RIVERSIDE -- Three homers and a triple aided UC Riverside to an 11-6 victory to conclude a three-game sweep over BYU on Saturday.

The Cougars, 0-3, fell victim again to the Highlanders, 3-0 after a short-lived lead for the second day in a row.

BYU’s Dane Nielsen hit a two–RBI single in the second to score Chase Frampton and Ryan Bernal and get the Cougars on the board.

Sean McNaughton led off with a single in the third and scored off Alex Wolfe’s double to centerfield. On that double, Austin Hall held up at third after walking before Wolfe’s stroke. One out later, Hall scored off Bernal’s single to give BYU it’s only lead of the game at 4-3.

Nielsen had a one-out double in the fourth and was credited stealing home after Wes Guenther got in a run-down pickle between first and second. Nielsen broke for home and slide around the tag and Guenther advanced safely to second., tying the game at five-all.

After a long bus ride home, the Cougars ready for another bus trip to California when they play a three-game series the end of this month at UC Davis.

BYU at UC Riverside
Feb 20, 2010 at Riverside, CA (Riverside Sports Comples)
BYU 6 (0-3)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean lf......  4  1  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
 ISOM, Andy ph...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
HALL, Austin ss..........  4  1  0  0   1  2  1  2   2
WOLFE, Alex 3b...........  4  0  3  1   0  0  1  1   0
CLUFF, Jonathan cf.......  4  0  0  0   0  3  3  0   0
BERNAL, Ryan dh..........  3  1  2  1   1  0  0  0   0
FRAMPTON, Chase 1b.......  4  1  1  0   0  1 12  1   2
HANCOCK, Alex rf.........  4  1  1  0   0  1  2  0   0
NIELSEN, Dane 2b.........  3  1  2  3   0  0  1  6   0
 NOALL, Kevin ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
GUENTHER, Wes c..........  3  0  2  0   0  0  3  2   1
 SLOAN, Kevin c/ph.......  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
NYBERG, Chunner p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 WHITE, Coltin p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 CAPPER, Chris p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 McKNIGHT, David p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 35  6 12  5   2  9 24 13   5
UC Riverside 11 (3-0)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Nix, T. cf...............  5  1  3  1   0  1  2  0   0
Gonzales, J. rf..........  5  1  1  0   0  0  1  0   2
Hur, M. lf...............  5  3  3  3   0  1  0  0   0
Goetz, R. 3b.............  4  2  1  1   1  1  0  4   0
Brantly, R. c............  3  2  2  3   1  0 10  1   0
Shults, J. 1b............  3  0  2  2   1  0  9  0   0
Jemmett, T. 2b...........  2  0  0  0   0  0  1  1   2
 Hairgrove, T ss.........  1  1  1  0   0  0  0  1   0
Young, E. dh.............  4  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Horst, B. ss/2b..........  4  1  1  0   0  0  4  1   0
Emmons, D. p.............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 Gonzales, D. p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 36 11 14 10   3  3 27 10   6
Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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BYU................. 022 101 000 -  6 12  1
UC Riverside........ 302 401 10X - 11 14  0
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E - HANCOCK. DP - UCR 1. LOB - BY 5; UCR 6. 2B - WOLFE 2; NIELSEN; Gonzales,
J.; Hairgrove, T. 3B - HANCOCK; Goetz, R.. HR - Hur, M.; Brantly, R. 2. HBP
- ISOM; Brantly, R.; Jemmett, T.. SB - McNAUGHTON; NIELSEN; GUENTHER.
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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NYBERG, Chunner.....  3.2  8  8  8  1  1 19 21
WHITE, Coltin.......  0.1  1  1  1  2  0  1  4
CAPPER, Chris.......  3.0  5  2  2  0  2 13 13
McKNIGHT, David.....  1.0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3
UC Riverside           IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Emmons, D...........  5.0 10  5  5  2  5 22 24
Gonzales, D.........  4.0  2  1  1  0  4 13 14
Win - Emmons, D. (1-0).  Loss - NYBERG (0-1).  Save - Gonzales, D. (1).
HBP - by NYBERG (Brantly, R.); by WHITE (Jemmett, T.); by Gonzales, D. (ISOM).
Umpires - HP: Scott Daniel  1B: Brad Hungerford  3B: Ron Ridd
Start: 12:00 pm   Time: 2:38   Attendance: 315
Weather: cool and mostly cloudy
BYU 1st - McNAUGHTON flied out to cf. HALL struck out swinging. WOLFE
