House Raises the Roof

PROVO -- Senior second baseman Kristin Delahoussaye hit two home runs and a triple, three of seven extra-base hits for BYU in a 9-0 win over Utah State on Tuesday at Gail Miller Field.

Delahoussaye went 3-for-3 with four RBI and three runs in the first multi-home run game of her career. She also set a new career high with 11 total bases and tied her career best in runs.

Freshman right fielder Carly Duckworth hit her second home run in as many games to end the contest early by the mercy rule while senior catcher Jessica Fitu’s two-run rocket came in the first inning, giving her eight homers on the year.

Duckworth finished hitting 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run and Fitu added two RBI and two runs on 2-for-3 from the plate.

BYU (17-14) scored in each of the game’s five innings against Utah State (5-27), starting with Delahoussaye’s leadoff triple in the first and Fitu’s home run two batters later to give BYU an early 2-0 lead.

The Cougars scored two runs with two outs for the second-straight inning on Delahoussaye’s first home run of the day. The senior also brought in junior Tiffany Messerschmidt after Messerschmidt had reached first base on a hit that died right in front of the plate.

BYU extended its lead to seven on Delahoussaye's second home run in the fourth inning. Duckworth closed it out with her fourth home run of the year and BYU's fourth of the game, also scoring senior Caschjen Atagi.

Atagi matched a career high by hitting two doubles while adding a run and a stolen base. Messerschmidt also had two hits to go with two runs and a stolen base in her first action back after missing the last nine games with a leg injury.

Utah State at BYU

Mar 29, 2011 at Provo, UT (Gail Miller Field)

Utah State 0 (5-27)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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Cummings, Christina rf... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Bava, Krista rf......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Uchida, Kassandra 2b..... 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0

Marquez, Lindsey dh...... 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1

Kaneshiro, Kelly 3b...... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1

Thomas Annie pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

McDonald, Megan lf....... 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Karl, Brandy pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ferguson, Tina c......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0

Day, Tatem 1b............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0

Ventura, Ashley ph...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Landers, Joreigh cf...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Tyteca, Shasta ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Lenzora, Allison ss...... 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Harmon, Mandy p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Chaplin, Dani p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Tyteca, Shelbi p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals................... 16 0 3 0 2 5 12 8 4

BYU 9 (17-14)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b.. 3 3 3 4 0 0 1 2 0

DUGAS,Jessica cf......... 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0

CLAYTON, JC ss........... 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0

FITU,Jessica c........... 3 2 2 2 0 1 5 2 1

ATAGI,Caschjen dh........ 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0

DUCKWORTH,Carly rf....... 3 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1

HICKS, Krista 3b......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1

GRAHAM, Stacie 1b........ 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0

MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa lf.. 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0

HUDSON,Alexandra lf..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFFLECK,Paige p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

HOWELL,Hannah p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals................... 22 9 11 9 1 6 15 7 3

Score by Innings R H E

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Utah State.......... 000 00 - 0 3 2

BYU................. 221 22 - 9 11 1

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E - Cummings, C.(1); Chaplin, D.(2); CLAYTON. LOB - Utah State 4; BYU 3. 2B - Lenzora, A.(2); ATAGI 2. 3B - DELAHOUSSAYE. HR - DELAHOUSSAYE 2; FITU; DUCKWORTH. SH - Cummings, C.(1); ATAGI. SB - ATAGI; MESSERSCHMID. CS - Tyteca, Sha.(1); DUCKWORTH.

Utah State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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Harmon, Mandy....... 2.0 5 4 4 0 4 11 11

Chaplin, Dani....... 1.1 4 3 3 1 0 7 9

Tyteca, Shelbi...... 0.2 2 2 2 0 2 4 4

BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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AFFLECK,Paige....... 4.0 3 0 0 2 4 13 16

HOWELL,Hannah....... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3

Win - AFFLECK (10-9). Loss - Harmon, M. (4-17). Save - None.

Umpires - HP: Clair McBride 1B: Brett Higgins 3B: Steve Poulsen

Start: 4 pm Time: 1:42 Attendance: 254

Weather: cloudy and cool 40s

Utah State starters: 2/rf Cummings, C.; 4/2b Uchida, K.; 10/dh Marquez, L.;

6/3b Kaneshiro, K; 11/lf McDonald, M.; 19/c Ferguson, T.; 8/1b Day, T.; 3/cf

Landers, J.; 16/ss Lenzora, A.; 17/p Harmon, M.;

BYU starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 19/cf DUGAS; 16/ss CLAYTON; 10/c FITU; 9/dh

ATAGI; 3/rf DUCKWORTH; 22/3b HICKS; 21/1b GRAHAM; 20/lf MESSERSCHMID; 12/p

AFFLECK;

Utah State 1st - Cummings, C. walked. Uchida, K. struck out swinging. Marquez, L. struck out looking. Kaneshiro, K grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE tripled down the rf line. DUGAS struck out swinging. CLAYTON struck out swinging. FITU homered to left center, 2 RBI; DELAHOUSSAYE scored. ATAGI doubled to right center. DUCKWORTH grounded out to p. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Utah State 2nd - McDonald, M. singled to left field. Karl, B. pinch ran for McDonald, M.. Ferguson, T. reached on a fielder's choice, bunt; Karl, B. out at second 3b to ss. Day, T. fouled out to 1b. Landers, J. lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

BYU 2nd - McDonald, M. to lf for Karl, B.. HICKS grounded out to 3b. GRAHAM struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. MESSERSCHMID singled to catcher, advanced to second on an error by rf, advanced to third. DELAHOUSSAYE homered to left center, 2 RBI; MESSERSCHMID scored. DUGAS struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

Utah State 3rd - Lenzora, A. doubled to right center. Cummings, C. grounded out to 3b, SAC, bunt; Lenzora, A. advanced to third. Uchida, K. walked. Lenzora, A. out at third c to 3b, picked off. Marquez, L. struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

BYU 3rd - Chaplin, D. to p for Harmon, M.. Bava, K. to rf for Cummings, C.. CLAYTON grounded out to p. FITU singled up the middle. ATAGI reached on a throwing error by p, SAC, bunt, no advance; FITU advanced to third. ATAGI stole second. DUCKWORTH singled to second base, RBI; ATAGI advanced to third; FITU scored. DUCKWORTH out at first c to 2b to 1b, caught stealing. HICKS grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Utah State 4th - Kaneshiro, K singled down the lf line. Thomas, A. pinch ran for Kaneshiro, K. McDonald, M. struck out swinging. Ferguson, T. reached on a fielder's choice; Thomas, A. out at second ss to 2b. Ventura, A. pinch hit for Day, T.. Ventura, A. flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

BYU 4th - Kaneshiro, K to 3b for Thomas, A.. Ventura, A. to 1b. Uchida, K. to dh. Marquez, L. to 2b. GRAHAM out at first p to 2b, bunt. MESSERSCHMID singled to third base. MESSERSCHMID stole second. DELAHOUSSAYE homered to left field, 2 RBI; MESSERSCHMID scored. DUGAS walked. Tyteca, She. to p for Chaplin, D.. CLAYTON struck out looking. FITU struck out swinging. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Utah State 5th - HOWELL to p for AFFLECK. HUDSON to lf for MESSERSCHMID. Tyteca, Sha. pinch hit for Landers, J.. Tyteca, Sha. reached on an error by ss. Lenzora, A. struck out looking; Tyteca, Sha. out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Bava, K. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.

BYU 5th - Landers, J. to cf for Tyteca, Sha.. ATAGI doubled to left center. DUCKWORTH homered to right center, 2 RBI; ATAGI scored. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.