Long Ball Key in SUU Sweep

CEDAR CITY -- Home runs and a total team effort led BYU to a 10-3 and 6-0 sweep over Southern Utah Tuesday.

The Cougars, now 33-16, cranked out four home runs by four different players in the doubleheader. BYU got superb pitching from Summer Tobias and Dani Urincho, who didn't surrender an earned run in either of the games. The Cougars never trailed in either game.

"We seemed to put together all facets of the game today," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "Our pitchers did a nice job shutting down a very potent Southern Utah offense."

Game one scoring started for BYU in the second inning when Paige Paramore, Cortney Nix and Tracee Hoch each came up with a single. Paramore scored on Hoch's RBI hit while Nix scored on a wild pitch.

The homer party started in the third when Emi Snow connected with her fifth round-tripper of the year, a two-run shot to left. Three batters later, Nix connected with a two-run dong of her own to give the Cougars a comfortable 6-0 lead.

After SUU scored an unearned run in the bottom of the third, BYU added four more runs in the top of the fourth to break the game open. RBI singles by Ianeta Le`i, Snow and Jodi Norton and a sacrifice fly by Nix produced the runs for the Cougars.

Paramore blasted her second homer of the season in the top of the sixth and reliever Brooke Boyce-Humbert pitched a perfect sixth to put an early end to the game.

Lindi Kennedy continued the home run parade when she went deep in the second inning to start the scoring for BYU in game two.

Urincho dominated from the pitchers circle, getting her second complete-game shut out. Urincho only surrendered three hits while striking out three in the win.

The Cougars big inning came in the top of the fifth when they scored four runs on five hits to go up 6-0. Le`i's bat provided the big blow with a bases loaded, two-run single. Snow also stroked a RBI single.

Overall, BYU has won 10 of its last 12 contests. The Cougars return home Thursday when they welcome conference foe Colorado State. Game time is 5 p.m. At Saturday's doubleheader against New Mexico BYU will honor five departing seniors after the games.

