PROVO, Utah -- The bats came out in full force for the BYU softball team as the Cougars defeated Colorado State 15-0 on 12 hits Friday at Gail Miller Field.

A day after hitting two home runs against New Mexico, senior Caschjen Atagi hit a three-run homer for BYU to highlight an eight-run second inning that put the game away for the Cougars, pushing their record to 27-15 overall and 3-1 in Mountain West Conference play.

Atagi totaled four RBI, two runs and two walks to pace BYU. Freshman Madisen Robb and senior Kristin Delahoussaye also each had a home run.

“We asked them to come out and compete hard and they did that tonight,” said BYU head coach Gordon Eakin. “When they do that we’re tough to beat.”

Senior Paige Affleck claimed her second win in as many days to go 17-10 on the year, combining with freshman pitcher Tori Almond for a one-hit shutout. Affleck pitched three innings with four strikeouts before Almond came on in relief, striking out one with no hits, no runs and no walks allowed.

After freshman JC Clayton stole home on a double-steal attempt in the first inning, BYU pushed its lead to 9-0 after a big second inning. A double by freshman Carly Duckworth brought home junior Delaney Willard and Atagi to begin the scoring.

Senior Jessica Fitu hit a single deep to right field for another RBI one batter before Atagi’s line-drive shot to left center, her team-leading ninth home run of the season.

BYU tacked on three more runs in both the third and fourth innings, including back-to-back home runs by Robb and Delahoussaye. Robb’s two-run shot in the fourth was her second round-tripper of the week, while Delahoussaye’s solo home run was her fourth of the year.

BYU will look to go 4-0 on the week when the Cougars play game two against Colorado State on Saturday at 2 p.m. MT.

