SANTA BARBARA -- The BYU softball team picked up its third consecutive win of the season with a 6-2 victory over UC Santa Barbara. The Cougars improve to 3-3 on the season, while the Gauchos fall to 10-7.
"I was pleased with the total team effort," BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. "We came out and competed very well and had a solid defensive performance."
BYU jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning, marking the first time this season the Cougars have scored a run in the first inning and held a lead early in a game.
Cougar sophomore Paige Paramore, a University of Texas at San Antonio transfer, recorded the first home run of her BYU career with a solo left field shot in the top of the second inning to put BYU up by 2 runs (2-0).
UCSB answered back with a run in the bottom of the second inning, but the Cougars put two more runs on the board in the top of the third to give them a three-run cushion.
The score remained 4-1 until the top of the sixth inning when with two runners on base BYU freshman Jennifer Whiteley hit her first career double to score two runs. Whiteley went 2-for-3 from the plate for the Cougars.
Freshman Krystle Chamberlain also had a great offensive performance for BYU, hitting 2-for-3 in the game and scoring two of the six Cougar runs.
The Gauchos were only able to score one more run in the bottom of the seventh to end the game with a 6-2 Cougar victory.
Brooke Boyce (1-1) pitched a complete game for BYU to capture her first win of the season on the mound.
On deck for the Cougars is UC Riverside on Friday at 12:30 p.m. MT followed by Loyola Marymount at 3 p.m. MT.
Brigham Young at UC Santa Barbara
Feb 19, 2004 at Santa Barbara, Calif (Campus Diamond)
Brigham Young 6 (3-3)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle dh.. 3 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
WHITELEY, Jennifer lf.... 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1
WATSON, Lauren c......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
LE`I, Ianeta 3b.......... 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 3 0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn 1b....... 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 1
WALKER, Kate 2b.......... 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 0
DABO, Kim pr............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NORTON, Jodi ss.......... 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0
PARAMORE, Paige rf...... 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
JONES, Milli rf......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
DODDS, Debbie cf......... 3 1 1 0 0 1 4 1 0
OSBORN, Belinda rf....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BOYCE, Brooke p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Totals................... 27 6 7 3 5 8 21 9 7
UC Santa Barbara 2 (10-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Simien rf................ 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Hensler c................ 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
Oliver 3b................ 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Herrin 1b................ 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2
Singley ss............... 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 2 0
Robbins dh............... 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Davis p.................. 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Sommer p................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Putich 2b................ 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
Beck lf.................. 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
Walters cf............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Totals................... 24 2 6 2 0 1 21 8 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young....... 112 002 0 - 6 7 0
UC Santa Barbara.... 010 000 1 - 2 6 2
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E - Oliver 2(7). LOB - BYU 7; UCSB 4. 2B - WHITELEY; DODDS; Simien(1);
Beck(1). HR - PARAMORE; Singley(3). HBP - Putich. SH - CHAMBERLAIN; LE`I;
Simien(3); Hensler(2). SB - Beck(2). CS - NORTON.
Brigham Young IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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BOYCE, Brooke....... 7.0 6 2 2 0 1 24 27
UC Santa Barbara IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Davis............... 5.0 6 6 3 4 7 22 27
Sommer.............. 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 5 7
Win - BOYCE (1-1). Loss - Davis (5-4). Save - None.
HBP - by BOYCE (Putich).
Umpires -
Start: 2:00 pm Time: 2:05 Attendance: 52
Game: UCSB
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young....... 112 002 0 - 6 7 0
UC Santa Barbara.... 010 000 1 - 2 6 2
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Brigham Young starters: 1/dh CHAMBERLAIN; 3/lf WHITELEY; 11/c WATSON; 66/3b
LE`I; 25/1b RUSSELL; 5/2b WALKER; 8/ss NORTON; 20/cf DODDS; 18/rf OSBORN;
9/p BOYCE;
UC Santa Barbara starters: 23/rf Simien; 12/c Hensler; 18/3b Oliver; 24/1b
Herrin; 7/ss Singley; 2/dh Robbins; 14/p Davis; 6/2b Putich; 16/lf Beck;
20/cf Walters;
Brigham Young - inning 1
PARAMORE to rf for NORTON. NORTON to ss for DODDS. DODDS to cf for
OSBORN. CHAMBERLAIN singled to second base. WHITELEY reached on a
throwing error by 3b; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to second, advanced to third
on the throw, scored, unearned. WATSON lined out to 1b. LE`I struck out
looking. RUSSELL struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 1
Simien doubled down the lf line, bunt. Hensler out at first 3b to 2b,
SAC, bunt; Simien advanced to third. Oliver popped up to 1b. Herrin flied
out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
WALKER grounded out to p. PARAMORE homered to left field, RBI. NORTON
walked. DODDS struck out swinging; NORTON out at second c to ss, caught
stealing. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 2
Singley homered to right center, RBI. Robbins lined out to p. Davis
struck out swinging. Putich flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
CHAMBERLAIN singled through the right side. WHITELEY singled down the lf
line; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to second. WATSON popped up to 2b. LE`I
walked; WHITELEY advanced to second; CHAMBERLAIN advanced to third.
RUSSELL struck out swinging. WALKER reached on a throwing error by 3b,
advanced to second; LE`I advanced to third; WHITELEY scored, unearned;
CHAMBERLAIN scored, unearned. PARAMORE struck out looking. 2 runs, 2
hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 3
Beck singled to shortstop. Simien out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Beck
advanced to second. Beck stole third. Hensler grounded out to 2b. Oliver
fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
NORTON grounded out to 3b. DODDS doubled to right field. CHAMBERLAIN
struck out looking. WHITELEY struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors,
1 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 4
Herrin lined out to ss. Singley flied out to cf. Robbins grounded out to
1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
WATSON singled to center field. LE`I out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt;
WATSON advanced to second. RUSSELL popped up to cf. WALKER walked.
PARAMORE flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 5
Davis grounded out to 2b. Putich lined out to ss. Beck grounded out to p.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
NORTON walked. DODDS reached on a fielder's choice to third base, bunt;
NORTON advanced to second. Sommer to p for Davis. CHAMBERLAIN out at
first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; DODDS advanced to second; NORTON advanced to
third. WHITELEY doubled down the lf line, advanced to third on the throw,
2 RBI; DODDS scored; NORTON scored. WATSON flied out to cf; WHITELEY out
at home cf to c. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 6
JONES, M. to rf for PARAMORE. Simien out at first p to 2b, bunt. Hensler
grounded out to 2b. Oliver singled through the left side. Herrin grounded
out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
LE`I struck out looking. RUSSELL grounded out to ss. WALKER walked. DABO
pinch ran for WALKER. JONES, M. reached on a fielder's choice; DABO out
at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara - inning 7
WALKER to 2b for DABO. Singley flied out to cf. Robbins singled to left
field. Sommer popped up to 3b. Putich hit by pitch; Robbins advanced to
second. Beck doubled to center field, advanced to third on the throw,
RBI; Putich advanced to third, out at home cf to c; Robbins scored. 1
run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.