Cougars Win Three Games to Finish Tournament

TAMPA BAY -- The BYU women's softball team won three games in their final day at the Southern Florida Tournament, Saturday. The Cougars beat Georgia State 4-3 in their final scheduled game of the tournament. The Cougars are now 16-10 on the season heading back for their first home games of the season.

They advanced to a single-game elimination playoff and beat Central Michigan 5-2. The Cougars advanced to play Oklahoma State and won a thriller in eight innings 4-3. The Cougars were eliminated from the finals tomorrow because of the University's policy to not play of Sunday.

In the first game against Georgia State, Cynthia Fallowfield (7-4) won after a tough loss to Florida International on Friday. Freshman Arron Layns had two RBI while All-American Oli Keohohou brought in the game winning run.

In the first playoff game against Central Michigan, freshman Niki Andersen (4-3) won her fourth straight game. Keohohou and Liz Boydston each hit a home run.

In thier final game of the tournament, the Cougars scored in the first inning to take an early 1-0 on the Cowgirls. Oklahoma State tied it 1-1 in the sixth inning and the game went to extra innings. OSU hit first and scored two runs to take a 3-1 heading into the bottom of the eighth. Debbie Dodds scored to get within one run. After two strikeouts, the Cougars were on their heels as Fallowfield stepped up to the plate and knocked in a two-run double to lead the Cougars in the furious comeback. Fallowfield (8-4) also picked up the win on the mound.

"Today was a great day to bounce back after a shaky start early in the tournament," said head coach Mary Kay Amicone. "Everything came together today."

BYU will play in their home-opener, Mar. 13 against UVSC at 2 p.m. at Gail Miller Field. They will host Southern Utah on Mar. 16.

