OREM, Utah – Washington State collected a season-high 18 hits but saw its lead slip away late in a 20-13 nonconference defeat to Utah Valley Tuesday evening.
 
The Cougars received three-hit games from Danny Sinatro, Kyle Manzardo and Jack Smith while Garrett Gouldsmith tallied three RBI and Brody Barnum hit a three-run home run.
 
Utah Valley took advantage of three Cougar errors and seven wild pitches throughout the night and rallied for a 13-5 sixth-inning deficit with three runs in the sixth and eight more runs in the seventh.
 
In the first, Sinatro led off the game with a ground ball single up the middle, Andres Alvarez followed with a single off the pitcher, both moved up on a passed ball and one batter later Manzardo punched an RBI-single the other way through the left side to make it 1-0 Cougars.
 
In the bottom of the inning, UVU used three hits, botched rundown and an error to push three runs across in the inning for a 3-1 advantage.
 
In the second, the Cougars erupted for six runs highlighted by four two-out RBI-singles for a 7-3 lead. WSU sophomore starter Michael Newstrom worked scoreless second and third innings before the Cougars pushed four more runs across in the fourth highlighted by a three-run homer from Barnum.
 
In the sixth, the Cougars loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth and Gouldsmith delivered a two-run single back up the middle for a 13-5 advantage. In the bottom of the inning, Utah Valley used a three-run homer to cut the WSU lead to 13-8.
 
In the seventh, Utah Valley loaded the bases with nobody out and used a pair of RBI-singles and a wild pitch to cut the lead to one. A dropped fly ball allowed the tying run to score and the next hitter pulled a single through the right side for a 14-13 UVU advantage. The Wolverines added two more runs on an RBI-single up the middle and a sacrifice fly for a 16-13 lead.
 
In the eighth, the Cougars put two runners on but were turned away after a pair of groundouts.
 
INSIDE BOX SCORE
Danny Sinatro led off the game with a single, extending his hitting streak to 6 games
Kyle Manzardo recorded 3 hits, his 3rd straight game with at least 3 hits
Starter Michael Newstrom matched a career high with 3 IP, allowed 2 ER, 2 K
Freshman infielder Kodie Kolden made his pitching debut in the 8^th
 
NEXT UP
The Cougars will head to Salt Lake City for a three-game series with Utah beginning Thursday on the Pac-12 Networks.
 
TOP MOMENTS
 

.@brody_barnum makes it 11-3 Cougs with his second homer of the season!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/r6e9TG3bnZ
— Washington State Baseball (@Cougbaseball) May 15, 2019

With the bases loaded and 2 outs in the 6th, @g_gouldsmith delivers a 2-run single!

B6, 13-5 Cougs#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/BZZK0WjEaB
— Washington State Baseball (@Cougbaseball) May 15, 2019