Extra Innings Game Ends in Loss

SALT LAKE -- After nine innings of play, the BYU women's softball team (38-17, 11-5) suffered a disappointing loss to the University of Utah (27-22, 10-6) in Salt Lake City on Saturday afternoon.

Despite tallying 14 total hits, the Cougars' three runs were all scored off of solo homers. The Cougars left 14 runners on base during the nine innings, while surrendering only five hits to the Utes.

Sophomore Christie Zinanti started the game in the circle and had a perfect two innings before giving up a double in the third inning. In the fourth inning she gave up a solo home run and the Utes recorded an unearned run off of a throwing error.

Senior Dani Snow got the Cougars on the board in the sixth inning with a solo shot, and Freshman Kristin Delahoussaye tied the game with a leadoff homer in the seventh inning. It was both Coug's second bomb in as many days.

With the game tied two all, the Cougars headed into the extra innings looking for another close win. Freshman Caschjen Davis led off the top of the inning with another solo jack, but her run was matched in the bottom half of the inning by the Utes.

BYU was unable to capitalize on two baserunners in the ninth inning. Afielding error allowed a Ute runner to reach home, giving Utah the 4-3 win.

The game marks a split between the two Desert First Duel rivals, yet BYU was awarded the Softball trophy based on overall runs scored, with six more than Utah.

BYU leads the Duel 31 points to 28.5, the final winner will be decided on the baseball diamond when BYU travels to Utah on May 15-17.

The disappointing loss moves the Cougars out of first place in the Mountain West Conference standings. They now trail San Diego State.

The Cougars host Utah Valley on Tuesday at 5 p.m. before returning to the conference title battle.

Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                          Brigham Young Univ. at Utah
                May 03, 2008 at Salt Lake City, Utah (Ute Field)
Brigham Young Univ. 3 (38-17,11-5 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b..  3  1  1  1   2  1  4  2   0
GONZALES, Monica cf......  5  0  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
VANCE, Amanda dp.........  5  0  2  0   0  1  0  0   5
 NIX, Whitney pr.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
SNOW, Daniela 1b.........  2  1  1  1   3  0 11  2   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  5  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   2
PURCELL, Jessica ss......  4  0  2  0   0  0  4  3   2
DAVIS, Caschjen lf.......  4  1  2  1   1  0  0  0   1
WILLING, Emi c...........  5  0  0  0   0  2  4  1   2
HOPKINS, Stephanie rf....  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   2
ZINANTI, Christie p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  3   0
 TRICE, Christina p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 37  3 11  3   6  6 25 13  14
Utah 4 (27-22,10-6 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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PHILLIPS, Diana cf.......  3  1  1  0   2  0  2  0   0
FONOTI, Sharee ss........  3  0  0  0   0  1  7  0   2
QUINTERO, Devina 3b......  4  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
FOSTER, Kara 1b..........  2  1  1  1   2  1  5  1   0
BOARDMAN, Angie dp.......  3  0  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
 MATTHEWS, Kelly pr......  1  1  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
KELLER, Kristie lf.......  3  0  0  0   1  1  3  0   1
HOFFMAN, Andrea c........  4  0  0  0   0  0  5  2   3
HEMINGWAY, Staci 2b......  3  1  1  0   1  0  2  1   1
CROUSE, Meghan rf........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
SMUDA, Ashley p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   0
 PARKER, Brittany p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 29  4  5  2   6  4 27  7   8
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 001 110 -  3 11  2
Utah................ 000 200 011 -  4  5  0
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - QUIOCHO; PURCELL. LOB - BYU 14; Utah 8. 2B - VANCE; HEMINGWAY. HR -
DELAHOUSSAYE; SNOW; DAVIS; FOSTER. HBP - PURCELL. SH - FONOTI; CROUSE. SB -
DELAHOUSSAYE; GONZALES; VANCE; MATTHEWS. CS - DAVIS; PHILLIPS.
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZINANTI, Christie...  8.0  5  4  2  6  4 28 35
TRICE, Christina....  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  2
Utah                   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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SMUDA, Ashley.......  7.2 10  3  3  3  4 32 36
PARKER, Brittany....  1.1  1  0  0  3  2  5  8
Win - PARKER (10-12).  Loss - ZINANTI (11-8).  Save - None.
HBP - by SMUDA (PURCELL).
Umpires - HP: Robert Marcialis  1B: Dan Ringsby  3B: Clair McBride
Start: 1:00 pm   Time: 2:57   Attendance: 500
ZINANTI faced 1 batter in the 9th.
Game: UTAH4
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                   Brigham Young Univ. at Utah - Play-by-Play
                May 03, 2008 at Salt Lake City, Utah (Ute Field)
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 001 110 -  3 11  2
Utah................ 000 200 011 -  4  5  0
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Brigham Young Univ. starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 24/cf GONZALES; 6/dp VANCE;
22/1b SNOW; 33/3b QUIOCHO; 10/ss PURCELL; 9/lf DAVIS; 18/c WILLING; 5/rf
HOPKINS; 14/p ZINANTI;
Utah starters: 20/cf PHILLIPS; 1/ss FONOTI; 33/3b QUINTERO; 12/1b FOSTER; 16/dp
BOARDMAN; 5/lf KELLER; 13/c HOFFMAN; 19/2b HEMINGWAY; 3/rf CROUSE; 10/p SMUDA;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE struck out looking. GONZALES
grounded out to 3b. VANCE singled through the right side. VANCE stole second.
SNOW walked. QUIOCHO reached on a fielder's choice; SNOW out at second ss
unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Utah 1st - PHILLIPS out at first ss to 2b. FONOTI struck out. QUINTERO
grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - PURCELL singled to left center. DAVIS reached
on a fielder's choice, bunt; PURCELL out at second 1b to ss. DAVIS out at
second c to ss, caught stealing. WILLING struck out. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Utah 2nd - FOSTER struck out. BOARDMAN grounded out to 2b. KELLER fouled
out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - HOPKINS struck out. DELAHOUSSAYE lined out to
ss. GONZALES singled to left field. VANCE lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Utah 3rd - HOFFMAN flied out to cf. HEMINGWAY doubled to center field.
CROUSE grounded out to p; HEMINGWAY advanced to third. PHILLIPS walked. FONOTI
grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - SNOW flied out to cf. QUIOCHO popped up to 2b.
PURCELL singled to shortstop. DAVIS flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Utah 4th - QUINTERO grounded out to 3b. FOSTER homered to left field,
RBI. BOARDMAN singled up the middle. MATTHEWS pinch ran for BOARDMAN. KELLER
struck out; MATTHEWS stole second. HOFFMAN reached on an error by 3b, advanced
to second; MATTHEWS scored, unearned. HEMINGWAY grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2
hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - WILLING lined out to p. HOPKINS singled
through the right side. DELAHOUSSAYE walked; HOPKINS advanced to second.
GONZALES lined out to p, bunt. VANCE flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Utah 5th - CROUSE out at first 1b to 2b. PHILLIPS walked. PHILLIPS out
at second c to ss, caught stealing. FONOTI grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - SNOW homered to left field, RBI. QUIOCHO
popped up to ss. PURCELL hit by pitch. DAVIS singled to center field; PURCELL
advanced to second. WILLING flied out to lf. HOPKINS grounded out to 3b. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Utah 6th - QUINTERO fouled out to 2b. FOSTER walked. MATTHEWS struck
out. KELLER grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - DELAHOUSSAYE homered to center field, RBI.
GONZALES grounded out to p. VANCE doubled to left center. SNOW intentionally
walked. NIX pinch ran for VANCE. QUIOCHO popped up to ss. PURCELL reached on a
fielder's choice; SNOW advanced to second; NIX out at third 3b unassisted. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Utah 7th - VANCE to dp for NIX. HOFFMAN popped up to ss. HEMINGWAY
popped up to ss. CROUSE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - DAVIS homered to left field, RBI. WILLING
fouled out to lf. HOPKINS struck out looking. PARKER to p for SMUDA.
DELAHOUSSAYE walked. DELAHOUSSAYE stole second. GONZALES singled to left field;
DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to third. GONZALES stole second. VANCE struck out, out at
first c to 1b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Utah 8th - PHILLIPS singled to shortstop. FONOTI grounded out to 1b
unassisted, bunt, SAC; PHILLIPS advanced to second. QUINTERO lined out to 1b.
FOSTER walked. BOARDMAN to dp for MATTHEWS. BOARDMAN singled to right field,
RBI; FOSTER advanced to third; PHILLIPS scored. KELLER walked; BOARDMAN
advanced to second. HOFFMAN popped up to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - SNOW walked. QUIOCHO reached on a fielder's
choice; SNOW out at second 2b to ss. PURCELL grounded out to 1b unassisted;
QUIOCHO advanced to second. DAVIS walked. WILLING struck out. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Utah 9th - HEMINGWAY walked. TRICE to p for ZINANTI. CROUSE out at first
1b to 2b, bunt, SAC; HEMINGWAY advanced to second. PHILLIPS reached on an error
by ss; HEMINGWAY scored, unearned. 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.