PROVO -- In front of the biggest crowd of the season the Cougars sealed another win on the season shutting out the Utah Valley State Wolverines 4-0, bringing their overall record to 31-14. Ianeta Le`i tied the single-season RBI record at 60 in the victory.
"It's nice to win, I'm pleased with the way we came out," said head coach Gordon Eakin. "We did a good job with what we had. We played some new kids today because of the injuries we have--three of our top hitters out of the game."
In the first through fourth innings the Wolverines were the only ones picking up hits, as the game remained scoreless until the fifth.
In the top of the fourth inning Jackie Roberts of UVSC hit it deep to right field, but it wasn't enough for the Wolverines as right fielder Monica Gonzalez caught the pop fly.
The Wolverines gave the Cougars a scare again in the top of the fifth as they had runners on second and third with only one out. Pitcher Summer Tobias came in relief to strike out Kaeleigh Forsyth and caught the next grounder to bring the Cougars back onto the field.
After a few pop flies, the Cougars finally got on base in the fifth inning as injured pinch hitter Le`i hit it deep in right field picking up two RBI and the first two runs of the game. With the two RBI, Le`i tied the single-season RBI record at 60.
"Neta's orders were to hit the ball, but don't run and she did just that," said Eakin. "Neta is a team in herself, she is a phenomenal player."
In the top of the sixth UVSC's Cari Hamilton hit a grounder past first baseman Jennifer Whiteley for a double, but couldn't pull out a score.
Boyce-Humbert, now 7-2 pitched for the first five innings until Summer Tobias was brought into the game to relieve her in the sixth.
Tracee Hoch had her third homerun of the season to left center, upping the Cougars to a 3-0 lead over the Wolverines in the sixth. The homer was followed by Paige Paramore hitting a single, her pinch runner Stephanie Platt bringing it home on an RBI from Jodi Norton on a single. The Cougars led 4-0 after the sixth inning.
The Wolverines couldn't muster a run in the top of the seventh, sealing the win for the Cougars 4-0.
BYU will travel to the University of Utah for a double-header Saturday in Salt Lake City for games at noon on 2 p.m.
Utah Valley State at Brigham Young Univ.
Apr 20, 2006 at Provo, Utah (Gail Miller Field)
Utah Valley State 0
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JIMENEZ, Chris lf........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
HAMILTON, Cari cf........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
HARTGROVE, Rachel ss..... 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
BOYER, Heidi 1b/p........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1
PAULSEN, Natalie 1b..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
ROBERTS, Jackie p/1b..... 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1
EPPICH, Laurin 3b........ 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ROSKELLEY, Sara c........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0
ZUPAN, Emily 2b.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1
NEAL, Kaylie pr......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FORSYTH, Kaeleigh rf..... 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0
Totals................... 25 0 5 0 0 5 18 4 5
Brigham Young Univ. 4
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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GONZALES, Monica rf...... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
CHAMBERLAIN, Krystle lf.. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOCH, Tracee 2b.......... 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 0
PARAMORE, Paige dh....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
PLATT, Stephanie pr..... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SNOW, Emi cf............. 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ANDERSON, Jana pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NORTON, Jodi ss.......... 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
WHITELEY, Jennifer 1b.... 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0
RUSSELL, Ashlyn ph...... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
KENNEDY, Lindi 3b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2
NIX, Cortney c........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
LE`I, Ianeta ph......... 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
BOYCE-HUMBER, Brooke p... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOBIAS, Summer p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 24 4 5 4 1 2 21 9 4
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah Valley State... 000 000 0 - 0 5 2
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 022 X - 4 5 1
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E - HARTGROVE; BOYER; BOYCE-HUMBER. DP - BYU Cougars 1. LOB - UVSC 5; BYU
Cougars 4. 2B - HAMILTON. HR - HOCH. SH - HARTGROVE; CHAMBERLAIN. SB -
HARTGROVE; ROSKELLEY; PLATT; ANDERSON; NIX.
Utah Valley State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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ROBERTS, Jackie..... 5.2 4 4 2 1 2 22 24
BOYER, Heidi........ 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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BOYCE-HUMBER, Brooke 5.0 5 0 0 0 3 20 20
TOBIAS, Summer...... 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 5 6
Win - None. Loss - None. Save - None.
