ALBUQUERQUE -- New Mexico got a bases loaded walk-off single Saturday afternoon to claim a 10-9 victory over BYU.
The Cougars, now 14-16 overall and 4-5 in the Mountain West Conference, forced UNM into pressure situations, battling back from a 5-1 deficit and tying the game twice, including nine-all in the top of the ninth.
The Lobos also tied the game twice, lastly at at 8-8, then took a one-run lead into the ninth. BYU tied the score in the ninth when Sean McNaughton singled and Alex Hancock came in as a pinch runner. With two out, Jonathan Cluff tripled to tie the score at nine-all.
BYU first got on the scoreboard when Austin Hall led off with a single in the third and scored on a sacrifice fly after advancing two bases on errors by the Lobos, making it 3-1 in favor of New Mexico. Brandon Relf then tripled down the leftfield line, but was stranded.
McNaughton hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning to bring the Cougars within two, 5-3. It was McNaughton’s third consecutive homer in as many games. When Hall singled in Cluff, that brought the hook out for UNM pitcher Wally Kessler as the score narrowed to 5-4. Stephen Wells hit a two-run single to give BYU its first lead at 6-5.
A home run by Rafael Neda and a Lobo double knocked Chris Capper off the mound for the Cougars with the score tied six-all in the bottom of the sixth.
Dane Nielsen led off with a homer in the seventh to give BYU a 7-6 advantage.
The Cougars now ready for a two-game non-conference series with Kansas State at Larry H. Miller Field starting Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m.
BYU at New Mexico
Apr 10, 2010 at Albuquerque, N.M. (Isotopes Park)
BYU 9 (14-16,4-5 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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RELF, Brandon ss......... 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0
NIELSEN, Dane 2b......... 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 2 1
WOLFE, Alex 1b........... 5 2 2 0 0 1 12 2 1
McNAUGHTON, Sean lf...... 5 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0
HANCOCK, Alex pr/lf..... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BERNAL, Ryan dh.......... 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
CLUFF, Jonathan rf....... 5 1 4 2 0 0 4 0 0
GUENTHER, Wes c.......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2
AYOSO, Bryce pr/c....... 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
HALL, Austin 3b.......... 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 2
WELLS, Stephen cf........ 3 0 1 3 0 1 3 0 0
CAPPER, Chris p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
SLOAN, Kevin p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
McKNIGHT, David p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals................... 39 9 15 9 2 9 25 14 7
New Mexico 10 (21-11,8-4 MWC)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
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COURCHA, A 2b/3b......... 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 1 1
HOWARD, J 1b............. 5 1 3 0 0 0 7 0 0
JUAREZ, C rf............. 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
HONEYCUTT, R dh.......... 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TWICHELL, J ph/dh....... 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
NEDA, Rafael c........... 5 2 3 3 0 0 10 2 2
SMITH, C lf.............. 4 2 3 1 1 0 3 0 0
WILLETT, M cf............ 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
NELSON, J 3b............. 4 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 1
WOODCHICK, B pr/2b...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
GONZALEZ, D ss........... 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
KESLER, W p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CARL, E p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MARES, B p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
SANCHEZ, G p............ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 35 10 16 9 2 2 27 8 7
Score by Innings R H E
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BYU................. 001 005 201 - 9 15 1
New Mexico.......... 122 001 211 - 10 16 4
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Note: 1 out, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.
E - WELLS; COURCHA, A; HOWARD, J; GONZALEZ, D; KESLER, W. LOB - BYU 7; NM 7.
2B - CLUFF; SMITH, C. 3B - RELF; CLUFF. HR - NIELSEN; McNAUGHTON; NEDA,
Rafael 2; NELSON, J. HBP - COURCHA, A. SH - BERNAL; JUAREZ, C 2; WILLETT, M
2. SF - WELLS. CS - WELLS; COURCHA, A.
BYU IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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CAPPER, Chris....... 5.1 9 6 6 1 1 20 24
SLOAN, Kevin........ 2.0 3 3 2 1 1 8 11
McKNIGHT, David..... 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 7 7
New Mexico IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
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KESLER, W........... 5.1 8 6 6 2 5 23 26
CARL, E............. 1.0 5 2 2 0 2 7 7
MARES, B............ 2.1 2 1 1 0 2 8 9
SANCHEZ, G.......... 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Win - SANCHEZ, G (2-1). Loss - McKNIGHT (0-1). Save - None.
WP - CARL, E. HBP - by SLOAN (COURCHA, A).
Umpires - HP: Brian Frisch 1B: Keith Bailey 3B: Glen Ballangao
Start: 12 p.m. Time: 2:48 Attendance: 1714
Weather: Sunny, Temps in the mid 70s
BYU 1st - RELF struck out swinging. NIELSEN grounded out to ss. WOLFE
flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 1st - COURCHA, A walked. HOWARD, J singled to center field;
COURCHA, A advanced to second. JUAREZ, C grounded out to p, SAC, bunt; HOWARD,
J advanced to second; COURCHA, A advanced to third. HONEYCUTT, R grounded out
to 2b, RBI; HOWARD, J advanced to third; COURCHA, A scored. NEDA, Rafael
grounded out to ss. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 2nd - McNAUGHTON flied out to lf. BERNAL struck out swinging. CLUFF
singled, advanced to second on an error by ss. GUENTHER grounded out to 2b.
