Weaver Baffles Cougar Hitters

LONG BEACH -- Wade Vest spoiled Long Beach State starter Jered Weaver's no-hitter with an infield single in the sixth inning of a 3-1 BYU loss on Friday.

After Weaver retired the first 17 BYU batters, Vest hit an infield blooper, creating confusion among the Dirtbags. The ball dropped and stayed in fair territory, resulting in the end of Weaver's perfect game after five and two-thirds innings.

Tim Law added BYU's (4-15) second hit with an RBI double in the eighth inning to score Ben Saylor who had reached on a walk.

For the second time in five starts, Weaver (5-0) struck out 10 to begin the game. Weaver struck out 10 in the first three innings against USC on Feb. 14 in a 3-1 Dirtbag victory. Weaver broke his collegiate strikeout record with 15 in seven and two-thirds innings against BYU. It is the fifth game in a row the junior has reached double digits in strikeouts.

Nathan Hess (1-2) took the loss in his first start for BYU. He pitched three innings, allowing one-unearned run on two hits and striking out two.

The No. 7 Dirtbags (11-3) scored their first run in the first inning. Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki led off with a single. After moving to third on a BYU error, Tulowitzki scored on a sacrifice fly by catcher Brad Davis.

In the fourth inning, Davis scored the second run for Long Beach State. After singling up the middle, Davis stole second and went to third on a passed ball in the same play. He then scored on a wild pitch strikeout.

Long Beach State added its third run in the sixth inning. Josh Buhagiar hit the Dirtbags' fourth single to lead off the inning. The right fielder then stole second, reached third on a wild pitch and scored on a passed ball.

The Cougars play Cal State Northridge on Saturday at 1 p.m. (PST). The game is not available for live stats or live audio, but check www.byucougars.com for results following the game.

