Barnes, Carson Help Whip SUU

PROVO -- A pair of Claytons, Barnes and Carson, helped lead BYU's baseball team to an 18-1 victory Monday in non-conference action at Larry H. Miller Field.

Clayton Barnes, a freshman southpaw from Provo, picked up his first collegiate victory, throwing 64 pitches and striking out five in four hitless innings as BYU used a trio of pitchers. Clayton Carson, a redshirt freshman from California, tallied six runs batted in, including a two-run homer to straight-away center on the first pitch in the third inning.

"It was a fastball that couldn't have been in a better spot if I had teed it up," said Carson of his fourth dinger of the season. "We knew Coach's focus was getting a lot of guys in the lineup."

Eighteen Cougars played in the game as Coach Vance Law took the opportunity also to rest starting shortstop Ranger Wiens whose spot was filled by Carson. Carson went 4-of-6 on the afternoon and was a double shy of the cycle. He belted a triple in the eighth off the wall, but didn't think he would get up again, except the Cougars batted around and he made the final out of the inning.

"We jumped out fast," said Law. "We wanted a good start so we could get as many position players in the game as we would. I didn't want to pour it on, but we played hard as our reserves needed this opportunity."

The Cougars gave Barnes a 10-0 lead by the time he left the game, starting with a pair of RBI from sacrifice flies in the first inning by Jake Stubblefield and Brock Jacobsen. Carson drove in the third run of the first inning to give BYU a 3-0 lead.

Wade Vest provided some heroics in the second inning, driving in Casey Cloward, who had doubled. Vest alertly scooted to a double on that play, then stole third and scored on the overthrow by the SUU catcher for a 5-0 advantage.

Following Carson's third-inning homer, Vest drove in Tim Law on a sac-fly to put BYU up 8-0.

Carson drove in both runs of the fourth inning with a sharp single to left field, putting the Cougars at 10-0.

Reserve centerfielder Beau Seil drove in the only run of the sixth inning. Mike Weingarten scored the only run of the seventh when he was driven in by Ryan Chambers. Chambers extended his hitting streak to 14 games, tying the team's best of the season.

In the six-run eighth, Seil drove in Blair Lucas who had led off with a double to start the scoring. Carson drove in Seil and Tim Law drove in Carson. Tim Law scored when Weingarten knocked BYU's seventh double and his second of the day.

The T-Birds got on the scoreboard in the ninth when Jake Reynolds scored off Kelcey Kemp's double to avoid the shutout.

The victory came from the most runs BYU has scored since Miller Park opened and was the worst defeat since 1998 at home when the Cougars downed SUU, 22-1.

It was the most runs scored by BYU since beating the Air Force Academy 20-7 at the Utah Valley State field in 2001 just before Miller Park opened. AFA is BYU's next opponent as a three-game series starts on Thursday at 7 p.m., at Miller Park.

