Farrington Stadium
510 S. Athletes Place Tempe AZ 85287
TEMPE -- Solid pitching kept the BYU softball team in all three games on day one of the Louisville Slugger Classic, Friday, although all the games did not end the way the Cougars would have liked. BYU dominated Michigan State 11-1, but lost to No. 13 Iowa 8-1 and to No. 6 Arizona State 2-1.
Against Iowa, BYU jumped out to a 1-0 lead after the first inning, but that is all the team would get as Hawkeye pitcher Kristi Hanks silenced the Cougar bats, allowing just three hits in six innings of work. Iowa scored two runs in the third and added one more in the fifth to go up 3-1. Pitcher Meghann Pricer went four innings, giving up two runs on two hits while striking out three. Freshman Ariel Capra pitched three innings and was credited with the loss. The big blow came in the seventh inning when Alicia Gerlach hit a grand slam as the Hawkeyes went on to win 8-1.
In the second game of the day against Big-10 opponent Michigan State, pitcher Maryon DeWitt-Wallentine allowed only one run while BYU broke the offensive silence, scoring 11 runs and winning 11-1 in five innings. Freshman Oli Keohohou led the way for the Cougars with two solo homeruns, her fifth and sixth of the year while senior Jackie Ellis also drove in a run.
DeWitt-Wallentine pitched a superb game against No. 6 Arizona St., allowing only four hits in over seven innings of work. In the fifth inning, Mindy Hanson singled and moved to second on Lindsey Hodgen-Kelly's drag-bunt single. Hanson then scored on a hit by Becca Erickson to put the Cougars up 1-0. ASU tied the game at 1-1 in the sixth and the game stayed tied until the eighth inning. Using tiebreaker rules in which the last batter of the previous inning starts at second base the following inning from the eighth inning on, the Sun Devils got a run-scoring double to win the game in the eighth.
"I'm really positive about the way we played," BYU coach Mary Kay Amicone said. "You can't help but be positive when you stay with the No. 6 and No. 13 teams in the nation."
BYU's record moves to 4-9 on the year. The Louisville Slugger Classic continues tomorrow with the Cougars playing Illinois State at 9 a.m., and Iowa again at 1:30 p.m.
The Automated ScoreBookUniversity of Iowa vs Brigham Young
Feb 16, 2001 at Tempe, Arizona (Farrington Stadium)
University of Iowa 8 (1-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Johnson ss............... 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 5 0
Schmaltz 2b.............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
Bashor rf................ 2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0
Chipman pr/rf........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morrow pr/rf............ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerlach 1b............... 4 1 2 4 0 0 9 0 0
Leon dh.................. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jendrzejewsk c........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
Rasche 3b................ 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Boney cf................. 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Atkins ph............... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Doud lf.................. 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0
Hanks p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Thomson p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 25 8 6 7 5 4 21 11 3
Brigham Young 1 (3-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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SMITH, Liz lf............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
PRINGLE, Kari 2b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0
KEOHOHOU, Oli rf......... 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
BOYDSTON, Liz 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
FERNLEY, Emily pr....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CADIENTE, Brooke dh...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
HANSON, Mindy 1b......... 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 1
HODGEN-KELLY,Lindsey cf.. 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0
ELLIS, Jackie ph/cf..... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
ERICKSON, Becca ss....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
CHRISTIANSEN, Angie c.... 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 1 0
PRICER, Meghann p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
CAPRA, Ariel p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 24 1 3 0 1 7 21 12 3
Score by Innings R H E
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University of Iowa.. 002 001 50 - 8 6 1
Brigham Young....... 100 000 0X - 1 3 0
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E - Boney. LOB - IOWA 3; BYU 3. 2B - Rasche(1). HR - Bashor(1); Gerlach(1).
SH - Leon; Boney. SB - Boney; Doud; SMITH; KEOHOHOU. CS - SMITH.
University of Iowa IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Hanks............... 6.0 3 1 1 1 5 21 22
Thomson............. 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3
Brigham Young IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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PRICER, Meghann..... 4.0 2 2 2 3 3 12 17
CAPRA, Ariel........ 3.0 4 6 6 2 1 13 15
Win - Thomson (1-0). Loss - CAPRA (). Save - None.
