Washington State University Athletics

The Washington State baseball team won 16 of its first 17 outings, including 12-straight to open the 1965 season, and rolled to a 29-6 regular season record. The Cougars won the Pacific Coast Northern Division at 14-4 and hosted Stanford in the NCAA District 8 Playoff. In the opener against the Indians, Harold Brunstad plated two runs with a double in the eighth to lift WSU to a 2-1 victory and the Cougars routed Stanford 13-3 in game two to give head coach Bobo Brayton his first trip to the College World Series. In Omaha, Neb., WSU split its first two games, defeating Texas and losing to Ohio State. The Cougars edged Connecticut by a run to set up a rematch with the Buckeyes that turned out to be a classic. Steve Arlin struck out 20 Cougars and Ohio State pushed across an unearned run in the 15th inning for a 1-0 win that ended WSU’s season. The Cougars finished fourth in the nation according to Collegiate Baseball and tonight take their place among the great Cougar teams of all time with their induction into the Washington State Athletic Hall of Fame.