T-Birds Triumph

Cedar City (April 2, 2008)--Southern Utah jumped out to a 14-0 lead Wednesday through two innings over BYU's baseball team and built upon that foundation for an 18-6 victory.

BYU used 24 players, including six pitchers, as its record fell to 12-16 overall, while the T-Birds improved to 11-11. BYU substituted at every position in the game.

The victory enabled former Cougar Alec Reichle to get his first win of the season. BYU got off to a rocky start when SUU scored its first run off a double steal, then cleared the bases with a double in the first inning to take a 6-0 lead.

The best the Cougars could muster was a three-run fifth inning when it loaded the bases, started by a lead-off double from Steve Parker. Parker's double was one of three for BYU, which gave up 23 hits to the T-Birds. BYU's Sean McNaughton, whose third-inning double went for naught, extended his hitting streak to 11 consecutive games.

The Cougars try to end the six-game skid as they return to Mountain West Conference action on Thursday at UNLV in a game that begins at 7 p.m. PDT.

Brigham Young Univ. vs Southern Utah Univ. (4/2/08)
Brigham Young Univ. at Southern Utah Univ.
4/2/08 at Cedar City, Utah (Thunderbird Park)
Brigham Young Univ. 6 (12-16)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WALTON, Kent cf..........  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  1   2
 BOWEN, Michael ph/cf....  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MCNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   3
 SLOAN, Kevin ph/lf......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
PARKER, Steve 3b.........  4  1  1  0   0  1  0  2   0
 LEACH, J.C. 3b..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
VARGAS, Dan ss...........  2  2  0  0   2  0  1  3   2
 HERMOSILLO, Kiko ph/2b..  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
KO, Kasey 1b.............  4  0  1  1   0  0  5  0   0
 BILLS, Thomas 1b........  1  0  0  0   0  0  4  0   0
CLUFF, Jonathan rf.......  4  1  2  1   0  0  2  0   0
 DRZAYICH, Jake ph.......  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
AYOSO, Bryce dh..........  3  1  2  0   0  1  0  0   0
 WOAHN, Benji ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MUSSO, J.T. c............  4  0  3  3   0  1  4  1   2
 MEISE, Jeff c...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  3  0  1  1   0  2  3  1   2
 RELF, Brandon ph/2b.....  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  1   0
WESTENSEE, Tyler p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MICHON, Brandon p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 JUDD, Eric p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 CHRISTENSEN, Llyr p.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 WELCH, Daniel p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 SHUTT, Justin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 40  6 13  6   3  5 24 12  11
Southern Utah Univ. 18 (11-11)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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FREITAS cf...............  6  3  1  0   1  1  2  0   4
ZABLAN 2b................  5  3  4  2   1  0  2  2   0
C. NELSON c..............  4  2  3  1   1  0  5  0   1
 JOHNSON ph/c............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
R. WRIGHT rf.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 SANFORD pr/rf...........  4  2  3  1   1  0  0  0   0
WILSON 3b................  4  3  3  4   1  1  2  3   2
 MESSERLY ph/3b..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
AONA dh..................  2  2  1  0   2  0  0  0   2
 GOLLAHER ph/dh..........  1  0  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
J. WRIGHT 1b.............  3  1  2  4   0  1  6  1   0
 HOGGE 1b................  3  0  2  1   0  0  6  0   3
M. NELSON ss.............  5  2  2  3   1  0  3  7   0
ROMNEY lf................  4  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   1
 PENA lf.................  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
