Cougars Late Rally Held Off at Hawai’i

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

HONOLULU – Washington State brought the go-ahead run to the plate twice in the eighth inning but could not complete the comeback and dropped a 4-2 contest at Hawaii Friday evening.

Sophomore righthander was dominant out of the bullpen for the Cougars, setting career-highs with seven strikeouts in five innings, allowing just one hit along the way and retiring the final 11 batters he faced.

The Cougars received two-hit games from , , , and . WSU freshman lefthanded starter took the loss in his collegiate debut, allowing four runs but just two earned in three-plus innings.

In the first inning, Hawaii used a leadoff hit-by-pitch, a sacrifice bunt, a…