Nate Swarts
4
Washington State WSU 10-8, 2-4 Pac-12
9
Winner UCLA UCLA 7-11, 2-4 Pac-12
Washington State WSU
10-8, 2-4 Pac-12
4
Final
9
UCLA UCLA
7-11, 2-4 Pac-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington State WSU 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
UCLA UCLA 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 X 9 9 2

W: Aldrich, Chris (1-0) L: Jones, Spencer (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Washington State Athletic Communications

Cougars Fall at UCLA in Series Rubber Game

LOS ANGELES (March 17, 2024) – Washington State rallied two tie the game in the fourth inning but dropped the series rubber game at UCLA 9-4 at Jackie Robinson Stadium Sunday afternoon. WSU evened the series with a 12-5 win Saturday, its win at UCLA since 2014 and was seeking their first series win over the Bruins in Westwood since 2002.
 
The Cougars (10-8, 2-4 Pac-12) received three hits including a pair of RBI-doubles from shortstop Kyle Russell and two-hit games from left fielder Casen Taggart and third baseman Cole Cramer.
 
UCLA (6-12, 1-5 Pac-12) scored four runs in the first, WSU answered with two runs in the third and two more in the fourth but the Bruins retook the lead on a two-out two-run popup single that fell in between three Cougar fielders behind second base.
 
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the first inning, UCLA took advantage of a pair of walks, a hit-by-pitch and three hits to push four runs across for the early lead.
 
The Cougars answered with a pair of runs in the third inning as Russell fouled off four two-strike pitches before driving an RBI-double the other way down the right field line to drive in Crew Parke. One batter later Kramer just missed tying the game, doubling off the wall in right-centerfield to score Russell and make it a two-run game.
 
WSU tied things up with a pair of runs in the fourth as Hartman drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to left field before Russell drove an RBI-single to right-centerfield to score Nate Swarts from first, tying the game at four. In the bottom of the inning, UCLA loaded the bases and WSU nearly kept the Bruins off the board but a two-out shallow popup fell in between centerfield, right field and second base to allow two runs to score for a 6-4 UCLA lead.
 
In the seventh, the Cougars put two runners on with one out but the Bruin bullpen ended the threat with a popout and flyout. UCLA pulled away with a two-out three-run double in the eighth inning.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Joey Kramer doubled in the 3rd inning to extend his on-base streak to 11 games
Nate Swarts walked in the 4th inning to extend his on-base streak to all 17 games
 
NEXT UP
WSU returns to Pullman for a five-game homestand beginning Tuesday at 4:05 p.m. against Seattle U.
 
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