BELLEVUE, Wash. – Washington State surrendered the go-head run in the eighth inning in a 4-3 defeat against Seattle U at Bannerwood Park Wednesday afternoon.
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The Cougars (13-21) received two-hit games from
Robert Teel,
Blake Clanton and
Ryan Ramsower but Seattle U (27-11) tied the game with two runs in the seventh and used a two-out RBI-triple to score the go-ahead run in the eighth inning.
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In the second inning,
James Rudkin worked a walk and
Dillon Plew was hit by a pitch and both moved up a base on a wild pitch. With two outs, Ramsower pulled a 3-2 pitch into left field for a two-run double and a 2-0 Cougar lead.
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In the fifth, Seattle U made it a 2-1 game with a two-out RBI-single into centerfield.
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In the seventh, the Cougars pushed the lead back to two.
JJ Hancock reached on catcher's interference and moved to third on Teel's single to right field before Clanton pulled a single through the right side to score Hancock for a 3-1 advantage.
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In the bottom of the seventh, Seattle U took advantage of a walk, a hit-by-pitch, a balk and two sacrifice flies to scored tie the game at three despite not recording a hit in the inning.
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In the eighth, the Redhawks used a leadoff walk and a sacrifice bunt to put a runner on second. Cougar reliever
Collin Maier struck out the next hitter for the second out but the next hitter pulled a pitch deep to right field that right fielder
Blake Clanton nearly made a leaping catch as he crashed into the wall but he couldn't make the catch and the go-ahead run scored from second on the triple.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Dillon Plew was a hit by a pitch in the 2
nd, extending his on-base streak to 9 games
Blake Clanton singled to center in the 5
th inning, extending his hitting streak to 9 games
Bryce Moyle made the start and fired two scoreless innings
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NEXT UP
The Cougars will remain in Seattle for a three-game Pac-12 Conference series with rival Washington beginning Friday at 7 p.m. on the Pac-12 Network.
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