Hancock’s Walkoff Single In the 10th Earns Doubleheader
Split
From WSU Sports Info
PULLMAN, Wash. – JJ Hancock’s 10th-inning walkoff RBI-single
gave Washington State a 4-3 win in game two of a doubleheader with California
at Bailey-Brayton Field Saturday. The Golden Bears took the first game 6-3.
GAME 1 RECAP
The Cougars took a 1-0 lead in the first inning after JJ
Hancock scored on Robert Teel’s fielder’s choice ground ball. WSU starter
Hayden Rosenkrantz cruised through the first couple innings before allowing a
run-scoring sacrifice fly in the third inning and four runs on five hits in the
fourth inning.
In the sixth inning, WSU pushed one run across after
back-to-back doubles by Blake Clanton and Teel to cut the Cal lead to 5-2.
In the seventh, the Cougars added another run as Alvarez led
off the inning with a double to right-centerfield and Hancock followed with a
single to centerfield. Cal called upon its bullpen and induced a groundball
double play that saw Alvarez score on and retired the following hitter with a
ground out to third base, keeping the game 5-3.
In the eighth, WSU opened the bottom of the inning with a
single from Teel to right centerfield and an opposite-field single down the
left field line by Collin Montez. The Cal reliever kept the Cougars off the
board after getting the lead runner at third base on a bunt, a foul out to
third base and a ground out to preserve the 5-3 California advantage. The
Golden Bears added another run in ninth inning on a sacrifice fly for a
three-run lead and Cal closer Tanner Dodson pitched a scoreless ninth.
INSIDE THE GAME 1 BOX SCORE
JJ Hancock walked in the first inning to extend his on-base
streak to 15 games
Hancock walked 3 times and singled
Justin Harrer and Blake Clanton have each reached base in 6
straight games
Andres Alvarez doubled in the seventh inning, his
team-leading 7th double of the season
A.J. Block worked a 3.1 scoreless innings for relief,
setting a career-high with 5 strikeouts
Both teams left 10 men on base
GAME 2 RECAP
In the third, Cal loaded the bases and pushed one run across
on a bases-loaded walk but Cougar starter Scotty Sunitsch ended the inning with
a pair of strikeouts.
In the bottom of the third inning, Dillon Plew pulled a
single through the right side and Cal Waterman followed with a double into the
right-centerfield gap to score Plew and tied things up at one.
Sunitsch settled in and worked through six innings, striking
out seven along the way. Sunitsch gave way to senior Ryan Walker who started
the seventh where Cal used a triple, a walk,0 a stolen base and a two-out
single into centerfield gave the Golden Bears a 3-1 lead.
In the bottom of the seventh, James Rudkin doubled to right
centerfield and Dillon Plew followed with a walk. Pinch-hitter Robert Teel drew
a walk to load the bases and Cal struck out the next hitter before Alvarez dug
in and singled back up the middle to score Plew as the tying run. Teel also
tried to score from second but was thrown out at the plate on a nice throw from
the centerfielder to keep the game tied 3-3.
Walker stranded a pair of runners to end the ninth inning
and worked to leave the bases loaded in the tenth inning before Hancock won it
in the bottom of the inning. With two outs, Alvarez pulled a doubled just
inside the third base bag and down the left field line and Hancock lined the
first pitch into right center and Alvarez raced around to score the
game-winner.
Sunitsch went six innings, allowed one run on five hits,
walked two, hit four and struck out seven after no-hitting Oregon last Sunday.
Walker earned his 12th career relief victory after working the final four
innings, allowing two runs in the seventh.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Starter Scotty Sunitsch made his 79th career appearance,
3rd-most in WSU history
JJ Hancock beat out an infield single to third base in the
6th, has reached base in 16 straight games
Hancock finished with 2 hits and an RBI
Andres Alvarez had 2 hits, drove in the tying run in the 7th
and scored the game-winner in the 10th
Reliever Ryan Walker made his 76th career appearance,
5th-most in WSU history
NEXT UP
Washington State will head to Spokane for a Tuesday night
contest against Gonzaga.
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WSU Field Competitors Find Success at Pelluer Invitational
From WSU Sports Info
CHENEY, Wash. -- Washington State field competitors found
success at the 46th Annual Pelluer Invitational Friday and Saturday at Eastern
Washington University's Roos Field in Cheney.
Amani Brown won the men's hammer with a PR throw of 208-feet
6 inches (63.55m), his final throw of the day and just 10 inches from the
number ten spot on the WSU all-time best records. Aoife Martin won the women's
hammer with a throw of 166-7 (50.78m).
