Senior Jared Pena and the Utes defeated BYU, 10-4.
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Utes Cage Cougars, 10-4
Utah snaps thirteen-game losing streak to BYU.
May 26, 2004
LAS VEGAS - Utah (22-34) used a three run sixth inning to break a 3-3 tie and pull away from BYU (28-29) 10-4 in the opening game of the 2004 Mountain West Conference Tournament on Wednesday afternoon. With the win, the Utes snapped a thirteen-game losing streak to the Cougars, who had not lost in the opening round of the Mountain West Tournament the last four years.
The Cougars struck first in the bottom of the first, as junior left fielder Kory Knell scored on a sacrifice fly hit to left field by sophomore shortstop Brandon Taylor, taking the early 1-0 lead.
The Utes answered, scoring a run in each of the next two innings. In the second, junior designated hitter Tyson Olson scored on a sacrifice fly by freshman left fielder John Welsh , and in the third, junior center fielder Matt Ciaramella's RBI single to center field scored freshman third baseman Jay Brossman, giving the Utes their first lead of the day.
In the bottom half of the inning, Knell came around to score for the Cougars on an error by Utah's Brossman, tying the game at 2-2.
Both teams scored in the fifth, with Utah's coming on a solo home run by sophomore shortstop Ryan Khoury, his sixth of the season. BYU answered with a run came as junior center fielder Ryan Chambers scored on a RBI single by Knell.
The Utes pulled out to a 6-3 lead in the top of the sixth, getting an RBI-doubles from senior first baseman Michael Westfall, Olson and Welsh in the inning.
Westfall paced the Utah offense, finishing 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs scored. Olson and Brossman both finished the game 3-for-5.
For the Cougars, Knell was 3-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored while Taylor was 1-for-3 with two RBI.
BYU starter Patrick Wells (7-5) was charged with the loss, going five and one-third innings, allowing six earned runs on nine hits while walking one and striking out three.
For the Utes, sophomore left-hander Jason Price (4-8) picked up the win, allowing four runs on ten hits in eight innings while striking out five and walking none.
With the win, the Utes advance to the winner's bracket where they will either play at 11 a.m. or 3 p.m. Thursday, depending on the outcome of today's Air Force vs. UNLV game. The Cougars will play again tonight in the loser's bracket at 7 p.m.
GAME 1 NOTES
Utah snapped a 13-game losing streak to BYU with today's win. (The last Utah win vs. BYU was May 9, 2002). The Utes are now 2-2 vs. BYU in MWC Tournament games.
BYU was 4-0 in MWC Tournament first-round games entering this year's event, but the streak ended with today's loss to Utah.
The No. 4 seed is now 1-4 all-time in MWC Tournament first-round games, while the No. 5 seed is 3-2.
Utah belted three straight RBI-doubles in the top of the sixth inning, breaking a 3-3 and building a 6-3 lead. The Utes finished the game with seven doubles, which ties the MWC Tournament single-game record (set by UNLV vs. Utah 5/22/02).
Utah's Tyson Olson set the MWC Tournament single-game record for doubles with three. Olson has 15 doubles this season.
Utah's Jason Price notched his 100th strikeout of the season in the fourth inning today vs. BYU. He has 103 strikeouts on the year and joins SDSU's Scott Shoemaker as the only two MWC pitchers with 100+ strikeouts this season.
BYU's Ben Saylor stretched his hitting streak to 14 straight games with a fourth-inning single today.
BYU's Kory Knell, last week's Collegiate Baseball National Player of the Week, continued with a hot bat this week by going 3-for-4 vs. Utah with a double and a RBI. Knell is 16-for-25 (.640) in his last seven games with 16 RBI, five homers and four doubles.
