Le`i, Boyce-Humbert Lead Victory

STANFORD -- Brooke Boyce-Humbert pitched a three-hit shutout and BYU extended its season-high winning streak to five with a 4-0 victory over Middle Tennessee State Thursday afternoon at the Stanford Classic.

Boyce-Humbert struck out five batters, while not surrendering a walk for an efficient victory. The win is the third for Boyce-Humbert in her last three appearances. During that stretch she has only given up one earned run. Ianeta Le`i took care of the offensive production, knocking in three of the Cougars` four runs.

"Overall we played well today," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "It was windy and cold but we hit the ball well and Brooke pitched a great game."

The Cougars (15-5) got some early hits but were unable to get any runs across until the third inning. In the third, Le`i nailed a two-run double after Andrea Ramirez and Krystle Chamberlain got on base in front of her. Two batters later, Paige Paramore singled to left field to score Stephanie Platt, who was running for Le`i.

BYU struck again the very next inning. The speedy Chamberlain laid down a bunt single and stole second to set herself up to score again. Le`i delivered the clutch hit for the Cougars, an RBI single up the middle.

In BYU's victory over the Blue Raiders, the Cougars put together a double-digit hitting performance for the third consecutive game.

Up next for BYU is a doubleheader. The Cougars have a morning game against Miami (Ohio) before an evening game with Pacific. Game times are set for 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., respectively.

