Washington State announces 2026 hall of fame class

TUESDAY>BASEBALLWashington State 10, Seattle 0 (7)

Mason Pirello sparked Washington State with his first career home run and the visiting Cougars roared to a shutout victory by mercy rule in seven innings over nonconference opponent Seattle U.

Pirello ultimately batted 3-for-5 with two RBI on the day, while Gavin Roy went 2-for-4 and drove in one run.

Pitchers Brock Blatter, Trevor Stowe, Erik Rodriguez and Ryan Falke combined to earn the two-hit shutout for WSU. Stowe was credited with the pitching win after two innings of no-hit ball with two strikeouts, while closer Falke struck out the side in the sixth and oversaw a 1-2-3 seventh including another K.

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B. Blatter, T. Stowe (3), E. Rodriguez (5), R. Falke (6) and N. Thein; C. Oram, K. Alberghini (3), L. Alwood (4), H. Hoffarth (6), P. Galvin (6) and P. Armstrong. W — Stowe; L — Alberghini.

Washington State hits — M. Pirello 3 (HR), G. Roy 2, M. Hartman (2B), O. Obenour (2B), R. Skjonsby, K. Northrop.

Seattle hits — T. Horner (3B), P. Knowles.

MEN’S GOLFVandals second at Redhawk Invite

UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. — A strong final round on Tuesday lifted Idaho to second place in team scoring for the Seattle U Redhawk Invitational at the Chambers Bay Golf Course on the Puget Sound.

Josh McCartain headed things up with a 5-under par round of 67 to tie for sixth among individuals with a three-round score of 212. As a team, the Vandals posted a 6-under 278 on Tuesday to close at 855, finishing four strokes behind champion Abilene Christian and two ahead of UC San Diego, the top-ranked team in the field.

“I am very proud of the way our Vandals battled this week at Chambers Bay,” UI coach David Nuhn said. “It’s a place that suits us, and our familiarity with a course like this really helps. It was a full team effort all three rounds.”

Team scores — 1. Abilene Christian 851; 2. Idaho 855; 3. UC San Diego 857; 4. George Mason 862; 5. Gonzaga 864; 6. Seattle 865; 7. Sacramento State 867; 8. St. Thomas 873; 9. Creighton 875; 10. Utah Tech 884; 11. Eastern Washington 891; 12. UC Riverside 895; 13. Simon Fraser 910; 14. New Haven 922.

Medalist — David Liechty, Utah Tech, 200.

Idaho individuals — T6. Josh McCartain 212; T11. Sam Johnson 213; T23. Dalton Dean 217; T26. Joe Sykes 218; T43. Henrik Koglin 223.

WOMEN’S GOLFTwo Cougs make top 25

MILLBRAE, Calif. — Sophomore Agnes Brink and senior Hannah Harrison each posted top-25 finishes for Washington State at The Silicon Valley Showcase held Monday and Tuesday at Green Hills Country Club.

Brink carded a final-round 78 to tie for 19th at 9 over and Harrison closed out with a 2-over 73 to finish tied for 24th. Freshman Kaitlyn Helm recorded a pair of birdies in her final round to tie for 33rd, junior Sara Pineros also recorded a pair of birdies to tie for 46th and freshman Anya Cedo tied for 53rd.

As a team, WSU moved up one spot to finish eighth at plus-51, one stroke behind San Diego State.

Team scores — 1. Eastern Michigan 860; 2. California 861; 3. Kansas State 878; 4. UC Davis 886; T5. Santa Clara 887; T5. UC Irvine 887; 7. San Diego State 902; 8. Washington State 903; 9. San Francisco 906; 10. Wyoming 923.

Medalist — Baiyok Sukterm, Eastern Michigan, 210.

WSU individuals — T19. Agnes Brink 222; T24. Hannah Harrison 224; T33. Kaitlyn Helm 227; T46. Sara Pineros 232; T53. Anya Cedo 237.

Caamano leads Vandals

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Laura Caamaño finished tied for seventh among individuals to lead the way as Idaho closed out play at the Georgia State Invitational with an eighth-place finish Tuesday at Rivermont Golf Club, posting a three-round total of 909 (306-296-307) in a competitive 14-team field.

“There were no easy shots this week,” Vandal coach Julia Goodson said. “There are a lot of hills and tough greens. It was a grind from start to finish. Our team fought for every shot, and everyone had some great moments.”

Team scores — 1. Georgia State 883; 2. Emory 886; 3. Bowling Green 890; 4. West Georgia 891; 5. Quinnipac 896; 6. Tarleton State 898; 7. Murray State 904; 8. Idaho 909; T9. Ohio 914; T9. Dayton 914; 11. Seton Hall 921; 12. Seminole State 927; 13. Boston 934; 14. Palm Beach State 947.

Medalist — Sophie Christopher, Tennessee, 211.

Idaho individuals — T7. Laura Caamano 219; T44. Ella Kozak 230; T51. Boram Jung 233; T57. Diya Brar 235; T63. Zoe Newell 238.

SUNDAY>BASEBALLNevada 12, Washington State 5

PULLMAN — The Cougars lost the rubber match of a three-game Mountain West Conference series to the Nevada Wolf Pack on Sunday.

WSU’s Ollie Obenour answered Nevada’s 1-0 first-inning lead with a two-run single in the bottom of the first.

Nevada crossed three over home plate in the top of the third, before Mason Pirello scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the fourth to grant Wazzu a 5-4 lead.

That would be all the scoring the Cougars could muster as Nevada posted six runs in the fifth and seven total off WSU’s bullpen en route to the series-deciding victory.

Gavin Roy led WSU with a 3-for-5 showing, including a double and a walk.

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W — Desch (2-1); L — Stowe (1-1).

