Good morning, Coug fans!

Exciting news on the personal front- today is my dad’s birthday! Everyone say Happy Birthday KC!

And exciting news for WSU baseball player and star of our hearts, Kyle Manzardo was named first-team All-American this week. He is the first Coug player to receive this since 1990, and the second player in school history to be considered a two-time All-American.

This is a huge achievement by title and by nature of being tapped in- seeing as Collegiate Baseball only names one player for each position to the official first team, which just reiterates something we’ve already known: Kyle Manzardo is the top first baseman in the country.

He’s already giving some interviews, so here’s one:

During preseason he was named third-team All-American, and it’s no secret he’s had a killer season with the Cougs. He’s landed at fourth in the Pac-12 for hitting with a clean .365, second in RBIs (a nice 60), and he’s had multiple 24-hit games this season!

Kyle, we’re all so proud of you- it’s no secret considering we named our twitter after you. Looking forward to the next season of Cougar baseball- ideally full of fans.

I hope everyone has a great weekend- go Cougs!

Links

Gonzaga duo of Chet Holmgren and Hunter Sallis, Washington State's Dishon Jackson earn Team USA U19 camp invites | Washington State University | khq.com
Gonzaga incoming freshmen Chet Holmgren and Hunter Sallis and Washington State sophomore Dishon Jackson received invitations to USA Basketball’s U19 World Cup team training camp.

Tristan Peterson and Nate Baez earn Pac-12 Baseball All-Conference honors | ALLSPORTSTUCSON.com
Share Tweet Former Canyon del Oro standout Tristan Peterson (Washington State) was named to the Pac-12 All-Conference Team as an infielder and former Ironwood Ridge standout Nate Baez (ASU) earned Pac-12 All-Conference Honorable Mention honors. Peterson earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 team in his only season with the Cougars after transferring from New Mexico […]

A Grip on Sports: Here it is June already so of course we have basketball news from Gonzaga and WSU | The Spokesman-Review
A GRIP ON SPORTS • Here it is, the fourth of June, the temperatures are roasting, the sun is shining and we’re thinking about ... college basketball? OK, we’re also thinking about college baseball and softball too, but still. Is there no way to escape hoops?

College Roundup: WSU’s Manzardo is top-tier honoree | Sports | dnews.com
Washington State first baseman Kyle Manzardo pulled in first-team All-America accolades from Collegiate Baseball to go with his All-Pac-12 nod when postseason awards were announced Thursday.