PROVO -- A solid team effort, with multiple-run homers from related players gave the Cougars (18-7) the edge over UC Santa Barbara and No. 9 Stanford.
“I was extremely pleased with our overall performance after our 12 day break,” BYU head coach Gordon Eakin said. “We came out tonight and played both games competitively and aggressively.”
Their first game against UC Santa Barbara started off quiet until the top of the third when J.C. Clayton and Angie Quiocho hit back-to-back doubles giving the Cougars a one-run lead.
Andrea Ramirez followed with a single right up the middle which advanced Quiocho to third putting her in scoring position.
During the very next at-bat, Ramirez took off for second as the first pitch was thrown and made it safely to second. As soon as the UC Santa Barbara started throwing to second, Quiocho stole home scored BYU’s second run.
At the top of the second, Caschjen Atagi and Kristin Delahoussaye hit back-to-back singles. One batter later, Quiocho stepped up to the plate, and blasted a three-run homer over the right-center field wall.
Quiocho accounted four out of the five Cougars’ runs against UC Santa Barbara, and scored the fifth when she stole home in the third.
“Angie is definitely in the zone right now and playing really well,” Eakin said. “She is playing a complete game. She has speed, power and an impressive knowledge of the game.”
Right-handed pitcher Christie Zinanti was back in action and looking great from the mound after battling a nagging back and rib injury.
Zinanti faced 27 batters, gave up only 3 hits, striking out two batters and not giving up a single walk.
“It was really nice to see Chrisite pitch as well as she is capable of tonight,” Eakin said. “She feels great, and we look forward to having her back at full strength.”
In the second game of its doubleheader, BYU faced its fifth ranked team of the season, No. 9 Stanford.
The Cardinals were the first to score in the bottom of the third with two runs off of a bases loaded situation.
The Cougars fired back in the top of the fourth when Ramirez sent a hard-hit single to first, which was followed by a two-run homer from Jessica Fitu bringing the game all tied up.
Delaney Willard hit her third home run of the season in the top of the fifth giving BYU a one-run lead, and then Alexandra Hudson brought in the Cougars’ fourth run with a one-run double in the top of the sixth.
This 4-2 victory over No. 9 Stanford marked BYU’s fourth win over a ranked team of the season.
“I think the consistency we are looking for when playing these ranked teams is starting to show on the field,” Eakin said. “This team is showing solid and consistent growth and we want to remain at this level for the rest of the season.”
The Cougars return to the field Saturday to face Santa Clara and the University of Pacific at 11:15 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. (PST).
Live stats will be provided at www.byucougars.com.
BYU vs UC Santa Barbara
Mar 26, 2010 at Stanford, Calif. (Smith Family Stadium)
BYU 5 (17-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b.. 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2
CLAYTON, J.C. ss......... 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 5 0
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b..... 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 6 0
PURCELL-FITU, Jess. c.... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b....... 3 0 1 0 0 0 16 0 2
VANCE-KELLUM, Amanda dh.. 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
HUDSON, Alexandra cf..... 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
WILLARD, Delaney rf...... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
DAVIS-ATAGI,Caschjen lf.. 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DUGAS, Jessica pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
ZINANTI, Christie p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 29 5 8 4 2 2 21 16 5
UC Santa Barbara 0 (9-18)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Ziegler, J. 1b........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 2
Putich, B. lf............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
McWhirter dh............. 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Beristianos 3b........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Jennings ss.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
Corder 2b................ 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2
Anderson, K. c........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
Taylor rf................ 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Adishian cf.............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Matsumoto p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 26 0 3 0 0 2 21 13 6
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 002 000 3 - 5 8 2
UC Santa Barbara.... 000 000 0 - 0 3 1
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E - QUIOCHO; RAMIREZ; Beristianos. DP - UCSB 1. LOB - BY 5; UCSB 6. 2B -
CLAYTON; QUIOCHO. HR - QUIOCHO. HBP - Corder. SB - QUIOCHO; RAMIREZ.
