HONOLULU (February 18, 2022) – hit a go-ahead solo home run in the eighth inning and Washington State beat Hawaii 5-4 in the season-opener at Les Murakami Stadium Friday evening.
The Cougars received a three-hit game from , a two-run homer from and the bullpen allowed just one run over the final 7.1 innings to give WSU their third-straight season-opening win for the first time since 2004-06. reached base four times while righthander earned the win with three scoreless innings of relief and righthander closed it out with a scoreless ninth to earn the save.
Hawaii jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a run in the first and two runs in the second but surrendered the lead despite being walked 11 times.