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 2
nd inning to extend his on-base streak to 9 games
Kyler Northrop walked in the 2
nd inning to extend his on-base streak to 19 games
Luke Thiele singled in the 7
th 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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