Cougar baseball set to host Gonzaga, George Raveling headed to the Hall of Fame

If you are in Pullman and haven't had the chance to take in a Cougar baseball game, this week is a good opportunity. WSU will begin a nine-game homestand on Tuesday when the Gonzaga Bulldogs travel down to Pullman (that apparently is possible) for a Tuesday night game.

The Cougars and Bulldogs met last Tuesday with Gonzaga pulling out a 5-4 win. The Cougars entered that game riding an 8-game losing streak, but things will be slightly different this time around. The Cougars snapped that streak and took a series from No. 12 California with a pair of wins over the weekend.

The game against the Bulldogs will be the first of a long stretch of home cooking with WSU set to host the Washington Huskies later in the week for a three-game series before taking on New Mexico State and San Jose State next week. WSU won't leave Pullman again until April 24.

WSU had a rough go of it early in the Pac-12 season, thanks in part to a brutal schedule of top team after top team. If the Cougars are going to make up for the rough patch and turn things around this season, tonight would be a good time to start.

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Baseball:

Cougars Host Gonzaga to Begin Nine-Game Homestand - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
The Washington State Baseball team (14-16, 3-9 Pac-12) returns home to kick off a nine-game homestand starting Tuesday, April 7 with a nonconference game against Gonzaga, before resuming Pac-12 Conference action with a three-game set against school rival, the Washington Huskies, April 9-11

Joe Pistorese Named Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
Washington State senior Joe Pistorese has been named the Pac-12 Conference Pitcher of the Week for March 30-April 5, conference commissioner Larry Scott announced Monday.

Football:

The interview: 49ers’ list of pre-draft visitors | The Sacramento Bee The Sacramento Bee
In scout speak, Mayle has both a high floor and a high ceiling. That is, he offers size and good hands and played special teams for the Cougars, so the 49ers know he'll bring some value to the squad.

Men's basketball:

Junior college point guard wants to keep winning at WSU | The Spokesman-Review
Charles Callison won 31 games this season at San Bernardino Valley College this past season. He'll try to keep the good mojo flowing at WSU next season.

George Raveling: Coaching for Success - Washington State University Official Athletic Site
When longtime Washington State basketball coach George Raveling was inducted as a direct elect into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, a sense of wonderment overcame the Cougar coach.

Former Sonic Spencer Haywood elected to Hall of Fame
Former Washington State University head coach George Raveling was also elected by the Contributor Direct Election Committee. Raveling coached the Cougars to two NCAA Tournament appearances in his 11 seasons in Pullman. He also coached Iowa to two NCAA appearances and USC to a pair of NCAA and NIT appearances.

Old friend alert:

New Mexico Daily Lobo :: Apodaca guns for QB spot after roundabout journey to UNM
The timing wasn’t right for Austin Apodaca. After being committed to Washington State for nine months, it didn’t feel like the correct decision for the high school quarterback to take a visit to New Mexico and see what the Lobos had to offer.