Drick Bernstine signs with WSU basketball

JACOB MOORE, Evergreen recreation editor
June 14, 2017
Filed under Mens, Sports

WSU men’s basketball Head Coach Ernie Kent announced Friday that the program has added graduate transfer Drick Bernstine, who previously played one season with the Denver Pioneers and two seasons with the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. “Drick is a tough, skilled, physical basketball player tha...

Bennie Seltzer to return to basketball program

JACOB MOORE, Evergreen recreation editor
May 31, 2017
Filed under Mens, Sports

Bennie Seltzer, former WSU basketball guard from 1990 to 1993, returns to WSU as Ernie Kent’s assistant coach for the men’s basketball team. The addition brings more experience to a staff that has plenty under Head Coach Ernie Kent. In his playing days, Seltzer set an all-time record for care...

WSU baseball trending in the right direction

RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen reporter
May 31, 2017
Filed under Mens, Sports

WSU baseball (24-29, 10-20) wrapped up their season this past weekend in Pullman, dropping all three games in a series against eighth-ranked Stanford (40-14, 21-9). The Cougars finished the regular season ranked ninth in the Pac-12 but still a marked improvement over their last place finish in 201...

WSU baseball set to take on Stanford for final series

RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen reporter
May 24, 2017
Filed under Mens, Sports

WSU baseball (24-26, 10-17) wraps up their season with a final three-game series against Stanford (37-14, 18-9) beginning Thursday at home. The Cougars come into the series on a four-game losing streak. The team just played Oregon State (45-4) in Corvallis over the weekend and was overwhelmed...

Cougars lose three of three games at OSU

RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen reporter
May 22, 2017
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WSU (24-26, 10-17) pitchers walked eight batters and gave up 12 hits as Oregon State (45-4, 27-3) completed a sweep of the Cougars in a 14-3 blowout. Freshman left-hander A.J. Block started on the mound for the Cougars. Block only lasted the first inning after giving up two runs on two walks ...

Cougar baseball stifled in game two against OSU

RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen reporter
May 20, 2017
Filed under Mens, Sports

WSU baseball (24-25, 10-16) was shutout by a score of 5-0 in game two of a three-game series against Oregon State (44-4, 26-3). The offense was stifled as the Cougars only managed two hits in nine innings. Redshirt junior right-hander Jake Thompson continued his impressive 2017 campaign as he tossed ...

WSU baseball stung by Oregon State in game one

RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen reporter
May 20, 2017
Filed under Mens, Sports

Oregon State (43-4, 25-3) stung WSU baseball (24-24, 10-15), taking the first game of a three-game series by a score of 4-3 in walk off fashion Friday night in Corvallis. Redshirt junior left-handed Damon Jones started on the mound for the Cougars, having allowed just two runs in his last 21 and ...

WSU baseball takes two of three from UCLA

RYAN BLAKE, Evergreen reporter
May 15, 2017
Filed under Mens, Sports

The Washington State University Cougars (24-23, 10-14) took two of three games from UCLA (25-23, 14-10) over the weekend to secure their fourth consecutive series victory. Game 1 The Cougars recorded 13 hits while Damon Jones allowed just one run as WSU took Friday night’s series opener by a...

Cougars host Oregon over graduation weekend

RYAN BLAKE | Evergreen reporter
May 5, 2017
Filed under Mens, Sports

After winning the series against Utah last weekend, WSU baseball (20-21, 6-12) returns home to face Oregon (25-15, 8-10) in a three-game series starting tonight.The Cougars are coming off two straight weekend series victories over rival Washington and defending Pac-12 Champion Utah. This recent streak of...

WSU takes two of three

NICK THOMAS | Evergreen reporter
May 1, 2017
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The WSU baseball team continued its winning ways by picking up its second consecutive Pac-12 series win over Utah on Saturday.After dropping the first game of the series 2-1 in extra innings on Thursday, the Cougars (20-21, 6-12) bounced back with 10-1 and 5-4 victories on Friday and Saturday.A misp...

Crucial error leads to a Cougar loss against Utah

From staff reports
April 28, 2017
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The WSU baseball team (18-21, 4-12) lost 2-1 in ten innings in the first of a three-game series against Utah (19-17, 9-10) on the road on Thursday.Redshirt junior left-hander Damon Jones started the morning game for the Cougars and looked to build off an outing against the University of Washington last...

Hilinski’s quarterback ability is no surprise

BRADEN JOHNSON | Evergreen sports editor
April 28, 2017
Filed under Features, Mens, Sports

At first glance, the 6-foot-4-inch signal caller donning the No. 3 royal-blue WSU football practice jersey looks the part of any position besides quarterback.But watch redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyler Hilinski scramble outside the pocket during a practice play using his gazelle-like stride and su...