Unanswered Runs Help Ducks Win

EUGENE -- Oregon scored six unanswered runs in the sixth and eighth innings Thursday to claim a 6-3 victory over BYU baseball.

BYU, now 8-5 overall, protected a two-run lead after the second and third innings behind the pitching of Chris Capper.

Capper’s pitching was effective in putting the Ducks down in a row in the first, second, third and fourth innings. Capper had a no-hitter through four innings until giving up a leadoff double in the fifth, but he got out of that jam with two of his five strikeouts.

"I was disappointed we weren't able to expand our lead, but we faced an extremely good pitcher (Tyler Anderson)," said BYU coach Vance Law. "Capper lost the strike zone and the walks were too much for us to overcome. But I am proud of our effort and the way we competed."

The Ducks loaded the bases in the sixth on three consecutive walks, so Capper gave way to Matthew Neil on the mound. Oregon took a 3-2 lead off a walk and a two-run single, then extended it to 6-2 with three more runs in the eighth.

For BYU, Ryan Bernal led off with a single in the second, extending his current hitting streak to nine games. He advanced to second on Austin Hall’s single and to third on Chase Frampton’s sac-bunt. Bernal scored BYU’s first run on a passed ball.

Alex Wolfe’s two-out double in the third put BYU up 2-0 when he scored Dane Nielsen who led off that inning with a walk.

Oregon, now 6-7, hosts the Cougars Friday night in the second of a three-game series.

