Washington State 9, at Long Beach State 7

LONG BEACH, Calif. (Interstat) — Mason Pirello drove in three runs and Ryan Skjonsby delivered a decisive two-run single in the eighth inning as the Washington State Cougars held off a persistent rally from Long Beach State to win 9-7 in a nonconference baseball game Sunday evening at Blair Field. The victory gave Washington State (5-6) a series split after the teams split a doubleheader on Friday. Long Beach State fell to 4-7. The most important part of the game unfolded in the bottom of the sixth and seventh innings, as the Dirtbags erased a large deficit with a combination… Read more...