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SAN DIEGO -- The BYU women's softball team (27-11, 5-4) lost to first-place San Diego State (31-14, 7-0) 5-2 in a single-game due to rain delays, Thursday. BYU will play a doubleheader at UNLV on Saturday.
BYU took a quick 1-0 in the first inning as junior Oli Keohohou singled to center field. She was advanced to second on a sac bunt by junior Kate Walker and advanced to third on a wild pitch. Keohohou scored as sophomore Lauren Watson grounded out to second base.
The Aztecs responded with two runs in the bottom of the first as Jacque Vaca singled to score teammates Erin Mahoney and Janna Kovensky. Mahoney then singled in the second inning to score Jennifer Funk. Joann Figueroa scored off a sac fly from Vaca as the Aztecs built a 4-1 lead.
The Cougars reduced the deficit in the third inning as sophomore Milli Jones scored off a sac fly from Watson to bring the Cougars within two runs at 4-2.
San Diego State finished the scoring in the sixth inning as Funk homored over left field for a 5-3 final score.
Senior Cynthia Fallowfield (6-3) picked up the loss giving up four runs in the start. She was relieved by senior Mandy Flint who went 4 2/3 innings and only have up one run. MWC Pitcher of the Week Celena Valasquez (11-4) picked up the win in a complete game four-hitter for the Aztecs.
BYU SoftballBrigham Young Univ. at San Diego State
Apr 17, 2003 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU Field)
Brigham Young Univ. 2 (27-11,5-4 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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KEOHOHOU, Oli cf......... 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0
WALKER, Kate ss.......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
WATSON, Lauren rf........ 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
CADIENTE, Brooke lf...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
LEI, Ianeta 1b........... 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 3b....... 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0
BARNES, Katy pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
OSBORN, Belinda dh....... 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
LAYNS, Arron c........... 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1
DODDS, Debbie ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
JONES, Milli 2b.......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2
FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia p... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLINT, Mandy p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 21 2 4 1 3 4 18 9 4
San Diego State 5 (31-14,7-0 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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FIGUEROA 2b.............. 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 1
MAHONEY lf............... 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0
KOVENSKY cf.............. 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
VACA 1b.................. 2 0 1 3 0 1 7 2 0
DISMUKE pr.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MURPHY 3b................ 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
BOYER dh................. 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
TOUHEY c................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 2
CRUZ ss.................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1
BURTON pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FUNK rf.................. 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0
VELASQUEZ p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 26 5 10 5 3 4 21 9 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 101 000 0 - 2 4 1
San Diego State..... 220 001 0 - 5 10 0
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E - KEOHOHOU. DP - SDSU 1. LOB - BYU 4; SDSU 7. 2B - KOVENSKY; FUNK. HR -
FUNK. SH - WALKER 2. SF - WATSON; VACA. SB - FIGUEROA; MAHONEY.
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia 1.1 6 4 4 2 1 10 12 -
FLINT, Mandy........ 4.2 4 1 1 1 3 16 18 -
San Diego State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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VELASQUEZ........... 7.0 4 2 2 3 4 21 27 -
Win - VELASQUEZ (11-4). Loss - FALLOWFIELD (6-3). Save - None.
WP - FALLOWFIELD; VELASQUEZ. PB - TOUHEY. Pitches/strikes: None.
Umpires -
Start: 4:00pm Time: 2:00 Attendance: 287
Game: BY-SD1
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Play-by-Play
BYU Softball
Brigham Young Univ. at San Diego State - Play-by-Play
Apr 17, 2003 at San Diego, Calif. (SDSU Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 101 000 0 - 2 4 1
San Diego State..... 220 001 0 - 5 10 0
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Brigham Young Univ. starters: 15/cf KEOHOHOU; 5/ss WALKER; 11/rf WATSON;
3/lf CADIENTE; 66/1b LEI; 25/3b RUSSELL; 18/dh OSBORN; 19/c LAYNS; 10/2b
JONES; 7/p FALLOWFIELD;
San Diego State starters: 9/2b FIGUEROA; 1/lf MAHONEY; 24/cf KOVENSKY; 20/1b
VACA; 12/3b MURPHY; 0/dh BOYER; 3/c TOUHEY; 16/ss CRUZ; 6/rf FUNK; 4/p
VELASQUEZ;
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 1
KEOHOHOU singled to center field. WALKER out at first 1b to 2b, SAC,
bunt; KEOHOHOU advanced to second. KEOHOHOU advanced to third on a wild
pitch. WATSON grounded out to 2b; KEOHOHOU scored. CADIENTE fouled out to
c. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 1
FIGUEROA struck out swinging. MAHONEY singled, bunt. KOVENSKY doubled
down the lf line; MAHONEY advanced to third. VACA singled to right field,
2 RBI; KOVENSKY scored; MAHONEY scored. VACA advanced to second on a wild
pitch. DISMUKE pinch ran for VACA. MURPHY grounded out to 2b; DISMUKE
advanced to third. BOYER walked. TOUHEY grounded out to 2b. 2 runs, 3
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 2
VACA to 1b for DISMUKE. LEI lined out to ss. RUSSELL struck out swinging,
out at first c to 1b. OSBORN walked. LAYNS grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 2
CRUZ grounded out to ss. FUNK singled to center field, advanced to second
on an error by cf. FIGUEROA singled to right field; FUNK advanced to
third. MAHONEY singled, RBI; FIGUEROA advanced to second; FUNK scored.
