Cal Northridge Escapes 5-Run Deficit, Wins 7-6

NORTHRIDGE -- Jesse Perez hit a game-winning two-run homer and drove in three as Cal State Northridge came back to beat BYU 7-6 Thursday.

The Cougars (4-14) had a five run lead to begin the fifth inning, but the Matadors (7-11) scored five in the inning to tie the game. Perez's two-run shot in the seventh sealed the victory for Cal Northridge. BYU is now 1-4 in one-run games this year.

After Cal Northridge starter Cody Campbell (0-0) exited the game in the third, the Matadors used six relievers to pull off the win. Kyle Jean (1-1) earned his first victory, entering the game in the sixth. Phil Polanco captured his fourth save.

BYU starter Patrick Wells (2-2) cruised easily through the first four innings before stumbling in the fifth, allowing five runs. Bryce Burger (0-1) picked up his first loss after allowing two runs in two and one-third innings.

Led by RBI singles from Casey Cloward and Brandon Taylor and a sacrifice fly by Wade Vest, the Cougars led by three in the second inning. A sacrifice fly by Ryan Chambers and Taylor's second RBI single gave BYU a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning. Taylor finished the game 3-for-6.

Five Matadors captured RBI hits in the fifth inning led by a RBI double from Adam Fleener and an RBI single from Perez. BYU regained the lead in the sixth inning on a bases loaded walk to Tim Law before Perez finalized the score with his two-out blast to left field.

BYU will take on No. 7 Long Beach State Friday at 6:30 p.m. (PST). Live audio is available for the game. A link to the audio cast can be found at www.byucougars.com.

