Cougars Head to Eugene For Series at No. 20 Oregon

WASHINGTON STATE (21-29, 9-18 Pac-12) at No. 20 OREGON (34-16, 16-11 Pac-12)

PK Park | Eugene, Ore. | May 16-18, 2024

 Friday, 6:05 p.m. | Saturday, 6:05 p.m. | Sunday, 12:05 p.m.

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COUGARS HEAD TO EUGENE FOR SERIES AT NO. 20 OREGON
Washington State heads to Eugene for a three-game series at No. 20 Oregon beginning Thursday at 6:05 p.m., continuing Friday at 6:05 p.m. and Saturday at 12:05 p.m.

PROBABLE STARTERS

Grant Taylor | RHP | Sr. | 5-3, 3.79 ERA, 92 K, 78.1 IP   VS.   RJ Gordon | RHP | RS-Jr. | 6-4, 4.98 ERA, 71 K, 72.1 IP

Connor Wilford | RHP | Sr. | 4-6, 4.89 ERA, 58 K, 77.1 IP   VS.   Grayson Grinsell | LHP | So. | 6-2, 4.33 ERA, 77 K, 62.1 IP 

Duke Brotherton | RHP | Sr. | 5-7, 5.00 ERA, 43 K, 63.0 IP   VS.   Kevin Seitter | RHP | Sr. | 6-4, 4.95 ERA, 69 K, 67.1 IP 

FOLLOW ALONG

All three games will be televised on the Pac-12 Network, have live stats and on the radio through the WSU GameDay App, Varsity Network App, 104.7 FM and 1150 AM in Pullman and 920 AM in Spokane.

WHAT’S AT STAKE?

The Cougars enter the final weekend one spot out of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. With three games remaining, WSU is one game back of ninth-place Washington (at Cal) and two back of eighth-place Stanford (at UCLA). The Pac-12 Conference Tournament begins Tuesday in Scottsdale.

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ABOUT WASHINGTON STATE

Washington State enters the weekend with an 21-29 overall record including an 9-18 mark in Pac-12 Conference play after dropping two of three at home to USC last weekend. The Cougars lead the Pac-12 with 50 double plays turned and are tied for second with a .975 fielding percentage while third baseman Cole Cramer is fifth in the Pac-12 in hitting (.360) and Grant Taylor is second in the league in innings (78.1) and strikeouts (92). Head coach Nathan Choate is in his first season at WSU after five seasons at Loyola Marymount.

ABOUT OREGON

Oregon enters the week ranked as a high at No. 20 by Baseball America with a 34-16 overall record and a 16-11 mark in Pac-12 play. The Ducks took two of three at Washington last weekend. WSU leads the all-time series…