Bear Defeat Gets Consecutive Win

GREELEY -- For the first time in over a month BYU's baseball team won its second game in a row with a 17-10 victory Tuesday over Northern Colorado.

The two-game sweep over UNC improves BYU's record to 18-26, while the Bears fell to 15-30.

"Our offense continued to respond every time they scored," said BYU Coach Vance Law. "Our three pitchers competed very well."

Cougar outfielders Sean McNaughton, Kent Walton and Jonathan Cluff along with third baseman Steve Parker and Bryce Ayoso all had big days.

McNaughton led off with a home run to extend his hitting streak to 10 games with his team-leading 11th blast. That was followed by a two-run shot a couple batters later from Parker. Cluff walked, stole second and scored on Ayoso's single as BYU took a 4-0 lead.

Walton batted in Kiko Hermosillo in the second put BYU up 5-1.

A three-run homer by Bear designated hitter Kevin Sandberg in the third closed the gap to 5-4.

Walton responded in the fourth with a two-run homer before Cluff hit a two-run double and Ayoso homered him across the plate, putting BYU up 11-4.

Pinch hitter Thomas Bills hit a two-run double in the sixth and he scored one batter later on a Hermosillo groundout to extend BYU's lead, 14-7.

McNaughton singled in the ninth and was tripled in by Walton, one of the nation's triple leaders. Walton scored on Kasey Ko's single. Andrew Law pinch-ran for Ko and he stole second, then ran the bases well to score off a Parker single to make the score 17-9.

Freshman Tyler Westensee picked up his second victory, this time in relief.

The Cougars return home for a three-game series against league-leading New Mexico, starting on Thursday at 7 p.m.

