Seattle (April 11, 2008)--Kyle Conley hit a pair of home runs Friday night to near-single-handedly give Washington a 12-4 defeat of BYU.
Conley's d?j? vu effort added to the game-winning homer against BYU Thursday and a walk-off homer on Tuesday proved the Cougars faced one of the hottest hitters in the West. His two-run homer in the eighth was the game-breaker on Friday.
The best the Cougars could do on the night was tie the score in the fourth and pull within two in the eighth. UW improved to 23-9, while BYU falls to 14-20.
Steve Parker got BYU's first hit of the night with a two-out double in the first inning, but was stranded.
After loading the bases in the second, BYU lefty Jake Wortham was the beneficiary of an inning-ending double play.
Conley hit a two-out homer to right field to break up Wortham's no-hitter in the third. Wortham surrendered five hits in that inning as the Huskies took a 2-0 lead.
Bryce Ayoso hit a two-run single to leftfield with the bases loaded in the fourth to tie the game, 2-2.
Wortham retired the side in the fourth and UW reciprocated in the fifth, setting the Cougars down in order. Wortham yielded three of hits in the fifth as the Huskies retook the lead from a Conley single and expanded that margin, 4-2. He left the game in the sixth as UW expanded its lead, 6-2, closing the inning with the bases loaded.
BYU shortstop Dan Vargas hit a two-run in the eighth to close the margin, 6-4.
The two teams finish the three-game series Saturday as game time was moved up to 11 a.m. PDT.
Brigham Young Univ. at Washington
Apr 11, 2008 at Seattle, Wash. (Husky Ballpark)
Brigham Young Univ. 4 (14-20)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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WALTON, Kent cf.......... 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
MCNAUGHTON, Sean lf...... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
PARKER, Steve 3b......... 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 0
VARGAS, Dan ss........... 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 5 1
KO, Kasey 1b............. 4 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0
CLUFF, Jonathan rf....... 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1
AYOSO, Bryce dh.......... 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
MUSSO, J.T. c............ 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 2 2
BILLS, Thomas ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
RELF, Brandon 2b......... 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1
WORTHAM, Jake p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
WARD, Michael p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MICHON, Brandon p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CASTLEBERRY, Nelson p... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 33 4 7 4 3 9 24 13 5
Washington 12 (23-9)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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Bentrott ss.............. 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0
Pollard ph.............. 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
Cherry 2b............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Boyer 2b/3b.............. 4 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0
Conley lf................ 4 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 2
Rasmussen dh............. 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 1
GardnerYoung pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russell 1b............... 2 0 2 1 1 0 3 1 0
T. Scott ph/1b.......... 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Meehan rf................ 3 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
Lentz ph/rf............. 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0
Wilcox c................. 4 0 0 0 1 2 10 2 5
Jackson 3b............... 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 2
Rife ph................. 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rankin ss............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Burgher cf............... 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 0 2
Nobles p................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Cheney p................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 38 12 13 11 9 8 27 9 12
Score by Innings R H E
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Brigham Young Univ.. 000 200 020 - 4 7 2
Washington.......... 002 022 06X - 12 13 1
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E - PARKER 2(13); Bentrott(3). DP - BYU 1. LOB - BYU 5; Washington 12. 2B -
PARKER(11); AYOSO(5); Rasmussen(6). 3B - Pollard(1). HR - VARGAS(6); Conley
2(8). HBP - Rife. SB - CLUFF(14); Bentrott(3); Conley(5); Russell(1). CS -
MCNAUGHTON(5); CLUFF(1).
Brigham Young Univ. IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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WORTHAM, Jake....... 5.2 10 6 4 4 5 27 31
WARD, Michael....... 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
MICHON, Brandon..... 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2
CASTLEBERRY, Nelson. 2.0 3 6 6 4 3 9 14
Washington IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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Nobles.............. 6.0 4 2 2 3 6 21 24
Cheney.............. 3.0 3 2 2 0 3 12 12
Win - Nobles (3-1). Loss - WORTHAM (2-2). Save - Cheney (1).
WP - CASTLEBERRY 2(5). HBP - by CASTLEBERRY (Rife).
Umpires - HP: Randy Sutton 1B: Dave Natali 3B: Steve Hilgendorf
Start: 6:31 pm Time: 3:05 Attendance: 631
WARD faced 1 batter in the 6th.
Brigham Young Univ. starters: 9/cf WALTON; 15/lf MCNAUGHTON; 5/3b PARKER; 13/ss
VARGAS; 22/1b KO; 8/rf CLUFF; 11/dh AYOSO; 10/c MUSSO; 4/2b RELF; 28/p WORTHAM;
Washington starters: 1/ss Bentrott; 2/2b Boyer; 29/lf Conley; 25/dh Rasmussen;
43/1b Russell; 10/rf Meehan; 44/c Wilcox; 21/3b Jackson; 4/cf Burgher; 14/p
Nobles;
Brigham Young Univ. 1st - WALTON out at first 1b to p. MCNAUGHTON struck
out swinging. PARKER doubled down the rf line. VARGAS struck out swinging. 0
runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Washington 1st - Bentrott grounded out to 3b. Boyer flied out to cf.
