Oregon State Sweeps Series

PROVO -- After being down 9-2 early in the game, the No. 25 Oregon State baseball team went on a 15-2 run to beat BYU 17-11 at Larry H. Miller Field on Tuesday afternoon.

"I think we showed we can swing the bats with anybody in the country," BYU coach Vance Law said. "The key to the whole ball game was that every time we scored, they scored in the next half of the inning."

There were a total of 38 hits, 28 runs and five errors in the game. After leaving 15 runners on base last game against the back-to-back national champions, the Cougars improved in Tuesday's game with eight left on base.

Steve Parker and J.T. Musso led the Cougars with both going 3-for-5 from the plate. Ryan Ortiz went 3-for-4 to lead the Beavers.

BYU had a huge second inning. The inning included two Beaver pitching changes, seven BYU runs, eight Cougar hits and two Beaver errors, propelling the Cougars into the early 7-1 lead.

BYU designated hitter Thomas Bills got it going for the Cougars when he knocked in Ko from third base on a single up the middle. A barrage of singles and doubles ensued, forcing Oregon State coach Pat Casey to go the bullpen twice. The Cougars scored all seven second-inning runs without a homerun.

Ortiz, the Beavers' catcher, hit an off-the-wall triple in response to BYU's stellar second inning, knocking in Daniel Robertson from first base. Jake Wortham got out of a jam in the third with a full-count strikeout, leaving two Beaver runners on base.

The Cougars followed up their seven-run second inning with a two-run third. Parker led off with a 420-foot solo homerun to deep center field, his fourth on the season, and Relf singled to left field, bringing home Bills. BYU had 11 hits on only 19 at bats through the third inning.

Jason Ogata responded in the top of the fourth inning with a three-run bomb to deep center field, bringing Oregon State to within four runs of BYU. A two-run triple to right field by Drew George moved the score to 7-9.

Oregon State took the 10-9 lead in the sixth inning when Lonnie Lechelt knocked in three runs with a bases-loaded triple into center field.

The game remained scoreless until the eighth inning when Ortiz hit a double up the right field line, scoring Ogata. George, up to bat next for the Beavers, got a single up the middle, brining in Ortiz for the 12-9 lead. The Cougars got out of the inning with a 4-6-3 double play.

With no outs in the eighth inning, Relf hit the ball over the centerfielder's head for a stand-up double and RBI. McNaughton would return the favor, knocking in Relf on an opposite-field double. The Beavers would bring in their closer, Kevin Rhoderick, who got two quick outs to end the eighth.

Joey Wong was a key part of the final blow to the Cougars in ninth inning with a double to right field, giving Oregon State a 13-11 lead. Singles by Chris Hopkins and Ogata scored two more runs for the 15-11 lead, and a few other hits led to two more runs. BYU didn't score in the final frame.

"I think this series was important for us as we move forward," Law said. "Even though we lost this game, I think it gives us some confidence as we move through conference."

The Cougars, now 12-12, travel to Oral Roberts on Thursday at 3 p.m. CT.

