LOS ANGELES – Washington State put the tying run on third in the ninth inning but the rally was turned away in a 3-2 nonconference defeat to Loyola Marymount at Page Stadium Monday afternoon.
The Cougars evened things at 1-1 in the fifth but LMU took the lead with a two-out RBI-single in the sixth and added a two-out RBI-infield single in the seventh. WSU outhit the Lions 8-4 but left eight runners on base and committed four errors. Anthony Notaro recorded two hits and Koby Blunt singled, stole a base and scored for the Cougars.