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SALT LAKE -- A sweep over Utah and winning the Deseret First Duel baseball portion for the second year in a row resulted from BYU’s doubleheader victories Saturday, 12-7 and 3-2.

The Cougars, now 23-15 overall and 10-5 in the Mountain West Conference, got two more pitching saves in the doubleheader, the last of which was by Jordan Muir. Muir, who got a save Friday night as well, tied the school record with his ninth save in the nightcap.

Muir faced four Utes in the ninth, striking out the final batter to tie the 1992 record set by former Major Leaguer Ryan Hancock of BYU quarterback fame.

“He (Muir) has been outstanding, a real rock,” said coach Vance Law. “He has a great attitude and a great deal of confidence.”

Utah was cut short in the eighth of the nightcap when third baseman Steve Parker nailed a great peg at home to catcher Bryce Ayoso on Gavin Green, who had tripled and stopped at third on a possible inside the park homer.

Muir was set up for the save when the Cougars took a 3-2 lead in the top of the ninth. Behind 2-1 after playing lethargically for eight innings, BYU donned rally caps and delivered. First it was Kasey Ko with a one-out walk. Ko was replaced by pinch runner Adam Law, who advanced on an Ayoso sac bunt. Adam’s older brother, Andrew Law then stroked a single to right center.

“He (Greg Krause) threw me a slider that broke over the middle of the plate and I was able to slap it into play,” said Andrew who enabled Adam to score the tying run. Andrew then scored the winning run when Sean McNaughton singled to left field.

“I was pleased that Andrew came through in a clutch situation and hit the ball the way he should,” said Coach Law. “I’m pleased with our bench and the way they worked hard, too. It was a sweet victory for us as Utah is a real challenge. They are a snake bit.”

In terms of aggregate production, Utah out-hit the Cougars in the doubleheader, 27-25. And Jordan Whatcott, the Ute starter in game three, struck out 10 Cougars. Plus Ute catcher C.J. Cron hit a pair of homers in game one of the doubleheader.

Home runs in Saturday’s first game by Parker and Ko punctuated the third inning as BYU took a 5-0 lead. Parker hit a solo shot to left, while Ko’s was a three-run poke to right field.

Utah hung a five spot in the fifth to tie the score as it got homers from Nick Kuroczko and Cron.

BYU took a 6-5 lead when Ko doubled to deep centerfield to drive in Michael Bowen, who had walked in the fifth. That lead was preserved by a couple of Cougar defensive gems in the sixth as aggressive base running cost the Utes.

Cron tied the game in the seventh with his second consecutive homer in as many at bats.

Chad Nacapoy’s two-run blast over the leftfield fence put the Cougars ahead 8-6 in the seventh for the eventual game-winning RBI.

With bases loaded for Utah in that first game, the Cougars brought in their second reliever of the inning in the eighth as Jared Miller struck out a hot Kuroczko to keep an 8-6 lead.

The Utes fall to 13-21 overall and 3-12 in the MWC. BYU now readies to host New Mexico in a three-game series starting Thursday.

