PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State scored 12 runs in the first inning and collected 19 hits in a 16-7 win over Niagara in the home-opener at Bailey-Brayton Field Thursday afternoon. WSU improved to 6-6 while Niagara dropped to 5-5.
hit a grand slam and drove in seven runs including six in the first inning while homered and tallied four hits, scored three times and stole a base while hitting in the leadoff spot for the first time. Van De Brake, who hit a grand slam in last Saturday's win over Rutgers, drove in seven, tying for the second-most in WSU single-game history and was the most RBI by a Coug since Derek Jones drove in seven against USC in 2010.