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PROVO -- A one-out double by Brandon Taylor scored the winning run in an 11-inning 7-6 victory over San Diego State on Thursday at Larry H. Miller Field.
"This is huge," said BYU second baseman Wade Vest. "We're playing the top team in the conference. If we can beat them, we can beat anybody."
An error by Aztec reliever Drew Jenson (0-2) on a routine ground ball put Vest on first with no outs in the 11th. Ryan Chambers then moved Vest over with a sacrifice bunt allowing Taylor to poke a double down the right field line for the win.
"If Vest doesn't run a hard 90 feet to beat that routine play, we don't score the winning run," said BYU head coach Vance Law. "Vest hustles all the time. He's always looking for that extra base."
Paul Jacinto (1-8) picked up his first win of the year, pitching 5 2/3 innings in relief. Las year's Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Year gave up only one run off five hits while striking out four.
"Paul looked like the Paul of last year," Vest said. "He got the job done like we knew he could."
The Aztecs threatened to break the tie game in the top of the 10th when two singles put runners on first and third with one out. Jacinto then preserved the opportunity for a Cougar win by striking out Kyle Floquet and David Hall looking to end the inning.
"(Paul) did a great job," Law said. "He got out of that with minimal damage. He's a guy who we're going to have to have great performances from to do well down the stretch."
The Cougars are now 7-6 in one-run games and 4-2 in extra-inning games this year. The win improves BYU to 15-24 and 5-8 in the MWC while San Diego State falls to 19-21 and 8-3.
After the Aztecs took an early 2-1 lead off BYU starter Patrick Wells (5-3), the Cougars tied the game in the fourth. BYU then scored two in the fifth to take a 4-2 lead. However a two-run homer by Chad Corona set up a three-run SDSU inning in the sixth, giving San Diego State a 5-4 lead.
The Aztecs extended their lead to 6-4 in the seventh, but BYU tied the game in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI pinch hit single by Kevin Bills and a RBI double from Ben Saylor.
The Cougars and Aztecs battle it out again on Friday at 7 p.m. with the game being broadcast live on BYU TV. The broadcast is also available nationally through the Dish Network, DirectTV and over the Internet. KOVO 960 AM will continue its live coverage of BYU baseball with Brent Norton calling the play-by-play. Live stats and a link to the Internet broadcast can be found at the BYU baseball schedule page at www.byucougars.com.
San Diego State at Brigham Young Univ.Apr 15, 2004 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
San Diego State 6 (19-21,8-3 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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BURT, Landon lf.......... 6 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 2
GUERRERO, James ss....... 3 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 0
EMBREY, Rielly 1b........ 6 1 2 0 0 0 13 0 2
UNGRICHT, Brock dh....... 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
MCLINTOCK, Jake rf....... 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1
CORONA, Chad 3b.......... 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 0
SWAYDAN, Jordan c........ 4 1 2 0 1 0 6 1 0
FLOQUET, Kyle 2b......... 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 3 0
HALL, David cf........... 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 3
SHOEMAKER, Scott p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
JENSON, Drew p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals................... 43 6 15 6 4 6 31 16 10
Brigham Young Univ. 7 (15-24,5-8 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........ 5 1 2 2 0 1 5 0 0
TAYLOR, Brandon ss....... 6 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 1
ITRI, Rob dh............. 5 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0
HIESTAND, Jeff lf........ 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
BILLS, Kevin ph/rf...... 2 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
SAYLOR, Ben rf/1b........ 3 0 1 1 2 1 4 1 1
WIENS, Ranger 3b......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
LAW, Tim 1b.............. 3 1 2 0 0 0 9 0 0
KNELL, Kory ph/lf....... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
CLOWARD, Casey c......... 5 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
VEST, Wade 2b............ 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 0
WELLS, Patrick p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
JACINTO, Paul p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 42 7 16 6 3 6 33 14 9
Score by Innings R H E
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San Diego State..... 101 003 100 00 - 6 15 3
Brigham Young Univ.. 001 120 200 01 - 7 16 0
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Note: 1 out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - BURT; SWAYDAN; JENSON. DP - SDSU Aztecs 3; BYU Cougars 2. LOB - SDSU
Aztecs 10; BYU Cougars 9. 2B - EMBREY; UNGRICHT; MCLINTOCK 2; CHAMBERS;
TAYLOR; SAYLOR. HR - CORONA(4). HBP - WIENS. SH - FLOQUET; CHAMBERS. SF -
GUERRERO. SB - CHAMBERS; TAYLOR.
