First-Place Aztecs Too Much for Cougars

SAN DIEGO -- The BYU women's softball team (27-11, 5-4) lost to first-place San Diego State (31-14, 7-0) 5-2 in a single-game due to rain delays, Thursday. BYU will play a doubleheader at UNLV on Saturday.

BYU took a quick 1-0 in the first inning as junior Oli Keohohou singled to center field. She was advanced to second on a sac bunt by junior Kate Walker and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Keohohou scored as sophomore Lauren Watson grounded out to second base.

The Aztecs responded with two runs in the bottom of the first as Jacque Vaca singled to score teammates Erin Mahoney and Janna Kovensky. Mahoney then singled in the second inning to score Jennifer Funk. Joann Figueroa scored off a sac fly from Vaca as the Aztecs built a 4-1 lead.

The Cougars reduced the deficit in the third inning as sophomore Milli Jones scored off a sac fly from Watson to bring the Cougars within two runs at 4-2.

San Diego State finished the scoring in the sixth inning as Funk homored over left field for a 5-3 final score.

Senior Cynthia Fallowfield (6-3) picked up the loss giving up four runs in the start. She was relieved by senior Mandy Flint who went 4 2/3 innings and only have up one run. MWC Pitcher of the Week Celena Valasquez (11-4) picked up the win in a complete game four-hitter for the Aztecs.

