PULLMAN, Wash. – Santa Clara baseball suffered a 5-4 walkoff loss at Washington State on Friday afternoon to open a three-game series.
After the Broncos (18-14) battled back to tie the game at 4-all with two runs in the top of the ninth, it took Elijah Hainline just one pitch to send the Cougars (23-13) home victorious with a home run.
Hainline had a good day at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, and three runs scored. Cam Magee also had two hits and a run scored with Jonah Advincula adding a double and two RBIs.