Cougars captured first through fourth in the men's high jump
with Max English, Beau Sheeran and Keelan Halligan finishing first through
third, respectively, all clearing 6-6 3/4 (2.00m) with Mitch Jacobson clearing
6-4 3/4 (1.95m).
Tyler Jackson won the men's discus with a throw of 173-11
(53.00m) and Kaitlin Krouse won the women's discus after throwing 150-7
(45.89m).
NOTEWORTHY:
· Next week and
weekend will provide five meets in four venues for the WSU Track & Field
competitors: at the Bryan Clay Multis and Invitational, April 18-20, in Azusa,
Calif., at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, April 19, at Long Beach State, at
the Mt. SAC Relays, April 19-21, being held this year in Torrance, Calif., at
the Beach Invitational in Long Beach State April 20-21, and at the SCC Spokane
Memorial #2 April 20-21, at Spokane Falls College.
ADDITIONAL COUGARS RESULTS FROM PELLUER INVITATIONAL:
WOMEN
Pole Vault - Emily Coombs (5th - 3.58m/11-9), Katelyn Frost
(t6th - 3.58m/11-9),
Macee Erickson (8th - 3.43m/11-3)
Shot Put - Chrisshnay Brown (2nd - 13.27m/43-6 1/2), Lovely
Tukuafu (6th - 12.15m/39-10 1/2)
Discus - Chrisshnay Brown (7th - 39.21m/128-8)
Javelin - Kristen McDonnell (4th - 39.03m/128-1), Calahan
Crawford (38.73m/127-1)
Hammer - Stacia Bell (5th - 48.60m/159-5), Lovely Tukuafu
(9th - 35.29m/115-9)
MEN
Pole Vault - Tucker Mjelde (2nd - 4.70m/15-5), Trevor
Bushman (5th - 4.40m/14-5 1/4)
Shot Put - Drew Norvell (3rd - 14.35m/47-1), Alec Kuzmack
(11th - 11.00m/36-1 1/4)
Discus - Drew Norvell (4th - 43.87m/143-11), Alec Kuzmack
(7th - 40.41m/132-7)
Javelin - Brad Stevens (2nd - 57.48m/188-7), Alex Cielo (3rd
- 55.19m/181-1)
Hammer - Wyatt Meyring (3rd - 55.22m/181-2)
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Cole in Top-10 in the ASU Individual in Arizona
April 14, 2018 / Men's Golf
COLE IN TOP-10 IN THE ASU INDIVIDUAL IN ARIZONA
The junior put himself in contention heading into the final
round of the individual tournament.
From WSU Sports Info
TEMPE, Ariz. - The WSU men's golf team concluded the first
two rounds of the ASU Thunderbird Invitational Saturday at Karsten Golf Course,
putting up an overall of 585(+17) to sit tied for 13th. The Cougars tallied a
299(+15) in the first round, but rallied back in the second with a 286(+2) to
move up three positions in the standings.
While the team played in Tempe, junior Grant Cole hit the
links in Phoenix as part of the ASU Individual tournament played at Papago Golf
Course. The lone Coug to in the solo tournament, Cole made his first appearance
into the top-10 after going just one-over par for the day with a 143. Cole came
out strong in his first nine holes of the day, using a trio of birdies to score
a 34(-2) through nine. Cole sat in third place following the first round with a
70(-1), before carding a 73(+2) in the second to tie for seventh heading into
the final round of play Sunday. Cole sits just five strokes back of the
leader, Nick Heinen of Oklahoma State.
With Cole taking on the Papago course, senior Derek Bayley
led the Cougars' group of five in the team event at Karsten. Shaking off a slow
start, Bayley came out firing in the afternoon round, scoring an eagle on the
first hole of the second trip around the course, to jump start his round.
Bayley would finish out his round even the rest of the way to post a two-under,
69, to push his way back into a tie for 28th overall. For the day, Bayley
scored a 143(+1).
Senior Zach Anderson started off round one with an even 34
over the first nine holes, before finishing one-over on the back to card a
72(+1). Anderson scored a 75(+4) in the second round, bringing his overall
total to 147(+5). Sophomore Daniel Kolar matched Anderson on the first day of
action with his own two round score of 147(+5). Kolar went five over in the
first round, but came back strong in the second with an even-par, 71, to keep
his overall score at five-over.
The Cougars and the field trail No. 25 Arizona State and No.
28 UNLV heading into the final round of action after the pair of West Coast
programs finished tied at the top of the team standings at 18-under par.
Individually, UNLV's Shintaro Ban and Colorado's Yannik Paul hold the lead at
nine-under after 36 holes of play in Tempe.