Middle Tennessee vs Brigham Young
Mar 09, 2006 at Stanford, CA (Smith Family Stadium)
Middle Tennessee 0 (6-15)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Wilkes rf................  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  1   1
Dorais 2b................  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  1   1
Reed lf..................  3  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
Ledbetter dp.............  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Floyd 1b.................  2  0  0  0   0  2  5  0   0
 Boehner ph..............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Weiland 3b...............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 Cerda 3b................  1  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
Mielke c.................  2  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
Moore p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Davis cf................  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Stiner ss................  2  0  1  0   0  0  2  2   0
White cf/p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Katinas p...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 23  0  3  0   0  5 18  8   2
Brigham Young 4 (15-5)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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RAMIREZ, Andrea ss/2b....  4  1  2  0   0  0  3  4   2
CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle dp..  4  2  2  0   0  0  0  0   0
LE`I, Ianeta 1b..........  3  0  2  3   1  0 10  0   0
 PLATT, Stephanie pr.....  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b.......  4  0  2  0   0  0  2  6   0
PARAMORE, Paige rf.......  3  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   4
 KENNEDY, Lindi rf.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WHITELEY, Jennifer cf....  3  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
 URINCHO, Daniella cf....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
NORTON, Jodi lf/ss.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
HOCH, Tracee 2b..........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   3
 GONZALES, Monica lf.....  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
NIX, Cortney c...........  3  0  0  0   0  0  3  2   0
 SNOW, Emi c.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   0
BOYCE-HUMBER, Brooke p...  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 30  4 12  4   1  1 21 13   9
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Middle Tennessee.... 000 000 0 -  0  3  2
Brigham Young....... 003 100 X -  4 12  0
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E - Weiland; Davis. LOB - Blue Raiders 2; Cougars 9. 2B - Stiner; RAMIREZ;
LE`I. SB - Mielke; CHAMBERLAIN 2. CS - Mielke.
Middle Tennessee       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Moore...............  1.0  2  0  0  1  0  4  5
White...............  4.0 10  4  3  0  1 23 23
Katinas.............  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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BOYCE-HUMBER, Brooke  7.0  3  0  0  0  5 23 23
Win - BOYCE-HUMBER.  Loss - White.  Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 1:00 pm   Time: 1:32   Attendance: 64
Middle Tennessee vs Brigham Young - Play-by-Play
Mar 09, 2006 at Stanford, CA (Smith Family Stadium)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Middle Tennessee.... 000 000 0 -  0  3  2
Brigham Young....... 003 100 X -  4 12  0
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Middle Tennessee starters: 2/rf Wilkes; 7/2b Dorais; 15/lf Reed; 18/dp Ledbetter;
3/1b Floyd; 25/3b Weiland; 5/c Mielke; 44/p Moore; 22/ss Stiner; 10/cf White;
Brigham Young starters: 31/ss RAMIREZ; 1/dp CHAMBERLAIN; 66/1b LE`I; 25/3b RUSSELL;
19/rf PARAMORE; 3/cf WHITELEY; 8/lf NORTON; 4/2b HOCH; 10/c NIX; 9/p BOYCE-HUMBER;
Middle Tennessee 1st - Wilkes popped up to 2b. Dorais grounded out to ss.
Reed grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 1st - RAMIREZ doubled to right center, out at second rf to 2b
to 3b to ss. CHAMBERLAIN singled to right field. CHAMBERLAIN stole second. LE`I
walked. RUSSELL flied out to lf; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to third on the throw.
PARAMORE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Middle Tennessee 2nd - Ledbetter grounded out to ss. Floyd struck out
looking. Weiland grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 2nd - Davis to cf for Moore. White to p. WHITELEY popped up to
ss. NORTON flied out to lf. HOCH grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Middle Tennessee 3rd - Mielke singled up the middle. Davis reached on a
fielder's choice; Mielke out at second c to ss. Stiner grounded out to 3b; Davis
advanced to second. Wilkes grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young 3rd - NIX flied out to lf. RAMIREZ singled to right field.
CHAMBERLAIN reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second on the throw; RAMIREZ
advanced to third. LE`I doubled to center field, 2 RBI; CHAMBERLAIN scored,
unearned; RAMIREZ scored. PLATT pinch ran for LE`I. RUSSELL singled up the middle;
PLATT advanced to third. PARAMORE singled to left field, RBI; RUSSELL advanced to
second; PLATT scored. WHITELEY singled to first base; PARAMORE advanced to second;
RUSSELL advanced to third. NORTON reached on a fielder's choice; WHITELEY advanced
to second; PARAMORE advanced to third; RUSSELL out at home ss to c. HOCH grounded
out to 3b. 3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Middle Tennessee 4th - LE`I to 1b for PLATT. Cerda to 3b for Weiland. Dorais
struck out swinging. Reed grounded out to 3b. Ledbetter lined out to 3b. 0 runs,
0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 4th - NIX flied out to cf. RAMIREZ grounded out to 1b
unassisted. CHAMBERLAIN singled, bunt. CHAMBERLAIN stole second. LE`I singled up the
middle, advanced to second on an error by cf, RBI; CHAMBERLAIN scored. RUSSELL
singled up the middle; LE`I advanced to third. PARAMORE flied out to rf. 1 run, 3
hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Middle Tennessee 5th - RAMIREZ to 2b. LE`I to 1b for PLATT. KENNEDY to rf for
PARAMORE. NORTON to ss. GONZALES to lf for HOCH. Boehner pinch hit for Floyd.
Boehner struck out swinging. Cerda singled to left field. Mielke reached on a
fielder's choice; Cerda out at second 3b to 2b. Mielke stole second. Mielke out at
third c to 3b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 5th - Floyd to 1b for Boehner. WHITELEY struck out swinging.
NORTON singled to left field. GONZALES singled, bunt; NORTON advanced to second. NIX
flied out to rf. RAMIREZ flied out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Middle Tennessee 6th - SNOW to c for NIX. URINCHO to cf for WHITELEY. Davis
out at first c to 2b. Stiner doubled to left field. Wilkes grounded out to 2b;
Stiner advanced to third. Dorais grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young 6th - Katinas to p for White. CHAMBERLAIN grounded out to p.
LE`I popped up to 3b. RUSSELL flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Middle Tennessee 7th - Reed struck out swinging. Ledbetter grounded out to
3b. Floyd struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.