Univ. of Utah at BYU
Apr 18, 2009 at Salt Lake City (Spring Mobile Ballpark)
Univ. of Utah 7 (13-20,3-11 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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SHIMADA, Corey 2b........  5  1  2  0   0  1  1  3   0
YAGI, Tyler lf...........  4  1  1  2   1  0  1  0   0
KUROCZKO, Nick 3b........  5  1  3  2   0  1  1  4   3
CRON, C.J. c.............  5  2  4  2   0  0  5  3   0
JONES, Austin 1b.........  5  1  2  0   0  0 12  0   4
MYERS, Kyle dh...........  5  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
HUSSEY, Kevin rf.........  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 GREEN, Gavin rf.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 WALKER, Devin ph........  1  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
BELTRAN, Michael ss......  4  0  1  0   0  0  3  1   2
JONES, Zach cf...........  3  1  0  0   1  1  1  0   1
WILDING, Andrew p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 POND, Joe p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 ANDERSEN, Tyler p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 41  7 14  7   2  6 24 14  10
BYU 12 (22-15,9-5 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  0   0
BANKS, Stetson cf........  5  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   1
WALTON, Kent dh..........  5  2  2  0   0  1  0  0   0
PARKER, Steve 3b.........  4  2  2  1   1  1  1  2   2
RELF, Brandon ss.........  3  2  1  2   2  0  2  4   0
BOWEN, Michael rf........  2  2  2  3   1  0  2  1   0
KO, Kasey 1b.............  4  2  2  4   1  1  8  1   3
 BILLS, Thomas 1b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
NACAPOY, Chad c..........  4  1  1  2   1  0  7  1   0
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  5  0  2  0   0  0  2  1   1
TORGERSON, Blake p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
 BUNCH, Nathan p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MILLER, Jared p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36 12 14 12   6  4 27 11   9
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Univ. of Utah....... 000 050 101 -  7 14  3
BYU................. 104 010 24X - 12 14  3
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E - KUROCZKO(5); CRON(1); BELTRAN(13); RELF 3(18). DP - Cougars 1. LOB - UT
10; Cougars 9. 2B - YAGI(8); CRON(7); JONES, A.(7); WALKER(7); WALTON(8);
RELF(7); BOWEN(11); KO(8). 3B - WALTON(1). HR - KUROCZKO(2); CRON 2(6);
PARKER(8); KO(2); NACAPOY(3). HBP - BELTRAN; McNAUGHTON; BOWEN 2. SB -
BANKS(14). CS - SHIMADA(4); BOWEN(4).
Univ. of Utah          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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WILDING, Andrew.....  4.1  6  6  5  4  1 19 25  77
POND, Joe...........  2.2  4  2  2  1  2 10 12  40
ANDERSEN, Tyler.....  1.0  4  4  4  1  1  7  8  28
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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TORGERSON, Blake....  7.0 12  6  6  1  3 33 35  99
BUNCH, Nathan.......  0.2  0  0  0  1  1  2  3  11
MILLER, Jared.......  1.1  2  1  1  0  2  6  6  17
Win - TORGERSON (5-2).  Loss - POND (1-1).  Save - MILLER, J. (1).
HBP - by WILDING (BOWEN); by WILDING (BOWEN); by POND (McNAUGHTON); by TORGERSON
(BELTRAN). Pitches/strikes: WILDING 77/45; POND 40/25; ANDERSEN 28/16; TORGERSON
99/68; BUNCH 11/5; MILLER, J. 17/11.
Umpires - HP: Tom Chandler  1B: Ron Barnes  3B: Kevin Daugherty
Start: 1:02 pm   Time: 2:37   Attendance:
Weather: Sunny, some clouds
TORGERSON faced 2 batters in the 8th.
Play-by-Play
Univ. of Utah 1st - SHIMADA struck out looking (0-2). YAGI out at first
1b to p (0-0). KUROCZKO singled to shortstop (2-2). CRON singled to right field
(0-1); KUROCZKO advanced to second. JONES, A. popped up to 1b (0-2). 0 runs,
2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON struck out looking (2-2). BANKS grounded out to 3b
(0-0). WALTON reached on a throwing error by 3b (1-1). PARKER singled up the
middle (0-0); WALTON advanced to third. RELF walked (3-2); PARKER advanced to
second. BOWEN walked, RBI (3-1); RELF advanced to second; PARKER advanced to
third; WALTON scored, unearned. KO grounded out to 2b (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 1
error, 3 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 2nd - MYERS struck out swinging (1-2). HUSSEY grounded out
to 3b (0-0). BELTRAN singled to right field (1-1). JONES, Z. lined out to ss
(1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - NACAPOY grounded out to 3b (0-0). LAW, An. singled to second
base (0-0). McNAUGHTON fouled out to c (0-0); LAW, An. advanced to second on
the throw. BANKS lined out to 1b (0-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 3rd - SHIMADA flied out to cf (2-2). YAGI fouled out to 2b
