Snakebit Cougars Victimized Again

SEATTLE -- Three consecutive singles paved the way Friday for a second straight walk-off victory by Seattle University over BYU in an 8-7 win.

The Cougars, now 18-22, took a three-run cushion into the bottom of the ninth, but relievers surrendered walks and an error as the Redhawks improved to 7-28.

A two-out RBI double to right field by Austin Hall scored Ryan Bernal to put the Cougars on the board, 3-1 in the second inning. Dane Nielsen singled in Hall to make the score the same as Thursday’s 16-inning final, 3-2.

Alex Wolfe doubled off the glove with two-outs and advance to third on a wild pitch, but was stranded in the third.

Bernal led off the fourth with a single and scored off Nielsen’s one-out single to again close the gap to one run, 4-3.

The Cougars got their first lead at 5-4 when Sean McNaughton hit a two-run homer with two outs to bring in Bernal in the fifth.

Hall hit a one-out triple in the eighth and scored on a sac-fly by Nielsen to put BYU up 6-4.

Brandon Relf stole home in the ninth when the Redhawks bit on a pickoff attempt to get Wolfe at first, putting the score at 7-4.

BYU looks for its first win in Seattle on Saturday morning when it takes on No. 26 Portland.

Brigham Young at Seattle University
Apr 30, 2010 at Bellevue, WA (Bannerwood Park)
Brigham Young 7 (18-22)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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RELF, Brandon ss.........  4  1  1  0   0  0  1  1   0
AYOSO, Bryce c...........  5  0  1  0   0  0  4  0   4
WOLFE, Alex 1b...........  4  0  1  0   1  2  7  1   0
CLUFF, Jonathan rf.......  5  0  0  0   0  0  6  0   1
BERNAL, Ryan dh..........  4  3  3  0   1  1  0  0   0
McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  5  1  2  2   0  1  1  0   2
HALL, Austin 3b..........  3  2  2  1   0  0  1  0   0
NIELSEN, Dane 2b.........  3  0  3  3   0  0  3  1   0
WELLS, Stephen cf........  4  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   1
ANDERSON, Mark p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 NYBERG, Chunner p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 SHUTT, Justin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 37  7 13  6   2  4 25  4   8
Seattle University 8 (7-28)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Buser, Doug cf...........  6  1  2  1   0  0  3  0   2
Ecklund, Bryndon dh......  4  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
 Latta, Nick ss..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Hendrickson, Cullen 2b...  4  1  1  0   1  0  4  0   1
Kalalau, Josh 3b/rf......  5  2  2  1   0  1  1  1   2
Narby, Sean rf/lf........  5  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   3
Tompkins, Riley 1b.......  3  2  2  0   2  1  7  2   0
Roberts, Nate ss/3b......  3  1  2  2   1  0  1  3   0
Kutz, Josh c.............  5  0  2  2   0  1  4  0   2
 Kirbach, Steve pr.......  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Malland, Mike lf.........  2  0  0  0   1  0  3  0   1
 Parrish, Phil ph/rf.....  2  0  2  2   0  0  1  0   0
Spink, Conor p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  3   0
 Yardley, Eric p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Sours, Nick p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 39  8 13  8   6  4 27  9  13
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 020 120 011 -  7 13  2
Seattle University.. 301 000 004 -  8 13  1
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Note: 1 out, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - HALL(11); NIELSEN(10); Kalalau(14). DP - BYU 1; SeattleU 1. LOB - BYU 8;
SeattleU 13. 2B - WOLFE(10); HALL(6); Kalalau(6); Roberts(5). 3B - HALL(3).
HR - McNAUGHTON(9). HBP - RELF; Roberts. SH - HALL(1). SF - NIELSEN(2). SB -
RELF 2(5); WOLFE(2).
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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ANDERSON, Mark......  6.0  8  4  1  4  4 27 32 120
NYBERG, Chunner.....  2.1  2  3  2  2  0  9 11  34
SHUTT, Justin.......  0.0  3  1  1  0  0  3  3   9
Seattle University     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Spink, Conor........  5.0 10  5  5  0  2 23 25  81
Yardley, Eric.......  3.2  3  2  2  1  2 13 15  40
Sours, Nick.........  0.0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1   4
Parrish, Phil.......  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1   4
Win - Parrish (1-1).  Loss - SHUTT (3-6).  Save - None.
WP - NYBERG(2); Spink(2); Yardley(3); Sours(3). HBP - by ANDERSON (Roberts); by
Spink (RELF). BK - Spink(2). Pitches/strikes: ANDERSON 120/72; NYBERG 34/18;
SHUTT 9/6; Spink 81/52; Yardley 40/28; Sours 4/0; Parrish 4/1.
Umpires - HP: Bill Fitzgerald  1B: Chris Broderick  3B: Dave Natali
Start: 2:00 pm   Time: 2:39   Attendance:  235
Weather: Partly cloudy, 50s
Sours faced 1 batter in the 9th.
SHUTT faced 3 batters in the 9th.
Brigham Young 1st - RELF flied out to cf (3-2). AYOSO singled through
the left side (2-0). WOLFE grounded into double play 1b to ss (2-2); AYOSO out
on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Seattle University 1st - Buser singled up the middle (1-2). Ecklund
struck out swinging (1-2). Hendrickson reached on a fielder's choice (0-1);
Buser advanced to second on a throwing error by 2b, advanced to third. Kalalau
singled to second base, RBI (2-1); Hendrickson advanced to second; Buser
