LONG BEACH -- After a 5-0 defeat at the hands of Long Beach State, the BYU softball team rallied back with a 5-3 win against Cal State Northridge at the Mayfair Invitational. The Cougars are now 10-10 on the season.

After splitting the doubleheader, BYU finished the Invitational 3-1.

“It’s nice to win three out of four on the road,” BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. “We are struggling with consistency. We will play great but face defensive let downs that we need to correct.”

Against Cal State Northridge, two errors in the first inning gave way a pair of unearned runs that gave the Matadors a 2-0 lead over BYU. The lead was furthered in the top of the second inning when a wild pitch brought in a runner.

Despite falling behind early, the Cougars rallied in the fifth inning to score five runs. With two outs, back-to-back errors brought in junior Whitney Nix-Thomas and senior Stephanie Hopkins.

With the Cal State Northridge lead cut to one run, junior Angeline Quiocho launched a home run over the fence with two runners on to take a 5-3 lead.

Junior Christie Zinanti (5-5) received the win after tossing 5.1 innings, giving up four hits. Paige Affleck grabbed her first save of the season after allowing no hits in 1.2 innings of relief.

Affleck (5-5) started the first game of the twinbill. She gave up one run in the second inning, when the defense conceded the runner to record an out.

In the top of the seventh inning a double and back-to-back singles brought in a total of four runs for the 49s.

Affleck was charged with only one earned run during the game, allowing six hits and eight strikeouts. The offense produced five hits, but left four baserunners stranded.

The Cougars continue play when they travel to Fresno State on March 5 to face off at the Toyota Bingham Classic for a set of five games.

Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                    Long Beach State vs Brigham Young Univ.
                Feb 28, 2009 at Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair Park)
Long Beach State 5 (9-7)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Linke rf.................  4  0  1  0   0  1  1  0   0
Weber lf.................  4  1  1  1   0  1  6  0   0
Griffin 3b...............  3  1  0  0   1  0  0  1   1
Pocock dp................  4  1  1  0   0  2  0  0   1
Reyes c..................  2  1  1  2   2  0  3  2   0
 Denio pr................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Perez 1b.................  2  0  1  1   2  0  4  0   0
Levine ss................  2  0  0  0   1  2  2  1   0
 Pagano ph...............  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
Nakawatase 2b............  3  0  0  1   0  1  1  0   3
Goad cf..................  3  1  1  0   0  1  3  0   2
Petty p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Totals................... 28  5  6  5   6  8 21  4   8
Brigham Young Univ. 0 (9-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi ss..  2  0  1  0   0  1  0  2   0
MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa dp..  3  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  0  0  0   0  0  1  2   1
PURCELL, Jessica c.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  8  0   0
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  9  0   0
DAVIS, Caschjen lf.......  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
 HOPKINS, Stephanie ph...  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
LOPEZ, Coreen 2b.........  2  0  0  0   0  0  2  1   1
 WILLARD, Delaney ph.....  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
DUGAS, Jessica rf........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
GONZALES, Monica cf......  2  0  2  0   0  0  1  0   0
AFFLECK, Paige p.........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 24  0  5  0   0  3 21  7   4
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Long Beach State.... 010 000 4 -  5  6  1
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 000 0 -  0  5  1
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E - Petty; QUIOCHO. LOB - LBSU 8; BYU 4. 2B - Weber; Pocock; PURCELL;
RAMIREZ. SH - DELAHOUSSAYE. CS - GONZALES.
Long Beach State       IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Petty...............  7.0  5  0  0  0  3 24 25
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK, Paige......  7.0  6  5  1  6  8 28 34
Win - Petty (4-0).  Loss - AFFLECK (5-5).  Save - None.
WP - AFFLECK 2. PB - PURCELL.
Umpires -
Start: 8:50 am   Time: 1:50   Attendance: 200
Game: LBS1
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
             Long Beach State vs Brigham Young Univ. - Play-by-Play
                Feb 28, 2009 at Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair Park)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Long Beach State.... 010 000 4 -  5  6  1
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 000 0 -  0  5  1
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Long Beach State starters: 14/rf Linke; 4/lf Weber; 13/3b Griffin; 12/dp
Pocock; 10/c Reyes; 11/1b Perez; 3/ss Levine; 20/2b Nakawatase; 21/cf Goad; 5/p
Petty;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 4/ss DELAHOUSSAYE; 20/dp MESSERSCHMID; 33/3b
QUIOCHO; 10/c PURCELL; 31/1b RAMIREZ; 9/lf DAVIS; 7/2b LOPEZ; 19/rf DUGAS;
24/cf GONZALES; 12/p AFFLECK;
Long Beach State 1st - Linke grounded out to p. Weber grounded out to
ss. Griffin grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE struck out swinging. MESSERSCHMID
flied out to lf. QUIOCHO popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Long Beach State 2nd - Pocock doubled to right field. Pocock advanced to
third on a wild pitch. Reyes walked. Perez walked; Reyes advanced to second.
Levine struck out looking. Nakawatase grounded out to 2b, RBI; Perez advanced
to second; Reyes advanced to third; Pocock scored. Goad struck out swinging.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - PURCELL doubled. RAMIREZ popped up to 1b.
DAVIS struck out swinging. LOPEZ flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Long Beach State 3rd - Linke singled to right field. Weber popped up to
3b. Griffin flied out to cf. Linke advanced to second on a wild pitch. Pocock
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - DUGAS struck out swinging. GONZALES singled to
center field. GONZALES out at second c to ss, caught stealing. DELAHOUSSAYE
singled to right field. MESSERSCHMID popped up to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
Long Beach State 4th - Reyes walked. Denio pinch ran for Reyes. Perez
grounded out to 3b; Denio advanced to second. Levine struck out swinging.
Nakawatase grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - Reyes to c for Denio. QUIOCHO flied out to lf.
PURCELL flied out to lf. RAMIREZ flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
Long Beach State 5th - Goad singled to shortstop. Goad advanced to
second on a passed ball. Linke lined out to 2b. Weber struck out swinging.