(0-0). KUROCZKO singled through the left side (0-0). CRON doubled to left field
(1-0); KUROCZKO advanced to third. JONES, A. flied out to rf (0-0). 0 runs,
2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - WALTON flied out to cf (2-2). PARKER homered to left field,
RBI (2-1). RELF walked (3-2). BOWEN hit by pitch (1-0); RELF advanced to
second. KO homered to right field, 3 RBI (0-1); BOWEN scored; RELF scored.
NACAPOY walked (3-1). NACAPOY out at first c to 1b, picked off. LAW, An.
grounded out to p (1-2). 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 4th - MYERS grounded out to ss (0-2). HUSSEY flied out to
lf (2-1). BELTRAN grounded out to p (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 4th - McNAUGHTON grounded out to 3b (0-1). BANKS grounded out to 2b
(0-1). WALTON tripled to left center (2-2). PARKER fouled out to 3b (1-2). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 5th - JONES, Z. walked (3-1). SHIMADA singled to center
field, advanced to second on the throw (1-0); JONES, Z. advanced to third. YAGI
doubled to left field, 2 RBI (1-0); SHIMADA scored; JONES, Z. scored. KUROCZKO
homered to right field, 2 RBI (3-2); YAGI scored. CRON homered to left field,
RBI (0-0). JONES, A. grounded out to ss (3-2). MYERS reached on a fielding
error by ss (1-0). HUSSEY struck out swinging (0-2). BELTRAN grounded out to c
unassisted (1-0). 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - RELF flied out to lf (0-1). BOWEN hit by pitch (3-0). KO
doubled to center field, RBI (1-1); BOWEN scored. POND to p for WILDING.
NACAPOY grounded out to 3b (0-1). LAW, An. reached on a fielding error by ss
(0-0); KO advanced to third. LAW, An. out at first p to 2b to 1b, picked off.
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 6th - JONES, Z. reached on a fielding error by ss (2-1).
SHIMADA singled to right field (0-1); JONES, Z. advanced to second, out at
third rf to ss to 3b. YAGI fouled out to 1b (0-1). SHIMADA out at second c to
ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU 6th - McNAUGHTON singled to center field (2-2). BANKS reached on a
fielder's choice (1-0); McNAUGHTON out at second p to ss. BANKS stole second.
WALTON struck out swinging (1-2). PARKER struck out looking (1-2). 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 7th - KUROCZKO flied out to lf (1-1). CRON homered to left
field, RBI (0-0). JONES, A. singled to center field (2-1). MYERS grounded into
double play 3b to 2b to 1b (0-1); JONES, A. out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - GREEN to rf for HUSSEY. RELF grounded out to ss (2-0). BOWEN
singled through the left side (1-1). BOWEN out at second c to ss, caught
stealing. KO walked (3-1). NACAPOY homered to left field, 2 RBI (0-1); KO
scored. LAW, An. singled through the left side (0-0). McNAUGHTON hit by pitch
(1-1); LAW, An. advanced to second. McNAUGHTON out at first c to 1b, picked
off. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 8th - GREEN reached on a fielding error by ss (0-1).
BELTRAN hit by pitch (1-1); GREEN advanced to second. BUNCH to p for TORGERSON.
JONES, Z. struck out swinging (2-2). SHIMADA grounded out to 1b unassisted
(0-0); BELTRAN advanced to second; GREEN advanced to third. YAGI walked (3-1).
MILLER, J. to p for BUNCH. KUROCZKO struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 0
hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
BYU 8th - ANDERSEN to p for POND. BANKS singled to pitcher (1-2). WALTON
doubled to center field (1-1); BANKS advanced to third. PARKER intentionally
walked (3-0). RELF doubled to center field, 2 RBI (3-1); PARKER advanced to
third; WALTON scored; BANKS scored. BOWEN doubled to center field, advanced to
third on a fielding error by c, 2 RBI (0-0); RELF scored; PARKER scored. KO
struck out swinging (1-2). NACAPOY popped up to 2b (2-2). LAW, An. popped up to
ss (0-1). 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 9th - BILLS to 1b for KO. CRON flied out to rf (1-1).
JONES, A. doubled to left center (0-0). MYERS struck out swinging (2-2). WALKER
pinch hit for GREEN. WALKER doubled to right field, RBI (1-0); JONES, A.
scored. BELTRAN grounded out to ss (0-0). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Game Two
BYU at Univ. of Utah
Apr 18, 2009 at Salt Lake City (Spring Mobil Ballpark)
BYU 3 (23-15,10-5 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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BANKS, Stetson cf........  5  0  2  0   0  1  1  0   2
CLUFF, Jonathan lf.......  4  1  1  0   1  3  3  0   3
WALTON, Kent dh..........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 McNAUGHTON, Sean dh.....  3  0  1  1   0  1  0  0   0
PARKER, Steve 3b.........  3  0  1  0   2  2  1  3   0
RELF, Brandon ss.........  5  0  1  1   0  2  3  4   3