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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ZINANTI, Christie... 7.0 3 0 0 0 2 26 27 93
UC Santa Barbara IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Matsumoto........... 7.0 8 5 2 2 2 29 31 90
Win - ZINANTI (5-1). Loss - Matsumoto (4-6). Save - None.
HBP - by ZINANTI (Corder). Pitches/strikes: ZINANTI 93/68; Matsumoto 90/57.
Umpires - HP: Bobby Shelton 1B: Ken Buchmiller 3B: Geri Magwire
Start: 1:11 pm Time: 1:39 Attendance:
Weather: Sunny
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to ss (1-1 BK). CLAYTON singled up
the middle (2-1 BKB). QUIOCHO walked (3-1 BBBKB); CLAYTON advanced to second.
PURCELL-FITU reached on a fielder's choice (2-1 BBF); QUIOCHO advanced to
second; CLAYTON out at third ss to 3b. RAMIREZ grounded out to 3b (0-0). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara 1st - Ziegler, J. grounded out to 3b (2-2 KKBFBF).
Putich, B. grounded out to ss (0-0). McWhirter grounded out to 2b (0-2 KSFF).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - VANCE-KELLUM grounded out to 3b (0-0). HUDSON walked (3-1
BBBKB). WILLARD singled to right field (0-0); HUDSON advanced to second.
DAVIS-ATAGI reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); WILLARD out at second 2b to
ss; HUDSON advanced to third. DELAHOUSSAYE out at first 1b to 2b (0-2 KF). 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara 2nd - Beristianos grounded out to 2b (1-1 BK). Jennings
struck out looking (2-2 BKKBK). Corder reached on a fielding error by 3b (0-0).
Anderson, K. grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2 BSSFF). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - CLAYTON doubled to right center (0-1 K). QUIOCHO doubled down
the lf line, RBI (1-0 B); CLAYTON scored. PURCELL-FITU popped up to 2b (0-0).
RAMIREZ singled to shortstop (0-0); QUIOCHO advanced to third. RAMIREZ stole
second; QUIOCHO stole home. VANCE-KELLUM struck out looking (3-2 KSBBBK).
HUDSON popped up to 2b (2-2 BFFB). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara 3rd - Taylor singled to right field (0-0). Adishian
struck out swinging (0-2 KFK). Ziegler, J. grounded out to 3b (0-1 F); Taylor
advanced to second. Putich, B. grounded out to ss (0-1 S). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 4th - WILLARD grounded out to 2b (0-1 K). DAVIS-ATAGI lined out to p
(1-0 B). DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to cf (1-1 KB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
UC Santa Barbara 4th - McWhirter out at first p to ss to 1b (2-2 BKKB).
Beristianos grounded out to ss (0-1 K). Jennings grounded out to 3b (0-2 SF).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - CLAYTON singled up the middle (2-1 BBK). QUIOCHO lined into
double play 3b to 1b (3-2 BBFBF); CLAYTON out on the play. PURCELL-FITU
grounded out to 3b (2-2 BBSFF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara 5th - Corder hit by pitch (2-1 BF). Anderson, K. flied
out to rf (1-2 FSB). Taylor singled through the left side (1-2 BKFFF); Corder
advanced to second. Adishian grounded out to 2b (2-1 FBB); Taylor advanced to
second; Corder advanced to third. Ziegler, J. grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BYU 6th - RAMIREZ grounded out to ss (0-1 K). VANCE-KELLUM grounded out
to 2b (0-0). HUDSON grounded out to ss (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
UC Santa Barbara 6th - Putich, B. grounded out to 3b (1-1 FB). McWhirter
singled to left field (1-0 B). Beristianos lined out to ss (3-2 BBKBKF).
Jennings reached on an error by 1b (3-2 BKBFB); McWhirter advanced to third.
