Splitting in the Sun

TAMPA -- The BYU softball team opened play at the USF Underarmour Showcase by splitting Friday’s doubleheader with a 4-0 loss to Hofstra followed by a 6-0 win over Indiana. With the split the Cougars are 15-12 on the season.

“We didn’t come out ready in the first game, but the second game was better,” BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. “We got back to the level we have been playing at and Christie Zinanti did a great job from the circle.”

Zinanti received the win for BYU after pitching the complete-game shutout. She allowed seven hits, matching the hits with seven strikeouts.

Junior Andrea Ramirez led the Cougars from the plate with two home runs for a total of four RBI, a season-high for the slugger.

A four-run first inning gave BYU an early advantage over the Hoosiers. With two runners on and two outs in the bottom of the first Junior Angeline Quiocho hit an RBI to put BYU’s first runner on the board. Ramirez followed with a three-run homer that scored both Quiocho and Jessica Purcell.

The Cougars added another run when sophomore Caschjen Davis hit a ground ball to bring in Quiocho in the third inning. With two outs in the fifth Ramirez added an insurance run with a solo homer to left field.

In the first game of the Cougars’ doubleheader the Cougar offense was lagging in the hard fight against Hofstra. The Cougars had chances to bring in runs early but struggled to capitalize, leaving several runners in scoring position.

Sophomore hurler Paige Affleck dueled for BYU from the circle in the game that stayed scoreless until the bottom of the sixth. A walk and a bunt single put two runners on for Hofstra. Both runners scored on a series of hits.

Two more runs came through on a defensive error at second base, giving Hofstra a 4-0 advantage.

The Cougars continue play at the Showcase on Saturday when they face Ball State at 1 p.m. ET, followed by one game against Florida Gulf Coast.

Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                         Indiana vs Brigham Young Univ.
             Mar 13, 2009 at Clearwater, Fla. (E.C. Moore Field 4)
Indiana 0 (1-17)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Nelson lf................  4  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   0
Ritchison rf.............  4  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   0
Bergeson ss..............  3  0  1  0   1  0  1  5   0
 King pr.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Stein c..................  3  0  1  0   0  0  5  0   1
Olson, S. 1b.............  2  0  2  0   1  0  7  1   0
 Devitt pr...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Glueckert dp.............  1  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
Pellerito 3b.............  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  4   0
DiNallo 2b...............  0  0  0  0   2  0  2  0   0
Stander cf...............  2  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   4
 Langan ph...............  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   3
Wright p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Hobbs p.................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 23  0  7  0   4  7 18 11   9
Brigham Young Univ. 6 (15-12)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DUGAS, Jessica rf........  3  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa dp..  4  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b..  4  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   1
PURCELL, Jessica c.......  2  1  0  0   0  0  8  1   3
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  2  2  1   0  1  0  3   0
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  3  2  2  4   0  0  9  1   0
DAVIS, Caschjen lf.......  2  0  0  1   1  0  0  1   0
HICKS, Krista ss.........  3  0  1  0   0  2  2  1   1
GONZALES, Monica cf......  3  0  1  0   0  0  1  0   1
ZINANTI, Christie p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  4   0
Totals................... 27  6  7  6   2  3 21 11   6
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Indiana............. 000 000 0 -  0  7  1
Brigham Young Univ.. 401 010 X -  6  7  0
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E - Olson, S.(3). DP - BYU 1. LOB - Indiana 9; BYU 6. HR - RAMIREZ 2. HBP -
DiNallo; PURCELL. SH - Glueckert 2(3). SB - QUIOCHO.
Indiana                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Wright..............  1.0  5  4  4  1  0  8 10
Hobbs...............  5.0  2  2  2  1  3 19 20
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZINANTI, Christie...  7.0  7  0  0  4  7 23 30
Win - ZINANTI (7-6).  Loss - Wright (0-5).  Save - None.
WP - Wright(1); ZINANTI 2. HBP - by Wright (PURCELL); by ZINANTI (DiNallo). BK -
Wright(1).
Umpires -
Start: 6:37pm   Time: 2:07   Attendance: 203
Weather: 71 degrees, sunny
Game: IND1
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                 Indiana vs Brigham Young Univ. - Play-by-Play
             Mar 13, 2009 at Clearwater, Fla. (E.C. Moore Field 4)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Indiana............. 000 000 0 -  0  7  1
Brigham Young Univ.. 401 010 X -  6  7  0
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Indiana starters: 24/lf Nelson; 14/rf Ritchison; 2/ss Bergeson; 42/c Stein;
7/1b Olson, S.; 21/dp Glueckert; 32/3b Pellerito; 23/2b DiNallo; 22/cf Stander;
3/p Wright;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 19/rf DUGAS; 20/dp MESSERSCHMID; 4/2b
DELAHOUSSAYE; 10/c PURCELL; 33/3b QUIOCHO; 31/1b RAMIREZ; 9/lf DAVIS; 22/ss
HICKS; 24/cf GONZALES; 14/p ZINANTI;
Indiana 1st - Nelson singled to third base. Ritchison singled to third
base; Nelson advanced to second. Bergeson lined into double play ss unassisted;
Nelson out on the play. Stein grounded out to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - DUGAS grounded out to 3b. MESSERSCHMID singled
through the left side. MESSERSCHMID advanced to second on an illegal pitch.
DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to 3b; MESSERSCHMID advanced to third. PURCELL hit by
pitch. PURCELL advanced to second on a wild pitch. QUIOCHO singled through the
left side, RBI; PURCELL advanced to third; MESSERSCHMID scored. RAMIREZ homered
to right center, 3 RBI; QUIOCHO scored; PURCELL scored. DAVIS popped up to ss.
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Indiana 2nd - Olson, S. singled to center field. Glueckert grounded out
to p, SAC, bunt; Olson, S. advanced to second. Pellerito struck out swinging.
DiNallo walked. Stander struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - HICKS singled through the right side. GONZALES
singled to third base, bunt; HICKS advanced to second. DUGAS walked; GONZALES
advanced to second; HICKS advanced to third. Hobbs to p for Wright.
MESSERSCHMID reached on a fielder's choice; DUGAS advanced to second; GONZALES
advanced to third; HICKS out at home 1b to c. DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a
fielder's choice; MESSERSCHMID advanced to second; DUGAS advanced to third;
GONZALES out at home 3b to c. PURCELL grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
Indiana 3rd - Nelson struck out looking. Ritchison grounded out to p.
Bergeson singled to right field. Bergeson advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Stein singled to left field; Bergeson advanced to third, out at home lf to c.
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - QUIOCHO singled to shortstop. QUIOCHO stole
second. RAMIREZ grounded out to ss; QUIOCHO advanced to third. DAVIS reached on
a fielder's choice, RBI; QUIOCHO scored. HICKS struck out looking. GONZALES
lined out to 3b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Indiana 4th - Olson, S. walked. Glueckert out at first 1b to 2b, SAC,
bunt; Olson, S. advanced to second. Pellerito grounded out to ss. DiNallo hit
by pitch. DiNallo advanced to second on a wild pitch; Olson, S. advanced to
third on a wild pitch. Stander struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - DUGAS grounded out to ss. MESSERSCHMID
grounded out to p. DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Indiana 5th - Nelson struck out swinging. Ritchison grounded out to 3b.
Bergeson flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - PURCELL flied out to rf. QUIOCHO struck out
swinging. RAMIREZ homered to left field, RBI. DAVIS walked. HICKS struck out
swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Indiana 6th - Stein grounded out to p. Olson, S. singled to right field.
Devitt pinch ran for Olson, S.. Glueckert singled down the lf line; Devitt
advanced to second. Pellerito struck out swinging. DiNallo walked; Glueckert
advanced to second; Devitt advanced to third. Langan pinch hit for Stander.
Langan struck out swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - Olson, S. to 1b for Devitt. Stander to cf for
