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Ninth Inning Rally Held Off, WSU Drops Finale at Texas State
March 08, 2026 | Baseball
SAN MARCOS, Texas (March 8, 2026) – Washington State put two runners on in the ninth inning but the rally was held off by the Texas State bullpen for a 4-3 Bobcat win at Bobcat Ballpark Sunday afternoon.
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Washington State (6-9) leadoff hitter Trevor Smith reached base three times including a pair of RBI-singles but just missed a go-ahead grand slam after his seventh inning RBI-single hit halfway up the right field wall. Dane Chavez also reached base three times with a single, a pair of walks and two runs scored while Gavin Roy added a pair of singles and a walk.
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Cougar pitching combined for 10 strikeouts but Texas State (12-3) used a second-inning two-run homer and runs in the fifth and sixth innings to clinch the series. WSU combined to leave nine runners on base.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Texas State took a 2-0 with an opposite-field two-run home run in the second inning.
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The Cougars made it a one-run game in after Smith's RBI-single to left field in the fifth inning but left the bases loaded to end the frame. Texas State answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning and later added another RBI-single in the sixth for a 4-1 advantage.
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In the seventh, Alexandre Giguère led off with a line drove single to left, Chavez and Roy followed with bunt singles to load the bases. Smith nearly gave the Cougars the lead with a long drive to right field but it hit half way up the wall and was held to an RBI-single. One batter later, Max Hartman's RBI-fielder's choice groundout to shortstop made it a one-run game.
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In the ninth, Smith and pinch-hitter Cam Macleod were both hit by pitches two outs but Hartman's hard-hit groundball was snagged by the second baseman who fired to first for the final out.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Dane Chavez walked in the 3rd inning, has reached base in 8 straight games
Trevor Smith's RBI-single in 5th extended his on-base streak to 12 games
Gavin Derr started, allowed 2 earned runs on 3 hits in 3 innings
Kaden Wickersham struck out 2 in a scoreless 7th inning
Trevor Stowe struck out 2 in a scoreless 8th inning
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ON DECK
WSU opens Mountain West Conference play with a three-game series at San Diego State beginning Friday.
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Washington State (6-9) leadoff hitter Trevor Smith reached base three times including a pair of RBI-singles but just missed a go-ahead grand slam after his seventh inning RBI-single hit halfway up the right field wall. Dane Chavez also reached base three times with a single, a pair of walks and two runs scored while Gavin Roy added a pair of singles and a walk.
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Cougar pitching combined for 10 strikeouts but Texas State (12-3) used a second-inning two-run homer and runs in the fifth and sixth innings to clinch the series. WSU combined to leave nine runners on base.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Texas State took a 2-0 with an opposite-field two-run home run in the second inning.
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The Cougars made it a one-run game in after Smith's RBI-single to left field in the fifth inning but left the bases loaded to end the frame. Texas State answered with a run of their own in the bottom of the inning and later added another RBI-single in the sixth for a 4-1 advantage.
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In the seventh, Alexandre Giguère led off with a line drove single to left, Chavez and Roy followed with bunt singles to load the bases. Smith nearly gave the Cougars the lead with a long drive to right field but it hit half way up the wall and was held to an RBI-single. One batter later, Max Hartman's RBI-fielder's choice groundout to shortstop made it a one-run game.
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In the ninth, Smith and pinch-hitter Cam Macleod were both hit by pitches two outs but Hartman's hard-hit groundball was snagged by the second baseman who fired to first for the final out.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Dane Chavez walked in the 3rd inning, has reached base in 8 straight games
Trevor Smith's RBI-single in 5th extended his on-base streak to 12 games
Gavin Derr started, allowed 2 earned runs on 3 hits in 3 innings
Kaden Wickersham struck out 2 in a scoreless 7th inning
Trevor Stowe struck out 2 in a scoreless 8th inning
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ON DECK
WSU opens Mountain West Conference play with a three-game series at San Diego State beginning Friday.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jesus Tovar (4-0)
L: Derr, Gavin (0-1)
S: Wade Cooper (4)
Batting:
RBI: Smith, Trevor 2 ; Hartman, Max 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Giguère, Alexandre 1 ; Chavez, Dane 2
CS: Priest, Matt 1 ; Chavez, Dane 1
HBP: Smith, Trevor 1 ; Northrop, Kyler 1 ; Macleod, Cam 1 ; Priest, Matt 1
Batting:
2B: Rashawn Galloway 1
HR: Dawson Park 1
RBI: Rashawn Galloway 1 ; Dawson Park 2 ; Brady Boles 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Manny Salas 1 ; Dawson Park 1 ; Tanner Carson 1 ; Austin Munguia 1
SB: Manny Salas 1
CS: Jackson Cotton 1 ; Jaquae Stewart 1
PO: Jaquae Stewart 1
Game Leaders
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H
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RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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