Riordin's Two Homers Defeat Cougars

MALIBU -- Luke Riordan's two home runs and four RBI delivered Cal State Northridge a 6-3 victory over BYU on Saturday.

The loss is the Cougars' second straight in the final game of the Battle at the Beach Tournament hosted by Pepperdine.

BYU (4-13) had a 3-1 lead entering the bottom of the fifth inning. Cal State Northridge (6-10) tied the game with a run in the fifth and a solo shot by Riordan in the sixth. The Matadors broke the tied game with a three-run blast by Riordan in the seventh.

An early substitute for first baseman Michael Faulk, Riordan entered the game in the first inning as a pinch hitter and then took over first for the rest of the game. The two home runs are his first and second of the season.

Ranger Wiens went two-for-four in the game, his second two-hit performance in as many days. He ends the tournament with a four-game hitting streak. Ryan Chambers hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the third inning.

Justin Su'a (1-1) started the game for BYU, receiving a no decision after allowing three runs in five and two-thirds innings. Reliever Lance Beus (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season, giving up three runs off two hits.

The Matadors will play Nevada at 1 p.m. (PST) in the tournament's final day on Sunday. Cal State Northridge lost to tournament host Pepperdine on Friday, 7-4.

The Cougars return to California on Thursday to play Cal State Northridge in two games split between a match-up with Long Beach State on Friday. BYU will also participate in a six-team tournament hosted by Fresno State beginning Monday, March 8.

