Anteaters Top Cougars, 9-6

Irvine, Calif.- Despite swinging hot bats Friday and out-hitting No. 19 UC Irvine, BYU dropped game two of a three game set with the Anteaters, 9-6.

The Cougars (1-1) were unable to take full advantage of 18 hits, and hold two early leads, dropped a close game to UCI (6-2). BYU left 12 runners on base in the contest.

There was more offense in game two of the three-game series with UCI. The Cougars jumped on the Anteaters early, starting the game with a Sean McNaughton single and Ryan Chambers' double. McNaughton scored on a wild pitch and Chambers scored on a Jeff Hiestand RBI groundout.

The game turned into a see-saw battle with the Cougars losing the lead in the bottom of the third only to gain it back with a three-run fourth inning capped by a Hiestand two-run single.

BYU's lead was short-lived. UCI scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth, regaining the lead 6-5 and it never looked back.

The Cougars added another run in the eighth inning on a RBI single by Brandon Taylor after McNaughton and Chambers led the inning off with back-to-back singles. The Cougars rally ended as Hiestand struck out and Apana Nakayama grounded out.

The three-game series concludes Saturday at 1 p.m. (PST). The Cougars will send junior college transfer Brandon Christiansen (0-0, 0.00 ERA) to the mound against lefty Glenn Swanson (1-0, 3.00).