Southern Utah Univ. at Brigham Young Univ
Apr 07, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Southern Utah Univ. 1 (7-12)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Duvall cf................  3  0  0  0   2  3  3  0   0
Doezie 2b................  5  0  0  0   0  0  2  5   7
Elliott rf/lf............  3  0  1  0   1  2  1  0   0
Droubay 3b...............  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  4   0
Francom 1b...............  4  0  0  0   0  1 10  1   0
Hunter lf................  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   1
 Yocum rf................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Campbell c...............  4  0  2  0   0  1  3  1   1
Reynolds dh..............  4  1  2  0   0  1  0  0   0
Kemp ss..................  4  0  2  1   0  1  3  3   0
Shepherd p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Anderson p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Hanley p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Roche p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 34  1  7  1   4 10 24 14  10
Brigham Young Univ 18 (14-16)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug lf.........  2  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   1
 BILLS, Kevin lf.........  2  0  1  0   1  1  1  0   0
CHAMBERS, Ryan rf........  6  1  2  2   0  1  2  0   0
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake dh....  3  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
 WILKES, Adam ph.........  2  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   1
OBREY, Kainoa 3b.........  3  2  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
 LUCAS, Blair 3b.........  3  2  2  0   0  0  0  1   0
JACOBSEN, Brock cf.......  0  1  0  1   1  0  2  0   0
 SEIL, Beau cf...........  3  1  2  2   0  0  2  0   0
CARSON, Clayton ss.......  6  2  4  6   0  1  2  2   3
LAW, Tim 1b..............  4  2  2  1   1  0  6  0   1
CLOWARD, Casey c.........  2  1  2  0   1  0  5  0   0
 WEINGARTEN, Mike c......  2  2  2  1   0  0  5  0   0
VEST, Wade 2b............  2  1  1  2   0  0  1  1   3
 ITRI, Rob 2b............  0  1  0  0   2  0  1  0   0
BARNES, Clayton p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 RODRIGUEZ, Curtis p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 HEID, Tyler p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 40 18 22 17   7  3 27  5   9
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Southern Utah Univ.. 000 000 001 -  1  7  3
Brigham Young Univ.. 323 201 16X - 18 22  0
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E - Droubay 2; Campbell. DP - SUU 3. LOB - SUU 10; BYU Cougars 9. 2B -
Elliott; Reynolds; Kemp; STUBBLEFIELD; OBREY; LUCAS; CLOWARD; WEINGARTEN 2;
VEST. 3B - CARSON. HR - CARSON(4). SH - JACOBSEN. SF - STUBBLEFIELD;
JACOBSEN; VEST. SB - JACOBSEN; CARSON; VEST. CS - CHAMBERS.
Southern Utah Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Shepherd............  3.2 12 10 10  3  1 18 25
Anderson............  3.1  3  2  1  3  1 11 14
Hanley..............  0.0  5  5  5  0  0  5  5
Roche...............  1.0  2  1  1  1  1  6  7
Brigham Young Univ     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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BARNES, Clayton.....  4.0  0  0  0  3  5 12 15
RODRIGUEZ, Curtis...  3.0  4  0  0  1  3 13 14
HEID, Tyler.........  2.0  3  1  1  0  2  9  9
Win - BARNES (1-0).  Loss - Shepherd (1-5).  Save - None.
WP - Anderson; Hanley; Roche; BARNES. BK - Shepherd. PB - Campbell.
Umpires - HP: Blake Jensen  1B: Terry Balser
Start: 4:06 pm   Time: 2:45   Attendance: 543
Game notes:
Game 3 of 5, previous games played in Cedar City were won by
BYU 8-1 and 8-3...the remaining games will be played May 12 & 13
in Provo
Hanley faced 5 batters in the 8th.
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Play-by-Play
Southern Utah Univ. at Brigham Young Univ - Play-by-Play
               Apr 07, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Southern Utah Univ.. 000 000 001 -  1  7  3
Brigham Young Univ.. 323 201 16X - 18 22  0
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Southern Utah Univ. starters: 1/cf Duvall; 2/2b Doezie; 22/rf Elliott; 6/3b
   Droubay; 20/1b Francom; 26/lf Hunter; 25/c Campbell; 12/dh Reynolds;
   10/ss Kemp; 19/p Shepherd;
Brigham Young Univ starters: 13/lf JACKSON; 22/rf CHAMBERS; 33/dh
   STUBBLEFIELD; 32/3b OBREY; 3/cf JACOBSEN; 23/ss CARSON; 1/1b LAW; 9/c
   CLOWARD; 5/2b VEST; 11/p BARNES;
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 1
   Duvall struck out swinging. Doezie flied out to cf. Elliott struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 1
   JACKSON walked. CHAMBERS singled to right field; JACKSON advanced to
   third. STUBBLEFIELD flied out to rf, SF, RBI; JACKSON scored. OBREY
   doubled to right center; CHAMBERS advanced to third. JACOBSEN flied out
   to lf, SF, RBI; CHAMBERS scored. CARSON singled to center field, RBI;
   OBREY scored. CARSON stole second. LAW grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3
   runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 2
   Droubay walked. Francom grounded out to 1b unassisted; Droubay advanced
   to second. Hunter flied out to rf. Droubay advanced to third on a wild
   pitch. Campbell grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 2
   CLOWARD doubled to left field. CLOWARD advanced to third on a balk. VEST
   doubled to left field, RBI; CLOWARD scored. VEST stole third, scored on a
   throwing error by c. JACKSON grounded out to 2b. CHAMBERS singled to
   second base. STUBBLEFIELD flied out to cf. CHAMBERS out at second c to
   2b, caught stealing. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 3
   Reynolds struck out swinging. Kemp struck out swinging. Duvall walked.
   Doezie flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 3
   OBREY singled to right field. JACOBSEN grounded out to 3b, SAC; OBREY
   advanced to second. CARSON homered to center field, 2 RBI; OBREY scored.
   LAW singled to right field. CLOWARD singled down the rf line; LAW
   advanced to third. VEST flied out to lf, SF, RBI; CLOWARD advanced to
   second; LAW scored. JACKSON grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors,
   1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 4
   BILLS to lf for JACKSON. Elliott walked. Droubay flied out to rf. Francom
   struck out looking. Hunter reached on a fielder's choice; Elliott out at
   second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 4
   CHAMBERS struck out swinging. STUBBLEFIELD doubled to left field. OBREY
   grounded out to ss; STUBBLEFIELD advanced to third. JACOBSEN walked.
   JACOBSEN stole second. CARSON singled to left field, 2 RBI; JACOBSEN
   scored; STUBBLEFIELD scored. LAW walked; CARSON advanced to second.
   Anderson to p for Shepherd. LAW advanced to second; CARSON advanced to
   third on a passed ball. CLOWARD walked. VEST flied out to cf. 2 runs, 2
   hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 5
   LUCAS to 3b for OBREY. SEIL to cf for JACOBSEN. WEINGARTEN to c for
   CLOWARD. ITRI to 2b for VEST. RODRIGUEZ to p for BARNES. Campbell singled
   up the middle. Reynolds doubled to left field; Campbell advanced to
   third. Kemp flied out to ss. Duvall struck out swinging. Doezie popped up
   to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 5
   BILLS singled to left field. CHAMBERS flied out to cf. STUBBLEFIELD
   grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b; BILLS out on the play. 0 runs,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 6
   Elliott struck out looking. Droubay grounded out to 3b. Francom flied out
   to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 6
   LUCAS reached on a fielding error by 3b. LUCAS advanced to second on a
   wild pitch. SEIL singled up the middle, RBI; LUCAS scored, unearned.
   CARSON struck out swinging. LAW grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b;
   SEIL out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 7
   Hunter struck out looking. Campbell singled to left center. Reynolds
   reached on a fielder's choice; Campbell out at second p to ss. Kemp
   singled to right center; Reynolds advanced to second. Duvall walked; Kemp
   advanced to second; Reynolds advanced to third. Doezie fouled out to 1b.
   0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 7
   Elliott to lf. Yocum to rf for Hunter. WEINGARTEN doubled to center
   field. ITRI walked. BILLS walked; ITRI advanced to second; WEINGARTEN
   advanced to third. CHAMBERS reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; BILLS out
   at second 1b to ss; ITRI advanced to third; WEINGARTEN scored. WILKES
   pinch hit for STUBBLEFIELD. WILKES grounded into double play 3b to 2b to
   1b; CHAMBERS out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 8
   HEID to p for RODRIGUEZ. Elliott doubled to right center. Droubay flied
   out to cf. Francom grounded out to 1b unassisted; Elliott advanced to
   third. Yocum grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 8
   Hanley to p for Anderson. LUCAS doubled to center field. LUCAS advanced
   to third on a wild pitch. SEIL singled up the middle, RBI; LUCAS scored.
   CARSON tripled to center field, RBI; SEIL scored. LAW singled through the
   left side, RBI; CARSON scored. WEINGARTEN doubled to right center, RBI;
   LAW scored. Roche to p for Hanley. ITRI walked. ITRI advanced to second;
   WEINGARTEN advanced to third on a wild pitch. BILLS struck out swinging.
   CHAMBERS grounded out to 3b, RBI; WEINGARTEN scored. WILKES singled to
   center field, RBI; ITRI scored. LUCAS singled to left field; WILKES
   advanced to second. SEIL reached on a fielding error by 3b; LUCAS
   advanced to second; WILKES advanced to third. CARSON grounded out to 2b.
   6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 9
   Campbell struck out swinging. Reynolds singled to left field. Kemp
   doubled down the lf line, RBI; Reynolds scored. Duvall struck out
   looking. Doezie flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.