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WSU SPORTS PHOTO BLOG ARCHIVES May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 WSU ATHLETICS SEASON SCHEDULES AND RESULTS 2010 BASEBALL 2009-10 MEN'S BASKETBALL 2009-10 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PAC-10 CONFERENCE STANDINGS 2010 BASEBALL 2009-10 MEN'S BASKETBALL 
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| The Cougars (36-21) spotted Kansas State (37-22) a 6-1 lead but came roaring back to extend their season and end the Wildcats season with a 9-6 victory. Washington State (2-1 in the NCAA Regional), still facing elimination, will now take on Arkansas (2-0 in the NCAA Regional) later tonight. If the Cougars win, they force a winner-take-all final for the Super Regional berth against the Razorbacks on Monday. If Arkansas wins tonight, they advance to the Super Regional in Tempe, Arizona, and WSU would head for home. Starter James Wise lasted only two and two-thirds innings, but freshman left-hander, Richie Ochoa (2-2) came on in relief and closed the door on Kansas State. Ochoa pitched four and two-thirds shutout innings, allowing only two hits, while striking out four and walking none. His performance earned praise from Cougar skipper Donnie Marbut and allowed Washington State to stage yet another comeback this season. Seth Harvey threw the last inning and one-third to earn his third save of the year. Offensively, the Cougs were paced by Garry Kuykendall, with a 3-5 performance, but it was Derek Jones who finished the comeback with a three-run bomb, his twelfth of the season, to cap a six-run sixth inning. Jones was 2-5 in the game, with five RBI's and one run scored. Matt Fanelli also homered for Washington State, belting his sixth dinger of the season. The Cougs don't have long to savor the victory, as they take on Arkansas at 5:05pm (Pacific) later tonight. For the box score and a detailed article, head to the official WSU Athletics recap HERE. You can also watch the post-game thoughts of Donnie Marbut and Seth Harvey via the WSU Athletics YouTube channel linked below. GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff WSU BASEBALL: 2010 SEASON SCHEDULE / RESULTS PAC-10 CONFERENCE: 2010 BASEBALL / CONFERENCE STANDINGS THE HISTORY OF: WASHINGTON STATE BASEBALL |
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| Washington State (35-21) fell behind early but had battled back to trail only 5-4 heading in to the ninth inning, but Arkansas (42-18) tallied an insurance run and moved on in the winners bracket, 6-4. The Cougars will now play Kansas State, who beat Grambling, 9-8, to knock them out of the tournament, on Sunday in an elimination game. The Razorbacks got to Cougar starter, Adam Conley (5-4), for five runs in his 6 1/3 innings of work, but a trio of Cougs, Connor Lambert, Paris Shewey and Seth Harvey, only allowed one more run the rest of the way to keep WSU within striking distance. On the offensive side, Cody Bartlett continued his hot hitting streak, going 2-4 with his seventh home run of the season (and second of the NCAA tournament), while Michael Weber blasted his eighth home run of the season. Head to the WSU Athletics web site for all the details by clicking HERE. The Cougars will hopefully have a long day tomorrow (Sunday), as they take on Kansas State in an elimination game at 12:05pm (Pacific), with the winner taking on Arkansas at 5:05pm (Pacific). GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff WSU BASEBALL: 2010 SEASON SCHEDULE / RESULTS PAC-10 CONFERENCE: 2010 BASEBALL / CONFERENCE STANDINGS THE HISTORY OF: WASHINGTON STATE BASEBALL |
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| Redshirt junior, Cody Bartlett, hit a two-run home run, his sixth of the season, in the top of the eighth inning to break a 6-6 tie and lead Washington State to an NCAA tournament opening victory over Kansas State, 8-6. Bartlett had an outstanding game at the plate, going 3-5, with two RBI's and three runs scored, to lead the offensive attack that saw the Cougars collect twelve hits off of Wildcat pitching. Derek Jones and Matt Fanelli both followed up Bartlett's effort with two hits apiece, with Fanelli picking up two RBI's and Jones picking up one. With the victory, Washington State's overall record moved to 35-20, while Kansas State's record fell to 36-21. Cougar starter, Chad Arnold, pitched well and carried a 3-1 lead in to the sixth inning, but allowed KSU to take the lead 4-3 in the sixth and was replaced by Paris Shewey. Shewey allowed Kansas State to extend their lead to 6-3, but Washington State came back to tie the game at six in the seventh. Shewey was replaced by Connor Lambert (5-1) with two outs in the top of the eighth with the winning run in scoring position, but Lambert took care of business and got credit for the win when the Cougs scored their two runs on Bartlett's bomb in the bottom of the eighth. Adam Conley pitched the ninth inning for the save, his twelth of the season. For additional details, including the box score, a detailed article and links to podcast interviews, click on the link to the WSU Athletics web site. You can also listen to the post-game interviews with Cougar head coach, Donnie Marbut, and players, Cody Bartlett and Matt Fanelli, via YouTube, courtesy of WSU Athletics, below: Washington State now must get ready to take on top-seeded Arkansas in the winner's bracket on Saturday at 5:05pm. Kansas State takes on Grambling (who got blown out, 19-7, by Arkansas in their first game) in a loser-out game on Saturday as well. The loser of the WSU - Arkansas game will then take on the winner of the Kansas State - Grambling game in another loser-out contest in the double-elimination Fayetteville Regional, while the winner of the Cougar-Razorback game gets to sit and watch, and more importantly...REST...while they wait to see who survives the losers bracket for a chance to play to move on to the Super Regional. Stay tuned to the WSU Sports Photo Blog for results of all of the tournament action, as the Cougars attempt to get back to Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska, for the College World Series for only the fifth time in school history, and the first time since 1976. . GO COUGS! - WSU Sports Photo Blog staff WSU BASEBALL: 2010 SEASON SCHEDULE / RESULTS PAC-10 CONFERENCE: 2010 BASEBALL / CONFERENCE STANDINGS THE HISTORY OF: WASHINGTON STATE BASEBALL |
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