Colorado State at BYU
Apr 22, 2011 at Provo, Utah (Gail Miller Field)
Colorado State 0 (7-35,0-7)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DOUGHTY, Morghan rf......  1  0  1  0   1  0  3  1   0
STEM, Caitlan ss.........  2  0  0  0   0  2  2  1   0
POHL, Emily c............  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  2   2
BIGLOW, Chelsea 3b.......  2  0  0  0   0  1  1  1   1
PALISH, Brittany dh......  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
ROBERTS, Lyssa 2b........  1  0  0  0   1  0  0  2   0
GRECKEL, Alysa 1b........  2  0  0  0   0  0  5  1   0
DONAHUE, Brianna lf......  2  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
ALLEN, Ivory cf..........  2  0  0  0   0  1  0  0   0
LASWELL, Desiree p.......  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 O'BRIEN, Kelsey Jo p....  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  2   0
Totals................... 16  0  1  0   2  5 12 10   3
BYU 15 (27-15,4-1)
Player                    AB  R  H RBI BB SO PO  A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE, Kristi 2b/c  2  2  1  2   1  0  0  5   0
DUGAS,Jessica cf.........  2  2  1  0   1  0  0  0   0
CLAYTON, JC ss...........  1  1  1  0   1  0  0  1   0
 MESSERSCHMIDT, Tiffa dh.  2  1  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
FITU,Jessica c/ss........  3  1  2  1   1  0  3  2   0
ATAGI,Caschjen dh/3b.....  1  2  1  4   2  0  0  0   0
 ENGEL, Jenna ph.........  1  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   1
 HICKS, Krista 3b........  0  0  0  0   0  0  1  0   0
WILLARD, Delaney rf......  2  1  2  1   0  0  0  0   0
DUCKWORTH,Carly lf.......  3  1  2  2   0  0  0  0   2
 HUDSON,Alexandra lf.....  0  0  0  0   0  0  2  0   0
GRAHAM, Stacie 1b........  1  2  0  0   2  0  8  0   2
ROBB, Madisen 3b/ss......  2  2  2  2   1  0  1  0   0
AFFLECK,Paige p..........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
 ALMOND,Tori p...........  0  0  0  0   0  0  0  0   0
Totals................... 20 15 12 12   9  0 15  8   5
Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Colorado State...... 000 00 -  0  1  3
BYU................. 183 3X - 15 12  3
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E - DOUGHTY, Mor(3); POHL, Emily(5); BIGLOW, Chel(15); FITU(4); GRAHAM 2(3).
LOB - CS 3; BYU 5. 2B - DUCKWORTH(4); ROBB(1). 3B - FITU(2). HR -
DELAHOUSSAYE(4); ATAGI(9); ROBB(3). HBP - WILLARD. SH - DUGAS(2). SF -
DELAHOUSSAYE(1). SB - DELAHOUSSAYE(6); DUGAS(11).
Colorado State         IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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LASWELL, Desiree....  1.0  2  5  3  3  0  4  8
O'BRIEN, Kelsey Jo..  3.0 10 10  8  6  0 16 24
BYU                    IP  H  R ER BB SO AB BF
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AFFLECK,Paige.......  3.0  1  0  0  2  4 10 12
ALMOND,Tori.........  2.0  0  0  0  0  1  6  6
Win - AFFLECK (17-10).  Loss - LASWELL, Des (1-7).  Save - None.
WP - LASWELL, Des(20); O'BRIEN, Kel 2(31). HBP - by LASWELL, Des (WILLARD). PB -
POHL, Emily(9).
Umpires - HP: Ray Meibos  1B: Jason Bluemel  3B: Clair McBride
Start: 6:05 pm   Time: 1:50   Attendance: 425
Weather: Cold and sunny
LASWELL, Des faced 4 batters in the 2nd.
Colorado State starters: 7/rf DOUGHTY, Mor; 23/ss STEM, Caitla; 85/c POHL,
Emily; 2/3b BIGLOW, Chel; 18/dh PALISH, Brit; 22/2b ROBERTS, Lys; 29/1b
GRECKEL, Aly; 9/lf DONAHUE, Bri; 11/cf ALLEN, Ivory; 19/p LASWELL, Des;
BYU starters: 4/2b DELAHOUSSAYE; 19/cf DUGAS; 16/ss CLAYTON; 10/c FITU; 9/dh
ATAGI; 28/rf WILLARD; 3/lf DUCKWORTH; 21/1b GRAHAM; 33/3b ROBB; 12/p AFFLECK;
Colorado State 1st - DOUGHTY, Mor singled to pitcher. STEM, Caitla
struck out swinging. POHL, Emily grounded out to 2b; DOUGHTY, Mor advanced to
second. BIGLOW, Chel struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to rf. DUGAS walked. CLAYTON singled to
second base; DUGAS advanced to third. FITU popped up to ss. CLAYTON out at
first c to 2b to 1b to ss to 1b; DUGAS stole home. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Colorado State 2nd - PALISH, Brit grounded out to ss. ROBERTS, Lys
walked. GRECKEL, Aly reached on an error by 1b; ROBERTS, Lys advanced to
second, out at third 2b to 3b. GRECKEL, Aly out at first c to 1b, picked off.
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - ATAGI walked. WILLARD hit by pitch; ATAGI advanced to second.
WILLARD advanced to second; ATAGI advanced to third on a passed ball. DUCKWORTH
doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; WILLARD scored; ATAGI scored. DUCKWORTH
advanced to third on a wild pitch. GRAHAM walked. O'BRIEN, Kel to p for
LASWELL, Des. GRAHAM advanced to third; DUCKWORTH scored on an error by c,
unearned. ROBB walked. ROBB advanced to third; GRAHAM scored on a wild pitch,
unearned. DELAHOUSSAYE walked. DELAHOUSSAYE stole second; ROBB out at third c
to p to 3b. DUGAS grounded out to p, SAC; DELAHOUSSAYE advanced to third.
CLAYTON walked. FITU singled to right field, advanced to second, RBI; CLAYTON
advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by rf; DELAHOUSSAYE scored.
ATAGI homered to left center, 3 RBI; FITU scored; CLAYTON scored. WILLARD
singled to left center. DUCKWORTH singled up the middle; WILLARD advanced to
second. GRAHAM grounded out to 1b unassisted; DUCKWORTH advanced to second;
WILLARD advanced to third. 8 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
Colorado State 3rd - MESSERSCHMID to dh for CLAYTON. ATAGI to 3b. ROBB
to ss. DONAHUE, Bri grounded out to 2b. ALLEN, Ivory reached on an error by 1b.
DOUGHTY, Mor walked; ALLEN, Ivory advanced to second. DOUGHTY, Mor advanced to
second; ALLEN, Ivory advanced to third on an error by c. STEM, Caitla struck
out swinging. POHL, Emily struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs,
0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 3rd - ROBB doubled to right field. ROBB advanced to third on a wild
pitch. DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to rf, SF, RBI; ROBB scored. DUGAS singled to
left field. MESSERSCHMID reached on an error by 3b; DUGAS advanced to third.
FITU intentionally walked; MESSERSCHMID advanced to second. ATAGI walked, RBI;
FITU advanced to second; MESSERSCHMID advanced to third; DUGAS scored,
unearned. WILLARD singled to right field, advanced to second on the throw, RBI;
ATAGI advanced to third; FITU advanced to third, out at home rf to c;
MESSERSCHMID scored, unearned. DUCKWORTH popped up to ss. 3 runs, 3 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.
Colorado State 4th - HUDSON to lf for DUCKWORTH. ALMOND to p for
AFFLECK. BIGLOW, Chel flied out to lf. PALISH, Brit flied out to lf. ROBERTS,
Lys grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - GRAHAM walked. ROBB homered to center field, 2 RBI; GRAHAM
scored. DELAHOUSSAYE homered to right center, RBI. DUGAS grounded out to 3b.
MESSERSCHMID grounded out to 2b. FITU tripled to right center. ENGEL pinch hit
for ATAGI. ENGEL flied out to rf. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Colorado State 5th - DELAHOUSSAYE to c. FITU to ss. HICKS to 3b for
ENGEL. ROBB to 2b. GRECKEL, Aly fouled out to 1b. DONAHUE, Bri fouled out to
3b. ALLEN, Ivory struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.