MAHONEY stole second; FIGUEROA stole third. KOVENSKY walked. FLINT to p
for FALLOWFIELD. VACA flied out to cf, SF, RBI; FIGUEROA scored. MURPHY
walked; KOVENSKY advanced to second; MAHONEY advanced to third. BOYER
fouled out to 3b. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 3
JONES singled to left field. JONES advanced to second on a passed ball.
KEOHOHOU intentionally walked. WALKER out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
KEOHOHOU advanced to second; JONES advanced to third. WATSON flied out to
cf, SF, RBI; KEOHOHOU advanced to third; JONES scored. CADIENTE grounded
out to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 3
TOUHEY flied out to rf. CRUZ singled to left field. BURTON pinch ran for
CRUZ. FUNK doubled to right field, advanced to third on the throw; BURTON
advanced to third, out at third c to 1b to 3b. FIGUEROA struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 4
CRUZ to ss for BURTON. LEI singled to right field. RUSSELL lined into
double play 2b unassisted; LEI out on the play. OSBORN struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 4
MAHONEY out at first 3b to 2b. KOVENSKY grounded out to ss. VACA struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 5
LAYNS grounded out to ss. JONES struck out. KEOHOHOU lined out to lf. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 5
MURPHY grounded out to 3b. BOYER grounded out to 3b. TOUHEY singled to
left field. CRUZ fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 6
WALKER struck out swinging. WATSON flied out to lf. CADIENTE grounded out
to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 6
FUNK homered to left field, RBI. FIGUEROA fouled out to rf. MAHONEY flied
out to cf. KOVENSKY struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. - inning 7
LEI grounded out to ss. RUSSELL singled to right center. BARNES pinch ran
for RUSSELL. OSBORN walked; BARNES advanced to second. DODDS pinch hit
for LAYNS. DODDS reached on a fielder's choice; OSBORN advanced to
second; BARNES out at third ss to 3b. JONES fouled out to ss. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
San Diego State - inning 7
RUSSELL to 3b for BARNES. LAYNS to c for DODDS. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
PROVO -- The BYU women's softball team (27-10, 5-3) take on the top-ranked team in the Mountain West Conference, the San Diego State Aztecs (30-14, 6-0), winners of 10 straight, Thursday The Cougars continue their conference road swing at UNLV (18-27, 2-6) on Saturday.
All-American Oli Keohohou leads the way for the Cougars. The junior outfielder is currently hitting .454 which ranks her No. 12 in the nation. She also has 17 home runs, tied for second in the nation and puts her in sole possession of second place at 0.46 per game. She is also 10th in the nation at RBI per game at 1.08 as she has 40 RBI through 37 games.
San Diego State is undefeated through six games in conference play. The Aztecs swept UNLV last Saturday in two games that went into extra innings. BYU was scheduled to play the Aztecs in Provo on April 4, but the doubleheader was cancelled due to snow. SDSU won four out of five meetings last season, including eliminating BYU from the MWC Tournament in Provo with a 10-4 win.
They are led by strong pitching from two-time MWC Pitchers of the Week Celena Valasquez and Bre DeSanta, last season's MWC Pitcher and Freshman of the Year. DeSanta leads the league with a 1.04 ERA and 14 wins while Valasquez has a 1.81 ERA, good for fourth in the conference.
BYU played UNLV on April 3 after a three-hour snow delay and swept the Rebels 9-1 (5) and 8-0 (6) and eliminated them from the MWC Tournament last season. The Rebels are led by Jackie Kerrigan, who ranks in the top 10 in the league in ERA, strikeouts, wins and starts. BYU leads the all-time series 11-3.
BYU is ranked 10th in the nation in scoring average at 5.68 per game and 210 runs scored this season. The team's .299 batting average is good for 25th in the country and BYU is batting .312 though eight conference games. Sophomore Lauren Watson is 41st in the country with her batting average of .393.
On the mound the Cougars are led by senior Mandy Flint with an ERA of 1.78, third in the conference. Freshman Brooke Boyce leads the team in appearances with 25 and eight wins. All four pitchers in the rotation have an ERA of under 3.0.
BYU returns home the weekend of April 25-26 to host Colorado State and New Mexico. BYU split doubleheaders against the Rams and the Lobos last weekend on the road.
Conference OverallTeam W L T Pct. GB W L T Pct.
San Diego State...... 6 0 0 1.000 -- 30 14 0 .682
BYU.................. 5 3 0 .625 2 27 10 0 .730
Colorado State....... 6 4 0 .600 2 25 10 0 .714
Utah................. 3 3 0 .500 3 14 19 0 .424
UNLV................. 2 6 0 .250 5 18 27 0 .400
New Mexico........... 2 8 0 .200 6 18 29 1 .385
Last updated Apr. 16, 9 AM MT
