RIVERSIDE -- UC Riverside swept a season-opening doubleheader Friday over BYU, 12-11 and 6-4.

The Highlanders, 2-0, had a shutout going through five innings in the nightcap over BYU, now 0-2. UCR scored six unanswered runs for a come-from-behind victory in game one.

In game two, the Cougars didn’t get a base-runner until the fourth inning when Andrew Law reached on an error, but was retired an an inning-ending doubleplay.

In the fifth inning Bryce Ayoso singled for the Cougars’ first hit of the game, but was stranded at second base after advancing on a passed ball.

In the sixth of the nightcap, Austin Hall led off by advancing to second on an overthrow error. He moved to third on Stephen Wells’ single, a game short of extending his 15-game hitting streak prior to his church mission. Hall scored on Sean McNaughton’s sac-fly. Then Law singled to move Wells to third. Law stole second before he and Wells scored from Jonathan Cluff’s two-out single to leftfield.

Hall scored BYU’s fourth run in the ninth off a McNaughton triple.

In game one, McNaughton drew a lead-off walk as the first batter of the season, stole second and advanced to third on a ground out before scoring on a Cluff single to centerfield.

Law beat out a one-out single to the pitcher in the third and scored off Cluff’s two-out double. Ayoso then walked before Ryan Bernal hit a three-run homer to right field.

BYU loaded the bases in the fifth, starting when Ayoso drew a one-out base on balls. The Highlanders were forced to make a pitching change with two on, then Brandon Relf walked to load the bases. Chase Frampton singled to centerfield to score Ayoso, but Bernal was thrown out at home.

UCR tied the score in the two-run fifth as Justin Shutt was relieved on the mound by freshman lefty Mark Anderson.

The Cougars rallied in the sixth when McNaughton led off with a single and was driven in by Law’s double to rightfield. Alex Wolfe drove in Law as he also doubled to right. With the bases loaded, UCR made another pitching change and Bernal walked off him to score Wolfe.

That sixth-inning rally continued when Cluff and Ayoso scored off wild pitches.

The two teams meet again on Saturday at noon PST.

