Wiens' Five RBI Paces Defeat of SUU

PROVO -- Shortstop Ranger Wiens knocked in five runs for Brigham Young in a 13-6 victory over Southern Utah on Monday.

The non-conference win improves BYU's record to 25-21 overall. SUU falls to 15-26.

Ryan Chambers hit the ball down the right field line for a triple, setting up the first two runs for the Cougars. A double by Kainoa Obrey put BYU up 2-0 after one inning of play.

The Thunderbirds fought their back into the game by scoring a run in the second and third innings off of leadoff doubles by Chris Mower and Ty Doezie.

"When you let six or seven leadoff guys on base that usually spells disaster," BYU Head Coach Vance Law said. "The team is playing hard and heads up ball to prevent runs from scoring."

Rob Itri ripped a slow breaking curve ball up the middle for a run in the fourth inning to give the Cougars a short-lived lead. Itri ended the game going 3-for-4 with two RBI.

In the fifth, the Thunderbirds scored three runs in the inning before BYU recorded an out. Aaron Lancaster's two-run line drive to centerfield capped off four consecutive singles to give SUU a 5-3 lead. SUU's James Hanley intentionally walked Chambers to face Wiens. Wiens got the best of Hanley, hitting in his second and third RBI to tie the game, 5-5.

"Wiens brings excitement to the game and to the fans," Law said. "Ranger is playing lights out."

BYU batted through the line-up in the sixth, and for consecutive innings Wiens doubled in two runs, to put the Cougars up for good. In the inning, Casey Cloward recorded his second hit of the game, extending his hit streak to 16 games, the second-longest of the season behind Chambers' 18-game hitting streak.

"When I hit the ball I'm always looking to round first, and after I looked up and saw the outfielder hadn't gotten to the ball yet I took off for second," Wiens said of his team leading 23rd and 24th doubles of the season.

Tim Law, who started at first base, went 2-for-4 with three RBI.

The final home game of the season is Tuesday at 7 p.m. Five seniors will be honored before the game for their accomplishment on-and-off the field.

