CLEBURNE, Texas (March 2, 2025) – Washington State won the first three games of the series with Iowa but dropped the finale14-3 in seven innings at La Moderna Field in Cleburne, Texas Sunday afternoon.
 
The Cougars won Thursday's opener 12-7, claimed Friday's game 7-4 and came back for a 6-4 win Saturday.
 
First baseman Ryan Skjonsby homered, centerfielder Cole Watterson doubled and scored a run but Iowa collected 12 hits, a four-run first and six-run third to avoid the sweep.
 
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Iowa used a pair of walks and three hits including an opposite-field three-run home run to plate four runs in the opening frame. In the third inning, Watterson reached on a bloop double to left-centerfield and came around to score on an RBI-single to right-centerfield by Max Hartman.
 
The Hawkeyes answered right back with six runs in their half of the third on four hits, three walks and a hit-by-pitch to push their lead to 10-1. Skjonsby led off the fourth with an opposite-field solo homer to left centerfield and WSU added another run after a pair of Hawkeye errors.
 
Iowa clinched the win with a two-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Ollie Obenour had bunt single in the 1^st to extend his on-base streak to 7 games
Max Hartman singled in the 3^rd to extend his on-base streak to 6 games
Ricco Longo had his 9-game on-base streak snapped
Griffin Myers came off the bench, caught the final 2 innings and singled to right field
 
NEXT UP
Following a season-opening three-week road trip, the Cougars return home to host a three-game series against Seattle U beginning Friday at Bailey-Brayton Field.