UCLA
24-22, 13-9
Washington State
23-22, 9-13
UCLA Drops Series Opener at Washington State
May 12, 2017 | Baseball
PULLMAN, Wash. โ Zander Clarke hit a solo home run, while Brett Stephens and Chase Strumpf each went 2-for-4 as the UCLA baseball team dropped the series opener at Washington State, 7-1, on Friday from Bailey-Brayton Field.
Washington State jumped out to a 4-0 lead after putting up two runs on RBI-singles in the second inning followed by Justin Harrer hitting a two-run home run to center field in the third inning.
UCLA scored its first run of the game in the top of the fifth inning when Clarke hit a solo home run to left-center field to cut the deficit to 4-1.
The Cougars extended their lead to 7-1 in the eighth inning as Cal Waterman hit a two-run home run off the left-field foul pole and Shane Matheny hit a RBI-double.
Griffin Canning (5-3) suffered the loss allowing four runs on 10 hits in 7.0 innings of work with six strikeouts. WSU starter Damon Jones (3-3) earned the win tossing 5.1 innings allowing one run on four hits with two strikeouts and three walks.
UCLA (24-22, 13-9) ended the game with one run on six hits and one error, while Washington State (23-22, 9-13) finished with seven runs on 13 hits and one error.
The Bruins and Cougars will play game two of this three-game Pac-12 series on Saturday starting at 4 p.m. (PT) from Bailey-Brayton Field. The game will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network.
Game Notes: Griffin Canning moved into a tie for sixth place on UCLA's career strikeout list at 275 with James Kaprielian (2013-15) and passed Adam Plutko (2011-13) โฆ Canning has thrown 7.0 or more innings in five straight starts โฆ Canning suffers his first loss since April 7 vs. Washington โฆ Zander Clarke hit his second home run of the season โฆ Brett Stephens is now tied for the team-lead with 13 multi-hit games, while Chase Strumpf collected his ninth of the year.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jones, Damon (3-3)
L: Canning, Griffin (5-3)
Batting:
2B: Strumpf, Chase 1
HR: Clarke, Zander 1
RBI: Clarke, Zander 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Clarke, Zander 1
SB: Stronach, Jack 1
Batting:
2B: Matheny, Shane 1
3B: Clanton, Blake 1
HR: Harrer, Justin 1 ; Waterman, Cal 1
RBI: Alvarez, Andres 1 ; Matheny, Shane 1 ; Harrer, Justin 2 ; Sinatro, Danny 1 ; Waterman, Cal 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Plew, Dillon 1 ; Hancock, J.J. 1 ; Harrer, Justin 1 ; Clanton, Blake 1 ; Sinatro, Danny 2 ; Waterman, Cal 1