San Diego State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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SHOEMAKER, Scott.... 6.0 9 4 2 3 3 23 26
JENSON, Drew........ 4.1 7 3 2 0 3 19 21
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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WELLS, Patrick...... 5.1 9 5 4 4 2 23 28
JACINTO, Paul....... 5.2 6 1 1 0 4 20 21
Win - JACINTO (1-8). Loss - JENSON (0-2). Save - None.
HBP - by JENSON (WIENS). PB - CLOWARD 2.
Umpires - HP: Jason Rogers 1B: Terry Balser 3B: Tony Sender
Start: 7:04 pm Time: 3:11 Attendance: 1247
Game notes:
Game 1 of 3
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
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San Diego State..... 101 003 100 00 - 6 15 3
Brigham Young Univ.. 001 120 200 01 - 7 16 0
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San Diego State starters: 8/lf BURT; 1/ss GUERRERO; 7/1b EMBREY; 25/dh
UNGRICHT; 15/rf MCLINTOCK; 18/3b CORONA; 12/c SWAYDAN; 10/2b FLOQUET;
24/cf HALL; 34/p SHOEMAKER;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 21/dh ITRI; 16/lf
HIESTAND; 25/rf SAYLOR; 8/3b WIENS; 1/1b LAW; 9/c CLOWARD; 5/2b VEST; 4/p
WELLS;
San Diego State - inning 1
BURT grounded out to p. GUERRERO walked. EMBREY flied out to cf. GUERRERO
advanced to second on a passed ball. UNGRICHT singled through the right
side, RBI; GUERRERO scored. MCLINTOCK doubled to left field; UNGRICHT
advanced to third, out at home lf to 3b to c. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
CHAMBERS grounded out to 1b unassisted. TAYLOR struck out swinging. ITRI
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 2
CORONA flied out to cf. SWAYDAN singled to right center. FLOQUET struck
out looking. HALL reached on a fielder's choice; SWAYDAN out at second 2b
to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
HIESTAND walked. SAYLOR grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b;
HIESTAND out on the play. WIENS flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 3
BURT struck out swinging. GUERRERO walked. EMBREY reached on a fielder's
choice; GUERRERO out at second 3b to 2b. EMBREY advanced to second on a
passed ball. UNGRICHT singled to center field, RBI; EMBREY scored,
unearned. MCLINTOCK flied out to rf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
LAW singled to shortstop. CLOWARD flied out to cf. VEST singled, out at
first lf to 2b to 1b; LAW advanced to second, advanced to third on a
fielding error by lf. CHAMBERS singled to right field, RBI; LAW scored,
unearned. CHAMBERS stole second. TAYLOR flied out to rf. 1 run, 3 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 4
CORONA popped up to 1b. SWAYDAN grounded out to 1b unassisted. FLOQUET
singled to left field. HALL singled through the left side; FLOQUET
advanced to second. BURT grounded out to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
ITRI singled up the middle. HIESTAND singled to left field; ITRI advanced
to second. SAYLOR walked; HIESTAND advanced to second; ITRI advanced to
third. WIENS struck out swinging. LAW flied out to cf; SAYLOR advanced to
second; HIESTAND advanced to third; ITRI scored on a fielding error by c,
unearned. HIESTAND out at home c to p. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 5
GUERRERO grounded out to ss. EMBREY grounded out to 3b. UNGRICHT grounded
out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
CLOWARD flied out to lf. VEST singled to shortstop. CHAMBERS doubled to
right center, RBI; VEST scored. TAYLOR singled to left field, RBI;
CHAMBERS scored. ITRI struck out swinging; TAYLOR stole second. HIESTAND
grounded out to ss. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 6
MCLINTOCK doubled through the left side. CORONA homered to right field, 2
RBI; MCLINTOCK scored. SWAYDAN walked. FLOQUET grounded out to p, SAC;
SWAYDAN advanced to second. HALL walked. BURT singled to right field;
HALL advanced to second; SWAYDAN advanced to third. JACINTO to p for
WELLS. GUERRERO flied out to rf, SF, RBI; SWAYDAN scored. EMBREY reached
on a fielder's choice; BURT out at second ss unassisted. 3 runs, 3 hits,
0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
SAYLOR walked. WIENS grounded into double play ss to 2b to 1b; SAYLOR out
on the play. LAW singled through the right side. CLOWARD flied out to cf.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 7
UNGRICHT doubled to left field. MCLINTOCK singled up the middle, RBI;
UNGRICHT scored. CORONA grounded into double play 3b to 2b to 1b;
MCLINTOCK out on the play. SWAYDAN flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 7
JENSON to p for SHOEMAKER. VEST singled up the middle. CHAMBERS lined
into double play p to 1b; VEST out on the play. TAYLOR singled to left
field. ITRI singled to shortstop; TAYLOR advanced to second. BILLS pinch
hit for HIESTAND. BILLS singled up the middle, RBI; ITRI advanced to
second; TAYLOR scored. SAYLOR doubled to left field, RBI; BILLS advanced
to third; ITRI scored. WIENS hit by pitch. KNELL pinch hit for LAW. KNELL
grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 8
BILLS to rf. SAYLOR to 1b. KNELL to lf. FLOQUET flied out to rf. HALL
grounded out to 1b unassisted. BURT struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 8
CLOWARD grounded out to 3b. VEST grounded out to ss. CHAMBERS struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 9
GUERRERO flied out to rf. EMBREY singled to shortstop. UNGRICHT grounded
into double play 1b to ss; EMBREY out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 9
TAYLOR popped up to 2b. ITRI struck out swinging. BILLS singled to left
field. SAYLOR struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 10
MCLINTOCK singled through the left side. CORONA struck out swinging.