Brigham Young at Southern Utah
Apr 25, 2006 at Cedar City, Utah (Kathryn Berg Field)
Brigham Young 11 (32-14)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle lf..  1  1  1  0   2  0  0  0   0
 KENNEDY, Lindi lf.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WHITELEY, Jennifer cf....  3  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   2
LE`I, Ianeta 1b..........  4  1  2  1   0  0 11  0   0
 PLATT, Stephanie pr.....  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b.......  4  0  0  0   0  1  1  3   1
SNOW, Emi rf.............  4  2  2  3   0  0  0  0   0
PARAMORE, Paige dp.......  3  2  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
NORTON, Jodi ss..........  4  1  2  1   0  0  0  2   0
NIX, Cortney c...........  2  2  2  3   0  0  3  0   0
HOCH, Tracee 2b..........  2  0  1  1   1  1  1  2   2
TOBIAS, Summer p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 BOYCE-HUMBER, Brooke p..  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 28 11 13 10   3  2 18  9   5
Southern Utah 3 (24-28)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Marci Pratt c............  3  0  0  1   0  1  2  1   0
Cassie Cresswell lf......  3  0  1  0   0  0  3  0   0
Tiffany Burt ss..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  2  1   1
Kortney Hall dp..........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Erin Neiderhauser rf.....  3  1  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
Amy Sauer 3b.............  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Corie Jensen p...........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Ashley Christiansen p...  1  0  1  2   0  0  0  0   0
Jentry Johnson 1b........  1  0  0  0   1  0  3  1   1
 Mandi Eardley pr........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Rodeo Carli cf...........  2  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
Veronica Villa 2b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   0
Totals................... 23  3  3  3   1  3 18  4   3
Score by Innings                R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 024 401 - 11 13  3
Southern Utah....... 001 200 -  3  3  0
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E - RUSSELL; NIX; TOBIAS. LOB - BYU 5; SUU 3. HR - SNOW; PARAMORE; NIX. HBP
- PARAMORE. SH - WHITELEY. SF - NIX. SB - PLATT; Eardley. CS - HOCH.
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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TOBIAS, Summer......  5.0  3  3  0  1  3 20 21   -
BOYCE-HUMBER, Brooke  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3   -
Southern Utah          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Corie Jensen........  2.2  8  6  6  2  0 15 18   -
Ashley Christiansen.  3.1  5  5  5  1  2 13 16   -
Win - TOBIAS (16-7).  Loss - Jensen (11-8).  Save - None.
WP - Jensen. HBP - by Christiansen (PARAMORE). Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires -
Start: 1:05   Time: 1:55   Attendance: 103
Brigham Young at Southern Utah - Play-by-Play
Apr 25, 2006 at Cedar City, Utah (Kathryn Berg Field)
Score by Innings                R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 024 401 - 11 13  3
Southern Utah....... 001 200 -  3  3  0
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Brigham Young starters: 1/lf CHAMBERLAIN; 3/cf WHITELEY; 66/1b LE`I; 25/3b
   RUSSELL; 18/rf SNOW; 19/dp PARAMORE; 8/ss NORTON; 10/c NIX; 4/2b HOCH;
   12/p TOBIAS;
Southern Utah starters: 20/c Pratt; 22/lf Cresswell; 21/ss Burt; 13/dp Hall;
   10/rf Neiderhauser; 19/3b Sauer; 26/p Jensen; 11/1b Johnson; 29/cf Carli;
   17/2b Villa;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   CHAMBERLAIN singled up the middle. WHITELEY out at first 1b to 2b, SAC,
   bunt; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to second. LE`I popped up to 2b. RUSSELL
   popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 1
   Pratt struck out looking. Cresswell singled. Burt reached on a fielder's
   choice; Cresswell out at second ss to 2b. Hall grounded out to p. 0 runs,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   SNOW flied out to rf. PARAMORE singled to center field. NORTON flied out
   to cf. NIX singled to left field; PARAMORE advanced to second. HOCH
   singled, RBI; NIX advanced to third; PARAMORE scored. HOCH advanced to
   second on a wild pitch; NIX scored on a wild pitch. CHAMBERLAIN walked.
   WHITELEY flied out to lf. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 2
   Neiderhauser grounded out to 3b. Sauer grounded out to 1b unassisted.
   Jensen lined out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   LE`I singled to left field. PLATT pinch ran for LE`I. PLATT stole second.
   RUSSELL popped up to ss. SNOW homered to center field, 2 RBI; PLATT
   scored. PARAMORE flied out to rf. NORTON singled to left field. NIX
   homered to center field, 2 RBI; NORTON scored. HOCH walked. Christiansen
   to p for Jensen. HOCH out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 4 runs, 4
   hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 3
   LE`I to 1b for PLATT. Johnson walked. Eardley pinch ran for Johnson.
   Carli struck out swinging; Eardley stole second. Eardley advanced to
   third on a throwing error by c. Pratt grounded out to 2b, RBI; Eardley
   scored, unearned. Cresswell grounded out to p. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0
   LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   Johnson to 1b for Eardley. CHAMBERLAIN walked. WHITELEY singled, bunt;
   CHAMBERLAIN advanced to second. LE`I singled to right field, RBI;
   WHITELEY advanced to third; CHAMBERLAIN scored. RUSSELL struck out
   looking. SNOW singled, bunt, RBI; LE`I advanced to second; WHITELEY
   scored. PARAMORE hit by pitch; SNOW advanced to second; LE`I advanced to
   third. NORTON singled to left field, RBI; PARAMORE advanced to second;
   SNOW advanced to third; LE`I scored. NIX flied out to cf, SAC, RBI; SNOW
   scored. HOCH struck out swinging. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 4
   KENNEDY to lf for CHAMBERLAIN. Burt lined out to 1b. Hall grounded out to
   3b. Neiderhauser reached on an error by 3b. Sauer singled, advanced to
   second on the throw; Neiderhauser advanced to third. Christiansen
   singled, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; Sauer scored, unearned;
   Neiderhauser scored, unearned. Johnson grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 2
   hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   KENNEDY flied out to lf. WHITELEY grounded out to 2b. LE`I lined out to
   lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 5
   Carli grounded out to 1b unassisted. Pratt reached on an error by p.
   Cresswell grounded out to ss; Pratt advanced to second. Burt struck out
   swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   RUSSELL grounded out to ss. SNOW lined out to cf. PARAMORE homered to
