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Good morning. So is there any way we could arrange for the WSU baseball team to play every game at home for the rest of the season? They continued their Bailey-Brayton hot streak Sunday, taking both ends of a double-header from Cal State Northridge. The Cougs used their bats in the opener and their arms in the night cap as they improved their record to 13-7.
After giving up two runs in the top of the first inning, the Cougar bats came alive. By the time the sixth was over, WSU led 10-2. It got a little hairy in the seventh after Parker McFadden relieved Damon Jones. McFadden only managed to record one out, and by the time Colby Nealy relieved him, the score was 10-4 and there were two men on base. Nealy promptly gave up a three-run blast and the game was suddenly tight.
Nealy got out with no further damage, and WSU added an insurance run to close out the scoring. Scotty Sunitsch came on and tallied yet another save, and the Cougs got another win. The top three hitters in the WSU lineup did much of the damage as Dillon Plew got two hits and scored twice, Shane Matheny went 3-4 and James Rudkin drove in four runs.
While the Cougar bats were the story in the opener, the pitchers made sure WSU earned the sweep. The only run either team managed to score in the first seven innings came when Dillon Plew earned a bases-loaded walk in the second. Other than that, Northridge pitcher Tei Vanderford and WSU's Ryan Walker were locked in a pitcher's duel.
Conner O'Neil relieved Vanderford in the eighth and WSU took advantage, adding two insurance runs. JJ Hancock smacked a two-out double to right center, scoring Plew and Rudkin and giving WSU some breathing room. Joe Rosenstein slammed the door in impressive fashion. After recording the final out in the eighth, Rosenstein earned his first save of the season, needing just 15 pitches to retire all four batters he faced.
The Cougs will look to collect their tenth straight home win Sunday, first pitch at noon. If you can't make it out to the game, you can watch via live stream at wsucougars.com.
Baseball
Cougars Sweep Doubleheader From Cal State Northridge - WSUCougars.com | Washington State University Athletics
Washington State swept a doubleheader with a 11-7 and 3-0 victories over Cal State Northridge Saturday afternoon at Bailey-Brayton Field.
Football
I'd love to tell you about what happened at spring practice number two Saturday, but no information exists anywhere. Apparently the football team is practicing in some sort of alternate dimension.
Should we be surprised that Mike Leach hates dancing?
Mike Leach is definitely not dancing in this photo. Washington State coach Mike Leach is not a fan of dancing.
Basketball
WNIT Quarterfinals Awaits As Washington State Heads To Iowa Sunday - WSUCougars.com | Washington State University Athletics
The Cougs are one of eight teams remaining in the WNIT.
Beer
Best beer I had this week, Part Two - I said on Saturday that I planned to try Southern Tier Think Mint. I did. It was awesome. A strong runner-up was another beer I got in New Mexico, Odell Tree Shaker Imperial Peach IPA. It's extremely mild for an imperial IPA. I'm surprised Odell doesn't distribute in Washington yet. They make some really good stuff.
10 Craft Beer Festivals in 2017 You Don’t Want to Miss
One of these is in Yakima? YO ONE OF THESE IS IN YAKIMA.
Non-Sports
Hip-Hop’s Unlikeliest Icons: Promethazine Codeine Syrup Manufacturers - Bloomberg
Bottles of promethazine codeine cough syrup produced by Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Wockhardt Ltd. subsidiary Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals Inc. sell on the streets of Houston for $750 to $1,000 a pint, say the users, dealers, and experts who were interviewed for this story.