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Cougars Cap Series Sweep With 15-2 Sunday Win
March 08, 2020 | Baseball
Manzardo capped his monster weekend with two hits, a two-run homer, two walks and five runs scored while Montez hit a three-run home run in the first inning and added a two-run single in the fourth inning. Justin Van De Brake and Jake Meyer each collected two hits while Meyer drove in two runs and redshirt-freshman Payton Flynn recorded his first career hit with a pinch-hit two-run double. Four Cougar hitters recorded multiple hits to support junior Bryce Moyle who worked four innings, allowed just two earned runs and struck a career-high five to pick up the win. Three WSU relievers combined for five no-hit innings.
In the first inning, Jack Smith worked a walk, Manzardo lined a pitch back up the middle to put runners on for Montez who pulled a 1-1 pitch high over the right field wall for a 3-0 Cougar lead.
Niagara answered with a run on a two-out RBI-double to right-centerfield in the second and used a two-out single to center to cut the lead to 3-2 in the fourth inning.
Montez was back at it in the fourth pulling a 2-2 pitch through the right side to drive in two more runs and Van De Brake followed with a sacrifice fly to center to bring home a run and push the lead to 6-2. In the fifth, the Cougars pushed a run across as Brady Hill lined a pitch into the left-centerfield gap and raced around for an RBI-double. An inning later, WSU pulled away for good with three runs in the sixth inning as Meyer singled home a run, Garret Gouldsmith worked a bases-loaded walk and Kodie Kolden followed with a sacrifice fly to score a run and push the lead to 10-2.
In the seventh, Meyer drove in a run with an RBI-groundout and Flynn doubled to leftcenter to plate two runs. Manzardo capped his monster weekend with long two-run homer to right-centerfield in the eighth for a 15-2 advantage.
The Cougar pitching staff received two no-hit innings from Connor Barison in the fifth and sixth innings, two more no-hit fames from Hayden Rosenkrantz in the seventh and eighth before Radd Thomas worked a no-hit ninth.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
WSU has won 7 of their last 8 games
Manzardo has hit safely in all 15 games in 2020
NEXT UP
The Cougars host Gonzaga Tuesday at 3:05 p.m.
HIGHLIGHTS
Today's 1st pitch from special guest, Tim Green 💥
— Washington State Baseball (@wsucougarbsb) March 8, 2020
Happy to have the Green family with us for opening weekend ⚾️#GoCougs | @coachbriangreen pic.twitter.com/NQZMvy4GRq
BOOM!
— Washington State Baseball (@wsucougarbsb) March 8, 2020
Have a weekend MANZO! @KyleTMazardo goes big fly to right center for a 2-run homer!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/k5iMevnizd
.@C_M0nt3z hits his team-leading 4th home run of the season!#GoCougs | #CougsVsEverybody pic.twitter.com/ygHsx53lXY
— Washington State Baseball (@wsucougarbsb) March 8, 2020
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Moyle, Bryce (1-0)
L: Zapata-Baez, Yohn (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Marcus, Spencer 1
RBI: Marcus, Spencer 1 ; Zaremba, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gabriele, Michael 1 ; Tucker, Cole 1
SB: Brisson, Mike 1
CS: Serrano, Benny 1
HBP: Marcus, Spencer 1
Batting:
2B: Hill, Brady 1 ; Flynn, Payton 1
HR: Manzardo, Kyle 1 ; Montez, Collin 1
RBI: Hill, Brady 1 ; Manzardo, Kyle 2 ; Montez, Collin 5 ; Van De Brake, Justin 1 ; Meyer, Jake 2 ; Flynn, Payton 2 ; Gouldsmith, Garrett 1 ; Kolden, Kodie 1
SH: Van De Brake, Justin 1 ; Clifford, Preston 1
SF: Van De Brake, Justin 1 ; Kolden, Kodie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hill, Brady 2 ; Smith, Jack 2 ; Manzardo, Kyle 5 ; Montez, Collin 3 ; Van De Brake, Justin 2 ; Gouldsmith, Garrett 1
HBP: Smith, Jack 1 ; Manzardo, Kyle 1
