BYU Stays Hot in Conference Opener Sweep Over UNLV

LAS VEGAS -- The BYU women's softball team keeps on rolling with a sweep over UNLV in their conference opener at UNLV 7-3, 6-1, Friday. The Cougars have won 11 of their last 12 games with the only loss coming at No. 2 Stanford and improve to 23-11, 2-0 on the season. UNLV drops to 18-24, 0-2.

In the first game, freshman Niki Andersen (6-3) gave up only two earned runs and struck out four in winning her sixth consecutive game. The Cougars were down 3-1 going into the top of the seventh, but scored six unanswered runs for another comeback win. Junior pitcher Cythia Fallowfield showed her ability to hit the ball going 3-3 with three RBI. Freshman Lauren Watson went 2-3 with one RBI. Seniors Liz Boydston and Kari Pringle also went 2-3.

In game two, Ariel Capra (8-2) picked up with win giving up only one run. Pringle went 2-3 with two RBI. Junior Brooke Cadiente went 2-4 with two RBI. All-American Oli Keohohou was walked four times in the doubleheader.

"I am thrilled with the way we came back in the first game," head coach Mary Kay Amicone said. "It's great to open conference play with a sweep on the road. I'm really impressed with the way our entire team has been hitting well lately."

BYU will finish the weekend at San Diego tomorrow taking on the Aztecs. The game is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. "San Diego State should be tough tomorrow," said Amicone. "They are a solid team all around."

Brigham Young at UNLV (Game 1)

Mar 29, 2002 at Las Vegas, NV (Eller Media Stadium)

Brigham Young 7 (22-11,1-0 MWC)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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VANDERLINDON, Liz cf..... 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6

WALKER, Kate ss.......... 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0

DODDS, Debbie pr........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BOYDSTON, Elizabeth 1b... 3 0 2 0 1 0 4 1 0

JOHNSON, Megan pr....... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KEOHOHOU, Oli 3b......... 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1

CADIENTE, Brooke rf...... 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 2

WATSON, Lauren lf........ 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0

FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia dp.. 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0

ROBERTS, Jill pr........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JONES, Milli pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PRINGLE, Kari 2b......... 3 0 2 1 0 0 6 2 0

LAYNS, Arron c........... 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0

ANDERSEN, Niki p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals................... 29 7 13 7 5 1 21 8 9

UNLV 3 (18-23,0-1 MWC)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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MOSES, Lisa rf........... 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

BYRNE, Bridget lf........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

GODWIN, Wendy ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

ORRIS, Geney dp/p........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

BOSTWICK, Morgan 1b...... 3 2 2 0 0 0 10 1 1

GLENN, Pauline 3b........ 3 1 3 1 0 0 1 4 0

CAMPBELL, Amber ss....... 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 1

ELLIS, Kacey ph......... 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

INOUYE, Melissa c........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1

ENLOW, Kira ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PAINTER, Arica 2b........ 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 0

BAYLESS, Carrie cf....... 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0

KERRIGAN, Jackie ph..... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TRUAX, Nicole p.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Totals................... 26 3 9 2 2 4 21 14 5

Score by Innings R H E

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Brigham Young....... 010 000 6 - 7 13 1

UNLV................ 000 201 0 - 3 9 0

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E - CADIENTE. DP - Cougars 1; Rebels 1. LOB - Cougars 9; Rebels 5. 2B -

BOYDSTON; FALLOWFIELD 2; GLENN 2. SH - WATSON; PRINGLE; LAYNS; BYRNE. CS -

VANDERLINDON; MOSES.

Brigham Young IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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ANDERSEN, Niki...... 7.0 9 3 2 2 4 26 29

UNLV IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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TRUAX, Nicole....... 6.0 12 7 7 5 0 27 34

ORRIS, Geney........ 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3

Win - ANDERSEN (6-3). Loss - TRUAX (3-6). Save - None.

Umpires - HP: Kevin Davis 1B: Fred Rauf 3B: Bobby Shelton

Start: 1:00 pm Time: 2:19 Attendance: 126

Game notes:

79 degrees, wind: 7 mph, clear and sunny

TRUAX faced 6 batters in the 7th.

Game: BYU1

Brigham Young at UNLV (Game 2)

Mar 29, 2002 at Las Vegas, NV (Eller Media Stadium)

Brigham Young 6 (23-11,2-0 MWC)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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VANDERLINDON, Liz cf..... 3 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0

WALKER, Kate ss.......... 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 5 0

BOYDSTON, Elizabeth 1b... 4 0 1 0 0 2 11 0 1

KEOHOHOU, Oli lf......... 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0

CADIENTE, Brooke rf...... 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0

WATSON, Lauren c......... 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0

FALLOWFIELD, Cynthia dp.. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

DODDS, Debbie ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

PRINGLE, Kari 2b......... 3 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 0

JONES, Milli pr......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

JOHNSON, Megan 3b........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1

CAPRA, Ariel p........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Totals................... 29 6 9 6 2 3 21 12 6

UNLV 1 (18-24,0-2 MWC)

Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB

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MOSES, Lisa rf........... 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

BYRNE, Bridget lf........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0

ORRIS, Geney dp/p........ 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

BOSTWICK, Morgan 1b/ss... 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 2 0

GLENN, Pauline 3b........ 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2

CAMPBELL, Amber ss....... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

ELLIS, Kacey ph/1b...... 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0

INOUYE, Melissa c........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1

GODWIN, Wendy ph........ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PAINTER, Arica 2b........ 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0

BAYLESS, Carrie cf....... 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0

ENLOW, Kira ph.......... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BRUECHERT, Melissa ph... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

KERRIGAN, Jackie p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals................... 27 1 5 0 0 2 21 11 5

Score by Innings R H E

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Brigham Young....... 104 001 0 - 6 9 2

UNLV................ 000 100 0 - 1 5 0

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E - BOYDSTON, JOHNSON M.. DP - Cougars 1. LOB - Cougars 6, Rebels 5. 2B -

PRINGLE, ORRIS. HBP - VANDERLINDON. SH - JOHNSON M..

Brigham Young IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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CAPRA, Ariel........ 7.0 5 1 0 0 2 27 27

UNLV IP H R ER BB SO AB BF

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KERRIGAN, Jackie.... 2.1 6 5 5 1 1 13 15

ORRIS, Geney........ 4.2 3 1 1 1 2 16 18

Win - CAPRA (8-2). Loss - KERRIGAN (7-11). Save - None.

HBP - by KERRIGAN (VANDERLINDON). PB - INOUYE.

Umpires - HP: Fred Rauf 1B: Bobby Shelton 3B: Kevin Davis

Start: 3:56 Time: 1:50 Attendance: 126

Game notes:

83 degrees, wind: 8 mph, clear and sunny

Game: BYU2