODRIGUEZ; 30/ss FULLER; 28/rf BROWNE;
   42/c BEST; 26/p PUCKETT;
Brigham Young Univ - inning 1
   JACKSON grounded out to ss. WIENS walked. WIENS out at second p to 1b to
   ss, caught stealing. JACOBSEN reached on a fielding error by ss. OBREY
   struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Lewis-Clark State - inning 1
   GALLEGOS popped up to 2b. KNOWLTON popped up to ss. BALMER walked.
   GALLAGHER walked; BALMER advanced to second. RYAN singled to left field;
   GALLAGHER advanced to second; BALMER advanced to third. RODRIGUEZ flied
   out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 2
   STUBBLEFIELD grounded out to 3b. KNELL flied out to cf. CHAMBERS singled
   to pitcher. CARSON singled to right field; CHAMBERS advanced to second.
   CLOWARD struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Lewis-Clark State - inning 2
   FULLER struck out looking. BROWNE walked. BROWNE out at second c to ss,
   caught stealing. BEST struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
   LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 3
   JACKSON flied out to rf. WIENS flied out to rf. JACOBSEN fouled out to
   1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Lewis-Clark State - inning 3
   GALLEGOS flied out to lf. KNOWLTON popped up to ss. BALMER singled to
   left field. GALLAGHER hit by pitch; BALMER advanced to second. RYAN
   popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 4
   OBREY grounded out to ss. STUBBLEFIELD walked. KNELL flied out to cf.
   STUBBLEFIELD stole second. CHAMBERS grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Lewis-Clark State - inning 4
   RODRIGUEZ singled up the middle. RODRIGUEZ out at second c to ss, caught
   stealing. FULLER walked. BROWNE flied out to lf. BEST reached on
   catcher's interference; FULLER advanced to second. GALLEGOS walked; BEST
   advanced to second; FULLER advanced to third. KNOWLTON flied out to cf. 0
   runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 5
   CARSON reached on an error by 3b. CLOWARD grounded out to p, SAC; CARSON
   advanced to second. JACKSON doubled to center field, RBI; CARSON scored.
   JACKSON advanced to third on a wild pitch. WIENS reached on a fielder's
   choice; JACKSON out at home 3b to c. JACOBSEN reached on catcher's
   interference; WIENS advanced to second. OBREY flied out to cf. 1 run, 1
   hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Lewis-Clark State - inning 5
   BALMER homered to right field, RBI. GALLAGHER walked. RYAN popped up to
   1b. RODRIGUEZ flied out to rf. FULLER singled to shortstop; GALLAGHER
   advanced to third. BROWNE walked; FULLER advanced to second. BEST singled
   up the middle, 2 RBI; BROWNE advanced to second; FULLER scored; GALLAGHER
   scored. GALLEGOS flied out to lf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 6
   STUBBLEFIELD walked. KNELL doubled through the left side; STUBBLEFIELD
   advanced to third. CHAMBERS flied out to cf, SF, RBI; STUBBLEFIELD
   scored. CARSON struck out looking. LUCAS pinch hit for CLOWARD. LUCAS
   struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Lewis-Clark State - inning 6
   CLOWARD to c for LUCAS. CHRISMAN to p for JACINTO. KNOWLTON walked.
   BALMER walked; KNOWLTON advanced to second. GALLAGHER singled to right
   field; BALMER advanced to second; KNOWLTON advanced to third. RYAN
   homered, 4 RBI; GALLAGHER scored; BALMER scored; KNOWLTON scored.
   RODRIGUEZ struck out swinging. FULLER singled to center field. BROWNE
   struck out swinging. BEST grounded out to 1b unassisted. 4 runs, 3 hits,
   0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 7
   WILLIAMS to p for PUCKETT. JACKSON popped up to 3b. WIENS popped up to
   ss. JACOBSEN walked. OBREY reached on a throwing error by 3b; JACOBSEN
   advanced to second. STUBBLEFIELD homered, 3 RBI, unearned; OBREY scored,
   unearned; JACOBSEN scored, unearned. KNELL walked. CHAMBERS flied out to
   lf. 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Lewis-Clark State - inning 7
   BINGHAM to p for CHRISMAN. GALLEGOS struck out looking. KNOWLTON grounded
   out to 3b. BALMER walked. GALLAGHER struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits,
   0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 8
   CARSON grounded out to 3b. CLOWARD reached on a throwing error by 2b,
   advanced to second. VEST pinch ran for CLOWARD. JACKSON doubled, out at
   third rf to ss to 3b, RBI; VEST scored, unearned. WIENS flied out to rf.
   1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Lewis-Clark State - inning 8
   CLOWARD to c for VEST. RYAN grounded out to 2b. RODRIGUEZ walked. FULLER
   popped up to ss. BROWNE singled to right field; RODRIGUEZ advanced to
   second. BEST grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 9
   FAIRBANKS to p for WILLIAMS. JACOBSEN flied out to lf. OBREY grounded out
   to ss. STUBBLEFIELD hit by pitch. VEST pinch ran for STUBBLEFIELD. VEST
   stole second. KNELL grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.