BYU Softball Moves to 16-14 with Saturday Split

TEMPE -- The BYU softball team (16-14) lost its second in as many days to Illinois (20-10) by a score of 7-2, but avoided falling to a .500 mark by beating Longwood (10-8), 9-1.

Illinois led 2-0 after the first inning, but the Cougars cut the margin to one with a run in the second. With runners in scoring position and two outs, sophomore Andi Ramirez hit a single to left field allowing Cortney Nix-Clark to score from third and shorten the gap to 2-1.

Two runs in the fourth inning and three in the fifth boosted the Illini's lead up to six. Junior Emi Snow blasted a lead-off home run to left center in the top of the seventh, but BYU could not mount a comeback as the team left a total of 12 runners on base for the game. Ramirez and Nix-Clark each went 2-for-3 in the 7-2 loss.

A big second inning against Longwood helped the Cougars secure their first win in its final game of the Invitational. Nursing a 2-1 lead, BYU scored six runs in the second inning behind two 2-run shots from Angeline Quiocho and Jodi Norton. Monica Gonzales also had an RBI-double in the inning. Gonzales finished 3-for-3 with three runs and an RBI against the Lancers. Norton went 2-for-3 with three RBI.

Freshman Christie Zinanti picked up her fifth win of the season, recording five strikeouts and allowing just one earned run in five innings of play.

Next up for BYU is a double-header at Southern Utah on Wednesday, March 28. The two teams meet at 2 p.m. (MST) and 4 p.m.

