Shockers Win On Walk-off Double

WICHITA -- A walk-off double to deep right-center field Monday afternoon by Cody Lassley robbed BYU of a victory in a 6-5 defeat by Wichita State.

The two-run-one-out double came off junior Jeremy Toole, a normal BYU starter, who only faced one batter before 2,744 fans.

The Cougars, now 3-6, led for most of the game, including a 5-1 margin through four innings.

The Cougars jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Alex Wolfe hit a two-out single to score Andrew Law from second.

With two out and two on in the second, WSU’s Taylor Brown singled through right field, but BYU’s Michael Bowen threw a strike to put out Chris O’Brien at home.

BYU reclaimed the lead in the fourth when J. T. Musso hit a three-run line drive homer to left field to put the Cougars up 5-1 as tall 6-8 pitcher Brian Flynn soon exited the game.

The Shockers took advantage of the a first-pitch lead-off homer in the bottom of the fourth by Clint McKeever.

BYU escaped a bases loaded situation in the fifth, with a ground-rule double preventing a WSU run.

Shocker reliever Grant Muncrief limited BYU to one hit in five plus innings, that being a ninth-inning bunt by Law.

The two teams meet again on Tuesday afternoon to conclude the two-game series. Wichita State now has a 6-1 record.

BYU at Wichita State
3-2-09 at Wichita, Kan. (Eck Stadium)
BYU 5 (3-6)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WALTON, Kent dh..........  5  0  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  5  1  1  0   0  2  0  1   2
McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  5  0  0  0   0  1  2  0   1
WOLFE, Alex 1b...........  4  0  1  1   0  1  8  1   0
PARKER, Steve 3b.........  3  0  0  0   1  0  1  2   1
CLUFF, Jonathan cf.......  2  1  0  0   2  1  3  0   0
RELF, Brandon ss.........  4  1  2  1   0  2  0  2   2
BOWEN, Michael rf........  4  1  1  0   0  0  3  1   0
MUSSO, J.T. c............  3  1  1  3   1  2  7  0   1
BUNCH, Nathan p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 HARDESTY, Shawn p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 WORTHAM, Jake p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 TOOLE, Jeremy p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 35  5  8  5   4  9 25  9   7
Wichita State 6 (6-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Hall, K. cf..............  5  0  1  1   0  1  3  0   0
Baez 2b..................  4  1  1  0   1  0  3  3   0
Jones rf.................  4  1  2  0   1  2  1  0   0
Lassley c................  5  0  1  2   0  2  8  1   0
O'Brien 3b...............  3  1  2  0   1  0  0  3   2
McKeever 1b..............  4  1  3  1   0  0  8  1   3
Rosecrans dh.............  4  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
Brown, T. ss.............  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  1   0
Letourneau lf............  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   1
Flynn p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Muncrief p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
Totals................... 37  6 13  5   3  6 27 11   9
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 100 400 000 -  5  8  0
Wichita State....... 001 101 012 -  6 13  0
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
LOB - Cougars 7; Shockers 9. 2B - Jones(3); Lassley(3); Letourneau(2). HR -
MUSSO(2); McKeever(1). SB - WALTON(3); LAW, An.(4).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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BUNCH, Nathan.......  5.0  8  3  3  3  3 22 25
HARDESTY, Shawn.....  2.0  2  1  1  0  1  8  8
WORTHAM, Jake.......  1.1  2  2  2  0  2  6  6
TOOLE, Jeremy.......  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  1  1
Wichita State          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Flynn...............  3.2  7  5  5  1  4 18 19
Muncrief............  5.1  1  0  0  3  5 17 20
Win - Muncrief (1-0).  Loss - WORTHAM (0-2).  Save - None.
WP - HARDESTY(1); Flynn(1). PB - MUSSO(2).
Umpires - HP: Steve Knight  1B: John Knight  3B: Mark Wagers
Start: 3:06 pm   Time: 2:33   Attendance: 2744
Weather: 47 degrees;wind-ESE at 15 mph
Play-by-Play
BYU 1st - WALTON singled to left field. LAW, An. reached on a fielder's
choice; WALTON out at second p to 2b. McNAUGHTON struck out swinging; LAW, An.
stole second. WOLFE singled to left field, RBI; LAW, An. scored. PARKER popped
up to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wichita State 1st - Hall, K. flied out to rf. Baez popped up to 3b.
Jones struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - CLUFF grounded out to 2b. RELF singled through the right side.
BOWEN flied out to lf. MUSSO struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Wichita State 2nd - Lassley flied out to lf. O'Brien singled to left
field. McKeever singled to shortstop; O'Brien advanced to second. Rosecrans
flied out to cf. Brown, T. singled through the right side; McKeever advanced to
second; O'Brien advanced to third, out at home rf to c. 0 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - WALTON grounded out to 2b. LAW, An. struck out swinging.
McNAUGHTON flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wichita State 3rd - Letourneau doubled down the lf line. Hall, K.
singled up the middle, advanced to second, RBI; Letourneau scored. Baez
grounded out to p. Jones walked. Lassley struck out swinging. O'Brien flied out
to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 4th - WOLFE struck out swinging. PARKER grounded out to 2b. CLUFF
walked. CLUFF advanced to second on a wild pitch. RELF singled to left field,
RBI; CLUFF scored. BOWEN singled to left field; RELF advanced to second. MUSSO
homered to left field, 3 RBI; BOWEN scored; RELF scored. WALTON singled to left
field. Muncrief to p for Flynn. WALTON stole second. LAW, An. struck out
swinging. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wichita State 4th - McKeever homered to left center, RBI. Rosecrans
flied out to rf. Brown, T. fouled out to 1b. Letourneau flied out to rf. 1
run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - McNAUGHTON grounded out to p. WOLFE grounded out to 3b. PARKER
walked. CLUFF walked; PARKER advanced to second. RELF struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Wichita State 5th - Hall, K. grounded out to p, bunt. Baez walked. Jones
doubled to left center, ground-rule; Baez advanced to third. Lassley struck out
looking. O'Brien walked. McKeever lined out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
3 LOB.
BYU 6th - BOWEN grounded out to 3b. MUSSO walked. WALTON reached on a
fielder's choice; MUSSO out at second ss to 2b. LAW, An. reached on a fielder's
choice; WALTON out at second 3b to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Wichita State 6th - Rosecrans singled through the left side. HARDESTY to
p for BUNCH. Rosecrans advanced to second on a passed ball. Brown, T. out at
first 1b to p; Rosecrans advanced to third. Rosecrans scored on a wild pitch.
Letourneau grounded out to ss. Hall, K. grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - McNAUGHTON grounded out to 1b unassisted. WOLFE flied out to
cf. PARKER out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wichita State 7th - Baez grounded out to 2b. Jones struck out looking.
Lassley flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 8th - CLUFF struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. RELF struck
out looking. BOWEN flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Wichita State 8th - O'Brien singled up the middle. McKeever singled up
the middle; O'Brien advanced to third. WORTHAM to p for HARDESTY. Rosecrans
grounded out to 3b, RBI; McKeever advanced to second; O'Brien scored. Brown, T.
struck out looking. Letourneau grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
BYU 9th - MUSSO struck out swinging. WALTON flied out to cf. LAW, An.
singled to first base, bunt. McNAUGHTON flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Wichita State 9th - Hall, K. struck out swinging. Baez singled to left
center. Jones singled to left center; Baez advanced to second. TOOLE to p for
WORTHAM. Lassley doubled to right center, 2 RBI; Jones scored; Baez scored.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.