Cougars Finish Pool Play
ARLINGTON -- The BYU softball team travelled to Texas expecting to play in warm weather at this weekend's Arlington/ISUZU InterCollegiate Classic but instead played in Provo-like, 19 degree-weather. The Cougars braved the conditions and won one game while losing two during pool play, Friday. BYU beat Louisiana Tech, 11-3, but lost to the University of Texas-San Antonio, 4-3, and No. 2 Oklahoma, 6-3.
BYU started early in the day with a game against Texas-San Antonio, losing 4-3. Maryon Dewitt-Wallentine pitched the entire game for the Cougars, but the team lost yet another close game. Freshman Oli Keohohou provided the offense, hitting a 2-run homerun, her third of the season. Keohohou has homered in three of the four games in which she has played this season.
"We're coming together, but can't quite get over the edge in the close games," coach Mary Kay Amicone said. "But I am happy with our improvement."
The mercy rule ended the second game of pool play, as BYU jumped all over Louisiana Tech, using an offensive explosion and solid pitching by Ariel Capra and Liz Boydston to get the win. LTU had a 3-1 lead early, but the Cougars went up 5-3 and then exploded for six more runs, winning 11-3. Senior shortstop Becca Erickson, not expected to play because of an ankle injury she suffered earlier in the week, had a homerun in the win.
In the third game of the day, BYU faced defending NCAA Champion and No. 2 Oklahoma. The Cougars kept the game close but lost 6-3. Junior Liz Boydston and Erickson led the charge, each having an RBI, accounting for two of the three BYU runs.
BYU's record moves to 2-6 on the year. The Cougars will play either Stephen F. Austin or Northwestern State tomorrow in the first round of bracket play at 9 a.m.
The Automated ScoreBookBrigham Young Univ. at Texas-San Antonio
Feb. 9, 2001 at Arlington, Texas
Brigham Young Univ. 3 (1-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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SMITH, Liz lf............ 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5
HODGEN-KELLY,Lindsey cf.. 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
KEOHOHOU, Oli rf......... 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 0
BOYDSTON, Liz 3b......... 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
ROBERTS, Jill pr........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ERICKSON, Becca ph...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CADIENTE, Brooke dh...... 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
PRINGLE, Kari 2b......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
HANSON, Mindy 1b......... 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0
JOHNSON, M. ph.......... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
ELLIS, Jackie ss......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
CHRISTIANSEN, Angie c.... 2 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0
FERNLEY, Emily ph....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DEWITT-WALLE p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 31 3 8 3 1 11 18 3 8
Texas-San Antonio 4 (1-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Oswald cf................ 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
Pierucci 2b.............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
Davis rf................. 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
McElyea c................ 2 1 2 1 0 0 10 2 0
Ormsby 3b................ 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
Prado pr/3b............. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Briggs lf................ 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
Polansky 1b.............. 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 2
Martin ph/1b............ 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Ohnheber dh.............. 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
Aman ph................. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
casiano ss............... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Graham p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals................... 23 4 6 4 4 8 21 8 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 003 0 - 3 8 0
Texas-San Antonio... 200 020 X - 4 6 1
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E - Ormsby. LOB - Cougars 8; UTSA 7. 2B - JOHNSON, M.; Oswald; McElyea;
Martin. HR - KEOHOHOU; McElyea. HBP - McElyea. SF - Briggs.
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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DEWITT-WALLE........ 6.0 6 4 4 4 8 23 29
Texas-San Antonio IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Graham.............. 7.0 8 3 3 1 11 31 32
Win - Graham (1-0). Loss - DEWITT-WALLE (1-3). Save - None.
HB - DEWITT-WALLE. PB - McElyea.
Umpires -
Start: Time: Attendance:
Game: BYUO6
Game notes:
Game 1 of pool play
freezing weather
The Automated ScoreBook
Louisiana Tech at Brigham Young Univ.
