Keohohou's 20th Home Run Powers Cougars to Next Round

SAN DIEGO -- Mountain West Conference Co-Player of the Year Oli Keohohou hit her 20th home run of the season to power the Cougars past No. 6 seed UNLV in the opening game of the MWC Tournament. BYU improved to 34-15 while UNLV drops to 20-38 on the season.

Sophomore Niki Andersen (9-5) pitched a complete game shutout allowing only three hits through seven innings while striking out four Rebels. Jackie Kerrigan (15-15) picked up the loss for UNLV.

After four scoreless innings, Keohohou got things going in the bottom of the fifth inning with a blast over the left field fiend. Senior Brooke Cadiente, who was named to the All-MWC team for the first time in her career last night, reached on a walk and was later brought home by single from junior shortstop Kate Walker.

The Cougars poured in four runs in the sixth inning led by sophomore Lauren Watsons triple. Watson was also named to the All-MWC team for her first career selection. Freshman Neta Lei singled to score Watson. Lei also was named to the All-MWC team. Keohohou then drew an intentional walk. Cadiente then doubled to right center to score Lei and Gerhauser, who pinch ran for Keohohou.

BYU will play No. 2 seed Colorado State at 3 p.m. MDT today. BYU won three of four contests this season including a sweep on April 25 at home.

Mountain West Conference Softball
                                  UNLV vs BYU
                 May 08, 2003 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU Field)
UNLV 0 (20-38)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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BYRNE lf.................  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
18 ss....................  3  0  1  0   0  1  3  1   0
BOSTWICK 2b..............  2  0  1  0   0  0  4  0   0
 McRAE pr................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
MOSES rf.................  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
ELLIS 1b.................  3  0  1  0   0  0  6  0   0
KERRIGAN p...............  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   2
BRUECHERT dh.............  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1
GLENN 3b.................  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  6   0
PETRACCO c...............  2  0  0  0   0  1  3  0   0
BAYLESS cf...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 24  0  3  0   0  4 18  8   4
BYU 6 (34-15)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WATSON rf................  4  1  3  0   0  0  2  0   0
OSBORN dh................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 FALLOWFIELD ph/dh.......  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   3
LEI 1b...................  4  0  1  1   0  0  5  0   0
 GERHAUSER pr............  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
KEOHOHOU cf..............  2  2  1  1   2  0  3  0   1
CADIENTE lf..............  3  2  1  2   1  1  2  0   3
 DODDS lf................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
RUSSELL 3b...............  2  0  1  1   0  0  1  1   0
WALKER ss................  3  0  1  1   0  1  1  3   1
LAYNS c..................  3  0  1  0   0  0  4  0   2
 BARNES pr...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
JONES 2b.................  3  0  2  0   0  0  3  1   0
ANDERSEN p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
Totals................... 28  6 12  6   3  3 21  8  10
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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UNLV................ 000 000 0 -  0  3  0
BYU................. 000 024 X -  6 12  1
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E - JONES. LOB - LV 4; BY 10. 2B - CADIENTE. 3B - WATSON. HR - KEOHOHOU. HBP
- RUSSELL. SH - BOSTWICK; RUSSELL; WALKER.
UNLV                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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KERRIGAN............  6.0 12  6  6  3  3 28 34
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ANDERSEN............  7.0  3  0  0  0  4 24 25
Win - ANDERSEN (9-5).  Loss - KERRIGAN (15-15).  Save - None.
HBP - by KERRIGAN (RUSSELL). PB - PETRACCO.
Umpires -
Start: 9 a.m.   Time: 2:22   Attendance:
Game notes:
ID-193172
Game: LV-BY5
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Play-by-Play
                       Mountain West Conference Softball
                           UNLV vs BYU - Play-by-Play
                 May 08, 2003 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU Field)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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UNLV................ 000 000 0 -  0  3  0
BYU................. 000 024 X -  6 12  1
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UNLV starters: 66/lf BYRNE; 0/ss 18; 13/2b BOSTWICK; 10/rf MOSES; 9/1b ELLIS; 21/p
KERRIGAN; 23/dh BRUECHERT; 4/3b GLENN; 32/c PETRACCO; 1/cf BAYLESS;
BYU starters: 11/rf WATSON; 18/dh OSBORN; 66/1b LEI; 15/cf KEOHOHOU; 3/lf CADIENTE;
25/3b RUSSELL; 5/ss WALKER; 19/c LAYNS; 10/2b JONES; 24/p ANDERSEN;
UNLV 1st - BYRNE out at first p to 2b. 18 struck out looking. BOSTWICK flied
out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 1st - WATSON flied out to lf. FALLOWFIELD pinch hit for OSBORN.
FALLOWFIELD singled to center field. LEI reached on a fielder's choice; FALLOWFIELD
out at second ss to 2b. KEOHOHOU grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
UNLV 2nd - MOSES grounded out to 2b. ELLIS singled to center field. KERRIGAN
reached on a fielder's choice; ELLIS out at second 3b to 2b. BRUECHERT struck out
looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - CADIENTE struck out looking. RUSSELL hit by pitch. WALKER out at
first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; RUSSELL advanced to second. LAYNS popped up to ss. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 3rd - GLENN flied out to lf. PETRACCO struck out swinging. BYRNE
grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - JONES singled to center field. WATSON singled to center field;
JONES advanced to second. FALLOWFIELD to dh. FALLOWFIELD fouled out to ss. LEI flied
out to cf. KEOHOHOU intentionally walked; WATSON advanced to second; JONES advanced
to third. CADIENTE fouled out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
UNLV 4th - 18 singled to center field. BOSTWICK reached on an error by 2b,
SAC, bunt; 18 advanced to second. MOSES reached on a fielder's choice; BOSTWICK
advanced to second; 18 out at third ss to 3b. McRAE pinch ran for BOSTWICK. ELLIS
fouled out to rf; McRAE advanced to third. KERRIGAN grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1
hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 4th - BOSTWICK to 2b for McRAE. RUSSELL grounded out to 3b. WALKER struck
out swinging. LAYNS singled to left field. JONES singled to center field; LAYNS
advanced to second. BARNES pinch ran for LAYNS. WATSON singled to shortstop; JONES
advanced to second; BARNES advanced to third. FALLOWFIELD grounded out to 3b. 0
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
UNLV 5th - LAYNS to c for BARNES. BRUECHERT flied out to cf. GLENN flied out
to cf. PETRACCO flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - LEI grounded out to p. KEOHOHOU homered to left field, RBI.
CADIENTE walked. RUSSELL out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; CADIENTE advanced to
second. WALKER singled to center field, RBI; CADIENTE scored. LAYNS grounded out to
3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 6th - BYRNE lined out to ss. 18 grounded out to p. BOSTWICK singled down
the lf line. MOSES reached on a fielder's choice; BOSTWICK out at second ss to 2b.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - JONES popped up to 2b. WATSON tripled to left field. FALLOWFIELD
struck out swinging. LEI singled to left field, RBI; WATSON scored. LEI advanced to
second on a passed ball. KEOHOHOU intentionally walked. GERHAUSER pinch ran for LEI.
CADIENTE doubled to right center, 2 RBI; KEOHOHOU scored; GERHAUSER scored. LEI to
1b for GERHAUSER. RUSSELL singled to left field, RBI; CADIENTE scored. WALKER fouled
out to 1b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UNLV 7th - DODDS to lf for CADIENTE. ELLIS lined out to cf. KERRIGAN popped
up to 1b. BRUECHERT struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.