Brigham Young Univ. at Northern Colorado
Apr 29, 2008 at Greeley, Colo. (Jackson Field)
Brigham Young Univ. 17 (18-26)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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MCNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  6  3  3  1   0  1  1  0   2
RELF, Brandon ss.........  5  0  0  0   0  5  2  2   0
 LEACH, J.C. ph/1b.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WALTON, Kent cf..........  5  2  3  4   1  0  3  0   0
KO, Kasey 1b.............  4  2  1  1   2  1  7  1   1
 LAW, Andrew pr/ss.......  0  1  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
PARKER, Steve 3b.........  5  2  2  3   1  1  0  2   1
CLUFF, Jonathan rf.......  4  3  3  2   2  0  0  0   0
AYOSO, Bryce c...........  5  2  3  3   0  0  9  2   0
BOWEN, Michael dh........  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   2
 BILLS, Thomas dh........  2  1  1  2   0  0  0  0   0
HERMOSILLO, Kiko 2b......  4  1  1  1   1  0  4  4   0
JUDD, Eric p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 WESTENSEE, Tyler p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MILLER, Jared p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 43 17 17 17   8  9 27 12   7
Northern Colorado 10 (15-30)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Garcia, A. lf............  3  2  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Berge, T.J. ph/2b.......  3  1  3  2   0  0  1  1   0
Morales, C. ss...........  5  2  1  0   1  0  1  2   2
Murray, C. 1b............  4  3  2  1   2  1  6  1   0
Sandberg, K. dh..........  5  1  2  4   1  0  0  0   2
Whinery, E. c............  5  0  0  1   0  2 10  3   1
Hegstad, E. cf...........  5  0  2  0   0  1  2  0   2
Raudenbush,M rf..........  3  0  0  1   2  1  2  0   0
Horn, J. 2b/3b...........  4  0  0  0   0  3  1  1   2
 Tooley, A. ph...........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
 Zarlengo, M. 3b.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Santucci, P. 3b..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   1
 Mees, A. ph/lf..........  2  1  2  0   1  0  1  1   0
Banks, J. p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Henry, C. p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Peery, S. p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Skufca, E. p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
Totals................... 42 10 14  9   7 10 27 11  12
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 410 603 003 - 17 17  3
Northern Colorado... 103 032 010 - 10 14  2
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E - RELF 2(8); CLUFF(7); Horn, J.(10); Santucci, P.(2). DP - BY 1. LOB - BY
7; UNCO 12. 2B - CLUFF(15); BILLS(4); Garcia, A.(3); Murray, C.(18); Mees,
A.(5). 3B - WALTON(6). HR - MCNAUGHTON(11); WALTON(4); PARKER(7); AYOSO(3);
Berge, T.J.(1); Sandberg, K.(9). SB - MCNAUGHTON(20); CLUFF(18); BOWEN(1).
CS - MCNAUGHTON(6); WALTON(3); AYOSO(2); Hegstad, E.(3).
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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JUDD, Eric..........  4.0  6  7  6  4  4 17 21
WESTENSEE, Tyler....  2.0  2  2  2  2  3 10 12
MILLER, Jared.......  3.0  6  1  1  1  3 15 16
Northern Colorado      IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Banks, J............  3.2  8  9  5  4  6 19 23
Henry, C............  0.0  2  2  0  2  0  2  4
Peery, S............  2.1  1  3  3  2  3  9 11
Skufca, E...........  3.0  6  3  3  0  0 13 13
Win - WESTENSEE (2-3).  Loss - Banks, J. (2-5).  Save - MILLER (3).
WP - MILLER(2); Banks, J.(4); Peery, S.(8). BK - Banks, J.(1); Peery, S.(4). PB
- AYOSO(3).
Umpires - HP: Kevin Ainsworth  1B: Cameron Keller  3B: Doug Graham
Start: 1:58 pm   Time: 3:41   Attendance: 143
Henry, C. faced 4 batters in the 4th.
JUDD faced 3 batters in the 5th.
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 15/lf MCNAUGHTON; 4/ss RELF; 9/cf WALTON; 22/1b
KO; 5/3b PARKER; 8/rf CLUFF; 11/c AYOSO; 27/dh BOWEN; 3/2b HERMOSILLO; 17/p
JUDD;
Northern Colorado starters: 20/lf Garcia, A.; 5/ss Morales, C.; 14/1b Murray,
C.; 28/dh Sandberg, K.; 9/c Whinery, E.; 3/cf Hegstad, E.; 26/rf Raudenbush,M;
2/2b Horn, J.; 33/3b Santucci, P.; 10/p Banks, J.;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - MCNAUGHTON homered to left center, RBI. RELF
struck out swinging. WALTON reached on an error by 2b. WALTON out at second c
to ss, caught stealing. KO walked. PARKER homered to left field, 2 RBI; KO
scored. CLUFF walked. CLUFF stole second. AYOSO singled up the middle, RBI;
CLUFF scored. AYOSO advanced to second on a balk. BOWEN fouled out to 1b. 4
runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Northern Colorado 1st - Garcia, A. doubled to left center. Morales, C.
walked. Murray, C. walked; Morales, C. advanced to second; Garcia, A. advanced
to third. Sandberg, K. hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b; Murray, C. out on
the play; Morales, C. advanced to third; Garcia, A. scored. Whinery, E. struck
out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - HERMOSILLO singled up the middle. MCNAUGHTON
singled to left field; HERMOSILLO advanced to second. RELF struck out swinging.
WALTON singled to left field, RBI; MCNAUGHTON advanced to second; HERMOSILLO
scored. WALTON advanced to second; MCNAUGHTON out at third c to 3b, caught
