Utah baseball downs UVU 15-8

by JazzyUte on Apr 26, 2011 10:38 PM MDT in Baseball

James Brooks' six hits tied a school record as Utah baseball overwhelmed the UVU Wolverines 15-8 in a windy and cold Tuesday night contest down in Orem.

Utah opened the game with an impressive first inning, scoring five runs on their way to a quick 9-2 start and held off the Wolverines' comeback hopes when they pulled within three in the sixth. Two runs in the seventh, however, ended any comeback and the Utes won their second straight contest and their 19th total on the season.

Trey Neilsen had a three-run home run in the first, as Utah wasted little time getting on the board.

UVU is currently at the top of the Great West Conference and had already defeated the Utes earlier this season. However, Utah, fresh off a series-winning three game set against Tulane, proved too much for the 15-19 Wolverines.

Brooks is the fifth player in program history to have six hits and the first since Doug Beck in 2005. Beyond just his hits, though, he drove in six runs.

Luke West earned his first career start for the Utes, who used a total of four pitchers Tuesday. Reliever Stephen Streich pitched three innings and recorded his first win of the season.

Utah now returns to conference play as they travel to take on Air Force for a three-game set Friday. They will also complete the March 27th contest that was halted due to travel plans. It's a game Utah leads 9-4 through seven innings.

The box score is after the jump...

Utah at Utah Valley
Apr 26, 2011 at Orem, Utah (Brent Brown Ballpark)

Utah 15 (19-15)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
BROOKS, James ss	6	2	6	6	0	0	4	1	0
BELTRAN, Michael 2b	4	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	1
CRON, C.J. 1b	6	2	2	1	0	2	8	0	5
COOPER, Shaun lf	5	2	2	2	0	0	2	0	0
SHACKELFORD, Austin rf	5	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
GUYMON, Cody dh	3	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	0
NIELSEN, Trey 3b	4	3	2	3	1	0	0	1	0
SHARRAR, Jo Jo c	5	1	2	1	0	0	5	0	0
GREEN, Gavin cf	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
RELF, Tyler cf	3	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0
WEST, Luke p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
STREICH, Stephen p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
KONDO, Kesley p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
WAGNER, Tyler p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	43	15	17	15	5	5	27	5	6

Utah Valley 8 (15-19)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Doxey, Kirk dh	5	3	3	1	0	1	0	0	1
Haws, Austin 2b	3	1	0	0	1	2	1	2	0
Amicone, Derek ph/2b	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Benson, Chris cf	3	2	2	1	0	1	3	0	0
Heaps, Austin 1b/lf	4	0	0	1	1	0	9	0	0
Kallunki, Goose 3b/1b	5	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	1
Hatch, Kai ss	4	1	2	1	1	0	2	7	2
Exon, Alex c	4	0	1	0	1	0	5	0	2
Burgess, Billy rf	5	0	1	1	0	1	4	0	3
Zundel, Jason lf	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Pratt, Willie 3b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Healey, CJ p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Beecher, Kyle p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brimhall, Craig p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chadwick, Ryan p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sundwall, Peter p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	37	8	11	7	5	6	27	10	9

Score by Innings                    R  H  E
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Utah................ 504 010 203 - 15 17  1
Utah Valley......... 112 003 010 -  8 11  1
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E - WEST, Luke(1); HEAPS, A(5). DP - Utah 1; UVU 1. LOB - Utah 6; UVU 9. 2B - BROOKS 3(16); CRON(18); NIELSEN(11); RELF, Tyler(4); DOXEY, K 2(5); HATCH, K(3); BURGESS, B(5). 3B - BROOKS(4); CRON(1). HR - NIELSEN(6). HBP - BENSON, C. SF - BENSON, C(1). SB - HATCH, K(4).