Feb 9, 2001 at Arlington, Texas
Louisiana Tech 3 (0-2)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Mack lf.................. 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
23 lf................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pinkston lf............. 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Thibodaux cf............. 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2
Cofer 1b................. 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0
Chernickly c............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1
Knight 3b................ 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3
LaRussa ss............... 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 0
Zarate rf................ 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Warner dh................ 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Wilson 2b................ 1 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0
Totals................... 23 3 5 3 4 7 17 5 8
Brigham Young Univ. 11 (2-5)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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SMITH, Liz cf............ 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0
FERNLEY, Emily ph....... 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
PRINGLE, Kari 2b......... 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
KEOHOHOU, Oli lf......... 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
BOYDSTON, Liz dh......... 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
ELLIS, Jackie pr........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CADIENTE, Brooke rf...... 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
HANSON, Mindy 1b......... 3 1 1 1 0 1 6 1 0
JOHNSON, M. c............ 4 2 0 0 0 1 7 0 2
ERICKSON, Becca ss....... 3 2 2 4 1 1 0 3 0
ROBERTS, Jill 3b......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
FARLEY, Tracy ph/3b..... 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
CAPRA, Ariel p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 23 11 7 10 8 4 18 7 7
Score by Innings R H E
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Louisiana Tech...... 000 012 - 3 5 4
Brigham Young Univ.. 210 026 - 11 7 1
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Note: 2 outs, 0 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - Thibodaux; Cofer; Wilson 2; SMITH. DP - LATech 1. LOB - LATech 8;
Cougars 7. 2B - Pinkston; Wilson. HR - ERICKSON. HBP - Chernickly. SH -
PRINGLE; HANSON. SF - Mack; KEOHOHOU; CADIENTE. SB - FERNLEY.
Louisiana Tech IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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CAPRA, Ariel........ 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 5 7
/................... 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Win - CAPRA (1-0). Loss - None. Save - / (1).
Umpires -
Start: Time: Attendance:
Game: BY7
The Automated ScoreBook
Oklahoma Sooners at Brigham Young
Feb 9, 2001 at Arlington, Texas
Oklahoma Sooners 6 (3-0)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Ring lf.................. 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Evans cf................. 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 3
Carey ss................. 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0
Davis dh................. 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
Stump 1b................. 4 1 0 2 0 2 10 1 2
Braitsch rf.............. 3 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0
Barrett c................ 3 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 0
Gulla 3b................. 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 0
Washington 2b............ 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 6
Stewart p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Totals................... 33 6 10 6 7 10 21 10 13
Brigham Young 3 (2-6)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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SMITH, Liz lf............ 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
HODGEN-KELLY,Lindsey cf.. 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1
KEOHOHOU, Oli rf......... 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
BOYDSTON, Liz 1b......... 3 1 2 1 0 0 5 1 0
CADIENTE, Brooke dh...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
ELLIS, Jackie 2b......... 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
ERICKSON, Becca ss....... 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 1
CHRISTIANSEN, Angie c.... 3 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 1
JOHNSON, M. 3b........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
ROBERTS, Jill ph/3b..... 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PRICER, Meghann p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
DEWITT-WALLE p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 28 3 7 3 1 6 21 5 5
Score by Innings R H E
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Oklahoma Sooners.... 014 001 0 - 6 10 1
Brigham Young....... 100 002 0 - 3 7 2
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E - Stewart; JOHNSON, M.; PRICER. LOB - Oklahoma 13; BYU 5. 2B - Braitsch;
BOYDSTON. SB - Evans; Braitsch.
Oklahoma Sooners IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Stewart............. 7.0 7 3 3 1 6 28 29
Brigham Young IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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PRICER, Meghann..... 4.0 6 5 1 3 5 20 23
DEWITT-WALLE........ 3.0 4 1 1 4 5 13 17
Win - Stewart (1-0). Loss - PRICER (0-3). Save - None.
Umpires -
Start: Time: Attendance:
Game: BYUOK