REICHLE p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 MELLING p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 HAMMAN p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 THOMPSON p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 45 18 23 17   9  5 27 15  13
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 132 000 -  6 13  1
Southern Utah Univ.. 680 121 00X - 18 23  2
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E - PARKER; ZABLAN; WILSON. DP - BYU 2; SUU 2. LOB - BYU 11; SUU 13. 2B -
WALTON; MCNAUGHTON; PARKER; ZABLAN; SANFORD; HOGGE; M. NELSON; ROMNEY. HR -
J. WRIGHT. HBP - AYOSO; ROMNEY. SB - WALTON; MCNAUGHTON; FREITAS; ZABLAN.
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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WESTENSEE, Tyler....  0.2  3  6  6  3  1  5  8
MICHON, Brandon.....  0.1  5  6  6  2  1  6  8
JUDD, Eric..........  3.2 11  5  3  0  1 22 22
CHRISTENSEN, Llyr...  1.0  2  1  1  2  0  4  7
WELCH, Daniel.......  1.1  1  0  0  2  1  5  7
SHUTT, Justin.......  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  3  3
Southern Utah Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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REICHLE.............  5.0 10  4  4  1  3 26 28
MELLING.............  1.0  2  2  1  1  2  6  7
HAMMAN..............  1.0  1  0  0  0  0  3  3
THOMPSON............  2.0  0  0  0  1  0  5  6
Win - REICHLE (1-4).  Loss - WESTENSEE (1-3).  Save - None.
WP - CHRISTENSEN; WELCH; MELLING. HBP - by REICHLE (AYOSO); by CHRISTENSEN
(ROMNEY).
Umpires -
Start: 2:00 pm   Time: 3:15   Attendance: 201
MICHON faced 6 batters in the 2nd.
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 9/cf WALTON; 15/lf MCNAUGHTON; 5/3b PARKER; 13/ss
VARGAS; 22/1b KO; 8/rf CLUFF; 11/dh AYOSO; 10/c MUSSO; 6/2b LAW; 23/p
WESTENSEE;
Southern Utah Univ. starters: 8/cf FREITAS; 7/2b ZABLAN; 18/c C. NELSON; 10/rf
R. WRIGHT; 28/3b WILSON; 36/dh AONA; 12/1b J. WRIGHT; 13/ss M. NELSON; 9/lf
ROMNEY; 2/p REICHLE;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - WALTON doubled to left center. MCNAUGHTON
grounded out to ss. PARKER struck out swinging. WALTON stole third. VARGAS
grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 1st - FREITAS walked. ZABLAN singled, bunt; FREITAS
advanced to third. ZABLAN stole second; FREITAS stole home. C. NELSON walked.
R. WRIGHT reached on a fielder's choice; C. NELSON out at second ss to 2b;
ZABLAN advanced to third. WILSON singled to right field, RBI; R. WRIGHT
advanced to second; ZABLAN scored. SANFORD pinch ran for R. WRIGHT. AONA
walked; WILSON advanced to second; SANFORD advanced to third. J. WRIGHT struck
out looking. M. NELSON doubled to center field, 3 RBI; AONA scored; WILSON
scored; SANFORD scored. MICHON to p for WESTENSEE. ROMNEY doubled to left
center, RBI; M. NELSON scored. FREITAS struck out swinging, out at first c to
1b. 6 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - SANFORD to rf. KO grounded out to ss. CLUFF
grounded out to ss. AYOSO singled through the right side. MUSSO singled to
right field; AYOSO advanced to second. LAW struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 2nd - ZABLAN walked. C. NELSON singled through the
left side; ZABLAN advanced to second. SANFORD singled, bunt; C. NELSON advanced
to second; ZABLAN advanced to third. WILSON singled down the lf line, 2 RBI;
SANFORD advanced to third; C. NELSON scored; ZABLAN scored. AONA walked; WILSON
advanced to second. J. WRIGHT homered to left field, 4 RBI; AONA scored; WILSON
scored; SANFORD scored. JUDD to p for MICHON. M. NELSON grounded out to ss.
ROMNEY lined out to rf. FREITAS singled through the right side. ZABLAN singled
to right field; FREITAS advanced to third. C. NELSON singled through the left
side, RBI; ZABLAN advanced to second; FREITAS scored. SANFORD doubled to left
field, RBI; C. NELSON advanced to third; ZABLAN scored. WILSON struck out
looking. 8 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - WALTON grounded out to 3b. MCNAUGHTON doubled
down the rf line. PARKER out at first 1b to p; MCNAUGHTON advanced to third.
VARGAS flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 3rd - AONA singled to right center. J. WRIGHT
singled to right center; AONA advanced to third. M. NELSON grounded into double
