SPOKANE, Wash. (April 18, 2023) – Washington State received three-hit efforts from
Elijah Hainline and
Sam Brown while
McKabe Cottrell earned his first career save in the 4-2 win at Gonzaga Tuesday afternoon.
The Cougars improved to 22-13 overall after taking the lead with a two-run fourth and a run in the fifth before the Spokane native Cottrell escaped bases-loaded-nobody out jam with allowing just one run before firing a perfect ninth for the win. Fellow Spokane native
Elijah Hainline doubled twice, tripled, drove in a run and scored a run while Brown added three singles along with an RBI and run scored.
Six Cougar pitchers worked as
Duke Brotherton earned the win after recording scoreless fourth and fifth innings.
Gonzaga dropped to 13-20 overall.
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the second, Gonzaga used a pair of leadoff singles to put runners on the first and third but starter
Spencer Jones induced a 4-6-3 ground ball double play that a run came across on the play and followed with a strikeout to end the frame.
In the third, Hainline doubled just inside the third base line and later scored on
Bryce Matthews RBI-groundout. WSU added a pair of runs in the fourth after leadoff singles from Brown and
Kyle Russell as
Cam Magee scored Brown with a sacrifice fly to centerfield and Hainline made it 3-1 with a two-out RBI-double down the left field line to score Russell.
WSU made it 4-1 in the fifth after
Jonah Advincula walked to start the inning, stole second and moved to third after the throw sailed into centerfield, and Brown scored him with a sacrifice fly to centerfield.
WSU received good efforts from the pitching staff throughout the evening as starter
Spencer Jones worked three innings,
Duke Brotherton worked scoreless fourth and fifth innings,
Elias Farland fired a scoreless sixth and
Connor Wilford worked a scoreless seventh.
In the eighth, Gonzaga loaded the bases with nobody out and cut the lead to 4-2 with a single but reliever
McKabe Cottrell ended the threat with a fielder's choice groundout as Cottrell grabbed a comebacker and to the lead runner at home for the first out. Cottrell then induced a flyout to right and ended the threat with a strikeout.
Cottrell worked a perfect ninth for his first career save.
NEXT UP
WSU will host a three-game nonconference series against Santa Clara beginning Friday at 3:05 p.m.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Jacob McKeon walked in the 1
st to extend his on-base streak to 13 games
Jonah Advincula tripled in the 3rd, has reached base in 13 straight games
Sam Brown singled in the 4th to extend his on-base streak to 12 games
Kyle Russell singled in the 4th to extend his on-base streak to 14 games
McKeon's hitting streak was snapped at 10
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