   center field, RBI. NORTON flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 6
   BOYCE-HUMBER to p for TOBIAS. Hall flied out to cf. Neiderhauser flied
   out to cf. Sauer grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young at Southern Utah
Apr 25, 2006 at Cedar City, Utah (Kathryn Berg Field)
Brigham Young 6 (33-14)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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GONZALES, Monica rf......  4  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle lf..  4  1  1  0   0  0  2  0   0
 NIX, Cortney c..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
LE`I, Ianeta 1b..........  4  0  3  2   0  0  5  0   0
 PLATT, Stephanie pr.....  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
SNOW, Emi c/lf...........  4  0  1  1   0  1  3  0   2
PARAMORE, Paige 2b.......  3  0  0  0   0  0  5  1   0
NORTON, Jodi ss..........  2  0  1  0   1  0  1  4   1
WHITELEY, Jennifer cf....  3  1  0  0   0  0  3  0   1
KENNEDY, Lindi 3b........  3  1  1  2   0  1  1  1   0
HOCH, Tracee dp..........  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
URINCHO, Daniella p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 30  6  9  5   1  2 21  7   4
Southern Utah 0 (24-29)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Marci Pratt 3b...........  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  1   0
Cassie Cresswell lf......  3  0  0  0   0  1  4  0   0
Tiffany Burt ss..........  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  2   0
Kortney Hall c...........  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  0   2
Erin Neiderhauser rf.....  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   2
Amy Sauer p..............  2  0  1  0   1  0  1  4   0
Jentry Johnson 1b........  2  0  0  0   0  0 10  1   0
 Ashley Christiansen ph..  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
 Mandi Eardley pr........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bobbi Jo Merrill dp......  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Rodeo Carli cf...........  2  0  0  0   1  0  1  0   1
Veronica Villa 2b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  4   0
Totals................... 23  0  3  0   4  2 21 12   6
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 020 040 0 -  6  9  1
Southern Utah....... 000 000 0 -  0  3  1
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E - KENNEDY; Carli. DP - BYU 1. LOB - BYU 4; SUU 6. 3B - Sauer. HR -
KENNEDY.
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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URINCHO, Daniella...  7.0  3  0  0  4  2 23 27  74
Southern Utah          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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Amy Sauer...........  7.0  9  6  6  1  2 30 31  52
Win - URINCHO (10-5).  Loss - Sauer (11-7).  Save - None.
WP - URINCHO. Pitches/strikes: URINCHO 74/39; Sauer 52/33.
Umpires -
Brigham Young at Southern Utah - Play-by-Play
Apr 25, 2006 at Cedar City, Utah (Kathryn Berg Field)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 020 040 0 -  6  9  1
Southern Utah....... 000 000 0 -  0  3  1
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Brigham Young starters: 24/rf GONZALES; 1/lf CHAMBERLAIN; 66/1b LE`I; 18/c
   SNOW; 19/2b PARAMORE; 8/ss NORTON; 3/cf WHITELEY; 23/3b KENNEDY; 4/dp
   HOCH; 22/p URINCHO;
Southern Utah starters: 20/3b Pratt; 22/lf Cresswell; 21/ss Burt; 13/c Hall;
   10/rf Neiderhauser; 19/p Sauer; 11/1b Johnson; 9/dp Merrill; 29/cf Carli;
   17/2b Villa;
Brigham Young - inning 1
   GONZALES grounded out to 3b (1-1). CHAMBERLAIN grounded out to p (0-2).
   LE`I singled to left field (2-0). SNOW struck out looking (3-2). 0 runs,
   1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 1
   Pratt walked (3-0). Cresswell struck out looking (0-2). Burt singled
   (2-0); Pratt out at second 2b unassisted. Hall singled up the middle;
   Burt advanced to second. Hall advanced to second on a wild pitch; Burt
   advanced to third on a wild pitch. Neiderhauser struck out swinging
   (3-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
   PARAMORE grounded out to 2b (1-0). NORTON walked (3-2). WHITELEY reached
   on a fielder's choice (1-1); NORTON out at second 1b to ss. KENNEDY
   homered to left field, 2 RBI (1-2); WHITELEY scored. HOCH fouled out to
   lf (2-1). 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 2
   Sauer walked (3-2). Johnson lined out to 2b (2-0). Merrill grounded into
   double play ss to 1b (2-1); Sauer out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
   GONZALES grounded out to 2b (1-1). CHAMBERLAIN grounded out to p (1-0).
   LE`I lined out to p (1-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 3
   Carli walked (3-1). Pratt reached on a fielder's choice (3-2); Carli out
   at second 3b to 2b. Cresswell reached on an error by 3b (1-2); Pratt
   advanced to second. Burt reached on a fielder's choice (2-0); Cresswell
   advanced to second; Pratt out at third ss to 3b. Hall lined out to cf
   (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
   SNOW grounded out to 2b (0-1). PARAMORE grounded out to 2b (0-2). NORTON
   singled to right field (1-1). WHITELEY out at first p to 2b (0-0). 0
   runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 4
   Neiderhauser fouled out to lf (2-2). Sauer tripled down the rf line
   (0-1). Johnson flied out to cf (2-1). Merrill grounded out to 2b (1-1). 0
   runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
   KENNEDY grounded out to ss. HOCH singled. GONZALES singled; HOCH advanced
   to second. CHAMBERLAIN singled; GONZALES advanced to second; HOCH
   advanced to third. LE`I singled, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI;
   CHAMBERLAIN advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by cf; GONZALES
   scored; HOCH scored. PLATT pinch ran for LE`I. SNOW singled, RBI; PLATT
   scored. PARAMORE flied out to lf. NORTON fouled out to lf. 4 runs, 5
   hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 5
   LE`I to 1b for PLATT. Carli grounded out to ss. Pratt flied out to rf.
   Cresswell fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
   WHITELEY flied out to cf. KENNEDY struck out looking. HOCH flied out to
   rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 6
   Burt grounded out to p. Hall lined out to 2b. Neiderhauser flied out to
   lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
   GONZALES grounded out to ss. CHAMBERLAIN flied out to lf. LE`I singled to
   left field. SNOW grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Southern Utah - inning 7
   NIX to c for CHAMBERLAIN. SNOW to lf. Sauer grounded out to ss.
   Christiansen pinch hit for Johnson. Christiansen walked. Eardley pinch
   ran for Christiansen. Merrill flied out to cf. Carli reached on a
   fielder's choice; Eardley out at second 2b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
   errors, 1 LOB.