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Show Wednesday, April 19, 2006 COLLEGES LOCAL Cougarsoftball team sweeps Aggies Taneta Le’i added a homer and three RBIto get within twoof the single-season school record. SummerTobias got a completegame two-hit shutout win in the first game and picked up a save in Game2. “Summerpitched great for us today,” said BYU head coach Gordon Eakin. “She is finally getting healthy andit is show- ing in her performance.” In Game 1, the Cougarsstarted hot, scoring five runs in each of the first two innings. _ After a pair of singles and a Le'i walk, Ashlyn Russell belted a two-run singleto get things going for the Cougars. Later in the inning, Jennifer Whiteley slapped a two-RBI single. BYU sent 10 battersto the plate. In the second frame,Krystle Chamberlain led the inning off with a single and scored when Le’i belted a double. Le'i and Emi Snow scored when Norton poked a single throughthe right side. Later in the inning, Cortney Nix came up with a two-run single to put the Cougars up 10-0. Tobias cruised from the pitch- ers mound,striking out five Baseball In the second game, BYU the third and eight in the fourth. used the long ball to take care , of its scoring.In the first inning, Andrea Ramirez came up with a RBIsingle to score Monica Gonzales. The second frame started for the Cougars wien Snowhit her first round-ripper of the season. Utah State came back with a run in the bottom of the third on an Amanda Carver RBIsingle. BYUextended its lead when Norton hit her first homer of the game, a two-run blast for a 4-1 BYUlead. After Le’i homered to leadoff the fifth inning, the Aggies scored five runs in the bottom ofthe fifth to take a 6-5 lead. The Cougarscame roaring backa half inninglater scoring two to regain the lead. “Our offense remained strong for us tonight,” Eakin said. “Lately, every time a team threatens we bounce right back. Jodi and Monica came up big for usin the second game.” Norton's second home run provided two insurance runs in the top of the seventh. Tobias shut the door on Utah State in the bottom ofthe seventh to record her secondsaveof the season: BYU's next action will by * and throw the baseball. We're just not doing that right now,” Gardner added.“I feel bad that Le’i set career highs for home runs in a season (14) and RBIina season (55) with 16 games remain- ing. She belted six home runs in six games last week, doubled | | TBird netters blank Lions Phillip Morgan twice and tallied 19 RBI. She is now within five RBIof tying a school recordfor RBI in a season. | Streaks are meant to be The win improved BYU to ries beginning Thursdaynight. ines play a three-gameseries at Nevada beginning onFriday. 45-consecutive dual meet win- wants to get better every match,everypoint, every time they step on the court,”said Timpview coach Rob Sperry. “Wetell them to work oncertain aspectsof their game and they doit.” Forthe T'Birds,the goal is to win state. The region matches are a waytoget better andfine Wink p tune the gamethatwill hopefully earn thema statetitle. “Ourgoal is to win state,” said senior Jason Johnson, “We have the guys that work as a team to accomplish thegoal.” Johnson,the No. | singles player for Timpview, beat Payson’s Aaron Dunn handily, 6-2, 6-1 “I feel like I've been playing 1 tore oh 2 DOT We eT Toe ewes Jensen BYU 11, UVSC 6 Butbreaking Timpview's & wrion abe Bulow To Wilkams ph-1b Open W Croshaw ph Thomas se 70 25 16-20 on the year. The Cougars well,”Johnsonsaid. “Today I started off a little slow but peace Zeke Aah TS: I picked it up and focused on every point. | am focusing on ton eee goo tines Andrews ¥2-2 1 0 2 WP. Jessop, HOP-by Jes stand. Banksy Barren (Sek byAnew man) 1-302 A Hales 2b AAbino 20, cutting downthe little mistakes | that I make. If I can do that than T have a good chanceatstate.” At No. 2 singles, Tanner Perry also played very well beating Steve Swan6-1, 6-2, working onhis serve as well as volley. BYU Hoops Continued from C1 werelike any other program in that they saw a kid theyliked and wanted to act fast and get assistant Walter Roese, who