Baseball Contact: Jon Naito ([email protected]) PHONE: (509) 335-COUG FAX: (509) 335-0267 April 30, 2002
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FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION SID: Rod Commons Baseball Contact: Jon Naito ([email protected]) PHONE: (509) 335-COUG FAX: (509) 335-0267 April 30, 2002 Cougars open six-game homestand BASEBALL: WSU welcomes Zags, Beavers to Bailey-Brayton Field THIS WEEK: Wednesday, May 1 - Gonzaga at WSU, 6:00 p.m., Bailey-Brayton Field, Pullman. *Friday, May 3 - Oregon State at WSU, 6:00 p.m., Bailey-Brayton Field, Pullman. *Saturday, May 4 - Oregon State at WSU, 1:00 p.m., Bailey-Brayton Field, Pullman. *Sunday, May 5 - Oregon State at WSU, Noon, Bailey-Brayton Field, Pullman. NEXT WEEK: Saturday, May 11 - Lewis-Clark State at WSU, 6:00 p.m., Bailey-Brayton Field, Pullman. Sunday, May 12 - Lewis-Clark State at WSU, 1:00 p.m., Bailey-Brayton Field, Pullman. Monday, May 13 - WSU at Lewis-Clark State, 6:30 p.m., Harris Field, Lewiston, Idaho. LAST WEEK: Tuesday, April 23 - WSU 7, Lewis-Clark State 2, 6:30 p.m., Harris Field, Lewiston, Idaho. *Friday, April 26 - UCLA 5, WSU 3, 6:00 p.m., Jackie Robinson Stadium, Los Angeles. *Saturday, April 27 - WSU 14, UCLA 10, 1:00 p.m., Jackie Robinson Stadium, Los Angeles. *Sunday, April 28 - WSU 9, UCLA 6, Noon, Jackie Robinson Stadium, Los Angeles. * = Pacific-10 Conference game 2002 WSU LINEUP (17-24 OVERALL, 4-11 PAC-10) (TENTATIVE) 1B STEVE MORTIMER, Jr. (.291, 13/R, 32/H, 12/RBI, 5/2B) RF COLLIN HENDERSON, So. (.318, 19/R, 44/H, 20/RBI, 4/2B) Grant Richardson, Fr. (.245, 8/R, 12/H, 6/RBI, 2/HR) Tyson Boston, Sr. (.125, 5/R, 3/H, 2/RBI, 0/HR) 2B BOOKIE GATES, Sr. (.364, 23/R, 51/H, 31/RBI, 2/HR) OR C JON BAEDER, Jr. (.280, 18/R, 26/H, 10/RBI, 2/2B) ROBERT STAHLKE, Jr. (.326, 8/R, 14/H, 13/RBI, 4/2B, 2/3B) Brandon Reddinger, So. (.236, 6/R, 13/H, 5/RBI, 2/2B) SS DEREK BRUCE, Fr. (.266, 30/R, 38/H, 25/RBI, 7/HR, 12/2B) DH WES FALKENBORG, Sr. (.293, 16/R, 39/H, 37/RBI, 5/HR) Chris Todd, Fr. (.500, 3/R, 1/H, 0/RBI, 0/HR) Robert Stahlke, Jr. (.326, 8/R, 14/H, 13/RBI, 4/2B, 3/3B) 3B JEFF LaRUE, Jr. (.373, 38/R, 57/H, 29/RBI, 6/HR, 14/2B) S Eddie Bonine, RHP, Jr. (5.80, 6-6, 12-12/G-GS, 80.2i) Bruce Jacobsen, Jr. (.250, 3/R, 4/H, 2/RBI, 0/HR) S Brandon Hundt, RHP, Jr. (4.97, 6-4, 3/SV, 17-11/G-GS, 70.2i) LF JUSTIN HART, So. (.368, 32/R, 49/H, 25/RBI, 2/HR, 5/2B) S Bryce Chamberlin, RHP, Fr. (9.14, 0-0, 8-4/G-GS, 21.2i) Brent Robertson, Jr. (.115, 6/R, 3/H, 4/RBI, 0 HR) S Garrett Alwert, LHP, Jr. (7.19, 2-3, 12-9/G-GS, 56.1i) CF EVAN HECKER, Sr. (.368, 39/R, 57/H, 25/RBI, 16/2B) MR1 Zach Fisher, RHP, Sr. (8.16, 0-1, 2/SV, 11-0/G-GS, 14.1i) Mike Andrusco, Jr. (.238, 8/R, 10/H, 3/RBI, 2/2B) MR2 Nick Kenyon, RHP, Jr. (8.44, 1-1, 8-2/G-GS, 26.2i) SR1 Billy Gorrell, RHP, Jr. (4.26, 0-4, 1/SV, 16-0/G-GS, 31.2i) COUGAR DIAMOND NOTES COUGARS BEGIN FINAL Freshman shortstop Derek Bruce hit Justin Hart was 6-for-13 against the HOMESTAND AGAINST for the cycle in the LCSC win. Bruce, Bruins and is now hitting .368 for the BULLDOGS, BEAVERS: The playing in front of his hometown at season. Sophomore right fielder Collin Washington State baseball team returns Lewiston’s Harris Field, boosted his Henderson was 5-for-12 and is now home this week after four games on the average to .266 on the season and hit his hitting .318 for the year. road with a one-game showdown with team-leading seventh home run of the Gonzaga enters Wednesday night’s Gonzaga and a three-game Pacific-10 season in the effort. contest at 23-21 overall, going 0-4 last Conference series with Oregon State. Several other hitters had solid week. Oregon State is 27-15 overall and The Cougars play host to Gonzaga performances last week. Junior second 6-6 in Pac-10 play. The Beavers went 3- Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Bailey-Brayton baseman Robert Stahlke was 6-for-11 1 last week, defeating Portland and Field. Their three-game set with the in the series against UCLA and had nine Stanford twice. Beavers begins Friday at 6 p.m. RBI. Stahlke started in place of senior Last week, WSU won three of four Bookie Gates, who was limited to COUGS ON RADIO/WEB: Cougar games. The Cougars defeated Lewis- pinch-hitting duties because of a Sports Properties will broadcast WSU’s Clark State 7-2 Tuesday and took two of hamstring injury. Gates is probable for games this weekend on the radio three from conference foe UCLA to run this week. (KCLX, Colfax) and the web their record to 17-24 for the season and Junior third baseman Jeff LaRue was (www.wsucougars.com). 