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[SIZE=12pt]Campus briefs: BYU[/SIZE]
BASEBALL: Defending champion TCU took over sole possession of first place in the Mountain West Conference, defeating BYU 12-1 on Friday at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo.
Tenth-ranked TCU used the same formula that brought the Horned Frogs success in a 14-8 victory in game one of the three-game series: jumping head early while keeping the Cougar bats largely silent.
Kyle Winkler struck out six for TCU while giving up just one run to improve to 6-0 for the Frogs in front of a BYU home season-high of 1,237 fans.
"It'd be nice if they didn't do one facet of the game well," said BYU head coach Vance Law. "But they're not only talented but they also play hard and with enthusiasm. Today we just had it handed to us by Winkler. The only one he missed was the one (Alex) Wolfe hit."
Wolfe provided BYU's only run on a solo homer in the fourth inning. The sophomore's long ball to center is his sixth homer of the season.
TCU (26-7, 7-3) scored five runs in the first inning and two in the second on a slew of extra-base hits, including a home run by Matt Curry. A two-run homer by Bryan Holaday gave the Frogs a 7-0 lead after just two innings.
The Cougars stuck with TCU over the next six frames, giving up only two runs while adding Wolfe's round-tripper. Shawn Hardesty came on in relief during that span, striking out two in an attempt to give BYU's offense a chance.
"Hardesty pitched very well for six innings," Law said. "It kept us somewhat in the ballgame, but when you give up five in the first, it's a pretty big hurdle to overcome. We played hard but we were just beaten by a much better team tonight."
The BYU defense did well, pulling off a variety of double plays by both the infield and the outfield. In the third inning, rightfielder Jonathan Cluff tracked down a fly ball in foul territory, then gunned down TCU's Jerome Pena at home plate, where BYU catcher Bryce Ayoso easily tagged Pena out.
Stepping in for an injured Sean McNaughton in left field, freshman Mark Anderson played in only his second game as a Cougar, looking comfortable with a sound effort in the outfield.
Bryan Bernal's double and a single by Brandon Relf were the only two other hits for BYU (16-18, 4-7).
BYU and TCU will complete the series at Miller Park at 1 p.m. today.
[SIZE=12pt]Campus briefs: BYU[/SIZE]
BASEBALL: Defending champion TCU took over sole possession of first place in the Mountain West Conference, defeating BYU 12-1 on Friday at Larry H. Miller Field in Provo.
Tenth-ranked TCU used the same formula that brought the Horned Frogs success in a 14-8 victory in game one of the three-game series: jumping head early while keeping the Cougar bats largely silent.
Kyle Winkler struck out six for TCU while giving up just one run to improve to 6-0 for the Frogs in front of a BYU home season-high of 1,237 fans.
"It'd be nice if they didn't do one facet of the game well," said BYU head coach Vance Law. "But they're not only talented but they also play hard and with enthusiasm. Today we just had it handed to us by Winkler. The only one he missed was the one (Alex) Wolfe hit."
Wolfe provided BYU's only run on a solo homer in the fourth inning. The sophomore's long ball to center is his sixth homer of the season.
TCU (26-7, 7-3) scored five runs in the first inning and two in the second on a slew of extra-base hits, including a home run by Matt Curry. A two-run homer by Bryan Holaday gave the Frogs a 7-0 lead after just two innings.
The Cougars stuck with TCU over the next six frames, giving up only two runs while adding Wolfe's round-tripper. Shawn Hardesty came on in relief during that span, striking out two in an attempt to give BYU's offense a chance.
"Hardesty pitched very well for six innings," Law said. "It kept us somewhat in the ballgame, but when you give up five in the first, it's a pretty big hurdle to overcome. We played hard but we were just beaten by a much better team tonight."
The BYU defense did well, pulling off a variety of double plays by both the infield and the outfield. In the third inning, rightfielder Jonathan Cluff tracked down a fly ball in foul territory, then gunned down TCU's Jerome Pena at home plate, where BYU catcher Bryce Ayoso easily tagged Pena out.
Stepping in for an injured Sean McNaughton in left field, freshman Mark Anderson played in only his second game as a Cougar, looking comfortable with a sound effort in the outfield.
Bryan Bernal's double and a single by Brandon Relf were the only two other hits for BYU (16-18, 4-7).
BYU and TCU will complete the series at Miller Park at 1 p.m. today.
