MALIBU -- Luke Riordan's two home runs and four RBI delivered Cal State Northridge a 6-3 victory over BYU on Saturday.
The loss is the Cougars' second straight in the final game of the Battle at the Beach Tournament hosted by Pepperdine.
BYU (4-13) had a 3-1 lead entering the bottom of the fifth inning. Cal State Northridge (6-10) tied the game with a run in the fifth and a solo shot by Riordan in the sixth. The Matadors broke the tied game with a three-run blast by Riordan in the seventh.
An early substitute for first baseman Michael Faulk, Riordan entered the game in the first inning as a pinch hitter and then took over first for the rest of the game. The two home runs are his first and second of the season.
Ranger Wiens went two-for-four in the game, his second two-hit performance in as many days. He ends the tournament with a four-game hitting streak. Ryan Chambers hit his first home run of the season, a solo shot in the third inning.
Justin Su'a (1-1) started the game for BYU, receiving a no decision after allowing three runs in five and two-thirds innings. Reliever Lance Beus (0-1) suffered his first loss of the season, giving up three runs off two hits.
The Matadors will play Nevada at 1 p.m. (PST) in the tournament's final day on Sunday. Cal State Northridge lost to tournament host Pepperdine on Friday, 7-4.
The Cougars return to California on Thursday to play Cal State Northridge in two games split between a match-up with Long Beach State on Friday. BYU will also participate in a six-team tournament hosted by Fresno State beginning Monday, March 8.
Brigham Young vs Cal State Northridge
Feb 28, 2004 at Malibu, CA (Eddy D Field Stadium)
Brigham Young 3 (4-13)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........ 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 0 0
TAYLOR, Brandon ss....... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0
WIENS, Ranger dh......... 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1
HIESTAND, Jeff rf........ 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
SAYLOR, Ben 1b........... 4 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0
KNELL, Kory lf........... 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1
LUCAS, Blair 3b.......... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
WILKES, Adam c........... 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0
CLOWARD, Casey pr/c..... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
VEST, Wade 2b............ 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
SU'A, Justin p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
BEUS, Lance p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
HESS, Nathan p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 3 5 1 2 3 24 10 3
Cal State Northridge 6 (6-10)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Ciccarelli cf............ 3 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1
Renno lf................. 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Halpert lf.............. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Voita rf................. 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 0 0
Paulk 1b................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Riordan ph/1b........... 4 2 2 4 0 0 6 0 0
McCauley 3b.............. 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2
Aguailar dh.............. 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Fleener c................ 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 2 0
Hagstrom 2b.............. 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 3 0
Ravago ph/2b............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Perez ss................. 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 1 0
Baker p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Polanco p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 31 6 10 5 3 8 27 10 6
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young....... 201 000 000 - 3 5 2
Cal State Northridge 010 011 30X - 6 10 2
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E - LUCAS(3); SU'A; Renno(1); Paulk(4). DP - Matadors 1. LOB - Cougars 3;
Matadors 6. 2B - Aguailar(2). HR - CHAMBERS(1); Riordan 2(2). SH -
Ciccarelli(1); Fleener(2). SB - Renno(5); McCauley(3). CS - WIENS(1);
KNELL(3).
Brigham Young IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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SU'A, Justin........ 5.2 8 3 2 1 5 23 25
BEUS, Lance......... 1.0 2 3 3 2 1 4 7
HESS, Nathan........ 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 4 4
Cal State Northridge IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Baker............... 8.0 5 3 1 2 1 28 30
Polanco............. 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3
Win - Baker (3-1). Loss - BEUS (0-1). Save - Polanco (3).
Umpires - HP: Dan Perugini 1B: Mik Hendrickson 3B: Darrel Mason
Start: 10:00 AM Time: 2:13 Attendance: 144
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young....... 201 000 000 - 3 5 2
Cal State Northridge 010 011 30X - 6 10 2
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Brigham Young starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 8/dh WIENS; 16/rf
HIESTAND; 25/1b SAYLOR; 12/lf KNELL; 6/3b LUCAS; 24/c WILKES; 5/2b VEST;
27/p SU'A;
Cal State Northridge starters: 2/cf Ciccarelli; 17/lf Renno; 7/rf Voita;
9/1b Paulk; 14/3b McCauley; 1/dh Aguailar; 13/c Fleener; 8/2b Hagstrom;
4/ss Perez; 30/p Baker;
Brigham Young - inning 1
CHAMBERS reached on an error by 1b. TAYLOR popped up to rf. WIENS singled
through the left side; CHAMBERS advanced to second. HIESTAND reached on
an error by lf, advanced to second; WIENS scored, unearned; CHAMBERS
scored, unearned. SAYLOR grounded out to 2b; HIESTAND advanced to third.
KNELL popped up to 2b. 2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 1
Ciccarelli grounded out to ss. Renno singled, bunt. Renno stole second.
Voita walked. Riordan pinch hit for Paulk. Riordan reached on a fielder's
choice; Voita out at second 2b to ss; Renno advanced to third. McCauley
struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 2
Riordan to 1b. LUCAS grounded out to 2b. WILKES flied out to rf. VEST
grounded out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 2
Aguailar doubled to left field. Fleener reached on an error by p, out at
second lf to 2b, SAC; Aguailar scored. Hagstrom singled to right field.
Perez flied out to rf. Ciccarelli reached on a fielder's choice; Hagstrom
out at second 2b to ss. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 3
CHAMBERS homered to right center, RBI. TAYLOR popped up to p. WIENS
singled to center field. HIESTAND walked; WIENS advanced to second.
SAYLOR flied out to cf; WIENS advanced to third. WIENS out at third c to
2b to c to 3b, caught stealing. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 3
Renno flied out to cf. Voita struck out swinging. Riordan fouled out to
2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 4
KNELL singled to left field. LUCAS flied out to cf. KNELL out at second c
to 2b, caught stealing. WILKES struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 4
McCauley lined out to 3b. Aguailar struck out swinging, out at first c to
1b. Fleener struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 5
VEST popped up to p. CHAMBERS walked. TAYLOR popped up to ss. WIENS
popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 5
Hagstrom grounded out to ss. Perez singled, advanced to second on a
throwing error by 3b. Ciccarelli singled to left center, RBI; Perez
scored, unearned. Ciccarelli out at first p to 1b, picked off. Renno
struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 6
Halpert to lf for Renno. HIESTAND flied out to cf. SAYLOR grounded out to
p. KNELL popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 6
Voita grounded out to ss. Riordan homered to right field, RBI. McCauley
singled to left field. Aguailar flied out to rf. Fleener singled to left
field; McCauley advanced to second. BEUS to p for SU'A. Ravago pinch hit
for Hagstrom. Ravago grounded out to p. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 7
Ravago to 2b. LUCAS fouled out to rf. WILKES singled to right field.
CLOWARD pinch ran for WILKES. VEST grounded into double play ss to 1b;
CLOWARD out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 7
CLOWARD to c. Perez singled to third base. Ciccarelli grounded out to 3b,
SAC; Perez advanced to second. Halpert struck out swinging. Voita
intentionally walked. Riordan homered to right field, 3 RBI; Voita
scored; Perez scored. McCauley walked. HESS to p for BEUS. McCauley stole
second. Aguailar struck out swinging. 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 8
CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. TAYLOR popped up to 2b. WIENS flied out to
cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 8
Fleener flied out to rf. Ravago flied out to cf. Perez struck out
looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young - inning 9
Polanco to p for Baker. HIESTAND grounded out to 2b. SAYLOR struck out
swinging. KNELL struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.