WSUCOUGARS.COM | Baseball Contact | Bobby Alworth | 509-335-5785 (O) | 951-452-6129 (C) | [email protected] 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2020 SEASON REVIEW (9-7, 0-0 Pac-12) FEBRUARY (5-5) NCAA, PAC-12 CANCEL REMAINDER OF 2020 SEASON DUE TO COVID-19 2/14 CSU Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. W, 5-2 At a meeting of the Pac-12 CEO Group and Athletic Directors March 14, the Pac-12 made the decision to cancel 2/15 CSU Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. L, 2-3 all Pac-12 conference and non-conference sport competitions and Pac-12 championships through the end of 2/16 CSU Bakersfield Bakersfield, Calif. L, 2-7 the academic year, including spring sports that compete beyond the academic year. This decision follows both 2/17 CSUN Northridge, Calif. L, 1-3 the Pac-12’s earlier decision to suspend all sports until further notice, and the decision by the NCAA to cancel 2/20 Hawai’i Honolulu W, 6-2 the Division I men’s and women’s 2020 NCAA basketball tournaments as well as all remaining winter and spring 2/21 Hawai’i Honolulu L, 2-4 NCAA championships. 2/22 Hawai’i Honolulu L, 3-4 2/23 Hawai’i Honolulu W, 6-5 2/28 vs. Rutgers % Peoria, Ariz. W, 9-2 D1 COUNCIL EXTENDS ELIGIBILITY FOR SPRING STUDENT-ATHLETES 2/29 vs. Rutgers % Peoria, Ariz. W, 10-2 The Division I Council March 30 voted to allow schools to provide spring-sport student-athletes an additional season of competition and an extension of their period of eligibility. Members also adjusted financial aid rules to MARCH (4-2) allow teams to carry more members on scholarship to account for incoming recruits and student-athletes who 3/1 vs. Rutgers % Peoria, Ariz. L, 1-6 had been in their last year of eligibility who decide to stay. In a nod to the financial uncertainty faced by higher 3/5 Niagara Pullman, Wash. W, 16-7 education, the Council vote also provided schools with the flexibility to give students the opportunity to return 3/6 Niagara Pullman, Wash. W, 6-3 for 2020-21 without requiring that athletics aid be provided at the same level awarded for 2019-20. This flexibility 3/7 Niagara Pullman, Wash. W, 10-4 3/8 Niagara Pullman, Wash. W, 15-2 applies only to student-athletes who would have exhausted eligibility in 2019-20. 3/10 Gonzaga Pullman, Wash. L, 3-15 ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE 3/13 California * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled Brian Green led the Cougars to a 9-7 mark in his first season in Pullman after spending the previous five at New 3/14 California * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled Mexico State where he went 158-122 capped by a 2019 WAC Regular Season title. Washington State went 5-6 3/15 California * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled while opening the season playing the first three weeks on the road capped by a series-win over Rutgers in Ari- 3/18 UC Riverside Riverside, Calif. Cancelled zona. WSU opened its home slate with a four-game sweep of Niagara and finished the season winners in seven 3/20 UCLA * Los Angeles Cancelled of their last nine games. Kyle Manzardo paced the Cougars with a .435 batting, good for second in the Pac-12 3/21 UCLA * Los Angeles Cancelled 3/22 UCLA * Los Angeles Cancelled Conference while sophomore righthander Zane Mills led the pitching staff with a 3-0 record and A.J. Block’s 34 3/27 Washington * Seattle Cancelled strikeouts were second-most among Pac-12 arms. 3/28 Washington * Seattle Cancelled 3/29 Washington * Seattle Cancelled INSIDE THE NUMBERS 3/30 Portland Portland Cancelled 10,000,000 - A $10 million baseball clubhouse facility is under construction, Project: BTO (Back To Omaha) 145 - WSU’s 145 hits were 3rd-most in the Pac-12 APRIL 38 - Sophomore 1B Kyle Manzardo was ranked the No. 38 best sophomore hitter by D1Baseball.com 4/3 USC * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled (P12) 34 - A.J. Block’s 34 innings were tied for 2nd-most among Pac-12 pitchers 4/4 USC * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled (P12) 4/5 USC * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled (P12) 27.2 - A.J. Block’s 27.2 innings led all Pac-12 pitchers 4/7 Gonzaga Spokane, Wash. Cancelled 32 - Zane Mills’ 32 strikeouts were fourth-most in the Pac-12 4/9 Arizona * Tucson, Ariz. Cancelled 26 - Sophomore RHP Zane Mills was ranked the No. 26 best sophomore pitcher by D1Baseball.com 4/10 Arizona * Tucson, Ariz. Cancelled 19 - WSU tied for 2nd in the country with 19 sacrifice bunts, most in the Pac-12 4/11 Arizona * Tucson, Ariz. Cancelled 17 - 17 players made their WSU debuts in 2020 4/17 UC Irvine Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 16 - Kyle Manzardo recorded