BERKELEY, Calif. – Washington State dropped a 6-1 decision to California Saturday night.
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Tyson Guerrero recorded a pair of hits and
Dillon Plew homered for the Cougars. Cal used four home runs to claim the second straight game.
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In the first inning, Plew gave the Cougars a 1-0 lead after hammering a 3-1 pitch over the right field fence to lead off the game, WSU's first leadoff homer since Brett Jacobs did so against Dallas Baptist in 2011.
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In the third, Cal pushed two runs on the board with a solo homer to left and followed a double with a two-out single for a 2-1 advantage.
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In the fifth, Guerrero led off the inning with a double to leftcenterfield but was stranded at third after a couple groundouts. In the bottom of the inning, Cal took advantage of a Cougar error and hit a pair of homers to take a 5-1 lead and added another solo homer in the sixth for a 6-1 advantage.
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In the eighth, the Cougars put runners on the corners after a
Tyson Guerrero and a couple fielder's choice ground balls but both runners were stranded after
Rob Teel flew out to the warning track in right field.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Tyson Guerrero recorded his 1
st career 2-hit game
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NEXT UP
The series wraps up Sunday at 1:05 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.
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