By: Washington State Athletic Communications
SALT LAKE CITY – Washington State dropped the opening game of the series at Utah 2-1 in 10 innings after a game-ending error allowed the winning run to score at Smith's Ballpark Thursday afternoon.
WSU (18-21, 4-12 Pac-12) received two-hit games from sophomore shortstop Andres Alvarez, freshman second baseman Dillon Plew and junior third baseman Shane Matheny. The Cougars tied the game in the ninth with an RBI-single from Plew but left two runners on to end the ninth. WSU left 14 men on base throughout the afternoon while Utah ( ), the defending Pac-12 Conference champions, tallied just four hits and took advantage of three Washington State errors.