BYU at UC Riverside (Game 1)
Feb 19, 2010 at Riverside, CA (Riverside Sports Complex)
BYU 11 (0-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  5  2  1  0   1  0  1  0   0
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  6  2  3  1   0  2  1  0   0
WOLFE, Alex 3b/1b........  5  1  1  1   0  0  1  1   1
CLUFF, Jonathan rf.......  5  2  2  2   0  1  2  1   0
AYOSO, Bryce c...........  3  3  1  0   2  1  6  2   0
BERNAL, Ryan dh..........  3  1  3  4   2  0  0  0   0
 ISOM, Andy pr...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
RELF, Brandon ss.........  3  0  1  0   2  0  4  2   0
FRAMPTON, Chase 1b.......  4  0  1  1   0  2  6  0   1
 HANCOCK, Alex ph........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   2
 NIELSEN, Dane 3b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WELLS, Stephen cf........  4  0  0  0   1  1  3  0   3
SHUTT, Justin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 ANDERSON, Mark p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 PARRY, David p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 MICHON, Brandon p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 SLOAN, Kevin p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 39 11 13  9   8  8 24  6   9
UC Riverside 12 (1-0)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Nix, T. cf...............  5  1  1  1   1  0  2  0   2
Gonzales, J. rf..........  5  2  3  0   0  0  3  0   0
Hur, M. lf...............  6  1  2  2   0  1  2  1   5
Goetz, R. 3b.............  5  3  4  2   0  1  2  0   0
Brantly, R. c............  5  1  2  0   0  2  9  1   2
McConkey, B. 1b..........  2  1  2  1   1  0  3  1   0
 Jemmett, T. ph..........  0  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   0
 Shults, J. 1b...........  1  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   0
Nesbitt, M. dh...........  4  1  0  1   0  1  0  0   1
 Pellegrino, ph..........  1  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
Horst, B. 2b.............  3  1  1  1   2  0  1  1   0
Hairgrove, T ss..........  4  0  2  2   1  1  2  0   2
Andriese, M. p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   0
 Dickey, K. p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Doucette, B. p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 Speigner, D. p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   0
Totals................... 41 12 18 11   6  7 27  9  12
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 104 015 000 - 11 13  1
UC Riverside........ 002 225 10X - 12 18  2
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E - WOLFE(1); Goetz, R.(1); Horst, B.(1). DP - BY 1. LOB - BY 9; UCR 12. 2B
- LAW, An.(1); WOLFE(1); CLUFF(1); BERNAL(1); RELF(1); Gonzales, J.(1); Hur,
M.(1); Goetz, R.(1); Horst, B.(1). HR - BERNAL(1). HBP - Gonzales, J.. SB -
McNAUGHTON(1); CLUFF(1); Gonzales, J.(1). CS - BERNAL(1).
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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SHUTT, Justin.......  4.0 10  6  6  1  3 22 24
ANDERSON, Mark......  1.1  5  5  5  1  1  9 10
PARRY, David........  0.0  0  0  0  3  0  0  3
MICHON, Brandon.....  1.1  2  1  1  1  2  6  7
SLOAN, Kevin........  1.1  1  0  0  0  1  4  4
UC Riverside           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Andriese, M.........  4.1  8  6  6  3  3 21 24
Dickey, K...........  0.2  4  5  4  2  1  6  8
Doucette, B.........  0.2  0  0  0  2  1  2  4
Speigner, D.........  3.1  1  0  0  1  3 10 11
Win - Speigner, D. (1-0).  Loss - MICHON (0-1).  Save - None.
WP - Doucette, B. 2(1). HBP - by SHUTT (Gonzales, J.).
Umpires - HP: Brad Hungerford  1B: Ron Ridd  3B: Scott Daniel
Start: 3:00 pm   Time: 3:28   Attendance:
Weather: cloudy and 54 degrees
Game notes:
2010 Season Opener For Both Teams
SHUTT faced 3 batters in the 5th.
Dickey, K. faced 5 batters in the 6th.
PARRY faced 3 batters in the 6th.
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON walked. McNAUGHTON stole second. LAW, An. struck
out looking. WOLFE out at first 1b to p; McNAUGHTON advanced to third. CLUFF
singled to center field, RBI; McNAUGHTON scored. AYOSO reached on an error by
2b; CLUFF advanced to second. CLUFF out at second p to ss, picked off. 1
run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 1st - Nix, T. lined out to lf. Gonzales, J. popped up to
2b. Hur, M. flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - BERNAL singled to center field. RELF lined out to cf. FRAMPTON
flied out to rf. WELLS reached on a fielder's choice; BERNAL out at second ss
unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 2nd - Goetz, R. struck out, out at first c to 1b. Brantly,
