PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State dropped a 10-2 decision to Washington at Bailey-Brayton Field Saturday afternoon.
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The Cougars received a three-hit game from
Dillon Plew along with two-hit performances from
Tyson Guerrero and
Garrett Gouldsmith. UW collected 18 hits and turned a pair double plays clinch the series to end a couple Cougar rallies.
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In the first, UW used a leadoff double, a ground out and a wild pitch to take a 1-0 lead. The Cougars answered with a run in the second inning as
Tyson Guerrero pulled a leadoff double down the right field line and later scored on a
Collin Montez sacrifice fly to center, evening things up at 1-1.
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In the third, UW used five hits and balk call to push four runs across in the third for a 5-1 advantage. The Cougars nearly answered in the bottom of the inning after loading the bases but UW held off the rally with a flyout and strikeout. Washington added single runs in the fifth and sixth innings to build a 7-1 advantage.
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In the bottom of the sixth, Guerrero delivered an RBI-single back up the middle.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Andrew Alvarez walked in the 3
rd to extend his on-base streak to 7 games
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NEXT UP
The series wraps up Sunday at 2:05 p.m. on the Pac-12 Networks.
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