Giacomini, Desch (4), Valdez (6) and Harvey; Meyers, Stowe (5), Fast (5), Haider (5), Wickersham (7), Falke (8), Derr (9) and Giguere.

Nevada hits — Cruz 4, Kwon 3 (HR, 2B), Yamaguchi 3 (HR), Quiban 3 (2B), Waller 2, Dobie (2B), Harvey (2B).

WSU hits — Roy 3 (2B), Pirello (2B), Priest, Obenour, Northrop.

saturday >TRACK AND FIELDIdaho’s Sturgis climbs Idaho record list

CLOVIS, Calif. — Idaho track and field’s Blake Sturgis launched the third-best javelin throw in school history with a distance of 224 feet for a third-place finish at the West Coast Relays hosted by Fresno State on Friday and Saturday, while fellow-Vandal Baylee Wroble took second in the event on the women’s side with a mark of 145-3.

Heading into this weekend, Sturgis already held the top javelin mark in the Big Sky. His throw from Saturday would have placed him second at last season’s conference meet.

Wroble’s throw was just short of her 150-0 toss at last weekend’s outdoor season-opening Sam Adams Classic.

WOMEN’S TENNISWashington State 4, St. Mary’s 1

MORAGA, Calif. — Maxine Murphy and Chisato Kanemaki were victorious in both doubles and singles to lead the visiting Cougars to a West Coast Conference team dual win over St. Mary’s at the Timothy Korth Tennis Complex.

The pair teamed up for a 7-5 No. 1 doubles set that clinched the opening point. Murphy, who is ranked 99th nationally, came through 6-4, 6-1 in her No. 2 singles contest, while Kanemaki scored a dominant 6-2, 6-2 result at No. 4.

No. 84 Eva Alvarez Sande was up a set playing the top singles spot for WSU (10-6, 2-1) when her match was left unfinished as the dual was clinched.

Doubles — Chisato Kanemaki/Maxine Murphy, WSU, def. Sofia Daryaie/Sophie Stanton 7-5; Eva Alvarez Sande/Ava-Monet Sycamore, WSU, vs. Madison Weekley/Elif Tuana Gunal 6-5 DNF; Zali Morris/Yura Nakagawa, WSU, won by default.

Singles — Eva Alvarez Sande, WSU, vs. Sofia Daryaie 7-6 (2), 1-1 DNF; Maxine Murphy, WSU, def. Elif Tuana Gunal 6-4, 6-1; Madison Weekley, SMC, def. Martina Puvill 6-2, 6-2; Chisato Kanemaki, WSU, def. Sydney Wilson 6-2, 6-2; Ava-Monet Sycamore, WSU, vs. Sophie Stanton 6-3, 1-6 DNF; Zali Morris, WSU, won by default.

MEN’S GOLFWSU’s Renner makes top-10 showing

STANFORD, Calif. — Sam Renner finished in a tie for eighth place with a 5-under par three-round total of 205 strokes to lead Washington State in The Goodwin held Thursday through Saturday at the 6,742-yard Stanford Golf Course.

Renner’s final round of 1-over 71 lost him four spots in the standings after a 66-stroke showing in Friday’s Round 2 had lifted him to fourth. Cougar sophomore Dylan Burcham tied for 29th.

The Cougars tied for 10th in team scoring from a field of 30.

Team scores — 1. Stanford 823; 2. UCLA 827; 3. New Mexico 830; 4. Brigham Young 831; 5. Long Beach State 835; T6. SMU 840; T6. California 840; T8. Colorado 845; T8. Utah 845; T10. Washington State 846; T10. Northwestern 846; 12. Nevada 848; 13. San Diego State 849; T14. Washington 850; T14. Cincinnati 850; T17. TCU 854; T17. Oregon 854; 19. Pacific 856; 20. San Jose State 858; 21. Little Rock 860; 22. UC Davis 862; 23. Grand Canyon 863; 24. Santa Clara 865; 25. Howard 868; 26. Hawaii-Hilo 877; 27. Boise State 878; 28. Eastern Michigan 881; 29. Cal Poly 889; 30. Colorado State 901.

Medalist — Mesa Falleur, New Mexico, 198.

WSU individuals — T8. Sam Renner, 205; T29. Dylan Burcham, 210; T59. Garrett Harrison, 214; T88. Dylan Boenning, 218; T125. Ben Borgida, 223.

BASEBALLNevada 5, Washington State 4

PULLMAN — A promising start did not quite pan out and the Cougars narrowly fell to visiting Nevada in Game 2 of a three-game Mountain West Conference series at Bailey-Brayton Field.

Washington State (11-14, 5-3) had a big three-run first inning courtesy of an RBI double from Mason Pirello, an RBI triple from Max Hartman and an RBI groundout from Ollie Obenour. The Wolfpack (15-9, 5-3) quickly turned the tables, scoring in the second and three times in the third to take the lead.

Trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth, the Cougs found one of the two runs they needed when Pirello scored off a Matt Priest groundout, but failed to secure the second.

Hartman, Pirello, Gavin Roy and Matt Priest finished with two hits apiece on the day for WSU.

The series, which currently stands tied at one game apiece, wraps up today starting at 12:05 p.m. back at Bailey-Brayton Field.

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M. Tomita, R. Oakes (7), A. Castro (8) and J. Harvey; G. Smith, A. Richie (7) and C. Macleod, A. Giguere. W — Tomira; L — Smith; S — Castro.

Nevada hits — J. Dobie 2 (2B, HR), M. Cruz 2 (2B), J. Metcho (2B), R. Quiban, S. Yamaguchi.

Washington State hits — M. Hartman 2 (3B), G. Roy 2 (2B), M. Pirello 2 (2B), M. Priest 2, O. Obenour 2, R. Skjonsby, Macleod, K. Northrop.