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Ralph R. Zobell
| Posted: 8 Mar 2014 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
THIBODAUX, La.— Grant Borne struck out 11 Cougars Saturday night en route to his second victory of the season as Nicholls State defeated BYU 6-1.
But it may have been six errors that were more costly to BYU, 7-10, as Nicholls State improved to 8-8 after winning the last two of the four-game series.
“We gave that game away,” BYU coach Mike Littlewood said. “It was a gift. We had some ugly, ugly moments and our infielders couldn’t field a ground ball team at times. We’ve got to get more on the offensive side, too.”
BYU’s undoing came in the fifth and sixth innings when the Cougars failed to score a run with the bases loaded and one out.
“That set the tone for the next inning,” Littlewood said. “Desmond (Poulson) threw well enough and didn’t lose his composure, but he hurt himself booting three balls in a row. We wanted to limit his pitch count, so we pulled him when we couldn’t score the next inning.”
The Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Brock Whitney doubled in Brennon Lund for BYU’s only run and only extra-base hit.
Jarrett Jarvis extended his current hitting streak to 14 games with a one-out single to center field in the ninth inning. The loss was Poulson’s first of the season, now with a 3-1 record.
The Cougars next play on Monday at Dallas Baptist University (11-4) with lefty Hayden Rogers on the mound. That 3 p.m. CST game will have free live audio and video streaming on schedule links on www.byucougars.com.
Ralph R. Zobell
| Posted: 2 Mar 2014 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Fans are encouraged to wear Royal Blue when BYU baseball hosts Utah on Tuesday night to open the home season at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo.
In the tradition of “old school” the Cougar team is hopeful of wearing Royal Blue uniforms as well for the Deseret First Duel tilt with the Utes.
“Utah is a special game and we are trying to keep our alumni in mind,” BYU Coach Mike Littlewood said of the team's Royal Blue uniforms soon to be unveiled. “We are not going to come out flat against Utah, we want to do our best.”
The Cougars (4-8) are coming off a three-game winning streak last week in St. George against Seattle. Littlewood plans to start senior co-captain Desmond Poulson (2-0, 2.84 earned run average) on the mound against Utah (5-5).
“Desmond gives us a great opportunity to win,” Littlewood said. “We just want to continue solid play after a rough start.”In addition to the three-game winning skein, BYU also has junior catcher Jarrett Jarvis who is on a 10-game hitting streak dating back to last season. Sophomore Trace Hansen leads the Cougars with a .417 batting average.
The Cougars and Utes play on Tuesday at 6 p.m., in the first of four games between the two in the series worth a combined total of three points in the Deseret Duel standings. BYU won the baseball portion of the Duel last year and has won five of the six years since the Duel started in 2007-08.
Tuesday's BYU-Utah game marks the baseball debut on the W.tv, an audio stream which will have play-by-play from veteran BYU baseball announcer Brent Norton. Norton will also call the play-by-play for KOVO 960 AM.
NOTE: For Nicholls St. live streaming, you can purchase a one-day pass for $6.95, or a monthly pass for $10.95
