• Cougar bats came alive in a road win Wednesday afternoon over Seattle University (9-23). Wazzu (14-21) converted 14-hits into 11-runs while minimizing the damage of SU's 11-hits to just 6-runs. Granted, Seattle isn't enjoying much success this season, but the Cougs racked up a "W".
  Jacob McKeon drove in four runs, Bryce Matthews reached base five times and Jack Smith recorded his team-leading 13th multiple-hit game. Dakota Hawkins earned the win after recording three strikeouts in two scoreless innings of relief and Caden Kaelber picked up a save working the final three scoreless frames.
  WSU returns to conference play this Friday at 6pm as they visit the Oregon Ducks in Eugene for a three-game series. The game will be streamed on Oregon Live Stream which can be found on the Pac-12 Network website and app.

• For the second time in five days, Washington State (8-14) tennis defeated Washington (14-11), this time by a 4-2 margin, in a first-round match Wednesday at the Pac-12 Tennis Championships at the Ojai Valley Tennis Club.
  Heading into singles play, WSU trailed 1-0 after doubles but that mattered not to the Cougars. WSU captured four of the first five singles matches completed to secure the victory. Senior Savanna Ly-Nguyen quickly evened the score as she posted a 6-2, 6-1 win over Nika Zupancic at No. 2, her second dominating win over Zupancic in less that a week. Last Friday, Ly-Nguyen surrendered just one game in a 6-1, 6-0 victory. WSU took the lead for good when freshman Hania Abouelsaad avenged a straight-set loss to Yolanda Lin last week with a 6-2, 6-4 victory Wednesday at No. 4.
  https://wsucougars.com/news/2022/4/20/tennis-cougars-advance-at-pac-12s-with-win-over-no-35-washington.aspx

• "Washington State dipped into the transfer portal and added to its pool of promising young pass-catchers, signing former Oregon State receiver Zeriah Beason on Wednesday. Beason has three years of eligibility remaining after appearing in 20 games with 13 starts across the past two seasons with the Beavers.
  The 6', 195-pound native of Duncanville, Texas, had an encouraging start to his collegiate career, recording 148 yards and three touchdowns on 16 catches over five games – all starts – as a freshman in 2020. Beason shined during fall camp last year and was expected to be a breakout performer as a sophomore, according to The Oregonian, but he had an underwhelming campaign and finished as the Beavers’ fifth-most productive receiver with 236 yards and a TD on 20 receptions.
  Beason participated for three weeks at Oregon State’s spring camp before leaving the team, The Oregonian reported. He entered the transfer portal on April 14.
  A three-star recruit (247Sports) coming out of high school, Beason helped national prep powerhouse Duncanville High to an appearance in the Texas Class 6A Division I state title game in 2019. His college offers included LSU, Florida, Michigan State, Iowa, Arkansas, and Virginia Tech.
  Beason will presumably split time at inside and outside receiver when he suits up with the Cougs – he saw action at both spots at OSU, with the majority of his reps coming at outside receiver. WSU is cross-training some of its pass-catchers, and in Beason, the Cougars have gained a flexible piece."

• Colton Clark, S/R

Go Cougs!!!