BOWEN, Michael rf........  4  0  1  0   0  0  3  0   2
KO, Kasey 1b.............  3  0  0  0   1  2  6  1   0
 LAW, Adam pr............  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 BILLS, Thomas 1b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
AYOSO, Bryce c...........  3  0  1  0   0  1  3  1   0
 MUSSO, J.T. c...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  4  1  3  1   0  1  5  2   0
MILLER, Adam p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
 BUNCH, Nathan p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MICHON, Brandon p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MUIR, Jordan p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 35  3 11  3   4 13 27 11  11
Univ. of Utah 2 (13-21,3-12 MWC)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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SHIMADA, Corey 2b........  5  1  1  0   0  0  1  4   5
YAGI, Tyler lf...........  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  0   2
KUROCZKO, Nick 3b........  4  0  1  0   1  0  0  2   0
CRON, C.J. dh............  5  0  2  1   0  1  0  0   0
JONES, Austin 1b.........  5  1  1  0   0  1  8  0   2
WALKER, Devin c..........  4  0  1  0   0  0 11  3   2
GREEN, Gavin rf..........  4  0  4  0   0  0  2  1   0
BELTRAN, Michael ss......  4  0  2  1   0  0  1  1   0
JONES, Zach cf...........  2  0  0  0   2  1  4  0   1
WHATCOTT, Jordan p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 KRAUSE, Greg p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 STREICH, Stephen p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 37  2 13  2   3  3 27 12  12
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 100 000 002 -  3 11  0
Univ. of Utah....... 010 010 000 -  2 13  0
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DP - Cougars 1. LOB - Cougars 11; UT 12. 2B - BOWEN(12). 3B - GREEN(1). HBP
- WALTON. SH - AYOSO(1); YAGI(4). CS - GREEN(1).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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MILLER, Adam........  4.2 10  2  2  1  2 21 23  83
BUNCH, Nathan.......  3.0  2  0  0  2  0 11 13  51
MICHON, Brandon.....  0.1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1   5
MUIR, Jordan........  1.0  1  0  0  0  1  4  4  21
Univ. of Utah          IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF  NP
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WHATCOTT, Jordan....  7.0  6  1  1  2 10 26 29 120
KRAUSE, Greg........  1.2  5  2  2  1  2  8 10  39
STREICH, Stephen....  0.1  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  10
Win - MICHON (2-2).  Loss - KRAUSE (0-4).  Save - MUIR (9).
WP - MILLER, A.(5); WHATCOTT(3); STREICH(3). HBP - by WHATCOTT (WALTON). BK -
MILLER, A.(2). Pitches/strikes: MILLER, A. 83/56; BUNCH 51/30; MICHON 5/3; MUIR
21/15; WHATCOTT 120/82; KRAUSE 39/25; STREICH 10/3.
Umpires - HP: Tom Chandler  1B: Ron Barnes  3B: Kevin Daugherty
Start: 4:18 pm   Time: 2:57   Attendance: 350
Weather: Sunny and cloudy
Play-by-Play
BYU 1st - BANKS fouled out to rf (3-2). CLUFF walked (3-2). WALTON hit
by pitch (3-1); CLUFF advanced to second. WALTON advanced to second; CLUFF
advanced to third on a wild pitch. PARKER walked (3-1). RELF reached on a
fielder's choice, RBI (3-2); PARKER out at second 2b to ss; WALTON advanced to
third; CLUFF scored. BOWEN flied out to rf (0-2). 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Univ. of Utah 1st - SHIMADA grounded out to ss (1-2). YAGI singled to
third base (0-2). KUROCZKO grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (0-0); YAGI
out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - KO struck out looking (2-2). AYOSO struck out looking, out at
first c to 1b (1-2). LAW, An. singled up the middle (0-1). BANKS singled to
right field (1-0); LAW, An. advanced to second. CLUFF struck out looking (1-2).
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 2nd - CRON struck out swinging (3-2). JONES, A. singled to
right field (0-1). WALKER singled to center field (1-0); JONES, A. advanced to
second. GREEN singled to pitcher (3-2); WALKER advanced to second; JONES, A.
advanced to third. BELTRAN singled through the right side, RBI (2-2); GREEN
advanced to second; WALKER advanced to third; JONES, A. scored. JONES, Z.
struck out swinging (1-2). SHIMADA popped up to ss (0-0). 1 run, 4 hits, 0
errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 3rd - WALTON flied out to cf (0-0). PARKER struck out swinging
(1-2). RELF singled to center field (1-1). RELF out at first p to 1b, picked
off. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 3rd - YAGI flied out to rf (1-1). KUROCZKO out at first 1b
to p (2-1). CRON singled to left field (0-0). JONES, A. flied out to lf (2-2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - BOWEN grounded out to 3b (1-1). KO grounded out to 2b (1-0).
