Hot Cougar Action: WSU loses another to Oregon
Baseball season has not been especially kind and this weekend has been more of the same.
Baseball season has not been especially kind and this weekend has been more of the same.
Baseball season has not been especially kind and this weekend has been more of the same.
The WSU baseball team may be struggling, but Scott Simon took home an invididual accolade.
The culprits were many as the Cougs miss an opportunity to take a series against a quality opponent at Bailey-Brayton Field.
The Cougars outscored the Bears 45-4. We take a look at the hitting and pitching heroes from the weekend that was, and then look ahead to the Cardinal.
WSU needed to sweep their four-game series against Brown and they did just that, even though Monday's contest was closer than the previous three.
The Cougars beat the Brown Bears at Bailey-Brayton by being better at baseball.
I think it's safe to say Donnie Marbut was not happy with WSU's loss on Tuesday.
The series win on the road against a ranked opponent provides a nice boost to a potential NCAA tournament bid.
Unimpressed by ASU's No. 14 ranking, the Cougars hung two touchdowns on the Devils ... and wen't for two in a 15-4 win on Friday.
While the weekend ended on a bit of a sour note, thoroughly beating up on some inferior competition was exactly what the Cougars needed before heading back out on the road.
Make it eight straight wins for the WSU baseball team as Donnie Marbut's squad notched another victory on Saturday.
It's been a rough year for WSU athletics, but at least the baseball team is currently on a hot streak.
Nick Tanielu slugs five extra base hits in 16 at bats on the weekend as WSU takes care of business at Bailey-Brayton Field.
It once seemed like Donnie Marbut was building a perennial contender at WSU. After missing the NCAAs in back-to-back seasons, the Cougars are aiming to get back on track.
The big question is where the pop will come from in the lineup. Hitters such as Jason Monda and Collin Slaybaugh have flashed the potential to hit for excellent average, but the two sophomores had just 15 extra base hits between them -- with just one home run -- in more than 300 at bats. Adam Nelubowich is the leading returning home run hitter with four; the rest of the returning team has just three combined.
Washington State news and links from around the web including coverage of the 2012 MLB draft.
Derek Jones, WSU's career leader in home runs, will officially embark on his professional career with the Colorado Rockies, who made the outfielder their eighth round pick on Tuesday.