singled to right center. WOLFE out at first p to 1b, picked off. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside 1st - Nix, T. struck out swinging. Gonzales, J. flied out
to cf. Hur, M. singled to right field. Goetz, R. tripled to right center, RBI;
Hur, M. scored. Brantly, R. homered to right field, 2 RBI; Goetz, R. scored.
Shults, J. grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - CLUFF grounded out to 3b, bunt. BERNAL singled up the middle.
FRAMPTON singled to left field; BERNAL advanced to second. HANCOCK grounded out
to p; FRAMPTON advanced to second; BERNAL advanced to third. NIELSEN singled to
left field, 2 RBI; FRAMPTON scored; BERNAL scored. GUENTHER flied out to cf.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 2nd - Jemmett, T. flied out to rf. Young, E. grounded out
to 2b. Horst, B. flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - McNAUGHTON singled through the right side. McNAUGHTON stole
second. HALL walked. WOLFE doubled to center field, RBI; HALL advanced to
third; McNAUGHTON scored. CLUFF struck out looking. BERNAL singled to right
field, RBI; WOLFE advanced to third; HALL scored. FRAMPTON popped up to 2b;
WOLFE out at home 2b to c. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 3rd - Nix, T. flied out to lf. Gonzales, J. doubled to
right center. Hur, M. homered to center field, 2 RBI; Gonzales, J. scored.
Goetz, R. flied out to cf to left center. Brantly, R. hit by pitch. Shults, J.
walked; Brantly, R. advanced to second. Jemmett, T. flied out to rf. 2 runs,
2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 4th - HANCOCK struck out swinging. NIELSEN doubled to left center.
GUENTHER singled to pitcher; NIELSEN advanced to third. GUENTHER stole second;
NIELSEN stole home. McNAUGHTON struck out swinging. HALL popped up to ss. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 4th - Young, E. grounded out to 2b. Horst, B. singled to
third base. Nix, T. singled, bunt; Horst, B. advanced to second. Gonzales, J.
popped up to 3b. Hur, M. singled to right field, advanced to second on an error
by rf, RBI; Nix, T. scored; Horst, B. scored. WHITE to p for NYBERG. Goetz, R.
walked. Brantly, R. walked; Goetz, R. advanced to second; Hur, M. advanced to
third. Shults, J. singled to right field, 2 RBI; Brantly, R. advanced to
second; Goetz, R. scored; Hur, M. scored. Jemmett, T. hit by pitch; Shults, J.
advanced to second; Brantly, R. advanced to third. Jemmett, T. out at second c
to 1b to 2b. 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 5th - Hairgrove, T to ss for Jemmett, T.. Horst, B. to 2b. WOLFE
doubled to right center. CLUFF struck out swinging. BERNAL walked. FRAMPTON hit
into double play 3b to 2b to 1b; BERNAL out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
UC Riverside 5th - CAPPER to p for WHITE. Young, E. grounded out to 2b.
Horst, B. grounded out to ss. Nix, T. singled to right field. Gonzales, J.
grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - Gonzales, D. to p for Emmons, D.. HANCOCK tripled to left
center. NIELSEN grounded out to 3b, RBI; HANCOCK scored. GUENTHER singled up
the middle. McNAUGHTON popped up to 2b. GUENTHER out at first c to 1b, picked
off. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside 6th - Hur, M. struck out swinging. Goetz, R. struck out
swinging. Brantly, R. homered to right center, RBI. Shults, J. singled through
the right side. Shults, J. out at second c to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
BYU 7th - HALL struck out swinging. WOLFE grounded out to 1b unassisted.
CLUFF struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside 7th - Hairgrove, T doubled down the lf line. Young, E.
grounded out to p. Horst, B. grounded out to 3b. Nix, T. singled to left field,
RBI; Hairgrove, T scored. Gonzales, J. grounded out to 1b unassisted. 1 run,
2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - BERNAL flied out to rf. FRAMPTON struck out looking. HANCOCK
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Riverside 8th - McKNIGHT to p for CAPPER. Hur, M. grounded out to ss.
Goetz, R. grounded out to 1b unassisted. Brantly, R. grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 9th - NOALL pinch hit for NIELSEN. NOALL struck out swinging. SLOAN
to c for GUENTHER. SLOAN pinch hit. SLOAN grounded out to 3b. ISOM pinch hit
for McNAUGHTON. ISOM hit by pitch. HALL reached on a fielder's choice; ISOM out
at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 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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