also hails from Brazil and played a significant role recruiting de Toledo. Both players established themselves as diamontls in the rough. “I would've never stood in Luiz’s way, but once I got to knowthecoachesa little, and I learned that the schoolhas a Brazilian Population, it seemed like a very good fit. the deal done. BYU beatany potential competi- tion to the punch by convincing de Toledo tosign last Novem- ber, before other schools had a chance toreally see him play. Asa first-year American player (he hadtosit out his first year as an international transfer), he became solid contributor to a highly ranked team. The quick decision even caught his coach, Gary Porter, off guard. He figured de Toledo,a 6-foot-7 forward he considers raw but full of Division I potential, would wait to see whatotheroffers would come along. Ultimately the connection with Roese, whose family back homeknowsof him, was a heavyfactor. Porter said he talked with the BYU coaches a few times,trying to look out for his player who is not LDS. “Tt was nothing against BYU,” said Porter, who runs a powerful program that has sent players to Washington and Kentuckyin re- cent years, among other schools. “It’s ist thatit happened so fast. But you can't blame BYU. They “As a coach,I challenge my players to be the best they can tion standards. Tavernarionceverbally com- be,”Sperry said. “Winningis the end result and the journey is whatis important to me. mitted to BYU,but backed off after schools from the Pac-10, Atlantic Coast and Big 12 con- Tannerprobably could have makea college decision before weasked him to serve and volley to get better andthatis whathedid.” ferences pursued him. A source close to the BYU program said Tavernaridid not wonby.a bigger margin, but leaving town. Tavernari playsfor the broth- Hehas also considered goer of BYU assistant DaveRice. ing on a two-year LDS mission first, which may cause some At 6-6, he has been regarded as a sharpshooter.In a 97-79 loss major programs to back off. to national powerhouse Oak Hill Thatcould land him back in Provo,playing at BYUwithde Academy, Tavernari scored 25 andhit five 3-pointers. He aver- Toledo andfellow countryman aged a team-best 22.2 points afFernando Malaman, whowill be a senior. ter missing the first five games as legal action transpired. BYU has hada lot of recent® success with Brazilians, with The school andthe state’s high schoolathletics association Luiz Lemes as a steady guard. debated whether he should be Also, the Cougars hadan NBA allowed to play after receiving lottery pick, center Rafael an F1visa last summer. His pre- Araujo. vious visa allowed him just one Téchnically, BYU doesn't year at a public school, whichis have a scholarship for next year to offer Tavernari— unless whyhe left Timpview. someoneleaves the program. The Nevada high schoolrule required any transfer not resid- That process may take another ing witha parent or guardianto monthto figureout, and it’s exsit out 180 days before participected that BYUandthe player pating with his respective team. will take that long to makefinal Bishop Gorman appealed before decisions. an arbitrator in December, and lost, according to the two Las Vegas newspapers,only to ‘Memories fade, your havea court of law on Jan. 5 Payson’s Vinny Garnerre- turned in No.3 singles action aftersitting out a week with back spasms and getting his wisdom | teeth removed. Garner had the closest match for the Lions | against Timpview’s Adam Fred_erico,losing thefirst set 6-3. “Vinny hada really good gametoday,” said Payson | coach James Crawford. “He hada very gutsy performance eligible to play by state associa- : Wh COI. 