BYU at Cal State Northridge
Mar 04, 2004 at Northridge, CA (Matador Field)
BYU 6 (4-14)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  3  0  0  1   1  1  3  0   3
TAYLOR, Brandon ss.......  6  0  3  2   0  2  2  2   0
WIENS, Ranger 3b.........  3  1  1  0   2  0  0  0   0
ITRI, Rob lf.............  3  0  0  0   2  1  0  0   5
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  5  0  1  0   0  2  1  0   2
HIESTAND, Jeff dh........  1  1  0  0   2  0  0  0   0
 KNELL, Kory dh..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
LAW, Tim 1b..............  4  1  2  1   1  0  8  0   0
CLOWARD, Casey c.........  5  2  1  1   0  1  9  0   4
VEST, Wade 2b............  3  1  2  1   1  0  1  2   0
WELLS, Patrick p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 BURGER, Bryce p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 PARSONS, Kalen p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 35  6 10  6   9  8 24  7  14
Cal State Northridge 7 (7-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Ciccarelli cf............  3  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
Aguailar dh..............  5  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   1
Voita rf.................  4  1  2  1   0  1  2  0   0
Riordan lf...............  4  1  1  0   0  3  1  0   1
McCauley 3b..............  3  0  1  1   1  1  1  1   0
Perez ss.................  3  1  2  3   0  0  3  0   1
Quintana 1b..............  1  1  0  0   1  0  7  1   0
 Paulk ph................  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Fleener c................  4  1  1  1   0  1  8  0   4
Ravago 2b................  2  0  0  0   0  2  1  4   0
 Hagstrom 2b.............  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Campbell p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Brettl p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Camacho p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Sistilli p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jean p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Rocchio p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Polanco p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 32  7  9  7   2  8 27 10   7
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 030 201 000 -  6 10  1
Cal State Northridge 000 050 20X -  7  9  2
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E - CLOWARD; Perez(7); Fleener(3). LOB - BYU 14; CSUN 7. 2B - LAW; VEST;
Fleener(2). 3B - LAW. HR - Perez(3). HBP - Ciccarelli 2; Quintana. SH -
CHAMBERS; Perez(2). SF - CHAMBERS; VEST. SB - Riordan(1).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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WELLS, Patrick......  4.2  7  5  5  2  5 20 25
BURGER, Bryce.......  2.1  2  2  2  0  2  9  9
PARSONS, Kalen......  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  4
Cal State Northridge   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Campbell............  2.0  4  3  3  3  0  9 13
Brettl..............  2.0  3  2  1  0  2  8  9
Camacho.............  1.0  0  0  0  2  1  4  6
Sistilli............  0.1  0  1  1  2  0  1  3
Jean................  2.0  2  0  0  2  4  7 10
Rocchio.............  0.2  1  0  0  0  0  3  3
Polanco.............  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3
Win - Jean (1-1).  Loss - BURGER (0-1).  Save - Polanco (4).
WP - WELLS; Campbell(2). HBP - by WELLS (Ciccarelli); by WELLS (Quintana); by
PARSONS (Ciccarelli). PB - CLOWARD; Fleener(3).
Umpires - HP: Mel Gatson  1B: Dave Gimbi  3B: Ruben Chavira
Start: 2:00 pm   Time: 3:01   Attendance: 124
Play-by-Play 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 030 201 000 -  6 10  1
Cal State Northridge 000 050 20X -  7  9  2
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BYU starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 8/3b WIENS; 21/lf ITRI; 25/rf
   SAYLOR; 16/dh HIESTAND; 1/1b LAW; 9/c CLOWARD; 5/2b VEST; 4/p WELLS;
Cal State Northridge starters: 2/cf Ciccarelli; 1/dh Aguailar; 7/rf Voita;
   33/lf Riordan; 14/3b McCauley; 4/ss Perez; 3/1b Quintana; 13/c Fleener;
   6/2b Ravago; 42/p Campbell;
BYU - inning 1
   CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. TAYLOR singled up the middle. WIENS popped
   up to 2b. TAYLOR advanced to second on a wild pitch. ITRI walked. SAYLOR
   grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 1
   Ciccarelli hit by pitch. Aguailar fouled out to c, bunt. Voita reached on
   a fielder's choice; Ciccarelli out at second ss to 2b. Riordan struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 2
   HIESTAND walked. LAW doubled to right center; HIESTAND advanced to third.
   CLOWARD singled to left field, advanced to second, RBI; LAW advanced to
   third; HIESTAND scored. VEST flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; CLOWARD advanced
   to third; LAW scored. CHAMBERS walked. TAYLOR singled up the middle, RBI;
   CHAMBERS advanced to second; CLOWARD scored. WIENS flied out to rf;
   CHAMBERS advanced to third. ITRI grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
   errors, 2 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 2
   McCauley walked. Perez grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; McCauley advanced to
   second. Quintana flied out to cf. Fleener grounded out to 1b unassisted.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 3
   Brettl to p for Campbell. SAYLOR struck out swinging. HIESTAND grounded
   out to 3b. LAW flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 3
   Ravago struck out swinging. Ciccarelli flied out to cf. Aguailar grounded
   out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 4
   CLOWARD reached on a fielding error by c, bunt. VEST doubled down the lf
   line; CLOWARD advanced to third. CHAMBERS flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; VEST
   advanced to third; CLOWARD scored, unearned. TAYLOR singled up the
   middle, RBI; VEST scored. TAYLOR out at second p to 1b to ss, picked off.
   WIENS singled to pitcher. ITRI struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1
   error, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 4
   Voita singled to shortstop. Riordan struck out looking. McCauley reached
   on a fielder's choice; Voita out at second 2b to ss. Perez popped up to
   1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 5
   Camacho to p for Brettl. SAYLOR grounded out to p. HIESTAND walked. LAW
   grounded out to 2b; HIESTAND advanced to second. CLOWARD reached on a
   throwing error by ss; HIESTAND advanced to third. VEST walked; CLOWARD
   advanced to second. CHAMBERS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
   error, 3 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 5
   Quintana hit by pitch. Quintana advanced to second on a passed ball.
   Fleener doubled down the lf line, RBI; Quintana scored. Ravago struck out
   swinging. Ciccarelli singled to first base, bunt; Fleener advanced to
   third. Aguailar singled through the right side, RBI; Ciccarelli advanced
   to third; Fleener scored. Voita singled up the middle, RBI; Aguailar
   advanced to second; Ciccarelli scored. Riordan struck out swinging.
   McCauley singled up the middle, RBI; Voita advanced to second; Aguailar
   scored. Perez singled to center field, RBI; McCauley advanced to second;
   Voita scored. Perez advanced to second on a wild pitch; McCauley advanced
   to third on a wild pitch. Quintana walked. BURGER to p for WELLS. Fleener
   reached on a fielder's choice; Quintana out at second ss unassisted. 5
   runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU - inning 6
   Hagstrom to 2b for Ravago. Sistilli to p for Camacho. TAYLOR popped up to
   3b. WIENS walked. WIENS advanced to second on a passed ball. ITRI walked.
   Jean to p for Sistilli. SAYLOR singled to first base; ITRI advanced to
   second; WIENS advanced to third. KNELL to dh for HIESTAND. KNELL struck
   out looking. LAW walked, RBI; SAYLOR advanced to second; ITRI advanced to
   third; WIENS scored. CLOWARD struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors,
   3 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 6
   Hagstrom grounded out to 2b. Ciccarelli grounded out to p, bunt. Aguailar
   grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 7
   VEST singled through the left side. CHAMBERS grounded out to p, SAC,
   bunt; VEST advanced to second. TAYLOR struck out swinging. WIENS
   intentionally walked. ITRI flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
   LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 7
   Voita struck out swinging. Riordan singled up the middle. McCauley struck
   out swinging. Riordan stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error
   by c. Perez homered to left field, 2 RBI; Riordan scored. Paulk pinch hit
   for Quintana. Paulk flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 8
   Paulk to 1b. SAYLOR struck out swinging. Rocchio to p for Jean. KNELL
   popped up to ss. LAW tripled down the lf line. CLOWARD grounded out to
   2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 8
   PARSONS to p for BURGER. Fleener struck out swinging. Hagstrom flied out
   to cf. Ciccarelli hit by pitch. Aguailar fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 9
   Polanco to p for Rocchio. VEST popped up to ss. CHAMBERS grounded out to
   p unassisted. TAYLOR struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
   LOB.