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 2nd - SMITH, C singled. WILLETT, M grounded out to p, SAC,
bunt; SMITH, C advanced to second. NELSON, J homered to right field, 2 RBI;
SMITH, C scored. GONZALEZ, D grounded out to 2b. COURCHA, A grounded out to c,
bunt. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 3rd - HALL singled up the middle. HALL advanced to second on an
error by p. HALL advanced to third on an error by 1b. WELLS flied out to lf,
SAC, RBI; HALL scored. RELF tripled down the lf line. NIELSEN popped up to c.
WOLFE struck out swinging. 1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 3rd - HOWARD, J singled up the middle. JUAREZ, C grounded out
to p, SAC, bunt; HOWARD, J advanced to second. HONEYCUTT, R reached on a
fielder's choice; HOWARD, J out at third 1b to 3b. NEDA, Rafael homered to left
center, 2 RBI; HONEYCUTT, R scored. SMITH, C grounded out to p. 2 runs, 2
hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 4th - McNAUGHTON struck out swinging. BERNAL walked. CLUFF fouled
out to 1b. GUENTHER reached on a fielder's choice; BERNAL out at second ss
unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 4th - WILLETT, M flied out to rf. NELSON, J struck out
looking. GONZALEZ, D popped up to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 5th - HALL walked. WELLS struck out swinging. RELF reached on a
fielder's choice; HALL out at second 3b to 2b. RELF advanced to second on an
error by 2b. NIELSEN grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 5th - COURCHA, A singled up the middle. HOWARD, J flied out
to rf. COURCHA, A out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. JUAREZ, C grounded
out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
BYU 6th - WOLFE singled to right field. McNAUGHTON homered to right
field, 2 RBI; WOLFE scored. BERNAL flied out to cf. CLUFF singled to shortstop.
GUENTHER singled to left field; CLUFF advanced to second. HALL singled to left
field, RBI; GUENTHER advanced to second; CLUFF scored. CARL, E to p for KESLER,
W. HALL advanced to second; GUENTHER advanced to third on a wild pitch. AYOSO
pinch ran for GUENTHER. WELLS singled through the right side, 2 RBI; HALL
scored; AYOSO scored. WELLS out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. RELF struck
out swinging. 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 6th - AYOSO to c. HONEYCUTT, R singled, out at first ss to
1b. NEDA, Rafael homered to left field, RBI. SMITH, C doubled down the rf line.
SLOAN to p for CAPPER. WILLETT, M flied out to cf; SMITH, C advanced to third.
NELSON, J struck out swinging. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 7th - NIELSEN homered to left field, RBI. WOLFE singled to right
field. McNAUGHTON struck out swinging. BERNAL singled to second base; WOLFE
advanced to second. CLUFF doubled to right center, RBI; BERNAL advanced to
third; WOLFE scored. MARES, B to p for CARL, E. AYOSO struck out looking. HALL
grounded out to p. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
New Mexico 7th - GONZALEZ, D flied out to rf. COURCHA, A hit by pitch.
HOWARD, J singled to left field; COURCHA, A advanced to third. JUAREZ, C
singled to center field, RBI; HOWARD, J advanced to second; COURCHA, A scored.
TWICHELL, J pinch hit for HONEYCUTT, R. TWICHELL, J flied out to cf; JUAREZ, C
advanced to second; HOWARD, J advanced to third, scored on an error by cf,
unearned. NEDA, Rafael flied out to rf. 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.
BYU 8th - WELLS flied out to cf. RELF lined out to ss. NIELSEN struck
out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
New Mexico 8th - SMITH, C walked. WILLETT, M grounded out to p, SAC,
bunt; SMITH, C advanced to second. NELSON, J singled to center field, RBI;
SMITH, C scored. WOODCHICK, B pinch ran for NELSON, J. McKNIGHT to p for SLOAN.
GONZALEZ, D fouled out to 1b. COURCHA, A flied out to cf. 1 run, 1 hit, 0
errors, 1 LOB.
BYU 9th - COURCHA, A to 3b. WOODCHICK, B to 2b. WOLFE grounded out to
2b. McNAUGHTON singled to left field. HANCOCK pinch ran for McNAUGHTON. BERNAL
grounded out to c, SAC, bunt; HANCOCK advanced to second. CLUFF tripled to
right center, RBI; HANCOCK scored. SANCHEZ, G to p for MARES, B. AYOSO flied
out to rf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
New Mexico 9th - HANCOCK to lf. HOWARD, J out at first 1b to p. JUAREZ,
C singled to third base. TWICHELL, J to dh. TWICHELL, J singled through the
left side; JUAREZ, C advanced to second. NEDA, Rafael singled through the left
side; TWICHELL, J advanced to second; JUAREZ, C advanced to third. SMITH, C
singled to center field, RBI; NEDA, Rafael advanced to second; TWICHELL, J
advanced to third; JUAREZ, C scored. 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.