PORTLAND (March 26, 2024) – Washington State dropped a 3-2 contest to Portland at Joe Etzel Field Tuesday evening.
The Cougars (15-9), who entered the game winners of five straight, left nine runners on base and saw Portland (14-8) break a 2-2 tie with the go-ahead run on sacrifice fly in the seventh inning. WSU received a career-high four hits from catcher but the Cougars left multiple runners on base to end the second, sixth and eighth innings.
WSU starter worked three innings, allowed one earned run and struck out three
KEY MOMENTS OF THE GAME
In the first inning, Portland took a 1-0 lead after a two-out fielding error by WSU but the Cougars answered in the second inning.