PULLMAN, Wash. (March 30, 2019) – Despite jumping out front early, Washington State could not hold on for the upset of No. 2 Stanford as the Cardinal rallied with three late runs to steal an 8-5 win Saturday afternoon at Bailey-Brayton Field.
The Cougars (6-19, 0-5) swarmed the Cardinal (17-3, 5-0) in the first three innings of play, scoring five quick runs to take the early lead against Stanford. A day after struggling to get the timely hitting needed to score runs against the Cardinal's top-ranked pitching the Cougars wasted no time putting their first run on the board as WSU struck for a run in the bottom of the first when senior laced a double to right-center, scoring all the way from first.