Highlanders Complete Sweep

RIVERSIDE -- After scoring four runs in the second, BYU failed to hold its lead, losing 6-4 to UC Riverside on Saturday.

With the win, the Highlanders (4-7) completed a three-game sweep over BYU (2-9). Paul Jacinto suffered his fourth loss of the season allowing five earned runs on 10 hits. Haley Winter picked up his first win for UC Riverside.

Ryan Chambers knocked in two runs with a single in the second inning as BYU scored four runs on four hits in the inning. An error by the Highlander's third baseman accounted for two of the Cougars' runs.

Right fielder Jeff Hiestand went 2-for-3 for the Cougars, increasing his hitting streak to five games. Casey Cloward and Rob Itri also had two-hit performances.

UC Riverside tied the game in the bottom of the third with four runs on five hits. Brett Bigler came home to score one of the runs after doubling to center field. The Highlanders took their final lead in the fifth on a two-run home run by shortstop Brian Steinmeyer.

The Cougars will return to California on Thursday to play a three-game series against San Jose State. The series will not be carried through live audio or livestats on the Internet, but reports will be posted as soon as possible on www.byucougars.com.

BYU at UC Riverside

Feb 14, 2004 at Riverside, CA (Ports Complex)

BYU 4 (2-9)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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WIENS, Ranger dh......... 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0

TAYLOR, Brandon ss....... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1

SAYLOR, Ben 1b........... 4 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 3

ITRI, Rob 3b............. 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0

HIESTAND, Jeff rf........ 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1

KNELL, Kory ph.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

BILLS, Kevin lf.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0

CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........ 4 1 1 2 0 1 6 0 2

CLOWARD, Casey c......... 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0

LAW, Tim ph............. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

VEST, Wade 2b............ 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0

LUCAS, Blair ph......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JACINTO, Paul p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PARSONS, Kalen p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Totals................... 33 4 8 2 2 6 24 9 7

UC Riverside 6 (4-7)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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Bigler cf................ 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0

Cunningham lf............ 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 0 3

Festa 3b................. 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0

Salotti c................ 4 1 1 0 0 0 6 0 1

Collette 1b.............. 4 0 1 1 0 0 9 1 0

Steinmeyer ss............ 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 7 1

Hernandez dh............. 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Powis 2b................. 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 0

Lawson rf................ 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0

Winter p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rzepczynski p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bills p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Hoff p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals................... 38 6 12 5 0 1 27 13 8

Score by Innings R H E

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BYU................. 040 000 000 - 4 8 4

UC Riverside........ 004 020 00X - 6 12 3

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E - TAYLOR(4); ITRI(5); VEST 2(2); Cunningham(2); Festa 2(6). DP - UCR 1.

LOB - BYU 7; UCR 8. 2B - Bigler(3). HR - Steinmeyer(1). HBP - WIENS; TAYLOR.

SH - BILLS(2). SB - CLOWARD(1); Collette(1). CS - Bigler(1).

BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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JACINTO, Paul....... 6.0 10 6 5 0 1 29 29

PARSONS, Kalen...... 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 9 9

UC Riverside IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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Winter.............. 7.0 7 4 2 1 5 27 30

Rzepczynski......... 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2

Bills............... 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2

Hoff................ 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4

Win - Winter (1-1). Loss - JACINTO (0-4). Save - Hoff (3).

HBP - by Winter (TAYLOR); by Hoff (WIENS).

Umpires - HP: Dave Gimby 1B: Dave Diaz 3B: Scott Daniel

Start: 1:00 pm Time: 2:35 Attendance: 311

Game: UCR3

Play-by-Play

BYU at UC Riverside - Play-by-Play

Feb 14, 2004 at Riverside, CA (Ports Complex)

Score by Innings R H E

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BYU................. 040 000 000 - 4 8 4

UC Riverside........ 004 020 00X - 6 12 3

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BYU starters: 8/dh WIENS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 25/1b SAYLOR; 21/3b ITRI; 16/rf

HIESTAND; 11/lf BILLS; 22/cf CHAMBERS; 9/c CLOWARD; 5/2b VEST; 15/p

JACINTO;

UC Riverside starters: 1/cf Bigler; 44/lf Cunningham; 9/3b Festa; 33/c

Salotti; 24/1b Collette; 20/ss Steinmeyer; 5/dh Hernandez; 11/2b Powis;

