LEWISTON -- Strong pitching helped BYU defeat Gonzaga 10-1 Saturday in its final game at the Banana Belt Tournament.
Freshman left-hander Ken Gravley looked sharp in his first outing in three weeks. Gravley gave up just one run and three hits in eight innings of work.
The Cougars, now 4-8, struck first against the Bulldogs, now 3-6, scoring two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Shortstop Ranger Wiens scored the first run of the game on a double by first baseman Jake Stubblefield, who later scored on a passed ball.
The Bulldogs scored their only run of the game in the top of second on sacrifice fly by All-American, Jeff Culpepper, bringing the score to 2-1.
BYU increased its lead to 3-1 on an RBI single by designated hitter Kevin Bills in the fourth inning.
The Cougars scored the bulk of their runs in the fifth. Wiens, who was 3-3 on the evening, led off the inning with a triple and scored on a single by Stubblefield. Kainoa Obrey then hit his third homerun of the season, a two-run blast to center field. Bills topped off the inning with a two-run double to left field.
Cougar junior transfer Kory Knell began the seventh with a single, and later stole second. Two consecutive wild pitches then allowed him to score, increasing the Cougars' lead to 9-1.
The Cougars scored the final run of the game on back-to-back doubles by Doug Jackson and Wiens in the eighth.
Until tonight, the Cougars were winless when someone other than Jeff Mousser (3-0) was the starting pitcher.
In other action at the Banana Belt Tournament, Washington State defeated Lewis and Clark State 12-4, and Gonzaga beat Portland 9-5. BYU finished with a 2-2 record in the tournament.
The Cougars will travel to the Lone Star State on Thursday for a three-game series at Texas Christian University. The game will begin at 6:30 p.m. CST in Ft. Worth.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS vs BRIGHAM YOUNG
Mar 01, 2003 at LEWISTON, ID (HARRIS FIELD)
GONZAGA BULLDOGS 1 (3-6)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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RODLAND, E. 2b........... 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 3
ZURMELY, G 3b............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
EVANS, D. 3b............ 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
CORDER, G 1b............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 2
JOHNSON, D. lf........... 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
QUACKENBUSH dh........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BRATTON, M ph........... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
HESS, S. c............... 2 0 1 0 1 0 8 1 0
THIBAULT, K c........... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
CULPEPPER, J rf.......... 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 1
FROMAN, N. ss............ 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 0
SINNER, C. cf............ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
WELKER, B. ph........... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BRENNAN, J rf........... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
LICHTER, S p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MONROE, J. p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
REDING, M. p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WHITE, K p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 1 4 1 4 3 24 11 9
BRIGHAM YOUNG 10 (4-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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JACKSON, Doug cf......... 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 0 0
WIENS, Ranger ss......... 3 2 3 1 2 0 3 1 0
STUBBLEFIELD, Jake 1b.... 5 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 0
OBREY, Kainoa 3b......... 3 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 1
LUCAS, Blair ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KNELL, Kory lf........... 3 2 1 0 2 1 4 0 1
CHAMBERS, Ryan rf........ 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0
CARSON, Clayton 2b....... 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 0
BILLS, Kevin dh.......... 4 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0
WILKES, Adam c........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 5
GRAVLEY, Kenneth p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SEARLE, Bryce p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 34 10 12 8 6 8 27 7 7
Score by Innings R H E
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GONZAGA BULLDOGS.... 010 000 000 - 1 4 1
BRIGHAM YOUNG....... 200 150 11X - 10 12 2
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E - ZURMELY, G; WIENS 2. DP - GONZAGA 1; BYU COUGARS 1. LOB - GONZAGA 9; BYU
COUGARS 7. 2B - JACKSON; WIENS; STUBBLEFIELD; BILLS. 3B - WIENS. HR -
OBREY(3). HBP - SINNER, C.. SH - CHAMBERS. SF - CULPEPPER, J. SB - JOHNSON,
D.; SINNER, C.; WIENS; KNELL. CS - CHAMBERS.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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LICHTER, S.......... 4.1 4 5 4 4 5 16 21
MONROE, J........... 0.1 3 3 3 1 1 4 5
REDING, M........... 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 9 10
WHITE, K............ 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 5 5
BRIGHAM YOUNG IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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GRAVLEY, Kenneth.... 8.0 3 1 0 2 2 27 31
SEARLE, Bryce....... 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
Win - GRAVLEY (1-0). Loss - LICHTER, S (0-2). Save - None.
WP - REDING, M. 4; GRAVLEY; SEARLE. HBP - by GRAVLEY (SINNER, C.). PB - HESS,
S..