R. struck out swinging. No play. McConkey, B. singled to right field. Nesbitt,
M. lined out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - McNAUGHTON popped up to 3b. LAW, An. singled to pitcher. WOLFE
flied out to lf. CLUFF doubled to left center, RBI; LAW, An. scored. AYOSO
walked. BERNAL homered to right field, 3 RBI; AYOSO scored; CLUFF scored. RELF
doubled to right field. FRAMPTON struck out swinging. 4 runs, 4 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 3rd - Horst, B. grounded out to 3b. Hairgrove, T grounded
out to ss. Nix, T. singled to left field. Gonzales, J. hit by pitch; Nix, T.
advanced to second. Hur, M. singled to left field, RBI; Gonzales, J. advanced
to second; Nix, T. scored. Goetz, R. singled to first base, RBI; Hur, M.
advanced to second; Gonzales, J. scored. Brantly, R. flied out to cf. 2
runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 4th - WELLS grounded out to p. McNAUGHTON popped up to rf. LAW, An.
singled to left field. WOLFE fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
UC Riverside 4th - McConkey, B. walked. Nesbitt, M. grounded out to 1b
unassisted; McConkey, B. advanced to second. Horst, B. doubled to right field,
RBI; McConkey, B. scored. Hairgrove, T singled to center field, RBI; Horst, B.
scored. Nix, T. flied out to cf. Gonzales, J. singled to center field;
Hairgrove, T advanced to third. Gonzales, J. stole second. Hur, M. struck out
looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 5th - CLUFF struck out, out at first c to 1b. AYOSO singled to left
field. BERNAL walked; AYOSO advanced to second. Dickey, K. to p for Andriese,
M.. RELF walked; BERNAL advanced to second; AYOSO advanced to third. FRAMPTON
singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; RELF advanced to
third; BERNAL advanced to third, out at home lf to c; AYOSO scored. WELLS
struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Riverside 5th - Goetz, R. singled to second base. Brantly, R. singled
to right field; Goetz, R. advanced to third. McConkey, B. singled to center
field, RBI; Brantly, R. advanced to third; Goetz, R. scored. ANDERSON to p for
SHUTT. Nesbitt, M. struck out swinging. Horst, B. fouled out to c. Hairgrove, T
singled to left field, RBI; McConkey, B. advanced to third; Brantly, R. scored.
Nix, T. flied out to rf. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - McNAUGHTON singled to left field. LAW, An. doubled to right
field, RBI; McNAUGHTON scored. WOLFE doubled to right field, RBI; LAW, An.
scored. CLUFF reached on an error by 3b; WOLFE advanced to third. CLUFF stole
second. AYOSO walked. Doucette, B. to p for Dickey, K.. BERNAL walked, RBI;
AYOSO advanced to second; CLUFF advanced to third; WOLFE scored. BERNAL
advanced to second; AYOSO advanced to third; CLUFF scored on a wild pitch,
unearned. RELF grounded out to p. BERNAL advanced to third; AYOSO scored on a
wild pitch. FRAMPTON struck out looking. WELLS walked. No play. Speigner, D. to
p for Doucette, B.. No play. BERNAL out at home p to 2b to c, caught stealing.
5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 6th - Gonzales, J. doubled to right field. Hur, M. doubled,
RBI; Gonzales, J. scored. Goetz, R. singled down the lf line, RBI; Hur, M.
scored. Brantly, R. singled to right field, out at first rf to 1b; Goetz, R.
advanced to third. Jemmett, T. pinch hit for McConkey, B.. Jemmett, T. walked.
Nesbitt, M. reached on an error by 3b, advanced to third, RBI; Jemmett, T.
scored; Goetz, R. scored. PARRY to p for ANDERSON. Horst, B. walked. Hairgrove,
T walked; Horst, B. advanced to second. Nix, T. walked, RBI; Hairgrove, T
advanced to second; Horst, B. advanced to third; Nesbitt, M. scored. MICHON to
p for PARRY. Gonzales, J. popped up to ss. Hur, M. flied out to cf. 5 runs,
4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
BYU 7th - Shults, J. to 1b for Jemmett, T.. McNAUGHTON popped up to 1b.
LAW, An. struck out swinging. WOLFE flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside 7th - Goetz, R. doubled to right center. Brantly, R. struck
out looking. Shults, J. struck out, out at first c to 1b. Pellegrino, pinch hit
for Nesbitt, M.. Pellegrino, singled to right field, RBI; Goetz, R. scored.
Horst, B. walked; Pellegrino, advanced to second. SLOAN to p for MICHON.
Hairgrove, T struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 8th - CLUFF flied out to rf. AYOSO struck out swinging. BERNAL
doubled to left center. ISOM pinch ran for BERNAL. RELF walked. HANCOCK pinch
hit for FRAMPTON. HANCOCK struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
