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Cougars Drop Doubleheader, Take Season-Opener at Alabama
February 14, 2026 | Baseball
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (February 14, 2026) – Washington State dropped both games of a doubleheader 8-1 and 11-1 to Alabama at Sewell-Thomas Stadium Saturday. The Cougars won Friday's season-opener 8-4.
KEY MOMENTS OF GAME 1
Matt Priest recorded a pair of hits in the opener and starter Nick Lewis worked into the fifth while striking out four. Alabama used a fourth-inning two-run homer and a three-run fifth inning to build a 5-0 lead. WSU combined to leave eight runners on base as the Crimson Tide took game one 8-1 to even the series.
Both starting pitchers traded zeroes for the first three innings and the Cougars threatened with a pair of baserunners in the third inning but a flyout ended the inning. WSU put runners on the corners in the fourth inning after an Ollie Obenour double and Priest push-bunt single but a pair of strikeouts ended the threat.
Alabama took a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth and pushed their lead to 5-0 with a pair of hits and error in the fifth inning. WSU got on the board in the sixth on Mason Pirello's two-out RBI-single into centerfield. The Crimson Tide pulled away with two more runs in the eighth inning.
INSIDE THE GAME 1 BOX SCORE
Mason Pirello recorded his 1st career hit, an RBI-single in the 6th inning
Erik Rodriguez made his Cougar debut, worked 1.2 innings
Alexandre Giguère made his collegiate debut on defense in the 7th inning, caught final 2 innings
Austin Sheldon made his Cougar debut, recorded the final 2 outs of the 8th inning
Brock Cross made his collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter in the 9th inning
Joel Fernandez made his Cougar debut as a pinch-hitter in the 9th inning
KEY MOMENTS OF GAME 2
Kyler Northrop made his first start of the season and recorded a pair of hits including an RBI-single. Freshman Dane Chavez made his collegiate debut with a start at second base and singled on the first pitch he saw in his first career at-bat.
Alabama took advantage of a pair of Cougar miscues to scored five times in the third inning and built a 10-0 lead with a four-run fourth. Northrop singled home Max Hartman in the sixth.
INSIDE THE GAME 2 BOX SCORE
Dane Chavez made his collegiate debut
Starter Griffin Smith worked into the 4th inning
Taber Fast made his Cougar debut in the 4th inning
August Richie made his Cougar debut in the 5th inning
Ryan Falke made his collegiate debut with a scoreless 6th inning including 2 strikeouts
Cole Watterson singled through the right side in the 7th inning for his 1st hit of the season
NEXT UP
WSU will continue its season-opening 19-game road stretch with a four-game series at Cal Poly next weekend.
KEY MOMENTS OF GAME 1
Matt Priest recorded a pair of hits in the opener and starter Nick Lewis worked into the fifth while striking out four. Alabama used a fourth-inning two-run homer and a three-run fifth inning to build a 5-0 lead. WSU combined to leave eight runners on base as the Crimson Tide took game one 8-1 to even the series.
Both starting pitchers traded zeroes for the first three innings and the Cougars threatened with a pair of baserunners in the third inning but a flyout ended the inning. WSU put runners on the corners in the fourth inning after an Ollie Obenour double and Priest push-bunt single but a pair of strikeouts ended the threat.
Alabama took a 2-0 lead with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth and pushed their lead to 5-0 with a pair of hits and error in the fifth inning. WSU got on the board in the sixth on Mason Pirello's two-out RBI-single into centerfield. The Crimson Tide pulled away with two more runs in the eighth inning.
INSIDE THE GAME 1 BOX SCORE
Mason Pirello recorded his 1st career hit, an RBI-single in the 6th inning
Erik Rodriguez made his Cougar debut, worked 1.2 innings
Alexandre Giguère made his collegiate debut on defense in the 7th inning, caught final 2 innings
Austin Sheldon made his Cougar debut, recorded the final 2 outs of the 8th inning
Brock Cross made his collegiate debut as a pinch-hitter in the 9th inning
Joel Fernandez made his Cougar debut as a pinch-hitter in the 9th inning
KEY MOMENTS OF GAME 2
Kyler Northrop made his first start of the season and recorded a pair of hits including an RBI-single. Freshman Dane Chavez made his collegiate debut with a start at second base and singled on the first pitch he saw in his first career at-bat.
Alabama took advantage of a pair of Cougar miscues to scored five times in the third inning and built a 10-0 lead with a four-run fourth. Northrop singled home Max Hartman in the sixth.
INSIDE THE GAME 2 BOX SCORE
Dane Chavez made his collegiate debut
Starter Griffin Smith worked into the 4th inning
Taber Fast made his Cougar debut in the 4th inning
August Richie made his Cougar debut in the 5th inning
Ryan Falke made his collegiate debut with a scoreless 6th inning including 2 strikeouts
Cole Watterson singled through the right side in the 7th inning for his 1st hit of the season
NEXT UP
WSU will continue its season-opening 19-game road stretch with a four-game series at Cal Poly next weekend.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Zane Adams (1-0)
L: Lewis, Nick (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Obenour, Ollie 1
RBI: Pirello, Mason 1
SH: Thiele, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Obenour, Ollie 1
Batting:
HR: Luke Vaughn 1
RBI: Brady Neal 1 ; Jason Torres 2 ; John Lemm 1 ; Luke Vaughn 2 ; Brennan Holt 1
SF: John Lemm 1 ; Brennan Holt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bryce Fowler 1 ; Justin Lebron 1 ; Jason Torres 1 ; Luke Vaughn 1 ; Justin Osterhouse 2 ; Brennan Holt 2
SB: Bryce Fowler 1
HBP: John Lemm 1 ; Luke Vaughn 1
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