Seven Home Runs Propel Rout at NMSU

LAS CRUCES -- It looked like a home run derby as BYU hit seven dingers Saturday to propel a 22-8 rout of New Mexico State to sweep the series.

It was the first time the Cougars (9-4-1) completed a series sweep outside of Utah since 2002, when they took three straight at UNLV. BYU has now won six in a row, while NMSU falls to 10-11.

It didn't take long for the hitting barrage to get going, as the Cougars' Sean McNaughton and Marcos Villezcas led off the game with back-to-back home runs. It was the second time this week that McNaughton started a game with a round-tripper. Ben Saylor added a two-run shot of his own to give BYU an early 4-0 lead.

The Aggies responded in their side of the first frame. Vince Rodden and Jason Long led off the bottom of the first with a pair of singles. After Cougars starter Blake Torgerson hit Mark Aranda with a pitch NMSU designated hitter Adam Harvey tied the game with a grand slam. The Aggies went on to take the lead, 5-4, when Rodden walked with the bases loaded again.

BYU tied the game on Kory Knell's second homer of the season, a solo shot to left field. NMSU responded with a two-run long ball in the bottom of the third to take its last lead of the game. Torgerson settled in, and the Cougars hitters exploded.

BYU had massive middle innings, scoring a combined 17 runs in the fifth and sixth frames to blow the game wide open. In the fifth, the Cougars scored all of the seven runs with two out in the inning. Casey Nelson hit an opposite field, three-run home run and was followed by McNaughton's second homer of the game. He now leads the team with six dingers.

In the sixth inning BYU didn't wait until there were two out in the inning to start scoring. The Cougars got a two-run and RBI singles from Knell and Apana Nakayama, respectively. Then Brandon Taylor entered the home run parade with a grand slam to put BYU up 22-7. The Aggies added a run in the bottom of the sixth to make the final 22-8.

The Cougars return home for two games against Colorado State Pueblo Monday and Tuesday at 4 p.m., before starting Mountain West Conference play with a weekend series at New Mexico.

