Washington State University Athletics

Cougars Fall at California
April 02, 2017 | Baseball
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BERKELEY, Calif. – Washington State dropped a 9-5 Pac-12 Conference contest at California Sunday afternoon.
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The Cougars (14-11, 1-5 Pac-12) received a two-run home run from sophomore left fielder Justin Harrer but California (12-13, 4-5 Pac-12) recorded 13 hits and took advantage of two WSU errors. Harrer finished with a pair of hits and three RBI while James Rudkin recorded one single to extend his on-base streak to 22-straight games.
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California pushed four runs across in the third inning off of junior starting pitcher Cody Anderson, taking advantage of one error and using four hits in the frame. The Bears then added three in the sixth and two more in the eighth.
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WSU received the two-run homer from Harrer in the eighth, his third of the season. In the ninth, the Cougars plated three more on RBI-singles from Jon Burghardt and Harrer before another run came across on Danny Sinatro's RBI-fielder's choice that made it a 9-5 game. The Cal bullpen recorded the final out with a groundout.
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Anderson suffered the loss after allowing four runs, two earned on six hits in three innings.
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Washington State will continue its road trip with a nonconference game at Pacific Monday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
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BERKELEY, Calif. – Washington State dropped a 9-5 Pac-12 Conference contest at California Sunday afternoon.
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The Cougars (14-11, 1-5 Pac-12) received a two-run home run from sophomore left fielder Justin Harrer but California (12-13, 4-5 Pac-12) recorded 13 hits and took advantage of two WSU errors. Harrer finished with a pair of hits and three RBI while James Rudkin recorded one single to extend his on-base streak to 22-straight games.
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California pushed four runs across in the third inning off of junior starting pitcher Cody Anderson, taking advantage of one error and using four hits in the frame. The Bears then added three in the sixth and two more in the eighth.
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WSU received the two-run homer from Harrer in the eighth, his third of the season. In the ninth, the Cougars plated three more on RBI-singles from Jon Burghardt and Harrer before another run came across on Danny Sinatro's RBI-fielder's choice that made it a 9-5 game. The Cal bullpen recorded the final out with a groundout.
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Anderson suffered the loss after allowing four runs, two earned on six hits in three innings.
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Washington State will continue its road trip with a nonconference game at Pacific Monday. First pitch is set for 1 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sabouri, Arman (1-1)
L: Anderson, Cody (3-2)

Batting:
HR: Harrer, Justin 1
RBI: Burghardt, Jon 1 ; Harrer, Justin 3 ; Sinatro, Danny 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Waterman, Cal 1 ; Hancock, JJ 1 ; Rudkin, James 2 ; Harrer, Justin 1

Batting:
2B: Karas, Denis 1 ; Dodson, Tanner 2 ; Eden, Cameron 1
RBI: Karas, Denis 2 ; Dodson, Tanner 3 ; Davis, Jonah 1 ; Eden, Cameron 2
SH: Davis, Jonah 1
SF: Karas, Denis 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Greene, Tyrus 1 ; Mitchell Jr, Jeffrey 2 ; Vaughn, Andrew 1 ; Karas, Denis 1 ; Dodson, Tanner 1 ; Flower, Max 1 ; Reyes, Ripken 1 ; Eden, Cameron 1
SB: Greene, Tyrus 1
HBP: Flower, Max 1
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