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Cougars Erupt For 20 Hits to Take Series-Finale at USC

LOS ANGELES (May 16, 2021) – Washington State tallied 20 hits to post a 13-2 win in the series-finale at USC Sunday afternoon.

The Cougars (24-22, 11-16 Pac-12) saw six players record multiple-hit games as tallied four hits and drove in four runs. , and Swarts each collected three hits to back starting pitcher who allowed just one earned run in five innings to earn the win in his first conference start.

Washington State used a seven-run third inning to build a lead before pulling away with four runs in the fourth inning. Cougar senior lefthander put his name atop the record book by making his 32 pitching appearance, breaking the previous record shared by Matt Bower (2014) and Sam Triece (2015).