PULLMAN, Wash. (May 19, 2022) – struck out seven in a two-hit shutout win over Arizona State as the Cougars took the series-opener 2-0 at Bailey-Brayton Field Thursday evening.
Taylor matched a career-high with seven strikeouts and faced just two batters over the minimum to record WSU's first complete game since at California last season and the first shutout effort since Scotty Sunitch no-hit Oregon in Eugene in 2018. Taylor also recorded WSU's first shutout against Arizona State since 2015.
WSU (25-26, 10-18 Pac-12) backed Taylor with two runs in the fourth inning on a RBI-double and a RBI-single.