SDSU Takes Game One, Forces Rematch with Cougars

Sunday, May 24

Mesa, Ariz.

12:05 p.m. PT

Washington State University

29-26

San Diego State

36-23

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

May 24, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score

By: Washington State Athletic Communications

MESA, Ariz. (May 24, 2026) – Washington State dropped a 9-2 decision to San Diego State, forcing an if necessary Mountain West Conference Tournament Championship game later Sunday afternoon at Sloan Park.

The winner of Sunday afternoon's final game will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

WSU (29-26) received a solid effort on the mound from starter Brock Blatter who worked a career-high five innings, allowed two earned runs and struck out one. Matt Priest recorded two hits while Gavin Roy and Mason Pirello each doubled. Both Ryan Skjonsby and Kyler Northrop drove in a run.

San Diego State forced the if necessary game with two runs in the first, another in the third and backed an impressive start by Drew Talavs who fired 5.2 scoreless innings.

KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
SDSU plated a pair of runs in the first inning as a leadoff hit-by-pitch, single to right-centerfield came around to score on an RBI-groundout and a bad-hop fielding error allowed the second run to score a batter later. The Aztecs added a run on a sacrifice fly in the third to push the lead to 3-0.

The Cougars were kept off balance by SDSU starter Drew Talavs who fired 5.2 scoreless innings before Trevor Smith pulled a single off the first baseman and Roy pulled a double down the left field line to put runners on second and third. Following a pitching change, SDSU ended the threat with a strikeout.

SDSU pulled away with a four-run seventh inning on two hits, two hit-by-pitch and three walks for a 7-0 lead.

Ollie Obenour worked a leadoff walk and pinch-hitter Mason Pirello doubled off the left field wall to put runners on second and third. Kyler Northrop brought a run home with a sacrifice fly to right field but the SDSU bullpen ended the threat with a strikeout and flyout. The Aztecs added two runs in the eighth for a 9-1 advantage.

Ryan Skkonsby singled home a run in the ninth inning.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Matt Priest singled in the 2^nd to extend his hitting streak to 14 games
Trevor Smith singled 6^th to extend his on-base streak to 15 games and hitting streak to 13 games
Gavin Roy doubled in the 6^th to extend his on-base streak to 42 games, tied for the 2nd-longest on-base streak in WSU history (Brady Everett, 2005)
Kyler Northrop had his 35 game on-base streak snapped, the 6th-longest in WSU history