NORTHRIDGE -- Jesse Perez hit a game-winning two-run homer and drove in three as Cal State Northridge came back to beat BYU 7-6 Thursday.
The Cougars (4-14) had a five run lead to begin the fifth inning, but the Matadors (7-11) scored five in the inning to tie the game. Perez's two-run shot in the seventh sealed the victory for Cal Northridge. BYU is now 1-4 in one-run games this year.
After Cal Northridge starter Cody Campbell (0-0) exited the game in the third, the Matadors used six relievers to pull off the win. Kyle Jean (1-1) earned his first victory, entering the game in the sixth. Phil Polanco captured his fourth save.
BYU starter Patrick Wells (2-2) cruised easily through the first four innings before stumbling in the fifth, allowing five runs. Bryce Burger (0-1) picked up his first loss after allowing two runs in two and one-third innings.
Led by RBI singles from Casey Cloward and Brandon Taylor and a sacrifice fly by Wade Vest, the Cougars led by three in the second inning. A sacrifice fly by Ryan Chambers and Taylor's second RBI single gave BYU a 5-0 lead in the fourth inning. Taylor finished the game 3-for-6.
Five Matadors captured RBI hits in the fifth inning led by a RBI double from Adam Fleener and an RBI single from Perez. BYU regained the lead in the sixth inning on a bases loaded walk to Tim Law before Perez finalized the score with his two-out blast to left field.
BYU will take on No. 7 Long Beach State Friday at 6:30 p.m. (PST). Live audio is available for the game. A link to the audio cast can be found at www.byucougars.com.
BYU at Cal State Northridge
Mar 04, 2004 at Northridge, CA (Matador Field)
BYU 6 (4-14)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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CHAMBERS, Ryan cf........ 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 3
TAYLOR, Brandon ss....... 6 0 3 2 0 2 2 2 0
WIENS, Ranger 3b......... 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
ITRI, Rob lf............. 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5
SAYLOR, Ben rf........... 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 2
HIESTAND, Jeff dh........ 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
KNELL, Kory dh.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
LAW, Tim 1b.............. 4 1 2 1 1 0 8 0 0
CLOWARD, Casey c......... 5 2 1 1 0 1 9 0 4
VEST, Wade 2b............ 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 2 0
WELLS, Patrick p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
BURGER, Bryce p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
PARSONS, Kalen p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 35 6 10 6 9 8 24 7 14
Cal State Northridge 7 (7-11)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Ciccarelli cf............ 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
Aguailar dh.............. 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1
Voita rf................. 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
Riordan lf............... 4 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1
McCauley 3b.............. 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0
Perez ss................. 3 1 2 3 0 0 3 0 1
Quintana 1b.............. 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 1 0
Paulk ph................ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Fleener c................ 4 1 1 1 0 1 8 0 4
Ravago 2b................ 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0
Hagstrom 2b............. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Campbell p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brettl p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Camacho p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Sistilli p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jean p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rocchio p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Polanco p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 32 7 9 7 2 8 27 10 7
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 030 201 000 - 6 10 1
Cal State Northridge 000 050 20X - 7 9 2
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E - CLOWARD; Perez(7); Fleener(3). LOB - BYU 14; CSUN 7. 2B - LAW; VEST;
Fleener(2). 3B - LAW. HR - Perez(3). HBP - Ciccarelli 2; Quintana. SH -
CHAMBERS; Perez(2). SF - CHAMBERS; VEST. SB - Riordan(1).
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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WELLS, Patrick...... 4.2 7 5 5 2 5 20 25
BURGER, Bryce....... 2.1 2 2 2 0 2 9 9
PARSONS, Kalen...... 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4
Cal State Northridge IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Campbell............ 2.0 4 3 3 3 0 9 13
Brettl.............. 2.0 3 2 1 0 2 8 9
Camacho............. 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 4 6
Sistilli............ 0.1 0 1 1 2 0 1 3
Jean................ 2.0 2 0 0 2 4 7 10
Rocchio............. 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3
Polanco............. 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
Win - Jean (1-1). Loss - BURGER (0-1). Save - Polanco (4).
WP - WELLS; Campbell(2). HBP - by WELLS (Ciccarelli); by WELLS (Quintana); by
PARSONS (Ciccarelli). PB - CLOWARD; Fleener(3).
