SAN DIEGO (February 24, 2023) – Washington State split its two games on the opening day of the Tony Gwynn Legacy in San Diego Friday. The Cougars (5-1) dropped the day's opener 8-3 to UC Irvine but bounced back with a 14-1 victory over host San Diego State in the afternoon. Both games were played at San Diego State's Tony Gwynn Stadium.
Washington State improved to 5-1 for the second time in the last three seasons after starting 2021 9-1.
In the opener, WSU saw its early 1-0 lead disappear after UC Irvine, picked to finish second in the Big West Conference, scored in three straight innings and answered Cougar rallies in the seventh and eighth innings with two in the seventh and three in the eighth.