Elijah Hainline
4
Santa Clara SCU 18-14
5
Winner Washington State WSU 23-13
Santa Clara SCU
18-14
4
Final
5
Washington State WSU
23-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Santa Clara SCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 9 0
Washington State WSU 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 9 1

W: Grillo, Chase (1-1) L: HALES,Skylar (3-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Washington State Athletic Communications

Cougars Take Series-Opener on Hainline Walk-Off Homer

PULLMAN, Wash. (April 21, 2023) – Elijah Hainline hit the first he saw for a walk-off solo home run in the ninth inning for a 5-4 win over Santa Clara in the series-opener at Bailey-Brayton Field Friday afternoon.
 
WSU improved to 23-13 overall for its best start since 2006 after Hainline led off the bottom of the ninth with a 435-foot blast for his team-leading nine home run of the season and the Cougars first walk-off win of 2023. Santa Clara spoiled Dakota Hawkins impressive start after he struck out seven and worked into the seventh inning before the Broncos scored twice in the seventh and tied the game with two in the ninth inning.
 
Cougar leadoff hitter Jonah Advincula doubled and drove in two runs while Cam Magee singled twice and scored, and Hainline doubled, homered and scored three times.
 
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the third, Santa Clara put two runners on by Hawkins ended the threat with a groundout to second and his fifth strikeout of the day. In the bottom of the frame, Cresswell doubled to right-centerfield and was bunted to third by Bryce Matthews before Jonah Advincula scored Cresswell with an RBI-groundout to second.
 
WSU picked up another run in the fifth as Magee lined an opposite-field single through the left side and Elijah Hainline worked a walk. Cresswell bunted both runners up a base before Matthews made it 2-0 Cougars with a sacrifice fly to centerfield. Advincula followed with a long double to right-centerfield to score Hainline for a 3-0 advantage.
 
Hawkins retired eight straight at point in the middle innings before Santa Clara recorded back-to-back singles with one out in the seventh. WSU went to bullpen and the Broncos pushed two runs across on a passed ball and sacrifice fly to centerfield to make it a one-run game.
 
WSU added a run in their half of the seventh after Hainline doubled and later scored on a SCU wild pitch.
 
Santa Clara tied things up with one out in the ninth on a double down the left field line, a triple to right field and a single up the middle. Hainline drove the first pitch he saw over the centerfield wall for the win.
 
NEXT UP
The series continues Saturday at 12:05 p.m.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Sam Brown walked in the 1st to extend his on-base streak to 13 games
Kyle Russell singled in the 4th to extend his on-base streak to 15 games
Jonah Advincula doubled in the 5th, has reached base in 14 straight games
Jacob McKeon walked in the 6th to extend his on-base streak to 14 games

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