PULLMAN, Wash. (April 16, 2022) – Washington State dropped the series rubber game 7-4 to California at Bailey-Brayton Field Saturday afternoon.
The Cougars (13-21, 5-13 Pac-12) were looking to clinch their second-straight conference series but Cal (18-17, 9-9 Pac-12) erased a three-run WSU lead with four runs in the seventh inning and added two runs in the ninth to take the series. WSU brough the tying run to the plate twice in the ninth but the Golden Bear bullpen ended the game with a flyout to right field and a groundout to second base,
Washington State received two-hit games from Jacob McKeon and Kyle Russell while Justin Van De Brake doubled and drove in two runs and starter McKabe Cottrell worked into the fifth inning and allowed just one run.