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2004 BYU Season Review
Cougars finish season 34-18, 11-8 MWC.
June 2, 2004 PROVO, Utah - The young, talented 2004 softball team stepped up in all positions this season to post a 34-18 overall record and an 11-8 Mountain West Conference record. The team finished the conference season in third place, behind Colorado State and San Diego State. BYU continued to be an offensive presence nationally by earning two top-15 rankings in batting average (.304) and scoring (5.35). At the conference level, the Cougars finished second in batting average only behind Colorado State (.327), who finished the year with a No. 4 national ranking. Although there were many individual honors and records set, this season was really a team effort. The team showed depth in all positions and displayed great team chemistry on an off the field. For the first time in BYU history, four athletes were named to the MWC All-Conference team. Sophomore Ianeta Le`i received MWC Player of the Year recognition and earned back-to-back All-Conference honors, while teammates Brooke Boyce, Debbie Dodds and Paige Paramore received the first All-Conference citations of their careers. Le`i, Dodds and Paramore were also named NFCA second-team West All-Region. Despite having a great season, the Cougars were unable to advance to the post season as New Mexico eliminated BYU during the first round of the MWC Championships in a 10-inning 1-0 heartbreaking loss. Rain and snow conditions forced the conference tournament to single elimination instead of the regular double elimination format.
To view an extended version of the 2004 BYU Softball Season Review go to www.byucougars.com/softball.
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