stealing. KO struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Colorado 2nd - Hegstad, E. singled to third base. Hegstad, E.
out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Raudenbush,M walked. Horn, J. reached
on a fielder's choice; Raudenbush,M out at second 1b to ss. Santucci, P.
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - PARKER struck out swinging. CLUFF singled,
bunt. AYOSO lined out to 2b. BOWEN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Colorado 3rd - Garcia, A. grounded out to 2b. Morales, C.
reached on an error by ss. Murray, C. walked; Morales, C. advanced to second.
Murray, C. advanced to second on a passed ball; Morales, C. advanced to third
on a passed ball. Sandberg, K. homered to center field, 3 RBI; Murray, C.
scored; Morales, C. scored, unearned. Whinery, E. flied out to lf. Hegstad, E.
grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - HERMOSILLO grounded out to ss. MCNAUGHTON
reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced to second. RELF struck out
swinging. WALTON homered to center field, 2 RBI, unearned; MCNAUGHTON scored,
unearned. KO walked. KO advanced to second on a wild pitch. PARKER walked.
Henry, C. to p for Banks, J.. CLUFF doubled to right center, 2 RBI; PARKER
scored, unearned; KO scored, unearned. AYOSO homered to left field, 2 RBI,
unearned; CLUFF scored, unearned. BOWEN walked. BOWEN stole second. HERMOSILLO
walked. Peery, S. to p for Henry, C.. HERMOSILLO advanced to second on a balk;
BOWEN advanced to third on a balk. MCNAUGHTON struck out swinging. 6 runs, 3
hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Northern Colorado 4th - Raudenbush,M struck out looking. Horn, J. struck
out looking. Santucci, P. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - RELF struck out looking. WALTON walked. KO
flied out to lf. PARKER grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Northern Colorado 5th - Garcia, A. singled to right field. Morales, C.
singled to center field; Garcia, A. advanced to second. Murray, C. doubled to
right field, RBI; Morales, C. advanced to third; Garcia, A. scored. WESTENSEE
to p for JUDD. Sandberg, K. grounded out to 2b, RBI; Murray, C. advanced to
third; Morales, C. scored. Whinery, E. reached on an error by rf, advanced to
second, RBI; Murray, C. scored. Hegstad, E. struck out swinging. Raudenbush,M
walked. Horn, J. struck out swinging. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - CLUFF walked. AYOSO reached on a fielder's
choice; CLUFF advanced to second. BILLS to dh for BOWEN. BILLS doubled down the
rf line, 2 RBI; AYOSO scored; CLUFF scored. BILLS advanced to third on a wild
pitch. HERMOSILLO grounded out to 2b, RBI; BILLS scored. MCNAUGHTON flied out
to rf. RELF struck out swinging. 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Colorado 6th - Mees, A. pinch hit for Santucci, P.. Mees, A.
doubled to right center. Berge, T.J. pinch hit for Garcia, A.. Berge, T.J.
homered to right center, 2 RBI; Mees, A. scored. Morales, C. flied out to cf.
Murray, C. reached on an error by ss. Sandberg, K. walked; Murray, C. advanced
to second. Whinery, E. struck out swinging. Hegstad, E. popped up to 2b. 2
runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - Berge, T.J. to 2b. Horn, J. to 3b. Mees, A. to
lf. Skufca, E. to p for Peery, S.. WALTON out at first 1b to p. KO flied out to
cf. PARKER grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Colorado 7th - MILLER to p for WESTENSEE. Raudenbush,M flied
out to cf. Horn, J. struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. Mees, A. singled
through the right side. Berge, T.J. singled up the middle; Mees, A. advanced to
second. Morales, C. reached on a fielder's choice; Berge, T.J. out at second 3b
to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - CLUFF flied out to cf. AYOSO singled to center
field. AYOSO out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. BILLS grounded out to p.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Northern Colorado 8th - Murray, C. singled to left field. Sandberg, K.
singled through the left side; Murray, C. advanced to second. Whinery, E. flied
out to cf. Hegstad, E. singled to right field; Sandberg, K. advanced to second;
Murray, C. advanced to third. Raudenbush,M grounded out to 3b, RBI; Hegstad, E.
advanced to second; Sandberg, K. advanced to third; Murray, C. scored. Tooley,
A. pinch hit for Horn, J.. Tooley, A. struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - Zarlengo, M. to 3b for Tooley, A.. HERMOSILLO
flied out to rf. MCNAUGHTON singled to left field. LEACH pinch hit for RELF.
MCNAUGHTON stole second. LEACH flied out to lf. WALTON tripled to center field,
RBI; MCNAUGHTON scored. KO singled through the left side, RBI; WALTON scored.
LAW pinch ran for KO. PARKER singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; LAW
scored. CLUFF singled to left field; PARKER advanced to third, out at home lf
to 3b to c. 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Northern Colorado 9th - LEACH to 1b. LAW to ss. Mees, A. walked. Berge,
T.J. singled through the right side; Mees, A. advanced to third. Morales, C.
reached on a fielder's choice; Berge, T.J. out at second ss to 2b. Morales, C.
advanced to second on a wild pitch. Murray, C. struck out swinging. Sandberg,
K. lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.