Brigham Young at New Mexico State
Mar 12, 2005 at Las Cruces, N.M. (Presley Askew Field)
Brigham Young 22 (9-4-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean 2b......  5  3  3  3   0  0  3  2   2
 LAW, Andrew ph..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  3   0
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss.....  5  3  2  1   0  0  0  2   0
 RELF, Brandon ph........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   2
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh.......  5  3  3  1   1  0  0  0   3
HIESTAND, Jeff 1b........  5  2  2  0   0  0  9  1   0
TAYLOR, Brandon 3b.......  5  2  1  4   1  0  2  5   0
SAYLOR, Ben rf...........  4  3  1  3   1  0  1  0   0
 IORG, Seth ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
MOLINA, Adrian cf........  5  2  3  1   0  0  0  0   0
KNELL, Kory lf...........  5  3  5  5   0  0  1  0   0
NELSON, Casey c..........  4  1  2  3   0  0  4  0   0
 AYOSO, Bryce ph.........  1  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
TORGERSON, Blake p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 CHAMBERS, Ryan p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 HEID, Tyler p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 49 22 23 21   3  2 27 13   7
New Mexico State 8 (10-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Rodden cf................  3  1  1  1   2  1  3  0   0
 Shepherd ph.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Long ss..................  5  1  1  0   0  1  2  4   5
Cotto 2b.................  5  0  0  0   0  2  3  8   0
 Tebow 3b................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Aranda rf................  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Fields rf...............  3  0  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
 Ortiz ph................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Harvey dh................  3  1  1  4   2  1  0  0   0
Hopkins 1b...............  5  2  3  0   0  0 14  0   4
Maytubby lf..............  5  1  1  2   0  0  1  0   0
Lance c..................  3  0  1  0   1  0  2  0   1
 Quade c.................  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
McFadden 3b..............  5  1  2  0   0  1  1  0   0
Robinson p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Sizemore p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Boyer p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Monreal p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 40  8 12  8   5  6 27 14  11
Score by Innings                       R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 410 07(10) 000 - 22 23  3
New Mexico State.... 502 001    000 -  8 12  1
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E - TAYLOR(5); MOLINA 2(2); Long(4). DP - BYU 2; NMSU 2. LOB - BYU 7; NMSU
11. 2B - MOLINA(3); KNELL(3). HR - McNAUGHTON 2(6); VILLEZCAS(1); TAYLOR(5);
SAYLOR(2); KNELL(2); NELSON(1); Harvey(5); Maytubby(3). HBP - HIESTAND;
MOLINA; KNELL; AYOSO; Aranda.
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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TORGERSON, Blake....  5.0  9  8  6  3  2 25 29
CHAMBERS, Ryan......  3.0  2  0  0  2  4 11 13
HEID, Tyler.........  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  4  4
New Mexico State       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Robinson............  5.0 12 12 12  2  0 26 29
Sizemore............  0.2  4  6  5  1  0  6  8
Boyer...............  0.1  3  4  0  0  0  5  5
Monreal.............  3.0  4  0  0  0  2 12 14
Win - TORGERSON (2-1).  Loss - Robinson (1-1).  Save - None.
WP - Sizemore(4). HBP - by Robinson (HIESTAND); by TORGERSON (Aranda); by
Sizemore (MOLINA); by Monreal (KNELL); by Monreal (AYOSO).
Umpires - HP: Randy Shepherd  1B: Jim Sayer  3B: Phil Gonzales
Start: 1:03   Time: 3:00   Attendance: 490
Brigham Young at New Mexico State - Play-by-Play
Mar 12, 2005 at Las Cruces, N.M. (Presley Askew Field)
Score by Innings                       R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 410 07(10) 000 - 22 23  3
New Mexico State.... 502 001    000 -  8 12  1
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Brigham Young starters: 15/2b McNAUGHTON; 10/ss VILLEZCAS; 24/dh NAKAYAMA; 16/1b
HIESTAND; 3/3b TAYLOR; 25/rf SAYLOR; 1/cf MOLINA; 12/lf KNELL; 8/c NELSON; 32/p
TORGERSON;
New Mexico State starters: 1/cf Rodden; 4/ss Long; 6/2b Cotto; 27/rf Aranda; 17/dh
Harvey; 8/1b Hopkins; 34/lf Maytubby; 15/c Lance; 5/3b McFadden; 31/p Robinson;
Brigham Young 1st - McNAUGHTON homered to left center, RBI. VILLEZCAS homered
to left field, RBI. NAKAYAMA popped up to 1b. HIESTAND hit by pitch. TAYLOR reached
on a fielder's choice; HIESTAND out at second ss to 2b. SAYLOR homered to center
field, 2 RBI; TAYLOR scored. MOLINA grounded out to 1b unassisted. 4 runs, 3
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico State 1st - Rodden singled through the right side. Long singled
through the left side; Rodden advanced to second. Cotto fouled out to 3b. Aranda hit
by pitch; Long advanced to second; Rodden advanced to third. Harvey homered to
center field, 4 RBI; Aranda scored; Long scored; Rodden scored. Hopkins singled to
right center. Maytubby reached on an error by cf; Hopkins advanced to second. Lance
singled to third base; Maytubby advanced to second; Hopkins advanced to third.
McFadden struck out swinging. Rodden walked, RBI; Lance advanced to second; Maytubby
advanced to third; Hopkins scored, unearned. Long popped up to 2b. 5 runs, 5
hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young 2nd - KNELL homered to left field, RBI. NELSON grounded out to
2b. McNAUGHTON popped up to 1b. VILLEZCAS grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico State 2nd - Fields to rf for Aranda. Cotto grounded out to ss.
Fields singled through the right side. Harvey grounded into double play 3b to 2b to
1b; Fields out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 3rd - NAKAYAMA walked. HIESTAND fouled out to 3b. TAYLOR
grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; NAKAYAMA out on the play. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico State 3rd - Hopkins singled up the middle. Maytubby homered to
left field, 2 RBI; Hopkins scored. Lance flied out to lf. McFadden grounded out to
3b. Rodden struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 4th - SAYLOR grounded out to 2b. MOLINA lined out to 1b. KNELL
singled to center field. NELSON singled through the left side; KNELL advanced to
second. McNAUGHTON popped up to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New Mexico State 4th - Long grounded out to 3b. Cotto out at first 1b to p.
Fields grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 5th - VILLEZCAS singled to left center. NAKAYAMA singled up the
middle; VILLEZCAS advanced to second. HIESTAND flied out to lf. TAYLOR flied out to
cf. SAYLOR walked; NAKAYAMA advanced to second; VILLEZCAS advanced to third. MOLINA
singled to second base, RBI; SAYLOR advanced to second; NAKAYAMA advanced to third;
VILLEZCAS scored. KNELL doubled to left field, 2 RBI; MOLINA advanced to third;
SAYLOR scored; NAKAYAMA scored. NELSON homered to right field, 3 RBI; KNELL scored;
MOLINA scored. McNAUGHTON homered to right field, RBI. VILLEZCAS grounded out to 2b.
7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico State 5th - Harvey walked. Hopkins singled to left field; Harvey
advanced to second. Maytubby grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; Hopkins out
on the play; Harvey advanced to third. Lance grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 6th - Sizemore to p for Robinson. NAKAYAMA singled to center
field. HIESTAND singled to right field; NAKAYAMA advanced to second. TAYLOR walked;
HIESTAND advanced to second; NAKAYAMA advanced to third. SAYLOR reached on a
fielder's choice, RBI; TAYLOR out at second 2b to ss; HIESTAND advanced to third;
NAKAYAMA scored. MOLINA hit by pitch; SAYLOR advanced to second. KNELL singled
through the left side, 2 RBI; MOLINA advanced to second, advanced to third on the
throw; SAYLOR scored; HIESTAND scored. KNELL advanced to second on a wild pitch;
MOLINA scored on a wild pitch. NELSON grounded out to ss; KNELL advanced to third.
McNAUGHTON singled through the right side, RBI; KNELL scored. Boyer to p for
Sizemore. VILLEZCAS reached on an error by ss; McNAUGHTON advanced to second.
NAKAYAMA singled up the middle, RBI; VILLEZCAS advanced to second; McNAUGHTON
scored, unearned. HIESTAND singled through the left side; NAKAYAMA advanced to
second; VILLEZCAS advanced to third. TAYLOR homered to left field, 4 RBI, unearned;
HIESTAND scored, unearned; NAKAYAMA scored, unearned; VILLEZCAS scored, unearned.
SAYLOR grounded out to 2b. 10 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
New Mexico State 6th - McFadden reached on an error by cf. Rodden walked;
McFadden advanced to second. Long reached on a fielding error by 3b; Rodden advanced
to second; McFadden advanced to third. CHAMBERS to p for TORGERSON. Cotto struck out
swinging. Fields singled through the left side, RBI; Long advanced to second; Rodden
advanced to third; McFadden scored, unearned. Harvey struck out looking. Hopkins
popped up to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young 7th - Monreal to p for Boyer. MOLINA doubled to left center.
KNELL hit by pitch. AYOSO pinch hit for NELSON. AYOSO hit by pitch; KNELL advanced
to second; MOLINA advanced to third. LAW pinch hit for McNAUGHTON. LAW struck out
looking. RELF pinch hit for VILLEZCAS. RELF struck out looking. NAKAYAMA flied out
to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
New Mexico State 7th - LAW to 2b. RELF to ss. AYOSO to c. Maytubby flied out
to rf. Lance walked. McFadden singled to right field; Lance advanced to second.
Rodden reached on a fielder's choice; McFadden out at second 2b to ss; Lance
advanced to third. Long struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 8th - HIESTAND grounded out to 2b. TAYLOR grounded out to ss.
IORG pinch hit for SAYLOR. IORG popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
New Mexico State 8th - IORG to rf. Cotto struck out swinging. Ortiz pinch hit
for Fields. Ortiz popped up to 2b to right field. Harvey walked. Hopkins flied out
to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 9th - Ortiz to rf. Tebow to 3b for Cotto. Quade to c for Lance.
McFadden to 2b. MOLINA singled to left center. KNELL singled up the middle; MOLINA
advanced to second. AYOSO singled to center field; KNELL advanced to second; MOLINA
advanced to third. LAW grounded into double play p to c to 1b; AYOSO advanced to
second; KNELL advanced to third; MOLINA out on the play. RELF flied out to cf. 0
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New Mexico State 9th - HEID to p for CHAMBERS. Maytubby grounded out to 2b.
Quade flied out to rf. McFadden singled to left center. Shepherd pinch hit for
Rodden. Shepherd grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.