BYU vs Illinois
               Mar 24, 2007 at Tempe, Ariz. (Farrington Stadium)
BYU 2
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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QUIOCHO 3b...............  2  0  0  0   2  2  1  0   0
WHITELEY lf..............  4  0  1  0   0  0  3  0   5
HOCH 2b..................  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  1   1
SNOW cf..................  4  1  1  1   0  1  0  1   1
NORTON ss................  4  0  2  0   0  0  2  2   0
NIX-CLARK c..............  3  1  2  0   1  1  6  1   1
URINCHO 1b/p.............  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
JENKINS rf...............  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   3
RAMIREZ dh...............  3  0  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
GWYN p/1b................  2  0  1  0   1  0  5  0   0
Totals................... 29  2 10  2   4  5 18  6  11
Illinois 7
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Mexicano ss..............  4  1  1  0   0  0  0  2   1
Diller 3b................  2  2  1  0   0  0  4  3   0
Armstrong c..............  3  1  1  2   0  1  3  2   0
Smith lf.................  3  2  2  2   0  0  1  0   0
Martin 1b................  3  0  1  0   0  1  9  1   0
 Gaitros pr..............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Lisy dh..................  2  1  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
Lawhead 2b...............  2  0  2  0   1  0  1  1   0
Bryers cf................  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Behrens ph..............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Howell rf................  3  0  1  2   0  1  1  0   1
Wright p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 25  7  9  6   2  4 21  9   3
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 010 000 1 -  2 10  1
Illinois............ 200 230 X -  7  9  1
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E - NIX-CLARK; Mexicano. DP - ILL 2. LOB - BYU 11; ILL 3. 2B - Smith;
Howell. HR - SNOW; Armstrong. SH - JENKINS. SB - Diller; Lawhead. CS -
Gaitros. Reached on CI - Diller.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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GWYN................  1.2  1  0  0  1  2  5  6
URINCHO.............  4.1  8  7  6  1  2 20 22
Illinois               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Wright..............  7.0 10  2  2  4  5 29 34
Win - Wright.  Loss - URINCHO.  Save - None.
WP - Wright. CI - NIX-CLARK.
Umpires - HP: Wally Latall  1B: Dale Wilson  3B: Geri Magwire
Start: 11:30   Time:   Attendance:
Game notes:
ID-491326
Game: BYU_ILL3
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                         BYU vs Illinois - Play-by-Play
               Mar 24, 2007 at Tempe, Ariz. (Farrington Stadium)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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BYU................. 010 000 1 -  2 10  1
Illinois............ 200 230 X -  7  9  1
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BYU starters: 33/3b QUIOCHO; 3/lf WHITELEY; 4/2b HOCH; 18/cf SNOW; 8/ss NORTON;
10/c NIX-CLARK; 22/1b URINCHO; 16/rf JENKINS; 31/dh RAMIREZ; 11/p GWYN;
Illinois starters: 9/ss Mexicano; 3/3b Diller; 25/c Armstrong; 7/lf Smith;
24/1b Martin; 19/dh Lisy; 13/2b Lawhead; 22/cf Bryers; 1/rf Howell; 33/p
Wright;
BYU 1st - QUIOCHO struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. WHITELEY
singled, bunt. HOCH singled to left field; WHITELEY advanced to second. SNOW
hit into double play 3b to 1b; WHITELEY out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Illinois 1st - GWYN to 1b for URINCHO. URINCHO to p for GWYN. Mexicano
grounded out to ss. Diller reached on catcher's interference. Armstrong homered
to right center, 2 RBI; Diller scored, unearned. Smith lined out to 1b. Martin
grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - NORTON flied out to lf. NIX-CLARK walked. GWYN singled to left
field; NIX-CLARK advanced to second. JENKINS out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
GWYN advanced to second; NIX-CLARK advanced to third. RAMIREZ singled to left
field, RBI; GWYN advanced to third; NIX-CLARK scored. QUIOCHO walked; RAMIREZ
advanced to second. WHITELEY lined out to p. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
Illinois 2nd - Lisy grounded out to p. Lawhead singled to right field.
Bryers flied out to lf. Howell flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 3rd - HOCH flied out to rf. SNOW struck out swinging. NORTON singled
up the middle. NORTON advanced to second on a wild pitch. NIX-CLARK struck out
swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Illinois 3rd - Mexicano lined out to p. Diller grounded out to 1b
unassisted. Armstrong fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - GWYN grounded out to 3b. JENKINS grounded out to ss. RAMIREZ
singled to right center. QUIOCHO walked; RAMIREZ advanced to second. WHITELEY
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Illinois 4th - Smith singled to third base. Martin struck out looking.
Lisy walked; Smith advanced to second. Lawhead singled up the middle; Lisy
advanced to second; Smith advanced to third. Behrens pinch hit for Bryers.
Behrens lined out to ss. Howell doubled, 2 RBI; Lawhead advanced to third, out
at home cf to ss to c; Lisy scored; Smith scored. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
BYU 5th - Bryers to cf for Behrens. HOCH grounded out to ss. SNOW flied
out to cf. NORTON singled to left field. NIX-CLARK singled to right center,
advanced to second on the throw; NORTON advanced to third. GWYN walked. JENKINS
grounded out to 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Illinois 5th - Mexicano singled to left field. Diller singled to right
field; Mexicano advanced to third. Diller stole second. Armstrong struck out
swinging. Smith doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; Diller scored; Mexicano
scored. URINCHO to 1b. RAMIREZ to dh. GWYN to p. Martin singled up the middle;
Smith advanced to third. Gaitros pinch ran for Martin. Gaitros out at second c
to ss, caught stealing; Smith scored. Lisy struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 6th - Martin to 1b for Gaitros. RAMIREZ reached on an error by ss,
advanced to second. QUIOCHO struck out swinging. WHITELEY grounded out to 2b;
RAMIREZ advanced to third. HOCH struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error,