Utah	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go	np
WEST, Luke	2.2	3	4	3	3	4	3	0	1	0	12	16	4	1	64
STREICH, Stephen W,1-1	3.0	6	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	14	16	4	3	57
KONDO, Kesley	2.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	8	4	2	29
WAGNER, Tyler	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1	2	11

Utah Valley	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go	np
Healey, CJ L,0-1	2.1	8	8	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	14	15	2	2	51
Beecher, Kyle	2.2	4	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	12	14	2	4	49
Brimhall, Craig	1.2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	8	3	2	24
Chadwick, Ryan	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	5	2	1	21
Sundwall, Peter	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	2	1	18

Win - STREICH (1-1). Loss - HEALEY, C (0-1). Save - None. WP - WEST, Luke 3(3); STREICH(6); BEECHER, K(4). HBP - by WEST, Luke (BENSON, C). Pitches/strikes: WEST, Luke 64/38; STREICH 57/31; KONDO 29/18; WAGNER 11/8; HEALEY, C 51/36; BEECHER, K 49/30; BRIMHALL, C 24/12; CHADWICK, R 21/12; SUNDWALL, P 18/10.

Umpires - HP: Randy Upton 1B: Blake Jensen 3B: Al White
Start: 6:05pm Time: 3:01 Attendance: 887
Weather: Cold and Windy

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Wow College Baseball updates

It is the off season isn’t it.

by Comrade Crimson on Apr 27, 2011 12:40 AM MDT reply actions

Pretty much...

We’ve got to get through a lot of months of non-football. I think I’ll start rolling out football discussion by late May, early June.

by JazzyUte on Apr 27, 2011 1:23 AM MDT up reply actions

I like it...even though I hate baseball.

Ever look at California Golden Blogs? They cover EVERYTHING from football to Olympic sports to womens’ table tennis. I’m not saying that Block U should go that far, but whatever they want to cover, I’m all for.

by NC Ute on Apr 27, 2011 7:27 AM MDT up reply actions

I will follow it all too

I will follow it all. I look forward to a PAC 12 TV deal that will also cover the non revenue sports.

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by daedalus17 on Apr 27, 2011 8:50 AM MDT via mobile up reply actions

Utah took 2nd in the NCAA skiing championships recently too.

They lost to Colorado.

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by daedalus17 on Apr 27, 2011 1:31 PM MDT up reply actions

OH I'M NOT BASHING JAZZY

Just pointing out with that being the big post of the day, the off season is here. I also struggle with enjoying college baseball, because climate determine how good you can be.

by Comrade Crimson on Apr 27, 2011 11:29 AM MDT up reply actions

Aluminum Bats

I just hate the sound of the metal bats.

by H2O_UTE on Apr 27, 2011 11:38 AM MDT up reply actions

Yeah, off season is....well boring.

I don’t enjoy college baseball either…well, any baseball. I have tried on multiple occasions to get into it and I just can’t.

by NC Ute on Apr 27, 2011 1:03 PM MDT up reply actions

You have good points. I am trying to pass the moment though.

It is nice to at least be sitting 2nd in conference right now.

TCU and Utah are the only teams with a winning conference record at the moment. BYU is breaking even, and the rest have a losing conference record.

The way it is going now, there won’t be a team next year that had a winning record in conference.

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by daedalus17 on Apr 27, 2011 1:29 PM MDT up reply actions

They'll gain a good team with Fresno, though...

But baseball at BSU is only a club sport and I’m not sure how good Nevada’s team is (they’re 15-20 overall this season).

by JazzyUte on Apr 27, 2011 1:58 PM MDT up reply actions

TCU will still be in the MWC next year

They don’t join the Big East until July 1, 2012.

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by CrimsonUte on Apr 28, 2011 9:37 AM MDT up reply actions

sporting news has utah at #21 in their preseason rankings.

we are ahead of asu and usc. i guess they have us winning the the pac-12 south. good news.

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by wolfmanshowlforever on Apr 28, 2011 1:10 PM MDT up reply actions