Umpires - HP: Terry Balser 1B: Ray Meibos 3B: Clair McBride
Start: 6:00 Time: Attendance:
BOYCE-HUMBER faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Game: UVSC-BY
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Play-by-Play
Brigham Young University 2005 Season
Utah Valley State at Brigham Young Univ. - Play-by-Play
Apr 20, 2006 at Provo, Utah (Gail Miller Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Utah Valley State... 000 000 0 - 0 5 2
Brigham Young Univ.. 000 022 X - 4 5 1
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Utah Valley State starters: 3/lf JIMENEZ; 4/cf HAMILTON; 2/ss HARTGROVE; 8/1b BOYER;
5/p ROBERTS; 16/3b EPPICH; 9/c ROSKELLEY; 0/2b ZUPAN; 6/rf FORSYTH;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 24/rf GONZALES; 1/lf CHAMBERLAIN; 4/2b HOCH; 19/dh
PARAMORE; 18/cf SNOW; 8/ss NORTON; 3/1b WHITELEY; 23/3b KENNEDY; 10/c NIX; 9/p
BOYCE-HUMBER;
Utah Valley State 1st - JIMENEZ grounded out to 3b. HAMILTON grounded out to
1b unassisted. HARTGROVE singled to shortstop. HARTGROVE stole second. BOYER
grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - GONZALES fouled out to 3b. CHAMBERLAIN grounded out
to 2b. HOCH popped up to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah Valley State 2nd - ROBERTS struck out swinging. EPPICH grounded out to
3b. ROSKELLEY singled to left field. ZUPAN reached on a fielder's choice; ROSKELLEY
out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - PARAMORE grounded out to 1b unassisted. SNOW flied
out to cf. NORTON struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah Valley State 3rd - FORSYTH singled up the middle. JIMENEZ lined into
double play 3b to 1b; FORSYTH out on the play. HAMILTON struck out looking. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - WHITELEY flied out to cf. KENNEDY flied out to rf.
NIX fouled out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Utah Valley State 4th - HARTGROVE popped up to 3b. BOYER grounded out to 2b.
ROBERTS flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - GONZALES reached on a fielding error by 1b.
CHAMBERLAIN grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; GONZALES advanced to second. HOCH popped
up to p. PARAMORE fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Utah Valley State 5th - EPPICH flied out to cf. ROSKELLEY reached on a
throwing error by p. ROSKELLEY stole second. ZUPAN singled, advanced to second on
the throw; ROSKELLEY advanced to third. FORSYTH struck out swinging. NEAL pinch ran
for ZUPAN. JIMENEZ grounded out to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - ZUPAN to 2b for NEAL. SNOW reached on a fielding
error by ss. ANDERSON pinch ran for SNOW. ANDERSON stole second. NORTON walked.
WHITELEY popped up to ss. KENNEDY struck out looking. LE`I pinch hit for NIX. LE`I
singled to right field, 2 RBI; NORTON scored, unearned; ANDERSON scored, unearned.
NIX to c for LE`I. NIX stole second. GONZALES fouled out to c. 2 runs, 1 hit, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Utah Valley State 6th - SNOW to cf for ANDERSON. HAMILTON doubled down the rf
line. TOBIAS to p for BOYCE-HUMBER. HARTGROVE out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt;
HAMILTON advanced to third. BOYER struck out swinging. ROBERTS grounded out to ss.
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - PAULSEN to 1b for BOYER. CHAMBERLAIN out at first
1b to 2b. HOCH homered to left center, RBI. PARAMORE singled through the left side.
PLATT pinch ran for PARAMORE. PLATT stole second. SNOW grounded out to 2b; PLATT
advanced to third. NORTON singled to right field, RBI; PLATT scored. RUSSELL pinch
hit for WHITELEY. BOYER to p for PAULSEN. ROBERTS to 1b. RUSSELL singled; NORTON
advanced to second. WHITELEY to 1b for RUSSELL. KENNEDY grounded out to 1b
unassisted. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Utah Valley State 7th - EPPICH grounded out to 1b unassisted. ROSKELLEY
struck out swinging. ZUPAN grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.