PROVO -- BYU hitters torched the Air Force Academy for 25 runs and 22 hits Thursday night in a lopsided victory 25-2 at Larry H. Miller Field.
The win improves the Cougars record to 18-7-1 (6-1, Mountain West Conference). The Falcons fall to 4-19 (0-4) on the season.
The Cougars started the scoring early, with each of the first five batters getting aboard safely to score five first-inning runs. Sean McNaughton led off with a single. He was followed by a Marcos Villezcas single. McNaughton and Villezcas scored when Apana Nakayama doubled. Nakayama was driven in by Jeff Hiestand who scored on a double by Brandon Taylor.
In the second, BYU continued its scoring barrage highlighted by two home runs. Nakayama hit a two-run shot to center field. Later in the inning, Ryan Chambers dazzled the home crowd when he hit a three-run bomb that went high into lights in right field to put the Cougars up 11-0.
Air Force scored its first run of the game in the top of the third inning when Reid Lamson hit a one-out double and scored when Dustin Smith hit a single with two out in the inning.
After a seven-run fourth inning BYU took advantage of a 17-run lead in the fifth to give a few freshmen playing time. The Cougars replaced the entire infield in the middle of fifth frame. Brandon Relf and Kevin Sloan promptly nailed a double apiece as BYU scored six more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Sloan's double scored two. The big hit in the inning was a Kory Knell grand slam.
The Cougars were led by Knell, who had two hits and six RBI. Nakayama also had a big night going 2-for-6 with four runs scored and five RBI. BYU head coach Vance Law expects the Cougars to play hard the rest of the series.
"Air Force is a scrappy team," he said. "I think our guys will come out for the rest of the series."
The series continues Friday night at 7 p.m. at Larry H. Miller Field. The game will be broadcast live on KOVO radio 960 AM.
Air Force Academy at Brigham Young Univ.
Mar 31, 2005 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Air Force Academy 2 (4-19,0-4 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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LAMSON, Reid cf.......... 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0
SALAZAR, Geno 2b......... 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 3 0
SMITH, Dustin dh......... 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
KASEL, Dale pr.......... 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
BOLT, Karl 1b............ 4 0 0 0 0 2 9 0 2
GHIGNA, Matt rf.......... 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
PARAMORE, Price 3b....... 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 0
TITTLE, Brent lf......... 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
JEFFERS, Troy lf........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
DeROHAN, Nathan ss....... 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 4
FERRERIA, Austin ph/ss.. 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MEENTS, Josh c........... 3 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 0
ADAMS, Billy c.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
BROWN, Mitch p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TETRAULT, Jeff p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GARRISON, Mike p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 36 2 8 2 3 10 24 13 10
Brigham Young Univ. 25 (18-8-1,6-1 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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McNAUGHTON, Sean 2b...... 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2
LAW, Andrew 2b.......... 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0
VILLEZCAS, Marcos ss..... 3 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
RELF, Brandon ss........ 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0
NAKAYAMA, Apana dh....... 6 4 2 5 1 0 0 0 0
HIESTAND, Jeff 1b........ 2 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0
AYOSO, Bryce 1b......... 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0
TAYLOR, Brandon 3b....... 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 1 0
SLOAN, Kevin 3b......... 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 3
CHAMBERS, Ryan lf........ 4 2 2 3 1 1 3 0 2
KNELL, Kory rf........... 4 2 2 6 0 0 3 0 0
JENSEN, Matthew ph/rf... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MOLINA, Adrian cf........ 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 1
CLOWARD, Casey c......... 4 3 0 0 2 0 10 1 2
HORLACHER, Dave p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BINGHAM, Anthony p...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BEUS, Lance p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals................... 48 25 22 25 7 5 27 5 10
Score by Innings R H E
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Air Force Academy... 001 000 100 - 2 8 4
Brigham Young Univ.. 560 760 01X - 25 22 2
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E - SALAZAR; PARAMORE; TITTLE; DeROHAN; LAW; RELF. DP - AFA Falcons 1. LOB -
AFA Falcons 10; BYU Cougars 10. 2B - LAMSON 2; SALAZAR; TITTLE; VILLEZCAS;
RELF; NAKAYAMA; TAYLOR 2; SLOAN; MOLINA. HR - NAKAYAMA(5); CHAMBERS(6);
KNELL(3). HBP - HIESTAND; CHAMBERS; KNELL; MOLINA. CS - PARAMORE.
