Washington State University Athletics
Washington State University
15-30-1, 0
Stanford
42-8, 0
Ninth-Inning Rally Held Off By No. 3 Stanford
May 19, 2018 | Baseball
Â
WSU (15-30-1, 7-18-1 Pac-12) received two-hit games from Andres Alvarez, Dillon Plew and Brody Barnum. Blake Clanton had a three-run triple as part of a six-run ninth inning for the Cougars who saw the game's final out made after Barnum singled to right field to drive in a run. On the play, the ball was bobbled by the rightfielder and Barnum tried to move up to second but was thrown out on the play. Stanford used 16 hits and pair of three-run innings in the second and fourth to claim the second game of the series and improve to 42-8 overall and 20-6 in conference play.
Â
In the first inning, Stanford used a leadoff double and a couple hits to push a run across. Sunitsch ended a bases-loaded threat with a strikeout and foul out to Dillon Plew at third base.
Â
In the second inning, the Cardinal took advantage of a couple miscues by WSU and pushed three runs across on four hits for a 4-0 lead. In the fourth, Stanford pushed the lead to 7-0 with a three-run homer. A pair of RBI-hits in the sixth inning pushed the lead to 9-0.
Â
In the ninth, pinch-hitter Brody Barnum drove a ball deep to right centerfield for a double and he moved to third on a Stanford error on the play. Barnum later scored on Wyatt Segle's RBI-groundout. WSU added another run on a James Rudkin bases-loaded walk, Clanton followed with a three-run triple to centerfield and Ryan Ramsower followed with a walk before Barnum singled in a run but was thrown out at second.
Â
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Scotty Sunitsch made career appearance No. 84, tying Ryan Walker for 3rd-most in WSU history
Sunitsch worked 4.1 innings, allowed 7 runs on 10 hits and struck out 5
Blake Clanton drew a walk to leadoff the 2nd inning, extending his on-base streak to 11 games
Andres Alvarez recorded his team-leading 15th double of the season
Â
COMING UP
The series wraps up Sunday at Noon on the Pac-12 Network.
TOP MOMENTS
Go get it Mase! De La Cruz makes a diving stop in the 2nd!#GoCougs #Pac12BSB pic.twitter.com/YrG2S4uZL2
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) May 19, 2018
Andres Alvarez drives one off the wall in left-center for his team-leading 15th double of the year!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/n7Ruj1UL9s
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) May 19, 2018
Brody Barnum drives one deep to right center for his 1st career triple!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/NdJigh71lW
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) May 19, 2018
Blake Clanton clears the bases with a 3-run triple in the 9th!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/k0JJb1MqTX
— WSU Baseball (@Cougbaseball) May 19, 2018
Â
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Bubic, Kris (8-1)
L: Sunitsch, Scotty (6-3)
S: Little, Jack (14)
Batting:
2B: Alvarez, Andres 1 ; Plew, Dillon 1 ; Barnum, Brody 1
3B: Clanton, Blake 1
RBI: Rudkin, James 1 ; Clanton, Blake 3 ; Barnum, Brody 1 ; Segle, Wyatt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alvarez, Andres 1 ; Plew, Dillon 1 ; Rudkin, James 1 ; Clanton, Blake 1 ; Barnum, Brody 1 ; Chapman, Derek 1
HBP: Clanton, Blake 1
Batting:
2B: Branton,Beau 2 ; Hoerner,Nico 1 ; Stowers,Kyle 1 ; Molfetta,Christian 1
HR: Daschbach, Andrew 1
RBI: Branton,Beau 1 ; Hoerner,Nico 2 ; Daschbach, Andrew 4 ; Stowers,Kyle 1 ; Wulff, Brandon 1
SH: Tawa, Tim 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Branton,Beau 3 ; Tawa, Tim 1 ; Hoerner,Nico 2 ; Daschbach, Andrew 1 ; Stowers,Kyle 1 ; Molfetta,Christian 1
HBP: Wulff, Brandon 1
PO: Branton,Beau 1