Oregon St. at Brigham Young Univ.
Mar 25, 2008 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Oregon St. 17 (11-7)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Nash, Garrett lf.........  4  1  0  0   1  3  2  0   1
 Wells, Braden lf........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Wallace, John ph/lf.....  1  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Hopkins, Chris cf........  6  2  2  1   0  1  3  0   0
Ogata, Jason dh..........  6  3  4  4   0  0  0  0   0
Robertson, Daniel rf.....  6  3  4  0   0  0  0  2   0
Ortiz, Ryan c............  4  3  3  3   1  0  7  1   2
George, Drew 1b..........  3  2  3  3   2  0  5  0   0
 Lennerton, Jordan 1b....  1  0  1  1   0  0  2  0   0
Lechelt, Lonnie 3b.......  6  0  2  3   0  1  1  2   4
Tommasini, John 2b.......  5  1  1  0   0  2  4  2   1
Wong, Joey ss............  5  1  1  2   0  0  2  3   0
Brown, Reed p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Mooney, Bryce p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Keitzman, Blake p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Starr, Taylor p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Grbavac, Mark p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Rhoderick, Kevin p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 47 17 22 17   4  7 27 10   8
Brigham Young Univ. 11 (12-12)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CLUFF, Jonathan rf.......  6  1  1  2   0  1  1  1   3
MCNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  4  1  2  2   1  1  1  0   0
VARGAS, Dan ss...........  5  1  1  0   0  1  2  4   2
WALTON, Kent cf..........  5  0  1  1   0  2  2  0   1
KO, Kasey 1b.............  3  1  1  0   2  0 12  0   1
PARKER, Steve 3b.........  5  2  3  1   0  1  0  1   0
BILLS, Thomas dh.........  4  2  2  1   0  0  0  0   1
 LAW, Andrew pr..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 LEACH, J.C. ph..........  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
MUSSO, J.T. c............  5  2  3  1   0  0  8  0   0
RELF, Brandon 2b.........  3  1  2  2   2  1  1  6   0
WORTHAM, Jake p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 WARD, Michael p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MILLER, Jared p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 TORGERSON, Blake p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 40 11 16 10   6  7 27 13   8
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Oregon St........... 011 503 025 - 17 22  2
Brigham Young Univ.. 072 000 020 - 11 16  3
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E - Hopkins, C.(2); Tommasini, J(2); MUSSO(3); RELF 2(5). DP - OSU 1; BYU
Cougars 1. LOB - OSU 8; BYU Cougars 8. 2B - Robertson, D(7); Ortiz, R.(6);
Tommasini, J(3); Wong, J.(4); MCNAUGHTON(7); RELF(4). 3B - Ortiz, R.(1);
George, D.(1); Lechelt, L.(1). HR - Ogata, J.(4); PARKER(4). SF - Ortiz,
R.(2). SB - Ogata, J.(2); Robertson, D(6); MCNAUGHTON(11); VARGAS(4); KO(3).
CS - LAW(1).
Oregon St.             IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Brown, Reed.........  1.1  4  4  4  1  1  8  9
Mooney, Bryce.......  0.1  4  3  3  0  0  4  4
Keitzman, Blake.....  1.0  3  2  2  1  0  6  7
Starr, Taylor.......  4.0  1  0  0  1  5 13 14
Grbavac, Mark.......  0.2  3  2  2  0  0  4  4
Rhoderick, Kevin....  1.2  1  0  0  3  1  5  8
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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WORTHAM, Jake.......  3.2 10  7  7  3  4 21 24
WARD, Michael.......  2.0  3  3  3  1  1  9 10
MILLER, Jared.......  1.2  4  2  2  0  2  8  8
TORGERSON, Blake....  1.2  5  5  3  0  0  9 10
Win - Starr, T. (2-0).  Loss - WARD (0-1).  Save - Rhoderick, K (6).
WP - Mooney, B.(2); Keitzman, B.(3). BK - Keitzman, B.(1).
Umpires - HP: Blake Jensen  1B: Randy Upton  3B: Jim Paronto
Start: 1:03 pm   Time: 3:37   Attendance: 1383
Oregon St. starters: 6/lf Nash, G.; 20/cf Hopkins, C.; 8/dh Ogata, J.; 4/rf
Robertson, D; 36/c Ortiz, R.; 29/1b George, D.; 11/3b Lechelt, L.; 10/2b
Tommasini, J; 1/ss Wong, J.; 32/p Brown, R.;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 8/rf CLUFF; 15/lf MCNAUGHTON; 13/ss VARGAS; 9/cf
WALTON; 22/1b KO; 5/3b PARKER; 30/dh BILLS; 10/c MUSSO; 4/2b RELF; 28/p
WORTHAM;
Oregon St. 1st - Nash, G. struck out swinging. Hopkins, C. grounded out
to 2b. Ogata, J. singled to second base. Robertson, D doubled to right center;
Ogata, J. advanced to third. Ortiz, R. grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - CLUFF grounded out to ss. MCNAUGHTON grounded
out to 3b. VARGAS flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon St. 2nd - George, D. singled to right field. Lechelt, L. singled
up the middle; George, D. advanced to second. Tommasini, J grounded out to 1b
unassisted; Lechelt, L. advanced to second; George, D. advanced to third. Wong,
J. grounded out to 2b, RBI; Lechelt, L. advanced to third; George, D. scored.
Nash, G. struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - WALTON struck out looking. KO singled to
center field. PARKER singled to center field; KO advanced to second, advanced
to third on a fielding error by cf. BILLS singled through the right side, RBI;