WSU will tee off its final round of the Thunderbird
Invitational Sunday morning beginning at 7:55 a.m. from the 10th tee beginning
with Bayley and Anderson who will play together along with Brian Humphreys and
Donny Hopoi from Boise State.
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COUGAR ROWING FINISHES SIXTH AT CLEMSON INVITATIONAL
The third varsity eight claimed second in the 'A' Final.
From WSU Sports Info
CLEMSON, S.C. – No. 15 Washington State rowing's third
varsity eight had the best Cougar finish of the day, claiming second in the 'A'
Final, as the Cougars placed sixth as a team amongst a field of eight ranked
competitors, Saturday at the Clemson Invitational at Lake Hartwell.
WSU's varsity eight placed sixth and the second varsity
eight seventh in their respective 'A' Finals, as the Cougar varsity four
finished second in the 'B' Final for ninth overall. The two-day Clemson Invite
started Friday with the first session heats. The second session of competition
kicked off the day Saturday with the results from Friday and Saturday
determining placement in Saturday evening's finals.
Washington State, ranked 15th in the latest poll, finished
with 97 total points, 51 points for sixth in the varsity eight, 32 for the
second varsity eight and 14 for the varsity four's ninth-place finish. No. 4
Ohio State won the team championship with 130 points, followed by No. 9
Virginia in second (124 points), No. 12 Wisconsin in third (113 points), No. 17
Indiana in fourth (111 points) and No.13 USC in fifth (110 points). Duke
(seventh, 85), No. 18 Syracuse (eighth, 84), Oregon State (ninth, 76), and
Minnesota (10th, 71) rounded out the top 10.
"Overall I was proud of efforts this weekend,"
said WSU head coach Jane LaRiviere. "There is a lot of a good energy. They
are a resilient group of women and their learning curve has been steep, so we
will continue to head in the right direction."
In the morning session, the Cougar third varsity (coxswain-
Hannah Welzbacker, stroke- Ella Cowan de Wolf, Emily Weible, Sara Brevick,
Jessica Norris, Emma Barrett, Madeleine Bingham, Codi Swenson, bow- Sophia
Rogers) booked a spot in the 'A' Final as it placed second to Virginia, with
the top-two boats advancing through. The Cougars placed second in their 'A'
Final. Ohio State claimed first in the heat with a time at 6:32.350, coming in
ahead of the second-place Cougars by four seconds (6:36.570). WSU defeated five
other crews including, Minnesota (6:36.78), UCLA (6:40.300), and No. 9 Virginia
(6:40.320).
WSU's varsity eight (coxswain- Jenna Mangiagli, stroke-
Kamila Ondrackova, Jess Brougham, Kristel Tohu, Lucie Weissova, Emily Thomson,
Paige Danielson, Rosalina Torcivia, bow- Ivy Elling Quaintance) started
Saturday morning by placing second in the opening heat, which secured a spot in
the 'A' Final that afternoon. In the Cougars' final race of the day, they
battled five top-20 ranked teams in the 'A' Final. WSU beat Duke to claim
sixth, crossing the finish line at 6:21.350. No. 4 Ohio State finished the course
at 6:10.890 to win the heat, ahead of No.13 USC (6:12.650, second), No. 9
Virginia (6:15.200, third), No. 12 Wisconsin (6:16.370, fourth), and No. 20
Indiana (6:19.000, fifth).
The Cougar second varsity eight (coxswain- Ellie Burg,
stroke- Lisa Gutfleisch, Taija Thompson, Colombe de Rouvroy, Kateryna
Maistrenko, Emily Morrow, Linnea Davison, Jenna Kennedy, bow-Jasmine Brake)
began Saturday morning as it placed second to Ohio State in the qualifying
heat, advancing to the 'A' Final by beating out five other boats. In the 'A'
Final, WSU placed seventh in a final that consisted solely of ranked teams. WSU
finished the heat with a time at 6:32.930, which was two seconds off the pace
of No. 20 Oklahoma. No. 9 Virginia won the final at 6:17.570, followed by No. 4
Ohio State (6:20.790), No. 13 USC (6:20.920), No. 12 Wisconsin (6:27.480), and
No. 17 Indiana (6:29.480) which rounded out the rest of the field.
WSU's varsity four (coxswain- Chloe White, Emma Gribbon,
Renee Kemp, Grace Arnis, bow- Sue Yu) began its day with a third-place finish
in the qualifying heat, which resulted in placement to the 'B' Final. In the
'B' Final, the Cougars placed second in a tight contest. In a race that was
decided by just over a second, Louisville won the final at 7:10.130. WSU
finished with a time at 7:11.300, beating out five crews including, Minnesota
(7:15.090, third), Pac-12 opponent Oregon State (7:19.600, fourth) and No.18
Syracuse (7:16.290, seventh).