SWAYDAN singled through the right side; MCLINTOCK advanced to third.
FLOQUET struck out looking. HALL struck out looking. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 10
WIENS grounded out to 3b. KNELL grounded out to p. CLOWARD grounded out
to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 11
BURT out at first 2b to p. GUERRERO flied out to cf. EMBREY doubled to
left center. UNGRICHT flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 11
VEST reached on a throwing error by p. CHAMBERS grounded out to 3b, SAC;
VEST advanced to second. TAYLOR doubled down the rf line, RBI; VEST
scored, unearned. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.pr
For only the second time this season, BYU returns to Provo for a three-game series, hosting San Diego State beginning Thursday.
After playing 35 of 38 games on the road, the Cougars finish the regular season with 13 of their final 19 games at home. BYU is 0-3 at home after being swept by UNLV in March. Thursday and Friday's game times are scheduled for 7 p.m. with a noon start on Saturday.
Coached by future major league hall of famer Tony Gwynn, San Diego State enters the series after winning one game at Air Force with two games in the series being snowed out. The Aztecs are tied with UNLV on top of the Mountain West Conference standings with an 8-2 conference record and are 19-20 overall. BYU is fourth in the MWC at 4-8 and 14-24.
The Cougars are 30-56-1 against San Diego State all-time. Last season BYU split the six regular season games with the Aztecs. In the 2003 MWC Tournament in Albuquerque, San Diego State knocked the Cougars out of the tournament with two victories. BYU lost seven straight to the Aztecs in 2002 before winning back-to-back games in the MWC Tournament in Provo to win the championship and move on to the NCAA Regionals.
Flame-thrower Nick Lemon (1-2, 1.89) will make his first start on Friday. The junior has appeared in 13 games, pitching 19 innings with 23 strikeouts, 23 walks, 11 wild pitches, five hit batters and two saves. Averaging 10.9 K's per game, opponents are hitting a measly .102 with six hits off Lemon whose fastball has been clocked as high as 98 mph. His longest appearance this year came in a 17-inning victory over Utah on March 27. Lemon no-hit the Utes for 5 1/3 innings, picking up his first win in a 5-4 marathon.
Thursday and Saturday's starting pitchers remain the same with Patrick Wells (5-3, 5.37), the team leader in wins with five, the probable opening-series starter and Justin Su'a (2-2, 5.18) pitching the series final.
Senior Paul Jacinto (0-8, 6.52) will make the transition to the bullpen this week. The 2003 MWC Pitcher of the Year has smoked the opposition much of the year in the early innings and will add some experience to a struggling pen. He pitched a seven-hit complete game in a 1-0 loss to New Mexico on April 2. Jacinto has had success out of the bullpen, pitching 17 games in relief at BYU with one save.
Friday's game will be a live television broadcast on BYUTV, usually channel 21 locally, which is available nationally through DirectTV Plus (channel 374) and the Dish Network (channel 9403). The television broadcast can also be streamed live over the Internet. Veteran play-by-play announcer Jay Monsen and analyst Gary Sheide, a former BYU quarterback, will call the broadcast.
All three BYU-SDSU games can be listened to live on KOVO 960 AM with Brent Norton doing the play-by-play, and Saturday's game is also available on DirectTV and the Dish Network through the BYU Radio channel and over the Internet. All three games can be followed live with Gametracker and live audio. Links to the webcasts, audio casts and video casts can be found on BYU baseball's schedule page at www.byucougars.com. Clicking on the "Live Audio" link for Friday's game will link you to the television broadcast.
