Washington State University Athletics
August Richie Named Mountain West Pitcher of the Week
April 13, 2026 | Baseball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (April 13, 2026) – Washington State righthander August Richie was named Mountain West Conference Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
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The Cougars went 4-1 last week, splitting a two-game set against seventh-ranked Oregon State before sweeping all three games against Gardner-Webb.
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Richie made three appearances last week, all out of the bullpen, and notched two saves with 5.2 innings, no runs allowed, just two hits and two strikeouts.
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Richie was a huge part of the Cougars 7-6 win over seventh-ranked Oregon State, retiring all eight batters he faced in a 2.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout. The junior from Tucson, Ariz. followed with a pair of saves in the series sweep of Gardner-Webb, working a 1-2-3 ninth in Thursday's opener before working the final two innings scoreless of Saturday's finale.
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This season, Richie has made 13 appearances and posted four saves with a 3.47 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 23.1 innings.
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This is WSU's fourth player of the week award of the season after earning three MWC Freshman of the Week honors earlier this season; catcher Alexandre Giguère (March 9), outfielder Matt Priest (March 23, March 30).
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The Cougars went 4-1 last week, splitting a two-game set against seventh-ranked Oregon State before sweeping all three games against Gardner-Webb.
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Richie made three appearances last week, all out of the bullpen, and notched two saves with 5.2 innings, no runs allowed, just two hits and two strikeouts.
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Richie was a huge part of the Cougars 7-6 win over seventh-ranked Oregon State, retiring all eight batters he faced in a 2.2 scoreless innings with one strikeout. The junior from Tucson, Ariz. followed with a pair of saves in the series sweep of Gardner-Webb, working a 1-2-3 ninth in Thursday's opener before working the final two innings scoreless of Saturday's finale.
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This season, Richie has made 13 appearances and posted four saves with a 3.47 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 23.1 innings.
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This is WSU's fourth player of the week award of the season after earning three MWC Freshman of the Week honors earlier this season; catcher Alexandre Giguère (March 9), outfielder Matt Priest (March 23, March 30).
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