Hamilton struck out three and gave up only one hit in his appearance in the ninth inning, securing the non-conference win over the Huskies. But he was not the only Cougar pitcher who had a nice outing.
Freshman Ryan Walker, sophomore Layne Bruner and senior Sean Hartnett all combined to allow only two hits through the first eight innings.
Walker started the game for WSU and went 4.2 innings, giving up two hits while striking out five. UW had a hard time generating offense and could not record a hit against Bruner or Hartnett over their 3.