Washington State University Athletics
Washington State University
12-20
Santa Clara
16-20
WSU Offense Backs Sunitsch in Win Over Santa Clara
April 21, 2018 | Baseball
The Cougars (12-20) saw Cal Waterman hit a two-run homer and Danny Sinatro hit a two-run inside-the-park home run to back starter Scotty Sunitsch who struck out seven in six innings to improve to 4-1. Four players recorded multiple-hit games led by three-hit performances from Andres Alvarez and Mason De La Cruz. Alvarez doubled twice and drove in two runs while De La Cruz doubled and tripled for his first career extra-base hits.
WSU scored in four straight innings beginning in the second and cruised to a series-clinching win over Santa Clara (16-20).
The Cougars jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a Waterman two-run homer to centerfield in the second inning. In the third inning, Wyatt Segle delivered a two-run single back up the middle with the bases loaded for a 4-0 advantage. Sinatro stepped in a drove a ball the other way and just inside the left field line and by a sliding Santa Clara leftfielder allowing Sinatro to race around for a two-run inside-the-park-home run.
WSU added two runs in the fourth inning on an Alvarez ground-rule double to right field and a Collin Montez RBI-single through the right side for an 8-0 lead.
In the fifth, the Cougars pushed three more runs across on a De La Cruz RBI-single down the right field line and sacrifice flies by Alvarez and Dillon Plew.
Santa Clara used a pair of home runs to score three runs in the sixth inning. Cougar reliever Nick Strange took over for Sunitsch to start the seventh and worked three scoreless innings to record his first career save.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Andres Alvarez doubled off the left field wall in the 1st inning, extending his on-base streak to 10 games and his hitting streak to 9 games
Danny Sinatro hit an inside-the-park homerun in the 3rd inning, WSU's first since Yale Rosen in 2013
Blake Clanton singled through the right side in the 6th inning, extending his hitting streak to 7 games
Sunitsch made his 8th career appearance, third-most in WSU history
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Pretty cool to have WSU Hall of Famer and former big leaguer Mike Kinkade out at Bailey-Brayton Field Today!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/tPztCKuB9C
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) April 21, 2018
Waterman gives the Cougs a 2-0 lead with this homer in the 2nd!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/TIj31oPBlz
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) April 21, 2018
Wyatt Segle delivers a 2-run single with the bases loaded in the 3rd!
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) April 21, 2018
4-0 Cougs!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/3OyDrEUvCX
INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUN! Sinatro lines one down the left field line and races around for his 1st career homer!
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) April 21, 2018
T4, 6-0 Cougs#GoCougs #Pac12Best #ESPNTop10 pic.twitter.com/9IfcITRg4D
Go get it Blake! Blake Clanton makes a great catch into the right field wall in the 4th!
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) April 21, 2018
B4, 6-0 Cougs#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/AZN3ac5FZE
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sunitsch, Scotty (4-1)
L: ERLANDSON, Freddie (3-3)
S: Strange, Nick (1)
Batting:
2B: BRODT, Jake 1
HR: MACNICHOLS, Jake 1 ; MCCARTHY, Ryan 1
RBI: MACNICHOLS, Jake 1 ; MCCARTHY, Ryan 2
Base Running:
RUNS: MACNICHOLS, Jake 1 ; DICOCHEA, Jason 1 ; MCCARTHY, Ryan 1
HBP: HOLM, Niko 1
Batting:
2B: Alvarez, Andres 2 ; De La Cruz, Mason 1
3B: De La Cruz, Mason 1
HR: Sinatro, Danny 1 ; Waterman, Cal 1
RBI: Alvarez, Andres 2 ; Plew, Dillon 1 ; Montez, Collin 1 ; Segle, Wyatt 2 ; Sinatro, Danny 2 ; Waterman, Cal 2 ; De La Cruz, Mason 1
SF: Alvarez, Andres 1 ; Plew, Dillon 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alvarez, Andres 1 ; Plew, Dillon 1 ; Clanton, Blake 1 ; Segle, Wyatt 2 ; Sinatro, Danny 2 ; Waterman, Cal 2 ; De La Cruz, Mason 2
CS: Montez, Collin 1
PO: Clanton, Blake 1
