Washington State University Athletics
Washington State University
18-23
Fresno State
27-15
Cougars Drop Game Two of Series With Fresno State
April 27, 2024 | Baseball
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The Cougars (18-23) received two-hit games from Casen Taggart, Nate Swarts and Ely Kennel. Fresno State improved to 27-15 after collecting 17 hits and posting four-run fourth and sixth innings.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the first inning, Fresno State took an early lead with a two-out RBI-single through the left side. WSU put runners on second and third with two outs in the second but FSU ended the threat with a flyout to shallow left field.
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In the fourth, FSU used five hits and Cougar error to plate four runs but the Cougars answered with back-to-back doubles from Nate Swarts and Ely Kennel. WSU later loaded the bases with two outs but the Fresno State third baseman dove to his left to make a stop and fired to first to end the threat.
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Fresno State pulled away with a four-run sixth inning, a run in the seventh and two more in the ninth.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Cole Cramer had his hitting streak snapped at 6 games
Kyle Russell has his on-base streak snapped at 15 games
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NEXT UP
The series wraps up Sunday at 1:05 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: ACOSTA, Jaykob (2-1)
L: Wilford, Connor (3-6)
Batting:
2B: SALDIVAR, Eddie 1 ; NEWTON, Ben 2 ; GRAY, Triston "Murf" 1
RBI: SALDIVAR, Eddie 1 ; PEPPI, Rocco 3 ; HOPFE, Tommy 1 ; NEWTON, Ben 3 ; GRAY, Triston "Murf" 1 ; McKERNAN, Michael 2
SH: STRANSKY, Justin 1
SF: PEPPI, Rocco 2
Base Running:
RUNS: SALDIVAR, Eddie 1 ; PEPPI, Rocco 1 ; HOPFE, Tommy 1 ; NEWTON, Ben 1 ; GRAY, Triston "Murf" 1 ; BLANDFORD, Bobby 1 ; STRANSKY, Justin 3 ; McKERNAN, Michael 3
SB: HOPFE, Tommy 1
CS: STRANSKY, Justin 1
HBP: HOPFE, Tommy 1
Batting:
2B: Swarts, Nate 1 ; Kennel, Ely 1 ; Ponce, Brandham 1
RBI: Kennel, Ely 1 ; Ponce, Brandham 1
SH: Parke, Crew 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Swarts, Nate 1 ; Kennel, Ely 1
CS: Taggart, Casen 1
HBP: Hartman, Max 1