Brigham Young Univ. at UC Irvine
Feb 18, 2005 at Irvine, California (Anteater Ballpark)
Brigham Young Univ. 6 (1-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean 2b......  5  3  4  0   0  0  2  4   0
CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........  5  2  4  1   0  0  3  0   2
TAYLOR, Brandon 3b.......  5  0  3  1   0  1  0  3   0
HIESTAND, Jeff 1b........  5  0  2  3   0  1 14  1   0
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh.......  5  0  2  0   0  0  0  0   2
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  4  0  0  0   1  2  0  0   3
KNELL, Kory lf...........  5  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   2
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss.....  5  0  2  0   0  3  1  6   2
NELSON, Casey c..........  3  1  1  0   0  0  3  0   0
 AYOSO, Bryce ph/c.......  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1
WELLS, Patrick p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 TORGERSON, Blake p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BARRETT, Joshua p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 44  6 18  5   1 11 24 17  12
UC Irvine 9 (6-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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JOHNSON, Erik cf.........  4  2  1  1   0  0  1  0   0
DALTON, Brett 2b.........  5  1  3  3   0  1  2  3   1
WAGNER, Mark c...........  5  1  1  0   0  0 10  3   2
ANDERSON, Matt 3b........  4  2  2  0   0  0  1  1   0
MARTINEZ, Jaime 1b.......  4  0  2  0   0  0  9  0   1
STEWART, Tim dh..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 PETERSEN, Bryan ph......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MIRAMONTES, Daniel rf....  4  1  3  2   0  0  2  0   1
LUNDAHL, Chad ss.........  4  1  2  0   0  0  1  3   1
DUDREY, Gary lf..........  2  1  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 BROWN, R.J. ph..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 AMARA, Andy lf..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
CASSEL, Justin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 SCHROER, Steve p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 ERICKSON, Blair p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 37  9 14  6   0  1 27 11   6
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 200 300 010 -  6 18  2
UC Irvine........... 012 300 21X -  9 14  1
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E - CHAMBERS; TAYLOR; ANDERSON. DP - BYU Cougars 1; CI Anteaters 1. LOB -
BYU Cougars 12; CI Anteaters 6. 2B - CHAMBERS; VILLEZCAS; ANDERSON;
MIRAMONTES; LUNDAHL. 3B - DALTON. HBP - DUDREY. SF - JOHNSON. CS - KNELL.
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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WELLS, Patrick......  4.1  8  6  4  0  1 21 23
TORGERSON, Blake....  1.2  4  2  2  0  0  9  9
BARRETT, Joshua.....  2.0  2  1  0  0  0  7  7
UC Irvine              IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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CASSEL, Justin......  5.1 13  5  5  0  4 29 29
SCHROER, Steve......  2.0  3  1  1  1  3  8  9
ERICKSON, Blair.....  1.2  2  0  0  0  4  7  7
Win - CASSEL (2-0).  Loss - WELLS (0-1).  Save - ERICKSON (2).
WP - CASSEL 2; SCHROER 2. HBP - by WELLS (DUDREY).
Umpires - HP: Michael Gilmore  1B: Rich Padilla  3B: Dan Perugini
Start: 6:05   Time: 3:15   Attendance: 468
Game notes:
Game 2 of 3
TORGERSON faced 3 batters in the 7th.
Play-by-Play
Brigham Young Univ. at UC Irvine - Play-by-Play
Feb 18, 2005 at Irvine, California (Anteater Ballpark)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 200 300 010 -  6 18  2
UC Irvine........... 012 300 21X -  9 14  1
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Brigham Young Univ. starters: 15/2b McNAUGHTON; 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/3b TAYLOR;
   16/1b HIESTAND; 24/dh NAKAYAMA; 25/rf SAYLOR; 12/lf KNELL; 10/ss
   VILLEZCAS; 8/c NELSON; 4/p WELLS;
UC Irvine starters: 15/cf JOHNSON; 6/2b DALTON; 32/c WAGNER; 17/3b ANDERSON;
   35/1b MARTINEZ; 24/dh STEWART; 3/rf MIRAMONTES; 4/ss LUNDAHL; 2/lf
   DUDREY; 25/p CASSEL;
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
   McNAUGHTON singled up the middle. CHAMBERS doubled to right center;
   McNAUGHTON advanced to third. CHAMBERS advanced to third; McNAUGHTON
   scored on a wild pitch. TAYLOR struck out swinging. HIESTAND grounded out
   to 2b, RBI; CHAMBERS scored. NAKAYAMA singled. SAYLOR flied out to cf. 2
   runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Irvine - inning 1
   JOHNSON grounded out to 2b. DALTON struck out looking. WAGNER popped up
   to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
   KNELL grounded out to ss. VILLEZCAS struck out swinging. NELSON singled
   to center field. McNAUGHTON singled to left field; NELSON advanced to
   second. CHAMBERS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Irvine - inning 2
   ANDERSON doubled to right center. MARTINEZ grounded out to 3b; ANDERSON
   advanced to third. STEWART grounded out to p. MIRAMONTES doubled to right
   field, RBI; ANDERSON scored. LUNDAHL grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
   TAYLOR singled to center field. HIESTAND singled to second base; TAYLOR
   advanced to second. NAKAYAMA fouled out to c. SAYLOR struck out looking.
   KNELL grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Irvine - inning 3
   DUDREY grounded out to p. JOHNSON singled up the middle. DALTON singled
   up the middle; JOHNSON advanced to second. WAGNER flied out to cf.
   ANDERSON reached on a fielding error by cf; DALTON scored, unearned;
   JOHNSON scored, unearned. MARTINEZ fouled out to c. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1
   error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
   VILLEZCAS doubled to center field. NELSON reached on a fielder's choice;
   VILLEZCAS out at third p to 3b. McNAUGHTON singled to left center; NELSON
   advanced to third. CHAMBERS singled to center field, RBI; McNAUGHTON
   advanced to second; NELSON scored. TAYLOR singled to third base; CHAMBERS
   advanced to second; McNAUGHTON advanced to third. HIESTAND singled to
   right field, 2 RBI; TAYLOR advanced to second; CHAMBERS scored;
   McNAUGHTON scored. NAKAYAMA flied out to rf. HIESTAND advanced to second;
   TAYLOR advanced to third on a wild pitch. SAYLOR grounded out to 2b. 3
   runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Irvine - inning 4
   STEWART grounded out to ss. MIRAMONTES singled to shortstop. LUNDAHL
   singled to center field; MIRAMONTES advanced to second. DUDREY hit by
   pitch; LUNDAHL advanced to second; MIRAMONTES advanced to third. JOHNSON
   flied out to cf, SF, RBI; LUNDAHL advanced to third; MIRAMONTES scored.
   DALTON tripled to right field, 2 RBI; DUDREY scored; LUNDAHL scored.
   WAGNER flied out to cf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
   KNELL reached on a fielding error by 3b. KNELL out at second c to ss,
   caught stealing. VILLEZCAS struck out looking. NELSON popped up to 2b. 0
   runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
UC Irvine - inning 5
   ANDERSON grounded out to 2b. MARTINEZ singled to right center. TORGERSON
   to p for WELLS. STEWART popped up to 1b. MIRAMONTES grounded out to 3b. 0
   runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
   McNAUGHTON fouled out to rf. CHAMBERS singled to right field. SCHROER to
   p for CASSEL. TAYLOR grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; CHAMBERS
   out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Irvine - inning 6
   LUNDAHL doubled down the lf line. DUDREY popped up to c. JOHNSON grounded
   out to ss; LUNDAHL advanced to third. DALTON grounded out to ss. 0 runs,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 7
   HIESTAND flied out to lf. NAKAYAMA singled to right field. NAKAYAMA
   advanced to second on a wild pitch. SAYLOR walked. KNELL struck out
   looking. SAYLOR advanced to second; NAKAYAMA advanced to third on a wild
   pitch. VILLEZCAS struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Irvine - inning 7
   WAGNER singled up the middle. ANDERSON singled to right field; WAGNER
   advanced to second. MARTINEZ singled, bunt; ANDERSON advanced to second;
   WAGNER advanced to third. PETERSEN pinch hit for STEWART. BARRETT to p
   for TORGERSON. PETERSEN grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b;
   MARTINEZ out on the play; ANDERSON advanced to third; WAGNER scored.
   MIRAMONTES singled up the middle, RBI; ANDERSON scored. MIRAMONTES out at
   second p to 1b to ss, picked off. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 8
   AYOSO pinch hit for NELSON. AYOSO struck out swinging. McNAUGHTON singled
   up the middle. CHAMBERS singled to right field; McNAUGHTON advanced to
   second. ERICKSON to p for SCHROER. TAYLOR singled up the middle, RBI;
   CHAMBERS advanced to second; McNAUGHTON scored. HIESTAND struck out
   swinging. NAKAYAMA grounded out to ss. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Irvine - inning 8
   AYOSO to c. LUNDAHL grounded out to ss. BROWN pinch hit for DUDREY. BROWN
   grounded out to ss. JOHNSON reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced
   to second. DALTON singled to right center, RBI; JOHNSON scored, unearned.
   WAGNER reached on a fielder's choice; DALTON out at second 3b to 2b. 1
   run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 9
   AMARA to lf for BROWN. SAYLOR struck out swinging. KNELL struck out
   swinging, out at first c to 1b. VILLEZCAS singled to center field. AYOSO
   struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.