Langan. GONZALES reached on a fielding error by 1b. DUGAS reached on a
fielder's choice; GONZALES out at second ss to 2b. MESSERSCHMID flied out to
cf. DELAHOUSSAYE reached on a fielder's choice; DUGAS out at second ss to 2b.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Indiana 7th - Nelson grounded out to 3b. Ritchison grounded out to 3b.
King pinch ran for Bergeson. Bergeson to ss for King. Bergeson walked. King
pinch ran for Bergeson. King out at first c to 1b, picked off. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
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Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                         Brigham Young Univ. vs Hofstra
               Mar 13, 2009 at Clearwater, FL (EC Moore Complex)
Brigham Young Univ. 0 (14-12)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi ss..  2  0  1  0   2  0  2  2   0
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa dp..  3  0  1  0   0  2  0  0   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  0  0  0   1  3  1  3   1
PURCELL, Jessica c.......  3  0  0  0   0  1  6  1   3
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  3  0  0  0   0  2  9  0   2
LOPEZ, Coreen 2b.........  2  0  1  0   1  1  0  3   0
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  3  0  0  0   0  3  0  0   0
DUGAS, Jessica lf........  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   2
GONZALES, Monica cf......  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   1
AFFLECK, Paige p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 25  0  3  0   4 14 18  9   9
Hofstra 4 (5-8)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Root rf..................  3  0  0  0   0  2  1  0   2
 Valentino ph............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Bernstein cf.............  1  1  0  0   1  1  0  0   0
 Novatin ph..............  0  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
Fee 2b...................  2  1  2  0   1  0  1  2   0
DePasquale 1b............  3  1  1  0   0  0  5  0   1
Michalowski 3b...........  3  0  1  2   0  1  0  3   0
Lubach c.................  2  1  0  0   1  0 14  0   0
Kralowetz dp.............  2  0  0  0   1  0  0  0   2
Hodge lf.................  2  0  0  0   1  1  0  0   1
Dreslinski ss............  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Feinstein ph............  1  0  1  2   0  0  0  0   0
Lotti p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 22  4  5  4   6  6 21  6   6
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 000 0 -  0  3  0
Hofstra............. 000 004 X -  4  5  2
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E - Michalowski; Dreslinski. LOB - BYU 9; Hofstra 6. SH - MESSERSCHMID. SB -
DELAHOUSSAYE; DUGAS. CS - Bernstein.
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK, Paige......  6.0  5  4  4  6  6 22 28
Hofstra                IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Lotti...............  7.0  3  0  0  4 14 25 30
Win - Lotti (4-2).  Loss - AFFLECK (8-6).  Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 4 p.m.   Time: 2:00   Attendance: 100
Game: HOF1
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                 Brigham Young Univ. vs Hofstra - Play-by-Play
               Mar 13, 2009 at Clearwater, FL (EC Moore Complex)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 000 0 -  0  3  0
Hofstra............. 000 004 X -  4  5  2
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Brigham Young Univ. starters: 4/ss DELAHOUSSAYE; 20/dp MESSERSCHMID; 33/3b
QUIOCHO; 10/c PURCELL; 31/1b RAMIREZ; 7/2b LOPEZ; 11/rf WILLARD; 19/lf DUGAS;
24/cf GONZALES; 12/p AFFLECK;
Hofstra starters: 14/rf Root; 4/cf Bernstein; 2/2b Fee; 20/1b DePasquale; 11/3b
Michalowski; 7/c Lubach; 18/dp Kralowetz; 9/lf Hodge; 22/ss Dreslinski; 1/p
Lotti;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE walked. MESSERSCHMID reached on
an error by 3b, SAC; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to second. QUIOCHO struck out
looking. PURCELL grounded out to 2b; MESSERSCHMID advanced to second;
DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to third. RAMIREZ struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits,
1 error, 2 LOB.
Hofstra 1st - Root struck out swinging. Bernstein walked. Bernstein out
at second c to ss, caught stealing. Fee singled to shortstop. DePasquale
grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - LOPEZ struck out looking. WILLARD struck out
swinging. DUGAS reached on an error by ss. DUGAS stole second. GONZALES struck
out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Hofstra 2nd - Michalowski struck out swinging. Lubach grounded out to
ss. Kralowetz walked. Hodge struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - DELAHOUSSAYE singled to right field.
MESSERSCHMID struck out looking. DELAHOUSSAYE stole second. QUIOCHO struck out
swinging. PURCELL struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hofstra 3rd - Dreslinski struck out looking. Root struck out swinging.
Bernstein struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - RAMIREZ struck out swinging. LOPEZ singled to
center field. WILLARD struck out swinging. DUGAS grounded out to 3b. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hofstra 4th - Fee walked. DePasquale grounded out to 2b; Fee advanced to
second. Michalowski grounded out to 1b unassisted; Fee advanced to third.
Lubach walked. Kralowetz fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - GONZALES out at first 3b to 2b, bunt.
DELAHOUSSAYE lined out to rf. MESSERSCHMID singled to left field. QUIOCHO
walked; MESSERSCHMID advanced to second. PURCELL grounded out to 2b. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Hofstra 5th - Hodge grounded out to 3b. Dreslinski grounded out to ss.
Valentino pinch hit for Root. Valentino grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - Root to rf for Valentino. RAMIREZ grounded out
to p. LOPEZ walked. WILLARD struck out swinging. DUGAS grounded out to 3b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Hofstra 6th - Novatin pinch hit for Bernstein. Novatin walked. Bernstein
to cf for Novatin. Fee singled; Bernstein advanced to second. DePasquale
singled to center field; Fee advanced to second; Bernstein advanced to third.
Michalowski singled up the middle, 2 RBI; DePasquale advanced to second; Fee
scored; Bernstein scored. Lubach reached on a fielder's choice; Michalowski out
at second 2b to ss; DePasquale advanced to third. Kralowetz lined out to 1b.
Hodge walked; Lubach advanced to second. Feinstein pinch hit for Dreslinski.
Feinstein singled to right field, 2 RBI; Hodge advanced to third; Lubach
scored; DePasquale scored. Dreslinski to ss for Feinstein. Root grounded out to
3b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - GONZALES struck out swinging. DELAHOUSSAYE
walked. MESSERSCHMID struck out looking. QUIOCHO struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.