Cougars Finish Strong at San Diego Classic

SAN DIEGO -- The BYU softball team (14-7) finished strong at the San Diego Classic with wins against UC Riverside 3-2 and Indiana 2-0 on Saturday.

"Both teams (UCR, IU) played good defense and we were able to execute at the right times," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "We played good, solid softball today."

In the second match up this season against UCR, BYU got an early 2-0 lead by scoring two runs off of two hits in the bottom of the first inning.

With runners on second and third, Paige Paramore grounded out to third but brought in Krystle Chamberlain to score the first run of the game. Ianeta Le`i kept the offense going with a single to second base, which scored Jennifer Whiteley for the second run of the inning.

The Cougars would add another run in the bottom of the third inning off of a double from Paramore, which scored Whiteley, who tripled the play before. BYU took the three-run advantage after three innings of play.

The Highlanders rallied back to score their only two runs in the top of the fourth inning. UCR was able to capitalize on two BYU errors to score two runs off of one hit, to only trail the Cougars by a run.

Both teams played tough defense to allow no runs the remainder of the game, leaving the Cougars with the 3-2 win.

Veteran Niki Andersen (8-3) continued to do a great job for the Cougars picking up the win and pitching in her third game in a row. She struck out 10 of the 25 batters she faced in 7.0 innings.

In the second contest against Indiana, BYU recorded its fourth shutout of the season in the 2-0 victory, with its only two runs coming in the top of the fourth inning.

BYU was able to take advantage of two IU defensive errors to score two runs in the fourth. The lone hit of the game came from Paramore whose single scored Whiteley (reached on a fielding error from lf) for the first run of the game. On the play, Paramore advanced to third base off another Hoosier error, this time by the centerfielder. A sacrifice fly to right field from Ianeta Le`i then brought home Paramore who scored the second run of the game.

Brooke Boyce recorded the win pitching the entire seven innings and improved her record to 4-3 on the season.

Overall on the weekend, BYU went 4-1 to improve to 14-7 on the season. The Cougars hit a combined four doubles, seven triples, two homers and stole eight bases.

Le`i provided a spark for the Cougars and led the Cougars offensively batting 7-14 (.500), with two triples, a stolen base and 25 defensive putouts. Jodi Norton and Lauren Watson also hit well going 5-12 (.417) and 5-16 (.313), respectively. Norton and Paramore each notched two doubles a piece in the tournament.

For the pitching squad, Andersen stepped up to record 26 strikeouts. She went 3-1 in the tournament to post an 8-3 record. Against Central Connecticut State, Andersen pitched solid to record her first no-hitter of her career, which marks only the second one in BYU history.

BYU won't have much time to rest up as they will compete at the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. March 25-27. The Cougars will face top quality opponents including Hawai`i, Illinois, No. 10 Stanford and UC Riverside at the tournament.

