Washington State University Athletics
Sunday, April 26
Bailey-Brayton Field
12:05 p.m.
Washington State University
23-21, 11-7
13
vs
3
New Mexico
25-17-1, 10-7-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Washington State | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 1 |
Meyers, Obenour Lead WSU to Series-Clinching Win over New Mexico
April 26, 2026 | Baseball
PULLMAN, Wash. (April 26, 2026) – Luke Meyers worked six innings and Ollie Obenour drove in four runs while going 4-for-4 in Washington State's 13-3 series-clinching win over New Mexico at Bailey-Brayton Field Sunday afternoon.
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WSU tallied a season-high 18 hits as nine Cougar hitters collected hits and eight drove in a run to clinched its fourth straight series win after beating the Lobos Friday night and Sunday. It's the first time the Cougars have won four straight series since 2017.
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Washington State improved to 23-21 overall and 11-7 in conference play while UNM dropped to 25-17 including 10-7-1 in conference.
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Obenour went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and career-high four RBI, Max Hartman had three hits and scored three times, and Matt Priest also had three hits with an RBI-double and two runs scored. Gavin Roy worked a walk and was hit by a pitch to extend his on-base streak to 31 games, the ninth-longest streak in program history. Dustin Robinson added a pair of hits, two RBI and two runs scored while Ryan Skjonsby also had two hits and Kyler Northrop singled to match Skjonbsy with 13-game hitting streaks.
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Cougar starter Luke Meyers was impressive, working six innings with four strikeouts and just two earned runs to pick up the win.
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WSU turned a 5-3 game in the fifth into a rout with two in the sixth, four in the seventh and two more in the eighth to clinch the run-rule victory in eight innings.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Robinson and Obenour each delivered RBI-doubles in the second inning for a 2-0 lead. Priest pulled is own RBI-double down the left field line and Robinson followed with a single to right to score Priest for a 4-0 lead.
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Both teams traded runs in the fourth and UNM scored once more in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-3 but Obenour rocketed a two-run double down the left field line for a 7-3 advantage.
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Meyers opened the game with three scoreless frames before UNM pushed runs across in the fourth and fifth.
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WSU pulled away after Obenour's two-run double in the sixth with four more in the seventh after a Skjonsby RBI-infield single, another RBI-single to left from Obenour, a run-scoring passed ball and Northrop's RBI-single into left-centerfield for an 11-3 lead. WSU clinched the game with a Cole Watterson RBI-single into right-centerfield and Dane Chavez RBI-fielder's choice groundball.
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Taber Fast worked a scoreless seventh and Brock Blatter posted a scoreless eighth inning.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Max Hartman singled in the 3rd to extend his on-base streak to 11 game
Ryan Skjonsby doubled in the 6th to extend his hitting streak and on-base streak to 13 games
Gavin Roy walked in the 7th to extend his on-base streak to 31 games, the 9th-longest on-base streak in WSU history
Kyler Northrop's single in the 7th extended his on-base streak to 26 games and hitting streak to 13 games
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ON DECK
The Cougars will host Fresno State next weekend beginning Friday at 6:05 p.m.
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WSU tallied a season-high 18 hits as nine Cougar hitters collected hits and eight drove in a run to clinched its fourth straight series win after beating the Lobos Friday night and Sunday. It's the first time the Cougars have won four straight series since 2017.
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Washington State improved to 23-21 overall and 11-7 in conference play while UNM dropped to 25-17 including 10-7-1 in conference.
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Obenour went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and career-high four RBI, Max Hartman had three hits and scored three times, and Matt Priest also had three hits with an RBI-double and two runs scored. Gavin Roy worked a walk and was hit by a pitch to extend his on-base streak to 31 games, the ninth-longest streak in program history. Dustin Robinson added a pair of hits, two RBI and two runs scored while Ryan Skjonsby also had two hits and Kyler Northrop singled to match Skjonbsy with 13-game hitting streaks.
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Cougar starter Luke Meyers was impressive, working six innings with four strikeouts and just two earned runs to pick up the win.
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WSU turned a 5-3 game in the fifth into a rout with two in the sixth, four in the seventh and two more in the eighth to clinch the run-rule victory in eight innings.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Robinson and Obenour each delivered RBI-doubles in the second inning for a 2-0 lead. Priest pulled is own RBI-double down the left field line and Robinson followed with a single to right to score Priest for a 4-0 lead.
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Both teams traded runs in the fourth and UNM scored once more in the fifth to cut the lead to 5-3 but Obenour rocketed a two-run double down the left field line for a 7-3 advantage.
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Meyers opened the game with three scoreless frames before UNM pushed runs across in the fourth and fifth.
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WSU pulled away after Obenour's two-run double in the sixth with four more in the seventh after a Skjonsby RBI-infield single, another RBI-single to left from Obenour, a run-scoring passed ball and Northrop's RBI-single into left-centerfield for an 11-3 lead. WSU clinched the game with a Cole Watterson RBI-single into right-centerfield and Dane Chavez RBI-fielder's choice groundball.
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Taber Fast worked a scoreless seventh and Brock Blatter posted a scoreless eighth inning.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Max Hartman singled in the 3rd to extend his on-base streak to 11 game
Ryan Skjonsby doubled in the 6th to extend his hitting streak and on-base streak to 13 games
Gavin Roy walked in the 7th to extend his on-base streak to 31 games, the 9th-longest on-base streak in WSU history
Kyler Northrop's single in the 7th extended his on-base streak to 26 games and hitting streak to 13 games
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ON DECK
The Cougars will host Fresno State next weekend beginning Friday at 6:05 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Meyers, Luke (3-4)
L: Alvarez, Diego (1-3)
Batting:
2B: Mansy, Luke 1
RBI: Williams, Brodey 1 ; Carris, Akili 1 ; Ashby, Lenny 1
SF: Williams, Brodey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mansy, Luke 1 ; Ashby, Lenny 1 ; Diaz, Anthony 1
SB: Diaz, Anthony 1
CS: Walker, Khalil 1
HBP: Ashby, Lenny 1
Batting:
2B: Skjonsby, Ryan 1 ; Obenour, Ollie 2 ; Priest, Matt 1 ; Robinson, Dustin 1 ; Smith, Trevor 1
RBI: Skjonsby, Ryan 1 ; Obenour, Ollie 4 ; Watterson, Cole 1 ; Northrop, Kyler 1 ; Chavez, Dane 1 ; Priest, Matt 1 ; Robinson, Dustin 2 ; Smith, Trevor 1
SH: Thein, Noah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hartman, Max 3 ; Skjonsby, Ryan 2 ; Obenour, Ollie 1 ; Roy, Gavin 2 ; Watterson, Cole 1 ; Priest, Matt 2 ; Robinson, Dustin 2
CS: Robinson, Dustin 1
HBP: Roy, Gavin 1
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