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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Baseball Notes
3/26/2003 12:00 AM | Baseball
March 26, 2003
SALT LAKE CITY -
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This Week
The Utes (11-12, 2-4) host instate rival Brigham Young (7-14, 2-4) for a three-game series at Franklin Covey Field. Utah faces the Cougars at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 28, and at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 29.
Utah Update
The Utes went 1-2 last weekend in their conference home-opening series vs. New Mexico. Utah fell 12-2 on Friday, won 6-1 on Saturday and dropped Sunday's game 11-6. Earlier in the week, the Utes split a doubleheader with Mesa State, winning the first game 9-7 and falling in the second game 5-4.
As a team, the Utes had five home runs last week, including two apiece for senior Jake Jordison and freshman Ryan Khoury.
Scouting the Opposition
The Cougars posted a doubleheader sweep (8-1, 8-3) of Southern Utah on Tuesday. Anthony Bingham struck out six batters in five innings in game one and received help via a pair of home runs from Kainoa Obrey and Rob Itri. After falling behind 1-0 in the nightcap, Doug Jackson tied the score with a third-inning triple to right-centerfield and scored on an ensuing error. The triple was the 22nd of his career, a record he continues to extend for the Mountain West Conference and BYU.
Last weekend, BYU went 2-1 vs. UNLV.
Quoting Head Coach Tim Esmay
"Both teams have gotten off to a slow start this year, but anytime you play a cross-town rival like this, the games intensify. I'm sure they will be played as if both teams were 6-0 in the conference."
The Series
* The Utes trail the all-time series with the Cougars 84-181-1, but Utah leads 17-15 in games that have been played at home since 1987. Utah went 3-3 last season vs. BYU.
Who's Hot
Junior Wick Udy hit .600 in five games last week. In 15 at-bats, he scored three runs, had nine hits with one double, one triple and four RBI. He boasted a .800 slugging percentage and a .625 on-base percentage. In the field, he had 30 put-outs, six assists and zero errors for a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage.
MWC Standings
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.UNLV 5 1 .833 20 8 .714 SDSU 5 1 .833 12 16 .429 New Mexico 7 2 .778 20 8 .714UTAH 2 4 .333 11 12 .478 BYU 2 4 .333 7 14 .333 Air Force 0 9 .000 8 15 .348
Internet Broadcasts
The Utah athletics and communication departments have partnered together to air home baseball games via the internet. The webcasts will be broadcast through the athletics department's website, www.UtahUtes.com. At the website, select the baseball link, then select streaming audio under the "Follow the Utes" subtitle.
Franklin Covey Field
Utah plays its home games at state-of-the-art Franklin Covey Field (15,500). The 13,000-seat facility (not including the general admission area), also serves as the home to Salt Lake's AAA baseball team, the Stingers, an affiliate of the reigning major-league champion Anaheim Angels.
Westmoreland Named MWC Pitcher of the Week Feb. 17-23
Righthander Clay Westmoreland, a sophomore from Mesa, Ariz., was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 17-23. In Utah's win over No. 19 Texas A&M, Westmoreland pitched five of seven innings as the Utes upset the Aggies 4-1 in College Station, Texas. He struck out four batters and allowed just two hits and one earned run over five innings before teammate Ben Buck closed out the game's final two innings.
Jordison Named MWC Player of the Week for Feb. 10-16
Senior first baseman Jake Jordison was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week for Feb. 10-16 after posting a .455 batting average as the Utes swept Cal State Northridge, 5-4, 5-4, 7-5. In three games played, Jordison was 5-for-11 from the plate with a double, two home runs, five RBI and three runs scored. Jordison's ninth-inning, two-run home run in game two gave the Utes a 5-3 lead and they held on for the 5-4 victory. He also had a two-run home run in game one.
On Deck
Utah hosts Alberton College for a noon doubleheader next Tuesday, April 1, at Ute Field.
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