Brigham Young vs Cal State Northridge
Feb 28, 2004 at Malibu, CA (Eddy D Field Stadium)
Brigham Young 3 (4-13)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  3  2  1  1   1  0  2  0   0
TAYLOR, Brandon ss.......  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  3   0
WIENS, Ranger dh.........  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  0   1
HIESTAND, Jeff rf........  3  0  0  0   1  0  3  0   0
SAYLOR, Ben 1b...........  4  0  0  0   0  1  7  0   0
KNELL, Kory lf...........  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  1   1
LUCAS, Blair 3b..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
WILKES, Adam c...........  3  0  1  0   0  1  4  1   0
 CLOWARD, Casey pr/c.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   0
VEST, Wade 2b............  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  2   0
SU'A, Justin p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 BEUS, Lance p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 HESS, Nathan p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 31  3  5  1   2  3 24 10   3
Cal State Northridge 6 (6-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Ciccarelli cf............  3  0  1  1   0  0  4  0   1
Renno lf.................  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Halpert lf..............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Voita rf.................  2  1  0  0   2  1  3  0   0
Paulk 1b.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Riordan ph/1b...........  4  2  2  4   0  0  6  0   0
McCauley 3b..............  3  0  1  0   1  1  1  0   2
Aguailar dh..............  4  1  1  0   0  2  0  0   1
Fleener c................  3  0  1  0   0  1  3  2   0
Hagstrom 2b..............  2  0  1  0   0  0  4  3   0
 Ravago ph/2b............  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   2
Perez ss.................  4  2  2  0   0  1  2  1   0
Baker p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  2   0
 Polanco p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 31  6 10  5   3  8 27 10   6
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 201 000 000 -  3  5  2
Cal State Northridge 010 011 30X -  6 10  2
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E - LUCAS(3); SU'A; Renno(1); Paulk(4). DP - Matadors 1. LOB - Cougars 3;
Matadors 6. 2B - Aguailar(2). HR - CHAMBERS(1); Riordan 2(2). SH -
Ciccarelli(1); Fleener(2). SB - Renno(5); McCauley(3). CS - WIENS(1);
KNELL(3).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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SU'A, Justin........  5.2  8  3  2  1  5 23 25
BEUS, Lance.........  1.0  2  3  3  2  1  4  7
HESS, Nathan........  1.1  0  0  0  0  2  4  4
Cal State Northridge   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Baker...............  8.0  5  3  1  2  1 28 30
Polanco.............  1.0  0  0  0  0  2  3  3
Win - Baker (3-1).  Loss - BEUS (0-1).  Save - Polanco (3).
Umpires - HP: Dan Perugini  1B: Mik Hendrickson  3B: Darrel Mason
Start: 10:00 AM   Time: 2:13   Attendance: 144
Play-by-Play 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 201 000 000 -  3  5  2
Cal State Northridge 010 011 30X -  6 10  2
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Brigham Young starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 8/dh WIENS; 16/rf
   HIESTAND; 25/1b SAYLOR; 12/lf KNELL; 6/3b LUCAS; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b VEST;
   27/p SU'A;
Cal State Northridge starters: 2/cf Ciccarelli; 17/lf Renno; 7/rf Voita;
   9/1b Paulk; 14/3b McCauley; 1/dh Aguailar; 13/c Fleener; 8/2b Hagstrom;
   4/ss Perez; 30/p Baker;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   CHAMBERS reached on an error by 1b. TAYLOR popped up to rf. WIENS singled
   through the left side; CHAMBERS advanced to second. HIESTAND reached on
   an error by lf, advanced to second; WIENS scored, unearned; CHAMBERS
   scored, unearned. SAYLOR grounded out to 2b; HIESTAND advanced to third.
   KNELL popped up to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 1
   Ciccarelli grounded out to ss. Renno singled, bunt. Renno stole second.
   Voita walked. Riordan pinch hit for Paulk. Riordan reached on a fielder's
   choice; Voita out at second 2b to ss; Renno advanced to third. McCauley
   struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   Riordan to 1b. LUCAS grounded out to 2b. WILKES flied out to rf. VEST
   grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 2
   Aguailar doubled to left field. Fleener reached on an error by p, out at
   second lf to 2b, SAC; Aguailar scored. Hagstrom singled to right field.
   Perez flied out to rf. Ciccarelli reached on a fielder's choice; Hagstrom
   out at second 2b to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   CHAMBERS homered to right center, RBI. TAYLOR popped up to p. WIENS
   singled to center field. HIESTAND walked; WIENS advanced to second.
   SAYLOR flied out to cf; WIENS advanced to third. WIENS out at third c to
   2b to c to 3b, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 3
   Renno flied out to cf. Voita struck out swinging. Riordan fouled out to
   2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   KNELL singled to left field. LUCAS flied out to cf. KNELL out at second c
   to 2b, caught stealing. WILKES struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 4
   McCauley lined out to 3b. Aguailar struck out swinging, out at first c to
   1b. Fleener struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   VEST popped up to p. CHAMBERS walked. TAYLOR popped up to ss. WIENS
   popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 5
   Hagstrom grounded out to ss. Perez singled, advanced to second on a
   throwing error by 3b. Ciccarelli singled to left center, RBI; Perez
   scored, unearned. Ciccarelli out at first p to 1b, picked off. Renno
   struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   Halpert to lf for Renno. HIESTAND flied out to cf. SAYLOR grounded out to
   p. KNELL popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 6
   Voita grounded out to ss. Riordan homered to right field, RBI. McCauley
   singled to left field. Aguailar flied out to rf. Fleener singled to left
   field; McCauley advanced to second. BEUS to p for SU'A. Ravago pinch hit
   for Hagstrom. Ravago grounded out to p. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   Ravago to 2b. LUCAS fouled out to rf. WILKES singled to right field.
   CLOWARD pinch ran for WILKES. VEST grounded into double play ss to 1b;
   CLOWARD out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 7
   CLOWARD to c. Perez singled to third base. Ciccarelli grounded out to 3b,
   SAC; Perez advanced to second. Halpert struck out swinging. Voita
   intentionally walked. Riordan homered to right field, 3 RBI; Voita
   scored; Perez scored. McCauley walked. HESS to p for BEUS. McCauley stole
   second. Aguailar struck out swinging. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 8
   CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. TAYLOR popped up to 2b. WIENS flied out to
   cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 8
   Fleener flied out to rf. Ravago flied out to cf. Perez struck out
   looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 9
   Polanco to p for Baker. HIESTAND grounded out to 2b. SAYLOR struck out
   swinging. KNELL struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.