scored, unearned. Narby flied out to rf (3-2). Tompkins walked (3-2); Kalalau
advanced to second; Hendrickson advanced to third. Roberts singled to right
field, 2 RBI (2-2); Tompkins advanced to third; Kalalau scored, unearned;
Hendrickson scored, unearned. Kutz flied out to rf (0-0). 3 runs, 3 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 2nd - CLUFF grounded out to 3b (0-2). BERNAL singled up
the middle (1-0). BERNAL advanced to second on a balk. McNAUGHTON struck out
swinging (1-2). HALL doubled to right field, RBI (1-2); BERNAL scored. NIELSEN
singled to left field, RBI, advanced to second on a throwing error by 3b (3-1);
HALL scored. WELLS grounded out to p (1-1). 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
Seattle University 2nd - Malland walked (3-2). Buser popped up to 1b,
bunt (0-0). Ecklund walked (3-2); Malland advanced to second. Hendrickson
infield fly to ss (2-1). Kalalau flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 3rd - RELF flied out to lf (2-1). AYOSO out at first 1b to
p (0-1). WOLFE doubled to left field (1-1). WOLFE advanced to third on a wild
pitch. CLUFF popped up to 2b (3-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Seattle University 3rd - Narby grounded out to p, bunt (1-0). Tompkins
singled up the middle (3-2). Roberts hit by pitch (3-2); Tompkins advanced to
second. Kutz singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Roberts advanced to second;
Tompkins scored. Malland popped up to 2b (0-0). Buser fouled out to 1b (0-1).
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 4th - BERNAL singled to center field (0-0). McNAUGHTON
singled to third base (0-1); BERNAL advanced to second. HALL grounded out to p,
bunt, SAC (0-0); McNAUGHTON advanced to second; BERNAL advanced to third.
NIELSEN singled to center field, RBI, advanced to second on the throw (2-0);
McNAUGHTON advanced to third; BERNAL scored. WELLS reached on a fielder's
choice (0-2); McNAUGHTON out at third p to 3b. RELF hit by pitch (1-0); WELLS
advanced to second; NIELSEN advanced to third. AYOSO flied out to rf (1-0).
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Seattle University 4th - Ecklund flied out to cf (0-0). Hendrickson
singled to right center (1-2). Kalalau struck out looking (1-2). Narby popped
up to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 5th - WOLFE struck out swinging (2-2). CLUFF flied out to
lf (0-1). BERNAL singled up the middle (1-0). McNAUGHTON homered to left field,
2 RBI (2-2); BERNAL scored. HALL grounded out to ss (0-1). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Seattle University 5th - Tompkins struck out swinging (3-2). Roberts
doubled to right field (3-1). Kutz struck out swinging (2-2). Malland flied out
to rf (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 6th - Yardley to p for Spink. NIELSEN singled through the
left side (2-1). WELLS flied out to lf (0-2). RELF popped up to 2b (1-0). AYOSO
fouled out to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Seattle University 6th - Buser grounded out to 2b (0-0). Ecklund
grounded out to ss (1-2). Hendrickson walked (3-1). Kalalau doubled to center
field, ground-rule (0-0); Hendrickson advanced to third. Narby lined out to 3b
(2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 7th - WOLFE struck out looking (0-2). CLUFF grounded out
to ss (0-1). BERNAL struck out swinging (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Seattle University 7th - NYBERG to p for ANDERSON. Tompkins singled up
the middle (0-0). Roberts popped into double play 1b to 2b, bunt (0-0);
Tompkins out on the play. Kutz flied out to cf (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 8th - McNAUGHTON flied out to cf (0-1). HALL tripled to
right center (0-0). NIELSEN flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-0); HALL scored. WELLS
popped up to 2b (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Seattle University 8th - Parrish pinch hit for Malland. Parrish singled
through the right side (1-0). Buser flied out to lf (1-2). Ecklund flied out to
rf (1-1). Hendrickson grounded out to 1b unassisted (3-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 9th - Narby to lf. Parrish to rf. RELF singled to left
field (2-1). AYOSO flied out to rf (0-0). RELF stole second. WOLFE walked
(3-1); RELF advanced to third on a wild pitch. RELF stole home. WOLFE stole
second. CLUFF grounded out to ss (2-2); WOLFE advanced to third. Sours to p for
Yardley. BERNAL walked (3-0). BERNAL advanced to second on a wild pitch. Latta
to ss for Ecklund. Kalalau to rf. Roberts to 3b. Parrish to p. /  for Sours.
McNAUGHTON lined out to lf (3-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Seattle University 9th - Kalalau reached on a throwing error by 3b
(0-0). Narby flied out to rf (1-2). Kalalau advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Tompkins walked (3-2). Roberts walked (3-0); Tompkins advanced to second;
Kalalau advanced to third. SHUTT to p for NYBERG. Kutz singled through the left
side, RBI (2-2); Roberts advanced to second; Tompkins advanced to third;
Kalalau scored, unearned. Kirbach pinch ran for Kutz. Parrish singled up the
middle, 2 RBI (1-0); Kirbach advanced to second; Roberts scored; Tompkins
scored. Buser singled down the lf line, RBI (0-1); Parrish advanced to second;
Kirbach scored. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.