Georgia State vs Brigham Young
              Mar 09, 2002 at Plant City, Fla. (International SBC)
Georgia State 3 (9-12)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Gillies lf...............  4  0  2  2   0  0  0  0   0
Blue 2b..................  2  0  0  0   2  1  3  1   0
Roberts ss...............  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  2   2
Leconte 3b...............  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   2
McCormick c..............  3  0  2  0   0  0  6  0   0
 Hester pr...............  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bryant 1b................  2  0  0  0   0  0  7  2   0
Chournus dh..............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Tiahur cf................  3  1  0  0   0  0  2  0   1
McRae rf.................  3  1  1  1   0  1  0  0   0
McNary p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
 French p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 26  3  6  3   2  3 20  9   5
Brigham Young 4 (14-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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VANDERLINDEN, Liz cf.....  4  1  2  0   0  1  1  1   0
JOHNSON, Megan 3b........  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   1
BOYDSTON, Elizabeth 1b...  3  0  1  1   0  0 10  1   0
 JONES, Milli pr.........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
KEOHOHOU, Oli lf.........  4  0  1  1   0  2  0  0   2
CADIENTE, Brooke rf......  3  1  1  0   0  0  3  0   0
WATSON, Lauren ss........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
PRINGLE, Kari 2b.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  4   0
LAYNS, Arron c...........  3  0  1  2   0  1  3  0   0
CAPRA, Ariel p...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
 FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia p..  1  1  1  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 30  4  7  4   0  6 21 11   7
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Georgia State....... 030 000 0 -  3  6  5
Brigham Young....... 000 200 2 -  4  7  1
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Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Blue 2; Roberts 3; JOHNSON M.. LOB - Panthers 5; Cougars 7. 2B -
Gillies; Roberts; McCormick; VANDERLINDEN. HBP - BOYDSTON. SH - Bryant. SB -
Roberts. CS - Gillies; Blue; CADIENTE; WATSON.
Georgia State          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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McNary..............  6.0  3  2  1  0  6 24 25
French..............  0.2  4  2  2  0  0  6  6
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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CAPRA, Ariel........  5.0  5  3  2  2  1 20 23
FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia  2.0  1  0  0  0  2  6  6
Win - FALLOWFIELD (7-4).  Loss - French ().  Save - None.
HB - McNary.
Umpires -
Start: 2:00   Time: 2:00   Attendance:
Game: GSU
CAPRA faced 1 batter in the 6th.
                       Brigham Young vs Central Michigan
                 Mar 09, 2002 at Plant City, Fla. (ISF Complex)
Brigham Young 5 (15-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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KEOHOHOU, Oli 3b.........  2  2  1  1   2  0  0  1   0
VANDERLINDEN, Liz cf.....  3  0  2  1   1  0  3  0   0
FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia dh..  4  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   3
CADIENTE, Brooke rf......  3  0  0  0   1  2  1  1   1
BOYDSTON, Elizabeth 1b...  4  1  3  1   0  0 10  0   1
WATSON, Lauren c.........  3  2  1  0   1  0  3  1   0
PRINGLE, Kari 2b.........  4  0  0  0   0  0  3  2   1
 ROBERTS, Jill pr........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
DODDS, Debbie lf.........  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1
ANDERSEN, Niki p.........  3  0  0  0   0  3  0  1   1
WALKER, Kate ss..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  7   0
Totals................... 29  5  7  3   5  9 21 13   8
Central Michigan 2 (11-9)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Manson ss................  3  0  0  0   1  0  3  1   2
Hamilton cf..............  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Brander 3b...............  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  4   0
Skuta lf.................  2  1  2  2   1  0  0  0   0
Horvath c................  3  0  1  0   0  0 10  0   3
McCormack 1b.............  3  0  1  0   0  1  6  0   0
 Luplow pr...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Burzynski dh.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 White pr................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Sobeck rf................  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
De La Vega 2b............  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   1
 Stephens ph.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Ault 2b.................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Puchalski p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Rasmussen p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 24  2  6  2   2  3 21  7   6
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 111 110 0 -  5  7  0
Central Michigan.... 001 010 0 -  2  6  2
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E - Brander; Sobeck. LOB - Cougars 8; Chippewas 6. 2B - VANDERLINDEN;
Hamilton. 3B - Sobeck. HR - KEOHOHOU; BOYDSTON(12); Skuta. HBP - Burzynski.
SH - Hamilton; Sobeck. SB - KEOHOHOU; VANDERLINDEN; WATSON; PRINGLE.
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ANDERSEN, Niki......  7.0  6  2  2  2  3 24 29
Central Michigan       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Puchalski...........  4.0  6  5  4  4  5 19 23
Rasmussen...........  3.0  1  0  0  1  4 10 11
Win - ANDERSEN (4-3).  Loss - Puchalski (5-3).  Save - None.
HB - ANDERSEN.
Umpires -
Start: 5:05 pm   Time: 2:07   Attendance: 80
Game: CMU
Puchalski faced 1 batter in the 5th.
                        Oklahoma State vs Brigham Young
              Mar 09, 2002 at Plant City, Fla. (International SBC)
Oklahoma State 3 (15-8)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Kipp 3b..................  4  1  2  0   0  0  1  1   0
O'Niell ss...............  2  0  0  1   0  1  0  2   1
Hodges 1b................  3  0  1  0   1  0  7  0   0
Realmuto c...............  3  1  1  1   1  0 12  0   0
Ritchie dh...............  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   0
Carey lf.................  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   4
Behmer 2b................  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Quiroz rf................  1  0  0  0   1  0  2  0   0
Younk cf.................  3  0  1  1   0  1  1  0   0
Carter p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 26  3  7  3   3  5 23  5   6
Brigham Young 4 (16-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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KEOHOHOU, Oli rf.........  3  1  1  0   1  0  3  1   0
JOHNSON, Megan 3b........  3  1  0  0   0  0  2  2   0
 VANDERLINDEN, Liz 3b....  1  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
BOYDSTON, Elizabeth 1b...  4  0  0  0   0  2 10  0   0
CADIENTE, Brooke dh......  3  0  1  1   1  2  0  0   0
FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia p...  4  0  1  2   0  1  0  3   3
WATSON, Lauren lf........  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  1   0
PRINGLE, Kari 2b.........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   0
LAYNS, Arron c...........  2  0  0  0   1  1  6  2   0
DODDS, Debbie cf.........  3  1  0  0   0  3  0  0   2
WALKER, Kate ss..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  3   0
Totals................... 28  4  5  4   3 10 24 13   6
Score by Innings                   R  H  E
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Oklahoma State...... 000 010 02 -  3  7  1
Brigham Young....... 100 000 03 -  4  5  0
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Note: 2 outs, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Kipp. LOB - Cowgirls 6; Cougars 6. 2B - Ritchie; Younk; FALLOWFIELD. HR
- Realmuto. SH - O'Niell 2; Quiroz; PRINGLE. SB - LAYNS. CS - Hodges.
Oklahoma State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Carter..............  7.2  5  4  2  3 10 28 32
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia  8.0  7  3  2  3  5 26 32
Win - FALLOWFIELD (8-4).  Loss - Carter ().  Save - None.
WP - FALLOWFIELD.
Umpires -
Start: 7:00 pm   Time: 2:30   Attendance:
Game: OKST