PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State dropped a nonconference matchup to Gonzaga 15-3 at Bailey-Brayton Field Tuesday afternoon.
 
Kyle Manzardo paced the Cougars (9-7) with a two more hits including a solo homer in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 16 games. Collin Montez matched a career high with three hits and drove in a run. Freshman pitcher Grant Taylor worked two scoreless innings and fellow freshman Ethan Ross worked a scoreless ninth. Gonzaga (6-10) used a nine-run third inning, tallied 15 hits and took advantage of nine Cougar walks and four hit-by-pitches.
 
Both teams traded runs in the opening frame as Gonzaga score with a bases-loaded single before WSU answered with Manzardo who lined a 1-0 pitch off the top of the right field wall for his third home run of the season.
 
In the third, Gonzaga took advantage of five hits, two hit-by-pitches and three walks to push nine runs across in the inning. Montez countered with an RBI-single to right field in the bottom of the inning.
 
Gonzaga added three more runs in the fifth while Kodie Kolden tripled in a run for the Cougars in the bottom of the frame.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Manzardo has hit safely in all 16 games in 2020
Justin Van De Brake has reached base in 12 straight games
Collin Montez matched a career high with 3 hits
 
NEXT UP
The Cougars open Pac-12 Conference play hosting a weekend series with California.