Washington State University Athletics
Thursday, April 9
Bailey-Brayton Field
4:05 p.m.
Washington State University
16-17
3
vs
2
Gardner-Webb
16-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner-Webb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Washington State | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Cougs Back Lewis, Skjonsby Delivers Go-Ahead RBI in Series-Opener
April 09, 2026 | Baseball
PULLMAN, Wash. (April 9, 2026) – Washington State starter Nick Lewis worked eight innings and Ryan Skjonsby drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth for a 3-2 victory over Gardner-Webb University at Bailey-Brayton Field Thursday afternoon.
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Lewis set a career-high with eight innings and allowed two runs, just one earned to earn the win, his fourth win in his last five starts. Dustin Robinson had three hits with a homer, a pair of doubles and two runs scored while Skjonsby had two hits including the go-ahead RBI-single through the right side to score Robinson who had doubled the previous pitch.
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August Richie retired GWU in order in the ninth to earn his third save of the season.
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The Cougars, coming off a 7-6 win over seventh-ranked Oregon State Tuesday, improved to 16-17 overall while the Bulldogs dropped to 16-18.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Robinson gave the Cougars an early lead with an opposite-field solo homer off the scoreboard in left-centerfield. Lewis cruised through the first four innings before GWU used a pair of two-out hits to tie the game at one on an RBI-single.
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The Cougars answered right back as Kyler Northrop tripled to right-centerfield to lead off the bottom of the fifth and scored after the next hitter Gavin Roy punched an RBI-single the other way down the right field line.
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GWU put runners on second and third with two outs in the sixth but Lewis ended the threat with a groundout to second. The Bulldogs put a runner on third in the seventh and tied the game after a Cougar miscue allowed a run to score
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Lewis received a big play from his defense in the eighth as shortstop Northrop fielded a middle behind second base, flipped to Roy covering at second who fired to first for the inning-ending double play.
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In the bottom of the inning, Robinson went the other way for his third hit of the day, a two-out double down the left field line and scored as Skjonsby pulled the next pitch through the right side for the go-ahead RBI-single.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Gavin Roy was hit by a pitch in the 2nd to extend his on-base streak to 20 games
Kyler Northrop tripled in the 5th to extend his on-base streak to 15 games
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ON DECK
The series continues Friday at 4:05 p.m.
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Lewis set a career-high with eight innings and allowed two runs, just one earned to earn the win, his fourth win in his last five starts. Dustin Robinson had three hits with a homer, a pair of doubles and two runs scored while Skjonsby had two hits including the go-ahead RBI-single through the right side to score Robinson who had doubled the previous pitch.
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August Richie retired GWU in order in the ninth to earn his third save of the season.
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The Cougars, coming off a 7-6 win over seventh-ranked Oregon State Tuesday, improved to 16-17 overall while the Bulldogs dropped to 16-18.
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KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
Robinson gave the Cougars an early lead with an opposite-field solo homer off the scoreboard in left-centerfield. Lewis cruised through the first four innings before GWU used a pair of two-out hits to tie the game at one on an RBI-single.
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The Cougars answered right back as Kyler Northrop tripled to right-centerfield to lead off the bottom of the fifth and scored after the next hitter Gavin Roy punched an RBI-single the other way down the right field line.
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GWU put runners on second and third with two outs in the sixth but Lewis ended the threat with a groundout to second. The Bulldogs put a runner on third in the seventh and tied the game after a Cougar miscue allowed a run to score
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Lewis received a big play from his defense in the eighth as shortstop Northrop fielded a middle behind second base, flipped to Roy covering at second who fired to first for the inning-ending double play.
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In the bottom of the inning, Robinson went the other way for his third hit of the day, a two-out double down the left field line and scored as Skjonsby pulled the next pitch through the right side for the go-ahead RBI-single.
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INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Gavin Roy was hit by a pitch in the 2nd to extend his on-base streak to 20 games
Kyler Northrop tripled in the 5th to extend his on-base streak to 15 games
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ON DECK
The series continues Friday at 4:05 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lewis, Nick (4-2)
L: Ellison, Oliver (4-4)
S: Richie, August (3)
Gardner-Webb
Batting:
2B: Liao, Ethan 1 ; Thompson, Zack 1
RBI: Camarillo, Allan 1
SH: Thompson, Zack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Zack 1 ; Smith, Daniel 1
PO: Liao, Ethan 1
Batting:
2B: Robinson, Dustin 2
3B: Northrop, Kyler 1
HR: Robinson, Dustin 1
RBI: Skjonsby, Ryan 1 ; Roy, Gavin 1 ; Robinson, Dustin 1
SH: Chavez, Dane 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Northrop, Kyler 1 ; Robinson, Dustin 2
SB: Skjonsby, Ryan 1
HBP: Roy, Gavin 1 ; Thein, Noah 1
Game Leaders
rf/lf
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
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