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Stop the presses! There's some good news coming out of Pullman from Cougar baseball. Hopefully, you're sitting down as you read this.
Wazzu (10-17, 2-10 Pac-12) trailed the Utes (17-10-1, 4-5 Pac-12) by a margin of 4-2 going into the bottom of the ninth inning. WSU scored runs on a balk and a pinch-hit RBI-single from Jacob McKeon to tie the game before Jake Meyer drove an 0-1 pitch into right-centerfield and pinch-runner Nate Swarts raced around from first to score the game-winner.
Cougar starting pitcher McKabe Cottrell was impressive in his second home start, working into the seventh inning, and received a no-decision after six and two-thirds innings with one earned run on six hits. He left the game with WSU leading 2-1.
Things started to go bad for the Cougs in the eighth inning when the bullpen struggled mightily once again allowing a single run in the seventh and then surrendering a pair of runs in the eighth before Wazzu bats came alive.
Washington State will have a non-conference regional rivalry game next when the Cougars head to Spokane for a Tuesday night matchup at Gonzaga. The first pitch is scheduled for 6 pm.
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The Washington State rowing team picked up a win over Gonzaga in the third varsity eight race Saturday, April 2, as the Cougars split a pair of races against the Bulldogs on the Spokane River.
Washington State's 3V8+ boat posted a nearly 20-second win over Gonzaga's 3V8+ boat, as the Cougars crossed the finish line in 7:04.27.
The Cougars ended the regatta by taking second place in the novice eight race. Washington State clocked in at 7:27.74. Gonzaga won the NV8+ race with a time of 7:21.46.
"The Cougs did an excellent job bringing the energy today," said WSU Novice Rowing Coach Allie Eaton. "They had a great start and looked strong. They committed to having fun and that enjoyment was apparent in their performance."
WSU returns to action next weekend, as the Cougars head to Las Vegas to compete in the Pac-12 Invitational. The regatta will take place April 9-10 on Lake Las Vegas.
Go Cougs!!!
- It seems fitting to put together a list of coaches who branch off of the Mike Leach coaching tree. Perspective on his football genius can easily be determined by a cursory glance:
Dave Aranda/Baylor head coach – Graduate assistant coach under Leach from 2000-02 at Texas Tech
Neal Brown/West Virginia head coach – Played under Leach in 1998 when Leach was offensive coordinator at Kentucky
Sonny Cumbie/Louisiana Tech head coach – Played under Leach at Texas Tech from 2000-03 and later served as a graduate assistant coach under Leach
Sonny Dykes/TCU head coach – Coached wide receivers and later was the co-offensive coordinator at Texas Tech under Leach from 2000-06
Josh Heupel/Tennessee head coach – Played under Leach at Oklahoma in 1999 when Leach was the offensive coordinator for the Sooners
Dana Holgorsen/Houston head coach – Coached alongside Leach as assistants at Valdosta State from 1993-95, then served as a wide receivers coach and offensive coordinator under Leach from ...
- The news of former WSU Coach Mike Leach passing at the young age of 61 is very, very sad. I had the pleasure of writing about the Cougs when Leach was at the helm. To say that he was a unique person doesn't begin to describe the multi-faceted dimension of the man.
In terms of coaching football, Leach led his teams in a way that had most other coaches scratching their heads. His offensive creativity gave a multitude of defensive coordinators ulcers. To say that his techniques for molding student-athletes into football players were unusual would be accurate. Making guys run sprints in a sand pit named "Leach Beach" is a prime example. Crazy as that sounds, his players had fewer ankle injuries over the course of the season than any team in football. Only Mike Leach could get players to hit the beach. And if you look at the coaching tree that branches out from Leach, you'd find a myriad of men who owe him for their start in the profession.
When you examine the way Leach represented the schools ...
- Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades, so Wazzu's loss yesterday to UNLV by a score of 74-70 was just that, a loss. However, there were plenty of reasons to applaud both the performance and the progress the Cougs are making over the past few games. Let's get the bad observation out of the way. WSU turned the ball over a ridiculous 22 times. No one is going to beat many teams with such wreckless play, especially against a team that posted a 9-0 record going into the contest. Some of those errors might be attributed to Coach Kyle Smith going with a different lineup almost every game because of player injuries. Facts are facts and when there isn't a steady lineup, players struggle to play team ball. On the bright side, Wazzu shot a respectable 54.2% from the field, coupled with a very nice 56.5% from behind the arc. On defense, WSU held UNLV to just 30.4% from behind the arc and 50.9% overall. The Cougs outrebounded the Rebels by a margin of 33-20. Despite being down by ...