PROVO, Utah -- BYU softball hosts its first conference games of the season on Thursday, Apr. 21, against Colorado State and a two-game stand against Colorado State Thursday and Friday, Apr. 22-23, at Gail Miller Field.

Thursday, Apr. 21

BYU vs. New Mexico

Gail Miller Field

6 p.m.

Televised live on BYUtv

Friday, Apr. 22

BYU vs. Colorado State

Gail Miller Field

6 p.m.

Televised live on BYUtv

Saturday, Apr. 23

BYU vs. Colorado State

Gail Miller Field

2 p.m.

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COUGAR QUICK HITS

— BYU has won 17 of its last 19 games, including a streak of 12 wins before a 1-0 loss in extra innings at SDSU on Saturday. The Cougars have outscored their opponents 120-21 in the last 19 games.

— Junior first baseman Stacie Graham was named MWC Co-Player of the Week and senior pitcher Paige Affleck was named MWC Pitcher of the Week for their efforts last week at UNLV and at San Diego State. The honors were the sixth and seventh of the season for BYU.

— Graham, a 5-10 junior from Farmington, Utah, hit the game-winning home run, the first of her career, in BYU’s 1-0 win at San Diego State a day after going 2-for-3 with a double, single, hit by pitch, three runs, and three RBI in BYU’s 14-0 shutout of UNLV in Las Vegas.

— Affleck won the fourth MWC weekly honor of her career after pitching to all but a single batter over BYU’s three games last weekend. Affleck finished with a 0.00 ERA in 21.1 innings pitched, including shutouts at UNLV and San Diego State.

— Junior center fielder Jessica Dugas became the 16th player in BYU history to earn four hits in a game, going 4-for-4 at UNLV last week. Dugas also had a career-high three RBI along with two stolen bases and a run scored in the Cougars’ 14-0 win.

OPPONENTS SERIES NOTES

New Mexico comes into Provo with a 3-2 MWC record, 17-18 overall after most recently losing to New Mexico State on Tuesday, 6-0. In conference play, the Lobos have two wins over Colorado State and one win against UNLV with losses coming against UNLV and San Diego State. BYU currently holds a nine-game win streak over New Mexico.

New Mexico is led by Jessica Garcia, one of the best hitters in the MWC. Garcia is batting .436 with 51 hits, including eight home runs and 14 doubles with 28 RBI. As a team, the Lobos are batting .302. In the circle, pitchers Kaela DeBroeck and Kari Gutierrez split duties, with both appearing in 22 games with 17 starts apiece. DeBroeck sports an ERA of 4.35, narrowly better than Gutierrez at 4.78.

Colorado State comes in on a six-game losing streak, including two against New Mexico, two against San Diego State and one against UNLV in conference play. The Rams are allowing opponents to bat .359 on the year compared to the team’s own .255 batting average.

Brittany Palish leads the team batting .325 while Caitlin Stem has a team-high 33 hits, including 10 doubles. Three CSU pitchers have over 20 appearances, led by Alexa Cash with the lowest ERA on the team at 10.26 in 86.0 innings pitched and a 1-14 record. Kelsey O’Brien leads the team with a 3-13 record.

HOME RUN HIT STREAK

Junior right fielder Delaney Willard hit five home runs in four games recently against Seattle, Loyola Marymount and a doubleheader vs. Southern Utah. Willard’s four-game home run streak was the longest for a BYU player since Stephanie Hopkins hit one out in four straight in April 2008. Her five homers are the most in a four-game span since Angie Quiocho hit six out of the park also in April 2008.

NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE

Senior catch Jessica Fitu became the first BYU player in history to record five hits in a game, going 5-for-5 against Cal State Northridge earlier this season. Fitu hit a grand slam and had four singles on her way to finishing with six RBI and one run.

ALL-TIME CONFERENCE WINS LEADER

Already the record holder in all BYU career pitching categories, senior Paige Affleck became the winningest pitcher in Mountain West Conference history on Mar. 19, winning the 74th game of her career over No. 9 California in the Hawaii Spring Fling Tournament championship game. Affleck has now won 80 games in her career.

TAKING MORE

BYU has 13 players with at least one stolen base so far this year, led by freshman Lacey Millett and junior Jessica Dugas with nine steals apiece. Eight players have four or more. The Cougars have 54 stolen bases overall, already seventh-most in a season by a BYU team, and had a season-high four stolen

bases against Florida State, Iona and UNLV.

GOTTA SCORE

BYU is 17-0 when scoring at least six runs and 20-0 when leading after five innings. In addition, 12 of BYU’s 15 losses have come by three runs or fewer.