Cougars Rally Past SDSU, Meyers Lifts WSU Into Conference Title Game

Saturday, May 23

Mesa, Ariz.

1:05 p.m. PT

Washington State University

29-25

San Diego State

34-23

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Washington St.	0	8	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	18	2
San Diego St.	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	9	13	2

Cougars Rally Past SDSU, Meyers Lifts WSU Into Conference Title Game

May 23, 2026 | Baseball

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By: Washington State Athletic Communications

MESA, Ariz. (May 23, 2026) – Luke Meyers delivered seven strong innings in relief and Washington State rallied from a five-run deficit for a 14-9 victory over San Diego State in the semifinal round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament at Sloan Park Saturday afternoon.

WSU (29-25) erased a 5-0 first inning deficit with an eight-run second inning, two more in the third and four more runs in the fourth inning. Meyers took over with a runner on first in the second inning and fired seven innings out of the bullpen, matching a career-high with seven strikeouts to earn the win. Scott Rienguette and August Richie combined to record the final three outs to send WSU to Sunday's championship game at 12:05 p.m.

Eight Cougar hitters recorded hits, seven recorded multiple hits led by three-hit games from Gavin Roy, Max Hartman and Dustin Robinson. Roy drove in five runs, Hartman reached base five times, Robinson homered and Kyler Northrop had two hits and scored three runs.

KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
SDSU used four hits, a walk and an error to plate five runs in the first inning. The Cougars answered in a big way, scoring eight runs on six hits in the second inning. Ollie Obenour singled home Ryan Skjonsby with a high chopper over the first baseman, Trevor Smith delivered a two-run double down the right field line and Roy singled home a run to left field that the Aztecs misplayed, allowing Smith to score and tie the game. One batter later, Priest lined an RBI-triple the other way down the right field line and Robinson followed with a two-run shot to centerfield for an 8-5 lead.

Roy came through again with a two-run single to right field in the third inning before WSU added four more in the fourth. Northrop singled home a run to right field, a run scored on a wild pitch and Roy once again drove in two with a single into right-centerfield for a 14-7 lead.

Meyers caught fire in the middle innings and retired 10 straight before allowing a two-out eighth inning single but ended the inning with a flyout.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Trevor Smith walked to lead off the game, extending his on-base streak to 14 games
Kyler Northrop walked in the 2^nd to extend his on-base streak to 35 games, the 6th-longest in WSU history
Trevor Smith doubled in the 2^nd to extend his hitting streak to 12 games
Smith's double was his 14^th of the season, tied for the 4^th-most by a Cougar freshman in program history
Gavin Roy singled in the 2^nd to extend his on-base streak to 41 games, 3rd-longest on-base streak in WSU history
Matt Priest tripled in the 2^nd to extend his hitting streak to 13 games

ON DECK
WSU will play the winner of San Diego State and Air Force for the conference championship Sunday at 12:05 p.m. The Cougars are seeking their first conference championships since winning the Pac-10 North title in 1995, its first overall conference title since beating UCLA in the Pac-8 Conference Playoff in 1976 and earn its first trip to an NCAA Regional since 2010.