Cougars Rout Utes Behind 12 Hits, 11 Runs

SALT LAKE -- Senior Jodi Norton had another two-home run game, as BYU (23-16, 4-2) completed its sweep of the University of Utah (20-17-1, 1-5) 11-2 at Ute Field on Saturday.

The Cougars picked up where they left off on Friday, as Cortney Nix-Clark crushed a home run to right field in the game's first at-bat. Two batters later, Jodi Norton hit her third home run in two days giving BYU a 2-0 lead heading into the second inning.

"We definitely had veteran leadership today," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "Cortney leads off with a home run, and that was a huge tone-setter for the game. Jodi had two home runs again, and Tracee [Hoch] made some really nice plays defensively. We had really good senior leadership and excellent pitching again today."

In the second inning, it was Nix-Clark again notching runs on the scoreboard. With Hoch and Angeline Quiocho on base, Nix-Clark smacked a two-RBI double down the left field line. The Utes scored an unearned run in the bottom of the inning to bring the score to 4-1.

Norton ended her week with another solo home run in the fifth inning and Nix-Clark hit another two-RBI double in the fifth. Four unearned runs from Nix-Clark, Quiocho, Jennifer Whiteley and Monica Gonzales in the final two innings gave the Cougars the 11-2 win and a series sweep over Utah.

Junior Christina Gwyn struck out five and allowed just one earned run on the day.

Next up for BYU is a make-up double-header against Southern Utah in Cedar City, Utah. The two teams meet on Tuesday at 1 p.m. (MST) and 3 p.m.