UC Riverside 8th - WOLFE to 1b. NIELSEN to 3b for HANCOCK. Nix, T.
popped up to ss. Gonzales, J. singled to center field. Hur, M. hit into double
play ss to 1b; Gonzales, J. out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 9th - WELLS out at first 1b to p. McNAUGHTON popped up to 2b. LAW,
An. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU at UC Riverside (Game 2)
Feb 19, 2010 at Riverside, CA (Riverside Sports Complex)
BYU 4 (0-2)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  3  0  1  2   1  0  0  0   0
LAW, Andrew 2b...........  5  1  2  0   0  0  1  2   3
WOLFE, Alex 1b...........  4  0  0  0   1  1 11  0   2
CLUFF, Jonathan rf.......  4  0  1  2   0  2  4  0   0
AYOSO, Bryce c...........  4  0  1  0   0  0  4  1   1
BERNAL, Ryan dh..........  4  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   1
RELF, Brandon ss.........  4  0  1  0   0  0  0  6   1
HALL, Austin 3b..........  4  2  2  0   0  0  1  2   0
WELLS, Stephen cf........  4  1  1  0   0  1  3  0   0
HARDESTY, Shawn p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 NEIL, Matthew p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
Totals................... 36  4  9  4   2  5 24 12   8
UC Riverside 6 (2-0)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Nix, T. cf...............  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Nesbitt, M. ph/rf.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   2
Gonzales, J. rf/cf.......  4  2  1  0   0  0  3  0   0
Hur, M. lf...............  2  0  1  1   0  0  0  0   0
 Hollinsworth pr/lf......  3  1  1  0   0  2  0  0   1
Goetz, R. 3b.............  2  0  0  2   1  0  0  4   0
Brantly, R. dh...........  3  1  0  0   1  0  0  0   3
Shults, J. 1b............  4  1  3  1   0  0 14  0   0
Pellegrino, c............  3  0  1  1   0  0  5  0   0
Young, E. 2b.............  4  0  1  1   0  1  1  3   1
Hairgrove, T ss..........  3  0  0  0   0  1  3  4   2
Larkins, M. p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 Garcia, M. p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Patito, M. p............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 Wolford, M. p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 32  6  9  6   2  4 27 13   9
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 000 003 001 -  4  9  3
UC Riverside........ 105 000 00X -  6  9  2
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E - LAW, An.; RELF 2; Young, E.; Hairgrove, T. DP - UCR 1. LOB - BY 8; UCR
9. 2B - HALL; Shults, J. 3. 3B - McNAUGHTON. HBP - Gonzales, J.; Hairgrove,
T. SH - Nesbitt, M.. SF - McNAUGHTON; Goetz, R.; Pellegrino,. SB - LAW, An.;
HALL.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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HARDESTY, Shawn.....  2.2  6  6  5  1  0 13 17
NEIL, Matthew.......  5.1  3  0  0  1  4 19 22
UC Riverside           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Larkins, M..........  6.1  5  3  0  0  2 24 25
Garcia, M...........  0.1  1  0  0  0  0  2  2
Patito, M...........  0.1  0  0  0  2  0  1  3
Wolford, M..........  2.0  3  1  1  0  3  9  9
Win - Larkins, M. (1-0).  Loss - HARDESTY (0-1).  Save - Wolford, M. (1).
HBP - by HARDESTY (Gonzales, J.); by NEIL (Hairgrove, T). PB - Pellegrino,.
Umpires - HP: Ron Ridd  1B: Scott Daniel  3B: Brad Hungerford
Start: 7:00 pm   Time: 2:42   Attendance: 458
Weather: cool
Patito, M. faced 1 batter in the 8th.
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON grounded out to 3b. LAW, An. grounded out to 3b.
WOLFE grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside 1st - Nix, T. grounded out to 3b. Gonzales, J. singled to
right field. Hur, M. reached on an error by ss, advanced to second on the
throw; Gonzales, J. advanced to third. Goetz, R. grounded out to ss, RBI; Hur,
M. advanced to third; Gonzales, J. scored, unearned. Brantly, R. grounded out
to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - CLUFF struck out swinging. AYOSO grounded out to ss. BERNAL
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside 2nd - Shults, J. doubled to left center. Pellegrino,
grounded out to ss. Young, E. grounded out to ss. Hairgrove, T grounded out to
3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - RELF grounded out to 3b. HALL grounded out to 2b. WELLS
grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside 3rd - Nix, T. singled to center field. Gonzales, J. hit by
pitch; Nix, T. advanced to second. Hur, M. singled to right field, RBI;
Gonzales, J. advanced to third; Nix, T. scored. Goetz, R. flied out to cf, SF,
RBI; Hur, M. advanced to second on an error by 2b, advanced to third; Gonzales,