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I expect them to D Juab 13-6, Monticello 0-1: | In doublesaction Timpview’s _ ShaneBlackett scattered two hits and struckouteight in the Skyler Evansand Cal Larson played equally as well as the first game, and Kyle Callaway singles, winning 6-0, 6-0. pitched a complete game,striking out 14 andgiving upjust “Our doubles teams are four hits, in the second game playing very well right now,” ‘as Juab (104, 4-0) remained un| Sperry said. “Cal and Skyler | are ina groove and playing beatenin Region 14 play witha doubleheader sweep. well together.” Callaway, Harrison Black With the team victory and Jordan Lynn hadtriples in | Timpview improves to 9-0 on the season and prepares for the first game. Devin Hansen Prova 36 N.Unwersty Ave. 373-4440 Orem 626 N. State St. 224.0006 had twohits and two RBI for Juabin the second game. whenwewentto St. George to play them, we squeaked out out there today.” pictures shouldn't. eee deem the legal adult (18 years old) emancipatéd, and therefore “(Pine view) is a very good team,” Sperry said. “Last year at 38 games. Payson wasunableto doit on Tuesdayafternoon,as the Thunderbirds won5-0. “This group of young men UVSC fell to 12-27. The Wolver- just didn't’elevateit enough.” BYU added four more runs Philadelphia Phillies recently hadhis hitting streak broken ning streak will have to wait host TCU for a three-gamese- record just doesn't showit.” Pine View on Friday at home at 3:30 p.m. Against New Mexico, Le'i 00 HS P Totals 57 613 4 Totals 35 1111 10 ws, ow 1002 — 6 240 400 1% — 11 Bu E-Stesk, Benson, Vance. Bulow, Wiliams, S Johnson, (CJohrson, OP-UWSC 2, BYU 2. LOB-ANSC 6, BYU 9. + 28-Siesk, Mendentall, Buiow, Ko, Nelson. 38-Carter, HR. uw (7, Sap2(10) SE-BCSestan pable of playing because I think we're a pretty good team, our with an RBIdouble from Nelson, gavethe Cougars a 10-2 lead. UVSC tried to .uake a game ofit. Dan Bulow, who went 3-for-3,hit a solo home run in the fourth. The Wolverines also picked up RBIsingles from on Tuesdayafternoon. Player of the Week. percentageof.625. work him away, workhim offspeed andelevatethe ball. We in the fourth. Two more UVSC errors mixed in with RBIsingles from Crosby and Banks, along MATT SMITH /Daily Hersic Timpview’s Jason Johnson returns a shot during his singles match against Payson’s Aaron Dunn » BYU honors: BYU senior Ianeta Le'i and was named the Mountain West Conference Softball 1to'SUU, dropping to 13-29 this wejust can’t play how we're ca- ner. “We didn't pitch him very the sixth to put the game away. UVSC playsa single gameat BYU on Thursdayat 6 p.m. D UVSC softball: At Cedar City, the Wolverineslost 16-1 and 10- “We're swingingit pretty good we'vejust.got to. catch said UVSCcoachSteve Gard- and followed with six runs in She hada .550 batting average last weekandis at .385 overall. She also posted a slugging percentage of 1.550 and an on-base homerin as manyat-bats to put BYU up 6-1 well. Our approach was to retake the lead at 2-1. But Southern Utah then scored three runs in the bottom of the fourth totake a 4-2 lead two home runs and five RBI. single game. Gametimeis 6 p.m. makeupfor the hole their defense put them in. “He's a good hitter. You put it where a guylike him likesit the top of the fourth inning to Cougars welcome UVSC for a the Cougars, they could not you're goingto paythe price,” In the second game, UVSC first inning. Southern Utah tied thegame at one in the third and the Wolverines countered with another run in stopped. Yankee great Joe had a three-run double and a three-run homer. In Game 2 DiMaggiohit in 56 consecutive against ColoradoState, she had | games. JimmyRollins of the BYU,then mashed his second UVSCbeforetransferring to Rachel Hartgrove. jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the Thursdayevening whenthe Canyon Vance, Keiki Albino and Derrick Thomas,but even though the Wolverines out-hit Continued from Cl The Wolverines had seven hits in the game, two coming from QQ B Utah State, 10-0 and 9-6, on Tuesday afternoon. The Cougars(30-14) have won their last seven games and nineoftheir last 10 overall. BYUwas led by Jodi Norton, who went 4-for-7 with two home runs and seven RBI. in the first game SUU led 70 after twoi . UVSC scored its only run in thethird before Southern Utah added a run in i cruised to a twinbill sweep of her sixth shutout of the season. while only allowing twohits in 5 e BYU/UVSC SOFTBALL DAILY HERALD ‘LOGAN — Cold air and snow flurries couldn't cool down BYU'sbats as the Cougars 4 |
