BYU Defeats OSU to Start Season 3-1

ST. GEORGE -- The BYU women's softball team finished their weekend at the Thunderbird Classic with two wins and a loss on Saturday, capped by a 4-1 victory over 18th ranked Oregon State. The Cougars (3-1) lost a close second game on Saturday 2-1 versus the University of San Diego. Finally, the Cougars came out swinging with an 11-4 win over St. Mary's.

The Cougars played well in their 10 a.m. game against Oregon State with an impressive 4-1 victory even though the Beavers scored first in the top of the first inning. All-American Oli Keohohou slammed her first home run of the year, a two-run bomb, after leading the nation in slugging percentage last season. Sophomore Ariel Capra (1-0) picked up her first win of the season after only pitching two games last season.

In their second game, the Cougars started slow as the Torreros took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning. BYU eventually scored in the fourth inning, but it wasn't enough as San Diego won 2-1. Freshman Niki Andersen (0-1) pitched well in her first collegiate start striking out six, but the offense didn't produce enough for her to pick up the win. Keohohou went 2-2 with a double and also produced the only run scored.

In the final game, the Cougar bats connected and produced 11 runs as BYU defeated St. Mary's 11-4. Keohohou smashed her second home run of the day and finished with 2 RBI after being walked three times. Freshman Lauren Watson went 2-4 and produced a career-high 4 RBI, also tying a tournament-record. Senior Elizabeth Boydston hit her first home run of the season to finish the weekend. Cynthia Fallowfield (2-0) picked up the win in four innings after striking out six.

Up next for the Cougars will be the UNLV Classic in Las Vegas, February 15-16. The Cougars will face some of their toughest competition of the year as they face Oregon State again, Cal-Berkeley, UCLA and Nebraska.

