FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION SID: Rod Commons 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., 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 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 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 (/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. the lineup...also, all three are 4/27 at UCLA W 14-10 homegrown...Hecker is from , 4/28 at UCLA W 9-6 DUTY: Sophomore 5/1 Gonzaga 6:00 pm Hart from Woodinville and Henderson outfielder Collin Henderson joined the 5/3 Oregon State 6:00 pm from Puyallup. team in time for the Feb. 15-17 series 5/4 Oregon State 1:00 pm against Gonzaga...through last weekend 5/5 Oregon State Noon HEAVY METAL: Junior third baseman he is batting .318 with 20 RBI… 5/11 LCSC 6:00 pm Jeff LaRue has brought new meaning to Henderson is also a starting wide 5/12 LCSC 1:00 pm the baseball adage “hot receiver on the Cougar football team, 5/13 at LCSC 6:00 pm corner”…LaRue, though, has been 5/17 at Arizona 7:00 pm catching nine passes for 83 yards and doing his damage at the plate…for the one touchdown in 12 starts for the 10-2 5/18 at Arizona 7:00 pm season, LaRue is hitting a team-leading 5/19 at Arizona 1:00 pm Sun Bowl Champions...a three-year 5/24 at Stanford 6:00 pm .373…the Laguna Niguel, Calif., native starter in football for the Cougs, 5/25 at Stanford 1:00 pm also is the team leader in runs (38) total Henderson is playing baseball for the 5/26 at Stanford 1:00 pm bases (89), slugging percentage (.582) first time since he was a senior at 5/24-27 NCAA Regionals and tied for the team lead in hits Puyallup High School three years ago. 6/1-3 NCAA Super Regionals (57)…the transfer from Saddleback 6/18-16 College Junior College is second on the team in COUGS LOSE FARRAR: Junior *= Pacific-10 Conference Game doubles (14), at-bats (153) and home %=Game played at Pasco, Wash. outfielder Jeremy Farrar, who runs (six) and also has 29 RBI, third-best collected two hits in WSU’s first win & = Texas A&M Continental Express Tournament on the team. # = Troy State Wiregrass Classic over CSUN, is expected to miss the All Game Times Pacific Standard Time remainder of the season after suffering a AT THE GATES OF HISTORY: torn ACL in his right knee…Farrar History could be made this season on transferred to WSU from Hill JC in WSU PITCHING ROTATION many fronts by the multi-talented Texas and was one of the newcomers Friday vs. OSU - RHP Eddie Bonine Bookie Gates, who will leave WSU Tim Mooney was counting on to provide Saturday vs. OSU - RHP Brandon Hundt among the all-time leaders in numerous solid play both at the plate and in the Sunday vs. OSU - TBD categories…Gates has 215 career hits, outfield. FROM: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY MEDIA INFORMATION OFFICE Baseball Contact: Jon Naito ([email protected]) April 30, 2002

COUGS IN THE PAC-10 IN 2002 COUGS IN “THE SHOW”: WSU baseball is full of tradition…its 2,278 wins place it as the sixth winningest WSU TEAM CATEGORY RANKING program in collegiate baseball history…but proof of WSU solid Hitting Hitting Average .311/3rd baseball past lies in the professional ranks…as of opening week At-Bats 1466/6th 2002, there are 18 former Cougar players in the major or minor Hits 456/6th leagues…in the major leagues, is a first Doubles 79/7th baseman for the Oakland Athletics; John Olerud is the starting Triples 9/7th for the ; Aaron Sele is a starting Home Runs 27/8th pitcher for the Anaheim