Umpires - HP: Mel Gatson 1B: Dave Gimbi 3B: Ruben Chavira
Start: 2:00 pm Time: 3:01 Attendance: 124
Play-by-Play
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 030 201 000 - 6 10 1
Cal State Northridge 000 050 20X - 7 9 2
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BYU starters: 22/cf CHAMBERS; 3/ss TAYLOR; 8/3b WIENS; 21/lf ITRI; 25/rf
SAYLOR; 16/dh HIESTAND; 1/1b LAW; 9/c CLOWARD; 5/2b VEST; 4/p WELLS;
Cal State Northridge starters: 2/cf Ciccarelli; 1/dh Aguailar; 7/rf Voita;
33/lf Riordan; 14/3b McCauley; 4/ss Perez; 3/1b Quintana; 13/c Fleener;
6/2b Ravago; 42/p Campbell;
BYU - inning 1
CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b. TAYLOR singled up the middle. WIENS popped
up to 2b. TAYLOR advanced to second on a wild pitch. ITRI walked. SAYLOR
grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 1
Ciccarelli hit by pitch. Aguailar fouled out to c, bunt. Voita reached on
a fielder's choice; Ciccarelli out at second ss to 2b. Riordan struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 2
HIESTAND walked. LAW doubled to right center; HIESTAND advanced to third.
CLOWARD singled to left field, advanced to second, RBI; LAW advanced to
third; HIESTAND scored. VEST flied out to lf, SAC, RBI; CLOWARD advanced
to third; LAW scored. CHAMBERS walked. TAYLOR singled up the middle, RBI;
CHAMBERS advanced to second; CLOWARD scored. WIENS flied out to rf;
CHAMBERS advanced to third. ITRI grounded out to 2b. 3 runs, 3 hits, 0
errors, 2 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 2
McCauley walked. Perez grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; McCauley advanced to
second. Quintana flied out to cf. Fleener grounded out to 1b unassisted.
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 3
Brettl to p for Campbell. SAYLOR struck out swinging. HIESTAND grounded
out to 3b. LAW flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 3
Ravago struck out swinging. Ciccarelli flied out to cf. Aguailar grounded
out to p. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 4
CLOWARD reached on a fielding error by c, bunt. VEST doubled down the lf
line; CLOWARD advanced to third. CHAMBERS flied out to rf, SAC, RBI; VEST
advanced to third; CLOWARD scored, unearned. TAYLOR singled up the
middle, RBI; VEST scored. TAYLOR out at second p to 1b to ss, picked off.
WIENS singled to pitcher. ITRI struck out looking. 2 runs, 3 hits, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 4
Voita singled to shortstop. Riordan struck out looking. McCauley reached
on a fielder's choice; Voita out at second 2b to ss. Perez popped up to
1b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 5
Camacho to p for Brettl. SAYLOR grounded out to p. HIESTAND walked. LAW
grounded out to 2b; HIESTAND advanced to second. CLOWARD reached on a
throwing error by ss; HIESTAND advanced to third. VEST walked; CLOWARD
advanced to second. CHAMBERS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1
error, 3 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 5
Quintana hit by pitch. Quintana advanced to second on a passed ball.
Fleener doubled down the lf line, RBI; Quintana scored. Ravago struck out
swinging. Ciccarelli singled to first base, bunt; Fleener advanced to
third. Aguailar singled through the right side, RBI; Ciccarelli advanced
to third; Fleener scored. Voita singled up the middle, RBI; Aguailar
advanced to second; Ciccarelli scored. Riordan struck out swinging.
McCauley singled up the middle, RBI; Voita advanced to second; Aguailar
scored. Perez singled to center field, RBI; McCauley advanced to second;
Voita scored. Perez advanced to second on a wild pitch; McCauley advanced
to third on a wild pitch. Quintana walked. BURGER to p for WELLS. Fleener
reached on a fielder's choice; Quintana out at second ss unassisted. 5
runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.
BYU - inning 6
Hagstrom to 2b for Ravago. Sistilli to p for Camacho. TAYLOR popped up to
3b. WIENS walked. WIENS advanced to second on a passed ball. ITRI walked.
Jean to p for Sistilli. SAYLOR singled to first base; ITRI advanced to
second; WIENS advanced to third. KNELL to dh for HIESTAND. KNELL struck
out looking. LAW walked, RBI; SAYLOR advanced to second; ITRI advanced to
third; WIENS scored. CLOWARD struck out looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors,
3 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 6
Hagstrom grounded out to 2b. Ciccarelli grounded out to p, bunt. Aguailar
grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 7
VEST singled through the left side. CHAMBERS grounded out to p, SAC,
bunt; VEST advanced to second. TAYLOR struck out swinging. WIENS
intentionally walked. ITRI flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2
LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 7
Voita struck out swinging. Riordan singled up the middle. McCauley struck
out swinging. Riordan stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error
by c. Perez homered to left field, 2 RBI; Riordan scored. Paulk pinch hit
for Quintana. Paulk flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
BYU - inning 8
Paulk to 1b. SAYLOR struck out swinging. Rocchio to p for Jean. KNELL
popped up to ss. LAW tripled down the lf line. CLOWARD grounded out to
2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Cal State Northridge - inning 8
PARSONS to p for BURGER. Fleener struck out swinging. Hagstrom flied out
to cf. Ciccarelli hit by pitch. Aguailar fouled out to 1b. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU - inning 9
Polanco to p for Rocchio. VEST popped up to ss. CHAMBERS grounded out to
p unassisted. TAYLOR struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0
LOB.