Cougars Fall in Series Rubber Game at CSU Bakersfield

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Washington State dropped its series rubber game at CSU Bakersfield 7-2 Sunday afternoon.

The Roadrunners scored twice in each of the first two innings, held off a number of Cougar rallies throughout the day and tacked on three more in the ninth. Kyle Manzardo and Garrett Gouldsmith each tallied two hits for the Cougars.

In the first inning, the Cougars saw Manzardo double to right-centerfield but was stranded at third to the inning. CSUB opened the bottom of the inning with a double, a triple and a wild pitch to push two runs across. An inning later, the Roadrunners opened the frame with back-to-back doubles that plated a run…