Corder grounded out to 3b (1-2 KKFBF). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 7th - WILLARD lined out to 1b (2-1 BBK). DAVIS-ATAGI reached on an
error by 3b (0-1 K). DUGAS pinch ran for DAVIS-ATAGI. DELAHOUSSAYE singled up
the middle (0-0); DUGAS advanced to second. CLAYTON struck out swinging (2-2
KBBKS). QUIOCHO homered to left center, 3 RBI, unearned (0-0); DELAHOUSSAYE
scored, unearned; DUGAS scored, unearned. PURCELL-FITU grounded out to 3b (1-1
FB). 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
UC Santa Barbara 7th - DUGAS to lf. Anderson, K. grounded out to 3b (2-1
BBK). Taylor grounded out to ss (0-0). Adishian flied out to lf (0-0). 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU at #9 Stanford
Mar 26, 2010 at Stanford, Calif. (Smith Family Stadium)
BYU 4 (18-7)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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DELAHOUSSAYE,Kristin 2b.. 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0
CLAYTON, J.C. ss......... 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2
QUIOCHO, Angeline 3b..... 4 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 1
RAMIREZ, Andrea 1b....... 2 1 1 0 1 0 10 0 0
DAVIS-ATAGI,Caschjen pr. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PURCELL-FITU, Jess. c.... 3 1 1 2 0 2 4 1 0
VANCE-KELLUM, Amanda dh.. 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
HUDSON, Alexandra cf..... 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0
THOMAS, Whitney pr...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WILLARD, Delaney rf...... 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
DUGAS, Jessica lf........ 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
AFFLECK, Paige p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 27 4 6 4 1 9 21 15 5
Stanford 2 (22-4)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Haber lf................. 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Hansen 2b................ 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 2 0
Rich ss.................. 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Koplitz 3b............... 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Burns rf................. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Koutz 1b................. 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 3
Edwards pr.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neill c.................. 3 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 1
Albers pr............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Becerra dh............... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Hassman cf............... 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2
Gerhart,T p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Totals................... 26 2 5 1 3 3 21 7 7
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 000 211 0 - 4 6 3
Stanford............ 002 000 0 - 2 5 3
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E - DELAHOUSSAYE; CLAYTON; QUIOCHO; Rich; Koutz; Gerhart,T. DP - BY 1;
Stanford 1. LOB - BY 5; Stanford 7. 2B - HUDSON; Neill. HR - PURCELL-FITU;
WILLARD. SH - DELAHOUSSAYE; DUGAS; Becerra. SB - Hassman. CS - Hansen.
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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AFFLECK, Paige...... 7.0 5 2 2 3 3 26 30 118
Stanford IP H R ER BB SO AB BF NP
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Gerhart,T........... 7.0 6 4 3 1 9 27 30 119
Win - AFFLECK (12-5). Loss - Gerhart,T (15-3). Save - None.
Pitches/strikes: AFFLECK 118/70; Gerhart,T 119/79.
Umpires - HP: Ken Buchmiller 1B: Calvin Walker 3B: Jim Bertuzzi IIi
Start: 5:21 pm Time: 1:57 Attendance: 311
Weather: Sunny
BYU 1st - DELAHOUSSAYE grounded out to ss (3-2 KBBFFB). CLAYTON popped
up to ss (0-1 K). QUIOCHO struck out looking (3-2 SFBBBFK). 0 runs, 0 hits,
0 errors, 0 LOB.
Stanford 1st - Haber grounded out to ss (2-1 BKB). Hansen grounded out
to 2b (2-2 KKBB). Rich grounded out to 3b (1-1 FB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 2nd - RAMIREZ singled to right field (1-1 KB). PURCELL-FITU struck
out swinging (0-2 KFS). VANCE-KELLUM hit into double play cf to 1b (2-1 BKB);
RAMIREZ out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Stanford 2nd - Koplitz grounded out to 3b (2-2 BSBS). Burns grounded out
to 3b (2-2 KBBS). Koutz walked (3-1 KBBBB). Neill popped up to 2b (2-1 BBK).