Brigham Young at University of Utah
                   Apr 14, 2007 at Salt Lake City (Ute Field)
Brigham Young 11 (23-16,4-2 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Cortney Nix-Clark c......  5  2  3  5   0  0  9  0   1
Jennifer Whiteley lf.....  3  1  0  0   1  1  1  0   1
 Shaylyn Jenkins ph......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Jodi Norton ss...........  4  2  2  2   1  0  1  0   0
Emi Snow rf..............  5  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   2
Andrea Ramirez dp........  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
Daniela Urincho 1b.......  4  0  1  0   0  0  6  1   4
 Jana Anderson pr........  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Tracee Hoch 2b...........  2  2  1  0   1  1  1  4   0
Angeline Quiocho 3b......  4  2  2  0   0  2  1  1   0
Monica Gonzales cf.......  4  1  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
Christina Gwyn p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 36 11 12  7   3  6 21  6   8
University of Utah 2 (20-17-1,1-5 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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PHILLIPS cf..............  4  0  2  0   0  1  0  0   2
CROUSE lf................  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
DAVENPORT c/1b...........  4  1  2  1   0  0  7  0   0
 DECKER pr...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HEMINGWAY ss.............  4  0  0  0   0  3  3  4   2
KELLER 2b................  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   4
FOSTER 1b/dp.............  3  1  1  0   0  1  4  0   0
MEDINA 3b................  3  0  0  0   0  1  1  0   0
HOFFMAN dp/c.............  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
MATTHEWS rf..............  3  0  1  0   0  0  3  0   0
DYER p...................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 SQUIRE p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 31  2  8  1   0  7 21  6   8
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 220 014 2 - 11 12  2
University of Utah.. 010 010 0 -  2  8  3
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E - QUIOCHO; GWYN; MEDINA 3(9). LOB - Cougars 8; Utes 8. 2B - NIX-CLARK 2.
HR - NIX-CLARK; NORTON 2; DAVENPORT(12). HBP - HOCH. SB - ANDERSON;
GONZALES.
Brigham Young          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Christina Gwyn......  7.0  8  2  1  0  7 31 31
University of Utah     IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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DYER................  5.0  7  5  5  0  5 22 23
SQUIRE..............  2.0  5  6  2  3  1 14 17
Win - GWYN (11-8).  Loss - DYER (14-11).  Save - None.
WP - GWYN. HBP - by DYER (HOCH). PB - NIX-CLARK.
Umpires - HP: Mike Brady  1B: Brett Higgins  3B: Bobby Shelton
Start: 1 p.m.   Time: 2:18   Attendance: 617
Game notes:
ID-491932
Game: BY-UT2
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young....... 220 014 2 - 11 12  2
University of Utah.. 010 010 0 -  2  8  3
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Brigham Young starters: 10/c NIX-CLARK; 3/lf WHITELEY; 8/ss NORTON; 18/rf SNOW;
31/dp RAMIREZ; 22/1b URINCHO; 4/2b HOCH; 33/3b QUIOCHO; 24/cf GONZALES; 11/p
GWYN;
University of Utah starters: 20/cf PHILLIPS; 3/lf CROUSE; 14/c DAVENPORT; 19/ss
HEMINGWAY; 25/2b KELLER; 12/1b FOSTER; 9/3b MEDINA; 13/dp HOFFMAN; 4/rf
MATTHEWS; 5/p DYER;
Brigham Young 1st - NIX-CLARK homered to right field, RBI. WHITELEY
struck out swinging. NORTON homered to center field, RBI. SNOW struck out
swinging. RAMIREZ flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
University of Utah 1st - PHILLIPS singled up the middle. CROUSE lined
out to p, bunt. DAVENPORT singled through the left side; PHILLIPS advanced to
second. HEMINGWAY out at first 1b to 2b to 1b; DAVENPORT advanced to second;
PHILLIPS advanced to third. KELLER fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 2nd - URINCHO grounded out to ss. HOCH hit by pitch.
QUIOCHO singled to center field; HOCH advanced to second. GONZALES fouled out
to 3b. NIX-CLARK doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; QUIOCHO scored; HOCH scored.
WHITELEY popped up to ss. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
University of Utah 2nd - FOSTER singled to center field. FOSTER advanced
to second on a wild pitch. MEDINA grounded out to 2b; FOSTER advanced to third.
FOSTER scored on a passed ball, unearned. HOFFMAN popped up to 2b. MATTHEWS
grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 3rd - NORTON grounded out to p. SNOW singled through the
left side. RAMIREZ flied out to rf. URINCHO popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
University of Utah 3rd - PHILLIPS singled to third base. CROUSE grounded
out to c unassisted, interference. DAVENPORT reached on a fielder's choice;
PHILLIPS advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by 3b. DECKER pinch
ran for DAVENPORT. HEMINGWAY struck out swinging. KELLER struck out swinging.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 4th - DAVENPORT to c for DECKER. HOCH struck out swinging.
QUIOCHO struck out swinging. GONZALES singled to left field. GONZALES stole
second. NIX-CLARK grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
University of Utah 4th - FOSTER fouled out to c. MEDINA grounded out to
1b unassisted. HOFFMAN singled up the middle. MATTHEWS reached on an error by
p, bunt, advanced to second; HOFFMAN advanced to third. PHILLIPS flied out to
lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young 5th - WHITELEY fouled out to ss. NORTON homered to left
center, RBI. SNOW grounded out to ss. RAMIREZ struck out looking. 1 run, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
University of Utah 5th - CROUSE flied out to cf. DAVENPORT homered to
left field, RBI. HEMINGWAY struck out swinging. KELLER grounded out to 2b. 1
run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 6th - SQUIRE to p for DYER. URINCHO singled up the middle.
ANDERSON pinch ran for URINCHO. ANDERSON stole second. HOCH walked. QUIOCHO
struck out swinging. GONZALES flied out to lf. NIX-CLARK doubled to right
field, 2 RBI; HOCH scored; ANDERSON scored. WHITELEY walked. NORTON walked;
WHITELEY advanced to second; NIX-CLARK advanced to third. SNOW reached on an
error by 3b; NORTON advanced to second; WHITELEY advanced to third; NIX-CLARK
scored, unearned. RAMIREZ reached on an error by 3b; SNOW advanced to second;
NORTON advanced to third; WHITELEY scored, unearned. URINCHO to 1b for
ANDERSON. URINCHO flied out to rf. 4 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
University of Utah 6th - FOSTER struck out looking. MEDINA struck out
swinging. HOFFMAN grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young 7th - DAVENPORT to 1b. FOSTER to dp. HOFFMAN to c. HOCH
singled through the left side. QUIOCHO singled up the middle; HOCH advanced to
second. GONZALES singled to catcher, bunt; QUIOCHO advanced to second; HOCH
advanced to third. NIX-CLARK reached on a fielder's choice; GONZALES advanced
to second; QUIOCHO advanced to third; HOCH out at home p to c. JENKINS pinch
hit for WHITELEY. JENKINS reached on an error by 3b; NIX-CLARK advanced to
second; GONZALES scored, unearned; QUIOCHO scored, unearned. NORTON reached on
a fielder's choice; JENKINS out at second ss to 2b; NIX-CLARK advanced to
third. SNOW grounded out to 1b unassisted. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2
LOB.
University of Utah 7th - WHITELEY to lf for JENKINS. MATTHEWS singled to
left field. PHILLIPS struck out swinging. CROUSE singled to pitcher; MATTHEWS
advanced to second. DAVENPORT popped up to ss. HEMINGWAY struck out looking.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.