The Cougars’ bats fell silent for the second-straight day and they were eliminated from the West Coast Conference tournament on Friday, falling 3-1 to Gonzaga at Banner Island Ballpark in Stockton, Calif.
Having lost 4-1 to Loyola Marymount on Thursday to drop into the one-loss bracket, the Cougars could muster only three hits off GU pitchers Mac Lardner and Alek Jacob and dropped to 36-17 overall.
Now they await Monday’s NCAA Selection show to see if they will get an at-large berth to a regional, but prospects are dim. BYU’s RPI was in the low 30s two weeks ago and the Cougars appeared destined for the Big Dance, but three-late season losses dropped their RPI into the 40s and will likely cost them dearly come Monday.