UC Riverside vs BYU
Mar 20, 2004 at San Diego, CA (SDSU Field)
UC Riverside 2 (7-22)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Yee, J cf................  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   0
Peterson, S ss...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Buck, E c................  3  1  0  0   0  2  3  0   0
Sanchez, M 3b............  3  1  1  0   0  1  1  4   0
Thompson, J 1b...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  6  0   0
Robison, J dh............  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
Black, J lf..............  3  0  1  0   0  1  2  0   0
Smallwood, S rf..........  2  0  1  0   0  1  4  0   2
Castellanos 2b...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   0
Dillon, K p..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 23  2  3  0   1 10 18  7   2
BYU 3 (13-7)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle dh..  4  1  1  0   0  1  0  0   2
WHITELEY, Jennifer lf....  3  2  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
PARAMORE, Paige rf.......  3  0  1  2   0  0  2  0   0
 GERHAUSER, Lindsey pr...  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 JONES, Milli rf.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WATSON, Lauren c.........  3  0  0  0   0  1 11  1   0
LE`I, Ianeta 1b..........  1  0  1  1   2  0  4  0   0
WALKER, Kate 2b..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   3
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   2
NORTON, Jodi ss..........  2  0  1  0   0  0  1  2   0
DODDS, Debbie cf.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
ANDERSEN, Niki p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 25  3  7  3   2  2 21  6   7
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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UC Riverside........ 000 200 0 -  2  3  0
BYU................. 201 000 X -  3  7  2
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E - NORTON; DODDS. LOB - UCR 2; BY 7. 2B - PARAMORE. 3B - WHITELEY. SH -
Thompson, J; NORTON. SB - CHAMBERLAIN; WHITELEY; LE`I; NORTON. CS -
Smallwood, S.
UC Riverside           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Dillon, K...........  6.0  7  3  3  2  2 25 28
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ANDERSEN, Niki......  7.0  3  2  0  1 10 23 25
Win - ANDERSEN (8-3).  Loss - Dillon, K (5-8).  Save - None.
WP - Dillon, K 2.
Umpires - HP: Sandy Leak  1B: Rick Hausvik
Start: 9:00 am   Time: 1:58   Attendance: 122
Game: UCR2
Play-by-Play
                                  BYU Softball
                       UC Riverside vs BYU - Play-by-Play
                   Mar 20, 2004 at San Diego, CA (SDSU Field)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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UC Riverside........ 000 200 0 -  2  3  0
BYU................. 201 000 X -  3  7  2
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UC Riverside starters: 4/cf Yee, J; 9/ss Peterson, S; 19/c Buck, E; 21/3b
   Sanchez, M; 22/1b Thompson, J; 12/dh Robison, J; 8/lf Black, J; 2/rf
   Smallwood, S; 18/2b Castellanos; 17/p Dillon, K;
BYU starters: 1/dh CHAMBERLAIN; 3/lf WHITELEY; 19/rf PARAMORE; 11/c WATSON;
   66/1b LE`I; 5/2b WALKER; 25/3b RUSSELL; 8/ss NORTON; 20/cf DODDS; 24/p
   ANDERSEN;
UC Riverside - inning 1
   Yee, J popped up to c. Peterson, S flied out to rf. Buck, E struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 1
   CHAMBERLAIN singled to left field. CHAMBERLAIN stole second. WHITELEY
   reached on a fielder's choice; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to third. WHITELEY
   advanced to second on a wild pitch. PARAMORE grounded out to 3b, RBI;
   WHITELEY advanced to third; CHAMBERLAIN scored. WATSON struck out
   swinging. LE`I singled to second base, RBI; WHITELEY scored. WALKER
   grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside - inning 2
   Sanchez, M grounded out to 2b. Thompson, J struck out looking. Robison, J
   walked. Black, J singled to right field; Robison, J advanced to third.
   Smallwood, S struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU - inning 2
   RUSSELL singled to center field. NORTON out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
   RUSSELL advanced to second. DODDS grounded out to ss. CHAMBERLAIN flied
   out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside - inning 3
   Castellanos grounded out to 2b. Yee, J struck out swinging. Peterson, S
   grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 3
   WHITELEY tripled to left center. PARAMORE doubled to right center, RBI;
   WHITELEY scored. GERHAUSER pinch ran for PARAMORE. WATSON fouled out to
   lf. LE`I walked. WALKER flied out to rf; GERHAUSER advanced to third.
   LE`I advanced to second on a wild pitch. RUSSELL grounded out to 3b. 1
   run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Riverside - inning 4
   PARAMORE to rf for GERHAUSER. Buck, E reached on an error by ss. Sanchez,
   M singled, bunt; Buck, E advanced to second. Thompson, J out at first p
   to 2b, SAC, bunt; Sanchez, M advanced to second; Buck, E advanced to
   third. Robison, J flied out to cf; Sanchez, M scored, unearned; Buck, E
   scored on an error by cf, unearned. Black, J flied out to rf. 2 runs, 1
   hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 4
   NORTON lined out to 3b. DODDS grounded out to 3b. CHAMBERLAIN struck out
   looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside - inning 5
   Smallwood, S singled to second base. Smallwood, S out at second c to ss,
   caught stealing. Castellanos struck out swinging. Yee, J struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 5
   WHITELEY singled to center field. PARAMORE grounded out to c unassisted.
   WATSON flied out to cf. LE`I walked; WHITELEY advanced to second. LE`I
   stole second; WHITELEY stole third. WALKER flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1
   hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Riverside - inning 6
   Peterson, S grounded out to ss. Buck, E struck out swinging. Sanchez, M
   struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 6
   RUSSELL flied out to rf. NORTON singled to left field. DODDS flied out to
   rf. NORTON stole second. CHAMBERLAIN grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside - inning 7
   JONES, M. to rf for PARAMORE. Thompson, J flied out to cf. Robison, J
   struck out looking. Black, J struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.BYU vs Indiana
                   
