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WSU Drops Finale, Clinch Series Win Over Seattle U
March 07, 2021 | Baseball
PULLMAN, Wash. (March 7, 2021) – Washington State dropped the series-finale 6-2 to Seattle U at Bailey-Brayton Field Sunday afternoon. The Cougars (9-2) claimed the first two games to open the season with three straight series wins for the first time since 2008.
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WSU was led by freshman shortstop Gunner Gouldsmith who collected three hits and scored a run but the Cougar lineup was held to six hits and left 10 men on base. Seattle U received an impressive outing from starter Morgan White who fired five scoreless innings and struck out four for the Redhawks (5-5) who tallied 12 hits.
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Cougar first baseman Kyle Manzardo saw his 27-game hitting streak snapped after going 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI-groundout. The 27-game hitting streak spanned three seasons dating back to the final game of 2019 and was the second-longest in program history, trailing only Shawn Stevenson's top mark of 28 set during the 1997-98 seasons. Manzardo's walk extended his on-base streak to 37 games, tied for third-longest in program history.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the first inning, Seattle U took advantage a couple Cougar miscues to push two runs across on a pair of hits and three WSU wild pitches.
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The Cougars were kept off the scoreboard despite putting two runners on in the second, third and fourth innings. In the sixth, Collin Montez started the inning with a double off the right field wall and later scored on Jack Smith's RBI-single through the right side.
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Cougar reliever Dakota Hawkins took over with the bases loaded and two outs in the second inning and ended the threat with a lineout. The junior righthander gave a big boost and worked into the seventh inning before the Redhawks chopped a two-run single over a drawn-in infield for a 4-1 lead. Manzardo gave the Cougars a run back with an RBI-groundout in the seventh to keep it a two-run deficit and WSU brought the go-ahead run to the plate later in the inning but Seattle U ended the threat with a groundout.
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Trailing 6-2 in the ninth, the Cougars again put two runners on but the Redhawks closer ended the game with another groundout.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Manzardo walked in the 3rd inning to extend his on-base streak to 37 games
Collin Montez doubled in the 6th to extend on-base streak to 11 games
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NEXT UP
The Cougars will head to Seattle next week to play four games at Husky Ballpark beginning with a single game Thursday against Seattle U, followed by a pair of games Friday against Seattle U and Washington before wrapping up the weekend with a single nonconference game against UW Saturday.
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TOP SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
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WSU was led by freshman shortstop Gunner Gouldsmith who collected three hits and scored a run but the Cougar lineup was held to six hits and left 10 men on base. Seattle U received an impressive outing from starter Morgan White who fired five scoreless innings and struck out four for the Redhawks (5-5) who tallied 12 hits.
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Cougar first baseman Kyle Manzardo saw his 27-game hitting streak snapped after going 0-for-4 with a walk and an RBI-groundout. The 27-game hitting streak spanned three seasons dating back to the final game of 2019 and was the second-longest in program history, trailing only Shawn Stevenson's top mark of 28 set during the 1997-98 seasons. Manzardo's walk extended his on-base streak to 37 games, tied for third-longest in program history.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the first inning, Seattle U took advantage a couple Cougar miscues to push two runs across on a pair of hits and three WSU wild pitches.
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The Cougars were kept off the scoreboard despite putting two runners on in the second, third and fourth innings. In the sixth, Collin Montez started the inning with a double off the right field wall and later scored on Jack Smith's RBI-single through the right side.
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Cougar reliever Dakota Hawkins took over with the bases loaded and two outs in the second inning and ended the threat with a lineout. The junior righthander gave a big boost and worked into the seventh inning before the Redhawks chopped a two-run single over a drawn-in infield for a 4-1 lead. Manzardo gave the Cougars a run back with an RBI-groundout in the seventh to keep it a two-run deficit and WSU brought the go-ahead run to the plate later in the inning but Seattle U ended the threat with a groundout.
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Trailing 6-2 in the ninth, the Cougars again put two runners on but the Redhawks closer ended the game with another groundout.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Manzardo walked in the 3rd inning to extend his on-base streak to 37 games
Collin Montez doubled in the 6th to extend on-base streak to 11 games
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NEXT UP
The Cougars will head to Seattle next week to play four games at Husky Ballpark beginning with a single game Thursday against Seattle U, followed by a pair of games Friday against Seattle U and Washington before wrapping up the weekend with a single nonconference game against UW Saturday.
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TOP SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS
Another big inning for @thehawk_29 who ends the 6th with a 4-6-3 double play!
— Washington State Baseball (@wsucougarbsb) March 7, 2021
B6 | 2-0 SU#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/350M9i73FN
.@JackSmith365 delivers an RBI-single in the 6th!#GoCougs pic.twitter.com/gs8Wd5IMum
— Washington State Baseball (@wsucougarbsb) March 7, 2021
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: White, Morgan (1-1)
L: Sierra, Will (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Mazzone, Justin 2
RBI: Mazzone, Justin 1 ; Kodama, Julian 2 ; Lively, Austin 1 ; Boissoneault, Matt 1
SH: Rork, Gavin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Rork, Gavin 2 ; O'Brien, Connor 1 ; Mazzone, Justin 1 ; Kodama, Julian 1 ; Sherick, Kyle 1
SB: Rork, Gavin 1
CS: Kodama, Julian 1 ; Lively, Austin 1
HBP: O'Brien, Connor 1
Batting:
2B: Montez, Collin 1
RBI: Manzardo, Kyle 1 ; Smith, Jack 1
SH: Van De Brake, Justin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Montez, Collin 1 ; Gouldsmith, Gunner 1
HBP: Van De Brake, Justin 1
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