PARKER advanced to second; KO scored. MUSSO singled to left field, RBI; BILLS
advanced to second; PARKER scored. RELF walked; MUSSO advanced to second; BILLS
advanced to third. Mooney, B. to p for Brown, R.. CLUFF singled to center
field, advanced to second, 2 RBI; RELF advanced to second, out at third rf to
3b; MUSSO scored; BILLS scored. CLUFF advanced to third on a wild pitch.
MCNAUGHTON singled up the middle, RBI; CLUFF scored. VARGAS singled to left
field; MCNAUGHTON advanced to second. VARGAS stole second; MCNAUGHTON stole
third, scored on a throwing error by 2b. WALTON singled to left field, RBI;
VARGAS scored. Keitzman, B. to p for Mooney, B.. KO grounded out to 3b. 7
runs, 8 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon St. 3rd - Hopkins, C. flied out to cf. Ogata, J. singled to
center field. Robertson, D reached on a fielder's choice; Ogata, J. out at
second p to ss. Ortiz, R. tripled to right center, RBI; Robertson, D scored.
George, D. walked. Lechelt, L. struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - PARKER homered to center field, RBI. BILLS
singled to left field. MUSSO fouled out to 1b. BILLS advanced to second on a
wild pitch. RELF singled to left field, RBI; BILLS scored. RELF advanced to
second on a balk. CLUFF popped up to lf. MCNAUGHTON walked. Starr, T. to p for
Keitzman, B.. VARGAS popped up to 2b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Oregon St. 4th - Tommasini, J struck out looking. Wong, J. grounded out
to 2b. Nash, G. walked. Hopkins, C. singled to left field; Nash, G. advanced to
second. Ogata, J. homered to center field, 3 RBI; Hopkins, C. scored; Nash, G.
scored. Robertson, D singled to right field. Robertson, D stole second,
advanced to third on a throwing error by c. Ortiz, R. walked. George, D.
tripled to right field, 2 RBI; Ortiz, R. scored; Robertson, D scored. WARD to p
for WORTHAM. Lechelt, L. grounded out to 3b. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - WALTON popped up to ss. KO walked. PARKER
struck out swinging. KO stole second. BILLS popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon St. 5th - Tommasini, J struck out swinging. Wong, J. grounded out
to 2b. Nash, G. grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - MUSSO flied out to lf. RELF struck out
looking. CLUFF struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon St. 6th - Hopkins, C. grounded out to ss. Ogata, J. flied out to
lf. Robertson, D singled to catcher. Ortiz, R. singled to right center;
Robertson, D advanced to third. George, D. walked; Ortiz, R. advanced to
second. Lechelt, L. tripled to center field, 3 RBI; George, D. scored; Ortiz,
R. scored; Robertson, D scored. MILLER to p for WARD. Tommasini, J grounded out
to ss. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - MCNAUGHTON struck out swinging. VARGAS struck
out swinging. WALTON flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon St. 7th - Wong, J. grounded out to 2b. Nash, G. struck out
looking. Hopkins, C. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - Wells, B. to lf for Nash, G.. KO grounded out
to 2b. PARKER singled to center field. BILLS reached on a fielder's choice;
PARKER out at second rf to 2b. LAW pinch ran for BILLS. Grbavac, M. to p for
Starr, T.. LAW out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Oregon St. 8th - Ogata, J. singled to left field. Robertson, D singled
to pitcher; Ogata, J. advanced to second, advanced to third on a fielding error
by 2b. Ortiz, R. doubled down the rf line, RBI; Robertson, D advanced to third,
out at home rf to c; Ogata, J. scored. George, D. singled to center field, RBI;
Ortiz, R. scored. TORGERSON to p for MILLER. Lechelt, L. grounded into double
play ss to 2b to 1b; George, D. out on the play. 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - Lennerton, J to 1b for George, D.. MUSSO
singled to right field. RELF doubled to center field, RBI; MUSSO scored. CLUFF
grounded out to ss; RELF advanced to third. MCNAUGHTON doubled to right field,
RBI; RELF scored. Rhoderick, K to p for Grbavac, M.. VARGAS flied out to lf.
WALTON struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Oregon St. 9th - Tommasini, J doubled down the lf line. Wong, J. doubled
down the rf line, RBI; Tommasini, J scored. Wallace, J. pinch hit for Wells,
B.. Wallace, J. singled up the middle; Wong, J. advanced to third. Hopkins, C.
singled to left field, RBI; Wallace, J. advanced to second; Wong, J. scored.
Ogata, J. reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Hopkins, C. advanced to second on
a fielding error by 2b, advanced to third; Wallace, J. scored. Robertson, D
flied out to rf. Ortiz, R. flied out to cf, SF, RBI; Hopkins, C. scored,
unearned. Ogata, J. stole second. Lennerton, J singled to left field, RBI;
Ogata, J. scored, unearned. Lechelt, L. popped up to ss. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - Wallace, J. to lf. KO walked. PARKER grounded
into double play 2b to ss to 1b; KO out on the play. LEACH pinch hit for LAW.
LEACH walked. MUSSO singled to left field; LEACH advanced to second. RELF
walked; MUSSO advanced to second; LEACH advanced to third. CLUFF flied out to
cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.