Washington State University Athletics
Saturday, April 25
Bailey-Brayton Field
6:05 p.m.
Washington State University
22-21, 10-7
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New Mexico
25-16, 10-6-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
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| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Washington State | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Photo by: Dean Hare/WSU Photo Services
New Mexico Rallies in Late Innings To Even Series
April 25, 2026 | Baseball
PULLMAN, Wash. (April 25, 2026) – Washington State loaded the bases with two outs in the ninth inning but the rally was held off in a 4-3 defeat to New Mexico at Bailey-Brayton Field Saturday evening.
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The Cougars (22-21, 10-7 Mountain West) loaded the bases after a pair of hit-by-pitches and a walk before New Mexico ended the rally with a strikeout. UNM (25-16, 10-6-1 Mountain West) took the lead with a two-out RBI high-chopped single over the third baseman in the top of the ninth.
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Ryan Skjonsby homered for the second time in the series, his team-leading eighth of the season while Gavin Roy walked in the ninth to extend his on-base streak to 30 games, tied for the ninth-longest streak in program history.
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The Cougars built a 3-1 lead after Skjonsby's solo homer in the sixth but UNM tied the game with two runs in the seventh before pushing across the go-ahead run in the ninth.
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Matt Priest singled and drove in two runs while Max Hartman, singled, scored a run and stole his team-leading 16th base of the season. Cougar starter Griffin Smith worked six innings and allowed three earned runs on five hits, struck out five.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Trevor Smith led off the game with a double to right field and scored on Matt Priest sacrifice fly and Priest made it 2-0 with an RBI-single to right field in the third inning.
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Both teams traded homers in the sixth inning before UNM scored a pair of runs in the seventh.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Max Hartman walked in the 1st to extend his on-base streak to 10 games
Ryan Skjonsby walked in the 2nd to extend his on-base streak to 12 games
Kyler Northrop's bunt single in the 4th extended his on-base streak to 25 games and hitting streak to 12 games
Skjonsby homered in the 6th to extend his hitting streak to 12 games
Gavin Roy walked in the 9th to extend his on-base streak to 30 games, tied for the 9th-longest on-base streak in WSU history (Jacob McKeon, 2023)
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ON DECK
The series wraps up Sunday at 12:05 p.m.
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The Cougars (22-21, 10-7 Mountain West) loaded the bases after a pair of hit-by-pitches and a walk before New Mexico ended the rally with a strikeout. UNM (25-16, 10-6-1 Mountain West) took the lead with a two-out RBI high-chopped single over the third baseman in the top of the ninth.
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Ryan Skjonsby homered for the second time in the series, his team-leading eighth of the season while Gavin Roy walked in the ninth to extend his on-base streak to 30 games, tied for the ninth-longest streak in program history.
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The Cougars built a 3-1 lead after Skjonsby's solo homer in the sixth but UNM tied the game with two runs in the seventh before pushing across the go-ahead run in the ninth.
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Matt Priest singled and drove in two runs while Max Hartman, singled, scored a run and stole his team-leading 16th base of the season. Cougar starter Griffin Smith worked six innings and allowed three earned runs on five hits, struck out five.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Trevor Smith led off the game with a double to right field and scored on Matt Priest sacrifice fly and Priest made it 2-0 with an RBI-single to right field in the third inning.
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Both teams traded homers in the sixth inning before UNM scored a pair of runs in the seventh.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Max Hartman walked in the 1st to extend his on-base streak to 10 games
Ryan Skjonsby walked in the 2nd to extend his on-base streak to 12 games
Kyler Northrop's bunt single in the 4th extended his on-base streak to 25 games and hitting streak to 12 games
Skjonsby homered in the 6th to extend his hitting streak to 12 games
Gavin Roy walked in the 9th to extend his on-base streak to 30 games, tied for the 9th-longest on-base streak in WSU history (Jacob McKeon, 2023)
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ON DECK
The series wraps up Sunday at 12:05 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Corkrean, Cooper (6-0)
L: Richie, August (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Walker, Khalil 1
HR: Trujillo, Gene 1
RBI: Trujillo, Gene 1 ; Ashby, Lenny 1 ; Diaz, Anthony 1 ; Walker, Khalil 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Trujillo, Gene 1 ; Miller, Shane 1 ; Carris, Akili 1 ; Diaz, Anthony 1
SB: Carris, Akili 1 ; Ashby, Lenny 1
CS: Mansy, Luke 1 ; Walker, Khalil 1
HBP: Miller, Shane 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, Trevor 1
HR: Skjonsby, Ryan 1
RBI: Skjonsby, Ryan 1 ; Priest, Matt 2
SF: Priest, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hartman, Max 1 ; Skjonsby, Ryan 1 ; Smith, Trevor 1
SB: Hartman, Max 1
HBP: Giguère, Alexandre 1 ; Smith, Trevor 1
Game Leaders
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3
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1
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1
RBI
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AB
2
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1
H
1
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
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