SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Washington State brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning but Santa Clara held off the rally with a pair of strikeouts, preserving a 3-1 win Saturday afternoon.
The Cougars received three hits from Dillon Plew and two from Garrett Gouldsmith while junior starter Dylan Steen worked five innings, allowed two earned runs on six hits and struck out four. WSU put runners on base throughout the afternoon but struggled to come up with the clutch hit, leaving 11 runners on base.
In the first, Santa Clara used a pair of singles and a wild pitch before an RBI-groundout for the early 1-0 advantage.