Sinatro Singles Home Game-Winner To Beat ASU in 11

Friday, March 30

Pullman, WA

5:00 PM

Washington State University

7-14, 3-5

Arizona State

12-14, 4-4

Arizona State

Washington State

March 30, 2018 | Baseball

Box Score WSU-ASU BOX 2 Danny Sinatro after Walk-Off Marty Lees Postgame Pac-12 Recap Highlights

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

PULLMAN, Wash. – For the second straight game, Washington State scored the game-winning run in extra innings to beat Arizona State. Danny Sinatro singled home JJ Hancock in the 11^th inning to post a 4-3 victory at Bailey-Brayton Field Friday evening. The Cougars used a walk-off home run from Justin Harrer in the 10^th inning to win Thursday's opener.

WSU (7-14, 3-5 Pac-12) collected 11 hits and received an impressive starting pitching performance from senior Scotty Sunitsch who set career-highs with 7.2 innings and seven strikeouts. Sunitsch allowed three earned runs on seven hits and walked just one. Four Cougars recorded multiple-hit games including Sinatro who's game-winner clinched WSU's first series win over Arizona State since 2013 and first series win over ASU in Pullman since 2010. ASU dropped to 12-14 overall and 4-4 in conference play.

Arizona State used a first-inning solo homer for a 1-0 lead but the Cougars answered with a pair of runs in the bottom half of the inning. Andres Alavarez led off with a single back up the middle and Dillon Plew punched a single through the left side. Following a double play, Clanton stepped in and drove a pitch the other way into the left centerfield game for an RBI-triple. Wyatt Segle followed with a single the other way into right field to score Clanton for a 2-1 advantage.

Both starting pitchers settled and posted zeros until the sixth. In the top half of the sixth, ASU used a walk and pair of base hits to push one run across, tying the game at 2-2.

In the bottom of the inning, Harrer was hit by a pitch and one batter later, Segle lined a single into right field to put runners on first and second. Hancock followed with a two-out single the other way into left field to score Harrer for a 3-2 lead.

Sunitsch fired a scoreless seventh after ending the inning with a pair of strikeouts. In the eighth, ASU opened the inning with a solo homer to right field, tying the game 3-3. In the bottom of the inning, Segle worked a one-out walk and Hancock followed by beating out an infield single to put runners on first and second with one out. Following an ASU pitching change, the Cougars called upon a pinch hitter who grounded into an inning-ending 6-4-3 double play.

In the ninth inning, ASU had a runner on first with two outs. The Sun Devils blooped a single down the right field line and the runner at first tried to score on that play but the rightfielder Hancock fired home to the get runner the plate.

In the 11^th inning, Hancock drew a walk to start the inning and was bunted up to the second on a sacrifice bunt. Robert Teel was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second with out for Sinatro who lined a 2-1 pitch into centerfield that scored Hancock for the 4-3 win.

Freshman reliever Michael Newstrom earned his first career win after entering the game with two outs in the 11^th inning and striking out the only two hitters he faced.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
WSU recorded back-to-back walk-off wins for the first time since doing so against Oregon last season
WSU played back-to-back extra-inning games for the first time since 2015, Oregon (10 Inn) and Arizona (11 Inn).
Nick Strange worked a scoreless inning for relief
Isaac Mullins fired a scoreless 10^th inning
Collin Maier retired the only hitter he faced to start the 11^th inning

NEXT UP
The series wraps up Saturday at Noon on the Pac-12 Network.

TOP MOMENTS

CLUTCH. @d_sin11 with the single to help @Cougbaseball win game two in extras is the @OpusBank #12Best moment. pic.twitter.com/eO9EqIc8Fy
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 31, 2018

Newstrom ends the 11th with a pair of strikeouts!

Cougs coming up!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/JjzNwgLMdH
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) March 31, 2018

OUT at home! @CougBaseball showing off that defense. 

On to the bottom of the 9th.

Watch #Pac12BSB live on the app: https://t.co/ZhZuI5ezsa pic.twitter.com/CYIcXn3X1E
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 31, 2018

VIDEO - Hancock gives the Cougs a 3-2 lead with an RBI-single in the 6th!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/piPMjZEu3C
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) March 31, 2018

VIDEO - ASU ties it in the 6th but DP ends the inning with this nifty little DP!
Tied 2-2#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/fonJJYYS2l
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) March 31, 2018

Big thanks to @WSUCougarSoccer for throwing out the ceremonial first pitch to get our second @Cougbaseball game against ASU started!????#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/ZIFg2bkUew
— WSU Cougars (@WSUCougars) March 30, 2018