Brigham Young Univ. at University of Oregon
Mar 10, 2011 at Eugene, Ore. (PK Park)
Brigham Young Univ. 3 (8-5)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WELLS, Stephen cf........  3  0  1  0   0  1  2  0   0
LAW, Andrew ss...........  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  7   0
WOLFE, Alex c............  4  0  1  1   0  1  9  2   0
BERNAL, Ryan lf..........  3  2  2  0   1  0  1  0   1
HALL, Austin 1b..........  3  0  1  0   1  2 10  0   1
FRAMPTON, Chase dh.......  2  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
 GUENTHER, Wes ph........  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
LOPEZ, Bret 3b...........  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  1   0
 ROBINSON, Dillon ph.....  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
CALDWELL, Kelton rf......  3  0  0  1   0  2  0  0   1
NIELSEN, Dane 2b.........  3  1  0  0   1  2  1  1   3
CAPPER, Chris p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 NEIL, Matthew p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 WELCH, Daniel p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 PARRY, David p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 29  3  6  2   4 13 24 12   6
University of Oregon 6 (6-7)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Serna, KC ss.............  3  2  0  0   1  1  3  0   0
Piazzisi, M lf...........  3  2  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Marder, J c..............  3  0  1  3   1  0 13  2   0
 Hofmann, C pr...........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Hambright, B c..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Kuresa, T 1b.............  4  0  1  0   0  2  6  0   0
Jones, A rf..............  4  0  2  3   0  1  1  0   0
Hambright, R dh..........  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Pulfer, D 2b.............  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  3   1
Mendenhall cf............  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
Altobelli, J 3b..........  2  1  1  0   1  0  0  2   0
Anderson, T p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 McGough, S p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 28  6  5  6   4  7 27  9   3
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 011 000 001 -  3  6  1
University of Oregon 000 003 03X -  6  5  0
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E - LOPEZ(1). LOB - BYU 6; Oregon 3. 2B - WELLS(8); WOLFE(4); GUENTHER(1);
Marder, J(3); Kuresa, T(4). HBP - CALDWELL. SH - WELLS(2); FRAMPTON(1);
Piazzisi, M(5). SB - Jones, A 2(3). CS - HALL(2).
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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CAPPER, Chris.......  5.0  1  3  3  3  5 16 19
NEIL, Matthew.......  2.0  1  0  0  1  2  6  7
WELCH, Daniel.......  0.2  2  3  1  0  0  4  5
PARRY, David........  0.1  1  0  0  0  0  2  2
University of Oregon   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Anderson, T.........  8.0  4  2  1  3 12 24 29
McGough, S..........  1.0  2  1  1  1  1  5  7
Win - Anderson, T (2-0).  Loss - CAPPER (0-2).  Save - None.
HBP - by McGough, S (CALDWELL). PB - Marder, J(3).
Umpires - HP: Randy Sutton  1B: Brent Cunningham  3B: Todd Ellis
Start: 6:06   Time: 2:43   Attendance: 1263
Weather: Showers
CAPPER faced 3 batters in the 6th.
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 5/cf WELLS; 6/ss LAW; 18/c WOLFE; 10/lf BERNAL;
26/1b HALL; 30/dh FRAMPTON; 13/3b LOPEZ; 12/rf CALDWELL; 16/2b NIELSEN; 15/p
CAPPER;
University of Oregon starters: 6/ss Serna, KC; 28/lf Piazzisi, M; 7/c Marder,
J; 22/1b Kuresa, T; 9/rf Jones, A; 46/dh Hambright, R; 1/2b Pulfer, D; 15/cf
Mendenhall; 49/3b Altobelli, J; 13/p Anderson, T;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - WELLS doubled down the rf line. LAW popped up
to p, bunt. WELLS out at second p to ss, picked off. WOLFE struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
University of Oregon 1st - Serna, KC struck out swinging. Piazzisi, M
popped up to 3b. Marder, J flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - BERNAL singled to right field. HALL singled to
second base; BERNAL advanced to second. FRAMPTON out at first p to 2b, SAC,
bunt; HALL advanced to second; BERNAL advanced to third. HALL advanced to
third; BERNAL scored on a passed ball, unearned. LOPEZ struck out swinging.
CALDWELL struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
University of Oregon 2nd - Kuresa, T struck out swinging. Jones, A flied
out to cf. Hambright, R lined out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - NIELSEN walked. WELLS grounded out to 3b, SAC,
bunt; NIELSEN advanced to second. LAW grounded out to c; NIELSEN advanced to
third. WOLFE doubled down the rf line, RBI; NIELSEN scored. BERNAL grounded out
to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
University of Oregon 3rd - Pulfer, D grounded out to ss. Mendenhall
struck out swinging. Altobelli, J grounded out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - HALL walked. FRAMPTON struck out swinging.
HALL out at first c to 2b to 1b, caught stealing. LOPEZ struck out looking.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
University of Oregon 4th - Serna, KC grounded out to ss. Piazzisi, M
grounded out to 2b. Marder, J grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - CALDWELL struck out swinging. NIELSEN struck
out swinging. WELLS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
University of Oregon 5th - Kuresa, T doubled down the rf line. Jones, A
struck out swinging. Hambright, R popped up to cf. Pulfer, D struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - LAW popped up to ss. WOLFE flied out to lf.
BERNAL walked. HALL struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
University of Oregon 6th - Mendenhall walked. Altobelli, J walked;
Mendenhall advanced to second. Serna, KC walked; Altobelli, J advanced to
second; Mendenhall advanced to third. NEIL to p for CAPPER. Piazzisi, M reached
on a fielder's choice; Serna, KC advanced to second; Altobelli, J advanced to
third; Mendenhall out at home p to c. Marder, J walked, RBI; Piazzisi, M
advanced to second; Serna, KC advanced to third; Altobelli, J scored. Kuresa, T
struck out swinging. Jones, A singled through the right side, 2 RBI; Marder, J
advanced to third; Piazzisi, M scored; Serna, KC scored. Jones, A stole second;
Marder, J out at home c to ss to c. 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - FRAMPTON struck out swinging. LOPEZ fouled out
to c. CALDWELL grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
University of Oregon 7th - Hambright, R struck out looking. Pulfer, D
grounded out to ss. Mendenhall grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - NIELSEN struck out swinging. WELLS popped up
to rf. LAW struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
University of Oregon 8th - WELCH to p for NEIL. Altobelli, J singled up
the middle. Serna, KC reached on a fielder's choice; Altobelli, J out at second
3b to 2b. Piazzisi, M reached on an error by 3b, SAC, bunt; Serna, KC advanced
to second. Marder, J doubled to left center, 2 RBI; Piazzisi, M scored,
unearned; Serna, KC scored. Hofmann, C pinch ran for Marder, J. Kuresa, T
grounded out to ss; Hofmann, C advanced to third. PARRY to p for WELCH. Jones,
A singled to third base, bunt, RBI; Hofmann, C scored, unearned. Jones, A stole
second. Hambright, R grounded out to 1b unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - Hambright, B to c for Hofmann, C. McGough, S
to p for Anderson, T. WOLFE grounded out to 2b. BERNAL singled to right field.
HALL struck out swinging. GUENTHER pinch hit for FRAMPTON. GUENTHER doubled to
left center; BERNAL advanced to third. ROBINSON pinch hit for LOPEZ. ROBINSON
walked. CALDWELL hit by pitch, RBI; ROBINSON advanced to second; GUENTHER
advanced to third; BERNAL scored. NIELSEN popped up to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.