Umpires - HP: Brian Bonds 2B: Barry Larson
Start: 4:40 PM Time: 2:45 Attendance: 70
Play-by-Play
GONZAGA BULLDOGS vs BRIGHAM YOUNG - Play-by-Play
Mar 01, 2003 at LEWISTON, ID (HARRIS FIELD)
Score by Innings R H E
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GONZAGA BULLDOGS.... 010 000 000 - 1 4 1
BRIGHAM YOUNG....... 200 150 11X - 10 12 2
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GONZAGA BULLDOGS starters: 3/2b RODLAND, E.; 11/3b ZURMELY, G; 22/1b CORDER,
G; 12/lf JOHNSON, D.; 24/dh QUACKENBUSH; 5/c HESS, S.; 7/rf CULPEPPER, J;
9/ss FROMAN, N.; 2/cf SINNER, C.; 31/p LICHTER, S;
BRIGHAM YOUNG starters: 13/cf JACKSON; 8/ss WIENS; 33/1b STUBBLEFIELD; 32/3b
OBREY; 12/lf KNELL; 22/rf CHAMBERS; 23/2b CARSON; 10/dh BILLS; 24/c
WILKES; 19/p GRAVLEY;
GONZAGA BULLDOGS - inning 1
RODLAND, E. flied out to cf. ZURMELY, G flied out to cf. CORDER, G popped
up to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 1
JACKSON struck out. WIENS walked. WIENS stole second. STUBBLEFIELD
doubled to right center, RBI; WIENS scored. OBREY flied out to rf down
the rf line; STUBBLEFIELD advanced to third. STUBBLEFIELD scored on a
passed ball, unearned. KNELL struck out. 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS - inning 2
JOHNSON, D. reached on an error by ss. QUACKENBUSH flied out to cf.
JOHNSON, D. stole second. HESS, S. singled through the left side;
JOHNSON, D. advanced to third. CULPEPPER, J flied out to rf, SF, RBI;
JOHNSON, D. scored, unearned. FROMAN, N. singled through the right side;
HESS, S. advanced to second. SINNER, C. lined out to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 1
error, 2 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 2
CHAMBERS struck out looking. CARSON grounded out to 2b. BILLS reached on
a throwing error by 3b. WILKES reached on a fielder's choice; BILLS out
at second ss to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS - inning 3
RODLAND, E. lined out to 2b. ZURMELY, G grounded out to p. CORDER, G
flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 3
JACKSON grounded out to ss. WIENS walked. STUBBLEFIELD grounded into
double play p to 2b to 1b; WIENS out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS - inning 4
JOHNSON, D. flied out to lf. QUACKENBUSH grounded out to ss. HESS, S.
walked. HESS, S. advanced to second on a wild pitch. CULPEPPER, J
grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 4
OBREY walked. KNELL walked; OBREY advanced to second. EVANS, D. to 3b for
ZURMELY, G. CHAMBERS grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; KNELL advanced to
second; OBREY advanced to third. CARSON struck out. BILLS singled to left
field, RBI; KNELL advanced to third; OBREY scored. WILKES reached on a
fielder's choice; BILLS out at second 2b to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS - inning 5
FROMAN, N. flied out to cf. SINNER, C. hit by pitch. RODLAND, E. struck
out looking. SINNER, C. stole second. EVANS, D. walked. CORDER, G flied
out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 5
JACKSON struck out. WIENS tripled down the rf line. STUBBLEFIELD singled
to center field, RBI; WIENS scored. MONROE, J. to p for LICHTER, S. OBREY
homered to center field, 2 RBI; STUBBLEFIELD scored. KNELL walked.
CHAMBERS struck out. CARSON singled to shortstop; KNELL advanced to
second. BILLS doubled down the lf line, 2 RBI; CARSON scored; KNELL
scored. REDING, M. to p for MONROE, J.. WILKES struck out swinging. 5
runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS - inning 6
JOHNSON, D. grounded out to 2b. QUACKENBUSH flied out to lf. HESS, S.
flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 6
JACKSON fouled out to rf. WIENS singled to shortstop. WIENS advanced to
second on a wild pitch. STUBBLEFIELD flied out to cf; WIENS advanced to
third. OBREY grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS - inning 7
CULPEPPER, J fouled out to 3b. FROMAN, N. grounded out to 3b. WELKER, B.
pinch hit for SINNER, C.. WELKER, B. fouled out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 7
CULPEPPER, J to cf. BRENNAN, J to rf for WELKER, B.. KNELL singled to
center field. KNELL stole second. CHAMBERS walked; KNELL advanced to
third on a wild pitch. CHAMBERS out at second c to 2b, caught stealing.
KNELL scored on a wild pitch. CARSON singled up the middle. BILLS struck
out. CARSON advanced to second on a wild pitch. WILKES grounded out to
ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS - inning 8
RODLAND, E. reached on a fielding error by ss. EVANS, D. singled to right
field; RODLAND, E. advanced to second. CORDER, G grounded into double
play 3b to 2b to 1b; EVANS, D. out on the play; RODLAND, E. advanced to
third. JOHNSON, D. struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BRIGHAM YOUNG - inning 8
THIBAULT, K to c for HESS, S.. WHITE, K to p for REDING, M.. JACKSON
doubled to center field. WIENS doubled to center field, RBI; JACKSON
scored. STUBBLEFIELD grounded out to ss; WIENS advanced to third. LUCAS
pinch hit for OBREY. LUCAS popped up to 2b. KNELL flied out to cf. 1 run,
2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
GONZAGA BULLDOGS - inning 9
LUCAS to 3b. SEARLE to p for GRAVLEY. BRATTON, M pinch hit for
QUACKENBUSH. BRATTON, M singled through the left side. THIBAULT, K struck
out. BRATTON, M advanced to second on a wild pitch. CULPEPPER, J flied
out to lf. FROMAN, N. walked. BRENNAN, J walked; FROMAN, N. advanced to
second; BRATTON, M advanced to third. RODLAND, E. popped up to ss. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.