Oregon State vs Brigham Young
               Feb 02, 2002 at St. George, Utah (Canyons Complex)
Oregon State 1 (0-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Burnum 3b................  4  1  2  0   0  0  0  2   0
Chariton cf..............  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Prochaska 1b.............  4  0  1  1   0  0  8  0   2
Adams rf.................  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Hunter p.................  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  4   1
Guthrie 2b...............  3  0  2  0   0  0  3  1   0
Peterson ss..............  3  0  2  0   0  0  2  4   0
Feldt c..................  2  0  0  0   0  0  3  0   2
 Notaro ph/c.............  1  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   2
Maxey lf.................  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   1
Hoffman dh...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 29  1  9  1   1  2 18 11   8
Brigham Young 4 (2-0)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Smith, L. cf.............  2  0  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
Pringle 2b...............  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  5   0
Boydston 1b..............  3  1  0  0   0  0  9  0   0
Keohohou lf..............  3  2  2  2   0  0  2  0   0
Cadiente rf..............  3  1  1  0   0  1  2  0   0
Watson c.................  2  0  0  0   1  0  3  1   0
Peterson ss..............  3  0  1  0   0  0  4  1   1
 Dodds pr................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Roberts 3b...............  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
Johnson, M. dh...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Capra p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 23  4  5  2   2  4 21  8   4
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Oregon State........ 100 000 0 -  1  9  2
Brigham Young....... 200 002 X -  4  5  0
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E - Guthrie; Peterson. DP - Oregon State 1. LOB - Oregon State 8; BYU 4. 2B
- Burnum; Peterson. HR - Keohohou. SH - Roberts. CS - Chariton.
Oregon State           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Hunter..............  6.0  5  4  2  2  4 23 26
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Capra...............  7.0  9  1  1  1  2 29 30
Win - Capra (1-0).  Loss - Hunter (0-1).  Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 10:00 am   Time: 1:59   Attendance:
Game notes:
Game #2 of the 2002 Thunderbird Canyon Park Classic
Univ. of San Diego vs Brigham Young
               Feb 02, 2002 at St. George, Utah (Canyons Complex)
Univ. of San Diego 2 (4-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Bisera cf................  2  1  0  0   2  0  2  0   0
Clarke 2b................  2  0  0  0   0  0  2  3   2
Miller 3b................  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   1
Delpit, J. 1b............  2  0  2  1   2  0 10  0   0
 McGee pr................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Cane dh..................  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
Salazar c................  3  0  0  0   0  1  5  0   0
McHugh rf................  2  1  1  0   1  0  0  0   1
Geis ss..................  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  5   6
Adair lf.................  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
Russell p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 25  2  4  1   5  6 21 11  11
Brigham Young 1 (2-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Smith, L. cf.............  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Pringle 2b...............  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  3   0
Boydston dh..............  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Keohohou 1b..............  2  1  2  0   1  0  9  0   0
Cadiente rf..............  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   0
Watson lf................  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Andersen p...............  0  0  0  0   2  0  0  3   0
 Roberts ph..............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Peterson ss..............  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  1   3
Johnson, M. 3b...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Layns c..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  6  2   0
Totals................... 24  1  2  0   3  4 21 11   5
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Univ. of San Diego.. 110 000 0 -  2  4  2
Brigham Young....... 000 100 0 -  1  2  2
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E - Miller; Delpit, J.; Pringle; Peterson. LOB - San Diego 11; BYU 5. 2B -
Keohohou. HBP - Clarke 2; McHugh. SH - Salazar. CS - McGee.
Univ. of San Diego     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Russell.............  7.0  2  1  0  3  4 24 27
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Andersen............  7.0  4  2  2  5  6 25 34
Win - Russell (2-1).  Loss - Andersen (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - Andersen. HBP - by Andersen (Clarke); by Andersen (McHugh); by Andersen
(Clarke).
Umpires -
Start: 2:00 pm   Time: 2:10  
Brigham Young vs Saint Mary's College
               Feb 02, 2002 at St. George, Utah (Canyons Complex)
Brigham Young 11 (3-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Keohohou lf..............  2  3  1  2   3  0  0  0   2
Smith, L. cf.............  3  3  1  1   1  0  1  0   0
Watson c.................  4  0  2  4   0  2 10  1   0
Cadiente rf..............  3  0  1  1   1  1  1  0   1
Boydston 1b..............  4  1  2  1   0  0  6  0   2
 Dodds pr................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Pringle 2b...............  4  0  2  0   0  0  2  1   0
 Jones pr................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Peterson ss..............  3  0  0  0   1  1  0  2   0
 Johnson, M. pr..........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Polk p...................  1  0  0  0   1  0  0  1   0
 Capra pr/p..............  2  2  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Roberts 3b...............  2  1  1  0   0  1  1  3   0
 Johnson, J. ph..........  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 28 11 10  9   8  6 21  8   5
Saint Mary's College 4 (2-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Gray ss..................  4  0  1  0   0  1  5  2   1
Hamaguchi 2b.............  3  0  0  0   1  2  2  1   0
Redding cf...............  4  1  1  0   0  1  2  0   0
Connors 3b...............  3  0  2  0   1  0  0  3   0
 Turner pr...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Arnold c.................  3  1  1  2   1  0  6  1   5
Williams 1b..............  3  1  2  1   1  1  4  0   0
Bass lf..................  3  0  0  0   0  3  1  0   3
 Vigna ph................  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Davis dh.................  3  1  1  1   0  1  0  0   0
Capoccia rf..............  3  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
Eaton p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Wiedlin p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Larsen p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  4 10  4   4 10 21  9   9
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 102 034 1 - 11 10  0
Saint Mary's College 000 220 0 -  4 10  0
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DP - Saint Mary's 1. LOB - BYU 5; Saint Mary's 9. 2B - Watson; Cadiente;
Pringle. HR - Keohohou; Boydston; Arnold; Williams; Davis. SH - Roberts. SB
- Keohohou; Smith, L. 2; Gray.
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Polk................  4.0  6  2  2  2  6 17 19
Capra...............  3.0  4  2  2  2  4 13 15
Saint Mary's College   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Eaton...............  4.0  4  4  4  2  3 15 17
Wiedlin.............  2.0  6  7  7  5  2 10 16
Larsen..............  1.0  0  0  0  1  1  3  4
Win - Polk (2-0).  Loss - Eaton (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - Capra; Wiedlin 3. PB - Arnold 2.
Umpires -
Start: 4:40 pm   Time: 2:55   Attendance: 124
Eaton faced 1 batter in the 5th.
Wiedlin faced 2 batters in the 7th.