Cougars Drop Series-Opener at No. 9 Arizona State

Friday, March 15

Phoenix, AZ

6:30 PM

Washington State University

6-11, 0

Arizona State

17-0, 0

Washington State

Arizona State

Photo by: Kylee Meter

March 15, 2019 | Baseball

Box Score WSU-ASU BOX 1

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

TEMPE, Ariz. – Washington State saw three players record multiple-hit games but the Cougars couldn't deliver the big hit stranding nine runners in a 6-0 defeat to No. 9 Arizona State Friday evening.

WSU received two-hit games from Danny Sinatro, Kyle Manzardo and Collin Montez while Dillon Plew was hit by a pitch to extend his on-base streak to 17 games. Cougar starter Brandon White allowed five runs on nine hits in 3.1 innings and reliever Bryce Moyle fired 2.2 scoreless innings, striking out two.

In the second, Collin Montez led off the inning with a double to leftcenterfield but was stranded at third. In the bottom of the inning, Arizona State, the Pac-12 leader in home runs, took a 1-0 lead with a solo home run to centerfield.

In the third, the Sun Devils pushed four runs across, all with four two-out hits including a two-run homer for a 5-0 advantage.

The Cougars stranded a runner on third in the first inning, left two runners on in the fourth and fifth innings and seventh innings.

In the seventh, Arizona State pushed the lead to the 6-0 with a single and triple.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Collin Montez doubled in the 2^nd to extend his on-base streak to 13 games
Danny Sinatro reached on a bunt single in the 3^rd, extending his on-base streak to 15 games
Dillon Plew was hit by a pitch in the 5^th, has reached base in all 17 games in 2019 and in 20 straight dating back to last season

NEXT UP
The series continues Saturday at 6 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.