Friday, March 10
UC Riverside
5
vs
9
BYU
Cougars Salvage Third Game of Series, 9-5
3/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
The BYU Cougars salvaged the third game of the series with UC Riverside Friday, posting a 9-5 win in front of 106 fans at the Riverside Sports Complex Friday.
BYU improved to 4-11 on the season, while the Highlanders fell to 11-9.
BYU's Brandon Christianson improved to 3-0 on the season, allowing eight hits and two runs in 5.1 innings of work. Relievers Chris Highmark, Jordan Muir and Josh Barrett wrapped up the afternoon for the Cougars, combining to allow three runs on four hits in 3.2 innings of work. UCR starter Hailey Winter fell to 1-2, allowing four runs and five hits in four innings of work.
The Highlanders got on the board first as Jeff Abney and Drew Garcia smacked back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the second to give UCR a 1-0 lead. But BYU came back in the top of the third on an RBI groundout by Kent Walton that scored Casey Nelson.
BYU added two runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Adrian Molina and an RBI groundout by Nelson and a single run in the fifth on a single by Kent Walton that scored Austin Carter. UCR answered with a single run in the bottom of the fourth as Jaime Pedroza drove in Kyle Barratt, who led off the inning with a single.
The Cougars scored three times in the top of the seventh to take a 7-2 lead on RBI singles by Jeff Hiestand and Ben Saylor. A third run came in when Hiestand stole second and Marcos Villezcas came home on a throwing error by UCR catcher Jeff Abney.
UCR answered back with a single run in the seventh when Brian Steinmeyer doubled, went to third on a bunt single by Aaron Grant and came home on a fielder's choice by Barratt.
The game was delayed for 25 minutes in the top of the eighth inning by lightning.
UCR scored twice in the bottom of the eighth as Abney walked and Garcia launched his first home run of the season to cut the score to 7-5.
The Cougars answered back with two runs in the top of the ninth as Villezcas reached on single and went to second on a one out single by Saylor. Molina then slapped a ready-made double play ground ball to second, but Garcia double-clutched the flip to second and threw it past shortstop Jaime Pedroza, allowing a run to score. Crosby then slapped a sacrifice fly to push the lead back to four at 9-5.
Garcia led the Highlanders at 3-for-3 with three RBI. Steinmeyer and Grant each had two hits. Saylor led BYU with three hits.
BYU improved to 4-11 on the season, while the Highlanders fell to 11-9.
BYU's Brandon Christianson improved to 3-0 on the season, allowing eight hits and two runs in 5.1 innings of work. Relievers Chris Highmark, Jordan Muir and Josh Barrett wrapped up the afternoon for the Cougars, combining to allow three runs on four hits in 3.2 innings of work. UCR starter Hailey Winter fell to 1-2, allowing four runs and five hits in four innings of work.
The Highlanders got on the board first as Jeff Abney and Drew Garcia smacked back-to-back doubles in the bottom of the second to give UCR a 1-0 lead. But BYU came back in the top of the third on an RBI groundout by Kent Walton that scored Casey Nelson.
BYU added two runs in the fourth on an RBI single by Adrian Molina and an RBI groundout by Nelson and a single run in the fifth on a single by Kent Walton that scored Austin Carter. UCR answered with a single run in the bottom of the fourth as Jaime Pedroza drove in Kyle Barratt, who led off the inning with a single.
The Cougars scored three times in the top of the seventh to take a 7-2 lead on RBI singles by Jeff Hiestand and Ben Saylor. A third run came in when Hiestand stole second and Marcos Villezcas came home on a throwing error by UCR catcher Jeff Abney.
UCR answered back with a single run in the seventh when Brian Steinmeyer doubled, went to third on a bunt single by Aaron Grant and came home on a fielder's choice by Barratt.
The game was delayed for 25 minutes in the top of the eighth inning by lightning.
UCR scored twice in the bottom of the eighth as Abney walked and Garcia launched his first home run of the season to cut the score to 7-5.
The Cougars answered back with two runs in the top of the ninth as Villezcas reached on single and went to second on a one out single by Saylor. Molina then slapped a ready-made double play ground ball to second, but Garcia double-clutched the flip to second and threw it past shortstop Jaime Pedroza, allowing a run to score. Crosby then slapped a sacrifice fly to push the lead back to four at 9-5.
Garcia led the Highlanders at 3-for-3 with three RBI. Steinmeyer and Grant each had two hits. Saylor led BYU with three hits.
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