1 LOB.
Illinois 6th - Lawhead walked. Bryers flied out to lf. Lawhead stole
second. Howell struck out swinging. Mexicano fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 7th - SNOW homered to left center, RBI. NORTON grounded out to 3b.
NIX-CLARK singled up the middle. URINCHO lined into double play 3b unassisted;
NIX-CLARK out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Longwood vs BYU
               Mar 24, 2007 at Tempe, Ariz. (Farrington Stadium)
Longwood 1
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Hooe cf..................  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   2
Ketsdever rf.............  1  1  1  1   2  0  2  0   0
Washington ss............  3  0  2  0   0  0  1  3   0
Radford c................  1  0  0  0   2  0  2  0   0
Betterton 1b.............  2  0  0  0   1  1  3  2   3
McKeown lf...............  2  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   2
Bonner 3b................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Hamill 2b................  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Garrison dh..............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Forsyth p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 Slagle p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 16  1  4  1   5  5 12  5   7
BYU 9
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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WHITELEY dh..............  3  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 GWYN 1b.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
GONZALES cf..............  3  3  3  1   0  0  0  0   0
HOCH 2b..................  2  2  0  2   1  0  2  2   0
QUIOCHO 3b...............  2  1  1  2   1  0  2  2   0
SNOW lf..................  1  1  1  1   2  0  0  0   0
NORTON ss................  3  1  2  3   0  0  0  1   2
NIX-CLARK c..............  2  0  0  0   1  0  6  2   0
URINCHO 1b/dh............  3  0  0  0   0  1  4  2   3
RAMIREZ rf...............  2  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   1
 PLATT rf................  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
ZINANTI p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 22  9  8  9   5  1 15 10   6
Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Longwood............ 100 00 -  1  4  2
BYU................. 261 0X -  9  8  0
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E - Bonner; Forsyth. LOB - LU 7; BYU 6. 2B - GONZALES. HR - Ketsdever;
QUIOCHO; NORTON. HBP - Garrison. SH - Bonner. SB - Radford; GONZALES. CS -
Hamill.
Longwood               IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Forsyth.............  3.0  8  9  7  5  0 19 24
Slagle..............  1.0  0  0  0  0  1  3  3
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZINANTI.............  5.0  4  1  1  5  5 16 23
Win - ZINANTI.  Loss - Forsyth.  Save - None.
WP - ZINANTI. HBP - by ZINANTI (Garrison).
Umpires - HP: Dick Foote  1B: Geri Maguire  3B: Wally Latall
Start:   Time: 1:37   Attendance: 198
Game: BYU-LONG
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Longwood............ 100 00 -  1  4  2
BYU................. 261 0X -  9  8  0
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Longwood starters: 16/cf Hooe; 11/rf Ketsdever; 22/ss Washington; 6/c Radford;
5/1b Betterton; 2/lf McKeown; 10/3b Bonner; 21/2b Hamill; 8/dh Garrison; 12/p
Forsyth;
BYU starters: 3/dh WHITELEY; 24/cf GONZALES; 4/2b HOCH; 33/3b QUIOCHO; 18/lf
SNOW; 8/ss NORTON; 10/c NIX-CLARK; 22/1b URINCHO; 31/rf RAMIREZ; 14/p ZINANTI;
Longwood 1st - Hooe grounded out to 2b. Ketsdever homered to right
field, RBI. Washington grounded out to 2b. Radford walked. Radford advanced to
second on a wild pitch. Betterton struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 1st - WHITELEY out at first 1b to 2b, bunt. GONZALES singled to
center field. GONZALES stole second. HOCH walked. QUIOCHO walked; HOCH advanced
to second; GONZALES advanced to third. SNOW singled to left field, RBI; QUIOCHO
advanced to second; HOCH advanced to third; GONZALES scored. NORTON singled to
first base, RBI; SNOW advanced to second; QUIOCHO advanced to third; HOCH
scored. NIX-CLARK reached on a fielder's choice; NORTON advanced to second;
SNOW advanced to third; QUIOCHO out at home ss to c. URINCHO popped up to p.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Longwood 2nd - McKeown singled up the middle. Bonner out at first 1b to
2b, SAC, bunt; McKeown advanced to second. Hamill reached on a fielder's
choice; McKeown advanced to third. Hamill out at second c to 2b, caught
stealing. Garrison hit by pitch. Hooe struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 2nd - RAMIREZ singled up the middle. WHITELEY reached on a fielder's
choice; RAMIREZ out at second 1b to ss. GONZALES doubled, advanced to third on
the throw, RBI; WHITELEY scored. HOCH reached on an error by p, advanced to
second on the throw, RBI; GONZALES scored. QUIOCHO homered to left field, 2
RBI; HOCH scored, unearned. SNOW walked. NORTON homered to left center, 2 RBI;
SNOW scored. NIX-CLARK walked. URINCHO fouled out to 1b. RAMIREZ flied out to
lf. 6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Longwood 3rd - PLATT to rf for RAMIREZ. Ketsdever walked. Washington
singled to right field; Ketsdever advanced to second. Radford reached on a
fielder's choice; Washington advanced to second, out at third p to 3b;
Ketsdever out at third 1b to 3b. Radford stole second. Betterton walked.
McKeown struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - WHITELEY flied out to cf. GONZALES singled up the middle. HOCH
reached on an error by 3b, advanced to second, RBI; GONZALES scored, unearned.
QUIOCHO flied out to rf. SNOW walked. NORTON grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1
hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Longwood 4th - Bonner grounded out to 3b. Hamill fouled out to 1b.
Garrison struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - Slagle to p for Forsyth. NIX-CLARK grounded out to ss. URINCHO
struck out swinging. PLATT flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Longwood 5th - GWYN to 1b for WHITELEY. URINCHO to dh. Hooe struck out
swinging. Ketsdever walked. Washington singled, advanced to second on the
throw; Ketsdever advanced to third. Radford walked. Ketsdever out at home c to
ss to 3b to c. Betterton flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.