BYU Softball
                     Brigham Young Univ. at San Diego State
                 Apr 17, 2003 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU Field)
Brigham Young Univ. 2 (27-11,5-4 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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KEOHOHOU, Oli cf.........  2  1  1  0   1  0  2  0   0
WALKER, Kate ss..........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  2   0
WATSON, Lauren rf........  2  0  0  1   0  0  2  0   0
CADIENTE, Brooke lf......  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1
LEI, Ianeta 1b...........  3  0  1  0   0  0  6  1   0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b.......  3  0  1  0   0  1  2  3   0
 BARNES, Katy pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
OSBORN, Belinda dh.......  1  0  0  0   2  1  0  0   0
LAYNS, Arron c...........  2  0  0  0   0  0  4  1   1
 DODDS, Debbie ph........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
JONES, Milli 2b..........  3  1  1  0   0  1  1  2   2
FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia p...  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 FLINT, Mandy p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 21  2  4  1   3  4 18  9   4
San Diego State 5 (31-14,7-0 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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FIGUEROA 2b..............  4  1  1  0   0  2  4  2   1
MAHONEY lf...............  4  1  2  1   0  0  2  0   0
KOVENSKY cf..............  3  1  1  0   1  1  1  0   0
VACA 1b..................  2  0  1  3   0  1  7  2   0
 DISMUKE pr..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MURPHY 3b................  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  0   0
BOYER dh.................  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   3
TOUHEY c.................  3  0  1  0   0  0  4  1   2
CRUZ ss..................  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  3   1
 BURTON pr...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
FUNK rf..................  3  2  3  1   0  0  0  0   0
VELASQUEZ p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 26  5 10  5   3  4 21  9   7
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 101 000 0 -  2  4  1
San Diego State..... 220 001 0 -  5 10  0
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E - KEOHOHOU. DP - SDSU 1. LOB - BYU 4; SDSU 7. 2B - KOVENSKY; FUNK. HR -
FUNK. SH - WALKER 2. SF - WATSON; VACA. SB - FIGUEROA; MAHONEY.
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia  1.1  6  4  4  2  1 10 12   -
FLINT, Mandy........  4.2  4  1  1  1  3 16 18   -
San Diego State        IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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VELASQUEZ...........  7.0  4  2  2  3  4 21 27   -
Win - VELASQUEZ (11-4).  Loss - FALLOWFIELD (6-3).  Save - None.
WP - FALLOWFIELD; VELASQUEZ. PB - TOUHEY. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires -
Start: 4:00pm   Time: 2:00   Attendance: 287
Game: BY-SD1
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Play-by-Play
                                  BYU Softball
             Brigham Young Univ. at San Diego State - Play-by-Play
                 Apr 17, 2003 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU Field)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 101 000 0 -  2  4  1
San Diego State..... 220 001 0 -  5 10  0
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Brigham Young Univ. starters: 15/cf KEOHOHOU; 5/ss WALKER; 11/rf WATSON;
   3/lf CADIENTE; 66/1b LEI; 25/3b RUSSELL; 18/dh OSBORN; 19/c LAYNS; 10/2b
   JONES; 7/p FALLOWFIELD;
San Diego State starters: 9/2b FIGUEROA; 1/lf MAHONEY; 24/cf KOVENSKY; 20/1b
   VACA; 12/3b MURPHY; 0/dh BOYER; 3/c TOUHEY; 16/ss CRUZ; 6/rf FUNK; 4/p
   VELASQUEZ;
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
   KEOHOHOU singled to center field. WALKER out at first 1b to 2b, SAC,
   bunt; KEOHOHOU advanced to second. KEOHOHOU advanced to third on a wild
   pitch. WATSON grounded out to 2b; KEOHOHOU scored. CADIENTE fouled out to
   c. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 1
   FIGUEROA struck out swinging. MAHONEY singled, bunt. KOVENSKY doubled
   down the lf line; MAHONEY advanced to third. VACA singled to right field,
   2 RBI; KOVENSKY scored; MAHONEY scored. VACA advanced to second on a wild
   pitch. DISMUKE pinch ran for VACA. MURPHY grounded out to 2b; DISMUKE
   advanced to third. BOYER walked. TOUHEY grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 3
   hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
   VACA to 1b for DISMUKE. LEI lined out to ss. RUSSELL struck out swinging,
   out at first c to 1b. OSBORN walked. LAYNS grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0
   hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 2
   CRUZ grounded out to ss. FUNK singled to center field, advanced to second
   on an error by cf. FIGUEROA singled to right field; FUNK advanced to
   third. MAHONEY singled, RBI; FIGUEROA advanced to second; FUNK scored.
   MAHONEY stole second; FIGUEROA stole third. KOVENSKY walked. FLINT to p
   for FALLOWFIELD. VACA flied out to cf, SF, RBI; FIGUEROA scored. MURPHY
   walked; KOVENSKY advanced to second; MAHONEY advanced to third. BOYER
   fouled out to 3b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
   JONES singled to left field. JONES advanced to second on a passed ball.
   KEOHOHOU intentionally walked. WALKER out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
   KEOHOHOU advanced to second; JONES advanced to third. WATSON flied out to
   cf, SF, RBI; KEOHOHOU advanced to third; JONES scored. CADIENTE grounded
   out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 3
   TOUHEY flied out to rf. CRUZ singled to left field. BURTON pinch ran for
   CRUZ. FUNK doubled to right field, advanced to third on the throw; BURTON
   advanced to third, out at third c to 1b to 3b. FIGUEROA struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
   CRUZ to ss for BURTON. LEI singled to right field. RUSSELL lined into
   double play 2b unassisted; LEI out on the play. OSBORN struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 4
   MAHONEY out at first 3b to 2b. KOVENSKY grounded out to ss. VACA struck
   out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
   LAYNS grounded out to ss. JONES struck out. KEOHOHOU lined out to lf. 0
   runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 5
   MURPHY grounded out to 3b. BOYER grounded out to 3b. TOUHEY singled to
   left field. CRUZ fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
   WALKER struck out swinging. WATSON flied out to lf. CADIENTE grounded out
   to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 6
   FUNK homered to left field, RBI. FIGUEROA fouled out to rf. MAHONEY flied
   out to cf. KOVENSKY struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 7
   LEI grounded out to ss. RUSSELL singled to right center. BARNES pinch ran
   for RUSSELL. OSBORN walked; BARNES advanced to second. DODDS pinch hit
   for LAYNS. DODDS reached on a fielder's choice; OSBORN advanced to
   second; BARNES out at third ss to 3b. JONES fouled out to ss. 0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 7
   RUSSELL to 3b for BARNES. LAYNS to c for DODDS. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
   0 LOB.