RENO, Nev. (March 29, 2025) – Washington State dropped a 9-1 Mountain West Conference matchup at Nevada Saturday afternoon.
 
The Cougars received two-hit games from Luke Thiele, Ryan Skjonsby and Will Cresswell as Skjonsby hit a solo homer. Reno native Jack Weise started in left field and doubled to right-centerfield.
 
Nevada broke a fourth-inning tie game with a three in the fourth, two in the fifth and two more in the sixth to clinch the series. The Wolfpack collected 11 hits while the Cougars tallied eight hits but left seven on base.
 
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Nevada led off the game with a solo homer on the first pitch they saw before Skjonsby evened things with a no-doubt solo blast to right field in the third inning. WSU left two runners on to end the first and second innings before Skjonsby hit his second home run of the season.
 
In the fourth, Nevada hit a two-run home run and added a two-out RBI-single later in the inning before hitting a two-run homer in the fifth and scored twice more after three walks and an error in the sixth. The Wolfpack capped the scoring with a solo homer to lead off the seventh.
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Gavin Roy singled in the 2^nd to extend on-base streak to 15 games
Will Cresswell singled in the 2^nd to extend his on-base streak to 10 games
Logan Johnstone had his 9-game on-base streak snapped
Jack Weise doubled to extend his hitting streak to 5 games
 
NEXT UP
The series wraps up Sunday at 12:05 p.m.