Conley walked. Conley stole second. Rasmussen grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 2nd - KO singled to center field. CLUFF reached on a
fielder's choice; KO out at second 3b to 2b. AYOSO flied out to lf. CLUFF stole
second. CLUFF out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0
errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 2nd - Russell walked. Meehan struck out looking. Russell
stole second. Wilcox walked. Jackson singled to first base; Wilcox advanced to
second; Russell advanced to third. Burgher grounded into double play 2b to ss
to 1b; Jackson out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 3rd - MUSSO struck out swinging. RELF grounded out
to ss. WALTON fouled out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 3rd - Bentrott grounded out to c, bunt. Boyer grounded out to
ss. Conley homered to right field, RBI. Rasmussen singled up the middle.
Russell singled to shortstop; Rasmussen advanced to second. Meehan singled
through the left side, RBI; Russell advanced to second; Rasmussen scored.
Wilcox grounded out to p. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 4th - MCNAUGHTON reached on a throwing error by ss.
MCNAUGHTON out at second c to ss, caught stealing. PARKER walked. VARGAS
walked; PARKER advanced to second. KO flied out to cf. CLUFF singled to
shortstop; VARGAS advanced to second; PARKER advanced to third. AYOSO singled
to left field, 2 RBI; CLUFF advanced to second; VARGAS scored; PARKER scored.
MUSSO grounded out to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.
Washington 4th - Jackson grounded out to 2b. Burgher flied out to rf.
Bentrott struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 5th - RELF struck out swinging. WALTON grounded out
to ss. MCNAUGHTON fouled out to c. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 5th - Boyer flied out to rf. Conley singled through the left
side. Rasmussen reached on a fielding error by 3b; Conley advanced to second.
Russell singled to left field, RBI; Rasmussen advanced to second; Conley
scored. Meehan singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw,
RBI; Russell advanced to third; Rasmussen scored, unearned. Wilcox struck out
swinging. Jackson struck out swinging, out at first c to 1b. 2 runs, 3 hits,
1 error, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 6th - PARKER struck out looking. VARGAS walked. KO
flied out to cf; VARGAS advanced to second. CLUFF struck out swinging. 0
runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Washington 6th - Burgher grounded out to p. Bentrott singled to
shortstop. Bentrott stole second. Boyer struck out swinging. Conley
intentionally walked. Rasmussen doubled to left field, RBI; Conley advanced to
third; Bentrott scored. WARD to p for WORTHAM. T. Scott pinch hit for Russell.
T. Scott reached on a fielding error by 3b; Rasmussen advanced to third; Conley
scored, unearned. Lentz pinch hit for Meehan. MICHON to p for WARD. Lentz
walked; T. Scott advanced to second. Wilcox flied out to lf. 2 runs, 2 hits,
1 error, 3 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 7th - T. Scott to 1b. Lentz to rf. Cheney to p for
Nobles. AYOSO struck out swinging. MUSSO struck out looking. RELF struck out
swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 7th - CASTLEBERRY to p for MICHON. Jackson grounded out to
ss. Burgher struck out swinging. Bentrott struck out looking. 0 runs, 0
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 8th - WALTON popped up to rf. MCNAUGHTON flied out
to cf. PARKER singled up the middle. VARGAS homered to right field, 2 RBI;
PARKER scored. KO flied out to cf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Washington 8th - Boyer walked. Conley homered to left field, 2 RBI;
Boyer scored. Rasmussen walked. GardnerYoung pinch ran for Rasmussen.
GardnerYoung advanced to second on a wild pitch. T. Scott grounded out to 2b;
GardnerYoung advanced to third. Lentz singled up the middle, RBI; GardnerYoung
scored. Wilcox struck out swinging. Rife pinch hit for Jackson. Rife hit by
pitch; Lentz advanced to second. Rife advanced to second on a wild pitch; Lentz
advanced to third. Burgher walked. Pollard pinch hit for Bentrott. Pollard
tripled down the rf line, 3 RBI; Burgher scored; Rife scored; Lentz scored.
Boyer walked. Conley reached on a fielder's choice; Boyer out at second ss to
3b. 6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Brigham Young Univ. 9th - Cherry to 2b for Pollard. Boyer to 3b. Rankin
to ss for Rife. CLUFF flied out to cf. AYOSO doubled to left field. BILLS pinch
hit for MUSSO. BILLS grounded out to 3b; AYOSO advanced to third. RELF grounded
out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.