Southern Utah Univ. at Brigham Young Univ
May 12, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Southern Utah Univ. 6 (15-26)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Kemp ss..................  5  1  2  1   0  0  4  4   1
Doezie 2b................  5  2  3  0   0  0  0  3   0
Reynolds lf..............  4  1  2  2   1  1  1  0   1
Lancaster 1b.............  3  0  1  2   1  0  7  0   1
Elliott rf...............  4  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   2
Mower 3b.................  4  1  2  0   0  1  1  2   0
Sollami dh...............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
 Francom ph..............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Guest c..................  3  0  2  0   0  0  2  0   0
 Ford pr/c...............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Duvall cf................  4  1  1  0   0  0  5  0   1
Hanley p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Anderson p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Stoker p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 37  6 13  5   2  4 24 10   7
Brigham Young Univ 14 (25-21)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug lf.........  3  1  0  0   1  1  3  0   0
 BILLS, Kevin ph/lf......  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
CHAMBERS, Ryan rf........  3  3  1  0   2  0  1  0   0
WIENS, Ranger ss.........  5  1  3  5   0  0  3  5   0
OBREY, Kainoa 3b.........  4  0  1  1   0  1  1  1   2
 LUCAS, Blair 3b.........  1  1  1  2   0  0  0  0   0
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake dh....  4  2  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
ITRI, Rob 2b.............  4  1  3  2   0  0  1  3   1
 VEST, Wade 2b...........  1  0  1  0   0  0  1  1   0
LAW, Tim 1b..............  4  1  2  0   0  0  9  1   2
SEIL, Beau cf............  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 JACOBSEN, Brock ph/cf...  1  1  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
CLOWARD, Casey c.........  3  2  2  2   0  0  5  1   0
 WILKES, Adam c..........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
RODRIGUEZ, Curtis p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 CHRISMAN, Jacob p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 DABO, Tyler p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 36 14 15 12   4  2 27 13   5
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Southern Utah Univ.. 011 031 000 -  6 13  3
Brigham Young Univ.. 200 125 13X - 14 15  2
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E - Kemp; Elliott; Guest; OBREY; SEIL. DP - SUU 3; BYU Cougars 2. LOB - SUU
7; BYU Cougars 5. 2B - Doezie; Mower; WIENS 2; OBREY; LUCAS; STUBBLEFIELD.
3B - Guest; CHAMBERS. HBP - Lancaster; LAW; JACOBSEN; WILKES. SB - Reynolds;
Duvall; JACKSON; WIENS; STUBBLEFIELD. CS - Reynolds.
Southern Utah Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Hanley..............  5.1 11  9  9  1  2 25 27
Anderson............  0.2  2  2  1  1  0  5  6
Stoker..............  2.0  2  3  3  2  0  6 10
Brigham Young Univ     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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RODRIGUEZ, Curtis...  4.0 10  5  5  1  1 20 21
CHRISMAN, Jacob.....  3.0  3  1  1  0  3 11 12
DABO, Tyler.........  2.0  0  0  0  1  0  6  7
Win - CHRISMAN (1-0).  Loss - Hanley (0-3).  Save - None.
WP - Hanley; Stoker. HBP - by Hanley (JACOBSEN); by CHRISMAN (Lancaster); by
Stoker (LAW); by Stoker (WILKES).
Umpires - HP: Al White  1B: Blyden Loutensock  3B: Terry Balser
Start: 4:06 pm   Time: 2:55   Attendance: 1219
Game notes:
Game 3 of 4 in Provo, tomorrow's game is at 7 p.m.
RODRIGUEZ faced 3 batters in the 5th.
Anderson faced 2 batters in the 7th.
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Southern Utah Univ. at Brigham Young Univ - Play-by-Play
May 12, 2003 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Southern Utah Univ.. 011 031 000 -  6 13  3
Brigham Young Univ.. 200 125 13X - 14 15  2
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Southern Utah Univ. starters: 10/ss Kemp; 2/2b Doezie; 12/lf Reynolds; 21/1b
   Lancaster; 22/rf Elliott; 17/3b Mower; 28/dh Sollami; 27/c Guest; 1/cf
   Duvall; 16/p Hanley;
Brigham Young Univ starters: 13/lf JACKSON; 22/rf CHAMBERS; 8/ss WIENS;
   32/3b OBREY; 33/dh STUBBLEFIELD; 21/2b ITRI; 1/1b LAW; 25/cf SEIL; 9/c
   CLOWARD; 28/p RODRIGUEZ;
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 1
   Kemp grounded out to 3b. Doezie singled to left field. Reynolds grounded
   out to 2b; Doezie advanced to second. Lancaster walked. Elliott flied out
   to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 1
   JACKSON flied out to rf. CHAMBERS tripled down the rf line. WIENS singled
   through the left side, RBI; CHAMBERS scored. WIENS stole second. OBREY
   doubled down the lf line, RBI; WIENS scored. STUBBLEFIELD grounded out to
   3b. ITRI flied out to cf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 2
   Mower doubled to left field. Sollami popped up to ss. Guest singled to
   third base, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b; Mower scored.
   Duvall singled to left field; Guest advanced to third. Kemp grounded into
   double play 2b to ss to 1b; Duvall out on the play. 1 run, 3 hits, 1
   error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 2
   LAW singled to second base. SEIL grounded into double play 2b to ss to
   1b; LAW out on the play. CLOWARD lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 3
   Doezie doubled to center field. Reynolds singled to center field, RBI;
   Doezie scored. Lancaster fouled out to 1b. Reynolds out at second c to
   ss, caught stealing. Elliott flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0
   LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 3
   JACKSON struck out swinging. CHAMBERS flied out to cf. WIENS flied out to
   lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 4
   Mower singled to shortstop. Sollami struck out looking. Guest grounded
   out to ss; Mower advanced to second. Duvall flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 4
   OBREY struck out swinging. STUBBLEFIELD doubled down the rf line. ITRI
   singled to right center, RBI; STUBBLEFIELD scored. LAW grounded into
   double play ss to 1b; ITRI out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0
   LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 5
   Kemp singled up the middle. Doezie singled, bunt; Kemp advanced to
   second. Reynolds singled to center field, RBI; Doezie advanced to second
   on a fielding error by cf, advanced to third; Kemp scored. CHRISMAN to p
   for RODRIGUEZ. Reynolds stole second. Lancaster singled to center field,
   2 RBI; Reynolds scored; Doezie scored. Elliott out at first 1b to p;
   Lancaster advanced to second. Mower struck out swinging. Sollami grounded
   out to ss. 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 5
   SEIL grounded out to ss. CLOWARD singled to left field. JACKSON flied out
   to cf. CLOWARD advanced to second on a throwing error by c. CHAMBERS
   walked. CHAMBERS advanced to second on a wild pitch; CLOWARD advanced to
   third. WIENS doubled up the middle, 2 RBI; CHAMBERS scored; CLOWARD
   scored. OBREY grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 6
   Guest tripled to right field. Ford pinch ran for Guest. Duvall reached on
   a fielder's choice; Ford out at home ss to c. Duvall stole second. Kemp
   singled to center field, RBI; Duvall scored. Doezie fouled out to 3b.
   Reynolds struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 6
   Ford to c. STUBBLEFIELD flied out to cf. ITRI singled to center field.
   LAW singled to right field; ITRI advanced to third. JACOBSEN pinch hit
   for SEIL. JACOBSEN hit by pitch; LAW advanced to second. CLOWARD singled
   to right field, advanced to second on a fielding error by rf, 2 RBI;
   JACOBSEN scored; LAW scored; ITRI scored. Anderson to p for Hanley.
   JACKSON walked. CHAMBERS flied out to rf; CLOWARD advanced to third.
   JACKSON stole second. WIENS doubled to left field, 2 RBI; JACKSON scored;
   CLOWARD scored. OBREY flied out to rf. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 7
   LUCAS to 3b for OBREY. JACOBSEN to cf. Lancaster hit by pitch. Elliott
   struck out swinging. Mower grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b;
   Lancaster out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 7
   STUBBLEFIELD reached on a fielding error by ss. STUBBLEFIELD stole
   second. ITRI singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw,
   RBI; STUBBLEFIELD scored, unearned. Stoker to p for Anderson. ITRI out at
   second c to ss, picked off. LAW hit by pitch. JACOBSEN grounded into
   double play 2b to ss to 1b; LAW out on the play. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0
   LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 8
   VEST to 2b for ITRI. WILKES to c for CLOWARD. DABO to p for CHRISMAN.
   Francom pinch hit for Sollami. Francom grounded out to 2b. Ford popped up
   to 2b. Duvall grounded out to p, bunt. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ - inning 8
   WILKES hit by pitch. BILLS pinch hit for JACKSON. BILLS flied out to cf.
   CHAMBERS walked; WILKES advanced to second. WIENS flied out to rf. LUCAS
   doubled down the rf line, 2 RBI; CHAMBERS scored; WILKES scored.
   STUBBLEFIELD walked. VEST singled to second base; STUBBLEFIELD advanced
   to second; LUCAS advanced to third. VEST advanced to second; STUBBLEFIELD
   advanced to third; LUCAS scored on a wild pitch. LAW grounded out to 2b.
   3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. - inning 9
   BILLS to lf. Kemp flied out to rf. Doezie flied out to lf. Reynolds
   walked. Lancaster flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.