WP - Hanks.
Umpires - Home:Dick Foote 1st:Gerri Magwire 3rd:Kent Hoppenworth
Start: 2:00 Time: Attendance:
Game: BYU11
The Automated ScoreBook
Brigham Young at Arizona State
Feb 16, 2001 at Tempe, Arizona (Farrington Stadium)
Brigham Young 1 (4-9)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Smith lf................. 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Pringle 2b............... 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Ellis ph................ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Keohohou rf.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Boydston 3b.............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0
M. Johnson 3b........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cadiente dh.............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hanson 1b................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0
Fernley pr.............. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hodgen-Kelly cf.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Erickson ss.............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
Christiansen c........... 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0
Polk ph................. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DeWitt-Walle p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 27 1 2 0 0 3 21 7 5
Arizona State 2 (6-1)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Farber rf................ 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Thompson cf.............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Brun ss.................. 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 0
Talanoa 1b............... 3 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1
Beach dh................. 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
Romero pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hixon 2b................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Wright 3b................ 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 4 0
Swetel p................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Kahler ph............... 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Forner lf................ 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Brannen c................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Farnworth c............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 25 2 5 2 1 5 24 13 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young....... 000 010 00 - 1 2 0
Arizona State....... 000 001 01 - 2 5 3
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Note: None out, 1 runner LOB when the game ended.
E - Talanoa; Wright 2. LOB - Cougars 5; Sun Devils 4. 2B - Kahler. SH -
Hodgen-Kelly; Erickson. SB - Farber. CS - Thompson.
Brigham Young IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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DeWitt-Walle........ 7.0 5 2 1 1 5 25 26
Arizona State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Swetel.............. 4.0 2 1 0 0 1 15 17
Beach............... 4.0 0 0 0 0 2 12 12
Win - Beach (4-0). Loss - DeWitt-Walle (). Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: 3:45 pm Time: 1:55 Attendance:
Game: BYU13
The Automated ScoreBook
Brigham Young vs Michigan State
2/16/01 at Tempe, Az. (Farrington Stadium)
Brigham Young 11 (4-8)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Liz Smith cf.............. 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0
Emily Fernley cf.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Megan Johnson 3b/c........ 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mindy Hanson ph........... 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Tracy Farley 3b........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Oli Keohohou lf........... 3 3 2 3 1 0 0 0
Liz Boydsron 1b........... 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 0
Brooke Cadiente rf........ 2 1 2 2 1 0 4 0
Cynthia Polk dh/p......... 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
Jackie Ellis 2b........... 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 1
Becca Erickson ss......... 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1
Angie Christiansen c...... 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Maryon DeWitt-Walle p..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals.................... 23 11 8 10 6 2 15 4
Michigan State 1 (0-1)
Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Shealee Dunavan 1b........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Sandy Lewis cf............ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brittney Green 3b......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Robyn Golden ss........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Angel Merren pr........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lacy Hauxhurst c.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
Demita Clark rf........... 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
Theresa Pusateri pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tiffany Wallace lf........ 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Margaret Schick pr........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Amanda Melton 2b.......... 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Andrea Goldsworthy dh..... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Niki Stemberger p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keri DeJong p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Becky Gray p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals.................... 21 1 5 1 2 0 15 10
Score by innings: R H E
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Brigham Young 150 32 - 11 8 1
Michigan State 000 10 - 1 5 3
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E - Ellis; Lewis 2(2); Hauxhurst(1).
LOB - Cougars 5; Spartans 7.
2B - Boydsron; Cadiente; Goldsworthy(1).
HR - Keohohou 2.
CS - Smith; Fernley.
Brigham Young IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Maryon DeWitt-Walle. 4.0 4 1 1 2 0 16 18
Cynthia Polk........ 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 5 5
Michigan State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
Niki Stemberger..... 1.1 3 6 6 2 0 6 10
Keri DeJong......... 2.1 2 3 0 3 2 10 13
Becky Gray.......... 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 7 8
Win - DeWitt-Walle. Loss - Stemberger 0-1. Save - None.