BYU vs. Indiana
Mar 20, 2004 at San Diego, CA (SDSU Field)
BYU 2 (14-7)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle dh..  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
WHITELEY, Jennifer lf....  2  1  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
PARAMORE, Paige rf.......  3  1  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
 JONES, Milli pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WATSON, Lauren c.........  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
LE`I, Ianeta 1b..........  2  0  0  1   0  1 10  0   1
WALKER, Kate 2b..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  2  3   0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b.......  2  0  0  0   1  1  3  2   0
 GERHAUSER, Lindsey pr...  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
NORTON, Jodi ss..........  1  0  0  0   1  1  0  2   0
DODDS, Debbie cf.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  0   1
BOYCE, Brooke p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 22  2  1  2   2  4 21  9   4
Indiana 0 (12-13)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WHITE rf.................  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
GRIFFITHS 2b.............  3  0  1  0   0  0  4  1   0
 PAGE pr.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
YAMAGUCHI c..............  3  0  0  0   0  0  4  2   0
MCCORMACK 1b.............  3  0  0  0   0  0  7  1   0
BOGADO p.................  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  2   0
HINES dh.................  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
RICHARDS ss..............  3  0  2  0   0  0  1  4   1
 CONNORS ss..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
STARK lf.................  1  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   2
HOHS cf..................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 STILLIANS ph............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
TERRY 3b.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  4   0
Totals................... 24  0  4  0   0  1 21 14   4
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 200 0 -  2  1  1
Indiana............. 000 000 0 -  0  4  5
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E - RUSSELL; GRIFFITHS; RICHARDS; CONNORS; STARK; HOHS. DP - BY 1. LOB - BY
4; IU 4. HBP - WHITELEY. SH - NORTON; STARK. SF - LE`I. SB - GERHAUSER.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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BOYCE, Brooke.......  7.0  4  0  0  0  1 24 25
Indiana                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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BOGADO..............  7.0  1  2  0  2  4 22 27
Win - BOYCE (4-3).  Loss - BOGADO (8-5).  Save - None.
HBP - by BOGADO (WHITELEY).
Umpires - HP: Jim Gibilisco  1B: Sandy Leak
Start: 11:18 am   Time: 1:29   Attendance: 141
Game: IU
Play-by-Play
                                  BYU Softball
                         BYU vs Indiana - Play-by-Play
                   Mar 20, 2004 at San Diego, CA (SDSU Field)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
-----------------------------------------
BYU................. 000 200 0 -  2  1  1
Indiana............. 000 000 0 -  0  4  5
-----------------------------------------
BYU starters: 1/dh CHAMBERLAIN; 3/lf WHITELEY; 19/rf PARAMORE; 11/c WATSON;
   66/1b LE`I; 5/2b WALKER; 25/3b RUSSELL; 8/ss NORTON; 20/cf DODDS; 9/p
   BOYCE;
Indiana starters: 10/rf WHITE; 4/2b GRIFFITHS; 24/c YAMAGUCHI; 22/1b
   MCCORMACK; 20/p BOGADO; 17/dh HINES; 25/ss RICHARDS; 5/lf STARK; 3/cf
   HOHS; 9/3b TERRY;
BYU - inning 1
   CHAMBERLAIN grounded out to 3b. WHITELEY out at first 3b to 2b, bunt.
   PARAMORE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Indiana - inning 1
   WHITE grounded out to 2b. GRIFFITHS popped up to 2b. YAMAGUCHI lined out
   to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 2
   WATSON reached on an error by 2b. LE`I reached on a fielder's choice;
   WATSON out at second ss to 2b. LE`I out at second c to 2b, picked off.
   WALKER popped up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Indiana - inning 2
   MCCORMACK flied out to cf. BOGADO grounded out to ss. HINES singled to
   center field. RICHARDS singled to shortstop; HINES advanced to second.
   STARK grounded out to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU - inning 3
   RUSSELL grounded out to 3b. NORTON walked. DODDS flied out to lf.
   CHAMBERLAIN grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Indiana - inning 3
   HOHS grounded out to p. WHITE grounded out to 2b. GRIFFITHS flied out to
   cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 4
   WHITELEY reached on an error by lf, advanced to second. PARAMORE singled,
   advanced to second on an error by cf, advanced to third, RBI; WHITELEY
   scored, unearned. WATSON grounded out to ss. LE`I flied out to rf, SF,
   RBI; PARAMORE scored, unearned. WALKER grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit,
   2 errors, 0 LOB.
Indiana - inning 4
   YAMAGUCHI flied out to lf. MCCORMACK flied out to lf. BOGADO struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 5
   RUSSELL walked. GERHAUSER pinch ran for RUSSELL. NORTON struck out
   looking. DODDS flied out to lf. GERHAUSER stole second. CHAMBERLAIN
   grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Indiana - inning 5
   RUSSELL to 3b for GERHAUSER. HINES grounded out to 1b unassisted.
   RICHARDS singled to center field. STARK out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
   RICHARDS advanced to second. STILLIANS pinch hit for HOHS. STILLIANS
   lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 6
   HOHS to cf for STILLIANS. WHITELEY hit by pitch. PARAMORE reached on a
   fielder's choice; WHITELEY advanced to second on an error by ss. CONNORS
   to ss for RICHARDS. JONES, M. pinch ran for PARAMORE. JONES, M. advanced
   to second; WHITELEY out at third c to p to 1b to 3b, picked off. WATSON
   lined out to p. LE`I struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Indiana - inning 6
   JONES, M. to rf. WHITE grounded out to ss. GRIFFITHS singled down the lf
   line. PAGE pinch ran for GRIFFITHS. YAMAGUCHI lined into double play 3b
   to 1b; PAGE out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 7
   GRIFFITHS to 2b for PAGE. WALKER reached on an error by ss. RUSSELL
   struck out looking. NORTON out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; WALKER
   advanced to second. DODDS struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1
   LOB.
Indiana - inning 7
   MCCORMACK popped up to 1b. BOGADO reached on an error by 3b. HINES
   grounded out to 2b; BOGADO advanced to second. RICHARDS pinch hit for
   CONNORS. RICHARDS lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.