Angels; pitcher Rob Ramsay is on Total Bases 634/8th injured reserve with the San Diego Padres…in the minors, Runs Scored 278/8th pitchers Mark Hendrickson (Toronto, Syracuse, International RBI 254/8th League), Todd Belitz (Colorado, Colorado Springs, Pacific Walks 133/8th Coast) and David Wainhouse (Chicago Cubs, Iowa, Pacific Strikeouts 245/7th Coast), along with James Horner (Seattle, Tacoma, Slugging Percentage .432/8th Pacific Coast) and outfielder Rob Ryan (Oakland, Sacramento, On-Base Percentage .380/7th Pacific Coast) and infielder Mike Kinkade (Los Angeles, Las Stolen Bases 47/7th Vegas, Pacific Coast) are in Triple-A…pitchers Wade Parrish Stolen Base Attempts 70/6th (Chicago White Sox, Birmingham, Southern) and Matt Grounded Into DP 12/9th O’Brien (Oakland, Midland, Texas)are in Double-A player…in Pitching Pitching ERA 7.09/9th Single-A Advanced are outfielder Jason Grove (New York Runs Allowed 325/9th Yankees, Tampa, Florida State) and infielder Stefan Bailie Earned Runs Allowed 282/9th (Boston, Sarasota, Florida State) and pitchers William Opposing Batting Average .315/9th (Ole)Vigeland (Texas, Charlotte, Florida State) and Todd Strikeouts Looking 66/8th Meldahl (Philadelphia, Clearwater, Florida State)…in Single-A Batters Struck Out 250/8th is pitcher Reggie Rivard (Texas, Savannah, South Atlantic)…in Saves 9/4th Single-A Short Season, but likely to move up, is pitcher Tyson Runners Picked Off 2/9th Thompson (Tampa Bay, Hudson Valley, NY-Penn). Hits Allowed 465/5th Walks Allowed 189/6th 106 YEARS OF COUGAR BASEBALL: Baseball, the first Wild Pitches 28/8th sport played at Washington State University in 1892, completed Hit Batters 42/4th its 106th season of diamond action in 2001…during its first 106 Doubles Allowed 82/5th seasons, WSU baseball teams won 63.9% of their games, Triples Allowed 5/t-3rd posting a 2,261-1,276 record…the Cougars did not field Home Runs Allowed 73/9th baseball teams in 1893-94-95-97. Fielding .959/7th Assists 460/7th WSU ON THE RADIO/INTERNET: WSU’s baseball games Passed Balls 6/9th will be broadcast by KCLX (1450 AM) or KMAX (840) in Errors 66/4th Colfax, Wash., during the 2002 season…WSU radio broadcasts Putouts 1074/t-9th are handled by Cougar Sports Properties, a sub-division of Double Plays 51/1st Learfield Communications…Alex Webster will call most of the WSU games…games broadcast on radio are also available on WSU PLAYERS CATEGORY RANKING the internet at the WSU web site, www.wsucougars.com. Bookie Gates Triples 3/t-3rd Sac Flies 6/t-2nd COUGAR BASEBALL RANKS SIXTH IN ALL-TIME Jeff LaRue Batting Average .373/6th NCAA VICTORIES: Washington State University ranked Doubles 13/t-5th sixth in all-time NCAA Division I baseball victories with 2,261 Evan Hecker Batting Average .368/t-7th prior to the 2002 season…a list of the Top 6 baseball programs Doubles 16/t-2nd appears below with their respective records and number of Sac Bunts 7/t-1st seasons played (Records as of April 30, 2002): Hit By Pitch 12/t-4th On Base Percentage .454/7th SCHOOL W L T YRS Justin Hart Batting Average .368/t-7th 1. Fordham 3,191 1,522 41 144 Brandon Hundt Strikeouts 63/7th 2. Texas 2,690 843 26 106 Innings Pitched 70.2/ t-10th 3. USC 2,655 1,348 44 108 Balks 7/1st 4. Michigan 2,338 1,298 37 135 Hit Batters 10/5th 5. Stanford 2,308 1,459 32 110 Billy Gorrell Games Finished 11/t-6th 6. WSU 2,278 1,300 17 107 Eddie Bonine Losses 6/1st Strikeouts 59/9th Games Started 12/t-7th Innings Pitched 80.2/5th Sac Bunts Allowed 8/t-1st Hit Batters 8/t-8th