SPOKANE, Wash. (April 5, 2022) – Washington State dropped a 12-0 decision to No. 15 Gonzaga at the Patterson Baseball Complex Tuesday evening.
 
The Cougars (10-18) saw Hylan Hall single, walk and steal a base while reliever Cam Liss fired a pair of scoreless innings.
 
Gonzaga (19-7) used jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first two innings and pulled away with a five-run sixth inning.
 
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the first, Gonzaga hit a pair of home runs for a 3-0 lead and added another with an RBI-triple in the second for a 4-0 advantage.
 
In the fourth, Justin Van De Brake lined a single up the middle and Hall pulled a hard-hit single past a diving shortstop to put runners on first and second. A sacrifice bunt by Elijah Hainline moved the runners up a base but the GU bullpen struck out the next batter and Jack Smith followed with a long fly ball to deep centerfield for the third out.
 
In the sixth, Gonzaga pulled away with five runs on three walks, a hit-by-pitch, an error and a pair of hits.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE 
Hall recorded his 1^st stolen base of the season
Jack Smith walked in the 8^th inning to extend his on-base streak to 12 games
 
NEXT UP
The Cougars resume Pac-12 Conference play with a weekend series at ninth-ranked Arizona.