play p to ss to 1b; J. WRIGHT out on the play. ROMNEY fouled out to 1b. 0
runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - KO grounded out to 3b. CLUFF singled to right
field. AYOSO singled to left field; CLUFF advanced to second. MUSSO singled
through the left side, RBI; AYOSO advanced to second; CLUFF scored. LAW struck
out swinging. WALTON reached on a fielding error by 2b; MUSSO advanced to
second; AYOSO advanced to third. MCNAUGHTON lined out to ss. 1 run, 3 hits,
1 error, 3 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 4th - FREITAS grounded out to 3b. ZABLAN flied out
to cf. C. NELSON singled to left field. SANFORD singled through the left side;
C. NELSON advanced to second. WILSON singled to left center, RBI; SANFORD
advanced to third; C. NELSON scored. AONA flied out to lf. 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - HOGGE to 1b for J. WRIGHT. PARKER doubled to
left field. VARGAS walked. KO flied out to cf. CLUFF grounded out to 3b; VARGAS
advanced to second; PARKER advanced to third. AYOSO hit by pitch. MUSSO
singled, 2 RBI; AYOSO advanced to second; VARGAS scored; PARKER scored. LAW
singled up the middle, RBI; MUSSO advanced to second; AYOSO scored. WALTON
lined out to 3b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 5th - HOGGE singled up the middle. M. NELSON reached
on a fielder's choice; HOGGE out at second 3b to 2b. ROMNEY lined out to lf.
FREITAS reached on a fielding error by 3b; M. NELSON advanced to second. ZABLAN
doubled to left center, 2 RBI; FREITAS scored, unearned; M. NELSON scored,
unearned. CHRISTENSEN to p for JUDD. C. NELSON flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2
hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - MELLING to p for REICHLE. MCNAUGHTON reached
on a throwing error by 3b. MCNAUGHTON stole second. PARKER lined out to 3b.
VARGAS walked; MCNAUGHTON advanced to third on a wild pitch. KO singled to left
center, RBI; VARGAS advanced to third; MCNAUGHTON scored, unearned. CLUFF
singled to center field, RBI; KO advanced to second; VARGAS scored. AYOSO
struck out looking. MUSSO struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 6th - BILLS to 1b for KO. SANFORD grounded out to
2b. WILSON walked. GOLLAHER pinch hit for AONA. GOLLAHER singled through the
right side; WILSON advanced to second. HOGGE doubled to center field, RBI;
GOLLAHER out at second cf to c; WILSON scored. M. NELSON walked; HOGGE advanced
to third on a wild pitch. ROMNEY hit by pitch; M. NELSON advanced to second.
WELCH to p for CHRISTENSEN. FREITAS reached on a fielder's choice; ROMNEY out
at second 2b unassisted. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - HAMMAN to p for MELLING. PENA to lf for
ROMNEY. RELF pinch hit for LAW. RELF singled to center field. BOWEN pinch hit
for WALTON. BOWEN reached on a fielder's choice; RELF out at second ss to 2b.
SLOAN pinch hit for MCNAUGHTON. SLOAN grounded into double play ss to 1b; BOWEN
out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 7th - BOWEN to cf. SLOAN to lf. RELF to 2b. LEACH to
3b for PARKER. ZABLAN singled to left field. JOHNSON pinch hit for C. NELSON.
ZABLAN advanced to second on a wild pitch. JOHNSON struck out looking. SANFORD
walked. MESSERLY pinch hit for WILSON. MESSERLY grounded out to p; SANFORD
advanced to second; ZABLAN advanced to third. GOLLAHER to dh. GOLLAHER walked.
HOGGE grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - JOHNSON to c. MESSERLY to 3b. THOMPSON to p
for HAMMAN. LEACH popped up to 2b. HERMOSILLO pinch hit for VARGAS. HERMOSILLO
grounded out to 3b. BILLS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Southern Utah Univ. 8th - HERMOSILLO to 2b. MEISE to c for MUSSO. RELF
to ss. SHUTT to p for WELCH. M. NELSON singled to right field. PENA struck out
swinging. FREITAS grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; M. NELSON out on
the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - DRZAYICH pinch hit for CLUFF. DRZAYICH walked.
WOAHN pinch hit for AYOSO. WOAHN grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b;
DRZAYICH out on the play. MEISE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.