Washington State University Athletics
Sunday, May 4
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Photo by: Lorelei Timmons-Herrin (Washington State Athletics)
Coug Bats Back Lewis Gem to Clinch Series over Air Force
May 04, 2025 | Baseball
PULLMAN, Wash. (May 4, 2025) – Nick Lewis struck out eight over seven innings as Washington State posted a 10-2 series-clinching win over Air Force at Bailey-Brayton Field Sunday afternoon.
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The Cougars collected 12 hits as Ollie Obenour and Will Cresswell each homered to back Lewis who worked seven innings, struck out a career-high eight and did not issue a walk to earn the win. Obenour, Cresswell, Griffin Myers and Jack Weise each tallied two-hit games as WSU pulled away with a seven-run fourth inning. Cresswell tripled and homered while Obenour, Cresswell and Myers each drove in two runs.
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Lewis only allowed a two-run homer in the fifth before Trevor Stowe worked a scoreless eighth, Jake Robinson retired the only batter he faced to start the ninth and Ingmar Hutzezon retired the next two hitters to seal the win.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Cresswell led off the second inning with a triple off the right field wall and scored on Griffin Myers' sacrifice fly to left field for a 1-0 lead. WSU pushed their lead to 2-0 after Johnstone doubled to right-centerfield that saw a Coug runner thrown out at the plate but Johnstone moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Cresswell's sacrifice fly to centerfield.
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In the fourth inning, Jack Weise worked a walk and Kyler Northrop blooped a single into centerfield before Roy doubled to left-centerfield that scored Weise and was misplayed by the centerfielder, allowing Northrop to score for a 4-0 lead. Obenour followed with an opposite-field two-run shot just inside the right field foul pole for a two-run shot and 6-0 advantage. WSU pushed the lead to 9-0 with a Griffin Myers RBI-bloop single down the left field line and two more runs came across on an Air Force fielding error.
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Cresswell answered an Air Force two-run home run in the fifth with an opposite-field solo homer to right field in the sixth for a 10-2 lead.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Will Cresswell tripled in the 2nd inning to extend his on-base streak to 9 games
Kyler Northrop walked in the 2nd inning to extend his on-base streak to 19 games
Luke Thiele singled in the 7th inning to extend his hitting streak to 5 games
Jonah Shull had his 6-game hitting streak snapped
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NEXT UP
The Cougars heads to Bellevue for a Tuesday afternoon matchup at Seattle U. First pitch is set for 11 a.m.
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The Cougars collected 12 hits as Ollie Obenour and Will Cresswell each homered to back Lewis who worked seven innings, struck out a career-high eight and did not issue a walk to earn the win. Obenour, Cresswell, Griffin Myers and Jack Weise each tallied two-hit games as WSU pulled away with a seven-run fourth inning. Cresswell tripled and homered while Obenour, Cresswell and Myers each drove in two runs.
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Lewis only allowed a two-run homer in the fifth before Trevor Stowe worked a scoreless eighth, Jake Robinson retired the only batter he faced to start the ninth and Ingmar Hutzezon retired the next two hitters to seal the win.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Cresswell led off the second inning with a triple off the right field wall and scored on Griffin Myers' sacrifice fly to left field for a 1-0 lead. WSU pushed their lead to 2-0 after Johnstone doubled to right-centerfield that saw a Coug runner thrown out at the plate but Johnstone moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Cresswell's sacrifice fly to centerfield.
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In the fourth inning, Jack Weise worked a walk and Kyler Northrop blooped a single into centerfield before Roy doubled to left-centerfield that scored Weise and was misplayed by the centerfielder, allowing Northrop to score for a 4-0 lead. Obenour followed with an opposite-field two-run shot just inside the right field foul pole for a two-run shot and 6-0 advantage. WSU pushed the lead to 9-0 with a Griffin Myers RBI-bloop single down the left field line and two more runs came across on an Air Force fielding error.
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Cresswell answered an Air Force two-run home run in the fifth with an opposite-field solo homer to right field in the sixth for a 10-2 lead.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Will Cresswell tripled in the 2nd inning to extend his on-base streak to 9 games
Kyler Northrop walked in the 2nd inning to extend his on-base streak to 19 games
Luke Thiele singled in the 7th inning to extend his hitting streak to 5 games
Jonah Shull had his 6-game hitting streak snapped
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NEXT UP
The Cougars heads to Bellevue for a Tuesday afternoon matchup at Seattle U. First pitch is set for 11 a.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lewis, Nick (4-6)
L: Dillinger, Ethan (0-2)
Batting:
2B: Spencer, Chase 2 ; Adams, Alex 1
HR: Spencer, Chase 1
RBI: Spencer, Chase 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Spencer, Chase 1 ; Oster, T.J 1
SB: Taylor, Christian 1
CS: Peters, Zach 1
Batting:
2B: Roy, Gavin 1 ; Johnstone, Logan 1 ; Thiele, Luke 1 ; Weise, Jack 1
3B: Cresswell, Will 1
HR: Obenour, Ollie 1 ; Cresswell, Will 1
RBI: Roy, Gavin 1 ; Obenour, Ollie 2 ; Cresswell, Will 2 ; Myers, Griffin 2
SF: Cresswell, Will 1 ; Myers, Griffin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Roy, Gavin 1 ; Obenour, Ollie 1 ; Johnstone, Logan 2 ; Cresswell, Will 2 ; Myers, Griffin 1 ; Thiele, Luke 1 ; Weise, Jack 1 ; Northrop, Kyler 1
HBP: Thiele, Luke 1
Game Leaders
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