J. scored. Hollinsworth pinch ran for Hur, M.. Brantly, R. walked. Shults, J.
doubled to left field, RBI; Brantly, R. advanced to third; Hollinsworth scored.
Pellegrino, flied out to rf, SF, RBI; Shults, J. advanced to third; Brantly, R.
scored. Young, E. singled to center field, RBI; Shults, J. scored. NEIL to p
for HARDESTY. Hairgrove, T struck out looking. 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
BYU 4th - Hollinsworth to lf. McNAUGHTON grounded out to p. LAW, An.
reached on an error by 2b. WOLFE hit into double play p to ss to 1b; LAW, An.
out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside 4th - Nix, T. flied out to rf. Gonzales, J. grounded out to
2b. Hollinsworth singled to right field. Goetz, R. walked; Hollinsworth
advanced to second. Brantly, R. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
BYU 5th - CLUFF grounded out to ss. AYOSO singled to left field. AYOSO
advanced to second on a passed ball. BERNAL struck out swinging. RELF flied out
to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 5th - Shults, J. doubled down the lf line. Pellegrino,
flied out to rf; Shults, J. advanced to third. Young, E. reached on a fielder's
choice, advanced to second; Shults, J. out at third ss to c to 3b. Hairgrove, T
reached on an error by ss; Young, E. advanced to third. Nesbitt, M. pinch hit
for Nix, T.. Nesbitt, M. lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - Nesbitt, M. to rf. Gonzales, J. to cf. HALL reached on an
error by ss, advanced to second. WELLS singled to shortstop; HALL advanced to
third. McNAUGHTON flied out to rf, SF, RBI; HALL scored, unearned. LAW, An.
singled to right field; WELLS advanced to third. LAW, An. stole second. WOLFE
popped up to ss. CLUFF singled to left field, 2 RBI; LAW, An. scored, unearned;
WELLS scored, unearned. AYOSO grounded out to 3b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
UC Riverside 6th - Gonzales, J. grounded out to ss. Hollinsworth struck
out swinging. Goetz, R. grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 7th - BERNAL grounded out to 2b. RELF singled to third base. Garcia,
M. to p for Larkins, M.. HALL doubled to center field; RELF advanced to third.
WELLS grounded out to 1b unassisted. Patito, M. to p for Garcia, M.. McNAUGHTON
walked. LAW, An. reached on a fielder's choice; McNAUGHTON out at second ss
unassisted. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
UC Riverside 7th - Brantly, R. flied out to rf. Shults, J. grounded out
to 2b. Pellegrino, singled to pitcher. Young, E. struck out looking. 0 runs,
1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - WOLFE walked. Wolford, M. to p for Patito, M.. CLUFF struck
out swinging. AYOSO lined out to cf. BERNAL flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 8th - Hairgrove, T hit by pitch. Nesbitt, M. grounded out
to p, SAC, bunt; Hairgrove, T advanced to second. Gonzales, J. flied out to cf;
Hairgrove, T advanced to third. Hollinsworth struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 9th - RELF popped up to 2b. HALL singled to shortstop. WELLS struck
out looking; HALL stole second. McNAUGHTON tripled, RBI; HALL scored. LAW, An.
singled to pitcher. WOLFE struck out looking. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2
LOB.

A three-game series this weekend at UC Riverside starts the baseball season for both BYU and the Highlanders.

Not only are the Cougars anxious to start the season, but they hope to use the pre-season as a springboard to prove they are better than the fifth-place league prognostication.

“We are excited to be outside again,” said BYU coach Vance Law. “It is nice to have an indoor facility, but the game is meant to be played outside. We have the 31st-toughest schedule in the country (according to Boyd’s World).”

Scheduled to start on the mound on Friday at UC Riverside for BYU are its most- experienced pitcher, junior Justin Shutt (1-0, 8.59) and sophomore Shawn Hardesty (0-0, 7.24) in the nightcap. On Saturday freshman Chunner Nyberg (0-0, 0.00) takes the hill for the Cougars.

Originally, the doubleheader was supposed to be played on Saturday, but the team got word Thursday of an approaching storm which modified the schedule.

Cougar sophomore Stephen Wells brings a 15-game hitting streak into this season from 2007, prior to serving a church mission.

BYU was 30-24 last season, while UC Riverside was 33-20. UC Riverside leads the series, 14-10. UC Riverside has the 26th toughest schedule in the nation, according to Boyd’s World.

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