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Final Score
Baseball
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vs No. 11 seed Kansas State
9
The University of Utah Athletics
Utes Wrap up Season at Brigham Young
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Baseball
May 12, 1999
Ute Schedule
The Utah baseball team ends its 1999 season with a three-game Western
Athletic Conference series against Brigham Young May 13-15. Thursday
and Friday's games are scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. Saturday's
game starts at 12:00 p.m. All games will be played at Cougar Field in
Provo, Utah.
Utes to Watch
Senior Ryan Johnerson leads the Utes with a .359 batting average and
14 home runs. He is ranked fourth in the WAC in home runs and fifth
in home runs per game with a .30 average. He also leads the team with
16 stolen bases and 70 hits. In the field, Johnerson has the highest
fielding average with .991. Eric Wallace leads the team with 17
doubles, ranking first in the WAC in doubles per game with a .44
average. He has a .331 batting average and is second on the team with
12 home runs. Ryan Hilts is second on the team with 15 stolen bases
and 59 hits. The center fielder has a .289 batting average including
10 doubles. Freshman Nate Weese has a .299 batting average. The
designated hitter has seven home runs and 30 RBI. Second baseman Adam
Castleton has a .265 batting average. The freshman is has 13 doubles,
10 home runs and 32 RBI. Brandon Page leads the Utes pitching staff
with a 5.36 ERA. The junior is 6-5 and is second on the team with 84
and one-third innings pitched. He has struck out 59 batters. Senior
Lance Ericksen has a 5.77 ERA. He leads the Utes in strikeouts with
64 and innings pitched with 96 and two-thirds. He is also first on
the team with four complete games, ranking fourth in the WAC. He is
4-4.
WAC Tournament News
The Utes are out of WAC Tournament contention ranking 10th in
conference. Only six of the eleven teams travel to the tournament and
Rice and TCU are the only teams thus far to have clinched tournament
berth. The weekend will decide the remaining four contenders. The
BYU-Utah series plays little on the decision however as the Utes have
already fallen to UNLV, Hawaii and Fresno State, the teams vying for
the sixth place slot. The WAC Tournament will be hosted by Fresno
State May 19-22 in Fresno, Calif.
Scouting Brigham Young
The Cougars are 24-30 with a 10-16 WAC record. Brigham Young is
currently ranked ninth in the WAC, and will consequently be knocked
out of WAC Tournament contention. This season, the Utes are 0-2
against the Cougars losing two non-conference games 9-2 earlier in
the year.
Recent Results
The Utah baseball team was 2-0 against Southern Utah on Tues., May
11, winning both games of a double header. The Utes defeated the
Thunderbirds 11-7 and 10-8 boosting Utah's record to 21-28 (7-18
WAC). The Utes dominated the first game scoring two runs in the first
and second innings to lead 4-0.
Southern Utah scored two runs in the top of the fourth, but the Utes answered back scoring four runs on three hits in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run homer by freshman Nate Weese and a double by Mike Goff. The Thunderbirds scored two more runs in the sixth, but Utah came back to score three in the bottom of the inning when senior catcher Jared Larsen cracked a two-run home run. The Utes had three runs on two hits. In the top of the seventh, the Thunderbirds scored three runs on three hits, giving up an 11-7 victory to the Utes. Senior Troy Beckman pitched a complete seven innings for Utah. He pitched five strikeouts and gave up 14 hits. Overall the Utes had 11 runs in 12 hits with four errors. Southern Utah had seven runs on 14 hits with two errors.
In the second game, SUU lead 4-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth when Utah scored on a triple by Weese which was scored on a single by short stop Rob Stuart. The Thunderbirds rallied two more runs in the top of the sixth, but Utah tied the score with bottom of the inning scoring five runs on six hits including doubles by Ryan Johnerson and Goff. Tied at 6-6 in the bottom of the seventh, the Utes and the Thunderbirds forced extra innings.
Southern Utah scored two runs in the top of the eighth but the Utes matched the score on Weese's second triple of the game that was brought in on a home run by Larsen. Utah sealed the victory in the bottom of the ninth with a two-run homer by Weese. Jared Cavaness earned the win for the Utes pitching one inning of scoreless relief. Freshman Phil Cullen started the game pitching four and two-thirds innings striking out six batters and yielding seven hits. The Utes had ten runs on 15 hits with no errors. Southern Utah had eight runs on 14 hits with one error. In the two-game series Weese hit seven of nine at bats for a .777 batting average slamming two home runs and two triples.
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