AYOSO singled to shortstop (0-1). LAW, An. singled to left field (1-1); AYOSO
advanced to third. BANKS reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); LAW, An. out at
second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 4th - WALKER flied out to rf (1-1). GREEN singled through
the left side (0-0). GREEN out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. BELTRAN
singled to second base (3-2). JONES, Z. grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 5th - CLUFF struck out looking (3-2). McNAUGHTON to dh for WALTON.
McNAUGHTON flied out to cf (0-2). PARKER struck out swinging, out at first c to
1b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 5th - SHIMADA singled to pitcher (0-1). YAGI out at first
3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-0); SHIMADA advanced to second. KUROCZKO walked (3-0);
SHIMADA advanced to third on a wild pitch. CRON singled to center field, RBI
(2-0); KUROCZKO advanced to second; SHIMADA scored. CRON advanced to second;
KUROCZKO advanced to third on a balk. JONES, A. lined out to 2b (1-0). BUNCH to
p for MILLER, A.. WALKER flied out to lf (2-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
BYU 6th - RELF struck out swinging (3-2). BOWEN flied out to cf (0-2).
KO struck out looking (1-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 6th - GREEN singled to left field (3-2). BELTRAN fouled
out to 1b (0-2). JONES, Z. walked (3-0); GREEN advanced to second. SHIMADA
flied out to cf (0-0). YAGI reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); JONES, Z.
advanced to second; GREEN out at third 3b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 7th - AYOSO grounded out to 2b (0-0). LAW, An. struck out swinging
(1-2). BANKS singled to center field (0-1). CLUFF struck out looking (2-2).
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 7th - KUROCZKO popped up to ss (3-1). CRON popped up to 2b
(1-1). JONES, A. flied out to rf (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 8th - KRAUSE to p for WHATCOTT. McNAUGHTON struck out swinging, out
at first c to 1b (1-2). PARKER singled to center field (1-0). RELF flied out to
cf (3-2). BOWEN doubled to right field (2-1); PARKER advanced to third, out at
home rf to 2b to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 8th - WALKER grounded out to ss (0-1). GREEN tripled to
right center (0-0). BELTRAN reached on a fielder's choice (2-1); GREEN out at
home 3b to c. JONES, Z. walked (3-1); BELTRAN advanced to second. MICHON to p
for BUNCH. SHIMADA grounded out to 2b (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
BYU 9th - KO walked (3-1). LAW, Ad. pinch ran for KO. AYOSO grounded out
to 3b, SAC, bunt (1-1); LAW, Ad. advanced to second. LAW, An. singled to right
field, RBI (0-1); LAW, Ad. scored. BANKS struck out swinging (0-2). CLUFF
singled to third base (1-2); LAW, An. advanced to second. McNAUGHTON singled to
left field, RBI (1-2); CLUFF advanced to second; LAW, An. scored. STREICH to p
for KRAUSE. McNAUGHTON advanced to second; CLUFF advanced to third on a wild
pitch. PARKER intentionally walked (3-0). RELF struck out swinging (3-2). 2
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
Univ. of Utah 9th - BILLS to 1b for LAW, Ad.. MUSSO to c for AYOSO. MUIR
to p for MICHON. YAGI flied out to lf (2-2). KUROCZKO singled up the middle
(0-2). CRON reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); KUROCZKO out at second ss to
2b. JONES, A. struck out swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

The baseball portion of the Deseret Duel will be in its finale this week with a three-game series between BYU and Utah starting on Friday at Spring Mobile Ballpark.

BYU, 20-15 overall and 7-5 in the Mountain West Conference, meets Utah, 13-18 and 3-9 on Friday at 6 p.m., with Jeremy Toole (5-2, 3.59) on the mound for BYU. On Saturday Blake Torgerson (4-2, 5.62) is on the hill for the Cougars at 1 p.m. In the nightcap, BYU's starter will be Adam Miller (3-2, 3.86) in a game starting at 5 p.m.

This will be the final regular season games against Utah for eight BYU seniors. The games will be broadcast live over KSRR Radio (1400 AM) and can also be heard live on the Internet through links at www.byucougars.com.

This year Utah leads in the overall Deseret Duel standings, 39.5 to 20. BYU has a 2-1 lead in the baseball portion of the standings from games played earlier

this year and leads in the run differential, should that factor be needed as a

tiebreaker, currently at a combined 28-19.

In the most recent competition, BYU’s softball team won its portion of the Deseret Duel, sweeping Utah in two games last week and BYU’s women’s tennis team won last week in the only meeting between the two.