Utah vs BYU (May 26, 2004)
Box score (NCAA)
2004 Mountain West Baseball
Utah vs BYU
May 26, 2004 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Earl E. Wilson)
Utah 10 (22-34)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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KHOURY ss................ 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1
BROSSMAN 3b.............. 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1
CIARAMELLA cf............ 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 0 0
CHEVALIER rf............. 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
PENA 2b.................. 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 3 3
WESTFALL 1b.............. 4 2 2 3 0 0 7 2 0
OLSON dh................. 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
WELSH lf................. 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 0 1
SCHLIEMAN c.............. 4 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0
PRICE p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
WESTMORELAND p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 40 10 15 10 1 6 27 11 7
BYU 4 (28-29)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CHAMBERS cf.............. 5 1 3 0 0 1 3 0 0
KNELL lf................. 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0
TAYLOR ss................ 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 4 0
BILLS dh................. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
SAYLOR rf................ 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 2
WIENS 3b................. 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 0
LAW 1b................... 3 0 1 0 0 1 11 0 0
LUCAS ph................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WILKES c................. 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0
VEST 2b.................. 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3
WELLS p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PARSONS p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 34 4 10 3 0 7 27 11 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah................ 011 013 202 - 10 15 1
BYU................. 101 010 100 - 4 10 0
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E - CHEVALIER(5). DP - Utah 1. LOB - Utah 7; BYU 6. 2B - BROSSMAN(11);
WESTFALL 2(8); OLSON 3(15); WELSH(8); CHAMBERS(11); KNELL(13). HR -
KHOURY(6); TAYLOR(14). HBP - CHEVALIER; BILLS; WIENS. SF - WESTFALL(2);
WELSH(2); TAYLOR(4). SB - BROSSMAN(4); CIARAMELLA(9); CHEVALIER(12);
OLSON(8); KNELL 2(8). CS - LAW(3).
Utah IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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PRICE............... 8.0 10 4 3 0 5 31 34
WESTMORELAND........ 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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WELLS............... 5.1 9 6 6 1 3 24 26
PARSONS............. 3.2 6 4 4 0 3 16 18
Win - PRICE (4-8). Loss - WELLS (7-5). Save - None.
HBP - by PRICE (BILLS); by PRICE (WIENS); by PARSONS (CHEVALIER). BK - PRICE(3).
Umpires - HP: Jeff Jenkins 1B: Raymond Belfiore 2B: Kevin Daugherty 3B: Ken
Bayne Start: 11:03 AM Time: 2:41 Attendance:
Game notes:
ID-263242
MWC 2004 Tournament
Utah advances to Thursday, BYU faces loser of game 2 tonight at 7pm
Game: MWC1
Play-by-Play
2004 Mountain West Baseball
Utah vs BYU - Play-by-Play
May 26, 2004 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Earl E. Wilson)
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah................ 011 013 202 - 10 15 1
BYU................. 101 010 100 - 4 10 0
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Utah starters: 2/ss KHOURY; 18/3b BROSSMAN; 25/cf CIARAMELLA; 5/rf CHEVALIER; 3/2b
PENA; 6/1b WESTFALL; 16/dh OLSON; 33/lf WELSH; 4/c SCHLIEMAN; 15/p PRICE;
BYU starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 12/lf KNELL; 3/ss TAYLOR; 11/dh BILLS; 25/rf SAYLOR;
8/3b WIENS; 1/1b LAW; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b VEST; 4/p WELLS;
Utah 1st - KHOURY walked. BROSSMAN singled to third base; KHOURY advanced to
second. CIARAMELLA reached on a fielder's choice; BROSSMAN out at second ss to 2b;
KHOURY advanced to third. CHEVALIER popped up to ss. PENA grounded out to ss. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 1st - CHAMBERS flied out to lf to left center. KNELL doubled down the lf
line. KNELL stole third. TAYLOR flied out to lf, SF, RBI; KNELL scored. BILLS hit by
pitch. SAYLOR struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah 2nd - WESTFALL grounded out to 3b. OLSON doubled down the rf line. OLSON
stole third. WELSH flied out to cf, SF, RBI; OLSON scored. SCHLIEMAN struck out
looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - WIENS struck out looking. LAW singled up the middle. LAW out at
second p to 1b to ss, caught stealing. WILKES grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah 3rd - KHOURY grounded out to 1b unassisted. BROSSMAN doubled to right
center. CIARAMELLA singled to center field, RBI; BROSSMAN scored. CHEVALIER struck
out swinging. PENA reached on a fielder's choice; CIARAMELLA out at second 3b to 2b.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - VEST fouled out to c. CHAMBERS singled to right center. CHAMBERS
out at second p to 1b to ss, picked off. KNELL singled to right field. KNELL
advanced to second on a balk. TAYLOR reached on an error by rf, advanced to second,
unearned; KNELL scored, unearned. BILLS grounded out to 3b. 1 run, 2 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Utah 4th - WESTFALL grounded out to ss. OLSON grounded out to 1b unassisted.