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 3rd - HUDSON reached on a fielding error by 1b (1-1 FB). WILLARD
reached on a fielding error by p (0-1 F); HUDSON advanced to second. THOMAS
pinch ran for HUDSON. DUGAS out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (0-1 F); WILLARD
advanced to second; THOMAS advanced to third. DELAHOUSSAYE struck out looking
(1-2 BKFFK). CLAYTON struck out swinging (2-2 KSBFBFS). 0 runs, 0 hits, 2
errors, 2 LOB.
Stanford 3rd - HUDSON to cf for THOMAS. Becerra reached on a fielding
error by 2b, bunt (1-0 B). Hassman singled up the middle (1-0 B); Becerra
advanced to second. Haber reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Hassman advanced
to second; Becerra out at third p to 3b. Hansen walked (3-1 BBBKB); Haber
advanced to second; Hassman advanced to third. Rich reached on a fielding error
by ss (0-0); Hansen advanced to second; Haber advanced to third; Hassman
scored. Koplitz singled to shortstop, RBI (2-1 KBB); Rich advanced to second;
Hansen advanced to third; Haber scored. Burns struck out swinging (1-2 KBKS).
Koutz grounded out to 3b (2-0 BB). 2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU 4th - QUIOCHO struck out swinging (3-2 BSKBBS). RAMIREZ reached on a
fielding error by ss (0-0). PURCELL-FITU homered to center field, 2 RBI (1-1
BF); RAMIREZ scored, unearned. VANCE-KELLUM flied out to rf (2-1 KBB). HUDSON
grounded out to 2b (2-2 BKBK). 2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Stanford 4th - Neill doubled to left field (2-0 BB). Albers pinch ran
for Neill. Becerra out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-0 B); Albers advanced to
third. Hassman walked (3-1 FBBBB). Hassman stole second. Haber hit into double
play cf to c (1-0 B); Albers out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1
LOB.
BYU 5th - Neill to c for Albers. WILLARD homered to right field, RBI
(1-1 KB). DUGAS struck out swinging (1-2 KBFS). DELAHOUSSAYE flied out to 2b
(2-2 KFBB). CLAYTON grounded out to p (0-0). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0
LOB.
Stanford 5th - Hansen singled to center field (2-2 BBKKF). Rich struck
out swinging (0-2 SFS). Koplitz flied out to cf (2-2 BKBF). Hansen out at
second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 6th - QUIOCHO struck out swinging (0-2 SFS). RAMIREZ walked (3-2
BFSBFBB). DAVIS-ATAGI pinch ran for RAMIREZ. PURCELL-FITU struck out looking
(2-2 KSBBFFFK). VANCE-KELLUM singled to second base (1-0 B); DAVIS-ATAGI
advanced to second. HUDSON doubled down the lf line, RBI (3-2 KKBBB);
VANCE-KELLUM advanced to third; DAVIS-ATAGI scored. WILLARD fouled out to c
(1-1 FB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Stanford 6th - RAMIREZ to 1b for DAVIS-ATAGI. Burns grounded out to 3b
(3-2 BBBKKFFF). Koutz singled to center field (0-1 K). Edwards pinch ran for
Koutz. Neill reached on a fielding error by 3b (1-2 FBF); Edwards advanced to
second. Becerra struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBFS). Hassman reached on a
fielder's choice (0-0); Neill advanced to second; Edwards out at second 3b to
ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
BYU 7th - Koutz to 1b for Edwards. DUGAS singled to left field (1-1 FB).
DELAHOUSSAYE out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt (1-1 BK); DUGAS advanced to
second. CLAYTON grounded out to 2b (0-0); DUGAS advanced to third. QUIOCHO
struck out swinging (2-2 KBKBFS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Stanford 7th - Haber grounded out to p (1-0 B). Hansen grounded out to
ss (1-1 BF). Rich grounded out to 3b (0-1 F). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.