PULLMAN, Wash. (April 24, 2026) – Nick Lewis worked six innings while Matt Priest and Ryan Skjonsby each homered as Washington State beat New Mexico 10-3 in the series-opener at Bailey-Brayton Field Friday evening.
The Cougars (22-20, 10-6 Mountain West) answered New Mexico's three-run first with four runs of their in the bottom of inning and used six extra-base-hits to take the opener.
Lewis followed the three-run first with five straight scoreless frames and finished the night with five strikeouts over six innings to improve to 6-2. Priest went 4-for-4 with a double, homer and three runs scored in his first career four-hit effort. Skjonsby hit his team-leading seventh homer of the season, a three-run shot in the first inning while Trevor Smith scored twice and Dustin Robinson tallied two hits and drove in two runs.
UNM dropped to 24-16 overall and 9-6-1 in conference play.
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
WSU answered New Mexico's three-run first with a four-run bottom of the first highlighted by Skjonsby's three-run home run to right field for a 4-3 lead.
Priest led off the third inning with a solo homer to left field and WSU pushed the lead to 7-3 after a Cam Macleod sacrifice fly to centerfield and Northrop tripled down the right field line. Dustin Robinson singled home a run in the fourth and the Cougars added two more in the fifth for a 10-3 lead.
Lewis settled after the first and allowed just two singled over the next five scoreless frames, striking out four along the way.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Gavin Roy singled in the 1st to extend his on-base streak to 29 games, tied for the 10th-longest on-base streak in WSU history (Kodie Kolden, 2021-22)
Ryan Skjonsby homered in the 1st to extend his hitting streak to 11 games
Kyler Northrop tripled in the 3rd to extend his on-base streak to 24 games and hitting streak to 11 games
Max Hartman walked in the 5th to extend his on-base streak to 9 games
Mason Pirello had his 7-game on-base streak snapped after going 0-1
Trevor Stowe, Rylan Haider, Ryan Falke, Kaden Wickerson and Luke Meyers combined to work the final 3 innings
WSU is 10-4 at Bailey-Brayton Field in 2026
ON DECK
The series continues Saturday at 6:05 p.m.
The Cougars (22-20, 10-6 Mountain West) answered New Mexico's three-run first with four runs of their in the bottom of inning and used six extra-base-hits to take the opener.
Lewis followed the three-run first with five straight scoreless frames and finished the night with five strikeouts over six innings to improve to 6-2. Priest went 4-for-4 with a double, homer and three runs scored in his first career four-hit effort. Skjonsby hit his team-leading seventh homer of the season, a three-run shot in the first inning while Trevor Smith scored twice and Dustin Robinson tallied two hits and drove in two runs.
UNM dropped to 24-16 overall and 9-6-1 in conference play.
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
WSU answered New Mexico's three-run first with a four-run bottom of the first highlighted by Skjonsby's three-run home run to right field for a 4-3 lead.
Priest led off the third inning with a solo homer to left field and WSU pushed the lead to 7-3 after a Cam Macleod sacrifice fly to centerfield and Northrop tripled down the right field line. Dustin Robinson singled home a run in the fourth and the Cougars added two more in the fifth for a 10-3 lead.
Lewis settled after the first and allowed just two singled over the next five scoreless frames, striking out four along the way.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Gavin Roy singled in the 1st to extend his on-base streak to 29 games, tied for the 10th-longest on-base streak in WSU history (Kodie Kolden, 2021-22)
Ryan Skjonsby homered in the 1st to extend his hitting streak to 11 games
Kyler Northrop tripled in the 3rd to extend his on-base streak to 24 games and hitting streak to 11 games
Max Hartman walked in the 5th to extend his on-base streak to 9 games
Mason Pirello had his 7-game on-base streak snapped after going 0-1
Trevor Stowe, Rylan Haider, Ryan Falke, Kaden Wickerson and Luke Meyers combined to work the final 3 innings
WSU is 10-4 at Bailey-Brayton Field in 2026
ON DECK
The series continues Saturday at 6:05 p.m.