WELSH flied out to lf to left center. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - SAYLOR singled to second base. WIENS singled to second base; SAYLOR
advanced to second. LAW struck out swinging. WILKES struck out looking. VEST flied
out to cf to left center. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Utah 5th - SCHLIEMAN grounded out to 2b. KHOURY homered to left field, RBI.
BROSSMAN flied out to rf. CIARAMELLA struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors,
0 LOB.
BYU 5th - CHAMBERS doubled down the rf line. KNELL singled to second base,
RBI; CHAMBERS scored. TAYLOR popped up to 2b. BILLS struck out looking; KNELL stole
second. SAYLOR flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Utah 6th - CHEVALIER grounded out to c, bunt. PENA singled to left field.
WESTFALL doubled up the middle, RBI; PENA scored. OLSON doubled to right field, RBI;
WESTFALL scored. WELSH doubled to right center, RBI; OLSON scored. PARSONS to p for
WELLS. SCHLIEMAN grounded out to 3b. KHOURY struck out swinging. 3 runs, 4 hits,
0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 6th - WIENS hit by pitch. LAW popped up to 1b. WILKES grounded out to p;
WIENS advanced to second. VEST popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
Utah 7th - BROSSMAN singled to left field. CIARAMELLA flied out to rf.
BROSSMAN stole second. CHEVALIER hit by pitch. PENA singled to left field, RBI;
CHEVALIER advanced to second; BROSSMAN scored. CHEVALIER stole third. WESTFALL flied
out to rf, SF, RBI; PENA advanced to second; CHEVALIER scored. OLSON grounded out to
2b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 7th - CHAMBERS singled to right center. KNELL grounded into double play
ss to 2b to 1b; CHAMBERS out on the play. TAYLOR homered to left field, RBI. BILLS
flied out to lf to left center. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah 8th - WELSH flied out to cf. SCHLIEMAN grounded out to 3b, bunt. KHOURY
singled to shortstop. BROSSMAN grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 8th - SAYLOR flied out to cf. WIENS grounded out to ss. LUCAS pinch hit
for LAW. LUCAS flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah 9th - BILLS to rf. SAYLOR to 1b. LUCAS to dh. CIARAMELLA singled to left
field. CHEVALIER struck out swinging; CIARAMELLA stole second. PENA flied out to cf.
WESTFALL doubled to left center, RBI; CIARAMELLA scored. OLSON doubled to right
field, RBI; WESTFALL scored. WELSH struck out swinging. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
BYU 9th - WESTMORELAND to p for PRICE. WILKES struck out swinging. VEST
grounded out to 2b. CHAMBERS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Line score
Utah 10, BYU 4 (May 26, 2004 at Las Vegas, Nev.)
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Utah................ 011 013 202 - 10 15 1 (22-34)
BYU................. 101 010 100 - 4 10 0 (28-29)
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Pitchers: Utah - PRICE; WESTMORELAND(9). BYU - WELLS; PARSONS(6).
Win-PRICE(4-8) Loss-WELLS(7-5) T-2:41 A-0
HR UT - KHOURY (6).
HR BY - TAYLOR (14).
Game notes:
ID-263242
MWC 2004 Tournament
Utah advances to Thursday, BYU faces loser of game 2 tonight at 7pm
Game: MWC1
