Cougar Offense Comes Alive in Win over Gonzaga

PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State used a couple big innings and some timely pitching to post a 12-10 nonconference win over Gonzaga in front of 1,003 fans at Bailey-Brayton Field Tuesday evening.

The Cougars built an 8-1 lead in the fourth and held off a couple late inning rallies before Michael Newstrom closed things out in the ninth to earn his first career save. WSU received three-hit games from Kodie Kolden and Andres Alvarez who both also homered while Kolden tallied five RBI and catcher Rob Teel also drove in three. Freshman Tyson Guerrero earned the win after working 3.2 innings with a pair of strikeouts.

In the first, Kolden led off the game with a bunt single to third base and one…