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Photo by: Ary Frank (Arizona Athletics)
Cougars Rally in Ninth at No. 19 Arizona, Fall 7-6 in 11 Innings
April 21, 2024 | Baseball
TUCSON, Ariz. (April 21, 2024) – Washington State tied the game with one run in the ninth inning but No. 19 Arizona notched a 7-6 win with a walkoff RBI-single in the 11th inning at Hi Corbett Field Sunday afternoon. WSU dropped a one-run contest in Friday's series-opener.
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Washington State (18-20, 7-14 Pac-12) received a three-hit game from Crew Parke along with two-hit games from Cole Cramer, Will Cresswell and Max Hartman who also homered. Ely Kennel delivered a game-tying pinch-hit RBI-single in the ninth inning but Arizona (24-14, 13-5 Pac-12) loaded the bases in the eleventh inning and bounced an RBI-single up the middle for the game-winner.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Arizona built a 3-0 lead with pair of runs in the first inning and another in the second before Hartman evened things up with a three-run shot in the third inning. Cramer bounced a single back up the middle and Crew Parke followed one batter later with a one-out single to right field before Hartman launched an 0-1 pitch to right field for his first homer of the season.
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The Wildcats answered with a pair of runs in the third and another in the fourth to regain a three-run advantage, 6-3.
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In the sixth, Russell and Joey Kramer each singled to right field to put runners on the corners with one out but Arizona ended the threat with a strikeout and flyout. The Cougars broke through in the seventh against the Wildcat bullpen as Russell brought a run home with a sacrifice fly and Brandham Ponce delivered a pinch-hit RBI-single into centerfield to make it a one-run game. Kramer followed with a walk to load the bases but Arizona ended the threat with a foul out to first base, preserving a 6-5 lead.
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Grillo worked scoreless seventh and eighth innings before WSU rallied in the ninth. Parke lined a single back up the middle for his third hit of the day, was bunted to second base by Hartman and one batter later, Kennel bounced a pinch-hit RBI-single back up the middle to tie the game.
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In the Arizona ninth, Duke Brotherton entered from the bullpen with a runner on first and ended the threat with a flyout to left and an inning-ending double play that saw the Wildcats called for interference at second.
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In the tenth, Cresswell and Cramer each singled to start the inning but Arizona kept WSU off the board with a groundball double play and a strikeout. Brotherton worked a scoreless tenth with a pair of popups and flyout.
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In the eleventh, Hartman started the inning with a single but the Wildcats again kept the Cougars off the board with a groundball double play and a groundout. In the bottom of the inning, Arizona loaded the bases with a hit-by-pitch, a sacrifice bunt, an intentional walk and a hit-by-pitch before the next batter bounced a single back up the middle to score the game-winner.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Max Hartman homered in the 3rd inning to extend his on-base streak to 10 games
Kyle Russell singled in 6th inning to extend on-base streak to 13 games
Chase Grillo struck out four in two scoreless innings
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NEXT UP
WSU returns to Bailey-Brayton for a four-game homestand next week beginning Tuesday against Gonzaga at 6:05 p.m.
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Washington State (18-20, 7-14 Pac-12) received a three-hit game from Crew Parke along with two-hit games from Cole Cramer, Will Cresswell and Max Hartman who also homered. Ely Kennel delivered a game-tying pinch-hit RBI-single in the ninth inning but Arizona (24-14, 13-5 Pac-12) loaded the bases in the eleventh inning and bounced an RBI-single up the middle for the game-winner.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Arizona built a 3-0 lead with pair of runs in the first inning and another in the second before Hartman evened things up with a three-run shot in the third inning. Cramer bounced a single back up the middle and Crew Parke followed one batter later with a one-out single to right field before Hartman launched an 0-1 pitch to right field for his first homer of the season.
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The Wildcats answered with a pair of runs in the third and another in the fourth to regain a three-run advantage, 6-3.
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In the sixth, Russell and Joey Kramer each singled to right field to put runners on the corners with one out but Arizona ended the threat with a strikeout and flyout. The Cougars broke through in the seventh against the Wildcat bullpen as Russell brought a run home with a sacrifice fly and Brandham Ponce delivered a pinch-hit RBI-single into centerfield to make it a one-run game. Kramer followed with a walk to load the bases but Arizona ended the threat with a foul out to first base, preserving a 6-5 lead.
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Grillo worked scoreless seventh and eighth innings before WSU rallied in the ninth. Parke lined a single back up the middle for his third hit of the day, was bunted to second base by Hartman and one batter later, Kennel bounced a pinch-hit RBI-single back up the middle to tie the game.
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In the Arizona ninth, Duke Brotherton entered from the bullpen with a runner on first and ended the threat with a flyout to left and an inning-ending double play that saw the Wildcats called for interference at second.
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In the tenth, Cresswell and Cramer each singled to start the inning but Arizona kept WSU off the board with a groundball double play and a strikeout. Brotherton worked a scoreless tenth with a pair of popups and flyout.
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In the eleventh, Hartman started the inning with a single but the Wildcats again kept the Cougars off the board with a groundball double play and a groundout. In the bottom of the inning, Arizona loaded the bases with a hit-by-pitch, a sacrifice bunt, an intentional walk and a hit-by-pitch before the next batter bounced a single back up the middle to score the game-winner.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Max Hartman homered in the 3rd inning to extend his on-base streak to 10 games
Kyle Russell singled in 6th inning to extend on-base streak to 13 games
Chase Grillo struck out four in two scoreless innings
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NEXT UP
WSU returns to Bailey-Brayton for a four-game homestand next week beginning Tuesday against Gonzaga at 6:05 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pluta, Tony (1-0)
L: Brotherton, Duke (4-4)
Batting:
HR: Hartman, Max 1
RBI: Hartman, Max 3 ; Russell, Kyle 1 ; Ponce, Brandham 1 ; Kennel, Ely 1
SH: Hartman, Max 1
SF: Russell, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hartman, Max 1 ; Cramer, Cole 1 ; Swarts, Nate 1 ; Parke, Crew 3
HBP: Hartman, Max 1 ; Kramer, Joey 1 ; Swarts, Nate 1
Batting:
2B: White, Mason 1 ; Breyfogle, Easton 1 ; McDonald, Blake 1
RBI: Summerhill, Brendan 2 ; White, Mason 2 ; Guzman, Adonys 1 ; Breyfogle, Easton 2
SH: McDonald, Blake 1
SF: Summerhill, Brendan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Summerhill, Brendan 1 ; White, Mason 1 ; Guzman, Adonys 1 ; Mihalakis, Maddox 1 ; Breyfogle, Easton 1 ; Splaine, Tommy 1 ; McDonald, Blake 1
HBP: Caulfield, Garen 1 ; Breyfogle, Easton 1 ; Splaine, Tommy 1
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