a hit in all 16 games to start 2020, 7th-longest hitting streak in WSU history 4/18 UC Irvine Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 11 - WSU played its first 11 games away from Bailey-Brayton Field 4/19 UC Irvine Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 10 - A.J. Block recorded 10 K in each of last 3 starts, 1st Coug to do so in the last 33 seasons (research is ongoing) 4/21 Boise State Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 4/22 Boise State Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 10 - WSU’s 10 home runs were 3rd-most in the Pac-12 4/24 Utah * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 8 - Senior LHP A.J. Block was ranked the No. 8 best senior pitcher by D1Baseball.com 4/25 Utah * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 7 - Justin Van De Brake drove in 7 runs in the series-opener over Niagara, tied for 2nd-most RBI in WSU history 4/26 Utah * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 3 - WSU posted 3 wins in their last at-bats (at CSU Bakersfield 2/14, at Hawaii 2/23, 3/6 NIAGARA) 2 - Justin Van De Brake hit 2 grand slams in the final two weekend series (vs. Rutgers 2/29, NIAGARA 3/5) MAY .277 - WSU finished 2020 with a .277 batting average, 4th-best in the Pac-12 5/1 Oregon * Eugene, Ore. Cancelled 5/2 Oregon * Eugene, Ore. Cancelled 5/3 Oregon * Eugene, Ore. Cancelled 5/8 Arizona State * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 5/9 Arizona State * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled COUGAR QUICK HITS 5/10 Arizona State * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled 5/13 Santa Clara Santa Clara, Calif. Cancelled TEAM 5/15 Stanford * Stanford, Calif. Cancelled (P12) • WSU’s four-game sweep of Niagara this past weekend was the first 4-game sweep since 2017 (Utah Valley) 5/16 Stanford * Stanford, Calif. Cancelled (P12) • WSU took 2 of 3 from Rutgers in Arizona, WSU’s first series over a Big Ten opponent in program history 5/17 Stanford * Stanford, Calif. Cancelled (P12) • WSU beat CSU Bakersfield 5-2 in the Feb. 14 season-opener for its first season-opening win since 2011 5/21 Oregon State * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled (P12) • WSU recorded a program-best 3.05 team GPA in the fall semester, 22 players posted a semester GPA of 3.0+ 5/22 Oregon State * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled (P12) 5/23 Oregon State * Pullman, Wash. Cancelled (P12) • WSU has signed 4 of the Top-10 ranked High School prospects in Washington (Prep Baseball Report) * Pac-12 Conference Game PLAYER % Played at Peoria Sports Complex • Brian Green completed his first season at WSU after 5 seasons leading New Mexico State (158-122-1) Home games in Bold • Green produced 9 All-Americans, 26 All-WAC selections, 2 Players of Year, 1 Pitcher of the Year at NMSU ALL TIMES PACIFIC • Cougar Legend John Olerud (1987-89) was inducted into the 2019 Pac-12 Hall of Honor in 2019 • Senior LHP AJ Block was drafted in the 17th RD (Detroit) last season, elected to come back for senior season • Block recorded 10 strikeouts in each of his last 3 starts, 1st Coug to do so in last 33+seasons (research ongoing) • Kyle Manzardo earned Pac-12 Player of the Week following the Niagara series (.556, 11 run, 2 2B, 2 HR, 9 RBI) • Manzardo finished 2020 hitting .435, 2nd-highest batting avg. in the Pac-12 and No. 27 in the country WSUCOUGARS.COM 2020 COUGAR BASEBALL COUGARS IN THE CLASSROOM, COUGARS IN THE COMMUNITY PAC-12 CONFERENCE Head coach Brian Green emphasized winning in the classroom and the community in his introductory press 2020 FINAL STANDINGS conference and the Cougs backed him up. Pac-12 Overall - This past fall, the baseball program posted its highest semester GPA (3.05) in program history after 22 players UCLA 0-0 13-2 posted a 3.0 GPA or better in the semester. Arizona State 0-0 13-4 - The team started a viral campaign named Meet The Professor where each student-athlete introduces them- USC 0-0 10-5 selves and takes a selfie with their professor in the first class of the semester. Arizona 0-0 10-5 - In January, the team gathered at a local elementary school and helped the Whitman County Special Olympics Washington 0-0 9-6 with basketball practice. Washington State 0-0 9-7 Oregon 0-0 8-7 KYLE MANZARDO NAMED PAC-12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Utah 0-0 6-7 Kyle Manzardo was named the Pac-12 Conference Player of the Week March 10. Manzardo was the first Cougar Oregon State 0-0 5-9 position player to earn the conference weekly honor since Trek Stemp in 2016. Brandon White was named the California 0-0 5-11 Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week following week two of last season.