Griffin grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - DAVIS flied out to cf. LOPEZ flied out to cf.
DUGAS grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Long Beach State 6th - Pocock popped up to 2b. Reyes popped up to 1b.
Perez walked. Levine walked; Perez advanced to second. Nakawatase struck out
looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - GONZALES singled to shortstop. DELAHOUSSAYE
out at first c to 2b, SAC, bunt; GONZALES advanced to second. MESSERSCHMID
grounded out to 3b; GONZALES advanced to third. QUIOCHO flied out to lf. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Long Beach State 7th - Goad reached on a throwing error by 3b, advanced
to second. Linke struck out looking. Weber doubled, RBI; Goad scored, unearned.
Griffin walked. Pocock struck out swinging. Reyes singled, advanced to second,
advanced to third on the throw, 2 RBI; Griffin scored, unearned; Weber scored,
unearned. Perez singled to third base, RBI; Reyes scored, unearned. Pagano
pinch hit for Levine. Pagano grounded out to ss. 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - Levine to ss for Pagano. PURCELL flied out to
lf. RAMIREZ doubled to center field. HOPKINS pinch hit for DAVIS. HOPKINS lined
out to p; RAMIREZ advanced to third on a throwing error by p. WILLARD pinch hit
for LOPEZ. WILLARD flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
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Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                  Cal State Northridge vs Brigham Young Univ.
                Feb 28, 2009 at Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair Park)
Cal State Northridge 3 (6-7)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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Rymer 1b.................  2  0  0  0   1  0  6  0   0
Allen 3b.................  3  1  0  0   1  1  1  2   3
Alvarado cf..............  3  1  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
Saenz rf.................  4  0  1  0   0  1  2  0   2
Carlsen dp...............  4  0  1  0   0  1  0  0   0
 Mosier pr...............  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Putnam 2b................  2  0  1  1   1  1  2  1   1
Raphael c................  2  0  0  0   0  0  5  0   3
 Mihm ph.................  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Olivas lf................  2  1  1  0   1  1  0  0   0
Chaparro ss..............  1  0  0  0   0  0  1  4   0
Duran p..................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
 Fraijo p................  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 24  3  4  1   4  5 18  9   8
Brigham Young Univ. 5 (10-10)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi ss..  3  1  0  0   0  2  3  4   0
GONZALES, Monica cf......  3  1  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b.....  3  1  3  3   0  0  2  1   0
PURCELL, Jessica c.......  3  0  1  0   0  0  6  0   0
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b.......  3  0  2  0   0  0  7  1   0
DAVIS, Caschjen lf.......  3  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   3
LOPEZ, Coreen 2b.........  3  0  1  0   0  0  2  1   0
 NIX-THOMAS, Whitney pr..  0  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
WILLARD, Delaney dp......  3  0  0  0   0  2  0  0   0
HOPKINS, Stephanie rf....  3  1  1  0   0  0  0  0   0
ZINANTI, Christie p......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  1   0
 AFFLECK, Paige p........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 27  5  8  3   0  5 21  8   4
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Cal State Northridge 210 000 0 -  3  4  2
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 050 X -  5  8  3
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E - Allen; Chaparro; DELAHOUSSAYE; RAMIREZ; DAVIS. DP - BYU 1. LOB - CSUN 8;
BYU 4. 2B - Carlsen. HR - QUIOCHO. HBP - Rymer; Alvarado; Chaparro. SH -
Chaparro. SB - RAMIREZ.
Cal State Northridge   IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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Duran...............  4.1  7  5  0  0  4 21 21
Fraijo..............  1.2  1  0  0  0  1  6  6
Brigham Young Univ.    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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ZINANTI, Christie...  5.1  4  3  1  4  4 19 27
AFFLECK, Paige......  1.2  0  0  0  0  1  5  5
Win - ZINANTI (5-5).  Loss - Duran (5-4).  Save - AFFLECK (1).
WP - ZINANTI. HBP - by ZINANTI (Rymer); by ZINANTI (Alvarado); by ZINANTI
(Chaparro).
Umpires -
Start: 1:50 PM   Time: 2:10   Attendance: 150
Game: CSUN1
Play-by-Play
                            The Automated ScoreBook
           Cal State Northridge vs Brigham Young Univ. - Play-by-Play
                Feb 28, 2009 at Lakewood, Calif. (Mayfair Park)
Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Cal State Northridge 210 000 0 -  3  4  2
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 050 X -  5  8  3
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Cal State Northridge starters: 12/1b Rymer; 7/3b Allen; 3/cf Alvarado; 2/rf
