PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State surrendered a five-run fourth inning and dropped the series-opener with Washington 7-2 at Bailey-Brayton Field Friday evening.
The Cougars received three hits and an RBI from freshman along with two hits from freshman while sophomore worked 5.2 innings out of the bullpen and allowed two earned runs, scattered four hits and struck out three.
In the first, UW took advantage of a ball lost in the sun that would have resulted in the second out. The next batter doubled off the wall in right-centerfield to score a run and one batter later, UW made it 2-0 with a sacrifice fly to left.