Air Force Academy IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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BROWN, Mitch........ 1.1 7 8 8 1 0 11 12
TETRAULT, Jeff...... 3.2 11 16 10 5 3 25 33
GARRISON, Mike...... 3.0 4 1 1 1 2 12 14
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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HORLACHER, Dave..... 5.0 5 1 1 1 4 19 20
BINGHAM, Anthony.... 2.0 2 1 0 2 4 9 11
BEUS, Lance......... 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 8 8
Win - HORLACHER (2-1). Loss - BROWN (1-6). Save - None.
WP - BROWN; TETRAULT; GARRISON. HBP - by TETRAULT (HIESTAND); by TETRAULT
(KNELL); by TETRAULT (MOLINA); by GARRISON (CHAMBERS).
Umpires - HP: Mik Hendrickson 1B: Jason Rogers 3B: Blyden Loutensock
Start: 7:07 pm Time: 3:05 Attendance: 1207
Air Force Academy at Brigham Young Univ. - Play-by-Play
Mar 31, 2005 at Provo, Utah (Larry H.Miller Field)
Score by Innings R H E
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Air Force Academy... 001 000 100 - 2 8 4
Brigham Young Univ.. 560 760 01X - 25 22 2
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Air Force Academy starters: 1/cf LAMSON; 2/2b SALAZAR; 15/dh SMITH; 13/1b BOLT;
19/rf GHIGNA; 10/3b PARAMORE; 3/lf TITTLE; 8/ss DeROHAN; 35/c MEENTS; 21/p BROWN;
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 15/2b McNAUGHTON; 10/ss VILLEZCAS; 24/dh NAKAYAMA;
16/1b HIESTAND; 3/3b TAYLOR; 22/lf CHAMBERS; 12/rf KNELL; 1/cf MOLINA; 9/c CLOWARD;
11/p HORLACHER;
Air Force Academy 1st - LAMSON struck out looking. SALAZAR doubled down the
rf line. SMITH walked. BOLT flied out to cf. GHIGNA flied out to lf. 0 runs, 1
hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - McNAUGHTON singled through the left side. VILLEZCAS
singled through the right side; McNAUGHTON advanced to third. NAKAYAMA doubled to
left field, advanced to third on a throwing error by ss, 2 RBI; VILLEZCAS scored;
McNAUGHTON scored. HIESTAND singled through the left side, RBI; NAKAYAMA scored.
TAYLOR doubled down the lf line, RBI; HIESTAND scored. CHAMBERS grounded out to 2b;
TAYLOR advanced to third. KNELL grounded out to 3b, RBI; TAYLOR scored. MOLINA
grounded out to ss. 5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB.
Air Force Academy 2nd - PARAMORE flied out to lf. TITTLE struck out swinging.
DeROHAN flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - CLOWARD walked. McNAUGHTON flied out to cf; CLOWARD
advanced to second. CLOWARD advanced to third on a wild pitch. VILLEZCAS doubled
down the lf line, RBI; CLOWARD scored. NAKAYAMA homered to center field, 2 RBI;
VILLEZCAS scored. TETRAULT to p for BROWN. HIESTAND hit by pitch. TAYLOR singled to
third base; HIESTAND advanced to second. CHAMBERS homered to right field, 3 RBI;
TAYLOR scored; HIESTAND scored. KNELL hit by pitch. MOLINA doubled to left field;
KNELL advanced to third. CLOWARD grounded out to 3b. McNAUGHTON flied out to cf.
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Air Force Academy 3rd - MEENTS struck out swinging. LAMSON doubled down the
rf line. SALAZAR popped up to 1b. SMITH singled to center field, RBI; LAMSON scored.