Saenz; 26/dp Carlsen; 15/2b Putnam; 27/c Raphael; 9/lf Olivas; 21/ss Chaparro;
10/p Duran;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 4/ss DELAHOUSSAYE; 24/cf GONZALES; 33/3b QUIOCHO;
10/c PURCELL; 31/1b RAMIREZ; 9/lf DAVIS; 7/2b LOPEZ; 11/dp WILLARD; 5/rf
HOPKINS; 14/p ZINANTI;
Cal State Northridge 1st - Rymer hit by pitch. Allen reached on a
fielder's choice; Rymer advanced to second on an error by ss. Alvarado reached
on a fielder's choice; Allen advanced to second; Rymer out at third ss to 3b.
Saenz singled to center field; Alvarado advanced to second; Allen advanced to
third. Carlsen struck out swinging. Putnam singled, RBI; Saenz advanced to
second; Alvarado advanced to third; Allen scored, unearned. Raphael reached on
an error by 1b; Putnam advanced to second; Saenz advanced to third, out at home
1b to c; Alvarado scored, unearned. 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE struck out looking. GONZALES
fouled out to 3b. QUIOCHO singled to center field. PURCELL singled to
shortstop; QUIOCHO advanced to second, out at second ss to 3b to 2b. 0 runs,
2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge 2nd - Olivas walked. Chaparro out at first p to 2b,
SAC, bunt; Olivas advanced to second. Rymer grounded out to 1b unassisted;
Olivas advanced to third. Allen walked; Olivas scored on a wild pitch. Alvarado
hit by pitch; Allen advanced to second. Saenz struck out swinging. 1 run, 0
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - RAMIREZ grounded out to 3b. DAVIS grounded out
to ss. LOPEZ grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge 3rd - Carlsen popped up to ss. Putnam walked.
Raphael lined into double play 2b to 1b; Putnam out on the play. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - WILLARD struck out swinging, grounded out to c
unassisted. HOPKINS grounded out to p. DELAHOUSSAYE struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge 4th - Olivas struck out swinging. Chaparro popped
up to ss. Rymer walked. Allen grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - GONZALES grounded out to p. QUIOCHO singled to
center field. PURCELL reached on a fielder's choice; QUIOCHO out at second 2b
to ss. RAMIREZ singled to shortstop; PURCELL advanced to second. DAVIS popped
up to 2b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cal State Northridge 5th - Alvarado flied out to cf. Saenz popped up to
ss. Carlsen doubled to left field. Mosier pinch ran for Carlsen. Putnam struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - LOPEZ singled to pitcher. NIX-THOMAS pinch ran
for LOPEZ. WILLARD struck out swinging. HOPKINS singled to right field;
NIX-THOMAS advanced to second. DELAHOUSSAYE reached on an error by ss; HOPKINS
advanced to second; NIX-THOMAS scored, unearned. GONZALES reached on a throwing
error by 3b; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to third; HOPKINS scored, unearned. QUIOCHO
homered, 3 RBI, unearned; GONZALES scored, unearned; DELAHOUSSAYE scored,
unearned. Fraijo to p for Duran. PURCELL flied out to rf. RAMIREZ singled to
shortstop. RAMIREZ stole second. DAVIS struck out looking. 5 runs, 4 hits, 2
errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge 6th - LOPEZ to 2b for NIX-THOMAS. Mihm pinch hit
for Raphael. Mihm grounded out to ss. Olivas singled to left field, advanced to
second on an error by lf. Chaparro hit by pitch. AFFLECK to p for ZINANTI.
Rymer popped up to 3b. Allen struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - Raphael to c for Mihm. LOPEZ flied out to cf.
WILLARD grounded out to ss. HOPKINS flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge 7th - Alvarado grounded out to ss. Saenz grounded
out to 3b. Carlsen to dp for Mosier. Carlsen popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

PROVO -- With four games slated at the Mayfair Invitational, the BYU softball team looks to improve its talented young team in Long Beach, Calif. beginning Friday.

Holding a 7-9 record on the season, BYU head coach Gordon Eakin is optimistic when looking toward the Invitational.

“We’ve worked out a lot of early kinks for our young team with our competitive schedule,” Eakin said. “We are working on improving and taking the games inning-by-inning.”

The Cougars will take on Iowa State at 11:15 a.m. (PST) in the day’s first game. Iowa State will prove to be a difficult opponent as the team heads to the Invitational with a 13-2 record. The meeting will be the first since BYU defeated Iowa State 4-1 in 2006.

The Friday nightcap finds the Cougars taking on Wisconsin at 3:45 p.m. (PST). The Cougars beat Wisconsin both times the two met. Wisconsin is 5-8 on the season.

The Invitational concludes with an early morning game against Cal State Northridge at 8:45 a.m. (PST) and finishes with a 1:15 (PST) match up against the hosting Long Beach State 49s.

The all-time series between BYU and Cal State Northridge is split at 1-1, while the meeting between the Cougars and the 49s will be the first.

Livestats for selected games are available at www.byucougars.com.

For more information, click the PDF link at the top of the article.