4-11 in conference action. 7-for-14 and is now hitting a team- leading .373. Sophomore left fielder FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION OFFICE Baseball Contact: Jon Naito ([email protected]) April 30, 2002 2002 WSU BASEBALL RESULTS STAHLK-ING THE PLATE: Junior placing him ninth all-time...he is 16 runs utility man Robert Stahlke took full short of tying Kevin Brunstad and Ray Record: 17-24 Pac-10 Record: 4-11 advantage of his four starts last Hattenburg with 146...if Gates plays in 2/8 at Cal State Northridge W 7-5 week...the transfer from Feather River all 29 of WSU’s remaining games he 2/9 at Cal State Northridge W 11-9 2/10 at Cal State-Northridge L 11-17 Community College started at second will tie Brunstad for seventh all-time 2/15 % Gonzaga L 7-8 base in place of Bookie Gates, who was with 206 games played...he needs six 2/16 % Gonzaga W 4-2 sidelined with a hamstring injury...all doubles to tie Jeff Hooper and Brunstad 2/17 % Gonzaga L 10-14 Stahlke did was go 6-for-11 in a for ninth place with 47...Gates is two 2/22 & Pepperdine L 2-7 weekend series against UCLA, driving in triples short of tying four players with 10 2/23 & Kentucky W 7-3 nine runs (including a five-RBI effort in career-triples, good for 10th...his 140 at- 2/23 & Texas A&M W 7-5 a 14-10 win Saturday) in leading the bats this season place him seventh all- 2/24 & Texas A&M L 4-6 Cougars to their first Pac-10 series win time with 710...Gates’ 140 RBI leave 2/25 & Kentucky W 9-8 of the season...the Reno, Nev., native is him with the 10th-best mark...his 539 2/25 & Pepperdine W 4-2 3/1 # Troy State W 12-5 hitting .326 with 13 RBI, 14 runs and assists place him third all-time. 3/3 # Kent State W 7-3 four doubles in seven starts. 3/8 at Sacramento State L 2-9 COUGAR COACHES 3/9 at Sacramento State W 8-4 OUTFIELD OF DREAMS: WSU is Head Coach: Tim Mooney (Idaho ’80) 3/9 at Sacramento State L 10-11 getting enormous production from the WSU Record: 32-63 (2nd year) 3/15 at Oregon State L 1-9 triumvirate manning the outfield Career Record: 559-300-3 (16 years) 3/16 at Oregon State L 4-5 grass...the trio of Justin Hart in left Assistants: 3/17 at Oregon State L 5-6 field, Evan Hecker in center and Collin Gary Picone (pitchers) 3/18 at Portland Rained Out Henderson in right, is hitting a 3/22 California L 1-5 Mike Cummins (catchers/outfielders) 3/23 California L 4-5 combined .353 with 90 runs, 25 doubles, Kris Didion (volunteer) 3/25 California L 5-6 70 RBI, 18 steals and just nine errors in 3/25 Washington L 3-7 208 chances (a .957 fielding MISCELLANEOUS FACTS: WSU is 3/26 Washington L 12-18 percentage)...Hart and Hecker are both 4-3 against ranked teams this 3/28 Pace W 13-4 second in the team in hitting at season…the Cougars took two games 3/29 Pace W 10-4 .368...Henderson is batting from Cal State Northridge, one from 3/29 Pace L 8-10 .318...Hecker leads the team with 16 4/5 Arizona State W 7-4 Texas A&M and one from Arizona doubles and is tied for the team lead with State…WSU has a .393 percentage of 4/6 Arizona State L 7-13 10 steals...Hecker also leads the team 4/7 Arizona State L 4-22 reaching base from the leadoff spot...the 4/12 at Washington W 4-2 with a .454 on base percentage...Hart is Cougars are hitting .325 with runners on 4/13 at Washington L 9-10 tied with Hecker for the team lead in and .358 with the bases loaded...the 4/14 at Washington L 7-11 walks with 14 and has a .433 on base Cougars come through in the clutch as 4/19 USC L 7-13 percentage...Henderson has provided well, hitting .327 with runners in scoring 4/20 USC L 3-15 excellent defense (just one error) and has position and .613 with runners on 4/21 USC L 9-15 provided a solid bat at the bottom of the third...the Cougars also advance base 4/23 at LCSC W 7-2 order, generally batting eighth or ninth in 4/26 at UCLA L 3-5 runners a .528 clip.