BOLT flied out to lf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - VILLEZCAS struck out looking. NAKAYAMA reached on a
fielding error by 2b. HIESTAND singled through the right side; NAKAYAMA advanced to
second. TAYLOR grounded out to 2b; HIESTAND advanced to second; NAKAYAMA advanced to
third. CHAMBERS struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Air Force Academy 4th - GHIGNA flied out to cf. PARAMORE singled to center
field. PARAMORE out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. TITTLE doubled to left
center. DeROHAN grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - KNELL singled to left field. KNELL advanced to
second on a wild pitch. MOLINA lined out to 2b. CLOWARD reached on a fielding error
by lf; KNELL advanced to third. McNAUGHTON singled to third base; CLOWARD advanced
to second. VILLEZCAS walked, RBI; McNAUGHTON advanced to second; CLOWARD advanced to
third; KNELL scored. NAKAYAMA reached on a throwing error by 3b, RBI; VILLEZCAS
advanced to second; McNAUGHTON advanced to third; CLOWARD scored, unearned. HIESTAND
walked, RBI; NAKAYAMA advanced to second; VILLEZCAS advanced to third; McNAUGHTON
scored, unearned. TAYLOR doubled to right field, 3 RBI; HIESTAND scored, unearned;
NAKAYAMA scored, unearned; VILLEZCAS scored, unearned. CHAMBERS singled to right
field; TAYLOR advanced to third. KNELL reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; CHAMBERS
out at second ss to 2b; TAYLOR scored, unearned. MOLINA out at first ss to 2b. 7
runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy 5th - LAW to 2b for McNAUGHTON. RELF to ss for VILLEZCAS.
AYOSO to 1b for HIESTAND. SLOAN to 3b for TAYLOR. MEENTS struck out swinging. LAMSON
flied out to cf. SALAZAR flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - CLOWARD walked. LAW flied out to lf. RELF doubled
to left field; CLOWARD advanced to third. NAKAYAMA walked. AYOSO struck out looking.
SLOAN doubled to right center, 2 RBI; NAKAYAMA advanced to third; RELF scored;
CLOWARD scored. CHAMBERS walked. KNELL homered to left field, 4 RBI; CHAMBERS
scored; SLOAN scored; NAKAYAMA scored. MOLINA hit by pitch. CLOWARD grounded out to
3b. 6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy 6th - BINGHAM to p for HORLACHER. SMITH walked. BOLT struck
out swinging. GHIGNA singled to right field; SMITH advanced to second. KASEL pinch
ran for SMITH. PARAMORE walked; GHIGNA advanced to second; KASEL advanced to third.
TITTLE flied out to cf. DeROHAN struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3
LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - JEFFERS to lf for TITTLE. GARRISON to p for
TETRAULT. LAW singled to third base. RELF singled to center field; LAW advanced to
second. NAKAYAMA flied out to lf. LAW advanced to third on a wild pitch. AYOSO
grounded out to p; RELF advanced to second. SLOAN grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Air Force Academy 7th - MEENTS reached on a throwing error by 2b, advanced to
second. LAMSON doubled to left field, RBI; MEENTS scored, unearned. SALAZAR struck
out swinging. KASEL flied out to rf. BOLT struck out swinging. 1 run, 1 hit, 1
error, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - CHAMBERS hit by pitch. JENSEN pinch hit for KNELL.
JENSEN struck out swinging. MOLINA singled to left field; CHAMBERS advanced to
second. CLOWARD lined into double play 2b to ss; CHAMBERS out on the play. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy 8th - JENSEN to rf. BEUS to p for BINGHAM. GHIGNA singled
through the right side. PARAMORE reached on a fielder's choice; GHIGNA advanced to
second on a fielding error by ss. JEFFERS reached on a fielder's choice; PARAMORE
out at second 2b to ss; GHIGNA advanced to third. FERRERIA pinch hit for DeROHAN.
FERRERIA struck out looking. ADAMS to c for MEENTS. ADAMS grounded out to 2b. 0
runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - FERRERIA to ss. LAW walked. RELF reached on a
fielder's choice; LAW out at second ss to 2b. NAKAYAMA grounded out to 3b; RELF
advanced to second. AYOSO singled to left field, RBI; RELF scored. SLOAN struck out
looking. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Air Force Academy 9th - LAMSON popped up to ss. SALAZAR grounded out to p.
KASEL struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.