Brigham Young at Long Beach State
Mar 05, 2004 at Long Beach, CA (Blair Field)
Brigham Young 1 (4-15)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  4  0  0  0   0  2  4  0   1
TAYLOR, Brandon ss.......  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  2   0
WIENS, Ranger 3b.........  4  0  0  0   0  3  0  0   0
ITRI, Rob lf.............  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   0
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  2  1  0  0   1  1  1  0   0
HIESTAND, Jeff dh........  3  0  0  0   0  3  0  0   0
LAW, Tim 1b..............  3  0  1  1   0  2  7  1   0
WILKES, Adam c...........  3  0  0  0   0  2  7  1   0
VEST, Wade 2b............  2  0  1  0   0  1  2  2   0
 LUCAS, Blair ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
HESS, Nathan p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 LEMON, Nick p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BARRETT, Joshua p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 29  1  2  1   1 16 24  6   2
Long Beach State 3 (11-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Tulowitzki ss............  3  1  2  0   1  0  2  0   1
Buhagiar rf..............  3  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   1
Vargas dh................  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
Davis c..................  2  1  1  1   1  0 17  0   0
Bowker lf................  3  0  0  0   1  1  3  0   1
 Velazco rf..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Hofius 1b................  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   0
Mocny 3b.................  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
 Bruce 3b................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Sindlinger 2b............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Gardiner cf..............  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
 Udvarhelyi ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Weaver p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Jamison p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 26  3  4  1   3  7 27  0   5
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 000 010 -  1  2  1
Long Beach State.... 100 101 00X -  3  4  0
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E - HESS. DP - COUGARS 1. LOB - COUGARS 2; 49ERS 5. 2B - LAW. HBP - Mocny.
SH - Buhagiar(5). SF - Davis(2). SB - VEST; Tulowitzki(2); Buhagiar(1);
Davis(3); Mocny(2).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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HESS, Nathan........  3.0  2  1  0  0  3  9 11
LEMON, Nick.........  3.0  2  2  0  2  3 11 14
BARRETT, Joshua.....  2.0  0  0  0  1  1  6  7
Long Beach State       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Weaver..............  7.2  2  1  1  1 15 25 26
Jamison.............  1.1  0  0  0  0  1  4  4
Win - Weaver (5-0).  Loss - HESS (1-2).  Save - Jamison (6).
WP - LEMON 2. HBP - by LEMON (Mocny). PB - WILKES 2.
Umpires -
Start:   Time: 2:33   Attendance: 1236
Play-by-Play 
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 000 000 010 -  1  2  1
Long Beach State.... 100 101 00X -  3  4  0
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Brigham Young starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 8/3b WIENS; 21/lf ITRI;
   25/rf SAYLOR; 16/dh HIESTAND; 1/1b LAW; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b VEST; 18/p
   HESS;
Long Beach State starters: 5/ss Tulowitzki; 40/rf Buhagiar; 14/dh Vargas;
   15/c Davis; 22/lf Bowker; 11/1b Hofius; 12/3b Mocny; 3/2b Sindlinger;
   8/cf Gardiner; 36/p Weaver;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   CHAMBERS struck out swinging. TAYLOR struck out swinging. WIENS struck
   out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 1
   Tulowitzki singled to left field. Buhagiar reached on a throwing error by
   p, bunt, SAC; Tulowitzki advanced to third. Vargas struck out looking.
   Davis flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Tulowitzki scored, unearned. Bowker lined
   out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   ITRI struck out swinging. SAYLOR struck out swinging. HIESTAND struck out
   looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 2
   Hofius flied out to cf. Mocny flied out to cf. Sindlinger struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   LAW struck out looking. WILKES struck out swinging. VEST struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 3
   Gardiner struck out looking. Tulowitzki singled through the left side.
   Buhagiar grounded into double play 1b to ss to 1b; Tulowitzki out on the
   play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   CHAMBERS struck out swinging. TAYLOR fouled out to c. WIENS flied out to
   rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 4
   LEMON to p for HESS. Vargas grounded out to 2b. Davis singled up the
   middle. Davis stole second, advanced to third on a passed ball. Davis
   scored on a wild pitch, unearned. Bowker struck out swinging. Hofius
   flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   ITRI lined out to 1b. SAYLOR lined out to rf. HIESTAND struck out
   looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 5
   Mocny hit by pitch. Mocny stole second. Sindlinger out on batter's
   interference. Gardiner struck out swinging. Tulowitzki grounded out to
   ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   LAW struck out swinging. WILKES fouled out to 1b. VEST singled to first
   base. VEST stole second. CHAMBERS flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 6
   Buhagiar singled to third base. Buhagiar stole second. Vargas struck out
   swinging, out at first c to 1b. Davis walked. Davis advanced to second on
   a wild pitch; Buhagiar advanced to third on a wild pitch. Davis advanced
   to third on a passed ball; Buhagiar scored, unearned. Bowker walked.
   Hofius popped up to 2b. Mocny grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   TAYLOR flied out to lf. WIENS struck out swinging. ITRI flied out to ss.
   0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 7
   BARRETT to p for LEMON. Sindlinger grounded out to 2b. Udvarhelyi pinch
   hit for Gardiner. Udvarhelyi struck out looking. Tulowitzki walked.
   Tulowitzki stole second. Buhagiar flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 8
   Udvarhelyi to cf. SAYLOR walked. HIESTAND struck out looking. LAW doubled
   to center field, RBI; SAYLOR scored. WILKES struck out swinging. Jamison
   to p for Weaver. LUCAS pinch hit for VEST. LUCAS fouled out to 1b. 1 run,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Long Beach State - inning 8
   LUCAS to 2b. Vargas grounded out to 1b unassisted. Davis flied out to cf.
   Bowker flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 9
   CHAMBERS flied out to lf. Buhagiar to cf. Velazco to rf for Bowker. Bruce
   to 3b for Mocny. Udvarhelyi to lf. TAYLOR lined out to ss. WIENS struck
   out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.