After a weekend off the Cougars will head to Spokane,
Saturday, April 28 to face Gonzaga on Silver Lake. The regatta will mark the
final tune up for WSU before the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, May 13.
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GIVE AND TAKE IN SECOND SCRIMMAGE OF SPRING
From WSU Sports Info
PULLMAN, Wash. – The Cougar offense came alive early while the defense had the better run of play
late to highlight Washington State football's second scrimmage of the spring
Saturday morning at Martin Stadium.
After the defense gained a stop on the opening drive, the
offense found its groove as Trey Tinsley connected with Tay Martin on a 10-yard
scoring strike, the first of nine touchdown passes on the day for the Cougars.
Tinsley followed that up with another 10-yard scoring pass, this time to Jamire
Calvin, one of one of seven receptions for the Cougar sophomore on the day.
It was redshirt-junior Anthony Gordon's turn next as he
completed scoring passes of 20, nine and four yards in his rotations behind the
line. He began with a 20-yard strike to junior receiver Dezmon Patmon on the
first play of the drive followed by a nine-yard scoring pass to Martin that
also started on the 20. Gordon completed the series with a four-yard pass to
freshman receiver Rodrick Fisher, his second touchdown catch in as many
scrimmages.
John Bledsoe connected with Easop Winston, Jr. on a 16-yard
touchdown pass for his first score this spring. Freshman quarterback Cammon
Cooper added a pair of touchdown passes, the first to Winston and the second, a
24-yard score to Martin. Tinsley closed out the scoring with a four-yard pass
to senior receiver Kyle Sweet.
Tinsley finished the day 15-of-23 for 112 yards and three
scores, while Gordon was 12-of-17 for 125 yards and three scores. Cooper was
9-for-13 for 134 yards and two scores. Calvin and Sweet each led the way with
seven receptions while Martin added five for 57 yards and three scores. On the
ground, James Williams had four carries for 22 yards while freshman Max Borghi
carried seven times for 21 yards.
After a slow start, the Cougar defense found its groove,
posting double-digit sacks for the second-straight scrimmage. Redshirt-senior
defensive lineman Nick Begg spent a good amount of time in the Cougar
backfield, registering four sacks on the afternoon. He was one of 10 Cougars to
post a sack on the afternoon. In addition to the sacks, two Cougars picked off
passes as Skye Keller stepped in front of a John Bledsoe pass midway through
the scrimmage and Armani Marsh did the same late off a Connor Neville pass.
Safety Dylan Axelson led the way with seven tackles on the
afternoon while Deion Singleton added five and a trio of players, Dillon
Sherman, Begg and Jesus Echevarria added four each.
Redshirt-sophomore kicker Jack Crane was perfect on the day
hitting field goals from 39, 42 and 42 yards.
The Cougars resume spring practice Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at
Rogers Field and Martin Stadium.
SCRIMMAGE STATISTICS – 4/14/18
PASSING
PC-PA-YARDS INTs TDs
Trey Tinsley
15-23-112
0 3
Anthony Gordon
12-17-125
0 3
Cammon Cooper 9-13-134 0 2
John Bledsoe 5-10-72 1 1
Connor Neville 4-8-47 1 0
TOTALS
45-71-490
2 9
RECEIVING CATCHES YARDS TDs
Jamire Calvin 7 98 1
Kyle Sweet 7 77 1
Tay Martin
5
57 3
James Williams 4 13 0
Dezmon Patmon 3 29 1
Renard Bell
3 52 0
Rodrick Fisher 3 36 1
Easop Winston Jr. 3 25 2
Travell Harris 2 12 0
Brandon Arconado 2 43 0
Solomon Cooper 2 19 0
Kainoa Wilson 2 17 0
Clay Markoff 1 6 0
Keith Harrington 1 6 0
TOTALS
45
490 9
RUSHING
CARRIES YARDS TDs
James Williams 4 22 0
Keith Harrington 3 7 0
Max Borghi
7
21 0
Solomon Cooper 1 2 0
Clay Markoff 4 11 0
TOTALS
19
63 0
FIELD GOALS
Jack Crane – 39 (Good), 42 (Good), 42 (Good)
SCORING SUMMARY
Tay Martin 10 yd pass from Tinsley
Calvin 10 yd pass from Tinsley
Patmon 20 yd pass from Gordon
Tay Martin 9 yd pass from Gordon
Fisher 4 yd pass from Gordon
Winston 16 yd pass from Bledsoe
Winston 7 yd pass from Cooper
Tay Martin 24 yd pass from Cooper
Sweet 4 yd pass from Tinsley
