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Washington State University
8-15
Gonzaga
13-14
Teel’s Late Homer Pushes Cougars Past Gonzaga
April 03, 2018 | Baseball
Teel led off the WSU eighth inning with his first career homer, an opposite-field solo shot to right field and senior Ryan Walker closed it out with a perfect ninth inning for his third save. The Cougars (8-15) used eight pitchers and received two-hit games from Justin Harrer and Ryan Ramsower. Harrer hit his team-leading fifth home run, a two-run shot in the first, and senior reliever Collin Maier picked up his first WSU win after getting the final out in the eighth inning.
Gonzag dropped to 13-14 overall.
The Cougars jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning after Alvarez led off the WSU first with a walk, stole second and moved to third on an error before Harrer launched a two-run homer to left field.
Gonzaga scored a run in the second inning after two hits, a walk and a sacrifice fly. The Bulldogs tied things up with a walk, a single and a balk that brought a run home. In the seventh, Gonzaga took a 3-2 lead with a two-out opposite field home run.
In the bottom of the seventh, Dillon Plew led off the inning with an opposite-field single to left field and Justin Harrer reached on a fielder's choice error by the Gonzaga third baseman. Ramsower bunted both runners up a base and Blake Clanton was intentionally walked to load the bases with one out. WSU called upon freshman pinch-hitter Collin Montez who delivered a sacrifice fly to right field to score Plew, tying the game at 3-3.
In the eighth inning, Gonzaga loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth but Maier ended the threat by getting a flyout to Harrer in left who made a nice catch on the run.
Teel led off the Cougars half of the eighth by driving an 0-2 pitch the other way for the go-ahead homer. Walker took over in the ninth and retired the side, ending the game with a strikeout.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Cougar Director of Athletics Pat Chun threw out the first pitch prior to the game
All 8 WSU wins in 2018 have been by one run
JJ Hancock walked in the second inning, has reached base in 10 straight games
Hancock saw his 6-game hitting streak snapped
Freshman Bryce Moyle made his first career start, went 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 1 K
Freshman Hayden Rosenkrantz worked 2 IP of relief, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K
Mason De La Cruz singled to left centerfield in the third, recording his first career Bailey-Bailey-Field hit
NEXT UP
The Cougars will head to Eugen for a Pac-12 Conference weekend series at Oregon.
TOP MOMENTS
Throwing out today's first pitch at the @Cougbaseball game is AD @pat_chun. ??
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) April 4, 2018
Time to play ball: https://t.co/ZhZuI5ezsa pic.twitter.com/iuFzZla4cA
VIDEO - Harrer goes big fly for the 5th time this season#GoCougs #GritHelmet pic.twitter.com/J5UcbkHKHH
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) April 4, 2018
Rosenkrantz ends a bases loaded threat with this pretty double play from Mason De La Cruz!
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) April 4, 2018
B4, 2-1 Cougs#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/9qDnUSDiFY
VIDEO - Montez brings home Plew to tie it in the 7th, 3-3 with Gonzaga#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/501f58HcHr
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) April 4, 2018
VIDEO - Robert Teel's first career homer gives the Cougs a 4-3 lead in the 8th!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/ba1nJ4cKln
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) April 4, 2018
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Maier, Collin (1-0)
L: LeBRUN, Ca. (2-3)
S: Walker, Ryan (3)
Batting:
HR: VIETH, J. 1
RBI: VIETH, J. 1 ; BRESHEARS, C 1
SH: FREDRICKSON 1
SF: BRESHEARS, C 1
Base Running:
RUNS: SCHUBERT, G. 1 ; VIETH, J. 1 ; PINORINI, A. 1
SB: BRESHEARS, C 1
HBP: VIETH, J. 1 ; BROOKS, N. 1 ; BRESHEARS, C 1
Batting:
HR: Harrer, Justin 1 ; Teel, Rob 1
RBI: Harrer, Justin 2 ; Montez, Collin 1 ; Teel, Rob 1
SH: Ramsower, Ryan 1
SF: Montez, Collin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alvarez, Andres 1 ; Plew, Dillon 1 ; Harrer, Justin 1 ; Teel, Rob 1
SB: Alvarez, Andres 1
HBP: Hancock, JJ 1 ; De La Cruz, Mason 1