WP - Polk; Gray(1). PB - Hauxhurst(1).
HBP - by Stemberger (Polk); by Stemberger (Christiansen).
Umpires -
Start: Time: 1:30 Attendance: 215
The BYU softball team will travel to Tempe, Ariz., to compete in the Louisville Slugger Classic, Friday and Saturday. The Cougars will play Friday against No. 13 Iowa at 9 a.m., Michigan State at 1:30 p.m. and No. 6 Arizona State at 3:30 p.m. On Saturday, the team will face Illinois State at 9 a.m. and Iowa State at 1:30 p.m.
Last Weekend
In its second week of action, the Cougars won two games, beating Louisiana Tech 11-3 and 8-0, while losing to Texas-Arlington 1-0, Texas-San Antonio 4-3, No. 2 Oklahoma 6-3 and Northwestern St. 4-2.
BYU Probable Starters
•C -Angie Christiansen - R/R, Sr.
•1B - Mindy Hanson - R/R, Sr.
•2B - Kari Pringle - R/R, Jr.
•SS - Becca Erickson - R/R, Sr.
•3B - Liz Boydston - R/R, Jr.
•RF - Oli Keohohou - R/R, Fr.
•LF - Liz Smith - L/R, Jr.
•CF - Lindsey Hodgen-Kelly - R/R, Sr.
•DH - Brooke Cadiente - R/L, So.
•P - Maryon DeWitt-Wallentine - R/R, Sr.
Last Week Highlights
Freshman Oli Keohohou had a solid weekend with two homeruns, including a grand slam. Sophomore Brooke Cadiente had four RBI over the weekend including two solo homeruns against Northwestern State. Junior Liz Boydston had eight over the weekend, including three RBI and two doubles for the Cougars.
Scouting Iowa
No. 13 Iowa will play its first game of the year this weekend against BYU. The Hawkeyes finished last season with a 46-15 record, including going 14-4 in conference play, en route to the Big-10 conference title. They then went 2-2 in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa lost three player but have five key returners, including four freshmen.
Scouting Michigan State
Michigan State will also open up its season this weekend at the Louisville Slugger Classic. The Spartans went 30-23 last season, including a seventh-place conference finish, going 5-10 in Big-10 action. MSU returns 13 letterwinners, including six starters from last year's squad.
Scouting Arizona State
No. 6 Arizona State is 5-1 this season, ASU won its first five games in last weekend's Fiesta Bowl Tournament in Phoenix, but dropped the final game to Louisiana State in eight innings. Junior All-American pitcher Kirsten Voak pitched ASU's second perfect game in school history against Utah St. last weekend and was named the PAC-10 pitcher of the week.
Scouting Illinois State
Illinois State comes into the tournament with a 3-2 record, defeating Tennessee Tech and Samford while losing to No. 5 Alabama in last weekend's Alabama Bash Tournament. The Redbirds are the defending Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Champions and were picked to finish third in the conference's preseason poll.
Scouting Iowa State
Iowa State had an 18-29 record last season and has yet to play any games so far this year. The Cyclones finished Big-12 play with 4-14 conference record, good for a 10-place finish. They return 12 letterwinners, including five starters.
Preseason Mountain West Conference Coaches' Poll
BYU was picked by the coaches in the Mountain West Conference to
finish fifth in the conference in the preseason poll released Jan. 25. In-state rival University of Utah, where BYU head coach Mary Kay Amicone played and was an assistant coach for seven years, was picked to finish first.
Mountain West Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Utah (5) 25
2. New Mexico (1) 20
3. San Diego State 15
4. Colorado State 11
5. BYU 10
6. UNLV 9
Player/Coach Interviews
Practices are held daily at 4:30 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse Annex. Player or Coach Amicone interviews may be arranged in advance through Shane Bevell, BYU Athletic Media Relations, at (801) 378-8999. Additional information may be obtained through e-mailing Shane at amr-3@byu.edu or by fax at (801) 378-3520.