28/rf Lawson; 26/p Winter;

BYU - inning 1

WIENS lined out to 2b. TAYLOR grounded out to ss. SAYLOR grounded out to

2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UC Riverside - inning 1

Bigler singled through the left side. Bigler out at second c to ss,

caught stealing. Cunningham singled to center field. Festa flied out to

lf. Salotti lined out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

BYU - inning 2

ITRI singled to left field. HIESTAND singled to center field; ITRI

advanced to second. BILLS out at first 1b to 2b, SAC, bunt; HIESTAND

advanced to second; ITRI advanced to third. CHAMBERS singled to center

field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; HIESTAND scored; ITRI

scored. CLOWARD singled to right field; CHAMBERS advanced to third. VEST

struck out. CLOWARD stole second. WIENS walked. TAYLOR reached on an

error by 3b, advanced to second; WIENS advanced to third; CLOWARD scored,

unearned; CHAMBERS scored, unearned. SAYLOR struck out looking. 4 runs, 4

hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

UC Riverside - inning 2

Collette flied out to lf. Steinmeyer grounded out to ss. Hernandez lined

out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

BYU - inning 3

ITRI singled to left field. HIESTAND singled, advanced to second on the

throw; ITRI advanced to second, out at third rf to 3b. BILLS grounded out

to ss; HIESTAND advanced to third. CHAMBERS struck out. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0

errors, 1 LOB.

UC Riverside - inning 3

Powis grounded out to 1b unassisted. Lawson singled to third base. Bigler

doubled to center field; Lawson advanced to third. Cunningham grounded

out to 1b unassisted, RBI; Bigler advanced to third; Lawson scored. Festa

singled to left field, RBI; Bigler scored. Salotti singled to left field;

Festa advanced to second. Collette singled up the middle, RBI; Salotti

advanced to third; Festa scored. Collette stole second. Steinmeyer

reached on an error by ss; Collette advanced to third; Salotti scored,

unearned. Hernandez lined out to cf. 4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

BYU - inning 4

CLOWARD singled to left field. VEST grounded into double play ss to 1b;

CLOWARD out on the play. WIENS struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0

errors, 0 LOB.

UC Riverside - inning 4

Powis grounded out to 3b. Lawson reached on an error by 3b. Bigler

singled to shortstop; Lawson advanced to second. Cunningham reached on a

fielder's choice; Bigler out at second ss to 2b; Lawson advanced to

third. Lawson out at home c to 2b to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

BYU - inning 5

TAYLOR hit by pitch. SAYLOR struck out looking. ITRI reached on a

fielder's choice; TAYLOR out at second ss to 2b. HIESTAND grounded out to

ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

UC Riverside - inning 5

Festa singled to right field. Salotti lined out to cf. Collette flied out

to lf. Steinmeyer homered, 2 RBI; Festa scored. Hernandez flied out to

cf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

BYU - inning 6

BILLS popped up to lf. CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. CLOWARD flied out to

lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UC Riverside - inning 6

Powis flied out to cf. Lawson grounded out to 3b. Bigler reached on an

error by 2b. Cunningham struck out. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

BYU - inning 7

VEST lined out to cf. WIENS grounded out to ss. TAYLOR reached on an

error by 3b. SAYLOR flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

UC Riverside - inning 7

PARSONS to p for JACINTO. Festa popped up to 2b. Salotti reached on an

error by 2b. Collette grounded out to 3b; Salotti advanced to second.

Steinmeyer lined out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

BYU - inning 8

Rzepczynski to p for Winter. ITRI grounded out to 2b. KNELL pinch hit for

HIESTAND. KNELL walked. Bills to p for Rzepczynski. BILLS singled to left

field; KNELL advanced to second. CHAMBERS lined out to 2b; KNELL out on

the play, out at second 2b to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

UC Riverside - inning 8

KNELL to rf. KNELL to lf. BILLS to rf. Hernandez flied out to cf. Powis

singled to center field. Lawson grounded out to p; Powis advanced to

second. Bigler singled up the middle; Powis advanced to third. Cunningham

flied out to rf. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

BYU - inning 9

Hoff to p for Bills. LAW pinch hit for CLOWARD. Dropped foul ball, E7.

LAW grounded out to ss. LUCAS pinch hit for VEST. LUCAS flied out to rf.

WIENS hit by pitch. TAYLOR struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1

LOB.