PULLMAN, Wash. (Interstat) — Max Hartman homered and drove in three runs as Washington State defeated Portland 9-3 in a nonconference baseball game Monday evening at Bailey–Brayton Field.

The Cougars scored six runs in the first inning off Portland starter Morgan Codron and never trailed. Hartman finished 3 for 4 with two doubles and the solo homer in the fourth. Mason Pirello added two hits and two RBIs for Washington State.

Brock Blatter earned the win with four scoreless innings of relief, allowing one hit. Dakota Chun hit a two-run homer in the seventh for the Pilots, who managed only four hits.

Washington State improved to 19-17. Portland fell to 20-14.