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The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

The WSU baseball team lines up for the national anthem ahead of a game against Seattle U, March 20, in Pullman, Wash.

WSU baseball falls 6-4 at Seattle U

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor May 8, 2025

In a non-conference game Tuesday, the Cougars fell 6-4 at the hands of Seattle University. The Cougars jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, with Jonah Shull delivering with a two-run home run in the second...

Redshirt freshman Nick Lewis fires a pitch in game three against Air Force (Washington State Athletic Communications)

Nick Lewis wins Pitcher and Freshman of the week in Mountain West Baseball

Smith Slye, Sports Reporter May 6, 2025

Seven innings pitched, seven hits, two earned runs, no walks and a career high eight strikeouts. Redshirt freshman Nick Lewis stared down a tied series with Air Force and did not blink. Coming into...

Infielder Ricco Longo makes contact with the ball against Nevada on April 19 at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman, WASH.

Cougar baseball shoots down Air Force 7-5 

Smith Slye, Sports reporter May 4, 2025

For five straight games the Cougs have been hungry for a win and left with empty stomachs. A loss at UC Davis, three losses at Fresno State and an extra innings heart-breaker against Gonzaga made a five-game...

The WSU Baseball team celebrates after a win at Bailey Brayton Field in Pullman, WASH.

Baseball takes on first-place Fresno State this weekend

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor April 23, 2025

The WSU baseball team will head to Fresno on April 25 to begin a three-game weekend series against Fresno State University. Fresno State has been good in conference this year, leading the Mountain West...

The WSU Baseball team celebrates after a win at Bailey Brayton Field in Pullman, WASH.

COOVERT: Predicting how WSU Baseball will finish the year

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor April 23, 2025

The WSU Baseball team may have started 0-8, but since then the team has bounced back nicely and now finds itself two games out of second place in the Mountain West conference with about a month to go in...

Bats and benches line the wall of Pullman Batting Cage, Oct. 10, in Pullman, Wash.

COOVERT: MLB’s new Torpedo bats are changing the game

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor April 21, 2025

First, there were pitch clocks. Then, robotic umpires loomed. Now, Major League Baseball has handed its hitters something new: torpedo bats. Not literal missiles, of course, but the league’s latest bat...

Julio Rodríguez has been nothing short of a superstar for the Seattle Mariners and singed what could be the most lucrative deal in American sports history in August.

COOVERT: Mariners staying afloat without Jrod is a sign of good things to come

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor April 20, 2025

For each of the past three years, it feels like Mariners fans have been having the same discussions in April. "It's early." "Julio is a fraud." "Julio will get going." "The Marine Layer is ruining the...

Junior Kyle Manzardo doubled in two runs in the seventh to bring his season total of RBIs up to 60, the first Cougar to hit the milestone since Jim Murphy in 2008.

Pro-Cougs Check in: Kyle Manzardo off to a hot start in 2025!

LEVI COOVERT, Evergreen sports co-editor April 19, 2025

In his second season in the big leagues, former WSU slugger Kyle Manzardo is off to a strong start with the Cleveland Guardians. While his batting average is low, at .194, he has been slugging well...

Third baseman Kyler Northrop reaches to touch his batting helmet on April 8 at Bailey-Brayton Field.

WSU baseball gets swarmed by the Wolf Pack 19-0

Smith Slye, Sports reporter April 18, 2025

After sweeping the Cougs earlier in the season, the Wolf Pack showed no mercy in their first game on the Palouse. Nevada's 17 hits, three doubles, one triple and two homeruns made up the explosion of run...

Murrow students Jacob Carr, Connor Seuferling, Riley, Avery Anderson, and Hailey Talbot and professor Wendy Raney (left to right) stand outside the Peoria Sports Complex on March 9 in Peoria, Ariz.

‘One of my best experiences overall’: Murrow students reflect on their Spring Training voyage

Smith Slye, Sports Reporter April 17, 2025

Editor's Note: Connor Seuferling is a sports editor at the Daily Evergreen, but this does not factor into the story's content. While most students made the long drive home for spring break, six hand-picked...

The Cougars line up in unity for the national anthem against San Jose State on April 5, at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman, WASH.

WSU baseball falls short of a series sweep on Family Weekend

Smith Slye, Sports Reporter April 7, 2025

After setting the tone in game one with a 10-2 win and clawing their way to a 6-5 win in game two, the Cougs stumbled at the finish line Sunday, unable to pick up the series sweep. San Jose State got...

Pitcher Luke Myers leads the team out of the dugout against San Jose State on April 5, at Bailey-Brayton Field in Pullman, WASH.

Cougs treat best crowd since 2015 to extra innings win over the Spartans

Smith Slye, Sports Reporter April 6, 2025

In front of a landmark 2,494-strong crowd, WSU rallied in extra innings to pull off a thrilling 6-5 win Saturday over San Jose State. The Spartans came with vegeance after a disappointing 10-2 loss...

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