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WSU on the road at Utah

KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen reporter

May 16, 2019

WSU baseball will face the Utah Utes at Smith’s Ballpark in Salt Lake City for a three-game series starting at 10:30 a.m. PST Thursday. Both teams are sitting at the bottom of the Pac-12 standings with Utah (12-32, 4-23) just ahead of WSU (10-37-1, 2-21-1). The Cougars have a chance to move out...

Baseball looks to extend win streak at home

KATIE ARCHER, Evergreen reporter

May 9, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Sports

WSU’s baseball team will face off against No. 1 UCLA this weekend starting at 5:05 p.m. Friday at Bailey-Brayton Field. The Cougars (10-33-1, 2-18-1) will look to extend their two-game win streak against the Bruins (38-8, 16-5). To get a win, Head Coach Marty Lees said the team needs to score more ...

Cougs host Apple Cup on Friday

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter

May 3, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Sports

WSU baseball faces its in-state rival, the University of Washington Huskies, this weekend for a three-game Apple Cup series at home in Pullman. The Cougars (8-31-1, 1-16-1) are coming off being swept in three games from No. 2 Oregon State. Despite the losses, the Cougars gave the Beavers good competition,...

Cougars shut out by Beavers in series finale

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter

April 28, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Men's, Sports

No. 2 Oregon State swept WSU baseball in a three-game series over the weekend after securing a 2-0 win in a low-scoring pitching battle on Sunday. WSU freshman right-handed pitcher Brandon White started and kept the Beavers’ bats quite early in the game. White pitched 4 1/3 innings for the Cougars...

OSU edges WSU by one run in extra innings

ISAAC SEMMLER, Evergreen reporter

April 27, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Men's, Sports

WSU baseball fought through 16 innings but ultimately dropped its third straight game with a 4-3 loss to No. 2 Oregon State on Saturday in Corvallis. It was the second-longest game in terms of innings in WSU history. Junior left-handed pitcher AJ Block took the mound for the Cougars (8-30-1, 1...

Beavers crush Cougs in series opener

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter

April 27, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Men's, Sports

WSU baseball was crushed 18-4 in its series opener against No. 2 Oregon State on Friday night in Corvallis. The Cougars (8-29-1, 1-14-1) started freshman left-handed pitcher Ky Bush. In the first inning, Bush threw a wild pitch and gave up a sacrifice fly to allow the Beavers (29-10-1, 15-4) to take...

Baseball looks to rebound against No. 2 Oregon State

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter

April 26, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Men's, Showcase, Sports

WSU baseball makes its way to Corvallis, Oregon, to take on the No. 2-ranked Oregon State Beavers for a three-game series starting Friday. The Cougars (8-28-1, 1-13-1) are coming off of a series loss against USC, including a tie in the series finale. WSU also dealt with a loss against Gonzaga 8-5...

Zags even season series with Cougs

ISAAC SEMMLER, Evergreen reporter

April 24, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Men's, Showcase, Sports

Gonzaga got revenge on WSU baseball on Tuesday night in Spokane as they evened the season series 1-1 after defeating them 8-5. The game was tied 5-5 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning, but the Bulldogs (20-17) scored three runs and held off a ninth inning effort by the Cougars (8-28-1) to secu...

Cougs blow five run lead in ninth inning, tie USC in series finale

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter

April 20, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Men's, Showcase, Sports

WSU baseball managed to slide by with a 10-10 tie against USC in Los Angeles on Saturday in the finale of a three-game series. The game was called after the 12th inning due to NCAA travel curfew rules which requires adequate time for student-athletes to catch a flight home and be prepared to go to...

USC trounces WSU in Los Angeles

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter

April 20, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Men's, Sports

WSU baseball suffered its second straight defeat to USC on Friday night in Los Angeles, falling 10-1. The Trojans (17-20, 8-9) brought the momentum from their 4-0 win over the Cougars (8-27, 1-13) on Thursday into Friday’s matchup, scoring one run in the bottom of the first inning to take an early...

USC silences Cougars

SAM GRANT, Evergreen reporter

April 19, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Men's, Sports

WSU baseball was shut down 4-0 by USC on Thursday night in Los Angeles in the opener of a three-game series. USC junior right-handed pitcher Connor Lunn threw a complete game shutout, tossing five strikeouts and only giving up four hits to the Cougars. The Trojans (16-20, 7-9), who beat Pepperdine...

Cougs look to extend one-game win streak

KURIA POUNDS, Evergreen reporter

April 18, 2019

Filed under Baseball, Men's, Showcase, Sports

WSU will start off its road trip with a stop in southern California to face USC in a three-game series starting Thursday. The Cougars (8-25, 1-11) are coming off their first conference win against Oregon, Sunday at Bailey-Brayton during Mom’s Weekend. Coming off a five-game losing streak with...